Abu Imobammed Al Hariri
Hariri, Abu Imobammed Al Kasist Ben Am, A Most Celebrated Arabic Philologist And Poet, B. At Bassoralt, On The Tigris, In 446 H. (1054 A.d.). Little Is Known Of His Life And Circumstances Save That He Was The Son Of A Silk-merchant (whence His,. Name Hariri—harir, Silk). Hariri Wrote Several ...
Aeicald
Aeicald (derivation Uncertain), An Officer Whose Duty Consists In The Regulation Of Armorial Bearings, The Marshaling Of Processions, And The Superintendence Of Public Ceremonies. In The Middle Ages Heralds Were Highly Honored, And Enjoyed Important Privileges; Their Functions Also Included The Bearing Of Messages, Whether Of Courtesy Or Defiance, Between ...
Agricultural Implexents
Implexents, Agricultural. Under This Term Are Generally Comprehended Not Only The Implements Used Iu The Actual Cultivation Of The Soil, But Those Requisite For Other Operations Of Farming, And For The Preparation Of The Produce Of The Land For Use, In So Far As It Is Ordinarily Carried On By ...
Albrecht Haller
Haller, Albrecht Vow, An Eminent Physiologist, Was B. At Bern, Oct., 1708, And Died In That City, Dec. 17, 1777. In Early Life Lie Was Feeble And Delicate, Being Affected With Rickets, A Disease Which Is Not Unfrequently Accompanied With Considerable Intellectual Precocity. His Father, Nicholas Emmanuel Von Haller. Who ...
Alexander
Alexander Ranks Next To Washington Among The Statesmen Of The Period Immediately Following The War Of The Revolution. Jefferson Transcended Him Neither In Patriotism Nor Ability, But Only In A Clearer Recognition Amid Bolder Asser Tion Of Popular Rights As Against Established Precedents. Iie Played A Part In Tire Forma ...
Alexander 1583 1646
Alexander (1583-1646), Was A Scotch Ecclesiastic, Who Became Professor Of Rhetoric And Philosophy At St. Andrews In 1610. He Was Presented To The Living Of Leuchars By Archbishop Gladstanes, Where As His Religious Principles Were Antagonistic To Those Of His Parishioners He Was For A Long Time Unpopular, But As ...
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton, Alexander, A Celebrated American Statesman, B• Jan., 1757, In The West Indian Island Of Nevis, Was The Son Of A Scotch Merchant Who Had Married A Young French Widow. His Father Soon Failed In Business, And Alexander, At The Age Of Twelve, Had To Enter The Of A Rich ...
American Indians
Indians, American (ante). The Early English And French Settlers Of North America Were Often At War With The Indians, Either In Self-defense Or Instigated By A Desire For Their Lands. In Virginia The Indians Who Had Combined To Exterminate The Whites.wen Subdued After A Ten Years' War. In New England ...
American Indians
Indians, American, The Collective Name Now Generally Given To The Various Nations And Tribes Inhabiting North And South America, At The Time Of Their Discovery By The Span Iards, And To Such Of Their Descendants As Survive At The Present Day. The Name Of Indians Was First Given To The ...
American Public Health Association
Health Association, American Public. On April 18, 1872, An Informal Conference Was Held Iu The City Of New York Of Gentlemen Representing Five States And Five Cities, At Which A Committee Was Appointed To Draw Up A Constitution For The Organization Of A National Institution For The Promotion Of Sanitary ...
Andreas Hofer
Hofer, Andreas, The Patriotic Leader Of The Tyrolese, Was B. At St. Leonard, In The Valley Of Passeyr, Nov. 22, 1767. In 1796 He Led A Body Of Tyrolese Against The French On The Lake Of Garda; In 1808 Secret Deputies, Among Whom Was Hofer. Arrived At Vienna, To Represent ...
Anoelina Grimke
Grimke, Anoelina, 1805-70; B. Charleston, S. C.; An American Abolitionist. Youngest Daughter Of Judge Grinike, And Sister Of Thomas S. Grinik6, The Distinguished Opponent Of Nullification In 1830-31. Belonging To A Family Of The Highest Social Rank, And Born In One Of The Strongholds Of Slavery, She Saw In Her ...
