Claude Alexandre Bonneval
Bonneval, Claude Alexandre,' Count De, Also Called Achmed -pasha, A French Adventurer, Whose History Is Very Extraordinary. He Was Of A Noble Family At Coussac, In Limousin, In 1675; Proved Unmanageable At The Jesuit College: And Was Placed In The Royal Marine Corps In His 13th Year. Ile Was Transferred ...
Comnion Barratry
Barratry, Comnion, Or, As It Is Called In Old English Law-books, Barretry, Is The Offense Of Inciting And Stirring Up Suits And Quarrels Among The Queen's Subjects One Offen Sive Net Of The Kind Is Not Sufficient In Order To Maintain An Indictment For This Offense; But It Must Be ...
Cultivation Of Barley
Barley, Cultivation Of. Barley Divas Cultivated Largely By The Romans, As Well As Many Other Nations Of Antiquity. Though Sometimes Used As Food By The Soldiers, It Was Most Generally Used As Food For Horses. The Ancient Inhabitants Of Gaul Prepared A Spir Ituous Liquor, A Kind Of Beer, From ...
Daden
Da'den, Tim Grand Duchy Of, Is Situated At The South-western Extremity Of The German Empire. With An Area Of 5900 Sq.m., It Runs M The Direction Of The Valley Of The Upper Rhine And Of The Black Forest, From The Southern Bend Of The Main At Wert Heim To The ...
Daiwa
Daiwa, A Country In The N. Of Africa, In Lat. 26° To 33° N., And Long. 20° To 25° E., Between The Great Syrtis (now Called The Gulf Of Sidra) And Egypt. It Forms The Eastern Division Of Tripoli, Having The Rest Of That Dominion On The W., The Mediterranean ...
Dalian
Dalian Is Also The Common Name Of A Natural Order Of Succulent Herbaceous Plants, Balsamineog Or Balraminueesr Of Botanists. Of Which The Beautiful B. (impatiens Balsamina Or Lialsamina Horlensis). So Much Cultivated In Gardens And Green-houses, Is A Familiar Example. Upwards Of 100 Species Are Known, Natives Chiefly Of Damp ...
Daniel Boone
Boone, Daniel, A Famous Backwoodsman And Trapper, Was Born In Virginia, United States. At An Early Of His Life, Lie Emigrated To North, Carolina; Love Of The Wilderness Not Being Sufficiently Gratified There, He Planned An Expedition. Into Kentucky. Then Almost Unknown. Ou The 7th Of June, 1769, Along With ...
Decius Aiisonitjs
Aiiso'nitjs, Decius The Most Conspicuous Roman Poet In The 4th C. After Christ, Was B. At Burdegala (bordeaux), About 309 A.d. Sealiger Asserts That His Father, Julius A.. Was.the Favorite Physician Of The Emperor Valentinian, But The Assertion Has No Historic Basis, So Far As We Know. He Was, However, ...
Diluvium Boulder Clay
Boulder-clay, Dilu'vium, 'burr, Or Till, Is A Post-pliocene Bed Of A Remarkable Character, And As Yet Somewhat Mysterious History. It Usually Occurs As The Lowest Or First Of That Group Of Beds Which Geologists Recognize As The Post-tertiary, Post-pliocene, Pleistocene, Or Superficial Formation. The Only Exception Is Vhieu A Bed ...
Diseases Of The Brain
Brain, Diseases Of The, Are Comprehended In Six General Classes, Viz.: I. Cerebral Congestion; 2. Cerebral Anaemia; 3. Cerebral Hemorrhage; 4. Inflammatory Diseases; 5. Structural Lesions; 6. Functional Disturbances. Active Congestion Of The 13. Is A Known And Dangerous Disease; But May Often Be Removed By Proper Treatment. Cold Applied ...
Dissolved Bones
Bones, Dissolved, A Manure Prepared By Acting Upon Bone-dust By Sulphuric Acid Of Specific Gravity 1600. About 15 Cwt. Of Sulphuric Acid (of Specific Gravity 1600) Is Added To Every Ton Of Bone-dust In A Mixing Vessel, Where The Whole Can Be Thoroughly Incorporated Together. The Resulting Mass Is Allowed ...
