BIOGRAPHY 



sharing with him the royal dignity. The reign of Ferdi- Evening Post." "McClure's Magazine." "Life," ".Puck," 



nand and Isabella was signalized by the discovery of "Ladies' Home Journal," "Senbner's," etc. 



America by Columbus. Ferdinand died in 1516, Isa- Fiske. Minnie Maddern, actress; born in New 



bella having died twelve years before him. After the Orleans, in 1865; appeared in child's part when 3 years 



death of Isabella, he acted simply as regent of the king- old; at 12 was alternately playing leading roles and old 



dom, having handed over the crown to his daughter women parts, and at 15 became a star, under name of 



Juana. in accordance with the will of Isabella. Minnie Maddern. Retired, about 1890, for five years; 



I i, lite (flk'ta), Johann Gottlieb, one of the most married March 19, 1890, Harrison Grey Fiske. journalist 



eminent C'.erman thinkers and philosophers; was born and playwright, in whose "Hester Crewe" she returned 



in Upper Lusatia in 1762, and received his education in to the stage; since then starring in various plays. 



the universities of Jena, Leipzig, and Wittenberg. At I-'itch. \\ illiam Clyde, author and playwright; 



born in New York. May 2. 1865; graduated at Amherst. 



erg, where his friendship with Kant comrnenced, 

 published work, "An Attempt at a Criticism of 

 all Kevelation," appeared. The celebrity he thus ac- 

 quired obtained for Fichte the professional chair of 

 philosophy at Jena, which post he resigned in 1799. in 

 consequence of atheistic views being attributed to him 

 in connection with the new doctrine of metaphysics he 

 had introduced. In 1810, Fichte became professor of 

 philosophy in Berlin University, and took a prominent 



1886 (A. M.. 1902). Author: ''A Wave of Life." "The 

 Knighting of the Twins," "Some Correspondence, and 

 Six Conversations." "The Sma \athan Hale." 



"Barbara Frietchie." "Captain Jinks of the Horse Ma- 

 rines." Original plays: Beau Brummell." "Bettv's 

 Finish." "Frederic Lemaitre." "A Modern Match." 

 "Pamela's Prodigy." "April Weather." "His Grace de 

 Grammont." "The Career of Betty Singleton, or Mistress 



part in bestirring the patriotism of his countrymen till Betty, Hie Moth and the Flame," "Nathan Hale." 



it found a vent in the war of liberation. 1812-13. Died, "Barbara Frietchie," "The Cow-boy and The Lady." 

 1814. "The Climbers," "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines," 



I ield, Cyrus W., an American merchant; was born in "Lover's Lane," "The Girl and the Judge." "The Way 

 "ridge. Mass., in 1819. Was the original organizer of the World." "The Last of the Dandies," "The Stub- 

 of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. 1856-66, which bornness of Geraldine," "The Girl with the Green Eyes," 

 succeeded after many reverses in establishing telegraphic "Her Own Way," "Major Andre"." "Glad of It." "The 

 communication between the United States and Europe. Coronet of the Duchess." "The Woman in the Case." 

 Died. Ptations: "The Masked Ball." "Bohemia." "The 



Field. David Dudley, born in 1805; American jurist, i Frisky Mrs. Johnson," "The Head of the Family," 

 and brother of Cyrus Field and Stephen Field; was in "Granny." "Cousin Billy." 



:__j j i:*:-_i ~:..:i i 1 Fletcher (fllch'ur), John, an English dramatist. 



whose name is inseparably associated with that of his 

 friend and co-worker. Francis Beaumont (q. v.); was 

 born in Northamptonshire, in 1576. His plays, such 

 as "The Scornful Lady," and "Rule a Wife and Have a 

 Wife," were during two centuries the delight of the stage. 

 Died, 1625. 



Flint, Austin, physician; born in Northampton. 

 Mass.. March 28, 1836; removed to Buffalo in infancy; 

 educated at private schools, Buffalo, and freshman. 

 Harvard, 1852-53; studied medicine in office and at medi- 

 cal department t'niversity of Louisville, 185456; 

 graduate Jefferson Medical College. 1857 (LL. D.. 1885): 

 practiced in Buffalo. 1857-59: editor Buffalo Medical 



appointed to draw up a political, civil, and penal 



of which parts have been adopted by several of the 



States. To him is due the formation of an association 



for the reform of the law of nations, and for the adoption 



utration in place of war. In 1889, the University 



of Edinburgh conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. 



