Bible Encyclopedias

Anderson, James (2)
native of hermiston, near edinburgh, a writer on agriculture and promoter of it in scotland (1739-1808).

Archer, James
portrait-painter, born in edinburgh, 1824.

Athole, Sir John James Hugh Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of
honourably distinguished for having devoted years of his life to editing the records of the family and the related history; b . 1840

Au`dubon, John James
a celebrated american ornithologist of french huguenot origin; author of two great works, the "birds of america" and the "quadrupeds of america," drawn and illustrated by himself, the former characterised by cuvier as "the most magnificent monument that art up to that time had raised to nature" (1780-1851).

Bailey, Philip James
English poet, born in Nottingham; author of "Festus," a work that on its appearance in 1839 was received with enthusiasm, passed through 11 editions

Baird, James
ironmaster, founder of the baird lectureship, in vindication of scotch orthodoxy; bequeathed £500,000 to support churches (1802-1876).

Balfour, Sir James
lord president of the court of session; native of fife; an unprincipled man, sided now with this party, now with the opposite, to his own advantage, and that at the most critical period in scottish history; d . 1583.

Ballantine, James
glass-stainer and poet, born in edinburgh (1808-1877).

Ball`antyne, James
a native of kelso, became a printer in edinburgh, printed all sir walter scott's works; failed in business, a failure in which scott was seriously implicated (1772-1833).

Barrie, James Matthew
A writer with a rich vein of humour and pathos, born at Kirriemuir ("Thrums"), in Forfarshire; began his literary career as a contributor to journals;

Barry, James
painter, born in cork; painted the "death of general wolfe"; became professor of painting at the royal academy, but was deposed; died in poverty; his masterpiece is the "victors at olympia" (1741-1806).

Beaton, James
archbishop of glasgow and st. andrews, uncle of the preceding, a prominent figure in the reign of james v.; was partial to affiliation with france, and a persecutor of the reformers; d . 1539.

Beattie, James
A poet and essayist, born at Laurencekirk; became professor of Logic and Moral Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen; wrote an "Essay on Truth" against

Begg, James
scotch ecclesiastic, born at new monkland, lanark; was a stalwart champion of old scottish orthodoxy, and the last (1808-1883).

Bennett, James Gordon
An American journalist, born at Keith, Scotland; trained for the Catholic priesthood; emigrated, a poor lad of 19, to America, got employment in a printing-office

Bennett, James Gordon (2)
son of preceding, conductor of the herald ; sent stanley out to africa, and supplied the funds.

Berwick, James Fitz-James, Duke of
a natural son of james ii., a naturalised frenchman; defended the rights of his father; was present with him at the battle of the boyne; distinguished himself in spain, where he gained the victory of almanza; was made marshal of france; fell at the siege of philippsburg; left "memoirs" (1670-1734).

Boswell, James
The biographer of Johnson, born at Edinburgh, showed early a penchant for writing and an admiration for literary men; fell in with Johnson on a visit

Bothwell, James Hepburn
Earl of, one of the envoys sent in 1560 to convey Mary, Queen of Scots, from France home; was made Privy Councillor the year after; had to flee to France

Bowdoin, James
an american statesman, born in boston, of french extraction; a zealous advocate of american independence; author of "discourse on the constitution of the united states" (1727-1790).

Bradley, James
astronomer, born in gloucestershire; professor of astronomy at oxford, and astronomer-royal at greenwich; discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis; made 60,000 astronomical observations (1693-1762).

Braidwood, James
born in edinburgh; director of the london fire brigade; distinguished for his heroism on the occasion of great fires both in edinburgh and london (1790-1861).

Bremer, Sir James
rear-admiral; distinguished in the burmese and chinese wars (1786-1850).

Bright, James Franck
historian, master of university college, oxford; author of "english history for the use of public schools," a book of superior literary merit; b . 1832.

Brindley, James
a mechanician and engineer, born in derbyshire; bred a millwright; devoted his skill and genius to the construction of canals, under the patronage of the duke of bridgewater, as the greatest service he could render to his country; regarded rivers as mere "feeders to canals" (1716-1772).

Brisbane, Sir James
naval officer, brother of the preceding, served under lord howe and under nelson at copenhagen (1774-1829).

