The New York herald., 1874-11-12
DR.. Lancaster, the London Coroner.
from the London News, Oct 3ll

We regret TO announce the death OF Dr. Lankes-
ter who has filled the Office OF Coroner lor Central
Midolesex during the past twelve years DR.. Lam
kester, who had continued to perform his duties
until very recently was in the sixty first year OF
his age. he was a man OF vast experience IN his
profession and careful, reliable and impartial as
public oficer. He was born at Melton, in Suffolk,
April 23 1914 and was, consequently, in nus sixty
first year He was educated at Woodbridge, where
he was apprenticed to surgeon. From 1884 to
1887 he studied medicine at University College,
London. and in 1888 was made a member OF the
College OF Surgeons and icentiate OF the Apothe-
caries' Society. In 1889 he visited the Continent
and graduated at Heidelberg; IN ls43 became lee
turer on Materia Medica and Botany at the st.
Georges School ofMedlcine in 1914 secretary the
Ray Society; ana In 1S45 was elected Fellow or the
Royal society. In 1850 he was appointed Profess
sor oil Natural History New College, London; in
1851 received the degree OF LII. ID. rom Amherst,
United states; In 1858 became Lecturer on Anat.
omy and Physiology at Grosvernor place scnool OF
Medicine; ia 1858 superintendent OF the Food Col
lecttons at the South kensington Museum; in 1859
President or the Microscopicai Society; In 1862
Examiner in Botany TO the Science and Art De-
partment at South kenslngton, and Was elected
Coroner for Central Middlesex in 1862. DR.. Ian.
Natural Hstors;'' to the Pharnsace.ticci Jour@aI q
the "Penny Uyclop8dia" and 'keports OF the
British Association ior Advancement OF Sclence.u
He wrote Natural History OF Plants Yielding
Food and Memorials or John Ray" published
in 1876; edited the Correspondence OF Jonn
Ray" In 1876; contributed the article 'Roti-
1era" to the .CyclopHdia oil Anatomy and
Physiology" and a Report on the Prog
ress OF Organic Chemistry to the "Compauion
to the British Alnanackn IN 1S47. and published
translation OF Schleden's principles or Sclentinc
Botany In 1S49. Ur. Lankester, wao contributed
reviews OF medical works and papers on natural
history to the AGte1Runl, became JOINT editor OF
the quarterly Journal or Alcroscopscdl science in
1858; has written BOTANY" III Hughes "Readlng
Lessons" and, by the command OF Her Majesty,
edited the Natural history OF Dee-sde." He trans
lated kuchenmeisters "Aniinal Parasites IN 1859;
contributed, in conjunction with Dr. Letheby. the
article on sanitary science TO the "Encyclopadla
Britannica IN 1859; published .'Iall iIours Win
scopics society OF London" "A GUIDE TO
Museum" "a Course OF Lectures Foodn
and "A Course or Lectures on the Uses
oil Anlmals,n and delivered lectures on
natural history and its various branches AT the
Royal Institutions; several courses physiology
and botany at the London Institution, and several
courses on botany before the Royal Botanical So
ciety OF London As Coroner for MddeseX he pub
lisned seven Annual Reports" IN the Proceed
ings OF the Social Science Association;n and as
Medical Ofiicer OF Health Ior ST. James, Westmin-
stef, puplished fourteen "Annual Reports" In
1866 ne edited the Journal or Social Science and
puDlshed small work entitled ..Cboera: Wnat 1t
IS and How to Prevent It.u In 1867 appeared
Good Food: What 1t is and How to Get IL - in
1858, vegetable Physiology" In 1869, s.Schoo
Manual OF Heath,n and In 1870, s'Wnat shall We
Teacny or, Physiology In Schools" besides several
articles IN Nature on scientific subjects.