Antoine Granvelle
Granvelle, Antoine Peitrenot, Cardinal De, 1517-86; B. France, But A Spanish Statesman. He Was The Son Of The Chancellor Of Charles V. ; Was Thoroughly Educated, And Excelled As A Linguist. Before He Was 25 He Was Bishop Of Arras. At The Trent Council He Defended His Sovereign's Policy Of ...
Antoine Man Gros
Gros, Antoine Man. Baron, A French Historical Painter, Was B. At Paris On Mar. 16, 1771, Studied In The School Of David, And First Acquired Celebrity By His Pic Ture Of Bonaparte As The Victor Of Arcola. The Latter Was So Much Pleased With The Work That He Appointed Gros ...
Arnold Henry Guyot
Guyot, Arnold Henry, Meld., Ll.d. ; B. In Switzerland, 1807; Educated At Neuf Chatel, Stuttgart, Carlsruhe, And The University Of Berlin. At Carlsruhe Was Established The Friendship With Agassiz, Which Influenced His Whole Subsequent Career. Ile Studied Theology, But His Natural Taste And Associations Led Him To Devote Himself To ...
Aug Heinrich Hoffmann
Hoffmann, Aug. Heinrich, Commonly Called Hoff3iann Von Fallersleben, A Distinguished German Poet And Philologist, Was Born April 2, 1798, At Fallersleben, In The District Of Luneburg, He Went In 1816 To The University Of Gottingen, Which In 1819 He Left For Bonn. He Soon Gave Up Theology, Which His Father ...
August Wiimelm Hofmann
Hofmann, August Wiimelm, F.r.s., A Distinguished Living Chemist, B. At Giessen In 1818. After Obtaining The Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, He Became Assis Tant To Liebig, In The Giessen Laboratory, And Subsequently He Was Appointed Extra Ordinary Professor Of Chemistry In The University Of Bonn. When The Royal College ...
Augustus Gratianus
Gratia'nus, .augustus, Eldest Son Of Valentinian I., By His First Wife Severa, Was Born At Sirmium In Pannonia, On April 19, 359 A.d. While He Was Still Nobilissimus Puer (or Heir-apparent), He Was Created Consul, And In 367 Was Elevated By His Father To The Rank Of Augustus At Ambiani, ...
Battle Of Harlaw
Harlaw, Battle Of. From The Beginning Of The 12th C. To The Beginning Of The 14th C., The Power And Territory Of The Celtic Tribes In Scotland Steadily Gave Way Before The Encroachments Of The Anglo-normans Of The Lowlands. But During The Long Wars Of The Succession, And The Feeble ...
Benjamin Iloadley
Iloadley, Benjamin, D.d., An Eminent English Prelate, Was The Son Of The Rev. Samuel Iloadley, Master Of The Norwich Grammar School, And Was B. At Westerham. In Kent, Nov. 14, 1676. In 1691 He Entered Catherine Hall, University Of Cambridge, Where He Became Tutor After Taking His Degree Of M.a. ...
Benjamin Robert Haydon
Haydon, Benjamin Robert, An English Painter, Was B. At Plymouth, Jan. 25, 1786. He Exhibiti:d His First Picture At The Academy In 1807, "joseph And Mary Resting With Our Savior After A Day's Journey On The Road To Egypt," Which Found A Purchaser In The Of Anastasius. It Was Succeeded ...
Bernard A Dolphe Granier
Granier De Cassagnac, Bernard A Dolphe, A Name Well Known Among Parisian Journalists. And Not Unknown In The Palais De Justice, Was Born At Averon•bergelle (dep. Gers), In 1808. He Was Educated At The College Of Toulouse, And Contributed For A Short Time To The Southern Press, But Soon Quitted ...
Bertrand Giiesclin
Giiesclin, Bertrand Du, Count Of Longueville, Constable Of France, The Most Eminent French Gen. Of The 14th C., Was Born Of An Ancient Family In The District Of Rennes, Sometime Between 1314 And 1320. As A Boy He Was Remarkably Dull, And Could Never Be Taught Either To Read Or ...
Book Of Haggai
Haggai, Book Of, (ante) Consists Of Four Messages—portions Of Which Were Pro Phetic—delivered About 18 Years After The Return Of The First Part Of The Jews From Cap Tivity. I. On The First Day (0`' The Sixth Month Of Darius's Second Year. 1. Remonstrance Against The Refusal Of The People ...
