Noteworthy Families (Modern Science) Part 15

_fa_, Robert WARINGTON (1807-1867), F.R.S., chemist, pharmacist, and naturalist; founded in 1841, and was for ten years secretary of the Chemical Soc.; originator of the Aquarium; the author of many papers on chemical and natural history subjects.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_me fa_, George JACKSON (1792-1861), medical pract.i.tioner and inventor; Society of Arts medal for improvements in an apparatus for obtaining light; invented a dividing machine for ruling micrometers, which is still in use; introduced several improvements into the microscope; and was President of the Royal Microscopical Soc.

_bro_, George WARINGTON, B.A., first-cla.s.s Natural Science Tripos, Cambridge; died at the age of thirty-three, but had already made a considerable reputation as an author, critic, teacher, and speaker.

_fa si son_, John BROWN, C.M.G.; engineer-in-chief to Cape Government railways.

General Sir Charles #WARREN# (b. 1840), K.C.B., G.C.M.G., R.E., F.R.S. Conducted excavations at Jerusalem, and reconnaissance of Palestine for the Pal. Expl. Fund, 1867-1870; Administrator and Commander-in-Chief, Griqualand West; commanded troops Northern Border Expedition, 1879; Bechua.n.a.land Expedition, 1884-1885; Suakim, 1886; Commissioner Metropolitan Police, 1886-1888; commanded troops Straits Settlements, 1889-1894; Lieutenant-General in command of 5th Div. South African Field Force, 1899-1900. Author of works concerning the archaeology of Jerusalem; also of "On Veldt in the Seventies," and of "The Ancient Cubit and Our Weights and Measures."--["Who's Who."]

_fa fa_, John WARREN (1767-1838), Dean of Bangor, N.W.

_fa fa bro_, Frederick WARREN (1775-1848), Vice-Admiral; defeated Danish gunboat flotilla in the Belt, 1809; Commander-in-Chief at the Cape, 1831-1834; Admiral-Superintendent at Plymouth, 1837-1841.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa fa bro_, Pelham WARREN (1778-1835), M.D., F.R.S., Physician at St. George's Hosp.; Harveian orator, 1826; Physician to the King.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa_, Sir Charles WARREN (1798-1866), K.C.B., Major-General; served in India, 1840-1848; in China, 1841-1844; in the Crimea, 1854-1856.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa bro_, John WARREN (1796-1852), F.R.S., mathematician; Fellow and Tutor of Jesus Coll., Cambridge; Chancellor of Bangor.--["Dict. N.

Biog."]

_son_, Richard WARREN (b. 1876), first-cla.s.s honours, Natural Science, Oxford; scholars.h.i.+p in Anatomy and Physiology, London Hosp.; Radcliffe Travelling Fellow, Oxford; house physician, house surgeon, and senior resident accoucheur, London Hosp.

_fa fa fa_, Richard WARREN (1731-1797), M.D., F.R.S., Fellow of Jesus Coll., Cambridge; Physician to George III., and to George, Prince of Wales.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

Bertram Coghill Alan #WINDLE# (b. 1858), F.R.S., President of Queen's Coll., Cork; M.D., D.Sc., Dublin; late Dean of the Medical Faculty and Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology, University of Birmingham; author of scientific papers, books on anatomy, anthropology, and literature, "Tyson's Pygmies of the Ancients," "Life in Early Britain," etc.--["Who's Who."]

_me bro_, Colonel Kendal COGHILL (b. 1832), C.B., served in Burmah, 1853-1855; Adjutant of 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers during Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858; commanded 19th Hussars in Egyptian Campaign, 1882.--["Who's Who."]

_me fa_, Admiral Sir J. COGHILL.

_me me fa_, Charles Kendal BUSHE (1767-1843), Solicitor-General for Ireland, 1805-1822; Chief Justice of King's Bench, 1822-1841.

--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_me bro son_, Seymour Coghill Hort BUSHE (b. 1853), K.C., Senior Moderator and Berkeley gold medallist; gold medallist in oratory, Dublin; Senior Crown Prosecutor for County and City of Dublin, 1901.--["Who's Who."]

_me si son_, Herbert Wilson GREENE, well-known fellow and lecturer, Magdalen Coll., Oxford; author of version of "Rubayat" of Omar Khayum, etc.

_me si son_, Boyle SOMERVILLE, Commander, R.N., author of papers on the ethnology of the Polynesian race in the "Anthropological Journal."

_me si da_, Edith Oenone SOMERVILLE, M.F.H., author of "Reminiscences of an Irish R.M.," "All on the Irish Sh.o.r.e," and other novels.

Horace Bolingbroke #WOODWARD# (b. 1848), F.R.S., a.s.sistant Director Geological Survey of England and Wales; author of "Geology of England and Wales," and other works.--["Who's Who."]

_fa fa_, Samuel WOODWARD (1790-1838), geologist and antiquary; clerk in Gurney's Bank, Norwich, 1820-1838; studied history and archaeology; formed collection of fossils and antiquities, and published works relating to Norfolk.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa_, Samuel Pickworth WOODWARD (1821-1865), Professor of Geology and Natural History at Royal Agricultural Coll., Cirencester, 1845; first-cla.s.s a.s.sistant in department of geology and mineralogy, British Museum, 1848-1865; author of "Manual of the Mollusca"

(1851-1856).--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa bro_, Bernard Bolingbroke WOODWARD (1816-1869), librarian in ordinary to Queen Victoria at Windsor.--["Dict. N. Biog."]

_fa bro_, Henry WOODWARD (b. 1832), LL.D., F.R.S., President of Palaeontographical Soc. since 1896; Vice-President of Royal Microscopical Soc.; late Keeper Geological Department, British Museum (Natural History); author of many works on palaeontology, zoology, etc.--["Who's Who."]

_bro_, Bernard Henry WOODWARD, Director of Museum at Perth, W.

Australia.

_bro_, Herbert Willoughby WOODWARD, Archdeacon of Magila, Zanzibar.

_fa bro son_, Harry Page WOODWARD (b. 1858), Government Geologist for W. Australia, 1887-1895.

_fa bro son_, Martin Fountain WOODWARD, Demonstrator of Biology, Royal Coll. of Science (obituary in "Nature").

APPENDIX

32 NOTEWORTHY FATHERS OF 38 F.R.S.

(TAKEN FROM THE PRINTED LIST OF 66 FAMILIES, AND CLa.s.sIFIED BY OCCUPATIONS)

ASTRONOMY.

Sir J.W. #LUBBOCK#, F.R.S., Treasurer and Vice-President of the Royal Soc.

_son_, Lord AVEBURY, F.R.S. (Lubbock).

Third Earl of #ROSSE#, President Royal Soc. (1800-1867), constructor of the great reflecting telescope.

_son_, fourth Earl of ROSSE, F.R.S.

_son_, C.A. PARSONS, F.R.S.

GEOLOGY.

Professor #BALL#, Dublin (1802-1857).

_son_, Sir Robert BALL, F.R.S.

_son_, Valentine BALL, F.R.S.