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 INITIALS AOT) PSEUDONYMS.

PART II.

Abbot,. An Irish Bachelor* An

Irish novelist.

Abbot, the Hon. E. S., afterwards Baroness Colchester. An Amateur. An English poet.

Abbot, Ezra, DD., LLD., 1819-84. E. A. An American biblical scholar, b. at Jackson, Me. ; Bowdom Coll., 1840; he was ass't librarian of Harv Univ. Li- brary, 1856-72, and Bussey Prof, of New Test. Criticism and Interpretation, 1872- 84. The "Literary World," Sept. 11, 1880, says : " Dr. Ezra Abbot . . . has the learning of a library, the eye of a microscope, and the coolness of a sur- geon operating under fire/' Died in Cambridge, Mass.

Abbot, Jj A. A Matrimonial Mono- maniac. An English writer.

Abbott, Austin, 1831-. Benauly. An American lawyer of New Tork City.

Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan, 1830-. Benauly. An American lawyer of New York City.

Abbott, Rev. Charles Edwards, 1811-80. Old Harlo. An American Teacher at Pittsfield, Mass.; Hartford, Conn ; in Boston and New York City.

Abbott, Rev. Edwin Abbott, D D., 1833-. Philochnstus. An English Epis. divine and educator; from 1865, head- master of the City of London School.

Abbott, Rev. Jacob, 1803-79. /. A.; One of her Sons; One of them; Erodore. An eminent American author; b, in Hallowell, Me.; from 1838 a resident of New York City; devoted to literary work; d. at Farmington, He.

Abbott, Jennie A. See "Johnson, Mrs. Jennie (Abbott)/' wife of Oliver Johnson.

Abbott, John G., -1884. Van Au~

Abbott, Rev, Joseph, MA., 1789-1868, An Emigrant Farmer} Philip Musgrave.

A Canadian missionary from 1818; d. at Montreal.

Abbott, Lawrence Frazer. Law- rence Eraser.

Abbott, Lyraan, D D., 1835-. Benau- ly; Laicus; A Layman. An American, author, clergyman, and journalist; b. in Roxbury, Mass.

Abbott, Rev. Thomas KingsmUI, M.A. PkilaletJies. An English clergyman; Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.

Abdy, Mrs. Maria Smith, 1818-67. M,. A, An English poet ; niece of James and Horace Smith ; b. in London. Miss Smith was in early life married to the Rev. John Chanmng Abdy, Rector of St. John's, Southwark. Died at Margate.

A'Beckett, Arthur William, 1844-. Bertie Vt/se. An English journalist and miscellaneous writer. Since 1874, on the staff of London "Punch."

Abeken, Bernhard Rudolf, 1780- 1866. Ernst Andolt. A German writer ; b. at Osnabruck; tutor to the children of Schiller, and afterwards professor in Ma native town.

Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806. Thomas Mawe. A Scottish gardener; he published his first two works under the name of Mr. Mawe, the gardener of the Duke of Leeds ; for which privilege lie paid him twenty guineas.

Abercromby, James, First Baron Dunfermline, 1776-1858. Signer Aba- crombi; The Pensioner, A British peer, called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1800 ; Speaker of the House of Commons, 1835; and on retiring from that office in 1839, created Baron Dunfermline, in the peer- age of the United Kingdom.

Abingdon, WiUoughby Bertie, Earl of, 1740-99. E~ I ofA-^n. An English nobleman*

ATWett,Wffl*am, Telba. An English writer.