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KENDRICK KENILWORTII 789 1844). During the Mexican war he accompa- nied the American forces under Taylor and Scott, and witnessed the chief conflicts during the contest. After its termination he passed two years in Europe, superintending the publi- cation of a costly illustrated work, which ap- peared in 1851 in a folio volume under the ti- tle of " The War between the United States and Mexico, embracing 12 Colored Plates of the Principal Conflicts, by Carl Nebel." In 1852 he established a large grazing farm in Co- mal co., central Texas, where he resided until his death. KKXUUH K, Asabel Clark, an American author, born in Poultney, Vt., Dec. 7, 1809. He went when about 13 years of age to Hamilton, N. Y., and in 1831 graduated at Hamilton college, Clinton. He was immediate- ly appointed tutor in the lit- erary and theological institu- tion at Hamilton (now Madi- son university), and the next year was made professor of Greek and Latin. Released after a few years from the Lat- in department, he remained the Greek professor till 1850, when, on the establishment of the university of Roches- ter, he was called to the Greek professorship in that institu- tion, where he still remains. In 1852 he visited Europe, attending the lectures in the university at Athens, and vis- iting several Italian and Ger- man universities, returning home in 1854. Though in clerical orders, he has never had a pastoral charge. In ad- dition to the studies of his own department, he has paid much attention to oriental learning. Besides numerous contributions to magazines and reviews, and several ser- mons, he has published a re- vised edition of Olshausec's "Commentary on the New Testament" (6 vols., New York, 1853-'8), translating some portions for the first time ; " Echo^," a small volume of translations from the French and German poets (Rochester, 1855); "Life and Letters of Emily C. Judson" (New York, 1860); " Our Poetical Favorites" (New York, 1870); and numerous Greek text books, the last of which is an edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, with notes and vocabulary (New York, 1873). In 1867 he translated and anno- tated the Epistle to the Hebrews for Lange's "Commentary." In 1868 he made a second visit to Europe. During the years 1865-'8, in addition to his duties in the university, he filled the chair of Hebrew and New Testament in- terpretation in the Rochester theological semi- nary. He is now (1874) one of the board of New Testament revisers working in connec- tion with the British committee appointed by the convocation of Canterbury. KKXKII, or Gheneh (anc. Casnopolis), a city of Upper Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile, 33 m. N. of the ruins of Thebes; pop. about 10,000. It is an emporium of trade with the Arabian coast, and manufactures famous water jars and bottles. KEMUVOKTU, a parish and village of War- wickshire, England, about equidistant (5 m.) from Leamington, Warwick, and Coventry, containing the splendid ruins of Kenilworth castle. Of the original structure only a mas- sive tower called Caesar's tower is now stand- ing ; but there are considerable remains of sub- sequent additions. Among these is part of the Caesar's Tower, Kenilworth. great hall erected by John of Gaunt, 86 ft. in length by 45 in width, with windows on both sides, and fireplaces at either end. The walls of Csesar's tower are in some places 16 ft. thick. Kenilworth was founded by Geoffrey de Clinton, treasurer to Henry I., and, having passed to the crown, was bestowed by Henry III. on Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester. When De Montfort was defeated and killed, his adherents held it for six months against the king, and at length made favorable terms of capitulation. Edward II. was prisoner in it for some time. Edward III. bestowed it on John of Gaunt, who built large additions to it. When his son Henry Bolingbroke became king, it was again vested in the crown, until Queen Elizabeth bestowed it on her favorite, Dudley, earl of Leicester. Elizabeth visited it