Adam Smith
Smith, Adam, The Founder Of Political Economy As A Separate Branch Of Human Knowledge, Was B. In The Town Of Kirkcaldy, In Fifeshire, On June 5, 1723. His Family Belonged To The Respectable Middle Class Of Scotch Life; His Father Was Comp Troller Of The Customs Of The Port Of ...
Alessandro Scarlatti
Scarlatti, Alessandro, A Musician Of Great Eminence, B. At Trapani In Sicily Iu 1659. Ile Is Said To Have Studied Under Carissimi; If So, It Must Have Been When Very Young. In 1680 Visited Home, And Composed His First Opera, L'onesa Nete Amore, First Performed At The Court Of Queen ...
Algernon Sidney
Sidney, Algernon, Grand-nephew Of The Famous Sir Philip Sidney, Was B. In The Year 1629. He Received A Careful Education, And Accompanied His Father, The Earl Of Leicester, To Denmark And France. \thither The Latter Had Been Sent On Embassies. In 1641 He Served With Some Distinction Against The Rebels ...
Angling For
Angling For Salmon.—the Capture Of The Salmon By Rod And Line Affords The Most Exciting Sport Of The Kind. The Pleasures Of It Have Been Descanted On By Numerous Writers, And Whole Treatises Have Been Written On The Minutia Of The Art. Among The More Modern Writers On The Subject, ...
Anne Jean Marie Rene
Savary, Anne Jean Marie Rene, Due De Rovigo, A French Gee. And Diploma Tist, Was B. At Marcq, In Ardennes, April 26, 1774, Catered The Army As A Volunteer In 1790, And Served With Distinction In The Army Of The Rhine. In 1797 He Accompanied Desaix To Egypt As Chef ...
Anne Louise Germalne Necker
Stal-holstein, Anne Louise Germalne Necker, Bar011ne De, Was Born At Paris, April 22, 1776. Her Father Was The Celebrated M. Necker (q.v.)finanee Minister.of Louis Xvi., In The Times Immediately Preceding The Revolution. Her Mother Was A Woman Of Severe Character, And From Her Earliest Years Subjected Her To A Discipline ...
Antoine Joseph Santebre
Santebre, Antoine Joseph, A French Revolutionist, Who For Some Time Exercised An Influence Quite Disproportioned To His Feeble Abilities, Was B. At Paris. Mar. 16, 1752. He Followed The Trade Of A Brewer In The Faubourg Saint-antoine, And His Wealth, Pro Bity, And Generosity Toward His Employes Gave Him An ...
Arthur Schopenttaiter
Schopenttaiter, Arthur, A German Philosopher, Son Of Johanna Schopenhauer, An Authoress Of Teusiderable Distinction (bum 1770, Died 1e38), Was Burn At Danzig, Feb. 22, 1788. Lie Studied First At Gottingen, Where The Lectures Of Schulze Inspired Hint With A Love Of Philosophy, And Afterward At Berlin And Jena, Iu The ...
Artificial Stone
Stone, Artificial. Artificial Stone, Properly Speaking, Would Include Burned Clay Wares Used For Building Purposes. As Bricks, Terra-cotta (q.v.), Etc., As Well As The Various Cements. We Shall Confine Ourselves Here To A Description Of The Silicions Artificial Stone Produced By The Cementing Properties Of Soluble Alkaline Silicates On Sand, ...
August Wiliielm Von Schlegel
Schlegel, August Wiliielm Von, Ft Distinguished Critic, Poet, And Scholar, Was H. At Hanover, Sept. 8, 1767, And Studied At Gottingen, Where Lie Acquired A Reputation By His Devotion To Philological And Classical Studies. He First Began To Assume A Prom Inent Positiorr In Literature While A Lecturer At Jena, ...
Battle Of Saratoga
Saratoga, Battle Of, Was Fought At A Critical Period Of The America., Revolution. Gen. Burgoyne. Having Captured Fort Ticonderoga In July, 1777, Was Pursui Rg Gen. Schuy Ler In His Retreat From Fort Edward, Intending To Force His Way To The Navigable Wnters Of The Hudson. Gen. Gates On Taking ...
