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E. Forbes, D. T. Ansted, Thomas Bell, James Paget, E. E. Grant, 
W. B. Carpenter, De la Beche, John Phillips, A. C. Eamsay, 
Dr. Daubeny, John Edward Gray, and others. 
It IS not to be wondered at, with such support, that (on the 
28th September following) he received notice of his appointment 
as First-class Assistant in the Department of Geology and 
hlineralogy in the British Museum. At this time Mr. Charles 
Kdnig,’' who was Keeper of the Dej)artment, reserved to himself 
exclusively the Minerals and Fossil Fishes; Mr. G. E. AVaterhouse 
(who entered the Museum in 1843) was working at the Fossil 
Osteological collection; and my father obtained leave to work at 
the Invertebrata, commencing on those of the Oolites. Thence- 
forth nearly all the specimens , belonging to this division that were 
purchased were previously examined by him and recommended to 
the Trustees. After the death of Mr. Kdnig in 1851, Mr. G. E. 
AVaterhouse was appointed Keeper of the Department; and in 1857 
he requested the Trustees to divide it into two. Mr. AVaterhouse 
vas then appointed Keeper of the Geological De|)artment, and 
I ro lessor K. Story kfaskelyne of the Mineralogical Department, t 
Henry AA ootBvard, who joined the Geological Dej^artment 
in 1858, had previously assisted in comjoiling the materials for the 
catalogue of Brachio 2 :)oda in the collection of the Museum, which 
was edited by my father. From this time the two brothers 
Avorked together; Mr. Henry AA^oodward, as is well knoAvn, devoting 
his jDarticular attention to the elucidation of the fossil Crustacea. 
During the seventeen years he held office at the British Museum, 
besides the naming and arranging of A’^arious inA'ertebrato fossils, a great 
deal of my father s time Avas taken ujd in displaying and exjjounding 
the treasures to the numerous visitors, British and Foreign, Avdio 
came for the purposes of inquiry and study. Many a youthful 
student, moreover, oAved much to his kindly heljA and encouragement; 
amongst Avhom may bo mentioned Mr. Harry ISeeley.|. (noAv Professor 
• of Geography in King’s College, London), Mr. George Sharman 
(noAV Palaeontologist to the Geological Survey of England), 
* Mr. Koiiig in his youth AV'as Librarian to Sir Josepli Banks. 
f Professor Owen was appointed Superintendent of the Natural History 
Department in 1855 . 
•t See Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., Sept. 1805 . 
