Abner Kneeland
Kneeland, Abner, 1774-1844; Was First A Baptist Preacher. Then A Universalist, And Finally A Deist. From 1821 To 1823 He Edited A Periodical In Philadelphia; Iu 1828 He Edited The Olive Branch In New York; And In 1830 Founded In Boston The Investigator, A Weekly Expositor Of His Deistical Views, ...
Abraham Janssens
Janssens, Abraham, A Celebrated Dutch Painter, Is Supposed To Have Been B. In Amsterdam :mont 1569. Of A Thoughtless And Excitable Disposition, Lie Made Himself Completely Miserable By His Marriage With A Girl Of Extravagant Tastes, And Spent His Latest Years In Extreme Want. The Year Of His Death Is ...
Adontram Judson
Judson, Adontram, D.d., 1788-1850; B. Mass.; Graduated At Brown University. 1807; At Andover Theological Seminary, 1810. Buchanan's Star In The East While In The Seminary, He Was Inspired With Missionary Zeal, And In Behalf Of Five Other Students And Himself He Addressed A Letter To The General Association Of Massachusetts ...
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Lecouvreur, Adrienne, 1690-1730; H. Champagne, France; One Of The Most Gifted And Versatile Of All The Women Who Have Made The French Stage Alike Celebrated For The Exquisite Truth Of Nature In Its Impersonations, And The Life Of Love And Passion, Romance And Tragedy, Of Which Its Votaries Became The ...
Albeit Sidney 1803 62 Johnston
Johnston, Albeit Sidney. 1803-62; Educated At West Point, Graduated 1826„ And Entered The U. S. Army In The Sixth Infantry. He Fought In The Black Hawk War, But Resigned From The Service Shortly After Its Close, And Emigrated To Texas, Then Struts Gling For Its Independence, Which Was Declared In ...
Alcyonilm Gonia
Gonia, Alcyonil'm, And Pennatcla. Order Iii. Ilugosa (lat. Rugosus, Wrinkled). This Order Is Extinct, And. Excepting Holocystis Elegans Of The Eretaceons Formation, Their Fossils Do Not Occur In Rocks Later Than The Paleozoic, And Therefore Are Known Only By The Characteristics Of The Corallum. The Rugosa Are Divided Into Four ...
Alderney
Alderney And Guernsey Are Described Elsewhere (see Those Heads). Smix (sercq, Gers). Great And Little Sark Are One Island, Connected By A Natural Causeway Called The Coupee. They Are Lofty Table-lands, With Precipitous Sides. The Total Length Of The Islands And Rocks Is About 5 Tn. ; The Greatest Width, ...
Almicandre Ledru Rollin
Ledru-rollin, Almicandre Anonste, A Noted French Democrat, B. In Paris, 1808; Studied For The Bar, To Which Be Was Admitted In 1830. He Was Counsel For The Defense In Most Of The Prosecutions Of Opposition Journals During The Reign Of Louis Philippe. And Obtained A Great Reputation Amen°. The Lower ...
Alphonse Lamartine
Lamartine, Alphonse, Was B. At ?aeon, Oct. 21, 1792. In His Memoirs Of My Youth, He Has Given Us A Touching Account Of The Hardships To Which His Family Was Subjected During The Reign Of Terror. He Was Educated Principally At The College Of The Peres De La Foi, At ...
Andociie Junot
Junot, Andociie, Duke Of Abrantes, And Marshal Of France, Was B. Oct. 22, 1771, At Bussy-le-grand, In Cote-d'or, Entered The Army As A Volunteer In 1792, And Distin Guished Himself In The Early Wars Of The Republic. In 1798 Lie Followed Napoleon To Egypt, Was There Created Gen. Of Brigade, ...
Andrew Jackson
Jackson, Andrew, Gen., And Seventh President Of The United States Of America, Was H. At Waxhaw Settlement, S. O.. Mar. 15, 1767. His Father, Who Was A Seotehman By Birth, Eminated To America In 1765 Leaving , And Soon Afterward Died, Leing To His Widow A Half-cleared Farm In A ...