Duke Of Bedford
Bedford, Duke Of. There Have Been Two Distinct Dukedoms Of B. That To Be Noticed Here Existed In The Person Of John Plantagenet, Regent Of France, And Third Son Of Henry Iv. Of England, Who Was Born About 1389. During His Father's Lifetime, He Was Governor Of Berwick-upon-tweed, And Warden ...
Dwale Belladonna
Belladonna, Dwale, Or Deadly Niortsiiade (atropa Belladonna), A Plant Of The Natural Order Solanarrm (q.v.); An Herbaceous Perennial, Growing Up Every Year As A Bush, From Two To Six Feet High, With Ovate Entire Leaves, And Bell-shaped Flowers Of A Lurid Purple Color, Which Are Fully Larger Than Those Of ...
Eattite
Eattite (from Fr. Battle, To Beat). The B. Is A Method Of Killing Game On A Great Scale, By Causing Animals To Be Driven Forward To A Point Where A Number Of Shooters Are Waiting To Shoot Them. The Driving Is Effected By Beating The Bushes; Hence The Term Battue. ...
Editions Of Tile Bible
Editions Of Tile Bible: History Of Titf. Text.—as Both The Old And The New Testament Were Written Ia Ancient Languages. And Transcribed In Times When Philological Criticism Hardly Existed, The Examination And Comparison Of Various Editions, With A View To Obtain The Greatest Possible Purity Of Text, Forms An Import:ma ...
Edward Boscawen
Boscawen, Edward, An Eminent English Admiral, Second Son Of Viscount Fab B. Iu 1711, And Highly Distinguished Himself At The Taking Of Puerto-bello, And At The Siege Of Carthag,ena In 1740. In April, 1744, He Captured F The French Ship Medie, With Soo Prisoners. He Had An Important Share In ...
Eignoniacee
Eignonia'cee, A Natural Order Of Exogenous Plants, Containing Trees, Shrubs, And Herbaceous Plants, Generally With Compound Leavcs. The Flowers Are Generally Showy. Ane Araamon7 The Most Striking Ornaments Of Tropical Forests. The Corolla Is Of One Petal, Generally More Or Less Trumpet: Shaped And Irregular; The Stamens Are 5 In ...
Electric Battery
Battery, Electric And Galvanic. See Electricity And Galvanism. One Of The Oldest, Richest, And Most Celebrated Families Of The Hunga Rian Magnates, Which Can Trace Its Origin As Far Back As The Invasion Of Pannonia By The Magyars, In 884 A.d., And Which Has Given To Hunrary Many Warriors And ...
Elizabetr Blackwell
Blackwell, Elizabetr, M.d., A Medical Practitioner In Newyork, U.s.—the First Woman That Ever Obtained A Medical Diploma—was H. At Bristol, Where Her Father Carried On An Extensive Business As N Sugar-retiner, In The Year 1821. Circumstances Afterwards Induced The Family To Emigrate To New York, And Then To Push West ...
Empire Of Austria
Austria, Empire Of, Or Austito-huxonntan Monarchy. The Austrian Domin Ions Form A Compact Territory, With A Circumference Of About 5350 Miles. The Body Of The Empire Lies In The Interior Of Europe, Though It Has About 500 M. Of Sea-coast On The Adriatic. A. Borders On Italy, Switzerland, Bavaria, Prussia, ...
Ferdinando Francesco V Avalos
Ava'los, Ferdinando Francesco V, 1490-1529; Isiarquis Of Lescara, And One Of Charles V.'s Italian Officers. When A Mere Boy Lie Married Vittoria Colonna, To Whom He Was Affianced When She Was But Four Years Old. At The Battle Of Ravenna He Was Wounded And Made Prisoner, But Was Soon Ransomed, ...
