A Scot-
tish geologist ; born at Tarradale (Ross), Feb.
tish geologist ; born at Tarradale (Ross), Feb.
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He has edited
and translated the Hitopadeça) (1844), and
edited the Rig Veda! (6 vols. , 1849-74), etc.
He has written : (History of Ancient Sanskrit
Literature) (2d ed. 1860); (Science of Lan-
guage) (latest ed. 1891); "Chips from a Ger-
man Workshop' (latest ed. 1895); (Science of
Reli n) (1870); (Essays on Language, My-
thology, and Religion (1881); (Science of
Thought) (1887); the novel (German Love):
and is the editor of the series (Sacred Books
of the East,' now being issued by the Claren-
don Press at Oxford, of which some sixty vol-
umes are now ready, and which constitutes the
most important translated collection of Oriental
literature. *
Müller, Johannes von. A celebrated Swiss
historian; born at Schaffhausen, Jan. 3, 1752 ;
died at Cassel, Prussia, May 29, 1809. He held
a number of positions in the service of Mainz,
Austria, and Prussia, and when he died was
director-general of education in the kingdom
of Westphalia. His principal works were : (His-
tory of the Swiss) (new ed. , 5 vols. , 1786-1808),
and (24 Books of Universal History) (3 vols. ,
1811; new ed. 1852).
Müller, Karl. A German romance-writer;
born at Stuttgart, Feb. 8, 1819; died there, Nov.
28, 1889. He was editor of several periodicals.
He wrote: (Life's Changes, by Franz von El.
ling' (1854); (New Mysteries of Paris) (1863);
New Mysteries of London (1865-67); (The
White Woman' (1868–73); (The Turks before
Vienna) (1870); (At the Court of the Northern
Semiramis) (1873); etc. Among his pseudo-
nyms were “Otfried Mylius,) (Rod. Nellen-
burg," etc.
Müller, Karl Otfried. A distinguished Ger-
man Hellenist and archæologist; born at Brieg,
Aug. 28, 1797 ; died at Athens, Aug. 1, 1840. He
was professor of archæology at Göttingen in
1819. His principal works were : (History of
Hellenic Races and States) (2d ed. 1844); (The
Etruscans) (2d ed. 1877-78); Introduction to a
Scientific Mythology) (1825); (Handbook of the
Archæology of Art) (latest ed. 1878); (Monu-
ments of Ancient Art) (3d ed. 1876–81); (History
of Greek Literature (4th ed. 1882–84); maps of
ancient Greece ; etc.
Müller, Otto. A German novelist; born at
Schotten, Hesse, June 1, 1816; died at Stuttgart,
Aug. 7, 1894. He edited several periodicals.
Among his works were the popular (Burgher)
(3d ed. 1870); (Charlotte Ackermann (1854),
which he dramatized ; (The Mayor of Frank-
fort) (3d ed. 1878); (The Convent Court) (2d
ed. 1862); (Roderich' (2d ed. 1862); (Tales)
(2d ed. 1870); etc.
Müller, Wilhelm. A German lyric poet;
born at Dessau, Oct. 7, 1794; died there, Sept.
30, 1827. His life was that of a teacher and a
librarian. He wrote in verse Poems from the
Posthumous Papers of a Traveling Bugler
(1821-24; 2d ed. 1826), (Songs of the Greeks)
(new ed. 1844), Romaic National Songs
(1825), Lyrical Journeys and Epigrammatic
Walks) (1827), etc. ; the novel (The Thirteenth
(1827); the critical essay (Introduction to Ho.
mer) (2d ed. 1836); the book of travel (Rome,
and Rome's Men and Women) (1820); etc.
A number of his songs became very popular;
some were set to music by Schubert and oth-
ers. (Miscellaneous writings, with biography,
5 vols. , Leipzig, 1830. Poetical works,
Berlin, 1874. ) *
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Müller, Wilhelm. A German historian;
born at Giengen, Würtemberg, Dec. 2, 1820;
died near Ravensburg, Feb. 7, 1892. He was
professor in the gymnasium at Tübingen in
1863. He wrote: (Guide for Instruction in
History) (14th ed. 1890); (Political History of
the Present (annual, 1867-92); (Illustrated
History of the Franco-Prussian War! (1873);
(Historical Women' (2d ed. 1882); “Emperor
William (4th ed. 1880); 'Count Moltke (3d ed.
1889); Prince Bismarck) (3d ed. 1890); (Em-
peror Frederick (1888);(Political History of the
Most Recent Times, 1876-90) (4th ed. 1890); etc.
Müller, Wolfgang, called von Königswinter
(fon kė'nigs-vin-ter). A German lyric and epic
poet and novelist; born at Königswinter, Prus-
sia, March 15, 1816; died at Neuenahr, Prussia,
June 29, 1873. Originally a physician (1842),
he was Member of the Frankfort Parliament
in 1848, but abandoned both medicine and
politics for literature. Among his works were:
Poems) (3d ed. 1868); "Legends of the Rhine
in Ballad Form? (4th ed. 1873); (The May
Queen' (1852), a charming village tale in verse;
Prince Minnewin' (2d ed. 1856); Heinrich
Heine's Journey to Hell (1856), published anon-
ymously; (Aschenbrödel (Cinderella : 1863), an
epic poem; the comedy (She has Uncovered
her Heart); and in the department of art his-
tory (Düsseldorf Artists) (1854) and Munich
Sketch Book) (1856). A selection of many of
his best poems, entitled (Verses of a Rhine
Poet,' appeared in 6 vols. , Leipzig, 1871-76.
Mulock, Dinah Maria. See Craik, Mrs.
Munby, Arthur Joseph. An English poet;
born in the wapentake of Bulmer, Yorkshire,
1828. His themes are largely pastoral idylls.
He has written : Verses Old and New) (1865);
Dorothy) (1880), which was well received ;
(Vestigia Retrorsum (Steps Backward : 1891);
(Vulgar Verses, by Jones Brown (1891), mostly
in dialect; (Susan) (1893).
Munch, Andreas (mönėh). A Norwegian
poet and dramatist; born at Christiania, Oct.
19, 1811; died near Copenhagen, June 27, 1884.
Originally a student of law, he was an edi-
tor (1841-46) and professor in the university
(1866) at Christiania. His chief works were
(Ephemera! (1836), his first effort; King
Sverre's Youth) (1837), a drama; (The Singer)
( 1838); (Poems Old and New) (1848); Pict-
ures from North and South) (1848), in prose ;
New Poems) (1850); (Grief and Consolation)
(1852), his most successful production; Lord
William Russell (3d ed. 1888), a tragedy ; (An
Evening at Giske) (1855), a historical drama.
(Works, Copenhagen, 5 vols. , 1887-90. )
Munch, Peder Andreas. A distinguished
Norwegian historian, antiquary, and philologist;
born at Christiania, Dec. 15, 1810; died at
Rome, May 23, 1863. He was professor of his-
tory in the university at Christiania in 1841.
