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ON Thursday, April 23, Sir Robert Mond was the guest of honour at a luncheon held to congratulate him upon the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour awarded to him by the French Government. Prof. A. Behal, president of the Committee of the Maison de la Chimie, Paris, at which the luncheon was held, presented Sir Robert with the insignia of the Order and spoke in the highest terms of his services to science and the human race. He was followed by M. P. Lemoine, director of the Paris Natural History Museum, M. Dussaud, who represented archaeologists and M. Jean Vynaud, representing literature; and each speaker expressed appreciation of Sir Robert Mond's scientific work and influence. It is given to few Englishmen to be honoured in this way by French colleagues working in such varying fields of intellectual activity; and we add our congratulations to those expressed at the luncheon upon the distinction just conferred upon one who has long been a generous benefactor to many branches of science in different parts of the world, and has made notable contributions to several of them.
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Sir Robert Mond. Nature 137, 737 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137737a0
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