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institute for arcliitectural ilrawing. During these years of architectural study lie received a few lessons in water-color painting from Edward Maurey, an English teacher. His first jiicture of im|X)rtance. '"Greenwood Lake from Orange county, X.Y.," was painted in 1S44, and upon its exhibition at the National academy of design, he was elected an associate academician. He studied in Italy, 1847-i9; visited Scotland, and painted a view of Jedburgh Abliey for Mr. John Rutherford, and " The Sybil's Temple."* for the Art union. He was elected a National academician in ISOl. He resided in Ltmdon. ISnO-Oa, exhibiting regularly at the Royal academy, and was elected a member of the Lt)ndon society of arts, and also a compli- mentary member of the London Athenajum club. He was assistant commissioner at the International exhibition of 1862 in London and received a medal for his services. Chief among the pictures exhibited by him at this time were " Autumn on the Hudson," and " Richmond Hill in l!SG'2." He painted a series of sixteen land- scapes of American scenery for E. Gambert & Co., publishers, London, England. He was pre- sented at court to Queen Victoria, by the U.S. minister, Charles Francis Adams. His' pictures, exhibited at the Royal academy, were favor- ably mentioned by John Ruskin. He received a medal and diploma from the Centennial exhibi- tion at Pliiladelphia in 1876 " for oil painting," the pictures exliibited being "The Old Mill."' and " Bonchurch, Isle of Wight." He also painted the " Battlefield of Gettj-sburg " shortly after the battle. His picture " The Mellow Autumn Time," was shown at the American exhibition in London in 1887. Mr. Cropsey de- signed and superintended the construction of the 6th avenue elevated railway stations from Rector street to Central park, New Y'ork. He also designed and superintended the erection of cot- tages at Long Branch. He was elected an hon- orary member of the Pennsyh'ania academy of fine arts; a life member of the Lotus club; a member of the Union league club; a member of the Centurj' association in 18.j1 ; of the American Water Color society, 1867 ; a fellow of the Society of Science, Letters and Arts. London, 1872. He difd at Hastings, N.Y., June 22, 1900.

CROSBY, Alpheus, educator, was born in San-lwi<Ii, N.IL, Oct. 1^., 1810; .son of Dr. Asa and Abigail (Ru.ssell) Crosby. He was prex^ared for college principally at Gilmanton academy, studying one year at Phillips Exeter academy. He was graduated from Dartmouth in 1827; taught Moor"s charity school, Hanover, 1827-28; was tutt)r at Dartmouth, 1828-31; and then studied at Andover theological seminary, 1832- 33. He was licensed to preach in 1833, and in April of the same year accepted the chair of

Latin and Greek languages at Dartmouth college. In 1837, b}' a division of the department, he became professor of the Greek language and literature, and in 1849 retired from active duty and was appointed profes.sor emeritus. He was agent of the ]Mass{ichusetts board of education, and lecturer for the teachers" institutes of Massa- chusetts, 1854-56; and was principal of the state normal school at Salem, Mass., 1857-65. He was editor of The Ilujht U«y, a weekly reform paper, 1865-67. He was married, Aug. 27. 1834, to Abigail Grant Jones, daughter of Joseph Cutter of Newburyport, Mass. She died in 1837 and he was married in 1861 to Martha, daughter of Joseph Kingman, of West Bridgewater, Mass. He prepared various Greek text-books including a dictionary (1873) and also published Second Advent (1850) ; and First Lessons in Geometry (1851). He died in Salem, Mass., April 17, 1874.

CROSBY, Alpheus Banning, surgeon, was born in Gilmanton, N.H., Feb. 22, 1832; son of Dixi and Marj' Jane (Moody) Crosby. He was prepared for college at Moor's charity school, Hanover, N.H., and was graduated at Dartmouth, A.B., 1853, and A.M. and M.D., 1856. On receiv- ing his medical degree he became demonstrator of pathological anatomy at Dartmouth. In 1861 he joined the 1st New Hampshire volunteers as sur- geon and was promoted to the rank of brigade- surgeon. In 1862 he became associated with his father at Dartmouth and on his father's death he succeeded him, holding the chair of surgery and anatomy, 1870-77. He was professor of surgery in the University of Vermont, 1866-72; lecturer in the University of Michigan, 1869-70 ; professor and lecturer in Bowdoin college, 1869; pro- fessor in the Long Island college hospital, Brook- lyn, N.Y''., 1871-72; and professor of anatomy in Bellevue hospital medical college. New York city, 1872-77. His arldress as president of the New Hampshire medical society in June, 1877, on Tlie Ethical Eelation of Physician and Patient, with many of his medical lectures, was pub- lislied. He died in Hanover, N.H., Aug. 9, 1877.

CROSBY, Dixi, surgeon, was born in Sand- wich, N.H., Feb. 8, 1800; son of Dr. Asa and Bet.sey (Iloit) Crosby. He was graduated M.D at Dartmouth in 1824, and practised his profes- sion at Gilmanton and Laconia, N.IL, 1824-38. In the latter year he removed to Hanover and held the chair of surgery and surgical anatomy in the medical department of Dartmouth college until 1841. He was professor of surgery, obstet- rics and diseases of women and children, 1841- 68; professor of obstetrics and disea.ses of women, 1868-70, and in 1870 was made profes.sor emeritas of surgery, thereafter giving only occa- sional lectures. In 1861 he volunteered his services to the state and gave his days to the