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FRANK JOHNSON, an American economist and educator; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1859. He graduated from Amherst College in 1879 and took post-graduate studies at Columbia and in Paris. He was on the faculty of Columbia University and professor of law and political science from 1883 to 1907. In 1913-1914 he acted as legal adviser to the Chinese Government. He was appointed president of Johns Hopkins University in the latter year. His published writings include "Municipal Problems" (1897); "City Government in the United States" (1904); "Municipal Government" (1910); "Social Reform and the Constitution" (1911). He also edited many works on the Constitution and Government. He was a member of many learned societies.