ANDERSON, Rasmus Bjorn, American author, editor and diplomat: b. Albion, Wis., 12 Jan. 1846. His parents were among the first emigrants from Norway to America, coming in 1836. Rasmus Bjorn was graduated with the first class from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1866. From 1866 to 1869 he was professor of Greek and modern languages at Albion Academy, Wisconsin, and from 1869 to 1875 instructor in languages at the University of Wisconsin. Because of the general interest he developed in Scandinavian studies he was made professor of Scandinavian languages and litera ture in the University of Wisconsin in 1875, being the first to hold such a chair outside of the Scandinavian countries. In 1889 he was appointed United States Minister to Denmark, serving until 1889. Since 1898 he has been editor and publisher of Amerika, a weekly Norwegian newspaper published at Madison, Wis. He has also been president of the Wis consin Life Insurance Company since 1895 and of the Wisconsin Rubber Company since 1904 and served a short term as postmaster of Madi son in 1912.
By reason of the intelligent interest he has created in Scandinavian culture Professor Anderson has often been styled the father of Norse literature in America. His first im portant work appeared in 1874, entitled Not Discovered by Columbus,' an historical argument to substantiate the claims of the discovery of America by the Northmen in the 10th and 11th centuries. In 1875 ap peared 'Norse Mythology,' an exposition of the early mythological system of the north. Both of these works have appeared in several editions and have been translated into German, French, Scandinavian and Italian. Other more prominent works are (Viking Tales of the North' (1877) ; Younger Edda' (1880); (First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration' (1895) and his 'Autobiography' (1915). In this work Professor Anderson gives, in connec tion with a review of his own life, a survey of the Norwegian settlements in America and the activities of the nationality, as well as many hitherto unpublished incidents of states men and scholars whose acquaintance he formed as diplomatist and author. Professor Anderson's translations have been many. In the early eighties he translated the novels of Bjornstjerne Bjornson for an American edi tion. Other translations that followed were (History of Literature' (from the Danish) (1884) ; 'Eminent Authors of the 19th Cen tury' (Danish, 1886) • Mythology' (from the Swedish, 1889); 'Among Cannibals' (Swedish, 1889). As literary editor Professor Anderson in 1889 supervised an English re vision of Laing's (Sagas of the Kings of Nor way,' supplying also the notes and maps. In 1905-06 he was the editor-in-chief in the preparation of the (Norraena Library,' a sumptuous edition of 16 volumes containing the most notable productions of Scandinavian literature from earliest times.
Professor Anderson has been a voluminous contributor to the contemporary press and for years was a regular contributor to the Did! and the Nation. He has also contributed to the 'Encyclopedia and other works of reference.
Richard Henry, Amen-.
can Confederate b. South Carolina, 7 Oct. •1821; d. S. C., 20 Feb. 1879. Graduated from West Point in 1842; served in Mexican War. In May 1861 he resigned from the United States army to join the Confederate service. He assisted in the bombardment of Fort Sumter and distinguished himself for gallantry throughout the war, especially at Fair Oaks, Gaines Mills Frazier's Farm, Bull Run and Gettysburg. lie had the rank of major general 1862) and commanding the 4th corps of Lee's army to the last campaign.
American soldier: b. near Louisville, Ky., 13 1805; d. in France, 26 Oct. 1871. Graduating at West Point 1825, he entered the artillery as second He was on staff in the Seminole War, 1837-38 in the Mexican War was badly wounded at kolino del Rey. Com missioned major in 1857, in 1860 he was given command of the troops in Charleston harbor, with headquarters at Fort Moultrie. Threat ened with attack, the fort untenable and the Buchanan administration making no reply to his appeals for its strengthening or for instruc tions, on 26 December he removed garrison to Fort An attempt of the govern ment to provision it being assumed by the Con federates as a declaration of war, they invested it and compelled its surrender by a bombard ment, 12-13 April 1861; its commander leaving with the honors• of war. Appointed brigadier general, he was assigned to the department of the Cumberland; but his health failing, he was relieved from active duty in October and re tired in Brevetted in 1865, in 1869 he went to Nice, France, for his He wrote works on and was instrumental in organizing the Soldiers' Home at Washington.
American Congrega tional and secretary of the Amen can Board of Foreign b. North Yar Me., 17 1796; d. Mass. 30 May Having graduated at Bowdoin (o1 lege to he studied theology at the Andover Theological Seminary, completing his course in In 1824 he became assistant secretary to the Board of Foreign serving as such till 1832, when he became full secretary. In this position he continued for 34 years, till 1866, when owing to his advanced age and failing health he He inspected the missions in the Mediterranean in and again in the results of his tours of these years being chronicled in his 'Observations on the Peloponnesus and Greek Islands' (Boston, 1830). He also visited the Indian Missions in and the Sandwich Islands in 1863. From 1867 to 1869 he was lecturer on Foreign Missions in the Andover Theological Seminary. He with others founded the Mount Holyoke Female at South Mass., was for several years president of the board of trus tees of Bradford and a mem ber of the board of trustees of the Andover Theological Besides his 'Observa tions' he also wrote Hawaiian Islands, Their Progress and Condition under Mission ary Labors' (1864); 'A Heathen Nation Civil ized' ; 'A History of the Sandwich Islands Missions' (1870) ; 'History of the Missions of the American Board of Commissioners for For eign Missions to the Oriental Churches' (3 vols., 1872-74), etc.