BACHE, REV. SAMUEL. _b._ Bridgnorth 24 Dec. 1804; assistant in school of Rev. Lant Carpenter at Bristol; ed. at Manchester college, York 1826–29; unitarian minister at the old meeting Dudley 1829–32 and at the new meeting Moor st. Birmingham 1832–62 when it was sold and congregation moved to Church of the Messiah, Broad st. where he was minister 1862–68; kept a school at Birmingham many years; author of _Harmony of science and revelation_ 1839; _Exposition of Unitarian views of Christianity_ 1854; _Miracles the credentials of the Christ_ 1863 and 19 other publications, none of which are mentioned in _The English catalogue of books_, or _Allibone’s Dictionary_. _d._ Gloucester 7 Jany. 1876. _Beale’s Memorials of old meeting house Birmingham_ 1882. BACHHOFFNER, GEORGE HENRY. _b._ London 13 April 1810; originated and suggested scheme of Royal Polytechnic Institution, which was opened 6 Aug. 1838, principal in department of natural and experimental philosophy there, Aug. 1838 to Aug. 1855; one of district registrars of Marylebone parish 1837, and superintendent registrar 1853 to death; lessee and manager of Royal Colosseum, Dec. 1856 to 16 Feb. 1864, when it closed for ever; professor of natural philosophy at Elizabeth college, Guernsey; invented the Polytechnic gas fire 1850; author of _Chemistry as applied to the fine arts_ 1837. _d._ 78 The Grove, Hammersmith 22 July 1879. BACK, SIR GEORGE (_son of John Back of Stockport, Cheshire_). _b._ Stockport 6 Nov. 1796; midshipman R.N. Sep. 1808; a prisoner at Verdun in France 1809–14; went with Franklin to the Spitzbergen seas 1818, along Arctic coast of America 1819–22, and to Mackenzie river 1825–27; conducted overland Arctic expedition 1833–35, when he travelled 7500 miles, and discovered the Back or Great Fish river; captain by order in council 30 Sep. 1835, an honour which no other officer in the navy had received except William iv; commanded the Terror in expedition to the frigid zone 1836–37; knighted by the Queen at St. James’s palace 6 March 1839; F.R.G.S. 1836, Founder’s gold medallist 1836; F.R.S. 7 Jany. 1847; gold medallist of Geographical Society of Paris; pres. of the Raleigh club 1844; awarded good service pension 21 Jany. 1854; D.C.L. Oxford 28 June 1854; admiral on h.p. 18 Oct. 1867; author of _Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish river_ 1836; _Narrative of an expedition in H.M.S. Terror_ 1838. (_m._ 13 Oct. 1846 Theodosia Elizabeth, widow of Anthony Hammond of Savile row, London, she _d._ 6 Jany. 1861). _d._ 109 Gloucester place, Portman sq. 23 June 1878. _Geographical mag. v_, 179–81 (1878); _I.L.N. lxxii_, 4 (1878) _portrait_; _Graphic xviii_, 116 (1878) _portrait_.