Form Of A Bill
Form Of A Bill Above One And R:s.:torft Five Pounds, As Prescribed By Stet. 17 'geo. Iii. C. 30. [insert The Place, Day, Month, And Year, When And Where Made.] Twenty-one Days After Date, Pay To A. B. Of —, Or His Order, The Sum Of —, Value Received. To ...
Fortebracci Braccio
Braccio, Fortebracci, Count Of Montone, A Celebrated Condotticre (see Cosuot Mieni), Born At Perugia In 1368, Of An Old Patrician Family, Was, In Early Youth, The Leader Of A Troop Of Mercenaries In The Service Of The Count Of Mon Tefeltro, Against The Malatesti, Lords Of Rimini. He Became The ...
Francis Bacon
Bacon, Francis, Lord Venunam,viscount St. Albans, B. In London, Jan. 22, 1561, Was The Son Of Sir Nicholas Bacon (q.v.). His Mother Was The Learned Anne Cooke. In Early Childhood, He Manifested Superior Powers, And An Ardent Love Of Knowledge; His Intelligence Was So Precocious, And His Sedateness So Remarkable, ...
Frederick Augustus Ii
Augustus Ii., Frederick, Commonly Called The Strong, Elector Of Saxony And King Of Poland, Second Son Of The Elector, John George And Of The Danish Princess, Anna Sophia, Was Born At Dresden In 1670. His Extraordinary Strength Was Developed By A Careful Physical Education, And His Mental Faculties More Successfully ...
Frederick Augustus Iii
Augustus Iii., Frederick, Elector Of _saxony And King Of Poland, The Son And Successor Of The Above, Was Born In Oct., 1696, And Carefully Educated By His Mother In The Protestant Faith. At The Age Of 15, However, He Left Her Tutelage For A Tour Through Germany, France, And Italy, ...
Free Will Baptists
Baptists, Free-will, Had Their Origin In A Discussion Which Arose (1779) Among B. In New Hampshire On The Doctrines Of Calvin, During Which Benjamin Randall, One Of Whitefield's Converts, Was Called To Account For Preaching A General Atonement Mid The Ability Of Sinners To Accept Christ. Having United With A ...
Game Of Base Ball
Base-ball, Game Of, Is Sometimes Said To Be The National Field-game Of The United States, Holding The Same Position In This Country As Cricket In Great Britain; It Has, Moreover, The Advantage Of Being A More Spirited Pastime And Far More Interesting Both To Players And To Spectators. The Average ...
Game Of Bowls
Bowls, Game Of. This Is A Favorite Pastime Throughout The British Isles. It Is Played Upon N Smooth, Flat Piece Of Turf, From 40 To 60 Ft, Square, Surrounded By A Trench Or Ditch About Half A Foot Deep. The Players Arrange Themselves In Sides, Usually Of Four Each, And ...
George Bancroft
Bancroft, George, American Historian, B. 3d Oct., 1800, Near Worcester, In Mass., Was The Son Of Dr. Aaron Bancroft, An Eminent Unitarian Minister. He Entered Ilar Yard College At The Age Of 13, And Obtaining A Valuable Exhibition There, Proceeded In 1818 To Where, He Studied History And Philology Under ...
George Borrow
Borrow, George, An English Author, B. At Norfolk In 1833. He Displayed From His Earliest Years An Extraordinary Talent For Languages, And A Strong Inclination For Adventure. In His Youth He Lived For Some Time Among Gypsies, By This Means Acquiring An Exact Knowledge Of Their Languag,e, Manners, And Customs. ...
George Eerkeley
Eerkeley, George, Bishop Of Cleric., And A Distinguished Philosopher, Was The Eldest Son Of William B., A Cadet Of The Family Of The Earl Of Berkeley. He Was Born On The 12th Of Mar., 1684, At Kilcriu, Near Thomastown, Co. Of Kilkenny, Ire Land. As A Boy, Be Studied At ...
German Baptists
Baptists, German, Commonly Called Dunkers Or (from The German Tunken , To "dip"), And, Among Themselves, Brethren, Originated At Schwarzenan, Ger Many, 1708, But Were Driven By Persecution To America About 1725. Iu 1790, A Party Who Held Universalist Views Having Separated From Them, The.whole Denomination Were, Somewhat Perversely, Supposed ...