Andrew Jackson
Jackson, Andrew, Ll.d. (ante); 1767-1845;b. N. C.; Seventh President Of The United States. In Boyhood Be Was Far More Fond Of Sports Than Of Hooks. But These Sports Were Soon Exchanged For Serious Work. Though But Eight Years Old When The Battle Of Lexington Occurred, Before The War Was Over ...
Andrew Johnson
Johnson, Andrew, 17th President Of The United States Of America, Was B. At. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. 29, 1808. At The Age Of 4 Years He Lost His Father, Who Was Drowned In Attempting To Save The Life Of A Friend; And When 10 Years Old He Was Apprenticed To ...
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (ante). The Son Of A Rich Merchant, Had The Advan Tages Of A Very Liberal Early Training. He Studied Astronomy With La Caine, Chemistry With Rouehe, And Was A Pupil Of The Celebrated Botanist Jussieu. At The Ageof 23 He Won The Prize Of The Academy Of ...
Antonin Nompar De Caumoet
Lauzun, Antonin Nompar De Caumoet, Due De, 1633-1743 ; B. France; A Notorious Adventurer And A Favorite For A Time Of Louis X1v. Born A Poor Noblenian In Gascony, He Possessed All The Peculiar Gascon Traits Of Energy, Shrewdness, Unbounded Effrontery, And Recklessness. He Was Courtly In His Manners, Witty, ...
Atitanasius Kircher
Kircher, Atitanasius, 1602-1680; B. Guysen, Near Fulda; Entered The Order Of The Jesuits At An Early Age, Educated At The University Of Wfirzburg, Where He Afterwards Taught Philosophy And The Oriental Languages. At The Commencement Of The Thirty Years' War He Returned To France, And Spent Two Years In The ...
Austen Henry Layard
Layard, Austen Henry', English Traveler And Diplomatist, Was B. At Paris, Mar. 5, 1817. Ile Was Destined For The Law, But Finding The Profession Little Congenial To His Tastes, He Set Out On A Course Of Eastern Travel, Visited Several Districts Of Asiatic Turkey, And Became Familiar With The Manners ...
Baptist Fabian Sebastianjohn
John, Baptist Fabian Sebastian, Archduke Of Austria, A Distinguished Austrian Prince And General. Was Born Jan. 20,1782, And Was The Sixth Son Of The Emperor Leopold Ii. His Mother Was The Infanta Maria Louisa, Daughter Of Charles Ill. Of Spain. Lle Early Gave Proof Of Considerable Talent For Military Affairs; ...
Ben Jonson
Jonson, Ben, Or Benjamin, An English Dramatist, Was B., According To The Most Accounts, At Westminster, Though One Authority Says Warwickshire, In 1574. The Scottish Poet Drummond Of Hawthornden States That Jonson Told Him His Grand Father Was A Seotchman Of Annandale, Who Settled In Carlisle, And His Father A ...
Benito Juarez
Juarez, Benito, Late President Of The Mexican Republic, Was B. At Ixtian, Of Indian Parents, About The Year 1807. Notwithstanding Disadvantages Of Birth, He Succeeded In Establishing A Reputation As An Advocate, Became Governor Of His Native State, Oaxaca. (1848-52), And An Active Member Of The Liberal Party. Exiled During ...
Benjamin Kennicott
Kennicott, Benjamin, An Eminent Biblical Scholar Of The Last Century. Was B. At Totness, In Devonshire, Aprif4, 1718, And Educated At Oxford, Where He Highly Distin Guished Himself. He Took His Degree Of M.a. In 1750, Having Been Previously Elected A Fellow Of Exeter College; In 1767 He Was Appointed ...
