hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɜːnd səsˈaɪəɾiz, ænd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dᵻɡɹˈiːz baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ʌv wˈeɪlz, lˈɪvɚpˌuːl, mˈɪʃɪɡən ænd bɹˈʌsəlz.
He was elected corresponding member of several Continental and American learned societies, and was awarded honorary degrees by the Universities of Wales, Liverpool, Michigan and Brussels.