British India
India, British, Is The Name Given To Those Parts Of Hither And Further India Placed Under The Administration Of The Viceroy Or Governor-general Of India. It Does Not Include Ceylon, Which, Although A British Possession, Has Its Government Entirely Separate From That Of Hindustan; But It Extends Along The Eastern ...
Britisii Guiana
Guiana, Britisii (fr. Guyane, Sp. Guayana, Port. Guiana), A Section Of The Extensive Tract Forming The North-eastern Portion Of South America, Lying Between 8° 40' N. And 3' 30' S., And Between The Meridians Of 50° And 68° West. The Greatest Leterth Of This Tract. From Cape North To The ...
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, Sister Of The Astronomer, Sir William Ilerschel (q.v.), B. Mar., 1750, Lived In Hanover Till 1772, When She Came To England To Live With Her Brother At Bath. When William Turned Astronomer, She Became His Constant Helper; And On His Being Appointed Private Astronomer To George Iii., ...
Cc 42000
Cc 42000 465• " Cc " 2500 "' " 367 " Action And Reaction Being Always Equal And In Opposite Directions, The Explosion Of The Gunpowder Acts With Equal Force Upon The Ball And Upon The Cannon From Which It Is Discharged, The Former Demonstrating This In Its Range, And ...
Charles Cavendish Fulre Greville
Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulre, 1794-1865; Great-grandson Of The Fifth Earl Of Warwick. He Was Educated At Eton And Oxford, And Became Clerk Of The Coun Cil In 1821, Which Office He Held Nearly 40 Years, Serving Under Three Sovereigns. Well Born, Well-bred, Handsome, And Accomplished, Greville Led The Easy Life ...
Charles Francis Hall
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-71; B. N. H. Lie Was First A Blacksinith, Then A Journalist Iu Cincinnati, And After That Carried On The Business Of An Engraver In The Same City. The Publication Of Dr. Katie's Account Of The First Grinnell Expedition To The Arctic Regions First Awakened His Interest ...
Charles Grant
Grant, Charles, Lord Cri.enelg, Was Born In India, At Kidderpore, Presidency Of Bengal, In 1779. He Was Of A Highland Family, The Grants Of Shewglie. His Grand Father (who Was Slain At The Battle Of Culloden) Married One Of The Macheaus Of Kiu Chyle; And Father Was Born In Aldourie ...
Charles Grey
Grey, Charles, Earl. K.g., Head Of The Government Which Carried The Reform Bill, Was B. Mar. 13, 1764, At Fallowden, Near Alnwick. The Greys Arc A Northumberland Family Of Great Antiquity, Celebrated For Military Achievements, And First Ennobled In The Time Of Edward Iv. The First Aqui Was Sir-0. Grey, ...
Charles Jean Henault
Henault, Charles Jean Francois, 1685-1770; A French Historian, Educated At The Jesuit College Des Quatre-nations. Captivated By The Eloquence Of Massillon, He Entered The Oratorywith The View Of Becoming A Preacher, But After Two Years' Residence He Changed His Intention, And, Inheriting A Position Which Secured Him Access To The ...
Charles Montague Halifax
Halifax, Charles Montague, Earl Of, Poet And Statesman. Grandson Of He .y, First Earl Of Manchester, And Nephew Of The Famous Parliamentary General, Was B. At Hor Ton, In Northamptonshire, April 16, 1661. He Was Educated At Westminster School And Trinity College, Cambridge. A Laudatory Poem On Charles H. First ...
Christian Gottlob Heyne
Heyne, Christian Gottlob, A German Scholar Of Great Celebrity, Was B, At Chem Nitz, In Upper Saxony, Sept. 25, 1729. His Father Was A Poor Weaver. The Pastor Of Chemnitz, Himself Very Poor, Got Heyne Educated At A School In The Suburbs, And After Wards Sent Him To Leipsic University, ...
Christian Huygens Van Zuylichem
Huygens (van Zuylichem), Christian (ante). The Discovery Of The Ring Of Saturn Was Not Made With The First Telescope With Which Huygens Discovered The Fourth (then The First) Satellite. That Instrument, Although The Most Powerful Then Made, Had A Focal Length Of Only 10 Feet. The Ring Was Discovered In ...
Christian Huygens Van Zuyliohem
Huygens Van Zuyliohem, Christian, One Of The Great Philosophers Of The 17th C., Was B. At The Hague, April 14, 1629, And Was The Second Son Of Constantine Huygens, Secretary And Counselor To The Princes Of Orange. Huygens Studied At Leyden And Breda. His First Work, Theoremata De Quadratura Hyperboles, ...