Bernard Germain Etienne De
Lacepede, Bernard Germain Etienne De Count De, An Eminent Natu Ralist And Elegant Writer, Was B. Of A Noble Family, Dec. 26, 1756, At Agen; Having Early Devoted Himself To Thestudy Of Natural History, In Which He Was Greatly Encouraged By The Friendship Of Buffon, He Was Appointed Curator Of ...
Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Ingemann, Bernhard Severin, One Of The Most Distinguished Poets And Novelists Of Denmark, Was B. May `28, 1789, In The Island Of Falster. His Literary Career May Be Divided Into Three Distinct Periods. The First Of These, Extending From 1811 To 1e14, Embraces His Best Lyrical Productions, Viz., The Collection ...
Book Of Jasher
Jasher, Book Of (heb. Sepher " The Book Of The Upright:" Translated By The Lxx. Biblion Ton Euthous, And By The Vulgate, Liber Justorum; But The Peshito [syriac Version] Has Sepher Hadar, "book Of Praises Or Hymns"), Is One Of The Lost Books Of The Ancient Ilebrews, Which Is Quoted ...
Book Of Job
Job, Book Of (ante), Is Generally Regarded As One Of The Most Ancient In The World. An Examination Of It. Reveals Several Facts Tending To The Probability That It Was Written Between The Deluge And The Calling Of Abraham. 1. As It Contains An Earnest Discussion Concerning The Method Of ...
Book Of Jonah Jonah
Jonah, Book Of (jonah, Ante), Has Always Been Placed By The Jews Among Their Canonical Books, And Is Referred To As Historical Several Times In The Apocryphal Books. And By Josephus. The Savior Also Quoted It As Historical, Comparing His Continuing Three Clays In The Grave To Jonah's Continuing Three ...
Book Of Joshua Joshua
Joshua, Book Of (joshua, Ante), Consists Mainly Of Records Made At The Time Of The Events Related, By A Person Or Persons Fully Conversant With Them, And Under The Direc Tion Of The Great Leader Whose Name The Book Bears. The Accounts Of The Crossing Over The River Jordan, Of ...
Book Of Jubilees
Jubilees, Book Of, An Apocryphal Work, Much Used In The Ancient Church. The Original Hebrew And The Greek Translation Were Lost, But An Ethiopic Version Has Been Discovered In Abyssinia. It Is Nailed The Jubilees, Because It Divides The Biblical History Of Which It Treats, From The Creation Of The ...
Book Of Judges
Judges, Book Of (heb. Shoftim), A Canonical Book Of The Old Testament, Recording The Achievements Of Those Heroes Who, At Different Periods In The Early History Of The Hebrews, Before The Consolidation Of The Government Under A Monarchy, From Joshua. To Samuel, Arose To Deliver Their Countrymen From The Oppressions ...
Books Of Kings
Kings, Books Of (ffelakim), The Name Given To Two Of The Canonical Books Of The Old Testament. Originally They Were But One, And Were First Separated By The Seventy, By Whom They Are Designated " The Third And Fourth Of The Kingdoms"—the Books Of Samuel Forming The First And Second. ...
Books Of Kings_2
Kings, Books Of (ante), Were Originally One, And, Being Still One In Subjeet-mat Ter, Are Naturally Divided Into Three Parts: I. The History Of The Undivided 'kingdom, From The Old Age Of David To The Death Of Solomon. The Latter Days Of David; The Attempt Of .adonijah To Obtain The ...
British Kaffraria
Kaffraria, British, A Country Of South Africa, Between The Great Kei, The Whit• Kei, The Keiskamma, And Indian Ocean (wrested From The Ka(lirs By The Cape Colonists In The War Of 1846-47), Was For A Time An Independent Colony, But Is Now A Part Of Cape Colony. It Has An ...
Carmatmans Kaehathians
Kaeha'thians, Carmatmans, So-called From Abu Satd Al-jenabi, Surnamed Al-karmata, A Mohammedan Sect Which Sprang Up In The 9th C. A.d., Under The Caliphate Of Al-motamed, And Which, By A Combination Of Extraordinary Circumstances, Suc Ceeded In Establishing Itself For A Time, As A Political Power Whch Threatened To Overturn The ...
