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lios, which he discovered. Another systematic work of con-' 
siderable importance was his series of descriptions and 
illustrations of the Deep-sea Crustacea dredged by the ‘ In¬ 
vestigator.’ He also had in contemplation a complete cata¬ 
logue of the Crustacea for which, however, he had only col¬ 
lected and systematized the bibliography. 
His principal economic work consisted of Reports on the 
Tea-mite and other Insect-pests, and on certain diseases of 
Silkworms. He also formed for the Indo-Colonial Exhibition 
a collection illustrative of Indian sericulture, for which he 
received the thanks of Government. 
His influence as a Naturalist extended far beyond the 
Museum and the realm pf scientific literature : to beginners he 
was always ready to give advice and assistance at any sacri¬ 
fice to himself: he had no contempt for amateurs, and no 
jealousy of fellow-workers : but he had truly and singly at 
heart the advancement of science, as is amply shown by his 
work upon the ‘ Investigator ’ Zoological Reports, and by his 
work in connexion with the establishment of the Calcutta 
Microscopical Society—a Society mainly of amateurs. 
His health seems never to have been really robust, and 
recent events show" that he must for many years have been 
suffering from one of the most debilitating and enervating of 
all organic diseases. But it was not until quite the end of 
last year that the outward signs of it became so manifest as 
to arouse the anxiety of his friends. 
He was in a critical state of health when he left Calcutta 
on the f>th of April, and he died on the 6th of May, just as he 
was nearing the shores of his native country. Although of 
late 3 ^ears, owing to his prolonged absence from England, he 
had no very active connexion with any of the learned socie¬ 
ties there, yet he was a Fellow of the Zoological and Entomo¬ 
logical Societies of London and of the Zoological-Botanical 
Society of Vienna. 
ALFRED WILLIAM ALCOCK, 
Superintendent of the Indian Museum, 1893—1907. 
Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Alcock, C.I.E., M.B., LL.D., 
F.R.S., came to India as a member of the Indian Medical 
