MINOR, JAKOB (1855— ). An Aus trian scholar in Teutonic philology and litera ture, horn at Vienna. Ile studied at the uni versities of Vienna (18.74-7S) and Berlin (1878 79) , became a lecturer at the former ( 1580), in 1882-84 held a chair in the Aecademia Seientifico Letteraria of Milan. and from 1854 to 1855 was professor of the German language and literature in the University of Prague. ID 1885 he was appointed professor of Teutonic philology at Vi enna. Ilk numerous publieations include many editions of texts, smelt as volumes 73 (Pub, I tcr, ,uticiGu r, tend Pop n In crlrht Jahrhu ndert s 145 ( Tirek um/ and 151 Inas Seh icksn Is,/ ot non , with introductory i‘ssays and annotations. in the "Deutsche National-Litteratur" series, and the ..Nrchduke Ferdinand's Speculum 1 ito. Humana' ( 18801 : Vcithochilent,c/de h.& (1593). a able manual of German prosody, based on lec tures given at Vienna in 1852: and important works in literary history. such as Die Sc/rick
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(1502-551. An American lawyer and author, bt rn in Virginia. Ile gratin. ated at the rolli'gc of William and Mary in 1523, and five years later became Commonwealth attor ney for Louisa County, Va., au office which he held until 1852. In 1855 he was appointed pro fessor of law in William and Mary. He wrote a part of John A. G. Davis's Unide. to Justices (1838), and contributed the notes to Daniel Call's virginht Reports. A tract of his, Reasons for Abolishing the Liquor Tragic, had a large sale; and after his death his ''reeds in Yew England were edited by .1. E. Lowell for appear ance in the Atlantic.