Cesarint Julian Or Julianus
Julian Or Julianus, Cesarint, 1308-1440; B. Rome; Descendant Of A Noble Italian And One Of The Most Illustrious In The Church Of Rome In The Middle Ages; Educated At The University Of Perugia, And Appointed To A Professorship At Padua. The Dissensions And Disorders In The Roman Church In The ...
Charles Godfrey Leland
Leland, Charles Godfrey, B. Philadelphia, 1824. After Graduating At Prince Ton In 1846, He Traveled Id Europe, And Continued His Studies At The Universities Of Heidelberg, Munich, And Paris. He Was In The Latter City During The Outbreak In Feb., 1848, And Joined The Students Of The Latin Quarter Behind ...
Charles Jackson
Jackson, Charles Trromas; B. Mass., 1805; Studied Medicine In Boston, And Received His Medical Degree From Harvard College In 1829. In 1827-29, In Company With Francis Alger Of Boston, He Made A Mineralogical And Geological Survey Of Nova Scotia, An Account Of Which Is Contained In 31enzoirx Of The Am. ...
Charles Knight
Knight, Charles, An Eminent English Publisher And Author, Was B. In 1791 At Windsor, Where His Father Carried On The Business Of A Bookseller. Knight Was Brought Up To The Same Profession, But Early Turned His Attention To Publishing. Among His First Attempts In This Department Was The Etonian, A ...
Charles Lamb
Lamb, Charles, An English Poet And Essayest, Was B. In The Temple, On Feb. 18, 1775, And Received His Education At Christ's Hospital, Where He Had Coleridge For A School-fellow With Coleridge, Womsworth, Hunt, Hazlitt, And Other Distinguished Men Of His Time, Lie Lived In Affectionate Intimacy. In 1792 He ...
Charles Leslie
Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722; B. Ireland; Graduated At Trinity College, Dublin; Removed To England In 1671 And Began The Study Of Law At The Temple, But Soon Abandoned This For Divinity, And Was Admitted To Orders In The Church Of England In 1680. Returning To Ireland He Was Appointed In 1687 ...
Charles Leslie_2
Leslie, Charles Robert, R.a. This Distinguished Artist Was B. In London In 1794. His Parents Were Americans Resident There At The Time Of His Birth; They Went Back To America In 1799, Taking With Them Charles Robert Along With Their Other Children. His Father Died In 1804 Leaving The Family ...
Ciiristopize Leon Lamoriciere
Lamoriciere, Ciiristopize Leon Louts Jiichattlt De, A French General, Was B. At Nantes, Feb. 5, 1806, Studied At The Ecole Polytechnique, And After The Revolu Tion Of 1830 Went To Algeria As A Lieut. Of Engineers. In 1833 He Became Chief Of The Battalion Of Zouaves; In 1835, Lieut.col.; And ...
City Of Kilkenny
' Kilkenny, City Of (gael. "church Of St. Kenny, Or Canice"), The Capital Of The County Of That Name, And A County Of Itself, Is Situated On The River Xore, 73 In. S.s.w. From Dublin By The Great Southern And Western Railway. Pop. Of City In 1861, 14,174; In 1871 ...
Civil Law
Law, Civil, Or Roman. The Codification And Collection Of This Law By Justin Ian Became The Basis Of The Sysiem Of Private Law Still Administered On The Continent Of Europe, In Scotland, In Mexico And All The Spanish-american Republics, And In Louisiana. The Researches Of Savigny Have Shown That The ...
Class B
Class B. Ruizororm (q.v.). Protozoa Having The Power Of Throwing Out And Retract Ing Prolongations (pseudopodia) Of The Body Substance; No Mouth, With Few Exceptions. Divided Into Five Orders: Order I. ..lionera (gr. Mows, Unit). "mina!,e Organisms Having The Power Of Throw Ing Thread-like Prolongations, Which Are A Part Of ...
