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DR. JOHN STENHOUSE, F.R.S., died on December 31, in the seventy-second year of his age. He was a native of Glasgow, where he was educated and long resided. A pupil of Graham and of Liebig, he devoted all his time to research work in the domain of organic chemistry. He was a Royal Medallist of the Royal Society, LL.D. of Aberdeen, and one of the founders of the Chemical Society. On removing to London he was appointed Lecturer on Chemistry in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, but was obliged to resign in 1857, owing to a severe attack of paralysis. This however did not deter him from continuing his scientific studies, which were a labour of love to him. He was the inventor of the charcoal respirator, of the charcoal ventilator for sewers, and of a process for rendering fabrics waterproof by means of paraffin. In 1865 he succeeded Dr. Hofmann as non-resident assayer to the Royal Mint, but was deprived of the appointment when the office was abolished by Mr. Lowe in 1870.