Volume XIV 
JUNE, 1922 
No. 2 
THE MOLTENO INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN 
PARASITOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, 
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW IT CAME TO BE 
FOUNDED. 
By GEORGE H. F. NUTTALL, h.R.Su, 
Quick Professor of Biology , Director of the Institute . 
(With Plates IV—VI and 6 Text-figures.) 
CONTENTS. 
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Introduction . 
I, Events antecedent to the Foundation of the Institute: 
The Frederick James Quick Fund—The Quick Professorship of Biology—The 
Quick Endowment for Research ....•• 
Frederick James Quick (1836-1902). A biographical note. 
The Quick Laboratory. 
The Scientific Staff of the Quick Laboratory. 
A List of those who worked in the Quick Laboratory (1907-21) 
Work carried out in the Quick Laboratory 
Regarding various grants and benefactions in aid of research 
The Field Laboratory. 
II. The Foundation of the Molteno Institute . 
Mr and Mrs P. A. Molteno’s benefaction. 
Benefaction from the late Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal • 
The Inauguration Ceremony. 
The Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology. 
Preparations for building the Institute 
The Site of the Institute. 
Description of the Institute: 
The Exterior of the Building ...••• 
The Interior of the Building ...••• 
Scientific Collections. 
The Library. 
Facilities for Publication. 
Plans for the future development of the Institute and their dependence on 
further Endowment ...••••• 
Acknowledgments. 
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INTRODUCTION. 
The foundation of an Institute for Research in Parasitology in Cambridge is 
an achievement worthy of being recorded in some detail since it affords a 
recognition of the value of a branch of biological science that cannot but 
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