(1838—1915). To present-day geologists Benjamin Holgate was little more than a name, but he was well known, personally and through his work, to those of twenty or thirty years ago. Born in 1838, he passed away in 1915, after a strenuous life, a great part of which was devoted to the service of his fellow-men. Born in humble circumstances, and commencing work at an early age, by dint of perseverance and good character, he eventually attained a very responsible position with what was one of the largest engineering firms in Leeds. He was a fine specimen of a “self-educated” man. Whilst still young, he began to take interest in the study of Nature, with a particular leaning towards Geology, which became more marked in the course of time, until he came to be recognised as a good amateur geologist, with a special knowledge of the Carboniferous rocks and their fossils, especially the plants. He had an intimate and commendable acquaintance with the geology of Leeds and its neighbourhood, and he was ever glad to have the opportunity of imparting his store of information to others, either by reading papers at meetings of local scientific societies, or by conducting excursions. A geological excursion under his guidance always attracted a large party, and his genial manner, homely descriptions and fund of anecdote drew many of those who came into contact with him on these occasions to take interest in our science, even if they could not be termed geologists. The diffusion …