Bcanderbeg
Bcanderbeg (properly, Is•ander-beg, "the Prince Alexander," The Name Given Him By The Turks), The Famous Patriot Chief Of Epirus, Was B. In That Country In 1414. His Real Name Was George Castrion, And Ids Father. John Castriota, Was One Of The Great Lords Of Epirus, His Mother, Voisava, Being A ...
Benjamin Silliman
Silliman, Benjamin, American Physicist, Was B. At North Strafford Wow Trum. Bull). Conn., United States, Aug. 8, 1779. His Father Was A Distinguished Lawyer. And A In The War Of Independence. He Was Educated At Yale College, New Haven, In Which He Was Appointed A Tutor In 1799, And Was ...
Bopp Ogy
Ogy, Bopp. There Arc Two Great Periods Into Which The History Of The Sanskrit Language May Be Conveniently Divided: The First The Language As Contained In The Vedic Hymns (see Veda); And The Second, That Represented By Die So-called Classical Sanskrit. In Which The Epic Works, The Law Codes, End ...
Building Stone
Stone, Building (buildino-stone, Ante). The Great Merits Of A Stone For Building Purposes Are Easy Working. Long Lasting, Equality In Color And Structure, Strength, And, Not Least Important, Cheapness. We Have In This Country Almost Unlimited Supplies Of Excellen4 Stone Of Every Kind; But We Are Not Really A Stone-building ...
Cams Crispus Salltist
Salltist, Cams Crispus, A Roman Historian, Was B. 86 B.c., At Amiternum, In The Saltine Country. Though Of A Plebeian Family, He Rose To Official Distinction. First As Quxstor About 59, And Afterward As Tribune Of The People In When He Joined The Popular Party Against Milo, Who In That ...
Canesa
Canes'a And Ii.inrrikeva (q.v.). One Of His Principal Attendants Is Laieda, Who Is One Of The Original Teachers Of The Arts Of Dancing And Mimicry, Whence Siva Is The Patron Of The Dancers, And Is Called _nat Es' Team (lord Of The Dancers). Besides Tanh A' Host Of Other Attendants ...
Carl Schurz
Schurz, Carl, B. Prussia, 1829; Educated At Cologne And Bonn. He Edited A Liberal Newspaper In Association With Gottfried Kinkel, Professor Of Rhetoric At Bunn, Where He Endeavored Unsuccessfully To Organize An Insurrection In 1849; Escaped With Kinkel; Was Adjutant In The Revolutionary Force, And On The Capture Of Rastadt, ...
Charles Spencer
Spencer, Charles, Earl, English Minister And Statesman, Son Of The Second Earl, Was B, Iu 1782. The Founder Of The Family Of The Spencers Was The Hon. John Spencer, Youngest Son Of The Third Earl Of Sunderland, By Anne, Daughter And Co-heiress Of The Great Duke Of Marlborough, And Who ...
Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon, Charles Hannos, A Celebrated Preacher, Was B. At Kelvedon, Essex, In 1s34. Intended By His Family For The Office Of An Independent Minister, His Own Sym Pathies Drew Him Toward The Baptists, Whose Connection He Joined In 18i0. He Became At Once An Active Tract-distributor And School-teacher; And, Removing ...
Charles William Scheele
Scheele, Charles-william, An Eminent Swedish Chemist, Was B. At Stralsund, 1742, And After Receiving A Brief And Incomplete Education Was Apprenticed To An Apothecary At Gothenburg, Where He Laid The Foundation Of His Knowledge Of Chemistry. In 1767 He Settled At Stockholm As An Apothecary; And In 1770 Removed To ...
Christian Schwarz
Schwarz, Christian Fiusanticrr, A Distinguished German Missionary, Was B. At Sonnenburg, In Brandenburg, Oct. 26, 1726. He Studied At Halle, And Having Resolved To Become A Missionary In The East Indies, Obtained Ordination At Copenhagen, With The View Of Joining The Danish Mission At Tranquebar, Where He Arrived In 1750. ...
Christians Op Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas, Christians Op, A Remarkable Religious Community Settled From A Very Early Date On The Malabar Coast Of The Indian Peninsula. They Take Their Name From The Apostle St. Thomas, Who, According To •a Very Ancient Tradition, For Which, However, No Very Positive Evidence Or Satisfactory Authority Can Be ...