Giambattista Beccaria
Beccari'a, Giambattista, Or Giovanni Battista, 1716-81; An Italian Astronomer And Electrician. He Was Professor Of Experimental Physics At Palermo, Home, And Turin. In 1775, He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of London. In 1759, He Was Com Missioned To Measure An Arc Of The Meridian In The ...
Giovanni Boccaccio
Boccac'cio, Giovanni. The Celebrated Author Of The Deearnei•one, Was B. In Paris. 1313. He Styled Himself Da Certame, And Was Sometimes Named Il Ctrtaldese By Others, Because His Family Sprang From Certaldo, A Village In The Florentine Territory. From An Early Period He Displayed An Invincible Attachment To Poetry, Which ...
Giovasnt Belzoni
Belzo'ni, Giovasnt Batris•a, The Son Of A Poor Barber. Was B. At Padua In 1778, And Was Educated At Rome. For The Priesthood, But Soon Displayed A Preference For Mechanical Science, Especially Hydraulics; And When The French Republic:in Troops Took Possession Of The Pontifical City, Lie Quitted His Religious Studies ...
Goetz Or Berlichingen
Berlichingen, Goetz Or Gorrfrom) Vox, "of The Iron Hand," A German Knight Of The 16th C., May, With Ulrich Von Hutten, Be Considered As The Last Worthy Repre Sentative Of The Chivalry Of The Middle Ages, Then Expiring. He Was B. At Jaxthausen, In Wfirtemberg, In The Ancestral Castle Of ...
Grapiiite Black Lead
Black Lead, Grapiiite, Or Pix3irago, A Mineral Consisting Chiefly Of Carbon, But Containing Also More Or Less Of Alumina, Silica, Lime, Iron, Etc., To The Extent Of 1 To 47 Per Cent, Apparently Mixed Rather Than Chemically Combined. B. L. Is The Popular Name, Arid That By Which It Is ...
Great Berikiiamstead
Berikiiam'stead, Great, Or Berkiiamstead St. Peter's, Fl Market T. Of Hertford Shire, England. Situated In A Deep Valley, On The Right Bank Of The Small River Balboni, On The Grand Junction Canal And The Tondon And North-western Railway, 28 In. N.w, From London. The Main Street Is About 1 M. ...
Great St Bernard
Bernard, Great St., Mons Joris, A Famous Mountain-pass. In The Pennine Alps, Between Piedmont And The Valais. The Pass Attains An Elevation Of More Than 8000 Ft. Above The Sea-level; And Almost On Its Very Crest, On The Edge Of A Small Lake, Which Is Frozen Over 9 Months Out ...
Great St Bernard Dog
Bernard Dog, Great St., A Race Or Variety Of Dog Deriving Its Name From The Hospice Of St. Bernard, Where It Has Been Long Kept By The Monks For The Purpose Of Assisting Them In The Rescue Of Perishing Travelers. Dogs Of Different Races Are Employed In The Same Manner ...
Guillaume Aitgier
Aitgier, Guillaume Vicron Emnx, A French Dramatist Of Considerable Reputation, Was B. At Valence, On The 17th Of Sept., 1820, And Was Clucated For The Profession Of An Advocate. He Soon, However, Showed A Predilection For Letters, Especially The Drama. In 1844, He Composed A Piece In Two Acts, And ...
Gun Barrel
Barrel, Gun. The Relation Which The Barrels Of Small-arms Bear To The Stock, Lock, And Other Parts, Is Described In Such Articles As Musket, Pistol, Rifle, Revolver, Breecii-loading Arms, Etc.; But The Remarkable Processes Of Manufacturing These Bar Rels May Be Briefly Noticed Once For All. The Iron For Al ...
