Mab, Queen , the fairies' midwife that brings dreams to the birth, to be distinguished from Titania, the Queen. Mabillon, Jean , a French Benedictine and eminent scholar; wrote a history of his order and edited St. Bernard's works Mabusa, Jan , real name Gossaert, Flemish artist, born at Mabuse, lived and died at Antwerp; his work is not great but careful, his figures catch the stiffness of his favourite architectural backgrounds; his early period is strongly national, but a visit to Italy with Philip of Burgundy brought him under southern influences and contributed to intensify his colour Macadam, John Loudon , Scottish engineer, born at Ayr; inventor of the system of road-making which bears his name; he made his fortune as a merchant in New York, but spent it in road-making Macaire, Robert , a noted criminal and assassin that figures in French plays; was convicted of a murder in trial by combat with a witness in the shape of the dog of the murdered man.
Macao , small island at the mouth of the Canton River, m. Macarius, St. Festival, January Macaroni , a fine wheaten paste made into long thin tubes, and manufactured in Italy and the S. Macassar , southern portion and chief town 20 at SW.
Macbeth , a thane of the north of Scotland who, by assassination of King Duncan, became king; reigned 17 years, but his right was disputed by Malcolm, Duncan's son, and he was defeated by him and fell at Lumphanan, December 5, Maccabees, Books Of , two books of the Apocrypha which give, the first, an account of the heroic struggle which the Maccabees maintained from to B.
M'Cheyne, Robert Murray , the subject of a well-known memoir by Andrew Bonar, was born in Edinburgh, educated at the university there, and was minister of St. Peter's, Dundee, from till his death; he is esteemed a saint by pious evangelical people, by whom the memoirs of him are much prized M'Clellan , American general, born in Philadelphia; served in the Mexican War, and in the War of Secession, eventually as commander-in-chief; was author of military engineering works Macclesfield 36 , Cheshire manufacturing town on the Bollin, 15 m.
MacClintock , Arctic navigator, born at Dundalk; sent out by Lady Franklin to discover the fate of Sir John and his crew; wrote an account of the voyage M'Culloch, Horatio , a Scottish landscape-painter, born in Glasgow; was distinguished for his Highland landscapes Macdonald , marshal of France, born at Sancerre, of Scotch descent, entered the army at the time of the Revolution as a lieutenant, and rapidly rose in rank; served with distinction under Napoleon, especially at Wagram, when he was made Duke of Taranto; supported the Bourbons on their restoration Macdonald, Sir Claude M.