His masterpiece was History of the Norwe-
gian People) (1851-64). (Works, published
by the State, 2d ed. Christiania, 1894. )
Münch-Bellinghausen, Eligius Franz Jo-
seph von, Baron (münch' bel'ling-hou'zen),
better known as “Friedrich Halm” (hälm).
An Austrian dramatist; born at Cracow, April
2, 1806; died at Vienna, May 22, 1871. He stud-
ied law, and held various official positions at
Vienna. He wrote: “Griseldis (10th ed. 1893),
which had great success; "The Adept) (1836);
(Camoens) ( 1837 ); "Imelda Lambertazzi!
(1838); (The Son of the Wilderness) (9th ed.
1894), well known in England and America
under the title (Ingomar); ( The Fencer of Ra-
venna' (5th ed. 1893), perhaps his best work;
(Wild Fire) (6th ed. 1894), a romantic com-
edy ; etc. (“Works,' 8 vols. , Vienna, 1856-64. )
Munchausen, Baron. See Münchhausen
and Raspe.
Münchhausen, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich
von, Baron (münch-hou'zen). A notorious
German braggart; born at Bodenwerder, Han.
over, 1720; died there, 1797. Having served
in the Russian cavalry against the Turks (1737-
39), the tales he told of his exploits gave him
the reputation of being the greatest liar in
Germany. ” Ostensibly written out in English
by Rudolph Eric Raspe, a German exile, “Baron
Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvelous Trav-
els and Campaigns in Russia) appeared at
(Oxford, 1785), and was translated into Ger-
man by Gottfried A. Bürger the poet (1786).
Since then it has often been reprinted. In real-
ity the stories are old “yarns” of various ages
collected from other books. See also Raspe.
Munday, Anthony. An English miscella-
neous writer of great versatility and note; bom
in London, 1553; died there, August 1633. He
wrote a large number of plays, generally in
collaboration with Chettle, Drayton, Wilson,
Dekker, Webster, and others : among them be-
ing (Richard Cour de Lion's Funeral" (1589);
"A Chance Medley) (1598); (The Rising of
Cardinal Wolsey) (1601); Death of Robert,
Earl of Huntington (1601); and (The Two
Harpes ) (1602). He was also a writer of bal-
lads of much note, which were licensed to be
sung in London. He wrote, translated, or
adapted numerous romances, including (Pal-
ladino of England) (1588) and the two first
books of (Amadis de Gaule) (between 1589
and 1595). His work «The English Romayne
Lyfe) (about 1582) excited the most comment:
it was ostensibly an account of his adventures
among English Catholic refugees in France
and Italy, and was anti-Catholic in tone. His
prodigious activity in literature and affairs
makes him one of the most notable characters
of his time.
Munday, John William. ["Charles Sumner
Seeley. ”] An American writer for boys; born
in Indiana, 1844. He is a lawyer at Chicago.
He has published (The Spanish Galleon';
(The Lost Canyon of the Toltecs. )
Mundt, Klara. See Mühlbach.
Mundt, Theodor. A German biographer,
writer of travels, critic, and novelist; born at
a
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Potsdam, Sept. 19, 1808; died at Berlin, May
30, 1861. He belonged to the “Young Ger-
many school. He was professor of the his-
tory of literature at Breslau in 1848; professor
and librarian at the University of Berlin, 1850.
Among his biographical writings and travels,
which were his best, were monographs on
Prince Pückler, George Sand, Lamennais, and
others; (Walks and World Journeys) (1838–39);
(Italian Conditions) (1859-60 ). His critical
works include : (Art of German Prose) (2d ed.
1843); Universal History of Literature (2d ed.
1848); History of Contemporary Literature)
(2d ed. 1853); (The Pantheon of the Ancient
Peoples) (2d ed. 1854); (History of Society)
(2d ed. 1856). He wrote the novels (Thomas
Müntzer) (3d ed. 1860); (Mendoza, the Father
of Rogues) (1847); etc.
Munger, Theodore Thornton. An Ameri-
can Congregational clergyman; born in Bain-
bridge, N. Y. , March 5, 1830. He graduated
from Yale in 1851, and Yale Theological School
in 1855. Since 1885 he has been pastor of the
United Church, New Haven, Conn. He is a
Congregational leader in his State ; has been
active in municipal reform, and is well known
as a writer of ability and attractiveness on
ethical subjects, and an exponent of broad,
progressive theology. He published : 'On
the Threshold); (The Freedom of Faith);
"Lamps and Paths); and “The Appeal to Life.
Munkittrick, Richard Kendall. An Amer.
ican poet and humorous writer; born in Eng-
land, 1853. He is on the editorial staff of Puck,
New York. He has published: (The Moon
Prince, for children; (The Acrobatic Muse,' a
volume of humorous verse. He has also writ-
ten serious verse of fine fancy and delicate
workmanship.
Munroe, (Charles] Kirk. An American
writer for the young; born in Wisconsin, 1850.
His present home is in Florida. He has writ.
ten : The Flamingo Feather) (1887); 'Wakulla)
(1888); (Campmates); (Canoemates); Raft-
mates); "Rick Dale); Dorymates); (The
White Conquerors); (Big Cypress ); (At War
with Pontiac); etc. : also a Life of Mrs. Stowe)
(with her son).
Murat, Napoléon Achille (mü-rä'). A French-
American essayist and political writer; born in
France, 1801; died 1847. He was son of Joa-
chim Murat, king of Naples, and hence prince
of the Two Sicilies. Coming to this country
in 1821, he settled at Tallahassee, Fla. , where he
was mayor 1824, and postmaster 1826–28. He
wrote in French (Essays Moral and Political
on the United States of America'; 'Exposition
of the Principles of Republican Government
as Perfected in America, the latter running
through over fifty editions.
Muratori, Ludovico Antonio (mö-rä-to'ri).
An Italian historian; born at Vignola, Oct. 21,
1672; died Jan. 23, 1750. He was keeper of the
Ambrosian library at Milan (1694), and of the
Este library and ducal archives at Modena
(1700). He wrote: (Writers of Italian Affairs)
(25 vols. , 1723-51); Italian Antiquities of the
Middle Ages) (6 vols. , 1738-42); Annals of
Italy) (12 vols. , 1744-49); all of great value.
Muravieff, Andreiï (mö-rä've-eff). A Rus-
sian traveler and miscellaneous writer; born
1798; died 1874. His works enjoyed consider-
able popularity in Russia. They contained :
(Dante) (1841), a drama; (History of the Rus-
sian Church) (1845); (Souvenirs of Rome)
(1846); (Souvenirs of the East) (1851); (Im-
pressions of the Ukraine and Sebastopol (1859);
etc.
Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir.
A Scot-
tish geologist ; born at Tarradale (Ross), Feb.
