"HENRY WICKHAM STEED (1871-), English journalist, was born at Long Melford, Suffolk, Oct. 10 1871, the son of a local solicitor, and was educated at Sudbury grammar school and the universities of Jena, Berlin and Paris. From 1896 to 1913 he acted continuously as foreign correspondent to The Times, beginning in Berlin, passing on to Rome, where he remained five years (1897-1902), and thence to Vienna (1902-13). His Hapsburg Monarchy (1913; 4th ed. 1918) is recognized as the most illuminating work that has been written on AustriaHungary. In 1914 he became foreign editor (in London) of The Times, and in Feb. 1919 was appointed to succeed Mr. Geoffrey Dawson as editor. During the World War he was a prominent supporter of the Yugoslav movement. In 1918 under Lord Northcliffe he was engaged on propagandist work in the enemy countries, and he headed a special mission to Italy in March and April of that year. His other publications include The Socialist and Labour Movement in England, Germany & France (1894); L'Angleterre et la Guerre (1915); L'Effort Anglais (1916); La Democratic Britannique (1918).