John Anderson, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., &C.

Abstract

BY the death, on August 15, of Dr. John Anderson, in his sixty-seventh year, a serious loss has been inflicted on zoological science. Amongst the zoologists of this and other countries, Dr. Anderson was widely known and warmly esteemed. The particular branch of inquiry to which for many years before his death he had devoted himself, the investigation of the Vertebrata of Egypt, could only be successfully carried on by a naturalist, who, in addition to experience in collecting, had both time and funds at his command, and who also possessed sufficient energy and tact to ensure the assistance of highly-placed Government officials. All these advantages Dr. Anderson combined in an unusual degree, and although it is to be hoped that the work he left unfinished will not be brought to an end by his death, there can be no question that the want of his guiding hand in the enterprise will be severely felt.