Church And Mosque Of
Saint Sophia, Church And Mosque Of. A Celebrated Structure At Constantinople, Long An Object Of Great Interest To All Visitors Of That City. It Was Origin:thy Latiit Lms The Emperor Constantine Iu 325-326, Oil Occasion Of The Translation Of The Seat Of M Nil Ire To Byzantium; And Is So ...
Churcii Of Scotland
Scotland, Churcii Of. An Account Has Already Been Given Of The Conversion To Christianity Of The Early Settlers Of Scotland. Sec Columba, Culdees. Nwan, Picts, Scotland, Bistory. The Doctrines Of The Ancient Scottish Church Were Precisely The Same As Those Of The Rest Of Western Christendom. In Ritual There Were ...
Clarkson Stanfield
Stanfield, Clarkson. A Db-tinguished Painter, Was H. Of Irish Parents. In The Town Of Sunderland, Rn Out The Year 1793, At An Early Period Of His Life He Went To Sea, And Made Frequent Lung Voyages, Among Which Was That To China. In The China Seas He Passed Some Years ...
Collapse Shock
Shock, Collapse, And Reaction. It Is Well Known That Some Forms Of Injury, As, For Example, A Blow Ou The Pit Of The Stomach. May Occasion Death Without Leaving Any Visi Ble Trace Of Their Operation In The Body; And, Indeed, Life May Occasionally Be Destroyed Even By Sudden And ...
Coltnt De Saint Germain
Saint Germain, Coltnt De, B. 18th C.; In What Country, Is Unknown. He Came To Paris In 1840 With The Marquis De Belle Isle. He Soon Became Famous For His Acquaintance With The Natural Sciences, His Powers Of Conversation, And His Apparent Great Wealth. He Is Said To Have Given ...
Curvature Of Tile Spine
Spine, Curvature Of Tile. There Arc Two Perfectly Distinct Forms Of Curvature, Viz., Lateral Curvature—arising From Weakness Of The Bones, Ligaments, And Mus. Cles, And Fearfully Common In Girls Of The Middle And Upper Classes, Between The Ages Of 10 And 10—and Angular Curvature (frequently Known As Pott's Curvature, Or ...
David Scott
Scott, David, A Remarkable Scottish Painter, Was Born In Edinburgh, Oct. 10, Or 12,1606. Ile May Be Said To Have Commenced His Career As An Artist By An Apprentice Ship To His Father, Who Was A Landscape Engraver; But Endowed As Be Was With A Deep, Stern, Somber Genius, It ...
Dd Schauffler William Gottlteb
Scha.uffler. William Gottlteb, D.d., Th.d., Ll.d.: B. Stuttgart, Germany, In 1798; Went With His Parents At The Age Of Six To Odessa, Russia; At The Age Of 22 Became Religiously Impressed, And Desired To Be A Missionary; Began To Study English With A Young English Merchant In 1825; Met At ...
Defects Of Sight
Sight, Defects Of. Under This Head We Shall Consider Such Affections Of The Eye Sight As Are Due To Some Known Or Unknown Peculiarity Of The Optical Apparatus (includ Ing The Optic Nerve) Not Dependent Ou Disease—viz., Short-sight, Long-sight, Double Vision, Color=blindness, And Night-blindness. Short-sight, Near-sight, Or Myopia (derived From ...
Discipline Of The Secret
Secret, Discipline Of The (lat. Arcani Disciplina), A Discipline Of The Early Church, Founded Upon The Words Of Christ, "give Not That Which Is Holy To Dogs," Matt. Vii. 6, In Virtue Of Which Christians Fully Initiatea In The Doctrine And Practice Of The Church Withheld From Pagans And Catechumens ...
Diseases Of Stomach
Stomach, Diseases Of. In The Discussion Of The Diseases Of Any Organ, It Is Custom Iffy To Begin With The Consideration Of Its Inflammation. In The Stomach, However, Acute Gastritis, Or Inflammation Of The Mucous Membrane Of Teat Organ, Is So Rare A Disease, Except As -a Result Of The ...
