Alexander Pope
Pope, Alexander, An Eminent English Poet, Was Born In London, May 21, 1088. }rs Parents Were Roman Catholics, And To This Faith The Poet Also Nominally Adhered, Thus Debarring Himself From Public Office And Employment. His Father, A Linen-merchant, :saved A Moderate Competency, And Received Some Accession Of Fortune By ...
Alexander Sergeivitcr Pushkin
Pushkin, Alexander Sergeivitcr, A Russian Poet Of Good Familv, Was Born At Moscow, May 26, 1799, And Educated At The Imperial Lyceum Of Tsarskoe Selo, Where He Acquired More Reputation For His Liberal Opinions Than For His Attention To Study. In 1817 He Entered The Service Of Government, And Soon ...
Alfonso Rodriguez
Rodri'guez, Alfonso, 1526-1616; B. Spain. After Graduating In Theology At. The Salamanca College In 1545, He Became A Jesuit. He Was Made Instructor In Theology At Salamanca, And Later Was Rector Of The Monterey College. He Was Celebrated As An Abstruse Theologian Of The Casuists' School. In The Latter Part ...
Allan Bamsay
Bamsay, Allan, An Eminent Scottish Poet, Was Born In The Parish Of Crawford, Lanarkshire, Oct. 15, 1686. His Father Was Manager Of Lord Hopetoun's Mines At Lead Hills, And His Mother, Alice Bower, Was The Daughter Of A Derbyshire Miner. To This Maternal Descent We May Perhaps Trace Allan's Peculiar ...
Ancient Roman Religion
Roman Religion, Ancient, A Conglomeration Of The Most Widely-different Theolog Ical Or Rather Mythological Elements, Introduced By The Various Strata Of Immigrations That Flowed Into The Different Parts Of Italy At Different Prehistoric Times. It Was Chiefly Under Greek Influence That It Assumed That Most Characteristic And Systematic Form, Under ...
Andrew Procop
Procop, Andrew, The Hussite Leader, Known As Procop The Elder, Or The Holy, Or The Shaven, In Allusion To His Having Received The Tonsure In Early Life, Was Born Toward The Close Of The 14th C., And Belonged To A Noble Family Of Prague. After Having Traveled With An Uncle ...
Anesses
Anesses, Iianeses, Or Ramses, The Name Of Several Egyptian Monarchs. Some Of Whom Were Known To The Greek And Roman Writers And The Chronologists; The Mune Signifies "born Of The Sun" Or The '• Nascent Sun." The Rameses Family Is Supposed To Have Been Of Theban Origin, And To Have ...
Ann Radcliffe
, Radcliffe, Ann, The Most Popular English Novelist At The Close Of The Last Century, Was B. In London, July 9, 1764. She Was Of Respectable Parents Named Ward. In Her 23d Year She Married "mr. William Radcliffe, A Student Of Law, But Who Became Proprie Tor And Editor Of ...
Anthony Lld Quitman
Quitman, Anthony. Ll.d., 17994858; B. N.y. ; Tutor At Hartwick Academy, Near Cooperstown, In 1815; Professor Of English Literature At :mount Airy College, Ger Mantmvn, Penn., In 1817; Walked To Chillicothe, Ohio, In 1818, And Entered A Law Office, Supporting Himself By Teaching; Afterward A Clerk In The U. S. ...
Armand Jean Dii Plessis
Richelieu, Armand Jean Dii Plessis, Cardinal. Due De, Was B. Of A Noble But Impoverished Family At Paris, Sept. 5, 1585, And Was Educated For The Military Profes Sion At The College De Navarre. On The Retirement To A Religious Life, However. Of His Elder Brother, Who Held The Bishopric ...
Armand Jean Le Boutiielier
Rance, Armand Jean Le Boutiielier De, The Well-known Founder Of The Reformed Order Of La Trappe (see Trappists), Was B. Jan. 9,1620, At Paris, Where He Was Educated. Having Taken His Degree In The Sorbonne With Great Applause, And Embraced The Ecclesi Astical Profession, Lie Soon Became Distinguished As A ...
Army Purveyors
Purvey'ors, Army, Were Officers Charged With Superintending The Civil Affairs Of Army Hospitals, As The Payment Of Ineu, Procuring Provisions, Medical Comfort's, Bedding, Etc. The Purveyor Acted Independently Of The Medical Officer, And Was Responsible Through The Purveyor-in-chief To The Secretary Of War. The Department Con Sisted Of A Purveyor-in-chief, ...
