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He excelled in satirical fables,
his being the best Denmark has produced.
Ka'b ibn Zahir (käb ibn zä'hér). A noted
Arabic poet ; contemporaneous with Mahomet.
His father was author of one of the famous
seven (Mu 'allakát' (prize poems). After lam-
pooning his own brother and Mahomet, and
being outlawed by the latter, Ka'b composed a
eulogy on him, (The Poem of the Mantle, his
best-known work. It was translated into Eng-
lish by Redhouse in 1880.
Kacic-Miogic, Andrija (kä-chich-me-o-shich).
A Croatian poet; born at Brist, Dalmatia, 1690 ;
died at Zaostrog, 1760. He performed for his
country a service similar to that of Percy in
his ‘Reliques) to England, or of Allan Ramsay
in his Evergreen' or (Tea-Table Miscellany)
to Scotland, in publishing Recreations of the
Slavonic People' (1756). This was an anthol-
ogy of popular songs which he collected or
adapted, celebrating the exploits of South-Slavic
heroes from the earliest times. Many editions
have appeared, and it is popular to-day with the
Southern Slavs.
Kaden, Woldemar (kä'den). A German au-
thor and translator; born at Dresden, Feb. 9,
1838. He filled the chair of German language
and literature in the University of Naples, but
resigned in 1882. He has traveled extensively
in Italy, and his writings treat almost exclus-
ively of that country. Prominent among them
are : (Wanderings in Italy) (1874); (Under the
Olives) (1880); 'Pompeiian Tales) (1882); (Ital-
ian Sketches and Pictures of Civilization)
(1889); "Italian Plaster Casts) (1891).
Kaempfen, Albert (kem'pfen). A French
novelist and journalist; born at Versailles, April
15. 1826.
He wrote under the pseudonyms
"Feyrnet," (Henrys," "Henri Este. His ro-
mance (The Cup of Tea) (1866), and the humor-
ous work (Paris, the Capital of the World
(1877), may be mentioned.
Kaempfer, Engelbert. A German physician
and historian; born at Lemgo, Westphalia, in
1651; died there, Nov. 2, 1716. As secretary of
legation in the Swedish diplomatic service he
visited Russia and Tartary; and later, having
joined the Dutch East India Company, visited
Arabia, Siam, and Japan. In the latter country
he remained two years exploring it. The re-
sults of his investigations are given in his
accurate and reliable History of Japan and
Siam, published in English (1727), and after-
wards in Latin, Dutch, French, and German.
Kaiser, Friedrich (ki'zer). A German hu-
morous writer; born at Biberach, April 3, 1814;
died at Vienna, Nov. 7, 1874. He is best known
by his comedies, which were successfully per-
formed, and of which (Hans Hasenkopf? (1834)
is a good example.
Kajaani, Johan Fredrik (ka-yä'nē). A Fin-
nish writer; born at Sotkamo, 1815; died in 1887.
He was the author of the first history of Finland
written in Finnish.
Kalb, Charlotte von (kälb). A German
memoir-writer; born at Waltershausen, in Grab-
feld, July 25, 1761; died at Berlin, May 12, 1843.
Best known as the friend of Schiller, Goethe,
and Richter. She was a lovely and devoted
Schiller's poems (The Conflict) and
(Resignation) refer to her. The character of
Linda in Richter's (Titan' was drawn from her.
Her romance (Cornelia) is in places incompre-
hensible, which may be said also of "Charlotte)
(memoirs, 1879). "Letters to Richter and his
Wife) appeared in 1882. She wrote a (History
of the American War of Independence. )
Kalbeck, Max (käl’bek). A German author,
playwright, and journalist; born at Breslau,
Jan. 4, 1850. He has paid considerable atten.
tion to the stage, among other work altering
Mozart's (Don Juan) (1887) and writing for
Gluck's music a pastoral libretto, (The May
Queen) (1888). His discussions of Richard
Wagner's (Nibelungen' and Parsifal' ap-
peared in 1883; (Rhymed and Unrhymed,
satirical papers, in 1885; (Old and New,' col-
lected poems, in 1890. In some respects his
intellectual attitude is Greek.
