▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁ge ology ▁at ▁Cooper ' s ▁Hill ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁London ▁near ▁Reg ent ' s ▁Park , ▁res iding ▁there ▁till ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁removed ▁to ▁G unn ers bury . ▁▁ ▁Dun can ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁was ▁secretary ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁and ▁president ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁receiving ▁the ▁W oll ast on ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁ge ological ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Association ▁at ▁the ▁meeting ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ; ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁and ▁the ▁Lin ne an ▁Soci eties , ▁holding ▁office ▁in ▁both , ▁and ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Micro scop ical ▁Society , ▁being ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁F . R . S . ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁▁ ▁Dun can ' s ▁industry ▁was ▁so ▁un flag ging ▁that ▁he ▁got ▁through ▁a ▁great ▁amount ▁of ▁work , ▁of ▁both ▁a ▁popular ▁and ▁a ▁scientific