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THE news of the premature death of Sir Rubert Boyce, at the age of forty-eight, will come as a shock to many, not only at home, but throughout the tropical world. A bare record of his scientific work would give but little idea of what his achievements really were. His rare abilities were of a practical nature, and took shape eventually in the initiation and organisation of manifold activities. He was educated in London, Heidelberg, and Paris, and after taking his medical degree in 1889 he devoted himself to research work, mainly on the pathology of the nervous system, under Sir Victor Horsley, at University College, and in 1893 was appointed professor of pathology at the then University College, Liverpool. Soon afterwards he was asked to take up the position of bacteriologist to the city of Liverpool, which he held until his death.
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S., J. Sir Rubert Boyce, F.R.S. . Nature 86, 589 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086589a0
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