Kaler, James Otis. An American journalist;
born in Winterport, Me. , March 19, 1848. Under
the pen-name of "James Otis ” he published
tales for the young, including: (Toby Tyler)
(1880); (Left Behind) (1882); (Mr. Stubbs's
Brother) (1883), a sequel to Toby Tyler; “Silent
Pete) (1885); and others.
Kālidāsa (kä-li-dä'sä). A celebrated Hindu
poet; his date is variously placed, but most
probably he lived about the sixth century A. D.
He was called one of the nine pearls," i. e. ,
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KANE
King Vikramaditya. His most famous work,
and the one most attractive to modern readers,
and greatly admired by Goethe, is the drama
"Çakuntalā. It portrays a love affair that,
after surmounting manifold impediments, ends
at last happily, and brings home to us in a
wonderful way the essential unity of human
nature in all ages. It was translated into Eng-
lish by Sir William Jones in 1789, and by
Monier-Williams in 1885, and has been adapted
to the German stage. Kālidāsa wrote dramatic,
epic, and lyric poetry. *
Kalina, Jaroslav (ka-lē'nä). A Czech poet;
born at Hajda, in 1816; died at Prague, 1847.
His ballads are his best works. Ten thousand
copies of his poem Ksaft) (Last Will and
Testament) were sold. The latest complete edi.
tion of his verse appeared in 1874.
Kalinka, Valerian (ka-liníkä). A Polish his.
torian, political writer, and journalist; born in
1826; died in 1886. His masterwork, (The
Great Diet,' was intended to be a thorough
study of the political history of Poland; only
the first volume appeared (1880).
Kalir or Kaliri, Eleazar ben (kä'lēr or ka-
lē'rē). A Hebrew poet; born at Kiriat-Sefer,
in the eighth century. He wrote 150 liturgical
chants, of but slight literary value, for use in
the synagogue. His religious fame and influ-
ence in Italy, Germany, and France were great.
He is known as the creator of the Neo-Hebraic
poetry, so called; it imitated the Arabic in
having, for instance, verses of fixed length,
rhyme, and the acrostic.
Kalisch, David (kä'lish). A German comic
poet; born at Breslau, Feb. 23, 1820; died at
Berlin, Aug. 21, 1872. Of Jewish birth, and in-
tended originally for business, he devoted him-
self to journalism, beginning as Paris corre-
spondent for German newspapers. Returning
to Germany in 1846, he settled eventually in
Berlin, where he founded (1848) the Prussian
Punch, Kladderadatsch, with which he was suc-
cessful for many years.
He wrote a series of
successful farces.
Kalisch, Ludwig. A German miscellaneous
writer; born at Polnisch-Lissa, Sept. 7, 1814;
died at Paris, March 3, 1882. Among his earlier
works were : (The Book of Folly) (1845); “Shad-
ows) (1845); (Tales in Verse) (1845), which to
fit diction united vividness of portrayal ; (Shrap-
nels) (1849). Exiled by the revolution of 1848,
he described his new places of residence in
(Paris and London (2 vols. , 1851). His later
works were : Bright Hours) (2 vols. , 1872);
(Pictures from my Boyhood (1872); (Bound
and Unbound (1876); (Paris Life) (2d ed. 1882);
etc. He was the author also of humorous writ.
ings and romances.
Kall, Abraham (käl). A popular Danish
historian; born at Copenhagen, 1743; died there,
1821. He became university librarian in 1765,
professor of history 1780, councilor of State
1811. His chief work was a Universal History)
(1776).
Kalousek, Josef (kä-lö'sek). A Bohemian
historian; born at Vamberk, April 2, 1838. He
is professor of history at the University of
Prague, and an authority on Czech history and
literature. His publications include: “Bohemian
Constitutional Law) (1871); Review of the
Ethnographic Literature of the Czechs); De-
fense of Wenceslas); Biography of Emperor
Charles IV. of Bohemia (1878).