Claude Adrien Helve Tius
Helve Tius, Claude-adrien, Sprung From A Family Of Swiss Origin, As The Name Helvetius Implies, Was B. At Paris In 1715, And Received A Careful Education. Intended For A Financial Career, He Was Sent, After The Conclusion Of His Studies, To His Uncle, D'armancourt, Directeur Des Fermes, At Caen, To ...
Clown Harlequin
Harlequin, Clown, Pantaloon', And Col'emnin•, The Four Chief Personages In The Modern Christmas Pantomime. This Species Of Play Is Divided Into Two Parts—the One, The Introduction, Or Opening; The Other, The Harleqninade. Both Divisions Of This Kind Of Play, But Particularly The Opening, Were Wont To Be Acted In Dumb-show, ...
Contradiction Identity
Identity, Contradiction, And Excluded Middle. It Has Been Common To Look Upon Some Truths As Necessary, In Opposition To Others That, Although Certain To All Intents And Purposes, Are Not Necessary, But Contingent. Thus, It Is Considered A Necessary Truth, That Two Straight Lines Cannot Inclose A Space; That The ...
Crzeniam
Crzeniam. During The Civil War In America From 1861 To 1865, The Immense 'expenditure Of The U. S. Government Led To The Printing Of An Unprecedented Number Of Hank-notes, Bonds, And Currency Papers Of Various Kinds. These Documents, From The Color Presented By Them, Or Some Of Them, Obtained The ...
David Hartley
Hartley, David, A Celebrated Mental Philosopher Of Last Century, Was B. Aug. 30, 1705. His Father Was Vicar Of Armley, In Yorkshire. At 15 He Entered Jesus's College, Cambridge, And Became A Fellow Of The College. He Studied At First For The Church, But His Turn For Original And Independent ...
Disease 0f
Disease 0f T/ie Ihr-joint. Hip-disease Differs In So Many Points Of Importance From Other Joint-diseases, And Is So Serious An Affection, That It Requires A Special Notice. Its Connection I With Scrofula Is More Distinctly Marked Than That Of Most Other Joint Diseases, And T Almost Always Occurs Before The ...
Diseases Of Tile Heart
Heart, Diseases Of Tile, A Class Of Serious, And Often Fatal Disorders Affecting The Great Center Of The Circulation, The Accurate Knowledge Of Which May Be Dated From The Application Of Auscultation (q.v.) And Percussion To The Purposes Of Diagnosis. The Great Names Of Corvisart And Laennec Stand Foremost In ...
Earl Richard Howe
Howe, Earl (richard Howe), British Admiral, Was The Second Son Of Emanuel Scrope, Second Viscount Howe Of The Irish Peerage. He Was Born In 1725, And Edu Cated At Eton. Having A Boyish Passion For The Sea, He Left Eton At 14, And Went To The South Seas In The ...
Earls Of Arran Lords
Lords Iiamilton, Earls Of Arran, Due:es Of Ciiateluerault, 31.kliquisfs Or Hamilton, Dukes Of Hamilton, Dunes Of Brandon, Etc.—hitherto The Family Lild Been Only Kniolmtly. It Was Ennobled In Its Sixth Generation, In Sir James Of Hamilton Of Cadyow, Woo, In 1445, Was Created Lord Hamilton By A Charter Which Erected ...
Ebenezer Henderson
Henderson, Ebenezer, 1784-1858; A Scotch Dissenting Minister, And A Prolific Miscellaneous Writer. He Accompanied The Rev, John Paterson To India (1803). And As The East India Company Would Not Allow British Vessels To Convey Missionaries To India, Henderson And His Colleague Were Forced To Go To Denmark And Await The ...
Edmund Halley
Halley, Edmund, A Celebrated Astronomer And Mathematician, Son Of A London Soap-boiler, B. At Haggerston, Near London, In 1656, Educated At St Paul's School, And Afterwards At Queen's College, Oxford, Which He Entered In 1673. He Early Became An Experimenter In Physics—before Leaving School, He Had Made Observations On The ...