Gustave De Beaumont
Beaumont, Gustave De, A Distinguished French Publicist, B Feb 6,1802. At Beau Montla-chartre, In The Department Of Sarthe. Lie Studied Law, Atm Was Made Procurator Substitute In The Superior Tribunal Of The Seine, But Lost This Office After The July Revolution. In 1831, B. And Tocqueville Were Commissioned By The ...
Harman Blennerhasset
Blen'nerhasset, Harman, 1704-1831; B. England. He Was Bred To The Law In Ireland, But Sold His Estates In England For More Than $100,000 And Came To The United States. He Remained In New 1 Ork A Short Time, And Finally Settled On An Island In The Ohio River, Just Below ...
Heinrich Barth
Barth, Heinrich, Ph.d., N.c.l., An Enterprising Modern African Traveler, B. At Ham Burg, 19th May 1821, Received His Education In His Native Town, And Afterwards Went To The University Of Berlin. In His Youth His Favorite Studies Were The Roman And Greek Classics And Antiquities, Along With The Geographical Sciences. ...
Henry Bergh
Bergh, Henry, B. N. 1., 1823; Educated At Columbia College, And Author Of Several Works Of Fiction, Among Them A Drama Called Love's Attractions, Married Off, The &eon Paragon, The Streets Of Sew York, Etc. He Was Secretary Of Legation At St. Peters Burg In 1863, And Subsequently Vice-consul. Nearly ...
Henry St Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke, Henry St. Joinv, Viscount, B. At Battersea, Oct. 1, 1678, Was Edu Cated At Eton And Oxford, After Which He Traveled For About Two Years On The Continent, And In 1700, Shortly After His Return, Married The Daughter Of Sir Henry Winclicomb, From Whom, However, He Soon Separated. Up ...
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher, Henry Ward (ante), B. Litchfield, Conn., Juhe 24, 1813; Third Son Of Lyman; A Graduate Of Amherst College And Of Lane Theological Seminary, Lie Began His Pastoral Work Over A Small Presbyterian Church In Lawrenceburg, Ind., In 1837; And In 1839 Was Settled At Indianapolis. In 1847, He Was ...
Hermann Von Beckerath
Beckerath, Hermann Von, One Of The Most Remarkable Public Characters Of Ger Many. Was Born At Krefeld (in Prussia,) Dec., 1801. He Sprang From A Commercial Family, And Made A Considerable Fortune As A Banker. But Lie Gave Himself Also To Pur 61iiis Of A More Intellectual Character, And Especially ...
I Augustus
I : Augustus, Elector Of Saxony (1553-158g), Son Of Duke Henry The Pions, And Of Katherine Of Mecklenburg, Was B. July 31, 1520, At Freiberg, Then The Seat Of His Father's Court. While Still A Youth, He Spent Some Time At Prague, And There Formed An Intimate Friendship With Maximilian, ...
Ibrxtt Brahilot
Brahilot, Ibrxtt:, Or Innart.s., Is A Free Port Of The Danubian Principalities, On The Left Bank Of The Danube, About 99 M. From Its Mouth, And The Chief Shipping Port In Wallachia, Whence Largo Quantities Of Corn And Other Products Are Exportssi.. The Stur Geon Fisheries On The Danube Are ...
Iiebengar Ii
Iiebengar Ii., The Son Of Adalbert, Count Of Ivrea. And Grandson Of Berengar L. Succeeded To His Father's Possessions In. 925, And Married Willa, Niece Of Hugo, King Of Italy, In 934. Incited By His Ambitious And Unscrupulous Wife, He Conspired Against H I Ugo, And In Consequence Was Compelled ...
Iienrdemenethilippe Aumale
Aumale, Iienrdemenethilippe, Louts D'onramcs, Due D', B. At Paris, Jan. 16, 1822, Is The Fourth Son Of The Late King Of France, Louis Philippe. He Enjoyed The Privilege —so Rare Among Princes—of Being Educated Along With His Fellow-men, At The College Of Henri Iv., Where He Exhibited Considerable Talent. And ...
