Geological magazine . ation of Vegetable Mould through the Action ofWorms. As a matter of course, Charles Darwin was a member of most ofthe leading scientific societies, both at home and abroad. He hadalso obtained the Eoyal and Copley Medals from the Eojal Society,and the Wollaston Palladium Medal from the Geological Society,and had lately received many high distinctions, including thePrussian Order Pour le Merite in 1871, degrees from theDutch University of Leyden in 1875, and from that of Cambridge() in 1877, the corresponding membership of the FrenchAcademy in 1875, and also the corre
Geological magazine . ation of Vegetable Mould through the Action ofWorms. As a matter of course, Charles Darwin was a member of most ofthe leading scientific societies, both at home and abroad. He hadalso obtained the Eoyal and Copley Medals from the Eojal Society,and the Wollaston Palladium Medal from the Geological Society,and had lately received many high distinctions, including thePrussian Order Pour le Merite in 1871, degrees from theDutch University of Leyden in 1875, and from that of Cambridge() in 1877, the corresponding membership of the FrenchAcademy in 1875, and also the corresponding membership of theAcademy of Vienna. In 1831 he married his cousin, Miss Emma Wedgwood, whosurvives him ; he also leaves a family of five sons and two daughters.^ DR. JOHN LYCETT. We regret to record the death of this excellent geologist, andhope to give some notice of his work next month. 1 Most of the facts here stated appeared in the Morning Post, April 21, 1882. GEOL. MAG. 1882 DECADE 11. VOL. 8 I
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