Eduard 1817 68 Hildebrandt
Hildebrandt, Eduard. 1817-68, B. Germany; An Artist Who Commenced Life As Apprentice To His Father, A House-painter At Dantzie. At The Age Of 20 He Went To Berlin, And Attracted The Attention Of Krause, A Painter Of Sea-pieces. His Early Works Betray Timidity, And Are Characterized By Great And, Had ...
Edward Hawke
Hawke, Edward, Baron, 1705-81; An English Admiral. In The Naval Engagement At Toulon In 1744. He Broke From The Line Of Battle In Order To Engage The Pricier, And Succeeded In Compelling Her To Strike Her Colors; But His Breach Of Discipline Was Pun Ished By Dismissal From The Service. ...
Edward Herbert
Herbert, Edward, Baron Herbert Of Cherbury, Who Is Commonly Reckoned The First Of The English Deistical Writers, Was B. Of A Noble Family In The Year 1581, At Mont Gomery Castle, In North Wales. In His Autobiography, He Has Described His Early Love For Inquiry And His Scrupulous Truthfulness. He ...
Edward Hitchcocx
Hitchcocx, Edward, D.d., Ll.d., An Eminent American Geologist., B At Deerfield, Mass., U. S., May 24, 1793; Was Head Of The Academy In His Native Place, 1815-18; Pastor Of The Congregational Church At Conway, 1821-25; Professor Of Chemistry And Natural History In Amherst College, 1825-45; Principal And Professor Of Natural ...
Eebron
Ee'bron, One Of The Oldest Cities In Palestine, Belonging To The Tribe Of Judah, 21 M. S.s.w. Of Jerusalem; It May Even Be Regarded As One Of The Oldest In The World, For It Was In Existence In The Time Of Abraham, Nearly 2,000 Years Before Christ. Hebron Was Anciently ...
Elyena
Elye'na, A Genus Of Digitigrade Carnivorous Quadrupeds, Included In The Genus Eanie By Liiiimus, And By Some Naturalists Referred To The Family Canidar, But Now More Generally To Viverridce, Whilst The Dentition Connects It Even With _niche. Hyenas Have Six Incisors And Two Canine Teeth In Each Jaw, Five Molars ...
Epistle To Tiie Hebrews
Hebrews, Epistle To Tiie, One Of The Epistles Of The New Testament. Much Dis Cussion Has Arisen Both As To Its Canonicity And Authorship, The Absence Of The Customary Superscription Rendering It Impossible To Attain Certainty In Regard To The Latter, And Natu Rally Enough Tending To Throw Doubt On ...
Ernest Theod Amadeus Hoffmann
Hoffmann, Ernest Theod. Amadeus, Properly Wilhelm, One Of The Most Orig• Inal German Story-tellers, Was Born Jan. 24, 1776, At Konigsberg In Prussia. Ile Studied Law There, And Then Found Employment In The Government Offices At Gross Glogau And In Berlin. In 1800 He Became Assessor To The Government Of ...
Ernst Hengstenberg
Hengstenberg, Ernst Wthrrelm, A Celebrated Modern German Theologian, Was B. Oct. 20, 1802, At Frondenberg, In Westphalia, Where His Father Was Clergyman. Pre Pared By His Father For The University, Lie Devoted Himself At Bonn Chiefly To Oriental And Philosophical Studies, Whilst At The Same Time He Took An Enthusiastic ...
Evariste
Evariste Mars, A Distinguished Missionary And Traveler, Was B. At Toulouse, Aug. 1, 1813. He Was Educated In His Native City, And About His 24th Year He Entered The Missionary Congregation Of The Lazarist Fathers, And Received Holy Orders At Paris In The Year 1839. Almost Immediately After His Ordination, ...
F D Giierrazzi
Giierrazzi, F. D., A Patriotic Italian Statesman And Brilliant Writer, Was B. At Leg Horn In 1805, And, Educated For The Legal Profession, Won A Great Reputation Among His Countrymen By His Political Fictions, Which Are Said To Have Exercised An Immense Influ Ence On Contemporary Italian Events By Their ...
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Hemans, Felicia Dorothea, An English Poetess, Was B. At Liverpool, Sept. 25, 1794. At An Early Age She Manifested A Taste For Poetry, In Which She Was Encouraged By Her Mother. Her First Volume Was Published In 1808, When She Was Only 14 Yeah Of -age, And Contained A Few ...