Class B_2
Class B. Aczncozo,k (gr, Actin, A Ray). Ccelenterata, In Which The Imperfect Stomach, Or Wide Tube, Which Is So Called, Empties Into The -body Cavity, Which Latter Is Divided Into A Number Of Compartments By Vertical Partitions. The Reproductive Organs Are Internal. As In Hydrozott. The Tissues Are Chiefly Divided ...
Class I Crustacea
Class I. Crustacea (lat. Crusta, A Crust). Respiration Effected By Gills Or By The General Body Surface. There Are Two Pairs Of Antennae. The Locomotive Appendages Are More Than Eight, Articulated To The Segments Of The Thorax, And In Most Instances To Those Of The Abdomen, The Pairs Generally Being ...
Class I Lamellibrancriata
Class I. Lamellibrancriata (1,v.), (lat. Lamella, A Plate; Or. Birave•y, Gills), Called By Lamarck Chonchifera. These Animals Have No Distinct Head; Body Protected By A Bivalve Shell, As In The Brachiopods, But The Shells Differ As Much As The Animals. In The Brachiopods One Shell Is Generally Considerably Larger Than ...
Class Ii Annelida
Class Ii. Annelida. By Linnwas In His Class Rerme,q. See Annelida. The Members Of This Class Have Distinct Segments, Each Segment Usually Corresponding With A Single Pair Of Ganglia In The Double Ventral Cord, All The Segments Being Similar Except Those At The Anterior And Posterior Extremities. Each Segment May ...
Class Ii Gasteropoila
Class Ii. Gasteropoila (q.v.). These Animals Never Inhabit A Bivalve Shell. Many Are Naked, But The Majority Are Provided With A Univalve, Sometimes With A Multivalve Shell. The Gasteropods Are Divided Into Two Primary Sections, Pulinowfera And Branchi Fera, According As Their Respiratory Organs Are Formed For Breathing In Free ...
Class Iii Braciimpoda
Class Iii. Braciimpoda (q.v.). Body Protected By A Bivalve Shell Lined By Au Integument Or Mantle. Mouth Furnished With Spirally Coiled Processes Or Arms. Ven Tral Valve Usually The Larger Of The Two. All Marine; Commonly Known As Lamp-shells. See Lamp-siiell. This Class Is Divided Into Ten Families. Avidly 1. ...
Class A
Class A. Iii-dnozon (gr. Hydra And Zo5n, Animal; Hydra Animal). Cmlenterata In Which The Walls Of The Digestive Cavity Entirely Coincide With Those Of The Body Cavity. The Reproductive Organs Are External Processes Of The Body. They Are All Aquatic, Uhystly Marine. The Hydrozoa Are Divided Into Six Sub-classes: I. ...
Claude Lallemand
Lallemand, Claude Francois, 1790-1854; B. Metz. France; Professor Of Clinic Medicine At Montpellier In 1819; Removed For His Political Opinions In 1823; •reinstated In 1826; In 1845 Elected A Member Of The Academy Of Sciences In Paris. Afterwards He Accepted Position As Physician To Ibrahim Pasha And Mehemet All In ...
Colloquy Of Leipsic
Leipsic, Colloquy Of. The Disputes In The 16th C. Between The Lutherans And Calvinists Having Become Very Acrimonious, And Attempts At Reconciliation By Seve Ral Persons Having Been Unsuccessful, The Authorities And The People Were Convinced That Greater Efforts Should Be Made To Secure, If Not Unity, At Least Peace ...
Coninenus Isaac I
Isaac I., Coninenus, Emperor Of Constantinople, Was The First Of The Family Of The Comneni Who Attained To That Dignity. His Father Manuel, His Brother John, And Himself Were Employed In Important Military And Civil Capacities By Basil Ii. (976-1025); But During The Reign Of The Latter's Imbecile And Tyrannical ...