Dugald Stewart
Stewart, Dugald. This Philosopher Was B. In Edinburgh, On Nov. 22. 1753. His Father Was Matthew Stewart, Professor Of Mathematics In The University Of Edin Burgh. He Entered The High School In His Eighth Year, And Remained Till His Thirteenth. During The Last Two Years Of His Attendance, When In ...
Earls
Earls Or At Ho Le, Lords Of Lore And Innetimea Th. —sir James Stewart, Fifth Son Of Sir John Of Bonkyl, Killed With His Brothers Alexander And John At Halidon Hill, Had A Grant From Robert Bruce Of The Lands Of Pierston And Others In 'ayrshire, And Was Father Of ...
Earls And Dukes Of
Earls Of Darnley, Earls And Dukes Of Lennox, Lords Of Aubigne.—sik Alan Stewart Of Dreghorn, Second Son Of Sir John Of Bonkyl, Who With His Brothers, John And James, Fell At Halidon Bill In 1333, Was Ancestor Of This Distinguished Line, His Domains Included The Extensive Lands Of Cruickston And ...
Earls Of Fife And
Dukes Of Albany, Earls Of Fife And Menteith.-110beri, Second Surviving Son Of Robert Ii. And Elizabeth Mare, Obtained The Earldom Of Meuteith By Marriage With Its Heiress, And The Earldom Of Fife By Indenture With His Sister-in-law, The Countess, And Was Appointed Great Chamberlain Of Scotland In 1383. He Practically ...
Edmund Spenser
Spenser, Edmund, One Of The Chief Literary Ornaments Of The Great Elizabethan Period, Was Born In London In The Year 1553. There Is Some Ground For Supposing Him To Have Been Of Good Family Connection; But Inasmuch As Of Neither Of His Parents Is Anything Whatever Known, The Evidence Of ...
Edward Stillingfleet
Stillingfleet, Edward, Bishop Of Worcester, Was B. April 17, 1635, At Crap Bourne, In Dorsetshire. Lie Received His Early Education At The Grammar-school Of His Native Place, And In 1648 Became A Student At St. John's College, Cambridge. He Took His Degree As Master Of Arts; And In 1653 Succeeded ...
Edwin Stanton
Stanton, Edwin Mcmastens, 1814-69; B. Ohio; Of Quaker Stock, Originally From Culpeper Co.,va.; Graduated From Kenyon College In 1833. He Entered A Book-seller's Store In Columbus, Ohio, Where Lie Remained But A Brief Time; Studied Law,and Was Admit Ted To The Columbus Bar In 1836. He First Practiced In Cadiz, ...
Elm I
&elm I., Sultan Of Turkey, Son Of Bajazet Ii., Was B. In 1467. Dethroned His Father By The Aid Of The Janizarics, April 25. 1512. And Ascended The Throne. To Secure Him Self In His Elevation, He Caused His Father, Brothers, And Nephews To He Put To Death, Thus Beginning ...
Elunt Peters Church
Elunt Peter's Church, At Rome, Is The Largest Cathedral In Christendom. It Stands On The Site Of A Much Older Basilica, Founded By Constantine; A.d. 306, Over The Reputed Grave Of St. Peter, And Near The Spot Where He Is Said To Have Suffered Martyr Dom. This Basilica Was Of ...
Emmanuel Joseph Sleyes
Sleyes, Emmanuel Joseph, Comte, Who, As The Abbe Sieyes, Prominently Figures In The History Of The French Revolution, Was Born At Frejus, May 3, 1748. He Was Educated At The University Of Paris With A View To His Entering The Church; And On The Completion Of His Studies He Obtained ...
Eus Seneca L Ann
Seneca. L. Ann,eus, Son Of M. Ann,eits, And A Celebrated Pbilosoplmr, Was Also Born At Corduba, A Few Years B.c. When A Child, He Was Brought By His Father To Roan', Where Be Was Initiated In The Study Of Eloquence. He Eared More, However, For Phi Losophy, In Which His ...
Exercise
Exercise Is The Subject That Next Claims Our Consideration, And We Shall Briefly Notice Its Effects On The Different Systems Of Organs. (1) The Most Important Effect Of Muscular Exercise Is Produced Uu The Ittafin, The Quantities Of Inspired Air And Of Exhaled Carbonic Acid Being Very Much Increased. Taking ...