Artificial Respiration
Respiration, Artificial, Is Required In All Cases Of Suspended Animation, From Drowning, Noxious Gases, Chloroform, Etc. It May Be Performed Either By Forcing Air Into The Lungs By Means Of A Pipe Passed Through The Mouth Or The Nostril Into The Glottis, Or (which Is Usually Preferable) By Imitating The ...
Associations For Roman Catiiolic
Propagation Of Tile Faith, Associations For Roman Catiiolic. The Earliest And The Highest In Dignity Of These Has Been Already Described Under The Head Propa Ganda (q.v.). But The Present Century Has Produced Several Private Associations, The Resources Of Which Arise Almost Entirely From Voluntary Annual Contributions, And The Organization ...
Aubelius Clemens Prudentius
Prudentius, Aubelius Clemens, A Christian 'poet Of The 4th C., Was A Native Of Spain, And Was B. 348 A.d. Nothing Is Known Regarding Into Except What He Has Him Self Told In A Poetical Autobiography Prefixed To His Works. From This We Learn That He Received A Liberal Education, ...
Babeathais Zwi
Babeathais Zwi, One Of The Most Remarkable "messiahs" Of Modern Times, The Founder Of A Wide-spread Sect Of Semi-christians And Semi-jews Throughout Europe, Asia, And Africa, Was B. At Smyrna In 1641. A Boy Of Extraordinary Gifts, He Had At The Age Of 15 Already Mastered The Talmud, And At ...
Bas Rhin
Rhin, Bas (lowen Rnine), Formerly A Frontier Department Of France, And Corre Sponding Pretty Nearly To The Present German Administrative District Of Lms'er Alsace (nieder-elsass) In The Imperial Territory Of Alsace-lorraine. To The E. Lies Baden, And To The W. Are The French Departments Of Moselle, Meurthe, And Vosges. The ...
Bashi
Bashi (i.e., Rabbi Solomon [shelomo] Izaaki, Or Ben Izaak, Often Erroneously Called Jarchi), The Greatest Jewish Commentator And Exegete, Was Born About 1040, In Troyes, In France. The Range Of His Studies Was As Extraordinarily Wide As Were His Early Developed Faculties Brilliant, And His Industry And Perseverance Enormous. Philology, ...
Baskovnik
Baskovnik (russ. Separatist), The Name Of A Variety Of Sects In The Russian Church, Which Date From An Early Period, And Must Be Regarded Rather As A General Designation Of Dissenters From The Established Church Of Russia, Than As A Description Of Any Specific Form Of Doctrinal Belief. Such Dissent ...
Battle Of Princeton
Princeton, Battle Of, Jan, 3, 1777. Cornwallis, With Nearly His Whole Force, Came Up From Princeton To Trenton, Where The American Army Was Stationed, Jan. 2, And Took Up His Position On The W. Bank Of The Assanpink, A Little Fordable Stream, The Bridge Across Which Was Commanded By The ...
Benjamin Robins
Robins, Benjamin, A Celebrated English Mathematician And Artillerist, Was B. At Bath In 1707, Of Parents Who Belonged To The Society Of Friends, And Who Were In Such Poor Circumstances As To Be Unable To Give Their Son A Good Education. Robins, However, Having Obtained A Little Instruction In Mathematics, ...
Benjamin Rumford
Rumford, Benjamin Triomrsox, Count, An American Inventor, Was B. At Woburn, Mar. 26, 1753. Having Received The Rudiments Of Education At A Common School, He Entered A Merchant's Office At Salem, At The Age Of 13, And Got His Living As A Clerk And School Teacher, While He Studied Medicine ...
Benjamin Rush
Rush, Benjamin, Mn.,. An American Physician, Was B. Near Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 1745, Was Educated At Princeton College, Studied Medicine In Philadelphia, London, Edinburgh, And Paris, And In 1769 Was Made Professor Of Chemistry In The Philadelphia Medical College, And Became A Contributor To Medical Literature. Elected A Member Of ...
Bights Of Man
Bights Of Man, A Famous Statement Of Rights, Principally Drawn Up By Dumont, Author Of The Smventis De Mirabeau, And Solemnly Adopted By The French National Assembly On Aug. 18, 1783. It Declares That All Mankind Are Originally Equal ; That The Ends Of The Social Union Are Liberty, Property, ...
