. The Canadian field-naturalist. VOL. 57 The Canadian Field-Naturalist SUTTON WEST, CANADA SEPTEMBER No- 6 WILLIAM EDWIN SAUNDERS 1861 â 1943. â 55,343 By the late E. M. S. Dale London, Ontario nro BEGIN AN ARTICLE such as this with a "sunimary" may appear a bit odd, but the subject thereof was himself quite out of the ordinai-y, in many respects, and I feel that I cannot do better than quote the remark made by one of his best and oldest friends, "Well, we have lost Will" which seems to sum the whole matter up. Those who knew him. best have lost a good and true friend, whil
. The Canadian field-naturalist. VOL. 57 The Canadian Field-Naturalist SUTTON WEST, CANADA SEPTEMBER No- 6 WILLIAM EDWIN SAUNDERS 1861 â 1943. â 55,343 By the late E. M. S. Dale London, Ontario nro BEGIN AN ARTICLE such as this with a "sunimary" may appear a bit odd, but the subject thereof was himself quite out of the ordinai-y, in many respects, and I feel that I cannot do better than quote the remark made by one of his best and oldest friends, "Well, we have lost Will" which seems to sum the whole matter up. Those who knew him. best have lost a good and true friend, while the general public, in Western Ontario at least, have lost one who was an inspiration in all matters pertaining to Natural History through his column "Nature Week by Week" in the London Free Press. Born in the city of London on August 16, 1861, William Edwin Saunders was a member of one of the most remarkable Canadian fam- ilies, a family that has added immeasurably to the wealth of the world, not only financ- ially through the introduction of Marquis wheat, but also culturally and scientifically in innumerable ways. Dr. Saunders was educated in London Pub- lic Schools, Trinity College, Port Hope, and the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy of which he was gold medallist. On gi'aduation he joined his father in the drug business and when his father separated the wholesale from the retail portion, William E. took over the wholesale end, remaining connected therewith until his death. He was interested in the early days of the London Medical School, an affiliate of the University of Western Ontario, and was pro- fessor of Chemistry at the School from 1884 to 1889. He was actively interested in many fields of science being a founder of the Ontario Entomoloigical Society, the London. Horticult- ural Society, the London & Middlesex Histor- ical Society, the Mcllwraith Ornithological Club, the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, a member of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' C
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