Factories
Factories, Royal, Are The Establishments Through Which All The Small Arms Of Every Description Are Supplied To The Regular Army, The Militia, Yeomanry, And Volunteers. The Headquarters Are At Enfield,where There Is A Vast And At Birmingham There Is A Considerable Establishment For Viewing The Arms Supplied By Eon• Tractors. ...
Family Of Seymour
Seymour, Family Of. This Family, Whose History Is Largely Interwoven With That Of England. Was Originally Settled At St. Maur—whenee Its Name—in Normandy. Coming Over To England, The Seymours Obtained Lands In Monmouthshire As Early As The Beginning Of The 13th Century. They Acquired Estates At Ilatch Beauchamp, Somer• Setshire, ...
Family Of Sinclair
Sinclair, Family Of. The Scottish Historical House Of Sinclair Or St. Clair Is Of Norman Descent, The Surname (latinized Ile &ado Claro) Being Doubtless Derived From Possessions In Nmanantiv. Two Families Bearing This Surname, Whose Connection Can Not Now Be Traced, The Si. Clairs Of Bossism And Of Herdmanston, Appear ...
Fiallma1vca
Fiallma1vca, One Of The Three Modern Provinces Of Spain Into Which The Ancient Kin:;zwia Vi Leon ((i.v.) Was Divided. Area Aboul 4,940 Sq.m.; Pop. '70, 280,570. .17.1;11.7f217.:ca, Is Famous T. Of Spain, Capital Of The Modern Province Of The Same Name, Stands On Three A Ocky Hills Oe The Right ...
Francis De Sales
Sales, Francis De, A Most Distinguished Saint Of The Roman Catholic Church, Was B. Aug. 21. 1567, At The Family Castle Of Cales, Near Annecy In Savoy. He Was The Heir Of The Family Honors, And His Education Was Designed By His Father To Fit Him For The Career Of ...
Frederic William Augustus Ste1tben
Ste1tben, Frederic William Augustus, Baron, A General Of The American Revo Lutionary Army, Was B. At Magdeburg, Prussia, Nov. 15, 1730; Educated At The Jesuits' Colleges Of Niesse And Breslau; And At The Age Of Fourteen Served As A Volunteer Under His Father At The Siege Of Prague. In 1747 ...
Friedic Willi Schelling
Schelling, Friedic. Willi. Jos. Von, An Illustrious German Philosopher, Was B. At Leouberg, Iu Wilrtemburg, Jan 27, 1775, Studied At Tubingen And Leipsic, And In 1793 Proceeded To Jena, Then Tne Headquarters Of Speculative Activity In Germany, Through The Influence Of Reinhold And Fichte. Schelling's Philosophical Tendencies Were Origin Ally ...
Friedrich Karl Ton Savigny
Savigny, Friedrich 'karl Ton, An Illustrious Writer On Roman Jurisprudence, Descended From A French Calvinistic Family, That Had Emigrated To Germany In 1622, To Avoid Religious Persecution, Was Born At Frankfort On Feb. 21, 1779. He Studied At Marburg, And Took His Degree In 1800, After Which He Commenced A ...
Friedrich Leopold Stolberg
Stolberg, Friedrich-leopold, Count Von, Younger Brother Of The Preceding, Was B. At Bramstedt, Nov. 7, 1750, Studied At Halle And Gottingen, And After A Visit To Switzerland And Italy, In The Course Of Which Lie Made The Acquaintance Of Goethe At Frankfort, And Of Lavater At Zurich, He Became In ...
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Schleiermacher, Friedrich Enss'r Daniel, One Of The Great( St And Most Influ Ential Theologians Of Modern Times, Was Born At Breslau, Nov. 21, 1'706. His Boyish Years Were Spent In The School Kept By The Moravian Brotherhood At Niesky, And Here He First Received Those Religious Impressions, The Influence Of ...