Bomb
Bomb, Don Juan Manuel, President Of The Argentine Confederation, B. At Buenos Ayres In 1793, Descended From An Ancient Family Of Time Asturias. Ile Entered The Army Of Buenos Ayres, And In 1829 Rose To Be Governor Or Capt.gen. Of His Native Province, Then In Federal Union With Entre Rios, ...
Book Ruth
Ruth, Book Ov, One Of The Hagiographa, Placed In The Authorized Version, As In The Llx., Between Judges And Samuel; And In The Jewish Canon, As The Second Of The Five 3iegilloth, Coming After The Song Of Songs. It Consists Of Four Chapters, And Describes How Ruth, The Moabite Widow ...
Boxburghe Club
Boxburghe Club, A Society Of Very Considerable Literary Interest, Called After John, Duke Of Roxburghe, The Celebrated Collector Of Ancient Literature. After The Death" Of The Duke, Who Died In 1805, His Valuable Library, Rich In The Old Romances Of Chivalry And Early English, Poetry—a Very Tine Treasury In Its ...
Canada Rice
Canada Rice (zizania Aquatica), The Wild Rim Of North America, Is A Species Of Grass Quite Different From The True Rice, And Of A Different Genus. It Is Common In North America, And Particularly Abundant In The North-western Parts Of It; Growing In Miry Places Or Shallow Water, Often In ...
Carlo Andrea Pozzo Di
Pozzo Di Borgo, Carlo Andrea, A Celebrated Russian Diplomatist, Was B. At Aisle In Corsica, March 8, 1768, And Was Educated At The University Of Pisa. Returning To Corsica, He Adopted The Profession Of Advocate, In Which He Soon Became Distinguished '' For His Acuteness, Ingenuity, And Brilliant Eloquence; And ...
Catherine Rambouillet
Rambouillet, Catherine, Marquise De, One Of The Most Accomplished And Illus Trious Women Of The 17th C., Was B. At Rome, Of Italian Parents, In 1583, And Received • Refined Education Under The Superintendence Of Her Mother, The Marchese Di Pisani. At The Age Of 12 She Was Betrothed To ...
Cebadilla Sabadilla
Sabadilla, Cebadilla, Or Cevadilla, Asagra'a Officinalis, Formerly Helonias Offici Nails, A Mexican Plant Of The Natural Order Melanthaceo3,. The Seeds Of Which Are Employed In Medicine, Because Of Properties Analogous To Those Of White Hellebore (reratrum Adtum). The Plant Has A Bulbous Root, And Grows In Tufts; The Leaves Arc ...
Charles Remusat
' Remusat, Charles, Comte De, A French Philosopher And Politician, Son Of Auguste Laurent Comte De Remnsat, A Provencal Gentleman Of Some Note, Who Held Various Public Offices During The First Empire And After The Restoration, Was B. At Paris, Mar. 14, 1797, And Studied With Brilliant Success At The ...
Charles Rollin
Rollin, Charles, A French Historian, Who Formerly Enjoyed, If Lie Did Not Merit, An Extensive Popularity, Mis The Son Of A Cutler, And Was B. In Paris, Jan. 3u, 1661. Lie Studied At The College Du Plessis, Where, In 1683, He Became Assistant To The Professor Of Rhetoric, And 4 ...
Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravion
Remusat, Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravion De Vergennes, Comtesse De, 17s0-1821; B. Paris; Grand-niece Of Vergennes, Prime Minister Under Louis Xvi. ; Noted Beauty Of The Court Of Napoleon I., An Intimate Friend Of Josephine, A Woman Of Rare Moral And Intellectual Endowments, And Author Of An Essai Sur L'education Des ...
Class I
Class I. Native Albumens, Occurring, As Their Name Implies, In A Natural State In Ani Mal Tissues And Fluids. They Are Soluble In Water, And Are Not Precipitated By Very Dilute Acids, By Carbonates Of The Alkalies, Or By Chloride Of Sodium. They Are Coagulated When Heated To About 158° ...
Class Ii
Class Ii. Derived Albumens (albuminates). 1. A Solution Of Native Albumen Is Acted On For A Time With Dilute Hydrochloric Acid (or Some Other) It Becomes Changed In Properties; It Is Uo Longer Coagulable By Heat; When The Solution Is Carefully Neutralized The Albumen Is Completely Precipitated. The Proteid In ...
