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when he became clinical professor, which position he filled until 1SS9, since when until the time of his death he had been professor in those branches. In 1S79 he established a post-graduate course in ophthalmology and otology in connection with his hospital and private practice, and rendered most distinguished services as an author, teacher and clinician.

He gave much of his time and skill on the attending staff of the Central Dis- pensary and Emergency Hospital, of which he was president. There he found- ed and equipped the "Lionel Labor- atory," in memory of one of his sons, "Little Lord Fauntleroy." This labor- atory was the first of its kind to be estab- lished in connection with a hospital for clinical, bacteriological and pathological research in the city of Washington.

For many years he was ophthal- mologist and otologist to the Children's and Providence Hospital, and also a member of the consulting staff of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. In 1889 he was elected president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, and was a member of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Philo- sophical Society, Anthropological Society, Historical Society, the American Ophthal- mological and Otological Society.

His degree of doctor of philosophy was bestowed by the University of Georgetown in 1890. During his ser- vice extending over twenty-five years in the cause of higher medical education, he was distinguished for his devotion to his calling and was unexcelled as a teacher, scholar and gentleman. His kind, open and earnest manner, his clear, concise and comprehensive lectures could not fail to impress his students.

Dr. Burnett died from chronic myo- carditis January 18, 1906, at his house 916 Farragut Square, Washington; his second wile inn! In, son Vivian survived him.

Among his literary contributions and important writings an- the following:

Translation of Edmond Landolt's "Manual of Examination of the Eyes."

"A Course of Lectures delivered at the Ecole Pratique," revised edition, vii, 9-312 pp., 1 chart, 1 table, S°, Philadel- phia, 1879.

"A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Astigmatism," viii, 245 pp., 8°, St. Louis, 1882.

"The Principles of Refraction in the Human Eyes based on the Laws of Con- jugate Foci," 67 pp., S°, Philadelphia, 1904.

"Study of Refraction from a New View-point," Philadelphia, 1905.

Of the sixty-four distinct contribu- tions to medical literature the following are mentioned :

" A Case of Diplacusis Binauralis with Remarks," 10 pp., 8°, New York, 1877. Reprinted from "Archives of Ophthal- molgy and Otology," New York, 1876.

"ACaseof Choroiditis Exsudativa," 11 pp., 8°, New York. Reprinted from "Ar- chives of Ophthalmology and Otology," New York, 1877.

"Double Optic Neuritis (Choked Disc) and Sloughing of the Right Cornea ac- companying a Sarcomatous Tumor on the Right Side of the Brain," 10 pp., 8°, New York. Reprinted from "Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology," New York, 1877.

"Results of an Examination of the Color Sense of 3,040 Children in the Colored Schools of the District of Colum- bia," 9 pp., 8°, New York. Reprinted from "Archives of Ophthalmology," New York, 1879, viii.

"Are there Separate Centers for Light, Form and Color Perception?" Reprinted from "Archives of Medicine," New York, 1884, xii.

"The Comparative Frequency of Eye Diseases in the White and Colored Races in the United States." Reprinted from "Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology," New York 1SS4, xiii.

"Theories of Color Perception." Re- printed from "American Journal of Medi- cal Sciences, "Philadelphia 1884, lxxxviii.

"An Analysis of the Refraction of 576 Healthy Human Cornea examined with the Ophthalmometer of Javal and