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 FICKLEN FIELD Roscoff, France. In 1891 lie became deeply inter- ested in the study of primitive religion, especially the ritual of the Moqui Indians. In order better to appreciate t'.us subject he acquired their lan- guage and was initiated into one of their priest- hoods. In 189'.;-93 he represented theHenienway expedition in the his- torical exposition at JIadrid and was hon- ored with the decora- tion •' Isabel la Catol- ica "'grade of knight. In 1893 he received from King Oscar of Sweden a gold medal ■ ' Litteris et Artibus ' ' for discoveries in archfeology. He was invited in the summer of 1895 to conduct archaeological explo- itation in Arizona for the Smith-sonian institution, and in that year and the two following made large collections, the most interesting specimens of which were placed on exhibition in the National museum. In 1898 he was appointed ethnologist in the bureau of ethnology of the Smithsonian institu- tion. He was married in 1883 to Florence Gorges Eastman, who died in 1888 ; and again in 1893 to Harriet O.. daughter of James E. Cutler of Cam- bridge, Mass. He was elected a member of several European and American scientific socie- ties, and was editor of the American Jrmrnal of Amcrirnn Ethnolotiy and Archa-olot/y. He is the author of many articles on marine zoology and anthropology. FICKLEN, John Rose, teacher, was born near Fredericksburg. Va., Dec. 14, 18.58; son of Joseph B. and Ann E. (Fitzhugli) Ficklen of Stafford county, Va., and of Scotch and English descent. He was a student at Randoli^h-Macon college two years, and continued his studies in Paris and Ber- lin one and one-half years. He received the de- gree of B.Let. from the University of Virginia in 1879; was assistant professor of ancient lan- guages at the Louisiana state university, 1879-80, and professor of history and political science at Tulane university. New Orleans, La., from 1886. He was vice-president of the Louisiana historical society; corresponding member of the Minnesota historical society ; and secretary of the Louisiana historical society, 1894-97. He was elected to a membership in the American historical associa- tion in 189.1, to the executive committee of the Southern historical association in 1896, and to the Round Table club of New Orleans. 1897. He was married Dec. 28. 1886. to Bessie M. Alexan- der. He is the antlinr of IFif^toni of Lnvisinvn. with Grace King as joint author (1893) ; An Out- line History of Ureece (189o); ^4 Urief Ilistonj of New Orleans (189.")). FICKLIN, Joseph, mathematician, was born at Winchester, Ky., Sept. 9, 1833. He was grad- uated at the Masonic college, Lexington, Mo., in 1858. He was principal of the high school of Trenton, Mo., 1854-59; professor of mathematics in the Female college, Bloomington, 111., 1859-(iO; professor of mathematics in the Christian female college, Columbia, Mo., 1804-65; and professor of mathematics, astronomy and mechanical philoso- phy in the University of Missoui-i, 1865-79; after that holding the chair of mathematics and as- tronomy until his death. The University of Wisconsin conferred upon htm the degree of Pn.D. in 1874 and that of LL.D. in 1884. He published : The Complete Algebra and Key and Alye- hra Problems and Key (1874); First Lessons in Arithmetic ; Elementary Arithmetic; Table-Book and Primary Arithmetic ; Practical Arithmetic ; National Arithmetic, with a Key. and Elements of Alyebra (1881). He died in Columbia, Mo., Sept. 6, 1887. FICKLIN, Orlando B., representative, was born in Kentucky, Dec. 16, 1808; son of William and Elizabeth Kenner (Williams) Ficklin, na- tives of Virginia. He received a good English education in the schools of Kentucky and Mis- souri, studied one year at Princeton college, Caldwell county, Kj'., was graduated from the Transylvania law school in 1830 and began prac- tice in Mt. Carmel, 111. He removed to Chai-les- ton. 111., in 1837. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1834, 1838 and 1842; attorney for the Wabash circuit in 1835 ; a representative in the 28th, 29th and 30th congresses, 1843-19and the 32d congi'ess, 1851-53. In the 30th congress he was the colleague of Abraham Lincoln. He was colonel of militia in 1853, after which he engaged in law practice and in farming. He w as a presidential elector in 1856. He died in Charles- ton, 111., May 5. 1885. FIELD, Allen Wescott, jurist, was born in La Salle, 111.. Nov. 20, 1853; son of Wescott R. and Bethia (Bates) Field; grandson of Robert Field of Chester, Vt., and a descendant of Thomas Field of Providence, R I., who settled in Rhode Island in 1667. Allen W. removed to Osage, Iowa, with his parents in 1858 and to Lancaster county, Neb., in 1863. He attended school at Tabor, Iowa, and was gi-aduated from the University of Nebraska in 1877. He was a representative in the state legislature, 1883-85. and was speaker of the house in 1885. He was appointed city attorney of Lincoln in 1886 and district judge in 1887-95. He was Republican can- didate for United States senator in 1899. He re- ceived the degree of A.M. from the University of Nebraska in 1885.