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Beecher, Rev Henry Ward, 1813-.
- One uho keeps his Eyes and Ears open.
An American clergyman; b. at Litch- ficld, Conn.; Amherst Coll., 1834; since 1847, minister of the Pilgrim Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Beer, Georg Joseph, M.D., 1763- 1821. An Experienced Oculist. A cele- brated German oculist ; b., lived, and d. in Vienna.
Beers, Mrs. Ethelinda (Elliott), 1827-79. E. B ; Ethel Lynn. An American poetess; b., educ., and d. at Goshen, Orange Co., N.J.
Beetham, Kev. Hutton. Dr. William De Worfat. An English writer.
Beeton, Samuel Orchart. S. 0. B. An English editor and publisher, of Lon- don.
Beets, Nikolaus, 1814-. Hildebrand. A Dutch poet and prose-writer; b. at Haarlem; studied theology at Leyden; and since 1854 has been a preacher and professor at Utrecht. His poetic works were collected and published in three volumes in 1873-75.
Beevier, Bev. William Holt, M.A. An Amateur Farmer. An English clergy- man ; Jesus Coll , Oxford, 1849 ; Exam- ining Chaplain to the Bishop of Llan- dyssil, 1859 ; Prebendary of FairweU in Llandyssil Cathedral, 1866; Rector of Llandyssil, 1879 et seq.
Beezley, James, 1739-1811. J. B. ; Philalethes. An English Friend, of Tokenhouse Yard, London, and a Mem- ber of Gracechurch Street Monthly Meeting {?).
Beffroy de Reigny, Louis Abel, 1757-1811. Cousin Jacques. A French dramatist and writer, and composer of songs and operas; b. at Laon; d. at Charenton (Seine).
Begbie, James Warburton, M.D., F.R.S E., about 1823-76. A Physician. An eminent Scottish medical writer; educ, at Edinburgh; lived and d. in that city.
Begg, . Walter Bentley. A Scot- tish actor; b. in Edinburgh.
Begon, Fanny, Comtesse de. Mad- ame de Stolz. A French novelist.
Behrens, Bertha. W. Heimburg.
Belcher, Wtlliam. A Rational Mys- tic. An English bookseller, poet, and incoherent writer, of London. The pam- phlet shop which he opened he called "The Asylum of Genius."
Belden, Ezekiel Porter, A.M. A Member of that Institution, An American
writer ; b. in Wethersfield, Conn ; Tale
Coll., 1844 ; studied law at New Haven,
1844-45; engaged in the construction
and exhibition of models of New Haven
and New York, 1845-47.
Belden, G. H. Concivis. An Ameri- can writer.
Belden, N. H., 1810-. N. H. Belden Clarke, Esq. An American actor and dramatist; b. in Connecticut; first ap- peared on the stage at the old Chatham Garden, New York, in 1830.
Beldene, W. W. W. W. B. An American writer.
Belfast, Frederick Richard Chi- chester, Earl of, 1827-53. Lord B; Lord ###### ; Campana. An Irish nobleman ; educ. at Eton ; early evinced a taste for literature and art, and was a successful cultivator of music; he de- voted the proceeds of his literary and musical efforts to the relief and eleva- tion of the working classes; d. at Naples.
Belfour, Rev. Hugo John, 1802-27. St. John Dorset. An English poet and dramatist; admitted to holy orders in 1826, and appointed to a curacy in Ja- maica, where he died.
Belknap, Andrew Eliot, 1780- 1858. A Boston Boy. An American merchant, of Boston, son of Rev. Dr. Jeremy Belknap.
Belknap, Jane. J. B. An Ameri- can biographer, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Jeremy Belknap.
Bell, Mrs. C. M. Paterfamilias. An English novelist; wife of Rev. Edward Bell, of Wakefield.
Bell, Catharine Douglass, -1861. "Kate ; Cousin Kate. A Scotch novelist, of Edinburgh, where she died.
Bell, Major Evans. Indians. An East Indian officer and historian.
Bell, General Sir George, K.C.B., 1794-1877. An. Old Soldier. An emi- nent English soldier; entered the army in 1811, and served with great distinc- tion; author of "Rough Notes, by an Old Soldier." L. 1867.
Bell, Henry Nugent, Esq., 1773- 1822. Philo-Nauticus. An English law student of the Inner Temple, London; d. at Whitehall-place, sincerely regretted by his numerous friends.
Bell, J. John Hinds, An English veterinary surgeon,
Bell, J. Forsyth. A Canadian.
Bell, Rev, John. A Minister of the Gospel A Scottish minister, early in the 18th century.
Bell, John Montgomerie, 1804-62.