Class V
Class V. Coagulated Proteids.—insoluble In Water, Dilute Acids And Alkalies, And In Neutral Saline Solutions Of All Strengths; Soluble Only In Strong Acids And- Strong Alkalies, Except At High Temperatures, When Dilute Preparations Will Effect A Slight Solu Tion. The Coagulated Proteids Are Produced By Heating To 158' Fahr. Solutions ...
Cola Di Rienzi
Rienzi, Cola Di, The Famous Roman Tribune, Was B. At Rome In 1313. His Parent Age Was Humble, His Father Being A Tavern-keeper, Named Lorenzo (by Abbreviation Rienzo), And His Mother A Washerwoman. Until His Twentieth Year He Lived Among The Peasants Of Anagni; Then He Returned To His Native ...
Council Of Prudhommes
Prud'hommes, Council Of (from Latin Homo Prudens), Municipal Tribunals. Which Existed First In The Middle Ages At Marseilles, Lyons, And Perhaps Elsewhere In France, Exercising An Equitable Jurisdiction As Arbiters Of Disputes• Between Masters And Work Men. Similar Tribunals, Under The Same Name, Were Re-introduced By Napoleon I. In 1806, ...
Dantie Gabriele Rossetti
Rossetti, Dantie. Gabriele, Son Of Gabrielle, Distinguished As A Thoughtful And Powerful Painter, A Graceful Poet, And An Elegant Translator Of Early Italian Poetry, Was Born In London In 1828, And Educated At King's College, London. As A Painter, Lie Is More Talked Of Than Known, Probably Because His Works ...
David Ricardo
Ricardo, David, A Political Economist And Statesman, Was B. In London On The 19th Of April, 1772. He Was Of Jewish Extraction; And His Father, Who Was A Respectable Member Of The Stock Exchange, Brought Him Up To His Own Business. There Was An Alienation Between Them On Account Of ...
David Rizzio
Rizzio, David, An Italian Of Considerable Ability And Accomplishments, Who, In The Reign Of Mary Stuart, Queen Of Scots, Came To Edinburgh In The Train Of The Ambassa Dor From Savoy. His First Employment At Court Was As A Musician; But His Skill And Fidelity Led Mary To Advance Him ...
David Roberts
Roberts, David, R.a., A Painter Of Great Eminence, Was B. At Edinburgh On Oct 24, 1796, And Began Life There As Apprentice To A House-painter. His Talent For Art Becoming Obvious, He Was Set To Study At The Trustees' Academy; And In 1822 He Went To London, Where He Found ...
Deaths Registration Of Births
Registration Of Births, Deaths, And Marriages Is An Improvement Intro Duced In Modern Times, 'and Ingrafted On The Law And Social Customs Of The United Kingdom For The Purpose Of Keeping An Exact Account Of Important Facts Connected With The Population Of The Country And Its Social Progress. In 'england ...
Declaration And Bill Of
Rights, Declaration And Bill Of. The Convention Which Called The Prince And Princess Of Ortinge To The Throne Of England Set Forth, In A Solemn Instrument Known By The Name Of The Declaration Of Rights, Those Fundamental Principles Of The Constitution Which Were To Be Imposed On William And Mary ...
Diseases Of Rectum
Rectum, Diseases Of. The Terminal Portion Of The Intestinal Canal, Named From Its Comparatively Straight Course, The Rectum, Is The Seat Of Various Affections Requiring Medical Or Surgical Assistance. Some Of These Affections, As Piles, Prolapsus Ani, And Hemorrhage From The Rectum, Have Already Been Considered. Among The Other Diseases ...
Doctrine Of Pre Existence
Pre-existence, Doctrine Of. The Notion That Human Souls Were In Existence Before The Generation Of The Bodies With Which They Are United In This World Was Anciently, And Is Still, Widely Spread Throughout The East. The Greek Philosophers Too, Especially Tiiue' 7.:.0 Held The Doctrine Of Transmigration (q.v.), As The ...
Edgar Quinet
Quinet, Edgar, A French Author, Was B. At Bourg, In The Department Of Ain, Feb. 17,1803, And Studied At Lyon And Paris. He Made His Literary Debut At The Age Of 20 By His Tablettes Du Jeff Errant, Afterwhich His Love Of Philosophy And Mystic Reverie Led Him To Germany. ...