Iihadrinath
Iihadrinath', A T. Of Gurhwal, In The Lieut -wovernorship Of The North-western Provinces, India, Situated In A Valley Of The Himalaya, 25 M. To• The S. Of The Manah Pass, Which Leads Into Thibet. Lat. 30' 44' N., Bong. 79° 32' E. Its Highest Point Is 10,2ji Ft. Above The ...
Ile De Bourbon
Bourbon, Ile De, Or, As It Is Called At Present, Reunion, An Island In The Indian Ocean, The Southernmost Of The Nascarene Isles, Laying About 100 In. S.w. From Mauritius, And 360 M. E. From Madagascar. It Is One Of The Most Important Of The Insular Colonies Of France. It ...
Infant Baptism
Baptism, Infant. The Chief Arguments In Favor Of Infant B. Are Based Upon The Proposition That The Church Is One Throughout All Changes Of Dispensation. From This It Is Argued That As Infants Were, So They Still Must Be Included In The Visible Church. It Is Maintained That In All ...
Iocephaliis Bothb
Bothb,ioceph'aliis (gr. Buthrion, A Little Pit, And Cephale, A Head/, A Genus Of Intestinal Worms, Belonging To The Order Of Cesloid -worms (q.v.), And Included, Until Recently, In The Genus &mill, (tape-worm, Q.v). The Head In This Genus Is Not Furnished With Four Suck Ing Disks, As In The True ...
Isaac Barrow
Barrow, Isaac, An Eminent English Mathematician And Divine, Was B. In 1630. He Received His Early Education At The Charter-house, Where He Was Distinguished Chiefly By His Negligence And Pugnacity. At Felstcad School, In Essex, To Which He Went Next, He Greatly Improved; And In 1643, He Was Entered At ...
Iv Etiology
Iv. 'etiology Has For Its Object The Ascertaining Of The Causes Of The Facts Developed Under The Preceding Heads Of Morphology, Distribution, And Physiology, By Showing That They Constitute Partibular Cases Of General Physical Laws. It Is Well To Say That Is Vet Ill Its Infancy, And That No Extended ...
Jacques Bexigne Bossuet
Bossuet, Jacques B.exigne, A Distinguished French Pulpit Orator, Was B. 27th Sept., 1627, At Dijon; Received His Earlier Education In The Jesuit College There; And Then Came To Paris To The College Of Navarre, Where He Studied The Sacred `captures, The Works Of Classical Antiquity, And The Cartesian Philosophy. In ...
James Aitditbon
Ait'ditbon, James, A Distinguished American Ornithologist, Wash. In Louisiana, United States, In May, 1780, Where His Parents. Who Were Both French, Had Settled On A Plantation. Ills Father, Who Was Himself An Ardent Lover Of Nature, Early Directed Ins Son's Attention To Natural Objects. The Youth Conceived A Passion For ...
James Beattie
Beattie, James, Poet And Moral Philosopher, Was B. 25th Ocl, 1735, At Laurence Kirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. He Studied At Marischal College, Aberdeen, Where He Acquired A High Reputation As A Classical Scholar. In 1758, He Was Appointed One Of The Mastera Of The Grammar-school Iu That City, And In 1760, ...
James Hepburn Bothwell
Bothwell, James Hepburn, Fourth Earl Of, Was 1, About 1526. On His Father's Death In 1556. He Succeeded To The Great Inheritance Which Made The Earl Of Bothwell The Most Powerful Noble In The S. Of Scotland. At First, He Opposed The Reformation Party. But On Their Accession To Power ...
Jan Van Olden Barkeveldt
Barkeveldt, Jan Van Olden. Grand Pensionary Of Holland, B. 1547, Early Showed Great Ardor In The Num Of The Independence Of His Country. As Advocate-general Of The Province Of Holland, He Proved Equally His Insight Into Affairs And His Address In Diplo Matic Management. Penetrating The Secret Designs Of Prince ...
Jean Baptiste Biot
Biot, Jean Baptiste, A Distinguished French Physicist And Astronomer, Was B. At Paris, 21st April, 1774. He At First Entered The Artillery, But Forsook The Service For Science; And In 1800 Became Professor Of Physics In The College De France. He Was Made A Member Of The Institute In 1803; ...
