Neilson
Neilson names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Neilson ADELAIDE, an English actress
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ADELAIDE, an English actress; born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, March 3, 1848. Her real name was Elizabeth Ann Brown, though she was also sometimes called Lizzie Bland (Bland being the name of her stepfather). She made her début as Juliet when only 17 years old. She appeared as Amy Robsart in 1870, in London, with immense success, and by 1878 stood at the head of her profession. In 1872 she came to the United States, playing in Booth's theater, New York, and in Boston, where she was equally successful. She made four visits to the United States, her last one being in 1880. She died in Paris, France, Aug. 15, 1880.
Neilson WILLIAM ALLAN, born in 1869 in Doune
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM ALLAN, born in 1869 in Doune, Scotland, took his M. A. degree at Edinburgh University in 1891, and for a time taught in Scotland. He went to Toronto in 1895 and was instructor in English at Bryn Mawr from 1898 to 1900. He taught in English at Harvard 1900-1904, and later as professor 1906-1917. His works include: "The Origins and Sources of the Court of Love" (1899); "Essentials of Poetry" (1912); "The Facts About Shakespeare" (1913); "Burns, How to Know Him" (1917) . Has also edited a number of works and contributed articles to technical journals and literary magazines.
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Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
C GE, NORTHAMP USTIN M. 1 FORMER PRESIDENT OF NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, DR. JOSEPH H. H. ODELL DIRECTOR, SERVICE CITIZENS OF DELAWARE, W DR. KENNETH HC. M. SIL PRESIDENT BOWDOIN COLLEGE LLEGE, BRUNSV DR. HENRY ZS. CANBY EDITOR LITERARY REVIEW IEW, NEW YOR OUNCILMAN DR. W. T. DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, HARVARD ARD MEDICAL SO DR. CHARLES S F. THWIN UNIVERSITY, C PRESIDENT WESTERN RESERVE GREENLAW DR. EDWIN LOLINA, CHAPEL UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA KIRKLAND DR. J. II.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's in 1921 leaves William Allan Neilson at Harvard, his professorship ending in 1917 and his books stopping at "Burns, How to Know Him." What it omits is that he had just become president of Smith College, a post he held until 1939 and by which he is now chiefly remembered; he also served as editor-in-chief of Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, published in 1934, and died in 1946. The entry on Adelaide Neilson, who died in Paris in 1880, needs no revision: she remains a figure of Victorian theatrical history, famous for her Juliet and her four American tours. The third "Neilson" heading on this page is not an article at all but scrambled text from a list of Collier's contributors and their institutions.
Written for this edition, 2026.