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he received a royal medal of the Royal Society for his 
scientific services ; and at the meeting held in Manchester 
in 1861 he acted as president of the British Association. 
He was the recipient of numberless honours both English 
and foreign; and in 1869 her Majesty created him baronet 
in acknowledgment of his scientific services. 
Besides the numerous papers which he contributed to the 
memoirs of this and other societies he published several 
larger works well known to engineers. Until the very last 
he took an active interest in scientific questions and in pro- 
moting scientific education. He was one of the founders of 
the chair of Engineering at Owens College. 
The author of this notice who had the privilege of know- 
ing Sir William Fairbairn during the later years of his life, 
desires to bear witness to the constant gentleness, geniality, 
and kindliness of this distinguished man, who was at all 
times ready to interest himself in whatever interested those 
about him. 
Mr. Robert Hyde Greg, who died on the 21st of February 
last, at Norclifie Hall, was born in September, 1795, in 
King-street, Manchester. He completed his education in 
Edinburgh, where he made the acquaintance of Sir Walter 
Scott. On leaving college he travelled in Spain, Italy, and 
the East, and subsequently published some critical notes on 
his travels. He appears to have been at Madrid dining 
with Sir Henry Wellesley when the news came of the Duke 
of Wellington's victory at Waterloo. In early life Mr. Greg 
took a leading part in politics, and was elected for Man- 
chester in 1839. He was one of the founders of the 
Manchester Mechanics’ Institution, and was a member of 
the Geological Society. 
He was elected a member of this Society in 1817, and he 
contributed several papers on literary subjects, amongst 