19, 1792; died in London, Oct. 22, 1871. He was
one of the founders and often president of the
Royal Geographical Society; director-general
of the British Geological Survey (1855). He
published: (Geology of Russia and the Ural)
(1845); “Siluria) (1854); "Geological Atlas of
Europe) (1856); etc.
Murdoch, William. A Canadian poet; born
in Paisley, Scotland, Feb. 24, 1823; died in St.
John, N. B. , May 4, 1887. His publications in-
clude Poems and Songs) (2d ed. 1872); and
“Discursory Ruminations: a Fireside Drama,
with other pieces (1876).
Mure, William. A Scottish historian; born
near Caldwell, Ayrshire, July 9, 1799; died in
London, April 1, 1860. He was Member of
Parliament for Renfrew, 1846-55; and rector of
Glasgow University, 1847-48. He wrote (His-
tory of the Language and Literature of Ancient
Greece) (5 vols. , 1850-57), his main work, but
left unfinished; Journal of a Tour in Greece
and the Ionian Islands (1842); etc.
Murfree, Fanny Noailles Dickinson. An
American novelist, sister of Mary; born in
Tennessee, 185-. She has written the novel
(Felicia.
Murfree, Mary Noailles, better known as
“Charles Egbert Craddock. ) A noted Ameri-
can novelist; born at Murfreesboro, Tenn. , about
1850. She was a contributor to the Atlantic
Monthly before 1880. Among her best-known
books are: In the Tennessee Mountains)
(1884); (The Prophet of the Great Smoky
Mountains) (1885); (In the Clouds) (1886);
(The Story of Keedon Bluffs) (1887); etc.
Murger, Henri (mür-zhā'). A noted French
littérateur; born in Paris, March 24, 1822; died
near there, Jan. 28, 1861. He was at one time
secretary of Count Leo Tolstoy. He wrote:
(Scenes of Bohemian Life) (1848), his best-
known work, depicting existence in the Latin
Quarter of Paris; Claude and Marianne)
(1851); "Scenes of Youthful Life) (1851); (The
Last Appointment) (1852); (The Latin Coun-
try) (1852); (Adeline Protat' (1853); (The Wa.
ter Drinkers) (1854); etc. His verse was col-
lected in a volume entitled (Winter Nights. *
Murner, Thomas (mör'ner). An Alsatian
clergyman, and a leading satirist of the 16th
a
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century; born at Strasburg, Dec. 24, 1475;
died at Oberehnheim, Alsace, about 1536. He
was made poet laureate by the emperor Maxi-
milian (1500), and taught for a while logic at
Cracow; but in the main led a roaming and
unsettled life, drawing large crowds by his witty
sermons whenever he preached. He wrote:
(The Rogues' Guild) (1512); (The Exorcism
of Fools) (1512); "On the Great Lutheran
Fool' (1522), a stinging satire on the Reforma-
tion; etc.
Murphy, Henry Cruse. An American jour-
nalist and historical writer; born at Brooklyn,
N. Y. , 1810; died 1882. He was a lawyer by
profession; was minister to The Hague 1857–
61. He wrote: (Henry Hudson in Holland)
(1859); (Anthology of the New Netherlands)
(1865), consisting of translations and memoirs ;
(The Voyage of Verrazzano' (1875); etc.
Murray, David Christie. An English nov-
elist; born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire,
April 13, 1847. He has been a journalist in
London. He has written numerous works,
among which are : (A Life's Atonement) (1879);
(Coals of Fire) (1881 ); (The Way of the
World' (new ed. 1886); "The Weaker Vessel
(1888); etc.
Murray, Grenville. An English miscella-
neous writer; born Oct. 2, 1824; died at Passy,
France, Dec. 20, 1881. He was in the diplo-
matic service 1845-68. A voluminous writer,
among his works were : (Dudley Cranbourne)
(1845), a novel ; (The Roving Englishman)
(1854); Embassies and Foreign Courts) (1856);
(The Member for Paris) (1871); “Young Brown)
(1874), both novels; (Turkey) (1877); (The
Russians of To-day) (1878); “Under the Lens,
Social Photographs) (2d ed. 1885); etc.
Murray, Hugh. A Scottish geographer;
born at North Berwick, 1779; died in Lon-
don, March 4, 1846. He was a clerk in the
excise office at Edinburgh, devoting his leis-
ure to literature, especially geography; edited
the Scots' Magazine. He wrote : (Histories of
Discoveries and Travels, consisting of Africa)
(2 vols. , 1817), Asia) (3 vols. , 1820), and
(North America) (2 vols. , 1829); Descriptive
Geography of British India(3 vols. ); (China)
(3 vols. ); United States) (3 vols. ); (Marco
Polo's Travels) (1 vol. , 1839); and (Encyclo-
pædia of Geography) (1834), his chief work.
Murray, James Augustin Henry. A dis-
tinguished British lexicographer; born in Den-
holm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, 1837. He has
long been compiling 'A New English Diction-
ary on Historical Principles) (first number 1888),
founded mainly on materials collected by the
Philological Society. The letters A and B, and
the greater part of C and E, had appeared by
1893, and G by 1897 ; and the work is now in
continuous publication. The aim of this dic-
tionary is to furnish an adequate account of
the meaning, origin, and history of English
words now in general use, or known to have
been in use at any time during the past 700
years. ) Its purpose is not to dictate to usage,
but to record usage. ” Dr. Murray has also
published ( Dialect of the Southern Counties of
Scotland,' and similar philological studies.
Murray, John Clark. A Canadian educator
and miscellaneous writer; born in Paisley, Scot-
land, March 19, 1836. In 1872 he became pro-
fessor of mental and moral philosophy in Mc-
Gill University, Montreal. He is the author
of “The Ballads and Songs of Scotland (1874);
(Handbook of Psychology) (1885); and (Solo-
mon Maimon: an Autobiography, translated
from the German, with notes and additions
(1888).
Murray, John O'Kane. An American physi-
cian and historian ; born in Glenariffe, County
Antrim, Ireland, Dec. 12, 1847; died in Chicago,
July 30, 1885. He was a man of unusual cult-
His most notable work was a Popular
History of the Catholic Church in the United
States) (1876). This was succeeded by (The
Prose and Poetry of Ireland) (1877); (The Cath-
olic Heroes and Heroines of America) (1878);
(The Catholic Pioneers of America) (1881);
and (Lessons in English Literature (1883).
Murray, Lindley, whose name was long a
synonym for grammar in America, was born
in Swatara, Pa. , April 22, 1745; died near
York, England, Feb. 16, 1826. From 1784 until
his death he was devoted to literary work.
His publications include: (Grammar of the
English Language) ( 1795, first ed. ), “The
Power of Religion on the Mind (1787); 'Com-
pendium of Religious Faith and Practice.
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lindley
Murray) was issued in 1826.
