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r of the King of Prussia in London, St. Petersburg, Greece, etc.; made one of the earliest ascents of Mont Blanc, in 1816. _fa_, John Plunket JOLY (Rev.), accomplished as a painter of bird, insect, and plant life; left a remarkable collection of pictures behind him; died early. _me bro_, Frederick, Comte de LUSI, soldier; distinguished himself in the German-Danish War of 1848; decorated for valour in saving the life of General Halkett. _fa bro_, Jasper Robert JOLY, remarkable precosity as a boy; obtained distinguished college successes in classics in his thirteenth year at Trinity Coll., Dublin. Devoted his life to the collection of Hogarth and Bewick, upon whom he was an authority. _fa si_, Mary JOLY, died young; left a remarkable collection of minutely accurate paintings of birds and flowers. _me fa fa_, Spiridion, Comte de LUSI, the founder of the de Lusi family, ennobled by Frederick the Great for statesmanship.--["Percy Anecdotes."] #KELVIN#, Lord.--See WILLIAM THOMPSON. Alfred Bray #KEMPE# (b. 1849), F.R.S., Chancellor of the Dioceses of Newcastle, Southwell, and St. Albans; Treasurer and Vice-President of the Royal Society from 1899; has published works on mathematics.--["Who's Who."] _fa fa_, Alfred John KEMPE (1784-1846), distinguished antiquary; published works on Holwood Hill, Kent, and St. Martin-le-Grand Church, London.--["Dict. N. Biog."] _fa_, John Edward KEMPE (b. 1810), late Rector of St. James's, Piccadilly; Hon. Chaplain to the King since 1901.--["Who's Who."] _bro_, John Arrow KEMPE, C.B. (b. 1846), Comptroller and Auditor-General.--["Who's Who."] _bro_, Harry Robert KEMPE (b. 1852), Principal Technical Officer of the Postal Telegraph Department; author of "Handbook of Electrical Testing," and other works which have gone through many editions; for many years editor of "Electrical Review."--["Who's Who."] _bro son_, Edward KEMPE, Captain and Gold Medallist, Radley School; scholar of Lincoln Coll., Oxford; editor of "The Huia," New Zealand. _fa fa si_, Anna Eliza BRAY, nee KEMPE (1790-1883), historical novelist; completed "Monumental Effigies of Great Britain," commenced by her first husband, Charles Alfred Stothard.--["Dict. N. Biog."] [For further particulars see "A History of the Kempe and Kemp Families."] Edwin Ray #LANKESTER# (b. 1847), LL.D., F.R.S., celebrated zoologist; Director of Natural History Departments, British Museum, s
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