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LINDLEY. 290 LINDSAY. 38); and Floia McUwa (1838). In addition he edited a nuinber of scientitic works, ami at vari- ous tiiiu's condiKtt'd several periodicals which dealt with liis branch of science. I/INDLEY, Sir NATiiAMhx (1828—). An Engli>h jurist, lie was born at .Vcton lireen, Middlesex; was educated at University College, London, and was called to the bar at the iliddle Temple in 1850. He was apjiointed t^ueen's Counsel in 1872 and judge of the Court of Com- mon I'leas in 187."). when he was kniglited. From 1881 to 1S!)7 he was Lord .Justice of Apiieal, and from 18<.)7 to 1000 -Master of the Rolls. In 1900 he became Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and was created liaron Lindley. His publications in- clude: hilroducliriii tu the tiluili/ of Jiiiiapru- dcnce (185r)|, and Trcdtines on the Law of Part- nership and CoiHimnics (Gth cd. 189,3). LINDNEB, lint'ncr, Alisert { 18:31-88). A German dramalist. born at Suiza and educated at Jena and Berlin. His earlier plaj'S, Dante Slighicri (185")) and W'illidm >?hake.ipcare (1804), were su<-cceded by the popular Hrutus und Collalinus (1807). . iong his later plays are liluud und Wrif (LSU7); Kathuiina If. (1808); Dit Bluthochzeit odir die Harlholo- mdusnachl (LS71), a great success; Mniiiio Falieri (1S75) ; Don Juan d'Austria (1.S75) : and Der licfoniiator (1883), Consult Hanstein, Al- bert Lindner, Leben und WerKe (Berlin, 1888), LINDNER, TiiEonoR (1843—). A nernian historian, born at Breslau, and educated there and in Berlin. In 1870 he went to Miinster as professor of history, and from there in 1888 to Berlin, His works include: (leschiehte des dentsehen Reielies roni Endc dex rierzehnten Jahrhunderts bis zur Reformation (1875-80); Kaiser Heinrich 71', (1881): IJrkundenwesen Karls IV. und seiner Xaehfotger (1882); Geschiehte des deulschen Voilces (1894): Der Krieg gegen Franl.reieh und die Einigung DeutsehJands (1895): and ^Ye^t(|esehichle seit der Vtill.crinnidernng (part i., 1901), LIN'DO, M.^KK Prager (1819-77). . Dutch author, born in London, of English parentage. He studied at Boulogne and Diisseldorf: taught in the military school at Breda from 1853 to 1865, and in the latter year went to The Hague as inspector of eiluealion in South Holland, Under the pseudonym De onde heer >^mils, he made himself famous by his sketches in the Arnheinsehe djuranl. They were published in book form (1858-05), and were collected in five volumes as Konipleele werken van denoudrn heer Smits (1877-79), In the Xederlandsche ftpec- lalor, founded by him in 1850, nnich of his best work appeared: Clementine (1858), Le fialtim- hanque (1859). and De ge.iehiedenis ran een gen- tleman (1802). He translated into Dutch Sterne's Tristram .S'/miirfv and many of the novels of Thackeray, Scott, Fielding, 'Dickens, and others. His last work was the historical Opkomst en ontioikkeling ran het Engelsehe volk ( 1868- 74). LINDPAINTNER, llnt'pTnt-ner, Peter .To- SEPU VON (179M.S50). A (Jerman musical con- ductor and composer, born at Coblenz. He studied at Augsburg, then at ^Munich under Winter, and somewhat later under Griitz, the contrapuntist. His Te Deum was successfullv produced in 1811. From 1812 to 1819 he was director of music at the Isarthor Theater of Munich, and from 1819 until his death was ( ijurt Kapellmeister at Stuttgart. He developed at Stuttgart one of the best of German orches- tras. In 1853 he conducted the New Philhar- monic concerts in London. As a composer he lacked originalKy and depth, but was clear, bril- liant, and musician-like, ilany of his .songs, no- tably Die Folinenieaeht, were very popular in their time. His symphonies and his 'music to Schiller's /.led eon der (lloeke and Goethe's Faust are reckoned among the best of his works, lie also wrote twenty-eight operas, of which the chief are Der Vampgr (1829), and Liehtensicin ( 1S45 ) , instrumental works, vocal chamber musi<', and otlier compositions, LINDSAY, lin'zi. The county-seat of Vic- toria County, Ontario, Canada, on the Scugog liiver, and on the line of the Grand Tnmk Rail- way, 69 miles northeast of Toronto (Map: On- tario, E 3), It contains the county buildings and several line churches and schools. It is an imjjortant railway centre, with a trade prin- cipally in lumber, grain and flour, and manufac- tures of doors, sashes, blinds, ironwork, beer, and extract of hemlock bark. The United States is represented bv a consular agent. Population, in 1891, 0081: i'n 1901, 7003, LINDSAY, A Scottish family of Norman extraction. One of the race obtained lands in England from William the Conqueror: another. Sir Walter de Lindsay, settling in Scotland under David I,, acquired Ercildonn and Luffness in East Lothian. The more prominent among a long list of illustrious descendants are the fol- lowing: William Lindsay of Enildoun, High .Tusticiary of Lothian in the latter half of the twelfth century, who acquired the lands of Craw- ford in Clydesdale: he married Princess Marjory, sister of King William the Lion, and had three sons, the eldest of whom inherited Crawford. — Sir Alexander Lind.say, younger brother of Sir .lames Lindsay of Crawford (conspicuous at the battle of Otterbnrn), and his son David, who became chief of the famil.v, married the sister of Robert III,, and was raised by that King in 1398 to the dignity of Earl of Crawford.— David, fifth Earl, a faithful friend of .Tames III., and employed by him in his most important foreign embassies, who was made Duke of Montrose in 1488, a title which had never before been be- stowed in Scotland but on Princes of the blood royal. — Sir .Toiin Lindsay, who in 1445 wa.s created Lord Lindsa.v of the Bvres ; the tenth Lord Lindsay of the Byres, in l(i44 created Earl of Lindsay, who also became seventeenth Earl of Crawford, and held the offices of High Treasurer of Scotland and Extraordinary Lord of Session; Lord SIenmiir, a Lord of Session and Secretary of State to .Tames VI.: and .Alexander William Lind.say, twent.v-fourth Earl of Crawford and Balcarras (q.v. ), LINDSAY, Alexander William Ceawtord, Earl of Crawford and Balearras, See Ceawforu AND Balcarras, LINDSAY, or LYND(E)SAY, Sir David (c. 1490-1555). The most popular of the early Scotch poets. He seems to have been born at Garmylton. He studied at the University of Saint Anilrews about 1505-08, and seems to have attached himself at once to the Scottish Court as equerry (1508), In 1511 he took part in a play before James IV, and Margaret Tudor at