PLACE OF BIRTH OF AUTHORS.

The place of birth of the larger number of the authors mentioned in this volume is indicated by an abbreviation placed before the date of birth, which the following list will serve to explain:--

A. Austria. Al. Alabama. A. M. Asia Minor. Ar. Argentina. Ark. Arkansas. B. Brazil. Ba. Bermuda. B. G. British Guiana. Bh. Burmah. Bm. Belgium. Bo. Bohemia. Bv. Bavaria. C. Cuba. Cal. California. Ch. China. Ct. Connecticut. Cy. Ceylon. Del. Delaware. D. C. District of Columbia. Dk. Denmark. E. England. E. I. East Indies. F. France. Fl. Florida. G. Germany. Ga. Georgia. Gr. Greece. H. Holland. H. I. Hawaiian Islands. Hy. Hungary. I. Ireland. Ia. Iowa. Il. Illinois. Ind. Indiana. Ion. Ionian Islands. Iy. Italy. J. Jamaica. Ky. Kentucky. La. Louisiana. L. I. Long Island. Ma. Moravia. Mch. Michigan. Md. Maryland. Me. Maine. Mg. Mecklenburg. Mi. Mississippi. Min. Minnesota. Mo. Missouri. Ms. Massachusetts. N. Norway. N. B. New Brunswick. N. C. North Carolina. N. H. New Hampshire. N. J. New Jersey. N. M. New Mexico. N. S. Nova Scotia. N. Y. New York. O. Ohio. Ont. Ontario. Or. Oregon. P. Prussia. Pa. Pennsylvania. P. E. I. Prince Edward Island. Per. Persia. Ph. Philippine Islands. Pl. Portugal. Po. Poland. Q. Quebec. R. Russia. R. I. Rhode Island. S. Scotland. Sa. Syria. S. C. South Carolina. Sd. Switzerland. Sg. Schleswig. S. I. Staten Island. Sil. Silesia. Sl. Senegal. Sn. Sweden. Sp. Spain. Sxy. Saxony. Sy. Sicily. Tn. Tennessee. Ts. Texas. Ty. Turkey. Va. Virginia. Vt. Vermont. W. Wales. Wa. Westphalia. Wg. Wurtemburg. Wis. Wisconsin. W. I. West Indies. W. Va. West Virginia.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Brackets occurring in the names of men indicate that the portion they inclose has been dropped from the owner’s signature. In the names of women the bracketed portion is the maiden name and, in the case of a second marriage, the first married name also.

A DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN AUTHORS.[2]

=Abbe, Cleveland.= N. Y., 1838- ----. A meteorologist of distinction who in 1871 became professor of meteorology in the national weather bureau and has since continued in that position. The more important of his many publications include Solar Spots and Terrestrial Temperature; A Plea for Terrestrial Physics; Atmospheric Radiation; Treatise on Meteorological Apparatus; Preparatory Studies for Deductive Methods in Meteorology.

=Abbe, Frederick Randolph.= Ct., 1827-1889. A Congregational clergyman in Massachusetts. The Temple Rebuilt, a Poem of Christian Faith.

=Abbey, Henry.= N. Y., 1842- ----. A resident of Kingston, New York, who has published several collections of pleasant unpretentious verse. Ballads of Good Deeds; The City of Success; May Dreams; Ralph and Other Poems; Stories in Verse.

=Abbey, Richard.= N. Y., 1805-1891. A prominent clergyman of the Southern Methodist Church, among whose many theological and controversial writings are, End of the Apostolical Succession; Creed of All Men; Diuturnity; Ecce Ecclesia, a reply to Ecce Homo; The City of God and the Church Makers.

=Abbot, Abiel.= N. H., 1765-1859. A Congregational clergyman of Connecticut and Massachusetts. History of Andover; Genealogy of the Abbot Family.

=Abbot, Abiel.= Ms., 1770-1828. A Congregational clergyman of Beverly, Massachusetts. Letters from Cuba. His Sermons with Memoir were published in 1831.

=Abbot, Ezra.= Me., 1819-1884. A Unitarian biblical scholar of much prominence, who was for many years a professor in the Divinity School of Harvard University, and widely known for the extent of his bibliographical acquirements. Literature of the Doctrine of a Future Life; Authenticity of the Fourth Gospel; The Fourth Gospel and Other Critical Essays. With H. B. Hackett, infra, he prepared the American edition of Smith’s Bible Dictionary. See Memorial of, 1884. El.

=Abbot, Francis Ellingwood.= Ms., 1836-1903. A religious and philosophical thinker of advanced views, for some years editor of The Index, whose home was at Cambridge. Scientific Theism; The Way out of Agnosticism. Lit.

