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THE official announcement of Sir Charles Sherring-ton's retirement from the Waynflete professorship of physiology at Oxford recalls the simple but moving ceremony which took place at the Oxford meeting of the Physiological Society in July. Sir Charles was then presented with an address recording his long association with the Society, and expressing the esteem and affection of his fellow members. These feelings are world-wide. Sir Charles's studies of the nervous system will command the admiration of neurologists for years to come, but those who have been privileged to know him personally have far more to admire. During his tenure of the chair at Oxford, the conception of the nervous system which he originated has become part of the classical doctrine of physiology. At the same time, his more recent studies have made Oxford the chief centre in Great Britain for research on the central nervous system. He has been president of the Royal Society, has served on countless scientific committees, and recently has done much for the improvement of scientific bibliography. Though we may regret the loss from active work of such a leader, we cannot grudge a rest and change of scene to one whose example has so enriched the scientific life of our time.
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Sir Charles Sherrington, O.M., G.B.E., F.R.S.. Nature 136, 747 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136747b0
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