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BABBAGE, Benjamin Herschell (eld. son of the succeeding). Geologist of colony of South Australia; examined the country north and east of Adelaide for gold 1856; commanded an exploring party sent by Parliament of South Australia to Lake Torrens Feb. 1858 to 5 Nov. 1858. d. Adelaide 22 Oct. 1878 aged 63. W. Howitt’s History of discovery ii, 311–24 (1865); Rev. J. E. T. Wood’s History of discovery ii, 260–79 (1865).
BABBAGE, Charles (son of Benjamin Babbage of London, banker). b. near Teignmouth, Devon 26 Dec. 1792; ed. at Enfield and Trinity and Peterhouse colleges Cam., B.A. 1814, M.A. 1817; F.R.S. 14 March 1816; a founder of Royal Astronomical Society 1820, one of its secs. 1820–24, vice pres., foreign sec and member of council successively; began his calculating machine 1823, suspended its construction 1833, after spending on it about £6,000 besides £17,000 granted him by Government; Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge 1828–39 but delivered no lectures; a founder of British Association 1831, a trustee 1832–38, originated the statistical section at Cambridge meeting 1833; contested Finsbury as a radical Dec. 1832 and June 1834; chief founder of Statistical Society 15 March 1834, chairman 1835; author of Table of logarithms of the natural numbers from 1 to 108,000, 1827; The decline of science in England 1830; On the economy of manufactures 1832, 4 ed. 1835; The ninth Bridgewater treatise 1837, 2 ed. 1838. d. 1 Dorset st. Portman sq. 18 Oct. 1871. Babbage’s Passages from the life of a philosopher 1864; Monthly notices of R. Astronom. soc. xxxii, 101–109 (1872); C. R. Weld’s History of royal society ii, 369–91 (1848); Edinburgh Review lix, 263–327 (1834); Journal of statistical soc. xxxiv, 411–15 (1871); I.L.N. lix, 423 (1871), portrait; Graphic iv, 495 (1871), portrait.
BABER, Rev. Henry Hervey (son of Thomas Baber of London, barrister). b. 22 Aug. 1775; ed. at St. Paul’s sch. and All Soul’s coll. Ox., B.A. 1799, M.A. 1805; sub librarian of the Bodleian 1796; assistant librarian at British Museum 1807 and keeper of Printed books 1812–37; vice principal of St. Mary’s hall Ox. 1805; C. of St. Mary the Virgin Ox. 1805; R. of Stretham with Thetford, Cambridge 1827; F.R.S. 23 May 1816; one of founders of Royal society of literature 2 June 1823 which received a charter 13 Sep. 1826; editor of Vetus testamentum Græcum e codice MS. Alexandrino, 4 vols. 1816–28. d. Stretham rectory 28 March 1868.
BABINGTON, Benjamin Guy (son of Wm. Babington of London, physician 1756–1833). b. Guy’s Hospital 1794; ed. at the Charterhouse 1803–1807; midshipman R.N., served at Walcheren and Copenhagen 1809; in the Madras medical service 1812–19; studied at Guy’s Hospital and Pemb. coll. Cam., M.B. 1825, M.L. 1827, M.D. 1830, F.R.C.P. 1831; delivered Croonian and Lumleian lectures; F.R.S. 13 March 1828, on the council 1861–63; assistant phys. to Guy’s Hospital 1837 and phys. 1840–55; a founder of Sydenham Society 1843, treasurer 1843–58 when society was dissolved; chief founder of Epidemiological society Aug. 1850, pres. 1850–64; pres. of Royal Medical and Chirurgical society 1861; invented the Laryngoscope, made for him by an optician called Elsworthy and exhibited at Hunterian Society 18 March 1829; took out patents for pens 1843, and for preventing incrustation of boilers 1850; author of Passing thoughts in sonnet [anon.] 1855. d. 31 George st. Hanover sq. 8 April 1866 in 73 year. Trans. of Epidemiological Society ii, 160–67 and 471–76 (1865–67).
BABINGTON, Cornelius Metcalfe Stuart. b. India 1816; M.R.C.S. 1838, M.R.C.P. 1849, F.R.C.P. 1857; surgeon accoucheur to St. George’s and St. James’s dispensary London; phys. to Queen Charlotte’s Lying-in-hospital 1850 to death; a founder of Obstetrical Society 16 Dec. 1858, vice pres. 2 Jany. 1861. d. Hertford st. London 25 Jany. 1862. Proc. of Royal Med. and Chir. society iv, 86–88 (1864).
BABINGTON, David. Entered Madras army 1820; brigadier general in command of Malabar and Canara 17 Jany. 1862 to 3 Feb. 1865; L.G. 16 May 1872. d. Clifton 12 Aug. 1874.
BABINGTON, George Gisborne. b. 22 Jany. 1794; M.R.C.S. 1816, F.R.C.S. 1843; practised at Golden sq. London; surgeon to St. George’s hospital; delivered Hunterian oration at Royal college of surgeons 14 Feb. 1842. d. 13 Queen’s gardens, Hyde park 1 Jany. 1856.
BABINGTON, William Knox. Brigadier general commanding northern district of Madras 29 Nov. 1867 to 1 Dec. 1868; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877. d. 48 Oxford terrace, Hyde Park 31 July 1878.
BABY, Daniel. Ensign 24 foot 9 Nov. 1797; captain 6 Aug. 1806 to 1 June 1826 when placed on h.p.; M.G. 31 Aug. 1855. d. 15 April 1858.