Kaltenbrunner, Karl Adam (käl'ten-brön-er).
A popular German poet and prose-writer ; born
at Enns, Dec. 30, 1804 ; died at Vienna, Jan.
6, 1867. He was author of a number of vol-
umes of poetry in Austrian dialects, his hand-
ling of which was masterly. Duke Maximilian
of Bavaria set a number of his songs to music.
His drama (The Three Firs) (1862) had a
stage success. He was for a large part of his
lifetime an official in the Vienna government
printing-house.
Kamaryt, Joseph Klastimil (kä’mä-rit). A
Czech poet ; born at Velesin, near Budejovice,
1797; died at Tabor, 1833. He entered the
church. His Parables in Verse) reached a
second edition in 1845.
Kames, Henry Home, Lord. A famous
Scottish author and jurist; born at Kames,
Berwickshire, in 1696; died at Edinburgh, Dec.
27, 1782. Educated at the University of Edin-
burgh, after nearly thirty years' practice as a
lawyer he became judge in 1752. Besides im-
portant legal works, he wrote on antiquities,
metaphysics, ethics, religion, æsthetics, educa-
tion, agriculture, etc. His chief literary pro-
duction, Elements of Criticism' (3 vols. , 1762),
forestalled, as regards works of the imagina-
tion, the modern psychological school. Of this
book, Goldsmith said it was easier to write
than to read. " Like his contemporary Lord
Chesterfield, he was a great social favorite.
Kampen, Nikolaas Godfried van (käm'-
pen). A distinguished Dutch historian; born
at Haarlem, May 15, 1776; died at Leyden,
March 15, 1839. The son of a gardener, hav-
ing laid the foundation of vast learning while
clerk in a book-store, he became editor and
finally professor of English and German in
the University of Leyden (1815). Many of his
historical and literary works were translated
into German, their reputation becoming Euro-
pean. History of the Literature of the Nether-
lands) (1812); (History of French Domination
in Europe) (8 vols. , 1815-23); (History of the
Influence of the Netherlands Outside of Europe)
(3 vols. , 1831-33), are among his finest works.
Kane, Elisha Kent. A celebrated American
Arctic explorer; born at Philadelphia, Feb. 3,
1820; died at Havana, Feb. 16, 1857.
Was a
surgeon in the United States navy. Having
previously visited practically every other quar-
ter of the globe, he accompanied the Grinnell
expedition in search of Sir John Franklin (1850
52). On his return, by contributing the pro-
ceeds of a series of lectures and his pay, he
shared in equipping a second expedition, under
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(
;
his own command (1853-55). These adventures
were in spite of feeble health and frail con-
stitution. He died young. His two works,
(The United States Grinnell Expedition in
Search of Sir John Franklin (1854) and (Sec-
ond Grinnell Expedition (1856), are very in-
teresting. He started northward the second
time so quickly that the first work went through
the press without his revision.
Kanitz, Philipp Felix (kä'nits). A Hunga-
rian explorer and writer on ethnography and
archæology; born at Buda-Pesth, Aug. 2, 1829.
His series of works on Servia, Bulgaria, Her-
zegovina, Montenegro, etc. , beginning in 1862,
gave him a brilliant reputation, and have
spread greatly the knowledge of Slavic coun-
tries. He was the first to draw correct maps
of Bulgaria and the Balkans.
Kannegiesser, Karl Ludwig (kän'ne-ge-ser).
A German writer; born at Wendemark, in Alt-
mark, May 9, 1781; died at Berlin, Sept. 14,
1861. He is best known as the translator into
German of Chaucer, Beaumont and Fletcher,
Byron, Scott, Dante, Madame de Staël, etc.
