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of republican France from 1790 to 1801_, _vol._ 1 (1848), _portrait_. MILLINGEN, JULIUS MICHAEL (son of James Millingen, archæologist 1774–1845). _b._ London 19 July 1800; ed. at Rome; studied at univ, of Edinb. 1817–21; M.R.C.S. Edinb. 1821; left England for Corfu 27 Aug. 1823; spent some time with lord Byron at Metaxata from Nov. 1823, attended him in his last illness at Missolonghi where he died 19 April 1824; served as surgeon in the Greek army until its surrender to the Turks 1823; a physician at Constantinople 1827 to death; court physician to five successive sultans; an original member and afterwards president of General society of medicine; discovered the ruins of Aczani in Phrygia and excavated the site of the temple of Jupiter Urius on the Bosphorus; represented the Dutch government in the international council of health at Constantinople; author of Memoirs of the affairs of Greece, with anecdotes relating to lord Byron vol. 1 (1831); Arbitrary detention by the inquisition at Rome of three protestant children in defiance of the will of their father J. Millingen 1842; his MS. autobiography was burnt in the fire at Pera 1870. _d._ Pera, Constantinople 30 Nov. 1878. _bur._ Scutari cemet. 2 Dec. _Les bains orientaux, avec une notice biographique de Jules van Millingen. Par le docteur S. S. Mavrogény. Strasburg_ (1891), _portrait_; _Morning Post 12 Dec. 1878 p._ 5; _Times 17 Dec. 1878 p._ 10; _Moore’s Life of Byron_ (1847) 603, 635–8, 664. NOTE.--He was married 3 times. His first wife, from whom he was divorced, was the authoress of Thirty years in the Harem 1872; she married (2) Mehemet Kibrizli Pasha afterwards grand vizier. The son Frederick Millingen became a Turk taking the name of Osman Bey and entered the Turkish army. Later on he gave lectures in European cities and wrote pamphlets on Turkish affairs. Finally he was baptized in the Greek church and became known in Russia as Alexei Andrejivich. He wrote numerous books 1870–90. MILLINGTON, JAMES HEATH. _b._ Cork; entered schools of royal academy, London 1826; painter of subject pictures, portraits and miniatures; exhibited 27 pictures at R.A., 8 at B.I. and 22 at Suffolk st. 1831–71; curator of school of painting at the R.A. a short time. _d._ London 1873. MILLINGTON, JOHN. _b._ London 11 May 1779; a patent agent in London many years; commenced lecturing at royal institution, London 1815, professor of mechanics there 7 July 1817, gave annual courses of lectures on natural philosophy, mechanics and astronomy until 1829; an original fellow of Royal Astronomical society of London 1820, secretary 14 Feb. 1823 to 10 Feb. 1826; vice-president of Birkbeck’s London Mechanics’ institution; chief engineer of silver mines and chief superintendent of a mint in Mexico about 1830; professor of chemistry and natural philosophy at William and Mary college, Williamsburg, Virginia 1837; state geologist of Mississippi; author of An epitome of the elementary principles of natural and experimental philosophy 1823, 2 ed. 1830; Elements of civil engineering. Philadelphia