Georg Ei1nst Stahl
Stahl, Georg Ei1nst, A Celebrated German Physician And Chemist, Was Born At Anspach, October 21, 1660, Studied Medicine At Jena, And After Practicing Soccessfolly For Some Time, Was Called, In 1094, To The Chair Of Medicine, Anatomy. And Chemistry, In The Newly-founded University Of Halle; Whence He Removed To Berlin ...
George Gabriel Stokes
Stokes, George Gabriel, One Of The Greatest Living Mathematicians And Natural Philosophers In Europe, Was Born, In 1s19, At Skreen, Co. Sligo, Ireland; Educated At The School Of Rev. R. H. Wall, D.d., Dublin; Afterward At The Bristol College. He Entered Pembroke College, Cambridge, In 1837; Graduated In 1841, As ...
George Stephenson
Stephenson, George, Was Horn On June 9, 1781, In Circumstances Of Great Poverty, His Father Having To Maintain A Family Of Six Children On 12s. Per Week, Earned By Tending A Colliery-engine At Wylam, Near Newcastle. George's First Employment Was Herding Cows At 23. Per Day, From Which He Was ...
Geowie Sale
Sale, Geowie, An Eminent Oriental Scholar, Was B. Toward The End Of The 17th E., And Died At Loudon In 1736 Under 40 Years Of Age. Almost Nothing Is Known Of His Private Life. He Is Supposed To Have Been Born In Kent; And He Received His Education At The ...
Goldwin Smith
Smith, Goldwin, Ll.d., Son Of A Berkshire Physician, Was B. At Beading In 1823. He Received His Education At Eton, From Whence He Proceeded To Oxford, And Matricu Lated At Christ's Church, But Was Soon Afterward Elected To A Demyship At Magdalen. His Undergraduate Career Was One Of Unusual Brilliancy, ...
Grand Sebgeantry
Sebgeantry, Grand (fr. Sergenterie, From Lat. Sereiens), A Tenure By Which Lands Were Held In Feudal Times In England. After The Conquest The Forfeited Lands Were Parceled Out By William To His Adherents On Condition Of The Performance Of Services Of A Military Character. The Military Tenants Of The Crown ...
Hamilton Stephens
Stephens, Hamilton, Ll.d., B. Ga.; 1812; Graduated At Franklin. College, Athens, Ga., In 1882, At The Head Of His Class. Lie Studied Law, And Was Admitted To Practice At The Bar In 1832, In Crawfordsville, In His Native Comity. In 1836 He Was Elected A Member Of The Lower House ...
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe
Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher, A Toctic8b Authoress, Da11,21hcr Of The Rev. Dr Lyman Beecher, And Wife Of Rev. Prof. Calvin Ellis Stowe, Was B. At Litchfield, Conn., June 15, 1812. At The Age Of 15, She Was Engaged With Her Elder Sister, Catherine, As Teacher In A Girls' School In ...
Hedmich Stew
Stew, Hedmich Fliredricii Karl, Baron Von, One Of The Greatest Statesmen That Ever Conducted Prussian Affairs. Belonged To An Old Rhenish-franconian Family, And Was Born At Nassau, Oct. 26. 1757. He Studied At Giatingen From 1773 To 1777; Entered The Service Of Prussia In 1778, And M 1784 Had Risen ...
Henri Etienne Sainte Claire Deville
Sainte-claire Deville, Henri Etienne, French Chemist, Was B. Mar., 1818, At St. Thomas, West Indies, And Was Educated In France. On Quitting College, He Con Structed At His Own Cost A Chemical Laboratory, And For Nine Years, Without Master And Without Pupils, Devoted Himself To Patient Studies And Skillful Researches. ...
Henry M Stanley
Stanley, Henry M., American Journalist, And Explorer Of Africa, Was Born In 1841. The Place Of His Birth Has Been Matter Of Dispute. He Became Notable As Special Correspondent Of The New York And In That Capacity Traveled In Various Parts Of The World, Accompanying For Example . The English ...
Henry Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft, Henry Llowe, American Author. Geologist, And Ethnologist, Was Born At Watervleit (now Guilderland), N. Y., March 2s, 1793. He Entered Union Col Lege In His 15th Year. And Studied French, German, Hebrew, Chemistry, And Mineralogy. In 1817-18 He Visited The Mining Region W. Of The Mississippi, Sent A Collection ...
