Forres (for'es)

A royal burgh An English navigator. He entered the service of the East India Company probably about 1748. He discovered For rest Strait (which received its name from him) in 1790, and made several voyages of exploration. He wrote "A Voyage to New Guinea and the Moluccas from Bal am during the years 1774-5-6" (1779), "A Journal bang an of the Ether Brig, Capt. Thomas For rest, from Bengal to Quedah, in 1783" (1789), "A Voyage from Calcutta to the Mergui Archipelago" (1792), "A Treatise on the Monsoons in East India" (1782). For rester (for'es-ter), Alfred Henry: pseudonym Alfred Crowquill. Born at London, Sept. 10, 1804: died there, May 26, 1872. An English author and artist. He was a younger brother of Charles Robert For rester, with whom he shared the use of the pseudonym Alfred Crowquill. He contributed sketches to Vols. II, III, and IV of "Punch," and illustrated numerous works. For rester, Charles Robert. Born at London, 1803: died there, Jan. 15, 1850. An English author. He was an elder brother of Alfred Henry For rester, and with him used the pseudonym Alfred Crowquill; he also wrote under the name of Hal Will is. Among his works are "Absurdities in Prose and Verse, written and illustrated by Alfred Crowquill" (1827), and "Phantasmagoria of Fun" (1843), both of which were illustrated by his brother. For rester, Fanny. A pen-name of Mi Emily Chubbuck, wife of the mi ionary Adoniram Judson. Forsete (for-set'e), or For set i (for-set'ē). In Norse mythology, the god of justice, son of Balder. Forskål (for'skâl), Peter. Born at Helsingfors, Finland, Jan. 11, 1732: died at Yerim, Arabia, July 11, 1763. A Swedish naturalist and traveler. He was a pupil of Linnæus, on whose recommend a tion he was appointed by Frederick V. of Denmark in 1761 naturalist to a scientific expedition to Egypt and Arabia, which was fitted out by the Danish government and placed under the conduct of Niebuhr. He died while engaged in this enterprise, and the following works, edited by Niebuhr, appeared posthumously: "Fauna oriental is" (1775), "Flora ægyptiaco-arabica" (1775). Forst (forst), formerly Forsta (for'stä) or Forste (for's te). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, situated on the Nei e 62 miles northeast of Dresden: annexed to Pru ia 1815. Population (1890), 23,539. Förster (fer's ter), Ernst. Born at Münchengo erstädt, on the Saale, Germany, April 8, 1800: died April 29, 1885. A German painter and writer on art. He wrote "Geschichte der deutschen Kunst" (1851-62), "Denkmäler der deutschen Baukunst, Bildnerei, und Malerei" (1855-69), "Vorschule zur Kunstgeschichte" (1862), etc. berg, Silesia, Pru ia, Dec. 16, 1832. A German astronomer. He succeeded Encke as director of the Berlin Observatory in 1865. Forster (fôr's ter), William. Born at Tottenham, near London, March 23, 1784: died in Blount County, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1854. An English philanthropist and minister of the Society of Friends, father of W. E. Forster. Forster, ter, William Edward. Born at Bradpole, Dorset, July 11, 1818: died at London, April 5, 1886. An English politician. He followed, in partnership with William Fison, the busine of woolen manufacturer at Bradford from 1842 Liberal member of Parliament for Bradford 1861-85, and for the central division of Bradford from 1885 until his death; was under-secretary of state for the colonies 18651866 in the government of Lord Ru ell; was vice-president of the committee of the Council on Education 1868-74 in the government of Gladstone; and was chief secretary for Ireland 1880-82 in the government of Gladstone. Forsyth (for-sith), John. Born at Fred ericks burg, Va., Oct. 22, 1780: died at Washington, D. C., Oct. 21, 1841. An American politician. He was United States senator from Georgia 1818-19 and 1829-34; was governor of Georgia 1827-29; and was secretary of state 1834-41 under Presidents Jackson and Van Buren. Forsyth, Sir Thomas Douglas. Born at Birken head, Oct. 7, 1827: died at East bourne, Dec. 17, 1886. An English official in India. He en tered the Bengal 1848. In 1872 he was charged with the suppre ion of an insurrection of the Kuka sect under Ram Singh at Malair Kotla. Before his arrival Cowan, the commi ioner of Ludhiana, had executed a number of the insurgents. This action was approved by Forsyth, with the result that both were removed from office. Forsyth was in 1875 sent as envoy to the King of Burma, from whom he obtained an acknowledgment of the independence of the Karen states. Forsyth, William. Born at Greenock, Oct. 25, 1812: died at London, Dec. 26, 1899. An English lawyer and historian. He graduated B. A. at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1834; proceeded M. A. in 1837; was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1839; became queen's counsel in 1857; and was a member of Parliament for Marylebone 1874-80. Among his works are a "History of Trial by Jury" (1852), "Napoleon at St. Helena" (1853), "Life of Cicero" (1864), "Novels and Novelists of the Eighteenth Century" (1871). Fortaleza (for-tä-lā'zä), often but incorrectly called Ceará (sē-ä-rä'). A seaport and the capital of the province of Ceará, Brazil, lat. 3° 43′ S., long. 38° 31′ W. Population, about 25,000. Fort August us. A village and former military station of Inverne -shire, erne -shire, Scotland, at the southern extremity of Loch Ne . Fort Benton. A small town in Choteau County, northern Montana, on the Mi ouri River: an of fur-trade. Switzerland, Aug. 22, 1790: died at Paris, June 27, 1872. A French engraver of portraits and historical pictures. Förster (fèr's ter), Fried rich. Born at München- go erstädt, Sept. 24, 1791: died at Berlin, Nov. 8,1868. A German historian, soldier, poet, and journalist, brother of E. Förster. He published works on Wal lens tein, Frederick the Great, re- cent Pru ian history, etc. Förster, He in rich. Born at Gro glogau, Prus- sia, Nov. 24,1800: died at Johannisberg, Austrian Silesia, Oct. 20, 1881. A German Roman Catholic