Edward Rawson
Rawson, Edward, 1615-93; B. England; Settled In Newbury, Mass., In 1636; Represented That Town In The General Court For Several Years, Was Clerk Of That Body., And Secretary Of The Massachusetts Colony. He Published The General Laws And Liberties Concerning The Inhabitants Of The Massachusetts. Ray, Rain, A Linncean Genus ...
Elevated Railways
Railways, Elevated. The Plan Of Constructing A Railway On The Principle Adopted By These Roads Was First Undertaken In New York, By The West Side (patented) Elevated Railroad Company, Which Was Chartered In 1871, And Sold Out Under Foreclosure In The Same Year,being Purchased By The Newyork Elevated Railroad Company, ...
Elisa Rachel
Rachel, Elisa (properly Elisa Rachel Felix), A Celebrated French Tragedienne, Was H. At Munf, In Switzerland, Of Poor Jewish Parents, On Feb. 28, 1820. The Family Removed To Lyons, In France; And In Order To Aid In Its Support, The Child Rachel And Her Sister Sarah Were In The Habit ...
Empire Of Russia
Russia, Empire Of, Extending Over A Large Proportion Of The Northern Regions Of The Globe, Includes The Eastern Part Of Europe, The Whole Of Northern Asia. And A Part Of Central Asia. Lat. 38° 30' To 78° N.; Long. 17° 19' E. To 190° E. (170° West). The Por Tion ...
Enpents Land
Enpent's Land, So Called From Prince Rupert (q.v.), Who Was One Of The Founders Of The Hudson's Bay Company, Was Formerly The Official Designation Of That Extensive Tract Which Forms The Basin Of Hudson's Bay And Strait, And Is Bounded On The W., S., And N. By The Water-sheds Of ...
Epistle To The Romans
Romans, Epistle To The, In A Doctrinal Point Of View, The Most Profound And Elaborate Composition Of St. Paul. That It Proceeded From The Pen Of The Great Apostle Of The Gentiles Has Never Been Seriously Doubted By Any Competent Scholar. Much Discussion Has Taken Place Regarding The Compositdcrn Of ...
Epistle To The Romans_2
Romans, Epistle To The (ante). Opens With Affirming, 1. That The Gospel Is Of Divine Authority, And Had Been Promised In The Old Testament; 2. That In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Divine And Human Natures Are United; 3. That The Righteousness Of God By Faith Which Is Revealed ...
Etienne Marc Quatremere
Quatremere, Etienne Marc, A Learned French Orientalist, Was B. In Paris, July 12, 178•, And From His Earliest Childhood To His Latest Years Was Literally Immersed In Abstruse Studies,' And Lived More After The Fashion Of A Medieval Recluse Than A Modern Scholar. His Public Life Was Almost Eventless. Employed ...
Eugene R017her
R017her, Eugene, A Very Eminent French Statesman, Was B. At Riom, On Nov. 30, 1814. He First Distinguished Himself As An Advocate At The Bar Of His Native Town, At Which Lie Practiced Up To 1848. The Attention Of The Country Was First Drawn To Him By The Ability He ...
Eugene Reveillaud
Reveillaud, Eugene, B. France, About 1850; Of Roman Catholic Parentage; Was Devoted By His Mother To The Priesthood, But Being Averse To The Vocation Was Permitted To Enter The National Schools And Study Law. As An Undergraduate He Gained The Highest Prize. And In The Law School Attained Great Honor. ...
Europe
Europe. In Law, When A River Not Navigable Forms The Boundary Of Property, It Is Taken To Belong In Equal Halves To The Proprietors On Opposite Sides; And When Both Sides Belong To One Owner, Then The Whole Of The Bed Belongs To Him. In The Common Case Where It ...
Feodor Vassilevitch Rostopchinr
Rostopchinr, Feodor Vassilevitch, Count, A Russian Gen., Directly Descended From Genghis Khan, Was H. In The Province Of Orel, Mar. 23, 1765; And, After Having Filled For Some Time The Office Of Page To Catharine Ii., Entered The Russian Military Service As A Lieut. In The Imperial Guard. In 1784 ...
Fetteine And Tiie Proteine
Fetteine And Tiie Proteine Bodies, Under The Term Proteine Bodies, Chemists Include The Following Substances: Albumen. Fibrine, Syntonine Or Muscle-filaine, Caseine, Globulins, And Laemato-crystalline. Albumen, Fihriue, And Caseine Are Common Both To The Animal And Vegetable Kingdom; While The Three Others Occur Only In The Animal King. Door (namely, 'in ...
