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Fetter, George W

educator, was born Jan. 22, 1827, in Montgomery county, Pa. For eighteen years he taught grammar schools in Philadelphia, where he was in 1864 elected principal of the girls' normal school.

Fetterolf, Adam H

educator, college president, was born Nov. 24, 1841, in Montgomery county, Pa. Since 1883 he has been president of Girard college of Philadelphia.

Feuchtwanger, Lewis

chemist, author, was born Jan. 11, 1805, in Bavaria.

He was a noted chemist of New York city who came to America from Germany in 1829. He was the author of Popular Treatise on Gems; Elements of Mineralogy; Treatise on Fermented Liquors; and Practical Treatise on Soluble or Water Glass. He died June 25, 1876, in New York city.

Few, Ignatius A

college president, was born April 11, 1789, in Georgia. He was elected to the presidency of Emory college in 1837, opened the new institution in 1838, and resigned in 1839, because of failing health. He died Nov. 28, 1845, in Athens, Ga.

Fewkes, Jesse Walter

ethnologist, author, was born in 1850 in Massachusetts. He is an ethnologist of Boston who has written valuable professional monographs; and edited the Journal of American Ethnology and Archæology.

Fey, Conrad

business man, state legislator, was born June 17, 1831, in Germany. In 1847 he settled in Detroit, Mich., and since 1862 has resided in East Saginaw, where he has been justice of the peace for eight years, and police justice seven years. In 1873-74 he served with distinction as a member of the Michigan state legislature.

Ficken, John F

lawyer, legislator, was born June 16, 1843, in Charleston, S. C.

F'or six successive terms he served with distinction as a member of the state legislature of South Carolina; and was mayor of Charleston for one term of four years.

Fickett, Fred Wildon

lawyer, jurist, explorer, was born Aug. 29, 1867, in Dixmont, Maine. During 1882-85 he was in charge of the United States signal service stations in Southeast Alaska. In 1895 he represented his department of the government on the famous Copper river expedition. For two years he served as judge of police court of Galveston, Texas.

Ficklen, John Rose

educator, author, was born Dec. 14, 1858, in Falmouth, Va. He filled the chair of history and rhetoric in Tulane university for a number of years, and in 1893 was appointed professor of history and political science in the same university. He has recently published A History of Louisiana, writjoint author. ten with Miss Grace Elizabeth King as

Ficklin, Joseph

educator, author, was born Sept. 9, 1833, in Winchester, Ky.

He is a professor of mathematics in the university of Missouri who has published The Complete Algebra; and Elements of Algebra, and a series of arithmetical textbooks.

Field, Archelaus G

physician, was born Nov. 15, 1829, in Ontario county, N. Y. He is an eminent physician and surgeon of Des Moines, Iowa.

Field, Benjamin

state senator, was born June 12, 1816, in Dorset, Vt. In 1854- 55 he was elected to the New York state senate, and in 1867 was a member of the constitutional convention. He died in August, 1876, in Albion, N. Y.