Brooke, Sir James
Rajah of Sarawak, born at Benares, educated in England; entered the Indian army; was wounded in the Burmese war, returned in consequence to England;

Bruce, James
Traveller, called the "Abyssinian," born at Kinnaird House, Stirlingshire, set out from Cairo in 1768 in quest of the source of the Nile: believed he

Bryce, James
historian and politician, born at belfast; fellow of oriel college, oxford; bred to the bar; for a time professor of civil law at oxford; entered parliament in 1880; was member of mr. gladstone's last cabinet; his chief literary work, "the holy roman empire," a work of high literary merit; b . 1838.

Buchanan, James
statesman of the united states, was ambassador in london in 1853, made president in 1856, the fifteenth in order, at the time when the troubles between the north and south came to a head, favoured the south, retired after his presidentship into private life (1791-1868).

Buckingham, James Silk
traveller and journalist, born in falmouth; conducted a journal in calcutta, and gave offence to the east india company by his outspokenness; had to return to england, where his cause was warmly taken up; by his writings and speeches paved the way for the abolition of the company's charter (1784-1855).

Burney, James
brother of preceding, rear-admiral, accompanied cook in his last two voyages; wrote "history of voyages of discovery" (1750-1821).

Byron, Henry James
dramatist, born in manchester, wrote "our boys" (1834-1884).

Challis, James
an astronomer, born in essex, noted the position of the planet neptune before its actual discovery (1803-1882).

Child, Francis James
an american scholar, born in boston; professor of anglo-saxon and early english literature at harvard; distinguished as the editor of spenser and of "english and scottish ballads," "a monumental collection"; b . 1825.

Clark, Sir James
physician to the queen, born in cullen; an authority on the influence of climate on chronic and pulmonary disease (1788-1870).

Cook, James
The distinguished English navigator, born at Marton, Yorkshire; was the son of a farm labourer; began sea-faring on board a merchantman; entered the

Cooper, James Fenimore
An American novelist, born in Burlington, New Jersey; having a passion for the sea, he entered the navy as a midshipman in 1808, but in three years resigned

Crichton, James
Surnamed The Admirable, a Scotchman of gentle, even noble birth, educated at St. Andrews, had George Buchanan for tutor; early developed the most extraordinary

Croll, James
a geologist, born near coupar-angus; contributed materially to geology by his study of the connection between alterations of climate and geological changes (1821-1890).

Crowe, Sir James Archer
writer on art and a journalist, born in london, son of the preceding; is associated with cavalcaselle in several works on art and famous artists; b . 1825.

Currie, James
a liverpool physician, born in kirkpatrick-fleming, dumfriesshire; was the earliest biographer and editor of burns, in 4 vols., a work he undertook for behoof of his widow and family, and which realised £1400, involved no small labour, was done con amore , and done well (1756-1805).

Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Marquis of
Governor-General of India, third son of the ninth Earl; as Lord Ramsay served in Parliament as member for Haddingtonshire; on his father's death in 1838

Dana, James Dwight
American mineralogist and geologist, born at Utica, New York State; was associated as scientific observer with Commodore Wilkes on his Arctic and Antarctic

Darmesteter, James
orientalist, born in lorraine, of jewish descent; a distinguished zend scholar and authority in zend literature; in the interpretation of the zend and other ancient literatures was of the modern critical school (1849-1894).

Dick, James
a west indian and london merchant, born in forres; bequeathed £113,787 to encourage learning and efficient teaching among the parish schoolmasters of elgin, banff, and aberdeen shires; it is known as the dick bequest, and the property is vested in a governing body of thirteen duly elected (1743-1828).

Duff, James Grant
indian soldier and statesman, born at banff; conspicuous as a soldier for his services in subduing the mahratta chiefs, and as a statesman for establishing friendly relations between the mahrattas and the east india company (1789-1858).

Eads, James Buchanan
an american engineer, born in laurenceburg, indiana; designed ingenious boats for floating submerged ships; built with remarkable speed warships for the federalists in 1861; constructed a steel bridge spanning the mississippi at st. louis, noteworthy for its central span of 520 ft. (1820-1887).

Elgin, James Bruce, 8th Earl of
Statesman and diplomatist, born in London; governor of Jamaica and Canada; negotiated important treaties with China and Japan; rendered opportune assistance