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WARD, H. Marshall, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S., ‘Etching in England,’ ‘Fine Prints: On F.R.Hort.S.; Professor of Botany, Cambridge; fessor of Botany, Oxford ; Fellow of Magdalen Books and Arts,’ ‘ The Collapse of the Peni

Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; College; Fellow and Lecturer of Christ’s Coll. tent.’ (F. We.) Hon. Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge;

WELCH, Lewis S., A.B. ; editor of the Cambridge, 1876; Header in Botany, Cambridge, ‘ Yale President of the British Mycological Society; 1883 ; Hon. Fellow of Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, Alumni Weekly.’ (L. S. W.)

corresponding Member Cryptogamic Society of 1897 ; author of ‘ Reproduction,’ etc., in Ninth Scotland; Cryptogamic Botanist to Ceylon Edition of ‘Bncy. Brit.,’ ‘Lectures on the Walter F. R., M.A., D.Sc., Government, 1880-82 ; Berkeley Fellow, Owens

WELDON, Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ A Student’s Text-Book F.R.S. ; Linacre Professor of Comparative Ana

Coll., 1882; Fellow of Christ’s Coll., 1883 ; of Botany,’ papers in various scientific journals, tomy, Oxford Professor of Botany in Forest School, Cooper’s etc. (S. H. V*.)
 * late Fellow of St John’s Coll.

Cambridge ; late Jodrell Professor of ComparaHill, 1885-95; author of ‘ Schizomycetes ’ in tive Anatomy and Zoology, University Coll. Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Timber and London. (W. F. R. W.)

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WELLS, Joseph, M.A. ; Fellow and Tutor, w tures on the Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ Laslett’s Wadham College, Oxford ; Delegate of Local Timber and Timber Trees,’ ‘ Diseases of Plants,’ Examinations, for Extension of University

WAALS, J. D. van der; Doctor of Math, ‘ Grasses,’ ‘ Disease in Plants.’, (H. M. W.) Teaching and for Training of Teachers; on and Physics, Leyden; Professor of Physics,

WARD, James, M.A., LL.D., D.Sc. ; Fellow of Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examining Amsterdam; Gen. Sec. Royal Academy of Trin. Coll. Camb. and Professor of Mental Board; author of ‘ A Short History of Sciences, Amsterdam; Cor. Member de Philosophy, Cambridge; Gifford Lecturer, Rome,’ ‘ Oxford and its Colleges,’ ‘Wadham 1’Academie des Sciences de Paris, etc.; author 1 University of Aberdeen, 1895-97; author of College.’ (J. We*.) of The Continuity of the Gaseous and Liquid ‘Herbart,’ ‘Psychology,’ in Ninth Edition

WELLS, Captain Lionel de Lautour, States of Matter,’ etc. (J. D. v. d. W.) of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Naturalism and AgnosR.N. ; Chief Officer, Metropolitan Fire

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WARD, Climatology Harvard University. (R.deC.W.)

WESTLAKE, John, K.C., LL.D.; Professor ‘ Concise Precedents in Conveyancing.’ (S. Wa.) of International Law, Cambridge; author of ‘A

WAGER, Harold W. T., F.L.S.; formerly

WATERHOUSE, Major-Gen. James ; Unemployed Supernumerary List, Indian Staff Treatise on Private International Law, or the Lecturer in Biology, Yorkshire Coll. Leeds; Corps; Vice-President Roy. Phot. Soc.; Hon. Conflict of Laws,’ ‘ Chapters on the Principles H.M. Inspector of Science Schools ; author of Mem. Vienna Phot. Soc. 1901; Indian Ordnance of International Law.’ (Jno. We.) ‘ Memoirs on Cytology and Reproduction of the Dept. 1866; Assist. Surveyor-Gen. in charge

WETHERELL, W. ; assistant editor, ‘Liver

Lower Organisms,’ etc. (H. W*.) of photographic operations in the Surveyor

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WAGNER, Dr Hermann ; Professor of Geo

General’s Office, Calcutta, 1866-97 ; took part

graphy in Gottingen University; author of 1 in the observation of total eclipses, 1871 and

W HATES, H.; assistant editor of the Germany (Geography) ’ in Ninth Edition of 1875, and of transit of Venus, 1874; President ‘ Standard ’; editor of the ‘ Politician’s Hand

‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘LehrbuchderGeographie,’editor of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1888-90 book.’ (H. Wh.) ‘ Geographisches Jahrbuch,’ etc. (H. Wa.') awarded Roy. Phot. Soc. Progress Medal, 1890, Henry Benjamin; Asst. also Vienna Phot. Soc. Voigtlander Medal, 1895;

WHEATLEY,

WAIiDSTEIN, Charles, Litt.D., Ph.D., Secretary, Society of Arts, Assistant Sec. Brit. author of ‘The Preparation of Drawings for L.H.D. ; Knight Commander of the Order of Royal Commission, Section of Chicago Exhibi