Herbert Spencer
Spencer, Herbert, An English Author, B. In Derby In 1820. He Was Educated His Father. W. G. Spencer, A Teacher, Chiefly Of Mathematics, And His Uncle, The Rev. Thomas Spencer, A Clergyman Of The Established Church, Well Known For His Liberal Opinions On Political And Ecclesiastical Questions. At The Age ...
Horace Benedict De Saussure
Saussure, Horace Benedict De, A Celebrated Swiss Physicist And Geologist, Was B. At Conches, Near Geneva, Feb. 17, 1740. His Education Was Attended Towith Such Success That, In 1762, Young Saussure Obtained The Chair Of Physics And Philosophy In The University Of Geneva. In 1768 He Commenced The Famous Series ...
Island Of Sardinia
Sardinia, Island Of, The Largest, After Sicily, Of The Islands Of The Mediterranean, Lies Directly S. Of Corsica, From Which It Is Separated By The Strait Of Bonifacio, A Chan Nel Only In. Wide In Its Narrowest Part. Sardinia Is Situated About Half-way Between Central Italy And Africa, And Between ...
James Saumlrez
Saumlrez, James, Baron De, A Celebrated Naval Hero, Was Descended From An Old French Family, Which Had Long Been Settled Iii Guernsey, And Was Born There Mar. 11, 1757. He Entered The Navy As Midshipman At The Age Of 13, And Served In Thti American War (1774-82), Receiving For His ...
James Sharp
Sharp, James, Archbishop Of St. Andrews, The Son Of William Sharp, Sheriff Clerk Of Banffshire, And Was Born In The Castle Of Banff, May, 1618. Educated For The Church At The University Of Aberdeen, Where Be Attained Distinction As A Student, Where He Is Said On The Authority Of A ...
Jean Charles Leonard De
Sismondi, Jean Charles Leonard De, A Distinguished Historian Of Italian Descent, Was Born At. Geneva On May 9, 1773. Reeeiverl His Education As A Boy At The "col Lege" Or High School Of His Native Town. T The Due Age He Was Removed To The Audi Toire, Or University. Before ...
Jerome Savonabola
Savonabola, Jerome, The Celebrated Preacher And Political As Well As Religious Reformer Of Florence, Was B. Of A Noble Family At Ferrara, September 21, 1452. Ile Was Educated At Home, And, At A Very Early Age, Became Deeply Versed Both In The Philosophy Of The Schooir And In The Old ...
Johann Christoph Miller
&miller, Johann Christoph. Friedrtc:i Von, One Of The Greatest Poetical Geninses Of Germany, Was B. At Marbach, A Little Town Of Wfi•temberg. On Nov. 11, 1759. Les Father, Joh. Kaspar Schiller, Was Overseer Of The Nurseries Attached To A Country-seat Of The Dike Of Wdrtemberg. Schiller Received His First Formal ...
Johann Salomo Semler
Semler, Johann Salomo, One Of The Most Influential German Theologians Of The 18th C., Was Born Dec. 18, 1725, Et Saalfeld, Where His Father Was Archdeacon; Educated At Halle, And In 1749 Went To Coburg As Professor At The ,,gymnasium. In 1751 Lie Was Appointed A Professor Of Theology At ...
John Speke
Speke, John An African Traveler, Was Born Near Bideford, Devonshire, In May, 1827; Was Educated At The Barnstaple Grammar-school, And At The Age Of 1'i Went To India. He Entered The Native Bengal Infantry As A Cadft, And Saw Much Service Dur Ing The War In The Punjab. A Keen ...
Jouann Gaspar Spitrzheim
Spitrzheim, Jouann Gaspar, A German Physician And Phrenolo7ist, Was B. Near Treves, Dec. 31, 1776. While Studying Medicine At Vienna Lie Was Introduced To Dr. F. J. Gall (q.v.), Whose Pupil, And Afterward Colleague, He Became, In Investigating The Structure And Functions Of The Brain (see Phrenology), In Lecturing On ...
