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THE close of 1887 has been marked by a long death-roll in the ranks of science. In the company of botanists it has been especially heavy, and now the sad news of the tragically sudden death of Prof. Alexander Dickson, at the early age of fifty-one, comes upon us with startling unexpectedness. Two days before Christmas Prof. Dickson left Edinburgh, in his usual health and vigour, for Hartree House, his Lanarkshire residence. During the following days he spent much of his time in the favourite pastime of curling, which he much enjoyed. On Friday last, December 30, 1887, he was in exceptionally good spirits on the ice; his side was winning a close match, and he entered keenly into the excitement of the moment, when, without warning, he dropped dead in the act of making a shot.
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Professor Alexander Dickson . Nature 37, 229–230 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/037229a0
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