Waldstein
SIR CHARLES, a British archæologist; born in New York City, March 30, 1856; was educated at Columbia University and graduated at the University of Heidelberg in 1875; was made Professor of Fine Arts at King's College, Cambridge, England, in 1893; served as director of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens in 1889-1895; and was professor there in 1895-1897. He had charge of the excavations of the American Archeological Institute at Eretria, Platæa, Heraion of Argos, etc. He was the author of "Excavations at the Heraion of Argos"; "Balance of Emotion and Intellect"; "Essays on the Art of Phidias"; "The Work of John Ruskin"; "The Study of Art in Universities"; "The Expansion of Western Ideals and the World's Peace"; "Greek Sculpture and Modern Art" (1914).
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Wales
PRINCE OF, the title applied to the eldest son of the English sovereign since the time of Edward I. The holder of the title in 1921 was Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, oldest son of George V. He became Prince of Wales upon reaching his majority in 1910.
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Wales (PRINCE OF cloth and hosiery)
PRINCE OF cloth, and hosiery. The Welsh have many strange customs and peculiar superstitions. They are remarkably fond of poetry and music, and their language is said to be peculiarly adapted to poetical effusions. Their ancient language is, however, falling fast into disuse throughout the principality, more especially the S. part. Family distinction is held in great estimation. The aboriginal Celtic race still inhabits some parts of the country. Llewellyn ap Gryffydd was the last prince who exerted himself for the independence of Wales. In 1282 he was subdued by Edward I., and fell on the field of battle. From that time, Wales has been annexed to the English crown; but the union was not complete till the reign of Henry VIII., when the government and laws were assimilated with those of England. See ENGLAND: GREAT BRITAIN.
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Wales (Principality in the S W)
a principality in the S. W. of the island of Great Britain, which since Edward I. gives the title of Prince of Wales to the heir-apparent of the British crown; area, 7,466 square miles; pop. about 2,100,000. It is divided into 12 counties. As a whole it is very mountainous, particularly in the N., where Snowdon, the culminating point of south Britain, rises to the height of 3,571 feet; and it is intersected by beautiful valleys, traversed by numerous streams, including among others the large river Severn. It is rich in minerals, particularly coal, iron, copper, and even gold, and to these Wales owes its chief wealth. The coal trade is most extensive, and Cardiff is the largest coal port in the world. In 1915 almost 40,000,000 tons of coal were produced in Wales. Iron, steel, and copper works are also on a large scale. Besides the mineral industries, there are considerable woolen manufactures, especially of flannel, coarse
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Walewski
ALEXANDRE FLO- RIAN JOSEPH COLONNA, DUKE DE, a French statesman; born in Walewice, Poland, May 4, 1810; was educated at Geneva, and entered the Polish patriot patriot army, but later retired and devoted himself to literature. He wrote: "A Word on the Question of Algiers" (1837); "The English Alliance" (1838); a comedy, "The School of the World; or, The Coquette Without Knowing It" (1840). He died in Strassburg, Sept. 27, 1868.
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Walfish Bay
a body of water on the S. W. coast of Africa, in lat. 22° 50' S. It possesses a safe anchorage, is without but fresh water, and its shores are barren and desolate in the extreme. Fish are very abundant, and it was formerly a favorite whaling ground, whence its name. Valuable deposits of copper and lead exist some distance inland, but are not yet worked. The climate is almost rainless, and is fairly healthy except in the hot months, when low fever prevals. It forms a part of the Cape province of South Africa. magnificent and
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Walker
FRANCIS AMASA, an American educator; born in Boston, Mass., July 2, 1840; was graduated at Amherst College in 1860; served throughout the Civil War, distinguishing himself on various fields. On Aug. 25, 1864, he was captured at Ream's Station and for a short time was detained in Libby prison; was promoted colonel Dec. 23, 1862, and received the brevet of Brigadier-General of volunteers March 13, 1865; was superintendent of the 9th census in 1870-1879; became Professor of Political Economy in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1873; and in the latter year accepted the presidency of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he served till his death, Jan. 5, 1897. He was the author of "The Indian Question" (1876); "Money" (1878); "Money, Trade, and Industry" (1879); "Political Economy" (1883); "History of the Second Army Corps" (1886); etc.
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Walker (AMASA an American political)
AMASA, an American political economist; born in Woodstock, Conn., May 4, 1799. He was for many years engaged in commercial pursuits; from 1842 to 1848 lectured on political economy at Oberlin College; in 1848 became a member of the Massachusetts Assembly, and in 1849 of the Senate; in 1851-1852 was Secretary of State, and in 1862-1863 was Republican member of Congress from Massachusetts. From 1858 to 1869 he was lecturer on political economy at Amherst College. He was one of the editors of the "Transactions" of the Agricultural Society of Massachusetts (7 vols. 1848-1854). He wrote: "Nature and Uses of Money and Mixed Currency" (1857); and "The Science of Wealth" (1866). He died in North Brookfield, Mass., Oct. 29, 1875.
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Walker (FREDERICK an English painter)
FREDERICK, an English painter; born in London, May 24, 1840; studied at the Royal Academy (1858), and designed for illustrations for the "Cornhill Magazine" and "Once a Week" (1860-1864). Some of these drawings he reproduced in water-color, in which medium he produced a number of exquisite pictures. In 1863 he exhibited his first oil painting, "The Lost Path," at the Royal Academy, and was made an associate R. A. in 1871. His best works in oil are "The Bathers," and "By the Plough." He died in St. Fillans, Scotland, June 4, 1875.
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Walker (III)
SEARS COOK, an American astronomer; born in Wilmington, Mass., March 28, 1805; was graduated at Harvard College in 1825; taught school for several years near Boston and in Philadelphia, and actively engaged in scientific work. He prepared a set of parallactic tables for the latitude of Philadelphia, which greatly facilitated the process of computing the phases of an occultation in 1834; planned the organization of an observatory in connection with the Philadelphia Philadelphia high h school in 1837; published a valuable paper on the periodical meteors of August and November, 1841; and in 1845 received an appointment in the Washington Observatory, where on Feb. 2, 1847, four months after the discovery of the planet Neptune, he indentified that planet with a star observed by Lalande in May, 1795. From 1847 till his death he had charge of the longitude computations of the United States Coast Survey, and in this connection he developed with Professor Bache the method of determining differences of longitude by telegraph, which was first put into successful operation in 1849. He died in Cincinnati, O., Jan. 30, 1853.
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