Photographic Reproduction,’ and numerous the Redeemer; and Ernestine Saxon Order; tion, 1893; Hon. Sec. Early English Text papers in the ‘Bengal Asiatic Society’s Journal ’ Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, 1894; Society, 1864-72 ; Treasurer, 1872-1901; author and various photographic journals and publi

member of Council of British Archaeological of ‘Index,’ etc., in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. cations. (J. Wa*.) School, Athens, etc.'; Lecturer in Classical Brit.,’ ‘Anagrams,’ ‘Round about Piccadilly Archaeology in Univ. of Camb., 1880 ; Director

W A T S O N, Alfred Edward Thomas and Pall Mall,’ ‘What is an Index?’ ‘Samuel of Fitzwilliam Museum, Camb., 1883-89 ; Pepys and the World he lived in,’ ‘How to (‘Rapier’); editor of the ‘ Badminton Library’ Director of American Archaeological School, form a Library,’ ‘ How to Catalogue a Library,’ and ‘ Badminton Magazine ’; musical and dra

Athens (retaining Readership at Camb.), 1889‘ London Past and Present,’ ‘New Edit. Pepys’

matic critic of the ‘ Standard ’; edited the 1893, retaining Professorship there till 1896; Diary,’ ‘ Historical Portraits,’ ‘ Prices of Books,’ ‘Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News,’ Slade Professor of Fine Art, 1895-1901; author writing under the signature ‘ Rapier,’ 1880-95 ; ‘Pepysiana,’ etc. (H. B. W*.)

of ‘ Balance of Emotion and Intellect,’ 1878, author of ‘Sketches in the Hunting Field,’

WHEELER, Maj.-Gen. Joseph; Member ‘ Essays on the Art of Phidias,’ 1885, ‘ The Work ‘ Race Course and Covert Side,’ ‘ Types of the of U.S. Congress, 1881-99; Lieut.-Gen. and of John Ruskin,’ 1894, ‘The Study of Art in Turf,’ ‘ Steeplechasing,’ chapters in the Bad

Senior Cavalry General of the Confederate Universities,’ 1895, ‘ The Expansion of Western minton volumes on Hunting, Riding and Armies in the Civil War; in charge of the Ideals’ and the ‘World’s Peace,’ 1899, ‘The Driving, Racing and Chasing, ‘The Turf,’ cavalry under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ; Maj.

Jewish Question ’ and the ‘ Mission of the Jews,’ etc. (A. E. T. W.) Gen. of Volunteers, U.S.A., Span.-American 1899, and numerous reports of excavations and War. (J. Wh.) Colonel Charles Moore, archaeological memoirs. (0. W*.)

WATSON, C.M.G., M.A. Deputy Inspector-General of

WHETHAM, William Cecil Dampier,

WALKER, James, D.Sc., F.R.S. ; Pro

Fortifications, War Office; served in Sudan M.A., F.R.S.; Fellow of Trinity Coll. Camfessor of Chemistry, University College, under the late Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., 1874

bridge ; Lecturer on Physics, Cambridge; author Dundee. (J. Wal.) 1875 ; A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Sir Lintorn Simof various papers on scientific subjects, and mons, G.C.B., 1878-80; employed in Indian

WALKER, Norman, M.B., F.R. C.P.; of text-book on ‘Solution and Electrolysis,’ Office, 1880-82 ; special service, Egyptian War, Assistant Physician of Edinburgh Infirmary; etc. (W. C. D. W.) 1882; employed in Egyptian Army, 1882-86, with part author of ‘An Introduction to Dermatorank of Pasha (3rd class Osmanieh) ; Assistant

WHITAKER, Edgar; editor of the ‘Conlogy.’ (N. W.) stantinople Messenger ’; author of ‘ The OutInspector-General of Fortifications, 1891-96;

WALLACE, Sir Donald Mackenzie, look in Asiatic Turkey ’; translated Giacometti’s Deputy Inspector-General 1896. (C. M. W.) ! K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O.; Private Secretary to ‘ Russia’s Work in Turkey,’ etc. (E. W*.) Marquesses of Dufferin and of Lansdowne as

WATTS, Philip, F.R.S. ; Director of Naval WHITE, Horace; editor of the N.Y. ‘ Evening Construction ; formerly Naval Architect and Viceroys of India, 1884-89; attached to the Post ’; sometime editor of the ‘ Chicago Director of War Shipbuilding Department of Sir Czarewitch as political officer during his tour Tribune’; author of ‘The Silver Question,’ in India and Ceylon, 1890-91; Director of the W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (P. Wa.) [ ‘The Tariff Question,’ ‘Money and Banking,’ Foreign Department of ‘The Times,’ 1891-99 ;

WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore; poet, ‘ The Gold Standard,’etc. (H. Wh*)

