Finlay, George

LL.D., historian, born of Scottish parents near Faversham, England, Dec. 23, 1799; educated at Glasgow and Göttingen; aided the Greeks (1823) in their struggle for independence, and for the rest of his life resided in Greece, making a study of its history and antiquities. He has published: History of Greece from its Conquest by the Crusaders to that by the Turks, 1204-1566 A. D.; History of the Byzantine Empire, 716-1057 A. D.; The Empire of Trebizond, 1204-1461, . Died at Athens, Jan. 26, 1875.