Murray, Nicholas. [« Kirwan. ” | An Ameri.
can Presbyterian clergyman, and controversial
and didactic writer; born in Ireland, Dec. 25,
1802; died 1861. He was settled at Elizabeth-
town, N. J. Among his works were : "Letters to
Bishop Hughes) (collective ed. revised and en-
larged, 1855), translated into several languages;
(Romanism at Home (1852); Men and Things
as I Saw Them in Europe) (1853); Preachers
and Preaching) (1860); etc.
Murray, William Henry Harrison. An
American preacher, lecturer, and miscellaneous
writer; born in Guilford, Conn. , April 26, 1840.
His publications include : (The Perfect Horse);
Adirondack Tales'; How Deacon Tubner
Kept New-Year's); (Daylight Land); Ad-
ventures in the Wilderness); Deacons); (Music
Hall Sermons); "Sermons from Park Street
Pulpit); (The Doom of Mamelons); (Words
Fitly Spoken'; etc.
Musäus, Johann Karl August (mö-zā'ös). A
German satirical writer; born at Jena, March
29, 1735; died at Weimar, Oct. 28, 1787. He was
professor at the Weimar gymnasium in 1770.
Among his works were: 'The German Grand-
ison' (1781-82), satirizing Richardson's novel
(Sir Charles Grandison ;) (Physiognomical Jour-
neys' (1778-79), satirizing Lavater; (Folk-Tales
of the Germans) (latest ed. Hamburg, 1870);
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(Ostrich Feathers) (1787), his chief production,
and for a long time very popular; etc.
Musick, John Roy. An American novelist
and historian; born in Missouri, 1849. His
home is at Kirksville, Mo. Among his nu-
merous works may be named: "Calamity
Row) (1887); (Brother Against Brother' (1887);
Mysterious Mr. Howard); etc. He wrote a
series of twelve American historical novels.
Musset, Louis Charles Alfred de (mü-sā').
One of the greatest three French poets of the
nineteenth century; born in Paris, Nov. II,
1810; died there, May 1, 1857. He studied
law and medicine, and tried business, each
for a short time; was librarian of the depart-
ment of the Interior (1838), and the department
of Public Instruction (1855). He wrote: (Tales
of Spain and Italy) (1830); (A Play in an
Arm-Chair) (1832); (A Night of May (1835);
(A Night of December ( 1835 ); (A Night of
August) (1836); (A Night of October (1837), -
the last four being his masterpieces ; (Letter to
Lamartine) (1836); Hope in God) (1838); etc.
The Nights, as well as the latter part of the
prose story (Confession of a Child of the Cen-
tury) (1836), related to his connection with
George Sand. Other notable stories were : (Em-
meline) (1837); (The Two Mistresses) (1837);
(Frederick and Bernerette) (1838); (Titian's
Son (1838); etc. He produced also a series of
graceful and original (Comedies and Proverbs,'
some of which hold the stage to-day: (One
Must Not Play with Love) (1834); "We Must
Swear to Nothing) (1836 ); (A Door Must be
either Open or Shut) (1845); etc. His life was
dissipated. (“Works,' best ed. 10 vols. , 1886. ) *
Muzzey, Artemas Bowers. An American
clergyman and miscellaneous writer; born in
Lexington, Mass. , Sept. 21, 1802; died in 1892.
In 1865 he retired from ministerial work. In-
cluded in his numerous publications are: “The
Young Man's Friend) (1836); (Man, a Soul
(1842); (The Higher Education) (1871); (Per-
sonal Recollections of Rev. Dr. Channing)
(1874-75); (Immortality in the Light of Script-
ure and Science) (1876); and Education of
Old Age) (1884).
Myers, Ernest James. An English poet,
brother of Frederic W. H. ; born at Keswick
in 1844. He was called to the bar (1874), but
never practiced. He has published: (The
Puritans) (1869); (Poems) (1877): (Defence of
Rome and Other Poems) (1880); Judgment
of Prometheus and Other Poems) (1886); etc. ;
besides translating the odes of Pindar (2d ed.
1884).
Myers, Frederic William Henry. An Eng-
lish poet and critic; born at Duffield, Feb. 6,
1843. He was classical lecturer at Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge, 1865-68. He has written : (St.
Paul (new ed. 1879), in verse; (Wordsworth
(1880), in English Men of Letters); (Renewal
of Youth, and Other Poems) (1882); Essays,
Modern and Classical) (1883); (Science and a
Future Life) (1893), a volume of essays; etc.
He is one of the foremost writers in the prom-
inent English reviews. *
Myers, Peter Hamilton. An American
story-writer and lawyer; born in Herkimer,
N. Y. , Aug. 4, 1812; died in Brooklyn, N. Y. ,
Oct. 30, 1878. Among his published works are :
(The First of the Knickerbockers: A Tale of
1673' (1848); (The Young Patroon, or Christ-
mas in 1690) (1849); (The King of the Hu-
rons, republished in England as Blanche
Montaigne) (1856); and “The Prisoner of the
Border: A Tale of 1838) (1857).
Myers, Philip Van Ness. An American edu-
cator and historian; born in New York State,
1846. He was president of Belmont College,
Ohio, and has been dean of the University of
Cincinnati since 1895. He has written : (Re-
mains of Lost Empires) (1875); (Outlines of
Ancient History) (1882); (Outlines of Mediæ-
val and Modern History' (1886); "General His-
tory); etc.
Myrddin (mēr'din), Wyllt, - i. e. , the Mad.
(Called also Merlin. ) A Welsh poet; four-
ished 580 (? ). Hardly anything is known of
his life. In mediæval Welsh literature he is
credited with being the author of six poems,
which can be found in the 'Myryrian ‘Archæ-
ology) (2d ed. , pages 104-18, 348).
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Nabuco de Araujo, José Tito (nä-bö'ko dā
är-ä-ö'zho). A Brazilian historical and dra.
matic writer; born in Rio Janeiro, Jan. 4, 1836.
He has written (The Son of Chance,' a drama
which has been successfully represented in
several of the South-American cities; (Maxims
and Thoughts) (1876); Life of Lamartine)
(1877); Life of General Gurjao) (1878); and
(Poems) (1879).
Nack, James. An American verse-writer;
born in New York city, Jan. 4, 1809; died there,
Sept. 23, 1879. He labored under the disability
of being deaf and dumb. His popular verses
include (Spring Is Coming, Here She Goes
and There She Goes,' and the volumes (The
Legend of the Rocks) (1827); (The Immortal,
and Other Poems) (1850); Poems (1852); and
(The Romance of the Ring, and Other Poems)
(1859).
Nadal, Ehrman Syme. An American jour-
nalist, lecturer, and author; born at Lewisburg,
W. Va. , Feb. 13, 1843. He was secretary of the
United States legation at London, 1870-71 and
1877-84. He is a frequent contributor to maga-
zines. His chief works are : Impressions of
London Social Life) (1875); “Essays at Home
and Elsewhere? (1882); "Zweiback, or Notes
of a Professional Exile) (1887).
Nadaud, Gustave (nä-do'). A French song-
writer and composer; born in Roubaix, Feb.
