Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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BARTH, HEINRICH. _b._ Hamburg 16 Feb. 1821; ed. at Univ. of Berlin;
a lecturer in the Univ.; went with James Richardson to Central
Africa 1849, returned 1855; C.B. 17 Nov. 1858; foreign associate
of Royal Geographical Society; pres. of Geographical society of
Berlin; professor extraordinary at Univ. of Berlin; author of
_Travels in North and Central Africa_ 1857. _d._ Berlin 25 Nov.
1865. _Journal of Royal Geog. Soc. xxxvi_, 134–36 (1866);
_Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ii_, 96–99 (1875).
BARTHELÉMY, EMANUEL. Shot a gensdarme in Paris; condemned to the
galleys for life, set free 1830; greatly distinguished himself in
revolution of June 1848; fled to England 1848; shot Cournet a
French political exile in a duel at Englefield Green near Egham 19
Oct. 1852; murdered George Moore and Charles Collard at 73 Warren
st. Fitzroy square, London 8 Dec. 1854; tried at Central criminal
court 4 Jany. 1855, found guilty and sentenced to death; executed
at Newgate 22 Jany. 1855. _A.R._ (1852) 170, (1854) 206–212,
(1855) 14–16; _Central criminal court trials xli_, 298–307 (1855).
BARTHOLOMEW, ANNE CHARLOTTE (_dau. of Arnol Fayerman_) _b._ Loddon,
Norfolk 28 March 1800; member of Society of Female artists and of
Society of Water colour painters; exhibited 29 pictures at the
R.A. and 39 at Suffolk St. gallery 1841–62; author of _Its only my
aunt_, a farce 1825, first acted at Marylebone theatre May 1849;
_Songs of Azrael_ 1840 and _The ring or the farmer’s daughter_, a
drama 1845. (_m._ (1) 1827 Walter Turnbull, musical composer, he
_d._ 1838. _m._ (2) 30 July 1840 Valentine Bartholomew). _d._ 23
Charlotte st. Rathbone place 18 Aug. 1862. _E. C. Clayton’s
English female artists i_, 398–400 (1876).
BARTHOLOMEW, VEN. JOHN (_son of Rev. John Bartholomew, head master
of Exeter Gr. Sch._) _b._ Exeter Oct. 1790; ed. at Exeter Gr.
Sch., Winchester and C. C. Coll. Ox.; Scholar, B.A. 1813, M.A.
1820; P.C, of Withycombe Rawleigh, Devon 1817; P.C. of Sowton
1819; R. of Lympstone 1820; R. of Morchard Bishop, Devon 1831;
Preb. of Exeter Cath. 9 May 1831; Canon Res. of Exeter Cath. Sep.
1840 to death; Archdeacon of Barnstaple 3 Aug. 1847 to death. _d._
Morchard Bishop Rectory 24 Sep. 1865.
BARTHOLOMEW, VALENTINE (_son of Josiah Bartholomew of Clerkenwell,
watchmaker 1766–1847_). _b._ 18 Jany. 1799; flower painter; member
of Water Colour Society 1835 to death; exhibited 20 pictures at
the R.A. and 27 at Suffolk st. gallery 1826–56; flower painter in
ordinary to Duchess of Kent and to Queen Victoria, (_m._ (1) 1827
Evelina Charlotte Adelaide only dau. of Joseph Nicholas
Hullmandel, musician, she _d._ 1 Jany. 1839. _m._ (2) 30 July 1840
A. C. Turnbull). _d._ 23 Charlotte st. Rathbone place 21 March
1879.
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