Fidedricii Ruckert
Ruckert, Fidedricii, A German Lyric Poet, Was B. May 16, 1789, At Schweinfurt, And Died In Jan., 1866. He Received His Education At The Gymnasium Of His Native Town, And Studed At Jena University. In 1826 He Was Nominated Professor Of Oriental Languages At Erlangen; Went In 1840 To Berlin, ...
Fitz Porter
Porter, Fitz Joux, B. N. H. 1822; Graduated At The U. S. Military Academy, West Point, 1845, When He Entered The Army As Brevet Second Lieut. Of Artillery. He Was Engaged In The War With Mexico From The Beginning; Was Wounded In The Attack On The City Of Mexico, Sept. ...
Fontifex
Fontifex (of Doubtful Derivation) Was The Title Borne By The Members Of One Of The Two Great Colleges Among The Ancient Romans, Instituted For The Purpose Of Preserving And Cultivating Religious Knowledge; The Other Was The College Of Augurs. See Auguries And Auspices. It Is Customary To Speak Of The ...
Foreign
Foreign Raelways.—the First Continental Country That Availed Itself Of Railway Loco Motion Was The Small Kingdom Of Belgium, Where A Number Of Lines In Connection With Each Other Were Constructed Between And 1836, And In About Ten Years Afterward The Group Was Nearly Completed In A Well-devised And Comprehensive Scheme. ...
Francis Xavier Delacroix De
Ravignan, Francis Xavier Delacroix De, A Celebrated Preacher Of The Jesuit Order, Was B. At Bayonne, Dec. 2, 1795. He Studied In The Lyci.te Bonaparte At Paris. And Having Embraced The Legal Profession, And Obtained His Degree, Was Named Auditor Of The Cour Royale At Paris, And Afterward, In 1821, ...
Fray Luis Ponce De
Ponce De Leon, Fray Luis, A Celebrated Spanish Poet, Was B. In 1527, Probably At Granada. In 1544 He Entered The Order Of St. Augustine, At Salamanca, Where He Studied, Took His Degree In Theology In 1360, And Was Appointed Professor Of The Same In 1301. The Reputation That Lie ...
Frederick William Robertson
Robertson, Frederick William, M.a., An English Preacher, Was The Son Of A. Scotch Gentleman, Capt. Frederick Robertson Of The Royal Artillery, And Was B. In Lon Don Feb. 3, 1816, In The House Of His Grandfather, Can. Robertson. At The Age Of 9 He Was Sent To The Grammanschool Of ...
Freedom Of The Press
Press, Freedom Of The, The Expression Used To Denote The Absence Of Any Authorized Official Restraint On Publication. The Press Is An Instrument Well Adapted For Disturbing The Functions Of Government, And Committing Injuries Against Reputation; And When Its Power As A Political Engine Was First Discovered, The European Governments ...
Fried Ludw Georg Ton
Raumer, Fried. Ludw. Georg Ton, A Noted German Historical Writer, Was H. On May 14, 1781, In Worlitz, Near Dessau; Studied Law And Political Economy At Halle And Gottingen; Filled Different Law Appointments (1806-11); And In The Last-mentioned Year Was Named Professor At Breslau. In 1819 He Was Called To ...
Fumy
Fumy, Rev. Edward Bouyerie, D.d., Regius Professor Of Hebrew At Oxford, And Canon Of Christ-church, A Celebrated English Divine, And One Of The Chief Promoters Of The High Church Movement In The Church Of England. He Is The Second Son Of The Honorable Philip Bouverie (younger Brother Of The First ...
George Brydges Rodney Rodney
Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, .lord, English Admiral, B. Feb. 13, 1718, Was _second Son Of Caps. Rodney Of The Royal Marines. He Was Taken From Harrow School At The Early Age Of 12, And Sent To Sea. He Became Lieut. In 1739; Post-capt., 1742; And Commander Of The Newfoundland Station ...
George Psalmanazar
Psalmanazar, George, A Somewhat Remarkable Impostor, Was Born About The Year 1680. His Real Name And The Place Of His Birth Are Unknown, But He Is Presumed To Have Been A Native Of Switzerland Or The S. Of France. He Received A Good Education, And Gave Early Indication Of Talent, ...