20, 1820; died in Paris, April 28, 1893.
and translated the Hitopadeça) (1844), and
edited the Rig Veda! (6 vols. , 1849-74), etc.
He has written : (History of Ancient Sanskrit
Literature) (2d ed. 1860); (Science of Lan-
guage) (latest ed. 1891); "Chips from a Ger-
man Workshop' (latest ed. 1895); (Science of
Reli n) (1870); (Essays on Language, My-
thology, and Religion (1881); (Science of
Thought) (1887); the novel (German Love):
and is the editor of the series (Sacred Books
of the East,' now being issued by the Claren-
don Press at Oxford, of which some sixty vol-
umes are now ready, and which constitutes the
most important translated collection of Oriental
literature. *
Müller, Johannes von. A celebrated Swiss
historian; born at Schaffhausen, Jan. 3, 1752 ;
died at Cassel, Prussia, May 29, 1809. He held
a number of positions in the service of Mainz,
Austria, and Prussia, and when he died was
director-general of education in the kingdom
of Westphalia. His principal works were : (His-
tory of the Swiss) (new ed. , 5 vols. , 1786-1808),
and (24 Books of Universal History) (3 vols. ,
1811; new ed. 1852).
Müller, Karl. A German romance-writer;
born at Stuttgart, Feb. 8, 1819; died there, Nov.
28, 1889. He was editor of several periodicals.
He wrote: (Life's Changes, by Franz von El.
ling' (1854); (New Mysteries of Paris) (1863);
New Mysteries of London (1865-67); (The
White Woman' (1868–73); (The Turks before
Vienna) (1870); (At the Court of the Northern
Semiramis) (1873); etc. Among his pseudo-
nyms were “Otfried Mylius,) (Rod. Nellen-
burg," etc.
Müller, Karl Otfried. A distinguished Ger-
man Hellenist and archæologist; born at Brieg,
Aug. 28, 1797 ; died at Athens, Aug. 1, 1840. He
was professor of archæology at Göttingen in
1819. His principal works were : (History of
Hellenic Races and States) (2d ed. 1844); (The
Etruscans) (2d ed. 1877-78); Introduction to a
Scientific Mythology) (1825); (Handbook of the
Archæology of Art) (latest ed. 1878); (Monu-
ments of Ancient Art) (3d ed. 1876–81); (History
of Greek Literature (4th ed. 1882–84); maps of
ancient Greece ; etc.
Müller, Otto. A German novelist; born at
Schotten, Hesse, June 1, 1816; died at Stuttgart,
Aug. 7, 1894. He edited several periodicals.
Among his works were the popular (Burgher)
(3d ed. 1870); (Charlotte Ackermann (1854),
which he dramatized ; (The Mayor of Frank-
fort) (3d ed. 1878); (The Convent Court) (2d
ed. 1862); (Roderich' (2d ed. 1862); (Tales)
(2d ed. 1870); etc.
Müller, Wilhelm. A German lyric poet;
born at Dessau, Oct. 7, 1794; died there, Sept.
30, 1827. His life was that of a teacher and a
librarian. He wrote in verse Poems from the
Posthumous Papers of a Traveling Bugler
(1821-24; 2d ed. 1826), (Songs of the Greeks)
(new ed. 1844), Romaic National Songs
(1825), Lyrical Journeys and Epigrammatic
Walks) (1827), etc. ; the novel (The Thirteenth
(1827); the critical essay (Introduction to Ho.
mer) (2d ed. 1836); the book of travel (Rome,
and Rome's Men and Women) (1820); etc.
A number of his songs became very popular;
some were set to music by Schubert and oth-
ers. (Miscellaneous writings, with biography,
5 vols. , Leipzig, 1830. Poetical works,
Berlin, 1874. ) *
)
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Müller, Wilhelm. A German historian;
born at Giengen, Würtemberg, Dec. 2, 1820;
died near Ravensburg, Feb. 7, 1892. He was
professor in the gymnasium at Tübingen in
1863. He wrote: (Guide for Instruction in
History) (14th ed. 1890); (Political History of
the Present (annual, 1867-92); (Illustrated
History of the Franco-Prussian War! (1873);
(Historical Women' (2d ed. 1882); “Emperor
William (4th ed. 1880); 'Count Moltke (3d ed.
1889); Prince Bismarck) (3d ed. 1890); (Em-
peror Frederick (1888);(Political History of the
Most Recent Times, 1876-90) (4th ed. 1890); etc.
Müller, Wolfgang, called von Königswinter
(fon kė'nigs-vin-ter). A German lyric and epic
poet and novelist; born at Königswinter, Prus-
sia, March 15, 1816; died at Neuenahr, Prussia,
June 29, 1873. Originally a physician (1842),
he was Member of the Frankfort Parliament
in 1848, but abandoned both medicine and
politics for literature. Among his works were:
Poems) (3d ed. 1868); "Legends of the Rhine
in Ballad Form? (4th ed. 1873); (The May
Queen' (1852), a charming village tale in verse;
Prince Minnewin' (2d ed. 1856); Heinrich
Heine's Journey to Hell (1856), published anon-
ymously; (Aschenbrödel (Cinderella : 1863), an
epic poem; the comedy (She has Uncovered
her Heart); and in the department of art his-
tory (Düsseldorf Artists) (1854) and Munich
Sketch Book) (1856). A selection of many of
his best poems, entitled (Verses of a Rhine
Poet,' appeared in 6 vols. , Leipzig, 1871-76.
Mulock, Dinah Maria. See Craik, Mrs.
Munby, Arthur Joseph. An English poet;
born in the wapentake of Bulmer, Yorkshire,
1828. His themes are largely pastoral idylls.
He has written : Verses Old and New) (1865);
Dorothy) (1880), which was well received ;
(Vestigia Retrorsum (Steps Backward : 1891);
(Vulgar Verses, by Jones Brown (1891), mostly
in dialect; (Susan) (1893).
Munch, Andreas (mönėh). A Norwegian
poet and dramatist; born at Christiania, Oct.
19, 1811; died near Copenhagen, June 27, 1884.
Originally a student of law, he was an edi-
tor (1841-46) and professor in the university
(1866) at Christiania. His chief works were
(Ephemera! (1836), his first effort; King
Sverre's Youth) (1837), a drama; (The Singer)
( 1838); (Poems Old and New) (1848); Pict-
ures from North and South) (1848), in prose ;
New Poems) (1850); (Grief and Consolation)
(1852), his most successful production; Lord
William Russell (3d ed. 1888), a tragedy ; (An
Evening at Giske) (1855), a historical drama.
(Works, Copenhagen, 5 vols. , 1887-90. )
Munch, Peder Andreas. A distinguished
Norwegian historian, antiquary, and philologist;
born at Christiania, Dec. 15, 1810; died at
Rome, May 23, 1863. He was professor of his-
tory in the university at Christiania in 1841.
