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edited, together with J. Mailer, the Zeit%chrift 

 < itbtche Kulturgechichte, which, however, 

 existed only four years. He was the author 

 of " Geschichte des deutschen Handels " (2 

 vols., 1859-'60), " Die IJansa als deutsche See- 

 mid Ilondelsmacht" (1862), u Geschichte des 

 KurtYirsteii August von Sachsen" (1868), and 

 " Geschichte des deutschen Zoll wesens " (1869). 



FAWKES, Captain HAWKSWORTH, & British 

 naval officer, bom in 1836 ; died July 17, 1876. 

 He entered the navy in 1849, was promoted to 

 lieutenant in 1857, served in the Naval Brigade 

 during the Indian mutiny, and on the China 

 station from 1859 to 1862, being several times 

 reported for his conduct before the enemy. 

 He was appointed commander in 1863, and as 

 such was employed on the southeast coast of 

 America, where, in 1870, he was promoted to 

 captain, and received the thanks of the British 

 minister for his services up the river Para- 

 guay. He was awarded the Kaffre, Baltic, 

 Indian-mutiny, and China medals, with clasps 

 for the Taku forts. 



FEILD, EDWARD, an English prelate, born in 

 1801 ; died June 8, 1876. He studied at Rugby 

 and Queen's College, Oxford, where he gained 

 a Michel fellowship, was appointed public ex- 

 aminer in 1827, and was consecrated Bishop 

 of Newfoundland in 1844. 



FISHER, Sir JOHN WILLIAM, a British sur- 

 geou, born in 1787 ; died March 22, 1876. He 

 was for some time chief-surgeon to the Metro- 

 politan Police of London, and was knighted 

 in 1858. 



FLEISCHER, KARL MORITZ, a German scholar 

 and teacher, born February 24, 1809; died 

 July 5, 1876. He studied in the Universities 

 of Halle, Berlin, and Leipsic, received an ap- 

 pointment in the Padagogium in Halle in 1832, 

 in the gymnasium in Cleves in 1839, in the 

 Friedrichsgymnasium in Berlin in 1857, and 

 was pensioned in 1870. He contributed a num- 

 ber of articles to the Hallische Jahrbucher far 

 Wwewchaft und Kunst. 



FLUDYER, Sir SAMUEL, Bart., born January 

 31, 1800 ; died March 12, 1876. He succeeded 

 his father in 1833, and, dying unmarried, is suc- 

 ceeded by his cousin, Rev. John Henry Flud- 

 yer, born 1803. 



FORBES, DAVID, an English geologist, born 

 1828 ; died November 9, 1876. He had trav- 

 eled in different parts of the world, and was 

 the author of the semi-annual reports on the 

 iron and steel production of the world. He 

 did not publish any books, but contributed 

 numerous articles to the journals of the socie- 

 ties to which he belonged. Among them are 

 articles on the " Geology of Peru and Southern 

 Bolivia," and an essay on the " Rocks of 

 Southern Norway." 



FOBSTER, Sir GEORGE, Bart., born March 21, 

 1796 ; died April 4, 1876. He succeeded his 

 father in 1843, was M. P. for County Mona- 

 ghan from 1852 to 1865, and at the time of 

 his death was a deputy-lieutenant for Mona- 

 ghan, and justice of the peace for Monaghan, 



Meath, and Loath. He is succeeded by his 

 eon, Colonel Thomas Oriel, born in 1824. 



FOULIS, Sir HENKY, Bart., a British clergy- 

 man, born in 1800 ; died October 7, 1876. He 

 succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his 

 eldest brother in 1845. He was appointed 

 Rector of Great Brickhill, Bucks, in 1884, and 

 to the prebendal stall of Welton, Wcsthall. 

 As he died unmarried, the baronetcy devolves 

 upon his cousin, Mr. John Robinson Foulis, 

 born in 1797. 



FRANCIS, Sir PHILIP, a British lawyer, born 

 in 1822 ; died August 9, 1876. He was called 

 to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1845, and at 

 the time of his death was consul-general and 

 Judge of the Supreme Consular Court of the 

 Levant at Constantinople. He was knighted 

 in 1868. 



FREDERICK WILLIAM, Prince of Hesse, born 

 April 24, 1790; died October 25, 1876. Hu 

 had served in the Prussian army in the wars 

 against Napoleon, and had been governor of 

 the Federal fortress Luxemburg, which posi- 

 tion he resigned in 1846. He was an uncle of 

 Landgrave Frederick, the present head of the 

 older (electoral) line of Hesse. 



FREDRO, Count ALEXANDER, a Polish author, 

 born in 1793 ; died July 16, 1876. He was 

 the author of a number of plays, which were 

 well received, and were translated into many 

 other languages. One of his most popular 

 productions was " Ladies and Hussars." 



FREMENTIN, EUGENE, a French painter, 

 born 1820; died August 27, 1876. He ex- 

 celled in Algerian landscapes and battle-fields. 



FROTSCHER, KARL HEINRICH, a German 

 scholar and teacher, born May 6, 1796; died 

 April 9, 1876. He studied at the University 

 of Leipsic, was rector of the gymnasium in 

 Schneeberg from 1818 to 1820, became lecturer 

 at the University of Leipsic in 1826, and ordi- 

 nary professor in 1828, went to Annaberg as 

 rector of the gymnasium, and from 1843 to 

 1865 was rector of the gymnasium in Freiburg. 

 He published several of the classics. 



GALLIERA, Duke of, Marchese RAFFAELE DE 

 FERRARIS, an Italian nobleman, born in 1803; 

 died November 23, 1876. He was a senator 

 of Italy, and was well known for the large 

 sums he spent for charitable purposes, 



GALWAY, GEORGE EDWARD ARUNDEL MONCK- 

 TON, sixth Viscount, born March 1, 1805; died 

 February 7, 1876. He had been in Parliament 

 for East Retford since 1847, was a lord-in- 

 waiting to the Queen in 1852, and was a dep- 

 uty-lieutenant and justice of the peace for 

 Nottinghamshire. He succeeded his father in 

 1834, and in 1838 married his cousin, Henri- 

 etta Eliza, only daughter of Robert Pember- 

 ton Milnes. 



GAMOND, THOME DE, a French engineer; 

 died February 11, 1876. He was the first to 

 put forward in any practical shape the scheme 

 for the submarine tunnel between England 

 and France, and devoted thirty years of hia 

 life to propagate his ideas. 