Fitz Greene Halleck
Halleck, Fitz-greene, An American Poet, B. At Guilford, Conn., In 1790. By His Mother, Mary Eliot, Ile Was Descended From John Eliot, " The Apostle Of The Indians." He Became A Clerk In A Bank In New York In 1813, In Which Employment He Remained For Many Years. He Was ...
Francesco Guicciardini
Guicciardini, Francesco, An Italian Statesman And Historian, Was B. Of Noble Parentage At Florence, In 1482. The Combined Studies Of Law And Literature Engrossed His Earliest Attention, And Were Cultivated With Such Signal Success, That Before He Reached The Age Of 23, He Was Elected Professor Of Law By The ...
Francis Hutcheson
Hutcheson, Francis, A Distinguished Philosopher Of Last Century, Was The Son Of A Presbyterian Minister In The N. Of Ireland, Where Lie Was Born In 1694. He Studied For The Church At The University Of Glasgow, But Shortly After The Completion Of His Theologi Cal .course, He Was Induced To ...
Frans Iials
Iials, Frans, 1584-1666; A Dutch Painter Second Only To Rembrandt. At The Time When The Dutch Nation Fought For Independence And Won It, Hals Appears In The Ranks Of Its Military Guilds. He Was Also A Member Of The Chamber Of Rhetoric, And Chairman Of The Painters' Corporation At Haarlem. ...
Frederich Grimm
Grimm, Frederich Melcurou, Baron, An Eminent Critic Of The Last C., Who, During His Long Residence In Paris, Was On Terms Of Intimacy With The Most Celebrated Personages Of The Dav,• Was B. At Regensburg, Dec. 25, 1723. Having Completed His Studies, He Accompanied The Young Count De Sch6nberg To ...
Friedrich Hoffmann
Hoffmann, Friedrich, One Of The Most Celebrated Physicians Of The Last Century, Was Born At Halle In 1660, And Died In That City In 1742. At The Age Of 13 Lie Lost Ills Parents, Who Died From Typhus ,fever,and Very Shortly Afterwards Became Deprived By A Fire Of The Small ...
Friedrich Humboldt
Humboldt, Friedrich Hemmen Alexander, Baron Von, One Of The Greatest Of Naturalists, And Who Has Contributed More Than Any Man Of Modern Times To The Prog Ress Of Several Departments Of Physical Science, Was B. At Berlin, Sept. 14, 1769. His Father, Whom He Lost When He Was Not Quite ...
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, One Of The Greatest German Philosophers, Was B. Aug. 27, 1770, At Stuttgart, And Became, In 1788, A Student In The Tubingen Theologi Cal Institute, Where His Speculative Abilities, However, Were Outshone By His Younger Companion, Schelling. After Leaving The University In 1793, He Was A ...
George Frederick
George Frederick, One Of The Greatest Of Musical Composers And Musi Cians, Though A Native Of Germany, Spent So Large A Portion Of His Life In England, Where He Composed His Greatest Works, That Britain May Almost Claim Him As Her Own. He Was Born At Halle, Upper Saxony, Feb. ...
George Grote
Grote, George, Politician, Historian, And Philosopher, Was B. 1794, At Clay Hill, Beckenham, Kent. His Grandfather, Andrew Grote, A Native Of Bremen, Settled In London In The Beginning Of The Last C„ And In Conjunction With Mr. G. Prescott, Founded The London Banking-house That Still Bears Their Joint Names. His ...
George Heriot
Heriot, George, Founder Of A Magnificent Hospital At Edinburgh, The Son Of A Gold -smith In That City, A Descendant Of The Ileriots Of Trabroun, East Lothian, Was Born In Admitted In May, 1588, A Member Of The Edinburgh Incorporation Of Gold ;smiths, He Was, In 1597, Appointed Goldsmith To ...
George Hudson
Hudson, George, English Railway Director And Speculator, Was B. In 1800, And Apprenticed To A Linen-draper In The City Of York, Where He Subsequently Carried On Business For Himself. He Took An Early Share In Railway Speculation, And Was Appointed Chairman Of The North Midland Company. His Plans Of Management ...
George Stillman Hillard
Hillard, George Stillman, Ll.d., B. Me., 1808; Graduated At Harvard, 1s28; Was Assistant Of George Bancroft In A Seminary At Northampton, Mass.; In 1833 Became A Member Of The Bar In Boston, And Soon Acquired A Large Practice. He Was Chief Ocer Of The Boston Common Council; A Member Of ...
