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school, having been elected to that office while in Europe, which chair he exchanged for that of mineralogy in 1864. The school was in an em- bryonic state in 1857, and through his zeal and ability it became established, and paved the way for the Sheffield scientific school. In addition to the duties of his professorship, he discharged those of treasvirer, secretary, and of presiding officer of the faculty, after the organization of that body ia 1872. He was made president of the American association for the advancement of science, in 1885, and became an honored member of the leading scientific societies of Eu- rope and America. His writings are recognized as valuable accessions to the literature of science ; those contributed to the American Journal of Science being especially notable. He assisted Prof. James D. Dana in preparing the third, fourth, and fifth editions of his Descriptive Mineralogy, contributing to them valuable analyses of minerals, and lis wrote a Manual of Deter iniuative Mineralogy and Blow-pipe Analysis (18T5).

BRUSH, Jesse, clergyman, was born in Hun- tington, N. Y., June 11, 1S30: son of John Rogers and Elizabeth (Carman) Brush. He was gradu- ated at the University of the city of New York in 1854, and was admitted to the New York city bar in 1855. In 1859 he was graduated at the Union theological seminary, and was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. In 1859-"60 he was pastor at Susquehanna. Pa., and in 1862-*63 a supph' at Westliampton, Mass. From 1863 to 1865 he was chaplain of the 158th infantry, N. Y. volunteers. He was pastor at Vernon, Conn., from 1865 to 1867; at North Cornwall, Conn., from 1867 to 1873; at Berlin, Conn., from 1873 to 1876, and at North Stamford, Conn., from 1876 to 1880. In

1880 he entered the Episcopal church, and was rector of Grace church, Say brook, Conn!, from

1881 to 1888, becoming in the latter year rector in Mayville, Cliautauqua county, N. Y., remaining in that position until May, 1893, when he became associated with Rev. Dr. Smith, rector of St. James' church, Buffalo, N. Y. In January, 1896, he was elected chaplain of the church home, Buffalo, N. Y. He married a daughter of the Rev. Harvey Newcomb, who died Oct. 24, 1894. Their three sons became — Edward Hale, a jour- nalist ; Henrj' Wells, a lawyer ; George Robert, a clergyman, graduate of the General theological seminary. New York city. 1896.

BRUSKE, August Friedrich, educator, was born at Raclien, Prussia, March 24. 1847; .son of Benjamin and Maria (Schultz) Bruske. He was educated in Germany until he was nine years of age, when he was brought by his parents to America. He attended the public schools of Perrinsville, Mich., and was graduated at Adrian

college, Mich., in 1869. He studied for the ministry in Drew theological seminary, N. J., for six years was pastor of the Congregational church, Charlotte, Mich., and for thirteen years of the First Presbyterian church, Saginaw, Mich., when he became president of Alma college, Alma, Mich.

BRUTE, Simon Gabriel, R. C. bishop, was born at Rennes, capital of Brittany, in France, in 1779. He was educated in the schools and colleges of liis native town, and at the Seminary of St. Sulpice at Paris, and at the close of his theological course, in 1808, was ordained to the priesthood. He refused the position of assistant chajjlain to the Emperor Napoleon, and a canoni- cate in the cathedral at Rennes, preferring to enter the Sulpitian order. He was made professor of theology in the Sulpitian seminary at Rennes and in 1810 accompanied Bishop Flaget to America. He became professor of pliilosophy at-St. Mary's college, Baltimore ; was transferred to Emmitts- burg in 1812, and visited France 1815-17. He brought his library of nearly 5000 volumes for the use of St. Marj^'s college, of which he was made president on his return. He was conse- crated first bishop of the new see of Vincennes in 1834 ; vLsited France in the interests of his diocese and returned with twenty priests. He established twenty-three churches, twenty-eight missions, two religious communities, one theo- logical seminaiy, a college for men. a female academy and two free sciiools in his diocese. He died at Vincennes. Ind.. June 26, 1839.

BRYAN, Charles Page, diplomatist, was born in Chicago, 111., in 1856, son of Thomas Barbour Bryan (q.v.). He was educated at the University of Virginia and was graduated at Columbian law school in 1878. He was admitted to tlie bar in that year and in 1879 removed to Colorado, where he served as a representative in the state legis- lature and as colonel on the military staff of Governor Eaton. He returned to Chicngo iii 1883 ; served four terms in the state legislature and visited Europe twice in the interest of the World's Columbian Exposition. He also .served as colonel on the staffs of Governors Fifes. Eglesby and Altgeld of Illinois ; was appointed envoy extra- ordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Cliina in October, 1897; was transferred to Brazil in January, 1898, and to Switzerland in September, 1902.

BRYAN, George, jurist, was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1731. He settled in Philadelphia, Pa., while quite young, and became interested in political affairs. He was elected to the state assemblj-, was a delegate to the stamp act congress, and in 1776 was made vice-president of the state supreme executive council, holding the office until 1778, when he was made its