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SOME CONTRIBUTORS TO NEW VOLUMES OF ‘ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA'

BAKER, Henry Frederick, M.A., F.R.S.; Fellow and Lecturer of St John's College, Cambridge; University Lecturer in Mathematics. (H. F. Ba.)

BALCARRES, Lord, M.P., F.S.A., F.S.A.S.; Trustee of National Portrait Gallery, London; Hon. Sec. Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings; Vice-Chairman of National Trust. (B.)

BALDRY, Alfred Lys, artist; author of 'Albert Moore: his Life and Works,' 'The Life and Works of Marcus Stone, R. A.,' 'Sir John Everett Millais,' 'Hubert von Herkomer,' etc. (A. L. B.)

BALDWIN, Hon. Simeon Eben, A. M., LL.D.; Judge of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut; Professor of Constitutional and Mercantile Law, Corporations, and Wills, Yale University; sometime President of the American Bar Åssociation and American Social Sclence Association; author of Baldwin's Con- necticut Digest,' Cases on R.R. Law, Modern Political Institutions,' etc.

BALDWIN, W. H., Jr.; President of the Long Island R.R. Co., U. S. A.

BALE, Edwin, R.I.; Art Director, Cassell and Company; Hon. Sec. Artists' Committee for Promoting Art Copyright Bill, etc. (Е. Вл.)

BALFOUR, Isaac Bayley, M.D., D.Sc., M. A., F.R.S., F.L.S.; Regius Keeper of Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh ; Professor of Botany, University of Edinburgh; Transit of Venus Expedition to Rodriguez, 1874; Regius Professor of Botany, University of Glasgow, 1879-84; explored Island of Socotra, 1880; Sherardian Professor of Botany, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Magdalen College, 1884-88; author of Botany of Rodriguez, "Botany of Socotra,' editor of Annals of Botany.

BANCROFT, Frederic, Ph.D.; Chief of Bureau of Rolls and Library, U.S. Department of State; author of Life of William H. Seward, etc.

BANISTER, G. H., M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E.; late Assistant to Superintendent of the Royal Carriage Department, Woolwich; Whitworth Scholar. (G. H. BA.)

BARCLAY, Thomas, LL.B., Ph.D.; inember of the Institute of International Law; Vice- President of the International Law Association; Examiner in Jurisprudence and International Public and Private Law to the University of Oxford, 1900 ; member of the Supreme Council of the Congo Free State; Vice-President of the Franco-Scottish Society ; President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, 1800- 1900: Kuight of the Legion of Honour and of the Order of Leopold; author of 'Companies in France,' and other law books, all the articles on International Law in the Encyclopedia of the Law of England,' etc.

BARING, The Hon. Maurice; Attache to the British Embassy, Paris, 1890; Third Secretary to the British Embassy, Roine, 1902, (M. Вл.)

BARLOW, Major H. W. W., R.A.; Secretary to Chief Superintendent, Royal Ord- nance Factories, Wool wich. (H. W. B.)

BARNES, William Emery, D.D.; Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge: Húlsean Professor of Divinity, Cambridge; assist. editor of Journal of Theological Studies'; Lecturer in Hebrew at Clare Col. Cainb., 1885-94; in Hebrew and Divinity at Peterhouse, 188D-1901; author of 'The Genuineness of Isaiah xxiv. - xxvii.," "Canonical and Uncanonical Gospels, The Peshitta Text of Chronicles,L. II. Chronicles, with Introdinetion and Notes (Cainbridge Bible). (W. E. B.)

BARNETT, Rev. Samuel Augustus, M.A. ; Canon of Bristol; Founder and Warden of Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel; President of the Sunday Society; Chairman Whitechapel Board of Guardians, 1804; Chairmanof Children's Country Holiday Fund; Chairman Pupil Teachers' Scholarship Fund; author of Practicable Socialism' with Mrs Barnett, (S. A. B.)

BARRETT, F. N., editor of the 'American Grocer' (New York).

BARTLET, Rev. J. Vernon, M. A.; Professor of Church Ilistory, Manstield College, Oxford: author of 'Early Church History, The Apos- tolic Age,' etc.

BARTLEY, George Christopher Trout, M.P.; Assistant-Direetor of Science Division of Science and Art Department, London, till 1sso: established National Penny iBank, 1875; author of 'A Square Mile in the East of London,' "Scliools for the People, Provident Knowledge Papers,' The Seven Ages of a Village Panper, The Parish Net."

