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professor of church history, exegesis and dog- matics and became known as one of tlie most prominent theologians of the Lutheran church in the United States. He was associated with his brother Conrad Sigmund in editing Kirchliche Zeitschrift, a bi-monthly journal, published at Mendota, and he also edited other pviblications of the Iowa synod of which he was secretar3' for several years. He was married at St. Sebald, Iowa, Aug. 29, 1858, to Elisabeth Koeberle, daughter of a Bavarian minister. The degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Muhlenberg col- lege. Allentown, Pa., in 1879. He is the author of 3Ii;ditaiioHs on the Passion of Christ (1868) ; Taking Interest in the Light of the Scriptures (1869); His- tory of Protestant 3Iissionary Operations amnnrj the North American Indians in the 17th and 18th Cen- turies (1870) ; The Teachinij of the Missouri Synod on the Doctrine of Predestination (1883) ; Theophilus (1889). He died at Mendota, 111., July 13, 1889. FROHMAN, Daniel, theatrical manager, was born at Sandusky, Ohio, in 1853; son of Henry and Barbara Frohman. He removed to New York in 1863, and attended school until 1866 when he became connected with the New York Tribune, first in its business department, and tlien as one of Horace Greeley's private sec- retaries. After five years' service in the business office of the Tribune, he was en- gaged by John Russell Young to publish the newly established New York Standard. Later for a year he was the advertising manager of the Daily Graphic. While em- ])loyed on the lat- ter paper his health became impaired and he was advised to travel. As a diversion he took a position as advance agent of a small theat- rical troupe, and before he was able to return to journalism he was engaged by J. H. Haverly, the theatre manager, and for four or five years travelled to every considerable town in the United States as theatrical agent. When the Madison Square theatre was opened in New York in 1879 he became its business manager and re- mained tliei'e until 1885. Through the efforts of Mr. Frohman the play of " Hazel Kirke " from its first acting at that theatre became a very val- uable property. Among other popular plays pro- duced at the Madison Square during liis connec- tion with that theatre were: "Young Mrs. Win- throp," "Esmeralda," "The Rajah," and "May

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Blossom," all by American authors. During the season of 1885-86 he managed the tour of Modjeska. In 1886 lie became the manager of the Lyceum theatre of New York and in the same year organized and became manager of the Ly- ceum stock company. In August, 1899, he assumed the management of Daly's theatre, New York city. The principal succe.sses of the Ly- ceum company include: The Wife; Street Laven- der; The Charity Ball; Lord CMtmley ; The Dancing Girl; Captain Lettarblair ; Lady Bountiful ; Squire Kate; Sheridan; The Highest Bidder; The Maister of Woodbarrow ; The Idler; Americans Abroad; The Amazons ; TJie Adventures of Lady Ursula ; The Prisoner of Zenda ; and The Princess and the Butterfly. Mr. Frohman also became the manager of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in America, and of E H. Sothern and James K. Hackett.

FROMENTIN, Eligius, senator, was a mem- ber of the Society of Jesus in France and was sent to America as a priest of the order in the Roman Catholic church. After reaching New Orleans, he renounced his vows, was maiTied, and became a lawyer. He was secretary of the state senate, 1813-13; a United States senator from Louisiana, 1813-19; judge of the ci'iminal court in New Or- leans, 1820-31, and judge of the Western district of Florida in January, 1832. He shortly after re- turned to New Orleans, La. He published Obser- vations on a Bill respecting Land Titles in Orleans and Dominique. He died of 3'ellow fever in New Orleans. La.. Oct. 6, 1823.

FROST, Edwin Brant, astronomer, was born in Brattleboro, Vt., July 14, 1860; son of Carlton Pennington and Eliza Ann (Du Bois) Frost, and grandson of Benjamin and Mary (Brant) Frost. He was graduated at Dartmouth, A.B., 1886; A.M., 1889, and was instructor there, 1887-90. He studied at the University of Strassburg, Ger- many, 1890-91. and at the Royal Astrophysical Observatory, Potsdam, Germany, 1891-92. He was assistant professor of astronomy at Dart- mouth college, 1892-95, and full professor, 1895- 98. He went to Chicago, 111., in 1898 as professor of astrophysics at the University of Chicago. He was married, Nov. 19, 1896, to Mary Elizabeth Hazard of Dorchester, Mass. He translated and re- vised Scheiner's Astronomical Spectroscojyy (1895).

FROST, George, delegate to the Continental congress, was born in New Castle, N.H., April 26, 1720; son of Commander John Frost, of the British navy, and a nephew of Sir William Pep- perrell. He became supercargo and captain of one of his imcle's vessels in 17-10 and followed the sea until 1760, when he returned to his native state. He was judge of the court of common pleas, 1773-91; a delegate to congress, 1777-79, and a member of the governor's council, 1781-84. He died in Durham, N.H., June 31, 1796.