His masterpiece was History of the Norwe-
gian People) (1851-64). (Works, published
by the State, 2d ed. Christiania, 1894. )
Münch-Bellinghausen, Eligius Franz Jo-
seph von, Baron (münch' bel'ling-hou'zen),
better known as “Friedrich Halm” (hälm).
An Austrian dramatist; born at Cracow, April
2, 1806; died at Vienna, May 22, 1871. He stud-
ied law, and held various official positions at
Vienna. He wrote: “Griseldis (10th ed. 1893),
which had great success; "The Adept) (1836);
(Camoens) ( 1837 ); "Imelda Lambertazzi!
(1838); (The Son of the Wilderness) (9th ed.
1894), well known in England and America
under the title (Ingomar); ( The Fencer of Ra-
venna' (5th ed. 1893), perhaps his best work;
(Wild Fire) (6th ed. 1894), a romantic com-
edy ; etc. (“Works,' 8 vols. , Vienna, 1856-64. )
Munchausen, Baron. See Münchhausen
and Raspe.
Münchhausen, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich
von, Baron (münch-hou'zen). A notorious
German braggart; born at Bodenwerder, Han.
over, 1720; died there, 1797. Having served
in the Russian cavalry against the Turks (1737-
39), the tales he told of his exploits gave him
the reputation of being the greatest liar in
Germany. ” Ostensibly written out in English
by Rudolph Eric Raspe, a German exile, “Baron
Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvelous Trav-
els and Campaigns in Russia) appeared at
(Oxford, 1785), and was translated into Ger-
man by Gottfried A. Bürger the poet (1786).
Since then it has often been reprinted. In real-
ity the stories are old “yarns” of various ages
collected from other books. See also Raspe.
Munday, Anthony. An English miscella-
neous writer of great versatility and note; bom
in London, 1553; died there, August 1633. He
wrote a large number of plays, generally in
collaboration with Chettle, Drayton, Wilson,
Dekker, Webster, and others : among them be-
ing (Richard Cour de Lion's Funeral" (1589);
"A Chance Medley) (1598); (The Rising of
Cardinal Wolsey) (1601); Death of Robert,
Earl of Huntington (1601); and (The Two
Harpes ) (1602). He was also a writer of bal-
lads of much note, which were licensed to be
sung in London. He wrote, translated, or
adapted numerous romances, including (Pal-
ladino of England) (1588) and the two first
books of (Amadis de Gaule) (between 1589
and 1595). His work «The English Romayne
Lyfe) (about 1582) excited the most comment:
it was ostensibly an account of his adventures
among English Catholic refugees in France
and Italy, and was anti-Catholic in tone. His
prodigious activity in literature and affairs
makes him one of the most notable characters
of his time.
Munday, John William. ["Charles Sumner
Seeley. ”] An American writer for boys; born
in Indiana, 1844. He is a lawyer at Chicago.
He has published (The Spanish Galleon';
(The Lost Canyon of the Toltecs. )
Mundt, Klara. See Mühlbach.
Mundt, Theodor. A German biographer,
writer of travels, critic, and novelist; born at
a
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Potsdam, Sept. 19, 1808; died at Berlin, May
30, 1861. He belonged to the “Young Ger-
many school. He was professor of the his-
tory of literature at Breslau in 1848; professor
and librarian at the University of Berlin, 1850.
Among his biographical writings and travels,
which were his best, were monographs on
Prince Pückler, George Sand, Lamennais, and
others; (Walks and World Journeys) (1838–39);
(Italian Conditions) (1859-60 ). His critical
works include : (Art of German Prose) (2d ed.
1843); Universal History of Literature (2d ed.
1848); History of Contemporary Literature)
(2d ed. 1853); (The Pantheon of the Ancient
Peoples) (2d ed. 1854); (History of Society)
(2d ed. 1856). He wrote the novels (Thomas
Müntzer) (3d ed. 1860); (Mendoza, the Father
of Rogues) (1847); etc.
Munger, Theodore Thornton. An Ameri-
can Congregational clergyman; born in Bain-
bridge, N. Y. , March 5, 1830. He graduated
from Yale in 1851, and Yale Theological School
in 1855. Since 1885 he has been pastor of the
United Church, New Haven, Conn. He is a
Congregational leader in his State ; has been
active in municipal reform, and is well known
as a writer of ability and attractiveness on
ethical subjects, and an exponent of broad,
progressive theology. He published : 'On
the Threshold); (The Freedom of Faith);
"Lamps and Paths); and “The Appeal to Life.
Munkittrick, Richard Kendall. An Amer.
ican poet and humorous writer; born in Eng-
land, 1853. He is on the editorial staff of Puck,
New York. He has published: (The Moon
Prince, for children; (The Acrobatic Muse,' a
volume of humorous verse. He has also writ-
ten serious verse of fine fancy and delicate
workmanship.
Munroe, (Charles] Kirk. An American
writer for the young; born in Wisconsin, 1850.
His present home is in Florida. He has writ.
ten : The Flamingo Feather) (1887); 'Wakulla)
(1888); (Campmates); (Canoemates); Raft-
mates); "Rick Dale); Dorymates); (The
White Conquerors); (Big Cypress ); (At War
with Pontiac); etc. : also a Life of Mrs. Stowe)
(with her son).
Murat, Napoléon Achille (mü-rä'). A French-
American essayist and political writer; born in
France, 1801; died 1847. He was son of Joa-
chim Murat, king of Naples, and hence prince
of the Two Sicilies. Coming to this country
in 1821, he settled at Tallahassee, Fla. , where he
was mayor 1824, and postmaster 1826–28. He
wrote in French (Essays Moral and Political
on the United States of America'; 'Exposition
of the Principles of Republican Government
as Perfected in America, the latter running
through over fifty editions.
Muratori, Ludovico Antonio (mö-rä-to'ri).
An Italian historian; born at Vignola, Oct. 21,
1672; died Jan. 23, 1750. He was keeper of the
Ambrosian library at Milan (1694), and of the
Este library and ducal archives at Modena
(1700). He wrote: (Writers of Italian Affairs)
(25 vols. , 1723-51); Italian Antiquities of the
Middle Ages) (6 vols. , 1738-42); Annals of
Italy) (12 vols. , 1744-49); all of great value.
Muravieff, Andreiï (mö-rä've-eff). A Rus-
sian traveler and miscellaneous writer; born
1798; died 1874. His works enjoyed consider-
able popularity in Russia. They contained :
(Dante) (1841), a drama; (History of the Rus-
sian Church) (1845); (Souvenirs of Rome)
(1846); (Souvenirs of the East) (1851); (Im-
pressions of the Ukraine and Sebastopol (1859);
etc.
Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir.
A Scot-
tish geologist ; born at Tarradale (Ross), Feb.
19, 1792; died in London, Oct. 22, 1871. He was
one of the founders and often president of the
Royal Geographical Society; director-general
of the British Geological Survey (1855). He
published: (Geology of Russia and the Ural)
(1845); “Siluria) (1854); "Geological Atlas of
Europe) (1856); etc.
