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Aaron, Samuel, clergyman, educator, abolitionist, author, was born Oct. 18, 1800, in New Britain, Pa. He was a baptist clergyman and an educator of Mount Holly, N.J.; and was prominent as an anti-slavery advocate. He published a number of popular textbooks and was the author of Faithful Translation. He died April 11, 1865, in Mount Holly, N.J.

Abadie, Eugene Hilarian, army surgeon, was born about 1814 in France. In 1836 he entered the medical corps of the United States army; in 1853 was promoted to surge-on; and was brevetted colonel. At the time of his death he had seen more years of actual service than any, save two, of the army surgeons. He died Deo. 12, 1874, in St, Louis, Mo.

Abarbanell, Jacob Ralph, lawyer, editor, dramatist, author, was born Dee. 6, 1853, in New York City. He practices his profession of law in New York City; and is also editor of the New York Family Story P^iper. He is the author of Flirtation; Monte Cristo and His Wife; Ma; The Rector's Secret; and nu- merous serials and plays.

Abbadie, D., military governor, was born about 1710 in France. He was sent to America by Louis XV of France, to take charge of certain royal business interests in New Orleans; and was granted military authority over the affairs of the province. He died Feb. 4, 1765, in New Orleans, La.

Abbatt, Agnes Dean, painter, artist, was born June 23, 1847, in New York City. She has given special attention to the painting of chrysanthemums; and among her most noteworthy pictures are When Autumn Turns the Leaves; The Last of the Flowers; and In my Neighbor's Hayfleld. In the landscape field she has done much work in England and Wales, on the ilasachusetts coast, and in rural scenes in Westchester county. Abbatt, William, journalist, publisher, author, City.

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Point; and has edited General Health's Memories; Sargent's Life of Major John Andre: Codman's Arnold's Expedition to Quebec; and Winfield's Block-House by Bull's Ferry. Abbe, Cleveland, meteorologist, astronomer, author, was born Dec. 3, 1838, in New York City. He was director of the Cincinnati observatory; and in 1871 became professor of meteorology in the United States weather bureau and has since continued in that position. He is also editor of the Monthly Weather Review. The more important of his many publications include Solar Spots and Terrestrial Temperature; Plea for Terrestrial Physics; Atmosphere Radiation; Treatise on Meteorological Apparatus; Preparatory Studies for Deductive Methods in Meteorology; and Mechanics of the Earth's Atmosphere. Abbe, Robert, educator, surgeon, lecturer, was born in 1851 in New York City. In 1877-84 he was attending surgeon to the New York hospital; for two years was professor of didactic surgery at the Women's medical college; and since 1884 has been surgeon to St. Luke's hospital. In 1889-97 he was professor of surgery at the New York post-graduate medical school; and since 1898 has been lecturer on surgery at the Columbia medical school. Abbett, Leon, lawyer, jurist, governor, was born Oct. 8, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1862 he settled in the practice of law in Hoboken, N.J. and in 1863 was appointed corporation attorney. In 1864-70 he was a representative to the New Jersey legislature; in 1874 was elected state senator; and in 1876 became corporation counsel of Jersey City. In 1884-87 and 1890-93 he served four terms as governor of New Jersey. In 1893 he was appointed a justice of the supreme court. He died Nov. 4, 1894, in Jersey City, A N.J. Abbey, Edwin Austin, painter, artist, was born April 1, 1852, in Philadelphia, Pa. He entered the employ of Harper and brothers New York City as an illustrator to Harper's Magazine. He is an associate member of the national academy. He has attracted