Assist. Private Secy, to H.R.H. the Duke of novelist, and critic; author of ‘Poetry,’ Cornwall and York during his colonial tour, ‘Rossetti,’ ‘Sonnet,’ ‘Vanbrugh,’ ‘Wycherley,’ I

WHITE, James; Department of the Interior, 1901; member of Institut de Droit InterOttawa. (J. Wh*.)

etc., in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘The | national and Officier de ITnstruction Publique Coming of Love,’ ‘Aylwin’; edited ‘ Lavengro,’

WHITE, James Forbes, M.A., LL.D.; art of France; joint-editor of New Volumes etc. IT. W D.) ! critic; author of ‘Rembrandt,’ ‘Velasquez,’ in of ‘ Encyclopaedia Britannica ” ; author of the Ninth Edition of the ‘ Ency. Brit.’ (J. F. W.) ‘Russia,’ ‘Egypt and the Egyptian Question,’

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WALLACE, William, M.A., LL.D.; assistant in Africa,’ ‘ Alfred, Lord Tennyson ’; edited ! editor of the ‘ Glasgow Herald ’; author of Frederic W.; author and dra‘Johnson’s Lives of the Poets’; edited the

WHYTE, ‘Arabian Philosophy,’ ‘Descartes,’ ‘Epicurus,’ matic critic; author of ‘ Actors of the Cen‘ Pamphlet Library,’ ‘ Legends of the Wheel,’ | ‘Hegel,’ ‘Pessimism,’ ‘Schopenhauer’ in Ninth tury’; trans. of A. Filon’s ‘English Stage,’ ‘ Robert Browning.’ (A. Wa.) j Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Burns and Mrs Dunetc. (F. W. W.) lop,’ ‘ Scotland Yesterday ’; edited ‘ Chambers’s

WEBB, Gen. Alexander Stewart; Presi-

WILHELM, C.; designer of theatrical spec-' Life and Works of Burns,’ etc. (W. Wa.)

dent of the College of the City of New York; tacle; author of ‘ Essays on Ballet and Spec

Brig.-Gen. of Volunteers in the Civil War;

WALLIS, John Edward Power, M.A.; tacle,’ etc. (C. Wi.) author of ‘ The Peninsula,’ ‘ M'Clellan’s Cam-

Advocate - General of Madras; Inns of Court paign of 1862,’ etc. (A. S. W*.)

WILKINSON, Henry Spenser, M.A., on Reader in Constitutional Law, 1892-97; author staff of the ‘ Morning Post ’; author of ‘ Citizen of ‘ State Trials ’ for the State Trials Committee,

WEBBER, Maj.-Gen. C. E., C.B., Soldiers,’ ‘Essays on the War Game,’ ‘Exerand numerous articles on constitutional law M.I.C.E., M.I.E.E.; Indian Mutiny, 1857-60; cises in Strategy and Tactics’ (from the Ger

instructor in topography, R.M.A. ; with Prusand history. (J. E. P. W.)

man), ‘ The Command of Artillery in the Army sian Army in 1866; Paris Exhibition, 1867

WALPOLE, Sir Spencer, K.C.B., Hon. Corps and the Infantry Division’ (from the Egyptian expedition, 1882; Nile expeditions, ! LL.D. Edin. ; Inspector of Fisheries, 1867 ; German), ‘The Brain of an Army,’ ‘The Volun

1884-85 ; founder (with late Sir Francis Bolton) j Lieut.-Governor

of the Isle of Man, 1882 ; Secreteers and the National Defence,’ ‘Imperial and past President of the Institution of Electary to the Post Office, 1893-99; author of Defence’ (in collaboration with Sir Charles trical Engineers; author of various articles ‘ History of England from 1815,’ ‘ Life of Rt. Dilke), ‘ The Great Alternative, a Plea for a on military subjects, Telegraphy, Telephony, Hon. Spencer Perceval,’ ‘ Life of Lord John National Policy,’ ‘ The Command of the Sea,’ and Electrical Engineering. (C. E. W.) Russell,’ ‘The Electorate and the Legislature,’ ‘ The Brain of the Navy,’ ‘ British Policy in ‘Foreign Relations,’ ‘The Land of Home

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WEDMORE, Frederick; art critic of the

WILLCOX, Walter F., LL.B., Ph.D. ; Chief of the King’s Bench Div.; chairman of the ‘ Standard,’ London ; author of ‘ Pastorals of Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau; Professor of General Council of the Bar, 1899 ; Recorder of France,’ ‘ Renunciations,’ ‘ English Episodes,’ Social Science and Statistics, Cornell Uni

Wigan, 1895-1901 ; author of ‘ Practice and and ‘ Orgeas and Miradou,’ with other short j versity ; Member of the American Social Science Procedure of Court of Common Pleas at Lan

stories and imaginative pieces ; ‘ The Life of Association, and Secretary of the American

caster.’ (W.) Balzac,’ ‘Studies in English Art,’ ‘Meryon,’ j Economical Association; author of ‘ The Divorce