I i.-ld. Marshall, merchant; born in Conway, Mass., 

 in 1835; spent boyhood on farm; studied at academy 

 until 1852; dry goods clerk, Pittsfield, Mass., 185-' 



.. 1856-60; junior partner, 1860-65, then 

 senior partner in house, which became, 186"). Field, Pal- 

 mer & loiter. Potter Palmer retired. 1867. and I^vi 7,. 



r, 1KH1, Mr. Field becoming head of Marshall Field practiced in ituttalo. 1857-irtJ: editor liuttalo Medical 

 4 Company, now haying the largest wholesale and retail Journal, 1857-;60; professor of physiology, medical de- 

 dry goods business in the world. Founded, with gift partment, University of Buffalo. 1858-59. visiting sur- 

 of $1,000.000. the Field Columbian Museum of Chicago; geon, Buffalo General Hospital, 1858. Removed to 

 gave money and land to the amount of $450.000 to Uni- ' New York, 1859; professor of physiology, New York 



y of Chicago. Twice married; second time in ' Medical College, 1859-60, New Orleans S< ho,,| of Medi- 

 London, September 5, 1905, to Mrs. Delia Spencer Caton, j cine. 1860-61; acting assistant surgeon. United States 



of Chi.-aKo. Died in 1906, leaving an immense fortune. 



I i. Itlinu'. Henry, the father of I'.mrlish fiction, and 



one of the most illustrious prose-writers in the language; 



was born in Somersetshire, in 1707, of a noble family 



allied to the imperial house of Austria. After di- 



a handsome fortune in the pleasures of youth. Fielding 



! into authorship, and in 1742 produced his 



Army, at general hospital. New York, 1862-65. One of 

 founders and professor of physiology. 1861-98, Bellevue 

 Hospital Medical College; professor of physiology, Long 

 Island College Hospital. 1862-68: Cornell University 

 Medical College, since 1898. Author: "Phvsiology of 

 ro editions). "Chemical Kxam'ina- 



Man" (five volumes, two editions), 



tiim of the Urine in Disease" (six editions). "Physiolpgi- 



"Joseph Andrews," a sparkling satire upon the char- cal Effects of Severe and Prolonged Muscular Strain." 

 -tics of the Hi.-hardsonian school of fiction. In "Text-Book of Human Physiology" (four editions). 



17l'.. the novel of "Tom Jones" appeared like a comet i " Source of Muscular 1' ndbook of Physiology. 



m the literary world, to still remain without a rival in Also many articles on medicine and physiology subjects 



the language. "Amelia" followed, in 1751, to entrance ' in jnedical periodicals and transactions. 



the minds of such critics as Burke, Gibbon, ami Dr. 



Johnson. Died in Lisbon, in I, !. 



I illuiore, Millard, American statesman; born in 

 unmerlnll. V Y.. in 18OO; was apprenticed 



carder, but became a clerk in a judge's office, and then 



found entrance to the bar. He entered Congress 



Dvesy m . ccu a 



; .. in 1800; was apprenticed to a wool St. Louis. 1900-O4; prosecuted numerous bribery 



Folk, Joseph \Vlnitate, governor; born in Browns- 

 ville. Tenn.. October 28, 1800; graduate of Vanderbilt 



idmitted to bar. 1890; circuit .-, 

 -." 1900-04; prosecuted 

 r of Missouri. 1905-09. 



lor.iKer. Joseph Hen son. United States senator. 



_ appointed chairman of the committee of wavs an. I 1V7 l-.MW; l*>rn in July ?>. IMft. on farm near Rains- 

 means m 1840, and w:is author ..f the tariff of ls|j. ||, boro, Highland Count v. <> Enlisted July 14th asp: 

 became controller of the State of m IMI In BOtfa Ohio volunteer infantry, and nerved to end of 



WM elected vice-president of the United State* ;n IMS. war. becoming lir-t lieutenant and brevet captain; 

 and succeeded to the pre-id.-nrv 'ii the death of Cen.-ral Kiaduated at Cornell. Ixti-i; admitted to bai MM bajai 

 r in IV'O. I'.y -utility the act for the surrender pra.-tiee at Cincinnati. IS(M). Judge Su|x-r 



of fugitive slaves he brought about the utter defeat f 

 the Whig par he was nominated 



presidency, but received only scanty support. 



). or Flrdiisl, the most eminent 

 :m poets, was born m KhofMaan, about A. D. 



i|u Duriofl bk lifetime his fame filial the Lost. and 



he was the T<-< -ipient of treat honor* from tin- Sultnn 



I I IN chief poem. the 



"Book of Kings." ha* been termed by Sir \\ lUiai 



"a glorious inonut. >tal genius and learning." 



D..-.I :ib,,ut l<> 



I l-li.-r. II. M i i-on. t.orn in ]' 



illustrated bv him: ' I h" Mark.-t I'la. . 



feated, i,,,, elected governor in 1885 and 1887; again 

 defeated, L880, IN mm oi Mi i:-; .' u i iSSSim 

 tioiw, Ohio. 18W.1890, 18M. 1000; 



renSoo 1884, 1888, i- 1 '-' L8M L9( iwij . . .... 

 Ohio delegation in conventions of 1884 n 



,.,, r, ., i -.. i ,..,.- -.,-..... H .! ,, 



; for nomination for the presidri 



vn.ii.iiw of 1X02 and 1806 served a chairman commit tr^ 

 on resolutions, and M such rn-.rt.-d the phtf. 

 time to the convention; presented name of Will mm 

 McKinlc 



b] .l.-r. -me Is 

 watha," by Longfellow; now tiluM rating "The Saturday of his country's stage, having performed with diMm- 



