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 SOME CONTEIBUTOES TO NEW VOLUMES OE ‘ ENCYCLOPAEDIA BEITANNICA ’

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Linnean Society of London; Sherardian Pro- WARD, H. Marshall, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S., ‘ Etching in England,’ ‘ Fine Prints: On fessor of Botany, Oxford ; Fellow of Magdalen F.R.Hort.S.; Professor of Botany, Cambridge; Books and Arts,’ ‘ The Collapse of the PeniCollege; Fellow and Lecturer of Christ’s Coll. Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; tent.’ (F. We.) Cambridge, 1876; Header in Botany, Cambridge, Hon. Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge; Lewis S., A.B.; editor of the ‘ Yale 1883 ; Hon. Fellow of Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, President of the British Mycological Society; WELCH, Alumni Weekly.’ (L. S. W.) 1897 ; author of ‘ Keproduction,’ etc., in Ninth corresponding Member Cryptogamic Society of Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Lectures on the Scotland; Cryptogamic Botanist to Ceylon WELDON, Walter F. R., M.A., D.Sc., Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ A Student’s Text-Book Government, 1880-82; Berkeley Fellow, Owens i F.R.S.; Linacre Professor of Comparative Anaof Botany,’ papers in various scientific journals, Coll., 1882 ; Fellow of Christ’s Coll., 1883 ; tomy, Oxford ; late Fellow of St John’s Coll. etc. (S. H. V*.) Professor of Botany in Forest School, Cooper’s Cambridge tive Anatomy and Zoology, University Coll. Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Timber and London. (W. F. R. W.) some of its Diseases,’ ‘The Oak,’ ‘Sachs’ Lecw Joseph, M.A.; Fellow and Tutor, tures on the Physiology of Plants,’ ‘ Laslett’s WELLS, Wadham College, Oxford; Delegate of Local Timber and Timber Trees,’ ‘ Diseases of Plants,’ WAALS, J. D. van der; Doctor of Math, Examinations, for Extension of University ‘ Grasses,’ ‘ Disease in Plants.’ (H. M. W.) and Physics, Leyden; Professor of Physics, Teaching and for Training of Teachers; on Amsterdam; Gen. Sec. Royal Academy of WARD, James, M.A., LL.D., D.Sc.; Fellow of Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examining Trin. Coll. Camb. and Professor of Mental Sciences, Amsterdam; Cor. Member de Board; author of ‘ A Short History of Philosophy, Cambridge; Gifford Lecturer, 1’Academic des Sciences de Paris, etc.; author Rome,’ ‘ Oxford and its Colleges,’ ‘Wadham University of Aberdeen, 1895-97; author of of ‘ The Continuity of the Gaseous and Liquid College.’ (J. We*.) ‘Herbart,’ ‘Psychology,’ in Ninth Edition WELLS, Captain Lionel de Lautour, States of Matter,’ etc. (J. D. v. d. W.) of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘Naturalism and AgnosWADSWORTH, S., M.A. ; Barrister-at-Law, R.N. ; Chief Officer, Metropolitan Fire ticism.’ (j. w*.) of the Inner Temple and of Lincoln’s Inn; Brigade; author of ‘Jack Afloat,’ ‘M.F.B. joint-editor of the 17th edition of Davidson’s WARD, Robert de C., A.M. ; Instructor in I Drill-book. ’ (L. de L. W.) Climatology Harvard University. (R.deC.W.) WESTLAKE, John, K.C., LL.D.; Professor ‘ Concise Precedents in Conveyancing.’ (S. Wa.) WAGER, Harold W. T., F.L.S.; formerly WATERHOUSE, Major-Gen. James; of International Law, Cambridge; author of ‘A Lecturer in Biology, Yorkshire Coll. Leeds; Unemployed Supernumerary List, Indian Staff Treatise on Private International Law, or the Corps; Vice-President Roy. Phot. Soc. ; Hon. H.M. Inspector of Science Schools ; author of Conflict of Laws,’ ‘Chapters on the Principles 1 Memoirs on Cytology and Reproduction of the Mem. Vienna Phot. Soc. 1901; Indian Ordnance of International Law.’ (Jsro. We.) Lower Organisms,’ etc. (H. W*.) Dept. 1866; Assist. Surveyor-Gen. in charge WETHERELL, W. ; assistant editor, ‘ Liverof photographic operations in the Surveyorpool Daily Post.’ (W. We.) WAGNER, Dr Hermann j Professor of GeoGeneral’s Office, Calcutta, 1866-97; took part graphy in Gottingen University; author of in the observation of total eclipses, 1871 and WHATES, 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.,’ ‘Lehrbuch der Geographie,’ editor of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1888-90; book.' (H. Wh.) ‘ Geographisches Jahrbuch,’ etc. (H. Wa.) awarded Roy. Phot. Soc. Progress Medal, 1890, WHEATLEY, Henry Benjamin; Asst. also Vienna Phot. Soc. Voigtliinder Medal, 1895; 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 ExhibiPhotographic Reproduction,’ and numerous J 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 publimember 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 draAthens (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 ‘Pepysiana,’ etc. (H. B. W*.) writing under the signature ‘ Rapier,’ 1880-95 ; 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 BadSenior 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 WATSON, War. (J. Wh.) Colonel Charles Moore, archaeological memoirs. (C. W*.) C.M.G., M.A.; Deputy Inspector-General of | WHETHAM, William Cecil Dampier, Fortifications, War Office; served in Sudan WALKER, James, D.Sc., F.R.S. ; ProM.A., F.R.S. ; Fellow of Trinity Coll. Camunder the late Gen, C. G. Gordon, C.B., 1874fessor of Chemistry, University College, bridge ; Lecturer on Physics, Cambridge; author 1875 ; A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Sir Lintorn SimDundee. (J. Wal.) of various papers on scientific subjects, and mons, G.C.B., 1878-80; employed in Indian of text-book on ‘Solution and Electrolysis,’ WALKER, Norman, M.B., F.R.C.P.; Office, 1880-82 special service, Egyptian War, etc. (W. C. D. W.) Assistant Physician of Edinburgh Infirmary; 1882; employed in Egyptian Army, 1882-86, with part author of ‘ An Introduction to DermatoEdgar; editor of the ‘Conrank of Pasha (3rd class Osmanieh) ; Assistant WHITAKER, stantinople Messenger ’; author of ‘ The Outlogy.’ (N. W.) Inspector-General of Fortifications, 1891-96; look in Asiatic Turkey ’; translated Giacometti’s Deputy Inspector-General 1896. (C. M. W.) WALLACE, Sir Donald Mackenzie, ‘Russia’s Work in Turkey,’ etc. (E. W*.) K.C.I.E., K.C.V.O.; Private Secretary to WATTS, Philip, F.R.S.; Director of Naval WHITE, Horace; editorof the N.Y. ‘Evening Marquesses of Dufierin and of Lansdowne as Construction; formerly Naval Architect and Post ’; sometime editor of the ‘ Chicago Viceroys of India, 1884-89; attached to the Director of War Shipbuilding Department of Sir Tribune’; author of ‘The Silver Question,’ Czarewitch as political officer during his tour W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. (P. Wa.) ‘ The Tariff Question,’ ‘ Money and Banking,’ in India and Ceylon, 1890-91 ; Director of the WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore; poet, ‘The Gold Standard,’ etc. (H. Wh*.) Foreign Department of ‘The Times,’ 1891-99; novelist, and critic ; author of ‘ Poetry,’ WHITE, James ; Department of