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physicians iii_, 79 (1878). BRIGHT, REV. MYNORS (_son of John Bright, physician 1783–1870_). _b._ 1818; ed. at Shrewsbury; entered Magd. coll. Cam. 3 July 1835, B.A. 1840, M.A. 1843, Tyrwhitt Hebrew scholar 1843, foundation fellow, and tutor of his college, president 1853 to 1873; proctor of Univ. of Cam. 1853; re-edited Lord Braybrook’s edition of _Pepys’s Diary_ published simultaneously in 4º. and 8º. _6 vols._ 1879 for which he redeciphered the whole of Pepys’s Diary from the original M.S. in Magd. coll. library. _d._ 23 Sussex place, Regent’s Park, London 23 Feb. 1883. BRIGHT, RICHARD (_3 son of Richard Bright of Bristol, merchant_). _b._ Queen sq. Bristol 28 Sep. 1789; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.D. 13 Sep. 1813; L.R.C.P. 23 Dec. 1816; assistant phys. to Guy’s hospital 1820–4, phys. 1824–43; F.R.S. 8 March 1821; F.R.C.P. 25 June 1832, Gulstonian lecturer 1833, Lumleian lecturer 1837, Censor 1836 and 1839, Consiliarius 1838 and 1843; phys. extraordinary to Queen Victoria 8 Aug. 1837; the leading consulting phys. in London; discovered several affections of the kidney, dependent upon an altered condition of the blood, called after him Bright’s disease or nephritis; author of _Travels from Vienna through Lower Hungary_ 1818; _Reports of medical cases, selected with a view of illustrating the symptom and cure of diseases by a reference to morbid anatomy 3 parts_ 1827–31. _d._ 11 Savile Row, London 16 Dec. 1858. _Munk’s Roll of physicians iii_, 155–60 (1878); _Pettigrew’s Medical portrait gallery vol. 2_ (1840), _portrait_; _Proc. of Royal Soc. x_, 1–4 (1860); _Morbus Brighti von Joseph Buchner_, _Leipzig 1870_. BRIGHT, RICHARD (_son of the succeeding_). _b._ Abbots Leigh near Bristol 14 April 1822; ed. at Rugby and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1843; barrister I.T. 21 Nov. 1851; M.P. for East Somerset 19 Nov. 1868 to death. _d._ 28 Feb. 1878. BRIGHT, ROBERT (_brother of Richard Bright 1789–1858_). _b._ 1795; partner in great mercantile house of Gibbs and Bright of Bristol, Liverpool and London, owners of the Eagle line of packets and of Great Britain steamship; took chief part in freeing port of Bristol from heavy dues levied on its commerce 1848 for which he was presented with a service of plate worth £1,000 at Bristol March 1855. _d._ Abbots Leigh near Bristol 19 Sep. 1869. _I.L.N. xxvi_, 325–6 (1855). BRIGHTWELL, CECILIA LUCY (_eld. child of the succeeding_). _b._ Thorpe near Norwich 27 Feb. 1811; pupil of John Sell Cotman, etcher; etched many landscapes and subjects; author of _Memorials of the life of Amelia Opie_ 1854, _2 ed._ 1855; _Palissy, the Huguenot potter a true tale_ 1858, _2 ed._ 1877; _Heroes of the laboratory and the workshop_ 1859, _2 ed._ 1860 and 18 other books. _d._ Norwich 17 April 1875. BRIGHTWELL, THOMAS (_son of Thomas Brightwell of Ipswich, tanner_). _b._ 18 March 1787; articled to S. Daniell of Colchester, attorney; practised at Norwich 1810; partner with Thomas Bignold; mayor of Norwich 1837; F.L.S. 1821; made a fine collection of Insects especially Coleoptera, which he gave to the Norwich museum about 1844; author of _Notes on the Pentateuch selected from the exegetical parts of Rosenmuller’s Scholia_ 1840. _d._ Norwich 17 Nov. 1868. _Memorials of the life of Mr. Brightwell of Norwich by his daughter C. L. Brightwell_ 1869, _portrait_. BRIGSTOCKE, THOMAS. _b._ 1809; studied at Sass’s drawing school London; pupil of H. P. Briggs, R.A. and J. P. Knight, R.A.; spent 8 years in Paris and Italy; made a copy of Raphael’s ‘Transfiguration’ in the Vatican which was purchased for Christ Church, Albany st. Regent’s Park; went to Egypt 1847; painted an historical picture entitled ‘The prayer for victory’; exhibited 16 pictures at R.A. and 2 at B.I. 1843–65; author of _The mutual scourges, or France and her neighbours, an historical drama in 4 acts_ 1871. _d._ 11 March 1881. BRIMLEY, GEORGE (_son of Mr. Brimley of Cambridge_). _b._ Cambridge 29 Dec. 1819; ed. at Totteridge, Herts. 1830–5; entered at Trin. coll. Cam. Oct. 1838, scholar 1841, librarian 4 June 1845 to 1857; contributed articles to the _Spectator_ and _Fraser’s Mag._ 1851 to death; one of the finest critics of his day. _d._ Cambridge 29 May 1857. _Essays by the late G. Brimley edited by W. G. Clark_, _3 ed._ 1882, _portrait_. BRINCKMAN, SIR THEODORE HENRY LAVINGTON, 1 Baronet (_eld. son of Theodore Henry Broadhead of Holly grove, Windsor, M.P. 1767–1820._) _b._ London 17 Jany. 1798; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam.; M.P. for Yarmouth 17 Jany. 1821 to 2 June 1826; created baronet 30 Sep. 1831; assumed by royal licence original family surname of Brinckman 5 July 1842. _d._ St. Leonards near Windsor 9 Feb. 1880. BRIND, FREDERICK. Colonel Bengal army 20 June 1854; C.B. 9 June