OBITUARY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2550, 1 July 1895, Page 2

OBITUARY.

PROFESSOR HUXLEY. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Received June 30, 6AO p.m. London, Juno 29. Professor Huxley is dead. [Professor Huxley was born on May 4th, 1825, at Ealing, Middlesex. Of his career “Men of tho Time” says;—lie was for some years educated at the school in his native place, where his father was one of tho masters, and this preparatory course was followed by industrious private study, including German scientific literature, and medical instruction received from a brother-in-law, who was a physician. Afterwards he attended lectures at the Medical School of the Charing Cross Hospital; lii 18-13 he parsed .the first examination for the degree of M.B. at tho University of London, and took honours in physiology. Having passed tho requisite examination, he was, in 18-1(5, appointed assistant surgeon to H.M.S. Victory, for service at Haslar Hospital. His next appointment was as assistant-surgeon to 11.M.5. Rattlesnake, and he spent ii greater -i pitrt of tho time from 1847 to 1850 on' the eastern and northern coasts of Australia. He returned to England in 1850, and in the following year he was elected a Fellow of tho Royal Society. In 1852 one of tho Royal medals was awarded to him. In 1853 ho was appointed Professor of Natural History at the Royal School of Mikes in Jermyn street,, and; in tho sani-b year; Fuller bin PrdfCßsor of Physiology to the Royal Institution, and Examiner in Physiology and Comparative Anatomy to tho University of London. In 1858 ho was appointed Croouian Lecturer to the Royal Society. When, in 18G0, it became his duty to give one of tho courses of lectures to the working men in Jermyn street, he selected for his subject “ Tho Eolation of Man to tho Lower Animals.” The questions arising out of this topic became the subject of warm controversy. Mr Darwin’S ~ views .oh the cifigih bf . spoeioS were the subject of Professor Huxley’s lectures to tho working men in 1852. He was elected Professor of Comparative Anatomy to tlio Royal College of Surgeons in 1863, and held that office for seven years. He became president of the Geological and tho Ethnological Societies iu 1809 and 1870, and presided over the mooting of tho British Association hold at Liverpool in 1870. Professor Huxley’s name came prominently before tho general public iu connection with the Loudon School Boards, to which ho was elected in 1870, Ho took a very active part in the deliberations of that body, having rendered himself particularly conspicuous by his opposition to .denominational teaching, and by his fierce denunciation iu 1871 of tho doctrines of tho Roman Catiiolic Church. Professor Huxloy was compelled by ill health to retire from tho Board in January, 1872. Ho was elected Lord Rector of Aberdeen University for three years December 14, 1872, and installed February 27, 1874. In 1873 ho was elected Secretary of tho Royal Society, During Professor Wyvillo Thompson's absence with the Challenger expedition. Professor Huxloy acted as his substitute us Professor of Natural History at tho University of Ediuburghiu the summer sessions of 1875 and 1876. Iu tho latter year he received tho AVollaston modal of the Geological Society. He received tho honorary degree of Ph.D. from tho University of Breslau, M.D. from the University of Wurzburg, LL.D. from tho Universities of Edinburg)), Dublin (1878) and Cambridge (1879), D.C.L. from tho University of Oxford (1885); and ho was elected a Follow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1884. Ho served on many Government and Royal commissions, relating to Fisheries and to Science, Contagious Diseases, Vivisection, the Scottish Universities and other matters. In Juno, 1879, tho French Academy of Sciences elected Professor Huxloy a corresponding member in tho section of anatomy and Zoology, in tho place of tho late Russian naturalist, Baer. On July 5,1883, he was chosen President of the Royal Society in place of the late Mr Spottiswoode. Ho resigned his official duties iu 1888.]

By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Cop yright, Melbourne, Juno 29. Mr T. R. Wilson, Commissioner of the Audit Office, is dead.