Cornelius Jansen
Jansen, Cornelius, A Celebrated Divine, B. Of Humble Parentage In 1585, At Akkoi, Near Leerdam, In. Holland, From Whom The Sect Of Jansenists Derives Its Name, He Was Nephew Of The Well-known Biblical Commentator, And Bishop Of Ghent, Of The Same Name. The Studies Of Jansen Were Divided Between Utrecht, ...
Councils Of I Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Councils Of. I. The First Christian Council (acts Xv.), Held About 47 A.d., To Consider Questions Raised Imtbe Church Of Antioch Concerning The Obligation Of Gentile Christians To Observe The Jewish Law. By The Decision Of The Council It Was Declared To Be Necessary For Such Christians To Abstain ...
Criminal Law
Law, Criminal, That Department Of Jurisprudence Which Treats Of Violations Of Public Law. Crimes Or Punishable Offenses'against The Public Are Divided Into Treasons, Felonies, And Misdemeanors—any Offense Inferior In Degree To A Felony Being A Misde Meanor. Offenses Are Further Distinguished As Such In Themselves, Mala In Se, I.e., Offenses ...
D D
D, D, D, D, I), Which Has A Loop Formed Fbr The Purpose. This Needle Passes Freely Through An Opening In The Frame At 7, And I.,.. C: A 1a11110f1 A Another Rod _ G, On The Spring-box F, That It Moves Freely Without Fear Of Displacement, And If Pushed ...
Dd Keniuck Francis Patrick
Keniuck. Francis Patrick, D.d., 1797-1863; B. Dublin; Was Sent In 1815 To Rome, Where He Studied Two Years At The House Of The Laza•ists And Four Years In The College Of The Pritparranda; Was Ordained A Roman Catholic Priest In 1821, And Hume Diately Came To The United States To ...
De Jussieu
Jussieu, De, The Name Of A Family Which, For More Than A Century And A Half Has Numbered Among Its Members Some Of The First Botanists Of The Age.—antoine De Jus Keit, Who Was Born At Lyons In 1686, And Died At Paris In 1758, Was Professor At The Jardin ...
Decimus Junius Juvenaiis
Juvenaiis, Decimus Junius, The Roman Satirist, Was U. At The Volscian Town Of Aquintim. The Year Of His Birth Is Unknown; But It May Be Taken For Granted That He Was A Youth In The Reign Of Nero; That He Was Come To Man's Estate, And Was Writing In That ...
Detcoy Of Lancaster
Lancaster, Detcoy Of. Lancaster Is A Duchy And County Palatine (see Palatine) Of England, Created By Royal Charter, In Which Respect It Differs From Durham And Chester. Edward Iii., On The Death Of Henry, Duke Of Lancaster, Conferred The Duchy On John Of Gaunt And His Heirs Forever. During The ...
Diamantes Koraes
Koraes, Diamantes. See Coray, Adaniant1us. Rtl Ran (arab. From Karat, To Read), C= Hebr. Mara, The Written Book, Or That Which Can And Ought To Be Read: The Old 'testament, In Contradistinction To Mishnah, Or The Code Of The Oral Law], The Reading, By Way Of Eminence; A Term First ...
Diseases Of The
Diseases Of The Kidnfys.—.the Most Important Affection Of The Kidneys Is Bright's Disease (q.v.), The Symptoms Of Which Have Already Been Described. On Examining The' Kidneys In A Case Of Death From This Disease, It Is Found That There Is A Great Increase In The Size And Number Of The ...
Division B Pulmonaria
Division B. Pulmonaria. Higher Araeltnida, As Scorpions And Spiders. Respira Tion Performed By Pulmonary Sacs, Sometimes Aided By Irachem; Six Or More Eyes; Abdomen Usually Distinct From Cepludothorax; Divided Into Two Orders. Order I. Pedipalpi (lat. Pes, A Foot; And Palpo, To Feel). Seorpion (q.v,) And Other Animals Intermediate Between ...
