Francis Andrew March, an American scholar, born at Millbury, Mass., Oct. 25, 1825. He graduated at Amherst college in 1845, where he was tutor from 1847 to 1849. He studied law in New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1850. After teaching at Fredericksburg, Va., from 1852 to 1855, he was appointed tutor in Lafavette college, at Easton, Pa., in 1850 adjunct professor, and in 1858 professor of the English language and comparative phi-lologv. He received the degree of LL. D. from the college of New Jersey in 1870, and from Amherst college in 1871; and in 1873 he was elected president of the American philological association. He has contributed articles on philological subjects to the " Transactions " of that body and of the national educational association, and to the Jahrhucli far romanische und englische Literatur in Berlin; and arti Dolorosa with the Dead Christ on her Lap," known as "The Good Mother," or "The Celebration of Good Friday," is considered to bo his masterpiece; this was presented by the emperor Francis to the city of Milan, and placed in the church of San Carlo.