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1895; "Ankylostomiasis in Mines," 1902-1903, etc.--["Who's Who."] _fa fa_, James Alexander HALDANE (1768-1851), in the East India Company's naval service till 1797; then devoted himself to itinerary evangelization in Scotland; author of several theological treatises.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa fa bro_, Robert HALDANE (1764-1842), in the Royal Navy till 1797; sold his estate in Stirlingshire to devote the proceeds to missions in India, but was prevented by the Government from carrying out this scheme. Carried on evangelistic work in Geneva and the South of France, and co-operated in Scotland with his brother, endowing places of worship and training young ministers. Wrote several theological treatises.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa bro_, Daniel Rutherford HALDANE (1824-1887), M.D., LL.D., President of Edinburgh College of Physicians.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _me bro_, Sir John BURDON-SANDERSON, Bart, M.D., F.R.S., etc.--(q.v.) _bro_, Rt. Hon. Richard Burdon HALDANE, P.C., M.P., LL.D., a distinguished politician; author of books on philosophy.--["Who's Who."] _si_, Elizabeth Sanderson HALDANE, authoress of "Life of Ferrier," translator of Hegel's "History of Philosophy"; promoter of education and of reforms in Scotland. _fa bro son_, Alexander Chinnery HALDANE, LL.D., Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. _fa bro son_, Lieutenant-Colonel James Aylmer Lowthorpe HALDANE (b. 1862), D.S.O., served with distinction in Chitral, Tirah, and South Africa, and has won rapid promotion; author of "How we Escaped from Pretoria."--["Who's Who."] _me fa me bro_, John SCOTT, first Earl of ELDON (1751-1838), famous Lord Chancellor of England.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _me fa me bro_, William SCOTT, first Baron STOWELL (1745-1836), Judge of High Court of Admiralty.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa fa me bro_, Adam DUNCAN (1731-1804), cr. Viscount DUNCAN of CAMPERDOWN 1797, after the Battle of Camperdown, in which he defeated the Dutch Admiral, De Winter.--["Dict. N. Biog.," and "Life," by his great-grandson, the present Earl of Camperdown.] _fa me me bro_, Sir Ralph ABERCROMBY (1734-1801), General; served with distinction in Flanders, 1795; commanded expedition against French in West Indies, 1795; commanded troops in Mediterranean, 1800; defeated French at Alexandria, where he died of his wounds.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa me me bro_, Sir Robert ABERCROMBY (1740-1827), General; Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Bombay, 1790; reduced Tippoo Sultan
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