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Everybody's Encyclopedia · 1912 · p. 8
Edward, an Americar naval architect, born in West Sand wich, Ma ., June 20, 1848, He was educated at Harvard, where he graduated in 1871, and became secretary of the Boston Society of Natural His: tory. He was instructor of entomology at Harvard from 1879 to 1883. He then became a designer of sailing yachts. In 1884 he designed the “ Puritan,” the winner of the America’s Cup in 1885; and a year later the “ Mayflower,” the winner in 1886 He died in Boston, Ma ., July 12 1891, Burge , James, a Scotch Orientalist, born in Kirk mahoe, Dumfries: shire, Aug. 14, 1832. He went to India in 1855 and became director-general of archeological surveys there.
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