FROHMAX
FROST
professor of church history, exegesis and dog-
matics and became known as one of tlie most
prominent theologians of the Lutheran church
in the United States. He was associated with
his brother Conrad Sigmund in editing Kirchliche
Zeitschrift, a bi-monthly journal, published at
Mendota, and he also edited other pviblications of
the Iowa synod of which he was secretar3' for
several years. He was married at St. Sebald,
Iowa, Aug. 29, 1858, to Elisabeth Koeberle,
daughter of a Bavarian minister. The degree of
D.D. was conferred upon him by Muhlenberg col-
lege. Allentown, Pa., in 1879. He is the author of
3Ii;ditaiioHs on the Passion of Christ (1868) ; Taking
Interest in the Light of the Scriptures (1869); His-
tory of Protestant 3Iissionary Operations amnnrj the
North American Indians in the 17th and 18th Cen-
turies (1870) ; The Teachinij of the Missouri Synod
on the Doctrine of Predestination (1883) ; Theophilus
(1889). He died at Mendota, 111., July 13, 1889.
FROHMAN, Daniel, theatrical manager, was
born at Sandusky, Ohio, in 1853; son of Henry
and Barbara Frohman. He removed to New
York in 1863, and attended school until 1866
when he became connected with the New York
Tribune, first in its business department, and tlien
as one of Horace
Greeley's private sec-
retaries. After five
years' service in the
business office of the
Tribune, he was en-
gaged by John Russell
Young to publish the
newly established
New York Standard.
Later for a year he
was the advertising
manager of the Daily
Graphic. While em-
])loyed on the lat-
ter paper his health
became impaired and
he was advised to travel. As a diversion he
took a position as advance agent of a small theat-
rical troupe, and before he was able to return to
journalism he was engaged by J. H. Haverly, the
theatre manager, and for four or five years
travelled to every considerable town in the
United States as theatrical agent. When the
Madison Square theatre was opened in New York
in 1879 he became its business manager and re-
mained tliei'e until 1885. Through the efforts of
Mr. Frohman the play of " Hazel Kirke " from
its first acting at that theatre became a very val-
uable property. Among other popular plays pro-
duced at the Madison Square during liis connec-
tion with that theatre were: "Young Mrs. Win-
throp," "Esmeralda," "The Rajah," and "May
%■
Blossom," all by American authors. During the
season of 1885-86 he managed the tour of
Modjeska. In 1886 lie became the manager of the
Lyceum theatre of New York and in the same
year organized and became manager of the Ly-
ceum stock company. In August, 1899, he
assumed the management of Daly's theatre, New
York city. The principal succe.sses of the Ly-
ceum company include: The Wife; Street Laven-
der; The Charity Ball; Lord CMtmley ; The
Dancing Girl; Captain Lettarblair ; Lady Bountiful ;
Squire Kate; Sheridan; The Highest Bidder; The
Maister of Woodbarrow ; The Idler; Americans
Abroad; The Amazons ; TJie Adventures of Lady
Ursula ; The Prisoner of Zenda ; and The Princess
and the Butterfly. Mr. Frohman also became the
manager of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in America,
and of E H. Sothern and James K. Hackett.
FROMENTIN, Eligius, senator, was a mem- ber of the Society of Jesus in France and was sent to America as a priest of the order in the Roman Catholic church. After reaching New Orleans, he renounced his vows, was maiTied, and became a lawyer. He was secretary of the state senate, 1813-13; a United States senator from Louisiana, 1813-19; judge of the ci'iminal court in New Or- leans, 1820-31, and judge of the Western district of Florida in January, 1832. He shortly after re- turned to New Orleans, La. He published Obser- vations on a Bill respecting Land Titles in Orleans and Dominique. He died of 3'ellow fever in New Orleans. La.. Oct. 6, 1823.
FROST, Edwin Brant, astronomer, was born in Brattleboro, Vt., July 14, 1860; son of Carlton Pennington and Eliza Ann (Du Bois) Frost, and grandson of Benjamin and Mary (Brant) Frost. He was graduated at Dartmouth, A.B., 1886; A.M., 1889, and was instructor there, 1887-90. He studied at the University of Strassburg, Ger- many, 1890-91. and at the Royal Astrophysical Observatory, Potsdam, Germany, 1891-92. He was assistant professor of astronomy at Dart- mouth college, 1892-95, and full professor, 1895- 98. He went to Chicago, 111., in 1898 as professor of astrophysics at the University of Chicago. He was married, Nov. 19, 1896, to Mary Elizabeth Hazard of Dorchester, Mass. He translated and re- vised Scheiner's Astronomical Spectroscojyy (1895).
FROST, George, delegate to the Continental congress, was born in New Castle, N.H., April 26, 1720; son of Commander John Frost, of the British navy, and a nephew of Sir William Pep- perrell. He became supercargo and captain of one of his imcle's vessels in 17-10 and followed the sea until 1760, when he returned to his native state. He was judge of the court of common pleas, 1773-91; a delegate to congress, 1777-79, and a member of the governor's council, 1781-84. He died in Durham, N.H., June 31, 1796.