Jean Baptiste George Marie
Bory De Saint Vincent, Jean Baptiste George Marie, A French Traveler And Naturalist, Was B. In 1780 At Agen, Now In The Department Of Lot-et-garonne. In 1798, He Proceeded, Along With Mitt. Bandit!, In A Scientific Mission To New Holland, But Separated From Him Before They Reached Their Destination. On ...
Jean Baptiste Lemoine Bienville
Bienville, Jean Baptiste Lemoine, De ; 1680-1768; One Of The Four Brothers Who Were Conspicuous In The Exploration And Settlement Of The French Province Of Louisiana. The Others Were Lberville, Sauvolle, And Chateaugay, All Sons Of Charles Lemoine. With Iherville And Sauvolle, B. Went From France In 1608, And Made ...
Jean Barth
Barth, Jean, Or Bart, A French Naval Hero, The Son Of A Fisherman, H. In 1651 At Dunkirk, But, According To Others, In The Netherlands. At.an Early Age He Entered The Dutch Navy, But On The Commencement Of The War With Holland He Passed Over To The French Service. As ...
Jean Jacques Barthelemy
Barthelemy, Jean Jacques, A Historian And Antiquary, B. 20th Jan., 1716, At Cassis, Near Aubagne, In Provence. Lie Was Educated Under The Jesuits For The Church, But Soon Abandoned All Thought Of Becoming A Priest, And Devoted Himself To The Study Of The Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic, And Chaldee Languages, ...
Jean Joseph Blanc
Blanc, Jean Joseph Lours, A Celebrated French Socialist And Historian, Was B. At Madrid, 28th Oct., 1813. In 1820, He Was Placed In The College At Rhodez; In 1830, He Went To Paris, And Became A Clerk In An Attorney's Office For A Short Time; But In 1832 He Was ...
Jean Pierre Boyer
Boyer, Jean Pierre, A Mulatto, President Of The Republic Of Hayti, Was Born 2d Feb., 1776, At Port-au-prince, Capital Of That Part Of The Island Then Belonging To France. At A Very Early Age He Was Sent To France, Where He Received A European Education; And In 1792, Entered The ...
Jean Pierre De Beranger
Beranger, Jean-pierre De, A Celebrated French Poet, Was H. In Paris, 10th Aug., 1780, In The Home Of His Grandfather, A Tailor In The Rue Montorgueil, To Whose Care He Was Left Entirely By His Father, A Scheming And Not Over-serupulousapancier. After Living Some Time With An Aunt At Peronne, ...
Jean Sylvain Bailly
Bailly, Jean Sylvain, A Distinguislut French Savant, President Of The National Assembly Of 1789, And Mayor Of Paris, Was B. In That City Sept. 15, 1736. Originally Intended By His Father For An Artist, He First Turned Aside Into Literature, Until, Becoming Acquainted With Lacaille, He Was Fortunately Induced To ...
Jeremy Bentham
Bentham, Jeremy, An Eccentric But Eminent Writer On Ethics And Jurisprudence, Was The Son Of A Wealthy Solicitor In London, Where He Was Born (in Red Lion Street, Llouudsditch) On The 15th Feb., 1748. He Received His Early Education At 'westminster School; And, When Yet A Boy, Being Little More ...
Jerome Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Jerome. Youngest Brother Of Napoleon, Was H. At Ajaccio. Nov. 15, 1784. After Receiving His Education In The College At Jun', He Served As Naval Bent, In The Expedition To Hayti. When War Broke Out Between France And England In 1803, I Jerome Was Cruising Off The West Ladies, ...
Joachim Bellay
Bella.y, Joachim Nu, 1524-60; An Eminent French Poet. His Youth Was Humble. And He Was Unknown Until, At The Age Of 24, He Met Ronsard, When A Mutual Friendship At Once Began. He Joined The Six Poets Who, Under Dorat, Were Forming The " ' A Society For The Creation ...