Kant, Immanuel (känt). An eminent Ger-
man philosopher; born at Königsberg, April 22,
1724; died there, Feb. 12, 1804. His three
great works were : Kritik der Reinen Ver-
nunft) (Critique of Pure Reason : 1781), which
attempts to define the nature of those of our
ideas which lie outside of experience, and to
establish the basis of valid knowledge; (Kritik
der Praktischen Vernunft! (Critique of the
Practical Reason: 1788), which bases the ideas
of God, freedom, and immortality on the ethi-
cal consciousness alone, denying that we have
any right to hold them otherwise ; (Kritik der
Urteilskraft (Critique of the Power of Judg-
ment: 1790). He wrote also on cosmic physics,
æsthetics, pedagogy, ethics, the metaphysical
basis of law, etc. He was professor of logic
and metaphysics at the University of Königs-
berg. *
Kantemir, Antiochus Dmitrievitch, Prince
(kan'te-mēr). A noted Russian author; born
at Constantinople, Sept. 21, 1709; died at Paris,
April II, 1744. His "Satires,' in the antique
form, written in rhyme and syllabic metre,
were his most important work, and are valuable
as describing Russian life and manners. Many
of their verses became proverbs with the Rus-
sian peasantry. They were the first fruits of
modern Russian literature. He may be called
the father of secular writing in Russia. (Works,
2 vols. , St. Petersburg, 1867. )
Kapnist, Vasili Vasilievitch (käp'nist).
A celebrated Russian poet and dramatist; born
at Oboukhovka, in 1757; died there, Nov. 9,
1824. His chief work, Chicanery) (1798), a
comedy in verse, forbidden by the censor, was
performed by express permission of the em
peror. It has been more than once reprinted
(last in 1888), was translated into French, and
has furnished several proverbs. It is an Aris-
tophanic satire on the old justice in Russia –
showing, as has been wittily said, “the Russian
Themis stark-naked. ” He wrote also many
exquisite lyrics. ((Works, St. Petersburg, 1849. )
Kapp, Friedrich (käp). A German bio-
grapher and historian; born at Hamm, West-
phalia, April 13, 1824; died at Berlin, Oct. 27,
1884. He left Germany at the outbreak of the
revolution of 1848, finally wandering as far as
New York (1850). He took active part in
American politics. Returning to Germany in
1870, he entered the Reichstag in 1872. Nearly
all his works refer to the United States, as
(American Soldier Traffic by German Princes)
(1864), “German Emigration to America) (1868),
and his Lives) of Kalb and Steuben. A
citizen of two hemispheres, he was a pioneer
in a style of literature that may be called inter-
national.
Karadzic, Vuk Stefanovotch (kä-rä'jitsh).
A famous Servian author; born at Trshitch,
Nov. 7, 1787; died at Vienna, Feb. 7, 1864.
The two great works of his life were the refor-
mation of the Servian literary language (which,
up to his time had been a very debased
medium, being either rude Slavonian or a hy-
brid jumble of Serb and Slavonian), and the
publication of the Popular Serb Songs) (4 vols. ,
1814-33; 3d ed. 1841-46).
His epoch-making
Dictionary) appeared in 1818. The songs at-
tracted wide-spread attention, and were trans-
lated into every European tongue. He was
the founder of modern Servian literature.
Karamzin, Nikolai Mikhailovitch (kä-räm-
zin'). A celebrated Russian historian; born at
Mikhailovka, near Simbirsk, Dec. 12, 1765; died
near St. Petersburg, June 3, 1826. He left the
army to devote himself to literature. His great
work, History of Russia) (11 vols. , 1816-29),
created a tremendous sensation, being read
even by the court and fashionable ladies. He
appeared,” in Pushkin's ds, have dis-
covered old Russia, as Columbus discovered
America. The tone of the work was ultra-
conservative. Its style has been pronounced
perfect, though to-day it seems over-rhetorical.
It was translated into French and German.
(Letters of a Russian Traveler' (1797-1801),
in the style of Sterne, met with great favor.
Of several novels, Poor 'Lisa) was much imi-
tated, and with others of his writings, trans-
lated into German by Richter. Karamzin was
also a translator and journalist. With Lomon-
osov, he was the creator of Russian prose.
