DR. G. W. LEITNER, Ph.D., LL.D., D.O.L., etc., probably the greatest linguist of this or any age, was born at Pesth on the 14th October, 1840. At the early age of fifteen he obtained a chief-interpretership, with the rank of colonel, in Her Majesty's commissariat during the Russian War in 1855; was Professor of Arabic with Mohammedan Law at King's College, London, where he founded the Oriental Section in 1861; has founded eighty-one institutions, including the Punjab University and the Oriental University Institute, Mosque, and Museum (containing unique collections) at Woking; discovered the countries, languages, and races of Dardistan (between Kabul, Badakhshan, and Kashmir) in 1866; excavated and named "Græco-Buddhistic" sculptures in 1870; originated and popularized Her Majesty's title of "Kaisar-i-Hind"; has written works on education, ethnography, etc., in many languages; is commander of several high foreign orders, etc. He retired from the Indian service in 1886; held a brilliant International Oriental congress in London in 1891, and is now engaged in elaborating his Central Asian material and in editing the numerous publications of the Oriental University Institute. MADAME CANZIANI (MISS LOUISA STARR). [Illustration: AGE 8. _From a Photograph._] [Illustration: AGE 20. _From a Photo by M. Bowness, Ambleside._] [Illustration: AGE 27. _From a Photo by Elliott & Fry._] [Illustration: PRESENT DAY. _From a Photo by Elliott & Fry._] MADAME CANZIANI, better known in the early days of her career as Miss Louisa Starr, became a student of the Academy at an unusually early age, and, making quick progress, she took, first, the silver medal for the best copy of Murillo's "Beggar Boys." This was the first time any woman had taken a medal of the Royal Academy. The following year she took the highest honour possible for an Academy student, namely, the gold medal for historical painting, it being awarded to her, together with a scholarship of £50. Since this date, works by Madame Canziani have been seen every year on the walls of the Royal Academy, this year's being "Roses" and "Dorothy Belleville." A. E. STODDART. BORN 1864. [Illustration: AGE 3. _From a Photo by J. H. Haggitt, South Shields._] [Illustration: AGE 13. _From a Photo by R. L. Graham, Leamington._] [Illustration: AGE 21. _From a Photo by Geo. F. Dew, Coventry._] [Illustration: PRESENT DAY. _From a Photo by Bradshaw, Newgate Street._]