Fyffe
CHARLES ALAN, an English historian; born in Blackheath, Kent, England, in December, 1845; was gradu- Oxford in 1868 1868; and was called to the bar in 1876, but never practiced.
As correspondent of the "Daily News" during the Franco -Prussian War he is said to have sent to that journal the first account of the battle of Sedan that appeared in print. On account of a false charge, he committed suicide. His historical works include "History of Greece" (1875) ; "History Primers"; and the well-known "History of Modern Europe" (1880, 1886, 1890). He died Feb. 19, 1892.