the Interior, Assist. Private Secy, to H.R.H. the Duke of ‘ Rossetti,’ ‘ Sonnet,’ ‘ Vanbrugh,’ ‘ Wycherley,’ Cornwall and York during his colonial tour, Ottawa. (J. Wh*) etc., in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘The 1901; member of Institut de Droit InterComing of Love,’ ‘Aylwin’; edited ‘ Lavengro,’ WHITE, James Forbes, M.A., LL.D.; art national and Officier de ITnstruction Publique etc. (T. W. D.) critic; author of ‘Rembrandt,’ ‘Velasquez,’ in of France; joint-editor of New Volumes the Ninth Edition of the ‘ Ency. Brit.’ (J. F. W.) of ‘ Encyclopaedia Britannica ”; author of WAUGH, Arthur; London Correspondent to ‘Russia,’ ‘Egypt and the Egyptian Question,’ the ‘ New York Critic,’ 1893-97 ; literary adviser WHITFELD, W. H. ; successor to ‘ Cavenetc. (D. M. W.) dish ’ on the ‘ Field.’ (W. H. W*.) to Kegan Paul and Co. Ltd. ; author of ‘ Gordon in Africa,’ ‘Alfred, Lord Tennyson’; edited WHYTE, Frederic W.; author and draWALLACE, William, M.A., LL.D.; assistant ‘Johnson’s Lives of the Poets’; edited the matic critic; author of ‘ Actors of the Ceneditor of the ‘ Glasgow Herald ’; author of ‘ Pamphlet Library,’ ‘ Legends of the Wheel,’ tury ’; trans. of A. Filon’s ‘ English Stage,’ ‘Burns and Mrs Dunlop,’ ‘ Scotland Yesterday ’; ‘ Robert Browning.’ (A. Wa.) etc. (F. W. W.) edited ‘ Chambers’s Life and Works of Burns,’ WEBB, Gen. Alexander Stewart; Presietc. . (W. Wa.) C.; designer of theatrical specdent of the College of the City of New York; WILHELM, tacle author of ‘ Essays on Ballet and SpecBrig.-Gen. of Volunteers in the Civil War; WALLIS, John Edward Power, M.A.; tacle,’ etc. (C. Wi.) author of ‘ The Peninsula,’ ‘ M'Clellan’s CamAdvocate - 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, Maj.-Gen. C. E., C.B., Soldiers,’ ‘Essays on the War Game,’ ‘Exerand numerous articles on constitutional law WEBBER, M.I.C.E., M.I.E.E.; Indian Mutiny, 1857-60; cises in Strategy and Tactics’ (from the Gerand history. (J. E. P. W.) instructor in topography, R.M.A. ; with Prusman), ‘ The Command of Artillery in the Army sian Army in 1866; Paris Exhibition, 1867; Corps and the Infantry Division’ (from the WALPOLE, Sir Spencer, K.C.B., Hon. Egyptian expedition, 1882; Nile expeditions, LL.D. Edin. ; Inspector of Fisheries, 1867; German), ‘The Brain of an Army,’ ‘The Volun1884-85 ; 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 Elec- I tary 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 WEBER, Gustavus A.; U.S. Dept, of South Africa ’ ‘ Lessons of the War,’ ‘ War and Rule. (S. W.) Policy.’ (H. S. W.) Labour, Washington, D.C. (G. A. W.) Walter F., LL.B., Ph.D. ; Chief WALTON, Hon. Sir Joseph, K.C.; Judge WEDMORE, Frederick; art critic of the WILLCOX, Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau; Professor of ‘Standard,’ London; author of ‘Pastorals of of the King’s Bench Div.; chairman of the Social Science and Statistics, Cornell UniFrance,’ ‘ Renunciations,’ ‘ English Episodes,’ General Council of the Bar, 1899; Recorder of versity ; Member of the American Social Science and ‘Orgeas and Miradou,’ with other short Wigan, 1895-1901; author of ‘ Practice and Association, and Secretary of the American stories and imaginative pieces; ‘ The Life of Procedure of Court of Common Pleas at LanEconomical Association; author of ‘ The Divorce Balzac,’ ‘Studies in English Art,’ ‘Meryon,’ caster.’ (W.)
 * late Jodrell Professor of ComparaHill, 1885-95 ; author of ‘ Schizomycetes ’ in