Georges It Aussmann
It Aussmann, Georges Euck.ne. Baron; B. Paris, 1809; Educated At The Con Servatory Of Music, And Became An Advocate. After The Revolution Of 1830 He Was Sue Cessively Pritfet Of Nerac, Saint-girons. And Nave, And Under The Presidency Of Louis Napoleon, Was Prilf3t Of Var, The Yonne, And Gironde. Ile ...
Giiinea Worm
Giiinea-worm, Known Also As Filaria Medinensis, Or F. Dracunculus. Is A Parasitic Animal That Seems To Have Been Known From The Earliest Times. Plutarch, In His Slot Posia Con (table-talk), Quotes A Passage From The Geographer And Philosopher Agathar Chides Of Cnidus, Who Lived Iu The Second Before Our Era, ...
Giiizot
Giiizot, Fuancots Pierre Guillaume, A French Statesman And Historian, Was B. At Nimes, Oct. 4, 17s7. His Parents Were Protestants; His Father, Who Was An Advocate, Perished On The Scaffold, April 8, 1794, And His Mother Soon Afterwards Went, With Her Two Sons, To Geneva, Where Guizot Received His Education. ...
Giin Factories
Giin Factories, Remus, Are Government Establishments At Woolwich For The Construction Of Great Guns For The Use Of The British Army And Navy. For A Very Long Period There Had Been At 'woolwich A Small Factory For The Manufacture Of Brass Cannon, But Guns Of Cast-iron Were Obtained From Private ...
Gitnnery
Gitnnery. Ignorance Of The Laws Of Gravity And Of Other Phy,5ical Circumstances Affecting The Flight Of Projectiles, Prevented Any Correct Theory Of Gunnery Being Arrived. At In The Earliest Stages Of Artillery. The First Author Professedly Treating On The Flhrht Of Cannon-shot Was Nicholas Tartaglia. A Distinguished Italian Mathematician, Who, ...
Gitt1a Pertha
Gitt1a-pertha (pronounced Pertsha), A Substance In Many Respects Similar To Caoutchouc, Is The Dried Milky Juice Of A Tree, Iamundot Gotta, Which Is Found In The Peninsula Of Malacca And The Malayan Archipelago. The Tree Belongs To The Natural Order Sapotaceal It Is A Very Large Tree, The Trunk Being ...
Grand Jury
Grand Jury Is The Assembly Of Good And Sufficient Men, Summoned By Order Of The Sheriff To Attend Every Sessions Of The Peace, And Every Commission Of Over And Terminer And General Jail Delivery In England, For The Purpose Of Inquiring Into The Charges For Offenses, And Of Returning To ...
Grand Jury_2
Grand Jury (ante), A Body Of Men Summoned By A Sheriff Whose Function It Is, Upon Such Evidence As The Attorney Of The State May Present, To Determine Whether Per Sons Accused Of Crime, Shall Be Indicted And Tried Therefor, And To Inquire Into Such Other Matters As May Be ...
Grand Sergeanty
Grand Sergeanty (magna Serjeantia, Or Magnum Serritium, Great Service), Was The Most Honorable Of The Ancient Feudal Tenures. According To Lyttleton, Tenure By Grand 'sergeanty Is Where A Man Holds His Lands Or Tenements Of Our Sovereign Lord The King By Such Services As He Ought To Do In His ...
Grange
Grange, A Word Which Primarily Means A Granary Or Storehouse For Grain, But Which Has Been Broadly Used A5 Signifying An Estate With All The Buildings Thereon; Used In The United States Since 18.67, As The Familiar Name Of The State And Subordinate Organizations Of The " Patrons Of Husbandry," ...
Granier De Cassagnac
Granier De Cassagnac, H. 1840 Or '41. He Began When Quite Young To Write For Newspapers, And Soon Became Noted For The Fierceness Of His Personal Attacks On His Contemporaries And The Duels To Which Such Attacks Often Led. In 1866, Under The Patronage Of His Father, He Joined The ...
Granite
Granite, A Well Known Igneous Rock, Composed Of The Three Minerals, Quartz, Feldspar, And Mica, United In A Confused Crystallization ; That Is, Without A Regular Arrange Ment Of The Crystals. The Feldspar Is The Most Abundant Ingredient, And The Proportion Of Quartz Is Greater Than That Of Mica. The ...