A Sketch of the Life of Joseph Leidy

A Sketch of the Life of Joseph Leidy

24 4 T hou h not fre uentl ese at e e h con o e 19 18 9 . e Oct b r , g q y pr nt its m tings, r a e r t o an a on and roce e tribute d s e ve al p p s its Tr s cti s P dings . Nee d of ve ry much m ore space t o p rop e rly accommodate the rapidly growi ng library and museum of the A cad e my had b een appare nt for som e e a nd had e co e so re s n a e a i n 1866 ea u e e re tim , b m p s i g th t , rly , m s r s w h n or e e rs we e a o n e a com a dopted t o supply t e w a t . F ty m mb r pp i t d en ne ra o con r u e to a u n u mitt e e t o s olicit citiz s ge lly t t ib t B ildi g F nd . Dr . w as o ne of e b ut e e e a his o e re e n e Le idy th m, it is b li v d th t m d sty p v t d him w r s wa r r ac e a c a n i n the o . u s c ea e T he con f om tiv ly p rti ip ti g rk A t t t d . t rib utors we re to e l e ct thirte en m e mb ers o f the Acade my Truste e s o f the n un w au or t o urc a e a e and e rec e e on a B uildi g F d, ith th ity p h s sit t th r r e n e h on t w o oun e e ce . e e e t e u o o e s uitabl difi Th y r p s t d c trib t rs, h s b ty wou b e n e e for the ro s n alone the Academy ld i d bt d p po e d e w b uilding . Whe n the subs c riptions am ounte d to th e fund was placed i n th e cu o of the us e e st dy Tr t s . This m eth od of p roce dure was d e signed t o remo v e th e subj ect from the of the ca e and t o a o e a i n cons ru on w c m e etings A d my, v id d l ys t cti , hi h , it w as o n ec ure a e ro m ofli cious e n o f no n - co n r u n c j t d , might ris f m ddli g t ib ti g h w r r n a o th e e t e o e e co e t o ee of e oc e . m mb rs, if k w fid d C mmitt S i ty ' r e was e l e cte d a e e o f the rs oa of rus e e o f the D . L idy m mb r fi t B rd T t s u n un anua 1 867 and was e u ar re e e c e the o e B ildi g F d , J ry, , r g l ly l t d till cl s o f his e T he wo of the oar was not i n ar on w re ou lif . rk B d h m y ith his p vi s For e as on e r a s and s e e r e n e or as e . e au e he unr xp i c t t this r , p h p , b c e s erv ed ly confide d i n th e b usi ne s s ability of his colle ague s rathe r than on ow n he not war a c a e ou one was ore his , did mly p rti ip t in it , th gh n m d e s irous of its satis factory achie v e me n t . r i n a r r u n h s u e and for ea a e a ua on D . e D i g st d t d ys, y s ft r gr d ti , L idy was gene rally held t o b e p oo r ; but h e had al ready acquire d a l oca l u a on o n accoun of his now e e o f a u a o a nd was re re p t ti t k l dg n t r l hist ry , a e t o b e a oun e n o f u nusua ro e H e a ra e th e g rd d y g sci tist l p mis . tt ct d f r n n a u a e n o n o o e o e e n a on e . e t o tt ti s m p mi t citiz s, m g th m Dr J m s R sh , whose b e neficence the city i s i nd ebte d for the Ridg e way branch of the a e a ra Mrs B ush was re uen ea e t o a e a Phil d lphi Lib ry . f q tly pl s d m k him h r n n ar es a e an er on we e ea e to lio n at e e ve i g p ti . At th t tim m y p s s r pl s d b elieve th at h e strongly re s e mbl e d the con v e ntional like n ess o f o ur nd Mr B sh w fr n and r o r o . a s . u e e e a e u n S avi u . B th Dr r his i ds dmi rs d ri g their live s . Bush e o e 23 1857 . f e a e e n . e o f e Mrs . di d Oct b r , A t r th t v t Dr L idy t n - - Dr u . d ine d téta d téta with . R sh 25 wa be a Ma 1 69 . e s e to e 26 8 . Dr . Rush di d y , Dr L idy invit d a p ll r n a a h e a e e e e e an a o a h b e a e r at the fu er l , and t t s m tim r c iv d intim ti n th t e b e e e He a e e the n a o . should not fail to pr s nt . cc pt d i vit ti n A fe w days a fte rwards h e was gre atly surpris e d by t he r e ceipt of a 5 00 He ea e a B ush h a ame bank che que for $ . l rn d th t Dr . d n d those h to be a eare a h ha n friends whom e de sire d his p llb rs, and th t e d i structe d the e xe cutor of his e state to give $500 to each of those who se rved i n that a at fune cap city his ral . e co e e en o f 1 869 the n and ar a At its summ r mm nc m t , Frankli M sh ll o e e a a e Pa . on er e u o th e ono ar e re e of C ll g , L nc st r, , c f r d p n him h r y d g — D Legum Doctor LL . In the sp rin g of 1 871 he was appointe d Profe ssor of Natural History in w o e o e e e e e e ro th e c e aw e o n an S arthm r C ll g , l v n mil s f m ity, in D l ar c u ty, d ’ r 1 0 A M at r o e i n the ee and su l e ct ure d the e at o clock . fi st nc w k bse he fli ce n u e 1 85 but c n ue n w ce . He e ne t o i 8 o e q tly t i r sig d J n , , tinu d his h n n as e e u or e r ro connection with t e i stitutio m rit s r ti ed p fe ssor . T he Se re a of ar e Ma 6 1873 t o b e the en o me m c t ry W invit d him, y , , s i r b er of th e s cie ntific corps durin g an e xpl oration of the route of the Pacific a a n v a on was e n e .

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