The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . uated at BrownUniversity in 1870,and entered NewtonTheological Seminary,where he prepared forthe ministry. He wasordained a Baptistminister, and for four years engaged in pastoralwork. He then became connected with DenisonUniversity, and later was called to Brown Uni-versity as professor of history and political econ-omy. In 1888 he accepted the chair of politicaleconomy and finance at Cornell University, buthad been there only one year when he was electedpresident of Brown University. President An-drews wa
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . uated at BrownUniversity in 1870,and entered NewtonTheological Seminary,where he prepared forthe ministry. He wasordained a Baptistminister, and for four years engaged in pastoralwork. He then became connected with DenisonUniversity, and later was called to Brown Uni-versity as professor of history and political econ-omy. In 1888 he accepted the chair of politicaleconomy and finance at Cornell University, buthad been there only one year when he was electedpresident of Brown University. President An-drews was one of the commissioners represent-ing the United States at the Brussels bimetallicconference in 1892. He is the author of severalstandard text-books. ANDREWS, Ethan Allen, an American edu-cational writer, was born in New Britain, Con-necticut, April 7, 1787. After graduation at^ale, he was admitted to the bar and practiced foreveral years. The study of ancient him, so that in 1822 he was appointed Feb. 3, , an Americanat Hinsdale, New Hampshire,He. •VM KLW s A N D R E W S — A N D R O S 1S9 professor in the University of North various other chairs of languages untili839, he returned to Connecticut and commenced[O publish many valuable Latin text-books, theprincipal one of which was his Latin-English Lex-icon. He died in his native town, March 4, 1S58. ANDREWS. CiEOKGK L., an American general,was born in Massachusetts in 1S28, and died inBrookline, Mass., ,\pril 4, 1899. He servedthroughout the Civil War. and was twice promotedfor distinguished services with the army of thePotomac. In 1871 he was called to the chair ofFrench, and in 1882 to that of modern languages,at Wfst Point Military Academy. ANDREWS, Joseph, an American engraver;born at Hingham, Massachusetts, Aug. 17, early inclination toward an artistic career ledhim, at the. age of 15 years, to study wood-engraving with Abel Owen, of Boston. His teacherin t
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