Fenollosa
MARY MCNEILL, an American writer, using the pen name "Sidney McCall", born in Mobile, Ala.
She was educated at the Irving Academy, Mobile, Ala. In 1894 she married Ernest F. Fenollosa, who died in 1908. She traveled extensively in Europe and Japan, residing in the latter country for about eight years. She devoted much time to the study of Japanese life and characters. She wrote many volumes of verse and fiction, including "Out of the Nest"; "A Flight of Verses" (1899); "The Dragon Painter" (1906); "The Breath of the Gods" (1906); "Blossoms from Japanese Garden" (1915); a "Christopher Laird" (1919).
FEODOR I., IVANOVITCH (fā'ōdōr), the last czar of the dynasty of Ruric on the throne of Russia; born May 11, 1557. He began his reign in 1584, and being weak, both in body and mind, assigned the government of his affairs to Goudonoff, who seems to have managed them with dexterity and vigor. In his reign the peasants of Muscovy were converted into serfs, and attached to the land. Previously they had enjoyed personal liberty. The conquest of Siberia was achieved by Goudonoff, and many remarkable diplomatic relations with foreign courts were effected. He died Jan. 7, 1598.
FEODOR III., Czar of Russia, and eldest brother of Peter the Great; born June 8, 1656. He ascended the throne when only 19 years of age, and evinced 1838; removed to the United States in 1856 and later traveled extensively. He a strength of will and determination of achieved great success as an illustrator character. His reign is rendered memof books, and was one of the founders orable on account of his calling into his of the American Watercolor Society. presence the Muscovite nobles, who deso- Some of his best work is contained in lated the country with broils about their "Picturesque America"; "Picturesque claims of family precedence, and throw- Europe"; and "Picturesque Palestine." ing the rolls of the Razriad or "Arrangement," into the fire. The genealogical records, which did not relate to claims of precedence, were preserved and properly arranged, in accordance with his will. He died in Moscow, April 27, 1682.