(Works, St. Petersburg, 1848. )
Karasoutzas, John (kä-rä-sö'tzas). A mod.
ern Greek poet; born at Smyrna, July 9, 1824;
died April 3, 1873. His verse was not only
patriotic, but strong and graceful. It appears
in the collections Lyrics) (1839); Breath of
the Morn) (1846); (Kleonike) (1868), a nar-
rative poem; etc.
Karavelov, Liuben (kä-rä-vă'lof). A Bul-
garian author; born at Koprivchtitsa, 1834; died
at Rustchuk, Feb. II, 1879. Was one of the
creators of Bulgarian prose. His works con-
sisted of novels, tales, and poems (8 vols. , 1887).
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His poems
Karnovitch, Evgenij Petrovitch (kär-no'-
vich). A Russian historian and novelist; born
near Jaroslav, Oct. 22, 1823. His historical
work, Russia's Part in the Deliverance of the
Christians from Turkey's Yoke, (Konstantin
Pavlovitch, etc. , was important. (Great For
tunes in Russia) (1885) contained interesting
facts. His best-known novel is Love and
Crown); it has been translated into several
European languages.
Karpinski, Franciszek (kär-pin'skē). A
celebrated Polish poet; born at Hotoscow,
Galicia, in 1741 ; died in Lithuania, Sept. 4,
1825. He was one of the illustrious figures at
the court of Stanislaus Augustus for a time,
but withdrew to his estates in 1793 and en-
gaged in philanthropic work.
(1804) are remarkable for energy, simplicity,
and patriotism, and still retain a hold upon
the people.
Karr, Alphonse (kär). A celebrated French
writer; born at Paris, Nov. 24, 1808; died at
St. Raphael, Var, Sept. 29, 1890. Among his
numerous striking novels were (The Shortest
Way) (1836); (Genevieve) (1838); (Clotilde)
(1839). A Journey around my Garden (1845),
talks on botany and natural history, was in
another vein. "Woman(1853) was a study
of morals. Two dramas, (The Norman Penel-
ope) (1860) and Yellow Roses) (1866), were
not very successful. One of his most char-
acteristic efforts was the series of papers called
Les Guêpes. They were confidential, anec-
dotic, critical, witty, satirical, caustic, in fact
well-nigh unique; and were the cause of an
attempt being made on his life (1844) by an
offended woman author whom they had harshly
criticized.
Karsh or Karshin, Anna Luise (kärshor
kärsh'in). A German poet; born near Schwie-
bus, Dec. I, 1722; died at Berlin, Oct. 12, 1791.
Self-taught, of low birth and free life, her poetic
merit was but slight, though she has been ex-
travagantly called the German Sappho. ”
Kästner, Abraham Gotthelf (kest'ner). A
German poet; born at Leipsic, Sept. 27, 1719;
died at Göttingen, June 20, 1800. Though a
learned mathematician, he is best known by
his witty and caustic ( Epigrams? (1781 ; 2 vols. ,
1800). As an example of these, on a poor
tragedy-writer he wrote:-
“This poet's just the man to reach a tragedy's aim :
We've sympathy with his piece, wild dread of more of
the same. "
(Poetical and prose works, 4 vols. , 1841. )
Kate, Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten (kä'te). A
Dutch poet; born at The Hague, Dec. 23,
1819; died at Amsterdam, Dec. 25, 1889. De
Schepping! (The Creation, 1866) ranks as
his best poem. In the form of a vision of
Moses from Mt. Sinai, it describes the creation
of heaven and earth in seven songs, each be-
ginning with the words of the Bible, then nar-
rating the day's creation just finished, and
ending with a hymn. His two next best poems
are (The Planets) and (The New Church in
Amsterdam. (Works, 12 vols. , 1889-93. )
Katona, Joseph (kä'tö-nä). A Hungarian
poet; born at Kecskemet, Nov. II, 1792; died
there, Nov. 2, 1830. He wrote Bánk Bán)
(1821), the grandest tragedy Hungary has pro-
duced. Long unnoticed, it appeared on the
stage only in 1834, when it met with success,
but did not become generally famous till 1845.