Division Ii Nematelmla
Division Ii. Nematelmla (q.v.). Scoleeida. Having An Elongated And Cylindrical Body. Most Of The Division Have An Annulated Integument, But There Is No True Segmen Tation, And Rarely Locomotive Appendages. They Are Mostly Unisexual, And Are Para Sitic During The Whole Or A Part Of Their Existence. The Division Comprises ...
Division A Lopilyropoda
Division A. Lopilyropoda (gr. Lophouras, Having Stiff Hairs). Possessing Few Bran Cilia, And Attached To The Appendages Of The Month. Feet Few, Mainly Locomotive. Mouth Not Suctorial, But Has Organs Of Mastication. There Are Two Orders. Order I. Ostrawda (gr. Ostrakon, A Shell; Eidos, Form), Water-fleas. Small Animals Inclosed In ...
Dominique Jean Larrey
Larrey, Dominique Jean, Baron, A Celebrated French Surgeon, Was Born In 1766 At Bandeau, Near Bagneres-de-bigorre, Studied Medicine With His Uncle, Alexis Larrey, And Attended The Two Hospitals, The Hotel-de-dieu And The Hotel-des-invalides, Having Previously Served For A Short Time Both In The Army And Navy. In 1792 He Was ...
Don Augustin De Iturbide
Iturbide, Don Augustin De, Emperor Of Mexico, Was The Son Of A Biscayan Man And A Rich Creole, And Was B. At Valladolid, In Mexico, In 1784, Or, 'according To ' B Others In 1700. On Occasion Of The First Insurrections In Mexico, E Was Appointed By The Viceroy, Apodaca, ...
Earls Op Leven
Earls Op Leven. —before The Family Forsook Its First Seat In Aberdeenshire, It Had Thrown Off Branches, Some Of .which Still Flourish There. The Chief, That Of Balquhain, Has Given Birth By Itself Or By Its Offshoots To Several Men Of Murk, Such As The Learned John Leslie, Bishop Of ...
Eau Niel Leutze
Leutze, Eau-ni:el, 1816-68; B. His Parents Emigrated In His Infancy To Philadelphia. A Picture Which He Made Of An Indian Gazing At The Setting Sun First Attracted Attention To His Talent, And Brought Him Orders Enough To Enable Him To Go Abroad For Study In 1841. At Dusseldorf He Became ...
Edmond Leikeuf
Leikeuf, Edmond, B. At Paris In 1809; Educated In The Polytechnic School Of Paris; A Graduate Of The Artillery School Of Metz, And Soon After Capt. In The Army Of Africa. In 1854 He Was Chief Of Artillery In The Crimea, Was Made Gen. Of Brigade, And Was Then Charged ...
Edouard Laboulaye
Laboulaye, Edouard Re2d, Leflbvre, B. Paris, Jan. 18, 1811. Considered In The Versatility Of His Genius, And The Noble Directions In Which His Learning, Industry, And Wit Have Been Used, Lie Is One Of The Eminent Men Of His Time. Be Was A Student Of Law, Early In-life Devoting Himself ...
Edward Norris Kirk
Kirk, Edward Norris, D.d.,1802-74: B. New D. Boston. He Graduated At Princeton In 1820, And, After Studying Law For 18 Months, Entered The Theological School At The Same Place, Graduating In 1825. He Was Employed For Some Time As An Agent Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions, ...
Epistle Of James
James, Epistle Of (see James. Ante), Is Strongly Attested As Genuine By Being In The Syriac Version Of The New Testament, Made About The Close Of The It C. And In Use Near The Region Where The Apostle James And His First Readers Lived. There Are Probable Allusions Also To ...
Epistle Of Jude
Jude, Epistle Of (ante), The Author Of Which Speaks Of Himself As Jude, The Brother Of James, Is Not Found In The Oldest Syriac Version Of The New Testament, And In The Time Of Eusebius Was Ranked Among The Books Which, Though Received By The Majority, Were Doubted By Some. ...