George Rennie
Rennie, George, An Eminent English Civil Engineer, And The Eldest Son Of Jolts Was Born In Surrey, Jan. 3, 179l, And At The Age Of 16 Entered The Edinburgh Univer• Sity, Being Placed Under The Charge Of Prof. Mayfair, In Whose House Earl Russell, Then An Edinburgh Student, Also At ...
Gregory Alexandrovitcr Potemkin
Potemkin,* Gregory Alexandrovitcr, The Most Celebrated Of The Czarina Cath Arine Il's Favorites, Was Born Near Smolensk In Sept., 1736. He Was Descended Of A Noble Polish Family, And At An Early Age Entered The Russian Army. And Rose To Be Ensign In The Imperial Horse-guards. Happening To Attract The ...
Hans Sachs
Sachs, Hans, The Most Prolific And At The Same Time The Most Important German Poet Of His Time, Was B. On Nov. 5, 1494, At Nfi•riberg, Where His Father Was A Tailor. While At School He Learned The Rudiments Of Latin, But At No Time Of His Life Could He ...
Heinrich Ritter
Ritter, Heinrich. German Philosopher, Was Born At Zerbst In 1791; Studied Theol Ogy At Halle, Gottingen, And Berlin From 1811 To 1815, And In 1824 Was Created Professor Extraordinarius At Berlin Nniversity. In 1835 He Accepted A Call To The University At Kiel. And Went Thence In 1837 To Gottingen. ...
Henry Jarvis Raymond
Raymond, Henry Jarvis, Ll.d., 1820-69; B. N. Y.: Son Of A Farmer In Lima, N.y. ; Passed His Younger Days On His Father's Farm. He Graduated At The University Of Ver Mont In 1340, And Studied Law In New York, In The Mean Time Supporting Himself By Contributing Sketches To ...
Henry Reed
Reed, Henry, Ll.d., 1808-54; B. Philadelphia, Graduated At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1825; Studied Law, And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1829. In 1831 He Became An Instructor In The University Of Pennsylvania, And In 1835 Professor Of Rhet Orie And English Literature. He Published Several Weturcs And Essays ...
Henry Sacheverel
Sacheverel, Henry, D.d., Was B. In The Year 1672, At Marlborough, Where His Father Was Minister Of St. Peter's Church, And Noted For His Attachment To The High Church Principles, Which Were Afterward Embraced By His Son. The Youth Was Edu Cated At The Grammar-school Of His Native Place, And ...
House Of Romanoff
Romanoff, House Of, Of Which The Present Imperial Family Of Russia Is The Chief Representative, Is Said To Have Derived Its Origin From A Lithuanian Prince Of The 4th C.; But However This May Be, It Is Certain That The Family Did Not Make Its Appearance In Russia Till The ...
House Of Russell
Russell, House Of. The First Dukedom Of Bedford (q.v.) Expired In The Person Of The Great Regent Of France (in The Time Of Henry Vi.). With Whom The Present Dukes Are Unconnected_ By Affinity. The Early Descent Of The Russells, And Their Derivation From The Du Rozels Of Normandy, Have ...
Icajatarangini
Icajatarangini (or "the River Of Kings," From The Sanskrit Riijan, King, And Ta•angiiil, A River Or Stream) Is The Name Of Four Chronicles Of The History Of Cashmere Written In Sanskrit Verse; The First By Kalhan'a, Bringing The History Of Cashmere Till About 1148 After Christ; The Second, A Continuation ...
Innocent Xi Febronianism
Febronianism, Innocent Xi. The New Theorieg To Which The French Revolution Gave Currency Have Still Further Modified These Relations; But In Most Of The European King Doms They Were Readjusted After 1815, Either By Concordat Or By Some Similar Agreement. Many Conflicting Claims On Either Side, However, Still Exist; Hut ...
Israel 1718 90 Putnam
Putnam, Israel. 1718-90; B. Mass.; Had A Limited Education, But In His Youth Was. Noted For Physical Strength And Courage. In 1739, Removing To Pomfret, Conn., He Became A Farmer And Wool-grower. The Farmers Having Long Suffered Greatly From The Depredations Of A She-wolf And Her Whelps, And Made Fruitless ...
James Quin
Quin, James, A Celebrated Actor Of Irish Descent, Was B. In London, Feb. 24, 1693, And Made His First Appearance On The Stage In 1714 At Dublin As Abel In The Committee. Shortly After He Proceeded To London, Where Lie Was Engaged At Drury Lane. But For Quite Inferior Parts. ...