Modern English biography

PRAED, WILLIAM MACKWORTH (eld. son of William Mackworth Praed, serjeant-at-law 1756–1835). _b._ 24 May 1797; educ. Eton 1811–14; at St. John’s coll. Camb., B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; barrister L.I. 17 May 1822; recorder of Barnstaple, Bideford and South Molton June 1836 to death; judge of county courts, circuit 59 (South Devon) March 1847 to death; chairman of Devon quarter sessions. _d._ at the London inn, Exeter 25 Sept. 1857. PRAEGER, FERDINAND CHRISTIAN WILHELM (son of Henry Aloysius Praeger, violinist and composer). _b._ Leipsic 22 Jany. 1815; a student of the violoncello and of the piano at Lubeck to 1831; a teacher at the Hague 1831, and in London from 1834; an overture by him was given by the New Philharmonic Soc. conducted by Hector Berlioz 1852; his pianoforte trio was played at the first concert of the London orchestra; naturalised in England 19 Oct. 1854; performed at important concerts in London, Paris, and Leipsic; English correspondent of Neue Zeitschrift für Musik; he translated E. Naumann’s The history of music 1862; author of Wagner as I knew him 1892; edited F. Beyer’s Elementary instruction book for the piano 1854, and H. Rosellen’s Instruction book for the piano 1854; among his pupils were Madame de Pachman, Herr Schönberger, and Albert Jeffery; lectured before the Society of Arts on The fusion of the romantic and classical schools of music; he was the composer of Morceau brilliant pour le pianoforte, a quatre mains 1848; Elfenmärchen, a fairy tale for the piano 1852; Le Buisson pour piano 1858; Airs sung by the Christy minstrels 1860, six numbers; Old English airs 1860, six numbers; Francesca di Rimini, meditation pour piano 1874; 48 Tonstück für das Pianoforte 1880; Manfred prelude symphonique 1881; Sonata in G for piano and violoncello 1883; Six mélodies pour violin et piano 1889; Three sonatinas for the pianoforte 1889; Two quartets for two violins, violoncello and piano 1891; his name is attached to upwards of 100 pieces 1842–91, published in London, Dover, Brighton, and Leipsic. _d._ 23 Brackenbury road, Hammersmith, London 2 Sept. 1891. _Biograph iv_ 242 (1880); _I.L.N. 12 Sept. 1891 p._ 334 _portrait_; _The Times 3 Sept. 1891 p._ 7. PRALL, RICHARD. _b._ 1832; passed as a solicitor 1854, of the firm of Nickinson, Prall, and Nickinson at Rochester, Brompton, Stroud, and Gillingham; town clerk of Rochester 1870 to death; official receiver in bankruptcy for Kent; clerk to Rochester school board and to the Medway conservancy board. _d._ Hillside, Frindsbury, Rochester 20 Oct. 1895. PRATT, ANNE (2 dau. of Robert Pratt of Strood, Kent, grocer). _b._ Strood 5 Dec. 1806; educ. Eastgate house school, Rochester; studied botany under Dr. Dods; formed an extensive herbarium and made sketches of the specimens, which formed illustrations for her books; author of The field, the garden, and the woodland. By a Lady 1838, 3 ed. 1847; Flowers and their associations 1840, 2 ed. 1846; The excellent woman as described in the Book of Proverbs 1846, anon.; Wild flowers, 2 vols. 1852, 2 ed. 1892; Our native songsters 1852; The flowering plants and ferns of Great Britain, 5 vols. 1855, 3 ed. 1873; The ferns of Great Britain and their allies 1855, 2 ed. 1871; Haunts of the wild flowers 1863; edited By daylight, a translation of Ottilie Wildermuth’s Im tageslicht 1865; _m._ 4 Dec. 1866 John Pearless of East Grinstead, Sussex. _d._ Rylett road, Shepherd’s Bush, London 27 July 1893. _Journal of botany_ (1894) 205–7; _Women’s Penny paper 9 Nov. 1889 p._ 25 _portrait_. PRATT, CHARLES COMPTON. _b._ 1790; 2 lieut. R.M. 14 Oct. 1805, colonel 19 April 1854 to 20 June 1855, when he retired on full pay as major general. _d._ Vicars close, Wells, Somerset 16 June 1871. PRATT, FREDERICK THOMAS (3 son of John Pratt of Lambeth, Surrey). _b._ 1799; scholar of Trin. coll. Camb. 1820, B.A. 1821, M.A. 1825; incorporated at St. John’s coll. Oxf. 8 Dec. 1836; B.C.L. 1836, D.C.L. 1837; advocate at Doctor’s Commons 2 Nov. 1837, stewart 1840–2, librarian 1842–4, treasurer 1847–50; author of The law relating to ship lights and signals at sea