Epistle Of Lentulus
Lentulus, Epistle Of, The Title Of A Letter Professing To Describe The Per Sonal Appearance Of Christ As Witnessed By The Writer, Who Styles Himself Publius Lentulns, President Of The Inhabitants Of Jerusalem. Manuscript Copies Of It, Differing Consider Ably In Their Texts, Are Found In Several Libraries Of England, ...
Epistles Of John
John, Epistles Of (jousf, Ante), Three In Number. The First And Longest Is Quoted, As An Undoubted Work Of The Apostle John, By Polycarp, Who In Mature Age Was, About 100 A.d., Made Bishop Of Smyrna,. And Was A Disciple Of John, Well Acquainted With His Character, Doctrine, And Writings. ...
Equality Liberty
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. For Nearly A Century, These Three Words Have Been Accepted As Embodying The Creed Of Those Who Maintain The Rightful Supremacy Of The Numerical Majority; And They Have Been Sounded As The Watchword Of That Formidable Movement Known On The Continent Of Europe As "the Revolution," Of ...
Esiile Gigault De La
La_ Bedollier'e, Esiile Gigault De, B. France 1814. While Pursuing His Primary Legal Studies He Published A Satirical Poem Entitled Eloge Du Gourernement, Fot Which The Government Prosecuted Him. The Young Poet Defended Himself Before The Court With Wit And Tact, And Was Acquitted. Deciding To Live By His Pen ...
Ferdinand Lesseps
Lesseps, Ferdinand, Viscomte De; B Versailles, France, 1805. His Father Was Consul Or Commercial Agent Of The French Government, In Many Different Countries. His Mother Was Sister Of The Grandmother Of The Empress Eugenie. De Lesseps Was Educated In Paris; At The Age Of 20 Was An Attaché Of The ...
Final Judgment Judgment
Judgment, Final (judgment, Ante), A Point On Which Various Theories Have Been Held. One Is That Of The Common School Of Rationalists Denying A General Judgment Or A Final Judicial Period, And Asserting That Men In This Life Are Under A Moral Government, Whereby, In The Future World, Rewards Will ...
Flaviiis Leo I
Leo I., Flaviiis, Emperor Of The East, Surnamed The Great; D. 474; B. Thrace; Hav Ing, By The Influence Of Aspar, Who Commanded The Auxiliaries, Ascended The Throne At The Close Of The Peaceful Reign Of 3larcianus, A.d. 457, Lie Was Confirmed By The Senate, And Acknowledged Emperor And Chief ...
Frances Anne Kemble
Kemble, Frances Anne (mrs. Fanny Kemble), B. England, 1811; Daughter Of Charles Kemble, And Granddaughter Of Roger Kemble. The Famous Mrs. Siddons Was Her Father's Sister. She Made Her First Appearance On The Stage, Oct. 5, 1829, In The Character Of "juliet," With Her Father In The Part Of "romeo." ...
Francis Jeffrey
Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, A Celebrated Scottish Critic And Lawyer, Was Born In Edin Burgh, Oct. 23, 1773; Studied Classics, Logic, And Belles-lettres At Glasgow And Oxford, And Law At The University Of His Native City. In 1794 He Was Called To The Bar. Two Years Before This He Had Become ...
Francis Lieber
Lieber, Francis, Ll.d., 1800-72; B. At Berlin, Prussia. His Parents Were In Mod Erate Circumstances, But Gave Him Excellent Opportunities For Study. When Only 15 Years Old, Leaving The Study Of Medicine, Lieber Enlisted For The Waterloo Campaign, And At The Battle Of Namur Was Severely Wounded. After Napoleon's Overthrow ...
Frank Leslie
Leslie, Frank, 1821-801' B. England; Was The Son Of Joseph Carter, A Glove-manu Facturer Of Ipswich, And Was Named Henry Carter, A Name Which He Changed On His Removal To The United States, Adopting That By Which He Was More Generally Known And Under Which He Did Business, By Sanction ...