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Society in 1907. In 1910 the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded to 
him the MakDougall- Brisbane Medal for his researches published in 
the Society’s Transactions, and he was elected a Fellow the same year. 
In 1912 he was elected M.R.I.A. His friends anticipated for him, at an 
early date, further and even higher distinctions. But such honours are 
only the ostensible signs of appreciation currently given by contempor- 
aries. The work of G wynne- Yaughan is of a nature that will ensure its 
permanence : and that is the mark of real distinction. His results were 
always strictly tested and criticised before publication. The consequence 
is that they will be durable, and take permanent place in the web of 
Botanical Science. 
Personally, G wynne- Yaughan was of light build. At Cambridge he 
rowed and played Rugby football. In later years, cycling and fishing 
were among his amusements. But as the interest of his scientific work 
gripped him, he sacrificed more and more of the time available for 
exercise to his laboratory. A prominent characteristic was his dry 
humour, which was combined with an almost whimsical expression of it. 
Through this shone constantly the steadfast scientific ideal. As a colleague 
he was always loyal and helpful. Private and personal interests were 
wholly effaced by the dominating sense of duty and of camaraderie. 
Such factors made up a personality as attractive and refreshing as it was 
original. He w T as one different from the common run of scientific men 
and it is the unique personality that we miss most when it is gone. 