Meanwhile its author, embittered by its failure,
had renounced poetry, and died, beloved by
the people, especially the poor. (“Works,' 3
vols. , 1880. )
Kaufmann, Alexander (kouf'män). A favor.
ite German poet; born at Bonn, May 14, 1817;
died at Wertheim, May 1, 1893. Popular among
his lyrics have been "The Bride, (About Mid-
night, Morning); of his ballads, King Wen-
zel,'' The Stolen Steed," "Liſthilde. His songs
were simple, hearty, and fervent,- droll and
dreamy, humorous and playful. Of several vol-
umes of verse, the best was 'Under the Vines)
(1815).
Kaufmann, Mathilde. See George.
Kavanagh, Julia. A popular English writer;
born at Thurles, Ireland, Jan. 7, 1824; died at
Nice, Oct. 28, 1877. She wrote a large number
of novels, the scenes of which were almost in-
variably laid in France, where she had resided :
among them Daisy Burns) (3 vols. , 1853);
also (Woman in France during the 18th Cen-
tury) (2 vols. , 1850), "A Summer and Winter
in the Two Sicilies) (2 vols. , 1858), French
Women of Letters) (1862). She was best
known by the novels she published in maga-
zines. One of the best of recent English au-
thors.
Kaye, John William, Sir (kā). An English
administrator and military historian; born in
1814; died in 1876. He was for a number of
years an officer in the Bengal artillery, but re-
signed in 1841, and in 1856 entered the East
India Company. Upon the transfer of the gov.
ernment of India to the crown, he succeeded
John Stuart Mill in the political department of
the India office. His works consist of histories
and biographies relating to the East, among
them being A History of Afghanistan (1851-
53); History of the Administration of the East
India Company) (1853); (A History of the
Sepoy War in India) (1857-58; London, 1864-
75), a comprehensive narrative of the celebrated
mutiny down to the fall of Delhi; (Lives of
Indian Officers) (1867).
Keary, Annie. An English novelist; born
near Wetherby, Yorkshire, March 3, 1825; died
at Eastburn, March 3, 1879. Beginning with
books for children, she made her reputation
with stories of Irish life. She was a prolific
writer and very popular in her day, 'Castle
Daly) (1875) being her best work. Her letters
were published in 1883.
Keats, John. An eminent English poet ;
born in London, 1795; died in Rome, 1821.
Endymion, a Poetic Romance (1818), his first
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important effort, though immature, gave great
promise, which was fulfilled in Lamia, Isa-
bella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems)
(1820), containing also the fine unfinished epic
(Hyperion. (The Letters of John Keats to
Fanny Brawne, whom he loved, appeared in
1878; 'Letters to his family and Friends) in
1891. Dying at 25, he succeeded in leaving a
name immortal in literature. Shelley wrote the
exquisite elegy Adonais) in commemoration
of his death. (Works, 3d ed. 1859. ) *
Kebbel, Thomas Edward. An English
journalist and author; born in Leicestershire,
Nov. 23, 1828. Educated at Oxford, he be-
came a lawyer and afterwards engaged in jour-
nalism, being connected with the Press (1855)
and the Day (1867) as political writer. He
has written on political topics: Essays upon
History and Politics) ( 1864); (English States-
men since the Peace of 1815) (1868); (A His-
tory of Toryism' (1885); and biographies of
Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Derby in the
(English Statesmen) series. His more recent
works are: (The Old and the New English
Country Life) (1891); (Sport and Nature)
(1893).
