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Aberdeen afterwards ALEXANDER America Andrews appointed Professor Author Bart became editor Born at Paris Born in London burgh Cambridge CHARLES Chemistry chief chiefly Christ Church command contributions Copley medal coup d'état Crimea death degree of D.D. Derby Dublin Duke Earl Edin edition educated at Eton elected A.R.A. elected M.P. England English Essays exhibited father France Free Church French GEORGE gold medal graduated B.A. HENRY History honours India Ireland JAMES late Lectures literary Liverpool LL.D Lord Lord John Russell Lord Palmerston Magazine Minister Napoleon Novelist ordained Oriel College Oxford Painter parish Philosophy Poet Political present President Prince prize published Queen Rector removed to London resigned returned Review Rome Royal Academy Royal Society School Scotland Scottish Secretary Sermons Sir John Statesman studied succeeded translated travelled Treatise Trinity College University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of St vols Westminster
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Page vii - MRCS: Member of the Royal College of Surgeons MRCSE: Member of the Royal College of Surgeons...
Page vii - FRGS, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. FRS, Fellow of the Royal Society. FSA, Fellow of the 'Society of Antiquaries.
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Page vii - KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. KCH Knight Commander of the Order of the Guelphs of Hanover.
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