Wakefield, Mrs. Priscilla. 1751–1832. Miscellaneous writer.
Walcott, Mackenzie Edward Chas. 1822 ——. Archæologist. Author Sacred Archæology. Cathedral Cities of England and Wales, Memorials of Canterbury, etc.
Walford, Edward. 1823 ——. Littérateur. Author Handbook of the Greek Drama, etc. See The Biograph, vol. 1.
Walford, Mrs. Lucy Bethia [Colquhoun]. 1845 ——. Novelist. Author Mr. Smith, Pauline, Cousins, Troublesome Daughters, Dick Netherby, etc. Pub. Ho.
Walker, John. 1732–1807. Lexicographer. His Dict. of the English Language appeared in 1775.
Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1822 ——. Naturalist. Author Travels on the Amazon, The Malay Archipelago, Geographical Distribution of Animals, etc. Independently of Darwin, W. originated a theory of natural selection. Pub. Har. Mac.
Wallace, Donald Mackenzie. 1841 ——. Traveler. Author of Russia, etc. Pub. Ho.
Waller, Edmund. 1605–1687. Poet. Go, Lovely Rose, On a Girdle, and Old Age and Death are some of his best poems. See Bell's edition, 1866. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 2.
Waller, John Francis. 1810 ——. Poet and prose writer. Author Poems, The Slingsby Papers, etc., and editor of the Imperial Dict. of Universal Biography. Pub. Cas.
Wallis, John. 1616–1703. Mathematician. Author numerous works on algebra, geometry, etc.