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* WESTWOOD. 450 WIIYDEN. Arcana Entomoloyka (1841-45), are sumptuous in the richness of their plates. Besides nearly 400 memoirs and minor articles, his published works on insects, etc., are: The Entomoloyist's Textbook- (London, 1838); British Butterflies and Their Transformations, with plates by H. N. Humphreys (1841; new ed. [1S57-] 1858); Brit- ish iloths and Their Transformations, with plates by H. N. Humphreys (London, 1843-45; new eds." in 1851 and 1857-58) ; with Doubleday, The Genera of Diurnal Lepidoptera (1846-52); The Caliinet of Oriental Entomoloqi) (London, [1847-] 1848, 4to) ; The Butterflies of Great Britain (London, 1855) ; Catalogue of Orthop- lerous Insects in the British ]Juseum, part i., PhasmidtE (1859); Thesaurus Entoniologieus Oxoniensis (1874); Revisio Insectorum Fainilice Mantidorum (1889) ; with Charles Spence Bate, A Histor;/ of the British Bessile-Eycd Crustacea (1863-08). In addition to this he edited or contributed parts relatint; to insects of many other works dealing with natural history. Westwood was also widely known for his works on English arehneolopy. He excelled in rcin'oduc- ing old manuscripts, illuminations, and drawings of old ivories and inscribed stones. His anti- quarian works are: Palwographia Sacra Pictoria (1843-45); Illuminated Illustrations of the Bible (1846); On the Distinctive Character of the Ornamentation Employed by the Early Brit- ish, Anglo-Saxon, and Irish Artists (1854); TT'ood Carvings — Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Causes of Decay in Wood Carvings (1864); Facsimiles of the Miniatures and Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts (1808): The Utrecht Psalter (1874); The Bible of the Monastery of Saint Paul year Rome ( 1876) ; Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensingtoti Museum ( 1876) ; Lapidarium WalUce: The Early Inscribed and Sculptured Stones of Wales '(1870-79); The Book of Kelts: A Lecture (Dublin, 1887). WETH'ERELL, Elizabeth. The pen name of Su^an Warner (q.v. ). WETSTEIN, vet'stin (or WETTSTEIN), JoHAX.N' ,T.ivOB (1093-1754). A Swiss theologian. born in Basel. He studied for the Church, and after 1717 devoted himself to the critical study of the Scriptures in Basel, where he was a deacon. He was forced to leave the city in 1730 on ac- count of suspected heretical beliefs. He was called to Amsterdam in 1733 as professor of Church history in the university, and spent the rest of his life in that city. Among his writings are Prolegomena (1730: annotated by Semler in 1704 and republished by Lotze in 1831), and a critical edition of the Xeu! Testament (2 vols., 1751-52). The latter was a distinct advance toward modern scholarship. WETTEB, vet'ter. A lake of Sweden. See Vettkh. WETTEREN, vet'ter-rn. A town in the ■ProviiKc of Kast Flanders, Belgium. 8 miles east by south of (ibent, on the Scliehlt Tiiver (Map: Belgium, 15 3). It is of considerable industrial importance, having extensive bleaching establish- ments and manufactures of cotton goods, lace, gunpowder, etc. Population, in 1901, 14,500. WETTERHORN, vf.t'ter-horn. A peak of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It belongs to the Finsteraarhorn group, and is situated 8 miles southeast of the Lake of Brienz, east of Grindel- wald (Map: Switzerland, C 2). It rises from the valley in an abrupt rocky wall, and has three summits, the highest of which has an altitude of 12,107 feet. WETZLAR, vets'Uir. A Prussian town in a detached part of the Rhine Province, on the Lahn, opposite the mouth of the Dill, eight miles south- west of Giessen and 33 miles northwest of Frank- fort-on-the-Main (Map: Prussia, C 3). Popu- lation, in 1900, 8906. In the vicinity are large mines of iron, manganese, and phosphorus. The cathedral dates from the eleventh century, with additions in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and six- teenth centuries. Wetzlar was formerly an Im- perial free city, and from 1691 to 1800 was the seat of the Imperial Court of .Justice. Here, on June 15, 1796, the Archduke Charles defeated the French under .Jourdan. The town, which had been held by Prince Dalberg, was transferred to Prussia by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Dur- ing the summer of 1772 Goethe lived at Wetzlar; here and in the vicinity occurred the incidents which suggested the Sorroics of Werthcr. "WEX'FORD. A maritime county of the Province of Leinster, Ireland, bounded by the Irish Sea and the counties of Waterford, Kil- kenny, Carlow, and Wicklow (Map: Ireland, E 4). Area, 901 square miles. The surface is in general level or undulating, becoming mountain- ous toward the northwest. The soil is fertile. The barley crops are the largest in Ireland, and rye, oats, potatoes, and turnips are also raised, wliile dairv products are exported in large quan- tities. Population, in 1901, 104,104. County seat, Wexford. WEXFORD. The capital of Wexford County, Ireland, a seaport. Parliamentary and municipal borough, at the mouth of the Slaney, 82 miles south of Dublin (Map: Ireland, E 4). The town is situated on the southwestern shore of the estuary of the Slaney, known as Wexford Harbor, along which the quay extends nearly 1000 yards. The chief occupations are distilling and the grind- ing of corn. The harbor contains a patent slip and dock, and an active shipping trade is carried on. The town was occupied by the Danes as one of their strongest settlements. From the time of the invasion, it became an English stronghold against the native population. During the Civil War it W'as occupied 1)V the confederated Catho- lics, but was taken by Cromwell in 1049. The insurgents of 1798 had possession of- it for a short time. Population, in 1901, 11,154. WEYDEN. vi'drn, RoGlER VAN RER (c.l400- 04). A Fleniisli painter, founder of the school of Brabant. Next to tlii' l)rolhors Van Eyek he was the most gifted and inlluential master of the early Flemish school. He was not a pupil of .Jan van Eyek, as was formerly supposed, but rather a rival, although probalily influenced by his art. ^Modern research has established his identity with Rogelet de la Pasture, who was born at Tournai in 1399 or 1400. became a pupil of Pol)ert Cani- ]iin in 1427. and a master of the Painters' Guild in 1432. In April. 1435, he removed t(} Brussels, and in the following year the olTice of painter to the city was created for him. In 1449 he went to Italy, where he enjoyed the highest rcimlation and the most distinguished patronage. For the