James Backhouse was born on October 22, 1825, in York, Yorkshire, England.
He was an English botanist, archaeologist, and geologist, the son of James Backhouse (1794–1869), a botanist and missionary. He was educated at Lawrence Street School, (which later became Bootham School), York. He worked in Norway, Ireland, and Scotland, and was particularly known for his work on the flora of Teesdale, England. He was a correspondent of Charles Darwin. In 1856, he published the book "A Monograph of the British Hieracia". He was also a member of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers.
He died on August 31, 1890, in York, Yorkshire, England.
Frederick Thomas Howard Bacon was born on April 16, 1877, in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated in applied science from McGill in 1898.
Hon. Robert Bacon was born on July 5, 1860, in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
He was an American distinguished diplomat and Cabinet Secretary. Bacon graduated from Harvard University and joined the JP Morgan firm. However, in 1905, he left his job to become the Assistant Secretary of State. He served in this position until 1909 when he was appointed as the Secretary of State by President Theodore Roosevelt. He served in this role from January 27, 1909, to March 5, 1909. In 1909, President William Howard Taft appointed him as an Ambassador to France. After returning to the United States in 1912, Bacon was sent to South America by the Carnegie Endowment. In 1914, he returned to France and played a critical role in setting up an ambulance corps to help Allied soldiers. During World War I, he accepted a Major's commission and received the Distinguished Service Medal for his work as General John J. Pershing's aide and commander of his headquarters. Bacon was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served as a liaison officer at British Headquarters. After the armistice, Bacon returned home in poor health. His son Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) was a Congressman from New York.
He married Martha Waldron Cowdin (1859-1940). He died on May 29, 1919, in New York City, New York, due to complications after surgery.
A native of Montréal, Thomas H. Bacon obtained a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from McGill in 1911. During World War I he served with the Canadian Forestry Corps in the Jura, constructing sawmills to produce wood for aircraft. He was an employee of the National Fire Proofing Company.
Zénon M. Bacq was born on December 31, 1903, in La Louvière, Belgium.
He was a Belgian radiobiologist, inventor, educator, and author. He earned his medical degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1927 and continued his studies at Harvard University from 1929 to 1930. Bacq taught animal physiology and pathology, pharmacology, and radiobiology at the University of Liège in Belgium. During his research on the chemical transmissions of nerve impulses, he developed innovative methods to protect oneself from ionizing radiations. In 1948, Bacq was awarded the Francqui Prize for Biological and Medical Sciences. He was also honored with the membership of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium in 1971. Bacq is regarded as one of the pioneers of comparative pharmacology.
He died on July 12, 1983, in Fontenoy, Belgium.
Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell was born on December 24, 1847, in Oxfordshire, England, a son of the reverend and mathematician Baden Powell (1796-1860).
He was a British naval officer, politician, and author. He received his education at St. Paul's School, London, England, Marlborough College, Balliol College, and Inner Temple of Oxford University (M.A.; LL. D). In 1884, he was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) and in 1888, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.). He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Liverpool, Kirkdale division, from 1885 to 1898. In 1896, he sailed to Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic region on his yacht "Otaria" to observe the total solar eclipse of the year. He then returned to Wald, Norway, to meet his friend Fritjof Nansen, who had just returned from a three-year North Pole expedition. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society. Baden-Powell authored books on political, financial, and colonial topics.
In 1893, he married Frances Annie Wilson (1862-1913). He died on November 20, 1898, in London, England.
Rev. W. C. Badger, M.A., was a clergyman in Birmingham, England, in the late 1800s. He served as vicar of East Kennet, Champlain of Marlborough Union, and Champlain of St. John's Church, Deritend, Birmingham.
