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A distinguished English critic and man of letters; born in London, Nov. 28, 1832. He was educated at Cambridge, and subsequently edited leading London periodicals. His greatest undertaking was the "Dictionary of National Biography", in about 60 volumes, of which he edited the first 26. The work is still in course of publication. He has published: "Hours in a Library" (1871-79); "Essays on Free Thinking and Plain Speaking" (1873); "History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century" (1876); "Science of Ethics" (1882); "Life of Henry Fawcett" (1885); "An Agnostic's Apology" (1893); "Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen" (1896); "Social Rights and Duties" (1896); etc. Died at London, Feb. 22, 1904.