Sir Theodore Martin, author and translator William Murdoch In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885)

In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885) was appointed Governor of New Caledonia

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Sir Theodore Martin, author and translator William Murdoch In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885)Sir Theodore Martin, author and translator, 1881. Martin (1816 1909) wrote, at Queen Victoria's request, a biography of the life of Albert, Prince Consort, which he completed in 1880. Amongst his works of translation are the complete works of the poet Horace, Dante's 'Vita Nuova', and works by Schiller and Goethe. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the