Murdoch, William. A Canadian poet; born
in Paisley, Scotland, Feb. 24, 1823; died in St.
John, N. B. , May 4, 1887. His publications in-
clude Poems and Songs) (2d ed. 1872); and
“Discursory Ruminations: a Fireside Drama,
with other pieces (1876).
Mure, William. A Scottish historian; born
near Caldwell, Ayrshire, July 9, 1799; died in
London, April 1, 1860. He was Member of
Parliament for Renfrew, 1846-55; and rector of
Glasgow University, 1847-48. He wrote (His-
tory of the Language and Literature of Ancient
Greece) (5 vols. , 1850-57), his main work, but
left unfinished; Journal of a Tour in Greece
and the Ionian Islands (1842); etc.
Murfree, Fanny Noailles Dickinson. An
American novelist, sister of Mary; born in
Tennessee, 185-. She has written the novel
(Felicia.
Murfree, Mary Noailles, better known as
“Charles Egbert Craddock. ) A noted Ameri-
can novelist; born at Murfreesboro, Tenn. , about
1850. She was a contributor to the Atlantic
Monthly before 1880. Among her best-known
books are: In the Tennessee Mountains)
(1884); (The Prophet of the Great Smoky
Mountains) (1885); (In the Clouds) (1886);
(The Story of Keedon Bluffs) (1887); etc.
Murger, Henri (mür-zhā'). A noted French
littérateur; born in Paris, March 24, 1822; died
near there, Jan. 28, 1861. He was at one time
secretary of Count Leo Tolstoy. He wrote:
(Scenes of Bohemian Life) (1848), his best-
known work, depicting existence in the Latin
Quarter of Paris; Claude and Marianne)
(1851); "Scenes of Youthful Life) (1851); (The
Last Appointment) (1852); (The Latin Coun-
try) (1852); (Adeline Protat' (1853); (The Wa.
ter Drinkers) (1854); etc. His verse was col-
lected in a volume entitled (Winter Nights. *
Murner, Thomas (mör'ner). An Alsatian
clergyman, and a leading satirist of the 16th
a
a
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century; born at Strasburg, Dec. 24, 1475;
died at Oberehnheim, Alsace, about 1536. He
was made poet laureate by the emperor Maxi-
milian (1500), and taught for a while logic at
Cracow; but in the main led a roaming and
unsettled life, drawing large crowds by his witty
sermons whenever he preached. He wrote:
(The Rogues' Guild) (1512); (The Exorcism
of Fools) (1512); "On the Great Lutheran
Fool' (1522), a stinging satire on the Reforma-
tion; etc.
Murphy, Henry Cruse. An American jour-
nalist and historical writer; born at Brooklyn,
N. Y. , 1810; died 1882. He was a lawyer by
profession; was minister to The Hague 1857–
61. He wrote: (Henry Hudson in Holland)
(1859); (Anthology of the New Netherlands)
(1865), consisting of translations and memoirs ;
(The Voyage of Verrazzano' (1875); etc.
Murray, David Christie. An English nov-
elist; born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire,
April 13, 1847. He has been a journalist in
London. He has written numerous works,
among which are : (A Life's Atonement) (1879);
(Coals of Fire) (1881 ); (The Way of the
World' (new ed. 1886); "The Weaker Vessel
(1888); etc.
Murray, Grenville. An English miscella-
neous writer; born Oct. 2, 1824; died at Passy,
France, Dec. 20, 1881. He was in the diplo-
matic service 1845-68. A voluminous writer,
among his works were : (Dudley Cranbourne)
(1845), a novel ; (The Roving Englishman)
(1854); Embassies and Foreign Courts) (1856);
(The Member for Paris) (1871); “Young Brown)
(1874), both novels; (Turkey) (1877); (The
Russians of To-day) (1878); “Under the Lens,
Social Photographs) (2d ed. 1885); etc.
Murray, Hugh. A Scottish geographer;
born at North Berwick, 1779; died in Lon-
don, March 4, 1846. He was a clerk in the
excise office at Edinburgh, devoting his leis-
ure to literature, especially geography; edited
the Scots' Magazine. He wrote : (Histories of
Discoveries and Travels, consisting of Africa)
(2 vols. , 1817), Asia) (3 vols. , 1820), and
(North America) (2 vols. , 1829); Descriptive
Geography of British India(3 vols. ); (China)
(3 vols. ); United States) (3 vols. ); (Marco
Polo's Travels) (1 vol. , 1839); and (Encyclo-
pædia of Geography) (1834), his chief work.
Murray, James Augustin Henry. A dis-
tinguished British lexicographer; born in Den-
holm, Roxburghshire, Scotland, 1837. He has
long been compiling 'A New English Diction-
ary on Historical Principles) (first number 1888),
founded mainly on materials collected by the
Philological Society. The letters A and B, and
the greater part of C and E, had appeared by
1893, and G by 1897 ; and the work is now in
continuous publication. The aim of this dic-
tionary is to furnish an adequate account of
the meaning, origin, and history of English
words now in general use, or known to have
been in use at any time during the past 700
years. ) Its purpose is not to dictate to usage,
but to record usage. ” Dr. Murray has also
published ( Dialect of the Southern Counties of
Scotland,' and similar philological studies.
Murray, John Clark. A Canadian educator
and miscellaneous writer; born in Paisley, Scot-
land, March 19, 1836. In 1872 he became pro-
fessor of mental and moral philosophy in Mc-
Gill University, Montreal. He is the author
of “The Ballads and Songs of Scotland (1874);
(Handbook of Psychology) (1885); and (Solo-
mon Maimon: an Autobiography, translated
from the German, with notes and additions
(1888).
Murray, John O'Kane. An American physi-
cian and historian ; born in Glenariffe, County
Antrim, Ireland, Dec. 12, 1847; died in Chicago,
July 30, 1885. He was a man of unusual cult-
His most notable work was a Popular
History of the Catholic Church in the United
States) (1876). This was succeeded by (The
Prose and Poetry of Ireland) (1877); (The Cath-
olic Heroes and Heroines of America) (1878);
(The Catholic Pioneers of America) (1881);
and (Lessons in English Literature (1883).
Murray, Lindley, whose name was long a
synonym for grammar in America, was born
in Swatara, Pa. , April 22, 1745; died near
York, England, Feb. 16, 1826. From 1784 until
his death he was devoted to literary work.
His publications include: (Grammar of the
English Language) ( 1795, first ed. ), “The
Power of Religion on the Mind (1787); 'Com-
pendium of Religious Faith and Practice.
Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lindley
Murray) was issued in 1826.
Murray, Nicholas. [« Kirwan. ” | An Ameri.
can Presbyterian clergyman, and controversial
and didactic writer; born in Ireland, Dec. 25,
1802; died 1861. He was settled at Elizabeth-
town, N. J. Among his works were : "Letters to
Bishop Hughes) (collective ed. revised and en-
larged, 1855), translated into several languages;
(Romanism at Home (1852); Men and Things
as I Saw Them in Europe) (1853); Preachers
and Preaching) (1860); etc.