Karl Sidirock
Sidirock, Karl, A German Poet And Scholar, Who Has Done More Perhaps Than Any Other Man To Make His Countrymen Familiar With Their Early Literature, Was B. At Bonn, Aug. 28, 1802. He Studied At The University Of His Native City And Afterward At Berlin, Anti In 1823 Entered The ...
Kingdom Of Sardinia
Sardinia, Kingdom Of, A Former Kingdom Of Italy, And The Nucleus Of The Present Kingde.nu Tf Italy, Included The Duchies Of Savoy And Genoa, And Parts Of Those Of Mont Ferrat Mid Milan, The Principality Of Piedmont, The County Of Nice, And The Islands Of Sardinia And Caprera, Amounting In ...
Knights Of Saint John
Saint John Of Jerusalem, Knights Of, Otherwise Called Knights Of Rhodes; And Afterward Of Malta, The Most Celebrated Of All The Military And Religious Orders Of The Middle Ages. It Originated In 1048 In An Hospital Dedicated To St John The Baptist, Which Some Merchants Of Amalfi Were Permitted By ...
L Savoy
L Savoy, Formerly A Duchy Belonging To The Kingdom Of Sardinia (q.v.), Now Incor Porated With France, Is Hounded On The N. And E. By Switzerland, E. And S, By Piedmont, And W. By The French Departments Of Isere And Ain. While An Italian Duchy It Was Politically Divided Into ...
L Septimius Severus
Severus, L. Septimius, Roman Emperor, Was Born April 11, 146 A.d.. Near Leptis Magna, On The N. Coast Of Africa, Of A Family Of Equestrian Rank; And, After Receiving An Excellent Education, Removed To Rome, Where He Became Praetor. 178 A.d. He Was Subsequently Commander Of A Legion In Gaul, ...
Lake Sevier
Sevier, Lake, In S.w. Utah. A Considerable Body Of Salt Water In Millard Co., At An Elevation Of 4,600 Ft. Above The Level Of The Sea; 140 Sq.m.; 20 In. In Length From N. To S., 10 In. Wide. Its Position Is 120 Tn. S.w. Of Great Salt Lake, With ...
Laurence Sterne
Sterne, Laurence, Though Of English Descent And Parentage, Was Born At Clon Joel, In Ireland, On Nov. 24, 1713. In That Country Also, In Some Intermittent Way, A Good Deal Of His Boyhood Was Passed With Possibly Some Effect In Developing That Oddity And Whimsical Exuberance Long After To Find ...
Law Of Shipping
. Shipping, Law Of, Treats Of The Ownership And Employment Of Ships, The Rights And Obligations Of Their Owners, Masters, And Seamen, And Of The Owners Of Their Cargoes, And All Contracts And Torts Arising From The Employment Of Ships. By The U. S. Statutes, The Owners, Masters, And Officers ...
Lazard Spallanzani
Spallanzani, Lazard, A Celebrated Anatomist And Naturalist, Was B. At Seandiano, In Modena, Italy. Jan. 12, 1729. After A Careful Education, Lie Took Clerical Orders; Ar141 In 1754 He Was Appointed To The Chair Of Logic, Metaphysics, And Greek At Reggio; But Soon After This He Obtained A Chair At ...
League Schmalicald
Schmalicald, League Or, The Name Given To The Defensive Alliance Concluded Pro 'visionally For Nine Years At Sehmalkalden (q.v.), Fels 27, 1301, Between 9 Protestant Princes And 11 Imperial Cities, With Whom Other 5 Princes And 10 Imperial Cities Subse Quently Made Common Cause; And The Elector Of Saxony And ...
Lord Steward Of The
Steward Of The Household, Lord, An Officer Of The Royal Household In England, Of Great Antiquity, Originaly Designated The Lord Great Master Of The Household. Lie Is The Head Of The Ancient Court Called The Board Of Green Cloth, And As Such Has The Control Of All The Officers And ...
Ludwig Michael Scrwanthaler
Scrwanthaler, Ludwig Michael, A Celebrated German Sculptor, Was B. In 1802 At Munich, Where His Father, Franz Schwanthaler, Practiced The Same Art. Young Schwanthaler Entered His Father's Workshop At The Age Of 16; And On The Death Of The Latter In 1891, He Undertook To Carry On His Father's Business. ...