332 APPENDIX. 



VOLTA, ALESSANDRO (1745-1827), an Italian physicist. 



VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE (1694-1778), 

 a French author, son of a treasurer of the chamber of accounts. His 

 only brother was ten years his senior. 



WAGNER, MORITZ FRIEDRICH (1813-), a German natu- 

 ralist. 



WAGNER, RUDOLPH (1805-1864), a German physiologist, 

 brother of Moritz. 



WAGNER, RICHARD (1813-1883), a German composer, son of 

 an actuary of police, and an orphan in infancy. 



WAGNER, RUDOLF JOHANNES (1823), a German chem- 

 ist. 



WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1822), an English naturalist. 

 He was a younger son. 



WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM (1270-1305), a Scottish patriot, 

 younger son of Sir Malcolm Wallace. 



WALLENSTEIN, ALBRECHT WENZEL EUSEBIUS VON 

 (1583-1634), an Austrian general. He was an orphan at an early age. 



WALPOLE, SIR ROBERT (1676-1745) [26], an English states- 

 man, fifth child of Robert Walpole (1650 ) [a?], who was eldest of 

 thirteen children of Edward Walpole. 



WALPOLE, HORACE (1717-1797) [41], an English author, 

 youngest son of the preceding. 



WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799) [38], first president of 

 the United States, son of Augustine Washington (1694 ) [33]. The 

 mother of Washington was Mary Ball (1706 ) [A 2 ], who was 

 daughter of Col. Joseph Ball, probably born before 1650. 



WATT, JAMES (1736-1819) [38], a Scottish inventor, son of 

 James Watt (1698-1782) [56], who was son of Thomas Watt, (1642- 

 1734), a teacher of mathematics. 



WEBB, JAMES WATSON (1802-1884) [49], an American jour- 

 nalist, son of Samuel B. Webb (1753-1807). 



