HARRISON WILLIAM WEIR
\hˈaɹɪsən wˈɪli͡əm wˈi͡ə], \hˈaɹɪsən wˈɪliəm wˈiə], \h_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_s_ə_n w_ˈɪ_l_iə_m w_ˈiə]\
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An English illustrator and writer for young people; born at Lewes, May 5, 1824. He is noted for his engravings of animals, and was one of the original members of the Society of Painters in Water-Colors. He has written: "The Poetry of Nature" (1865); "Funny Dogs with Funny Tales"; "The Adventures of a Bear"; "Bird Stories"; "Our Cats"; etc.: some of which he illustrated himself. Died Jan. 4, 1906.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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