=Abbot, Gorham Dummer.= Me., 1807-1874. A Congregational clergyman, long an educator of New York city. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, infra, but returned to an older spelling of his surname. Prayer-Book for the Young; Pleasure and Profit; The Family at Home.

=Abbot, Henry Larcom.= Ms., 1831- ----. A general in the United States army, of prominence as an engineer. Besides several series of Professional Papers, his writings include Lectures on the Defence of the Sea Coast of the United States; Physics and Hydraulics of the Mississippi River. Vn.

=Abbot, Willis John.= Ct., 1863- ----. Grandson of J. S. C. Abbott, infra, but using an older spelling of the surname. A journalist of New York city. Blue Jackets of 1776; Blue Jackets of 1812; Blue Jackets of ’61, three volumes of history for young people; Battle Fields of ’61; Battle Fields and Camp Fires; Battle Fields and Victory; Life of Carter Harrison. Do.

=Abbott, Arthur Vaughan.= N. Y., 1854- ----. Son of B. V. Abbott, infra. A civil, electrical, and mechanical engineer of Chicago. Electrical Transmission of Energy; The Evolution of a Switchboard; History and Use of Testing Machines; Treatise on Fuel. Vn.

=Abbott, Austin.= Ms., 1831-1896. Son of Jacob Abbott, infra. A lawyer of New York city who was dean of the Law School of New York University at the time of his death. Besides preparing several works with his brother Benjamin, infra, he published Legal Remembrancer, Principles and Forms of Practice in Civil Actions in Courts of Record; The Law of Evidence; Select Cases on Code Pleading; Digest of New York Statutes.

=Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan.= Ms., 1830-1890. Son of Jacob Abbott, infra. A lawyer of New York city. Law Dictionary; Travelling Law School and Famous Trials; First Lessons in Government and Law; Patent Laws of All Nations; Year-Book of Jurisprudence for 1880; Judge and Jury. Har. Lit. Lo.

=Abbott, Charles Conrad.= N. J., 1843- ----. A naturalist and physician of Trenton, New Jersey, whose writings show a very close and sympathetic observation of nature. The Stone Age in New Jersey; Primitive Industry; A Naturalist’s Rambles about Home; Cyclopædia of Natural History; Upland and Meadow; Wasteland Wanderings; The Birds About Us; Days Out of Doors; Outings at Odd Times; Recent Rambles; Travels in a Treetop; Notes of the Night; A Colonial Wooing, a novel; Bird-Land Echoes. Ap. Cent. Har. Lip.

=Abbott, Charles Edward.= Me., 1811-1880. Brother of Jacob Abbott, infra. An educator in Connecticut. Down the Hill; Village Boys.

=Abbott, Edward.= Me., 1841- ----. Son of Jacob Abbott, infra. An Episcopal clergyman of Cambridge, but prior to 1878 a Congregational minister and editor of The Congregationalist. He is now [1897] the editor of The Literary World. Dialogues of Christ; The Long Look series of juvenile tales; A Trip Eastward; Revolutionary Times; Paragraph History of the United States; Paragraph History of the American Revolution. Rob.

=Abbott, Jacob.= Me., 1803-1879. An educator of New England, who was a voluminous and popular writer for young people. Among his numerous writings the best known are The Franconia Stories; Marco Paul’s Adventures; The Rollo Books; Histories of Celebrated Sovereigns; Harper’s Story Books. See Bibliography of Maine. Cr. Har.

=Abbott, John Stevens Cabot.= Me., 1805-1877. Brother of Jacob Abbott, supra. An historical writer, whose partisan spirit seriously impairs the value of his very readable works. He was for some years a Congregational minister, but after 1844 devoted himself to literature and educational work. Among his works are comprised The Mother at Home; Practical Christianity; Romance of Spanish History; American Pioneers and Patriots; History of Napoleon; Napoleon at St. Helena; History of the French Revolution; History of the Civil War in America; Lives of the Presidents; History of Maine from its Discovery by Northmen; Christopher Carson; History of Napoleon III.; History of Frederick the Great; History of Christianity. See Bibliography of Maine. Do. Har.

=Abbott, Lyman.= Ms., 1835- ----. Son of Jacob Abbott, supra. A Congregational minister of broad views, who as editor of The Outlook and successor to H. W. Beecher as pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, has exercised a wide influence. Christianity and Social Problems; Jesus of Nazareth; Old Testament Shadows of New Testament Truths; Illustrated Commentary on the New Testament; A Layman’s Story; How to Study the Bible; Life of Christ; In Aid of Faith; The Evolution of Christianity; A Study in Human Nature; Dictionary of Religious Knowledge (with T. J. Conant, infra). Bar. Do. Dut. Fo. Har. Hou. Meth. Put.