Murray, William Henry Harrison. An
American preacher, lecturer, and miscellaneous
writer; born in Guilford, Conn. , April 26, 1840.
His publications include : (The Perfect Horse);
Adirondack Tales'; How Deacon Tubner
Kept New-Year's); (Daylight Land); Ad-
ventures in the Wilderness); Deacons); (Music
Hall Sermons); "Sermons from Park Street
Pulpit); (The Doom of Mamelons); (Words
Fitly Spoken'; etc.
Musäus, Johann Karl August (mö-zā'ös). A
German satirical writer; born at Jena, March
29, 1735; died at Weimar, Oct. 28, 1787. He was
professor at the Weimar gymnasium in 1770.
Among his works were: 'The German Grand-
ison' (1781-82), satirizing Richardson's novel
(Sir Charles Grandison ;) (Physiognomical Jour-
neys' (1778-79), satirizing Lavater; (Folk-Tales
of the Germans) (latest ed. Hamburg, 1870);
:
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a
>
)
(Ostrich Feathers) (1787), his chief production,
and for a long time very popular; etc.
Musick, John Roy. An American novelist
and historian; born in Missouri, 1849. His
home is at Kirksville, Mo. Among his nu-
merous works may be named: "Calamity
Row) (1887); (Brother Against Brother' (1887);
Mysterious Mr. Howard); etc. He wrote a
series of twelve American historical novels.
Musset, Louis Charles Alfred de (mü-sā').
One of the greatest three French poets of the
nineteenth century; born in Paris, Nov. II,
1810; died there, May 1, 1857. He studied
law and medicine, and tried business, each
for a short time; was librarian of the depart-
ment of the Interior (1838), and the department
of Public Instruction (1855). He wrote: (Tales
of Spain and Italy) (1830); (A Play in an
Arm-Chair) (1832); (A Night of May (1835);
(A Night of December ( 1835 ); (A Night of
August) (1836); (A Night of October (1837), -
the last four being his masterpieces ; (Letter to
Lamartine) (1836); Hope in God) (1838); etc.
The Nights, as well as the latter part of the
prose story (Confession of a Child of the Cen-
tury) (1836), related to his connection with
George Sand. Other notable stories were : (Em-
meline) (1837); (The Two Mistresses) (1837);
(Frederick and Bernerette) (1838); (Titian's
Son (1838); etc. He produced also a series of
graceful and original (Comedies and Proverbs,'
some of which hold the stage to-day: (One
Must Not Play with Love) (1834); "We Must
Swear to Nothing) (1836 ); (A Door Must be
either Open or Shut) (1845); etc. His life was
dissipated. (“Works,' best ed. 10 vols. , 1886. ) *
Muzzey, Artemas Bowers. An American
clergyman and miscellaneous writer; born in
Lexington, Mass. , Sept. 21, 1802; died in 1892.
In 1865 he retired from ministerial work. In-
cluded in his numerous publications are: “The
Young Man's Friend) (1836); (Man, a Soul
(1842); (The Higher Education) (1871); (Per-
sonal Recollections of Rev. Dr. Channing)
(1874-75); (Immortality in the Light of Script-
ure and Science) (1876); and Education of
Old Age) (1884).
Myers, Ernest James. An English poet,
brother of Frederic W. H. ; born at Keswick
in 1844. He was called to the bar (1874), but
never practiced. He has published: (The
Puritans) (1869); (Poems) (1877): (Defence of
Rome and Other Poems) (1880); Judgment
of Prometheus and Other Poems) (1886); etc. ;
besides translating the odes of Pindar (2d ed.
1884).
Myers, Frederic William Henry. An Eng-
lish poet and critic; born at Duffield, Feb. 6,
1843. He was classical lecturer at Trinity Col-
lege, Cambridge, 1865-68. He has written : (St.
Paul (new ed. 1879), in verse; (Wordsworth
(1880), in English Men of Letters); (Renewal
of Youth, and Other Poems) (1882); Essays,
Modern and Classical) (1883); (Science and a
Future Life) (1893), a volume of essays; etc.
He is one of the foremost writers in the prom-
inent English reviews. *
Myers, Peter Hamilton. An American
story-writer and lawyer; born in Herkimer,
N. Y. , Aug. 4, 1812; died in Brooklyn, N. Y. ,
Oct. 30, 1878. Among his published works are :
(The First of the Knickerbockers: A Tale of
1673' (1848); (The Young Patroon, or Christ-
mas in 1690) (1849); (The King of the Hu-
rons, republished in England as Blanche
Montaigne) (1856); and “The Prisoner of the
Border: A Tale of 1838) (1857).
Myers, Philip Van Ness. An American edu-
cator and historian; born in New York State,
1846. He was president of Belmont College,
Ohio, and has been dean of the University of
Cincinnati since 1895. He has written : (Re-
mains of Lost Empires) (1875); (Outlines of
Ancient History) (1882); (Outlines of Mediæ-
val and Modern History' (1886); "General His-
tory); etc.
Myrddin (mēr'din), Wyllt, - i. e. , the Mad.
(Called also Merlin. ) A Welsh poet; four-
ished 580 (? ). Hardly anything is known of
his life. In mediæval Welsh literature he is
credited with being the author of six poems,
which can be found in the 'Myryrian ‘Archæ-
ology) (2d ed. , pages 104-18, 348).
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Nabuco de Araujo, José Tito (nä-bö'ko dā
är-ä-ö'zho). A Brazilian historical and dra.
matic writer; born in Rio Janeiro, Jan. 4, 1836.
He has written (The Son of Chance,' a drama
which has been successfully represented in
several of the South-American cities; (Maxims
and Thoughts) (1876); Life of Lamartine)
(1877); Life of General Gurjao) (1878); and
(Poems) (1879).
Nack, James. An American verse-writer;
born in New York city, Jan. 4, 1809; died there,
Sept. 23, 1879. He labored under the disability
of being deaf and dumb. His popular verses
include (Spring Is Coming, Here She Goes
and There She Goes,' and the volumes (The
Legend of the Rocks) (1827); (The Immortal,
and Other Poems) (1850); Poems (1852); and
(The Romance of the Ring, and Other Poems)
(1859).
Nadal, Ehrman Syme. An American jour-
nalist, lecturer, and author; born at Lewisburg,
W. Va. , Feb. 13, 1843. He was secretary of the
United States legation at London, 1870-71 and
1877-84. He is a frequent contributor to maga-
zines. His chief works are : Impressions of
London Social Life) (1875); “Essays at Home
and Elsewhere? (1882); "Zweiback, or Notes
of a Professional Exile) (1887).
Nadaud, Gustave (nä-do'). A French song-
writer and composer; born in Roubaix, Feb.
20, 1820; died in Paris, April 28, 1893.