Keble, John. A famous English religious
poet; born at Fairford, Gloucestershire, 1792;
died at Bournemouth, Hampshire, 1866. He was
remarkable for great beauty of character. A
clergyman of the English Church, he repeatedly
refused rich livings from a sense of duty. Of
his great work (The Christian Year' (2 vols. ,
1827), which he published anonymously, in 1872
appeared the 158th edition; over 500,000 copies
in all have been sold. It has been illustrated
and illuminated, books have been made from
and written on it, including a concordance, and
from its profits the author built one of the
most beautiful parish churches in England. *
Keddie, Henrietta. (“Sarah Tytler. ”] An
English novelist and miscellaneous writer;
born in 1827. She is the author of several
graceful and readable stories, the best known
being: Days of Yore) (1864); (Citoyenne
Jacqueline) (1865); Noblesse Oblige) (1869);
French Janet); (Blachall Ghosts. Of her mis.
cellaneous works, designed chiefly for juvenile
readers, may be noticed : Modern Painters)
( 1873 ); <Children of a Hundred Years Ago )
( 1876 ); Jane Austen and her Works) (1880);
Marie Antoinette : the Woman and the Queen
(1883).
Keenan, Henry Francis. An American nov-
elist; born at Rochester, N. Y. , May 4, 1849. A
successful journalist, a New York and a Paris
correspondent of note, he deserted journalism
for literature in 1883. He published: (Trajan)
(1884); (The Aliens) (1886); (One of a Thou-
sand' (1887).
Keightley, Thomas (kit'ly). An English
writer; born at Dublin, 1790 (? ); died near
Erith, Kent, Nov. 4, 1872. He is best known by
his Fairy Mythology' (2 vols. , 1828) and (Tales
and Popular Fictions) (1834).
Keim, Karl Theodor (kim). A noted Ger-
man theologian; born at Stuttgart, Dec. 17, 1825;
died at Giessen, Nov. 17, 1878. While a disciple
of the modern critical school of theology (of
Strauss, Baur, and Renan) he strove to recon-
cile it with the old faith. He wrote: (The His-
torical Christ) (3d ed. 1866), and the great work
(History of Jesus of Nazareth (3 vols. , 1867-72).
Keller, Gerard (kel'er). A Dutch miscel-
laneous writer; born at Gouda, Feb. 13, 1829.
His best works are his books of travel: (A
Summer in the North) (1861); (A Summer in
the South) (1864); Paris Besieged? (1871);
Murdered Paris) (1872); (Europe Sketched in
All her Glory) (1877-80); (America in Image
and in Writing) (1887). Of his numerous
novels may be named : (The Teacher's House-
hold) (1858); (Within and Without' (1860);
(The Mortgage on Wasenstein (1865); (From
Home) (2 vols. , 1867); (Over-Perfect) (1871);
(Three Tales) (( The Privy Councilor, How
They are Enjoyed,' (In Our Days, 1880); (Our
Minister) (1883); (Flickering Flames) (1884);
(Nemesis) (1885). He is the author also of
books for the young, and the dramas (The Bar-
ber's Daughter) (1878), «The Blue Ribbon)
(1881), “The Dangerous Cousin (1884).
Keller, Gottfried. A powerful German poet
and one of the foremost of German novelists;
born at Zürich, July 19, 1819; died there, July
16, 1890. Original in execution, he was a keen
observer, genuinely artistic, and with a strong
sense of humor, sometimes extravagantly in-
dulged. In his best vein he goes straight to the
heart. To romanticism in motifs, processes,
and characters, he joined realism in execution.
His writings disclose the fact that he was a
painter before being an author. An impression
of his poetical genius may be obtained from
(Complete Poems) (3d ed. 1888). Of his novels,
(Seldwyla Folk) (1856) is one of the best.
("Works, 11 vols. , 1889–93. ) *
Kelley, James Douglas Jerrold. An Amer.
ican naval officer and story-writer; born 185-.
Besides works relating to the navy, he has
written the story A Desperate Chance.
Kelley, William Darrah. An American
politician; born at Philadelphia, April 12,
1814; died at Washington, D. C. , Jan. 9. 1890.
He was a lawyer; was Member of Congress
from Pennsylvania 1861–90, and prominent as
an abolitionist and a protectionist. Besides
addresses and political writings, he published
(Letters from Europe) (1880), ' The New South
(1887), etc.
Kellgren, Johan Henrik (kel'gren). One of
the greatest of Swedish poets; born at Floby,
West Gothland, Dec. 1, 1751 ; died April 20,
1795.