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and of international law (1904- ) and dean (1905- ), Law School, Baltimore University, Baltimore; retired from the practice of law 1907. As member of the Democratic Committee, present at Democratic National Convention, Baltimore, 1860; made speeches in favor of Douglas throughout the Presidential Campaign, 1860; secretary of the Central Committee for reorganization of the Democratic party in Mary- land, 1864; delegate to Democratic National Conven- tion, Chicago, 1864, and to those of 1872 and 1900; member National Executive Committee for Mary- land, 1872-1876; as member of Maryland House of Delegates, was member of Joint Committee of Senate and House to report a bill for a call for a new consti- tutional convention, member of the Committee on Federal Relations, chairman of Committee on Internal Improvements, etc.; offered a seat in Baltimore Supreme Court by Governor of Maryland, but declined it to retain position in United States Post Office Department, 1886 ; has participated profession- ally in causes tried before international commissions organized under treaties between the United States and foreign countries in defense of United States claims, e.g. in the cases of Ecuador, Venezuela, etc.; sent by the President of the United States on a successful mission to the Governor General of Cuba regarding the transportation of mails between Spain and Cuba by way of Key West, 1886. Member of: the Maryland Club; the Society of the War of 1812; the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland; the Maryland Historical Society; the order of Descendants of Colonial Lords of Manors in America; president, Maryland Original Research Society. Author of "A Relation of Some Political Transactions in Maryland" (1898; collaborator in "Encyclopedia Americana" (by Mr. Knott: "History of Maryland"); contributor of pohtioal, hterary, and historical articles to various newspapers and periodi- cals. ARTICLE: Mabylaiid.

Knowles, Reverend Joseph Alphonsus, O.S.A. b. at Dublin, Ireland. Education: Dublin and Rome. Entered the Augustinian Order; stationed at various periods in Augustinian houses in England, Ireland, and Australia; at present, assistant, St. Augustine's Church, and president, CathoUc Young Men's Society, Cork. Member of the General Council, CathoUc Defence Society. Author of: "Life of St. Brigid"; "Fethard, its Abbey"; "Life of Blessed BeUesini, O.S.A."; contributor to Irish, English, and American periodicals.

ARTICLE: Coronel, Greqohio NtJNEZ.

Kolodziejczyk, Edmund, ph.D., b. at Wadowice, Austrian Poland, 31 August, 1880. Education: school and gymnasium, Wadowice; University of Cracow. Slavic student; at present, Gymnasium professor, Cracow. Participated in Slavic Congress, Prague, 1908. Member of: the Slavic Club of Cracow; the Society of Friends of the Southern Slavs (Cracow). Author of the following works in Polish: "The Poles in Upper Hungary"; "Bibliogra- phy of Pohsh Slavic Lore"; "Periodicals of Slavic Lore and Slavophile Movement in Poland"; contribu- tor to: "Swiat slovianski"; "Nowa Reforma"; "Glos narodu"; "Slavisches Tagblatt" (Vienna). ARTICLE: Poland.

Kraft, Joseph, ph.D. Education: Gymnasium, Oberhollabrunn, Lower Austria; Universities of Vienna and Innsbruck. Assistant, Government Archives, Innsbruck, 1905- . Contributor to "Forschungen und Mitteilun^en zur Geschichte Tirols und Vorarlbergs".

ARTICLE: Lbaoub, Gehman.

Kriehn, George, a.b., Ph.D., art lecturer, b. at Lexington, Missouri, 1868. Education: Wentworth


Mihtary Academy, Lexington; William Jewell CoUege, Liberty, Missouri; Universities of Berlin, Freiburg, Zurich, and Strassburg; further studies in France and Italy. Instructor in history, Johns Hopkins Univer- sity, Baltimore, Maryland, 1892-1895; assistant professor, Stanford University, California, 1895- 1898; writer and lecturer on art subjects 1898- ; instructor in art history. Woman's Art School of Cooper Union, New York, 1908- ; lecturer, Department of Extension Teaching, Columbia University, New York, 1910- ; preceptor, Prince- ton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1911-1912. Lectured at the Cathohc Summer School, 1911, 1912. Member of: American Historical Association; Ameri- can Civic Association; Metropolitan Museum of Art; secretary of Department of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Author of: "English Rising in 14.'50" (1892); "Studies in the Social Revolt of 1381" (1902); edited and translated Muther's "History of Painting", 2 vols. (1909); revised Ferguson, "History of Architecture", 2 vols. (1910); art editor of "New International Encyclopedia", con- tributing principal articles on sculpture and painting.

ARTICLES: San Sepolcro, Piero da; Sculpture (in England: in the United States); Stanza; Window, Rose.

Knupotic, Reverend Martin Davorin, b. at Zengg, Croatia, Austria, 1868. Education: colleges at Zengg and Karlovac, University of Agram, and seminaries at Zengg and Agram, Croatia; University of Innsbruck, Austria. Ordained 1892; engaged in parish work in Croatia 1892-1902; called to Kansas City, Kansas, by Bishop Fink, of Leavenworth, 1902; in charge of the Croatians (at present, rector, St. John Baptist's Church), Kansas City, 1902- Has built church, school and parish house for Croa- tians of Kansas City. Member of: Matica Hrvatska, the Knin (Dalmatia) Historical Society. Trans- lated into Croatian, Bryce, "The American Common- wealth", 2 vols. (Zengg and Fiume, Croatia).

ARTICLES: Croatia; Dalmatia; Karinthia; Kbain.

Krose, Reverend Hermann A., s.j., b. at Bremen, Germany, 28 May, 1867. Education: Gynmasium, Bremen; Universities of Heidelberg, Geneva, Berhn and Munich; Jesuit scholasticates, Innsbruck, Austria, Exaten and Valkenburg, Holland. Lawyer 1889- 1890; entered the Society of Jesiis 1891; ordained 1900; has spent much of his time in literary work; former superior of the House of Writers, Luxemburg City, Luxemburg; at present, editor-in-chief of "Stimmen aus Maria-Laach", stationed at St. Ignatius College, Valkenburg, Holland. Member of the German Statistical Society. Author of: "Der Einfluss der Confession auf die Sittlichkeit" (1900); "Confessionsstatistik Deutschlands" (1904); "Der Selbstmord im 19. Jahrhundert" (1906); "Ursuchen der Selbstmordhaufigkeit" (1906); "ReUgion und Moralstatistik" (1908); "Kirchliches Handlexikon", Vols. I-IV (1908-1913).

ARTICLES: Statistics, Ecclesiastical: — in Germany; Statistics of Religion.

Kruitwagen, Reverend Bonaventura, o.p.m., b. 22 October, 1874. Education: Gymnasium, Venray, Holland; various Franciscan scholasticates. Entered the Order of Friars Minor 1892; ordained 1899; professor of Church history at one of the scholasticates of his order 1899-1902; engaged in bibliographical and historical research, stationed at Woerden, Holland, 1902- . Member of: the Dutch Literary Society; the Utrecht Historical Association. Author of a Catalogue of the Meer- manno-Westreenianum Museum ("The Hague, 1911); contributor to: "De Katholiek"; "Archivum Fran- ciscanum Historicum"; "Tijdschritt voor boek- en bibliotheekwezen"; "Zentralblatt fiir Bibliotheks- wesen". ARTICLE: Periodical Literature, Catholic: Holland.