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for Field Artillery. in Baltimore, Md.

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died

March

20, 1881,

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lain,

French, Winsor Brown, soldier, was born In 1861 he became first lieutenant and adjutant in the seventy-seventh regiment New York infantry; and in 1865 was brevetted brigadier-general of volun-

tories.

in Vermont.

teers.

Freneau, Philip, journalist, author, poet,

was born Jan. 3, 1753, in New York City. After the war he was an editor; and master' of a vessel in voyages to the West Indies. He was the author of Poems of Philip Fre-

neau; Poems Written between the Years 1768 and 1794; Poems Written and Published during the American Revolution; and of Poems on American Affairs. his prose writings are. The Philoso-

Collection

Among

pher of the Forest; and Essays by Robert Slender. He died Dec. 18, 1833, near Freehold, N.J. Frerichs, Frederick W., educator, chemist, scientist, was born March 23, 1849, in Etzel, Germany. In 1874 he received the degree of Ph.D. from Gottingeu university; and in 1874-79 was instructor in chemistry in that 1880-86 he was superintendent institution. of the Mallinekrodt chemical works of St. Louis, Mo.; and since 1886 has been secretary, treasurer and manager of the Herf •

and Frerichs chemical company. In 1903-06 he was president of the St. Louis chemical society; and has made valuable researches in chemistry.

Freshwater, Robert Marquis, educator, clergyman, college president, was born June He was 11, 1846, near CarroUton, Ohio. educated at Allegheny college of Meadville, He has been presiding elder in the Pa. methodist episcopal church and was a member of the general missionary committee for

four years. He was acting president of Scio college of Ohio; and is now president of the Baldwin university of Berea, Ohio.

Oberholtzer, Nash, Headley, Chamberand various other genealogical his-

Freund, Ernst, educator, author, was

New York

bom

Since 1903 he has been professor of jurisprudence at the university of Chicago. He is the author of Legal Nature of Corporations; and Jan.

30,

1864, in

City.

Police Power.

Freund, John C, musical editor, publisher, dramatist, was born Nov. 22, 1848, in LonHe was educated in the don, England. city of London school; and in Oxford and London universities. While at Oxford he founded and edited the Dark Blue MagaIn 1870 his first play, The Underzine. Graduate, was produced at the Queen's theatre at London, England. Since 1871 he has been connected with trade journalism in New York City; and founded and was the proprietor of the Hat, Cap and Fur Trade Review. He was one of the pioneers in magazine, dramatic and musical trade jourIn 1873 he nalism in the United States. was the first to start a music trade paper in the English language in New York City; which later developed from it to the MusiHis second play, cal and Dramatic Times. True Nobility, was produced at McVicker's theater of Cliicago, 111. He has established and edited several music trade papers; and is now editor and chief owner of Musical America; aJid is president of the Musical America company of New York City. Frevet, William Alfred, was born Jan. 19, 1833, in At the outbreak of the

soldier, architect,

New

Orleans, La. war he entered the confederate army as a private in the Washington artillery from New Orleans. He was promoted from time to time, finally reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel of engineers. In 1866-68 he was state engineer for Louisiana and for several years after that he had charge of the construction of the public schools of the McDonough fund, some sixteen in number. He served supervising architect of the United as States government in 1887-90, when he reHe designed the reconstruction of signed. the state house at Baton Rouge; was the architect for the buildings of the state university at Pineville, La.; and was also the architect for the university of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. civil



Abraham James, clergyman,

genealogist, author, was born Feb. 7, 1849, in He was educated at the Bedminster, Pa. academy of Newton, N.J.; attended the collegiate institute o f e w Jersey studied in the Wadsworth college of Ohio and graduated from the Wyoming seminary of Kingston, Pa. He has filled pastorates i n Middle Smithiield, Pa.; in Stockholm and Milton, N.J. in Libertyville and Coleville, N.J. in Unionville and Westtown, N.Y. and in various other cities; and now fills a pastorate in Milton, Pa. He has been a justice of the peace and town clerk; and for thirty-three years a Sunday school superintendent. He is the author of genealogies of the Fretz, Kratz, Wismer, Moyer, StaufTer, Funk, BeidFretz,

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Frey, Adolf, musician, composer, was bom April 4, 1865, in Germany. He is a noted pianist, violinist and composer. He is professor of music at the Syracuse university at Syracuse, N.Y.



Frey,



Albert Romer, litterateur, author,

was born Feb.

17, 1858, in

New

York.

He

a writer of New York City upon Shakesperean and dramatic topics. He is the author of William Shakespeare and Alleged Spanish Prototypes; and A Dictionary of Sobriquets and Nicknames. is