BARWICK, G. F.; Assistant Keeper of Printed Books and Superintendent of Reading- room, Britislh Museun; anthor of "International Exhibitions, The Laws Regulating Printing and Publishing in Spain, and translator of various works of travel, etc. (G. F. B.)

BASSETT, John Spencer, Ph.D.; Professor of History, Trinity College, N.C.; author of "Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina, Slavery and Servitude of the Colony of North Carolina, Anti-Slavery Leaders of North Carolina, Slavery in the State of North Carolina.

BASTABLE, C. F., M.A., LL.D.; Professor of Political Economy, Dublin Úniversity, 1882; author of 'Money' in Ninth Edition of "Ency. Brit., Theory of International Trade, "Commerce of Nations,' 'Public Finance, "Dictionary of Political Economy,' and Econo- mic Journal.

BATHER, Francis Arthur, M.A., D.Sc. F.G.S.; Natural History Mnseum, South Ken- sington; Hon. Member Soc. Linnéenne de Normandie; author of Coneise Knowledge of Natural History,' The Genera and Speciey of Blastoidea,'Echinoderma' (in Lankester's 'Zoology' ), The Crinoidea of Gottland, etc.

BAUERMAN, H., F.G.S.; Lecturer Metallurgy, 'Ordnance College, Woolwich3; anthor of Bismuth,' Conl, Fuel, Furnace, etc., in Ninth Edition of 'Ency. Brit., A Treatise on the Metallurgy of Iron,' Text-book of Systematic Mineçalogy, etc. on (H. B.)

BEALBY, J. T., B.A.; sometime acting editor of 'Scottish Geographical Magazine; author of A Daughter of the Fen,' and numerous geograpliical imagazine articles; joint author of Stanford's Compendium: Europe'; translator of Sven Hedin's Through Asia.

BEDDARD, Frank Evers, M.A., F.R.S.; Prosector of Zoological Soc. of England since 1884, and Vice-Sec. since 1898: formerly Lecturer on Biology at Guy's Hospital; has been Examiner in Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, University of London, and of Morphology at Oxford; now Examiner in the University of New Zealand; naturalist to "Challenger' Expedition Commission, 1882-84; author of Worm' in Ninth Edition of 'Ency. Brit., Animal Coloration, Text-book of Zoogeograplıy, A Monograph of the Oligo- chærts structure and Classification of Birls."

BELL, Charles Frederic Moberly; asst. manager of The Times; formerly 'corre- spoudent of The Times' in Egypt: author of Khedives and Paslhas,' Egyptian Finance,' From Pharaoh to Fellah,' ete. (C. F. M. B.)

BELL. Dr Louis, Boston, U.S. A.; author of The Elements of Practical Electricity, Power Distribution for Electrie Railroads, Electric Power Transmission,' etc.

BELL, Malcolm; author of 'Rembrandt,' Sir E. Burne-Jones,' etc. (M. BE.)

BELLAIRS, Carlyon; Lieutenant R.N.; writer of articles on naval'subjects. (C. W. BE.)

BELLINGER, Hon. Charles Byron; Judge of the U.S. District Court, District of Oregon.

BELTRAMI, Luca: architect; author of "Storia dellá facelata di St Maria del Fiore in Firenza, La Basilica Ambrosiana primitiva e la ricostruzione compiuta nel secolo IX,' etc,

BÉNÉDITE, Léonce; Conservator, Musée du Luxembótrg, Paris; author of Alphonse Legros'; editor of Bulletin des Musees," etc.

BENSON, Arthur Christopher, M.A., F.R.Hist. Soc.; Master at Eton College since 1885; author of 'Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, 'Archbishop Laud: a Study, Poems,' Lyries, "Essays,' Lord Vyet and otlher Poems,' Fasti Etonenses, Life of Archbishop Benson,' The Professor, and other Poeus.

BERG, Sigvard Johnson, A.M.I.C.E., (S. J. B.)

BERNARD, Rev. John Henry, D.D.; Fellow of Trin. Coll., Dublin; Archbishop King's Lecturer in Divinity, University of IDab- lin; member of University Council, 1892: Vice- Warden, Alexandra Coll., Dublin, for hiher education of women, 1894; Secretary of Royal Irish Acadeiny, 1899; Commissioner of National Education, Ireland, is97; part-edítor of Kant's Critical Philosophy for English Readers,' trans- lator of Kant's Kritik of Judgment, joint- author of The Literatnre of the Second Century,' editor of The Pilgrimage of St Silvia of Aquitania,' The Pastoral Epistles of St Paul. The Works of Bishop Butler. etc. (J. H. Be.)

BERNSTEIN, Eduard; German Socialistic politician and writer; late editor of the 'Social hemoerat: anthor of On the History and Theory of Socialism,' The Communistic and Democratic-Socialistic Movements in England during the 17th Century,' etc.

BERRY, George Andreas, M. B., F.R.C.S., F.R.S. Edin.; Vice-Pres. Oplithalimological Soc.: author of Diseases of the Eye,' The Elements of Ophthalnoscopie Diagnosis, Subjective Symptoms in Eye Diseases,' etc.

BESANT, Sir Walter, M.A., F.S.A., the late; Secretary Palestine Exploration Fund, 1868-85; Hon. Sec. Palestine Exp. Fund; First Chairman Society of Authors, 1884-85; Chair- man Society of Authors, 1887-1802; author of 'Frolssart in Ninth Edition of Ency. Brit., "Studies in Early French Poetry,' Rabelais, Lives of "Coligny, Whittington, Ed ward Palmer, and Richard Jefferies," London," 'Westminster,' South London,' many Novels with the late James Rice. Novels alone: The Revolt of Man,' All Sorts and Conditions of Men,' Beyond the Dreans of Avarice, The Orange Girl,' etc. (W. BE.)

BHOWNAGREE, Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee, K.C.I.E., M.P.; State Agent, Bom- bay, for the territory of Bhavnagar, 1873; author of History of the Constitution of the East India Company,' Gnjerati translation of 'Her Majesty's Life in the Highlands,' (М. М. Вн.)

BICKERDYKE, John' (Charles Henry Cook), M.A.; writer on angling and sporting subjects; President of Thames Re-stocking Association, and the Fly-Fishers' Club, 1899- 1900 ; editor of the angling departiment of the Field': author of Angling in Salt Water, The Book of the All Round Angler, Thames Riglhts and Thames Wrongs, Days in Tlhule with Rod, Gun, and Camera,' Sea-Fishing," 'Days of My Life in Water, Fresh and Salt, wild Sports in Ireland, Letters to Young Sea-Fishers,' etc.

BIDWELL, Shelford, M.A., Se.D., F.R.S.; barrister; President of Physical Society, Eng- land, 1897-9 ; author of Curtosities of Light and Sight,' and nunerous memoirs on physical subjects.

BINDLOSS, Harold; Secretary Royal Mersey Yacht Club.

BINYON, Laurence; assistant in the British Museum, Department of Printed Books, 1893; transferred to Departinent of Prints and Draw. ings, 1895; author of 'Lyrie Poems,' Poems, London Visions,' The Praise of Life, Por- phyrion and other Poems,' Western Flanders," odes,' Catalogue of English Drawings in the (L. B.)

BIRD, Christopher John, C.M.G.; Principal Under Secretary of the Colony of Natal, and a Member of the Čivil Service Board. (C. J. BI.)

BIRDWOOD, Sir George Christopher Molesworth, M.D., K.C.I.E., C.S.I., LL.D.; special assistant in Revenue and Statistics Deenset India Offlce, 1871-99: anthor of in Ninth Edition of 'Ency. Brit., Economic Vegetable Produets of the Boin bay Presidency,' The Industrial Arts of India, Report on Old Records of the India Office, First Letter Book of East India Company. Appendix on the Ai yan Fauna and Flora to Max-

BIRKBECK, William John, F. S. A.; author of Russia and the English (W. J. Bi.)

BIRKINBINE, John, M.E.; President of the Franklin Institute and the Pennsylvania Forestry Association; sometime President American Institute of Mining Engineers, and editor Journal of Iron Workers.

BISHOP. Mrs Isabella L. (Miss Isabella Bird), R.G.S, Hon. F.R.S.G.S.; Hon. Mem- ber of Orieutal Society, Pekin; first lady Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society ; anthor of The Englishwoman in America, Six Months in the Sandwich Islands, A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains,' Un beaten Tracks in Japan, The Golden Chersonese, Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan,' Among the Tibetans,' "Korea and her Neighbours,The Yangtze Valley and Beyond, Pictures from China, etc.

BLAIR, Andrew A.; chief chemist of the U.S. Geological Survey, Division of Mining and Geology, Tenth Census of the United States; author of The Chemical Analysis of Iron, etc. (A. A. B.)

BLAKE, Rev. John Frederick, M.A., F.R.S. sometime Professor of Natural Science, University College, Nottingham; author of

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Muller's Biography of Words,' etc.

Church. Isaiah (Churchman's Bible). (L. Br.) (F. BA.) "Service of God. (A. C. BE.) (F. N. B.) (J. Br*.) (J. V. B.) (I. L. B.) (G. C. T. B.)