Robert Leighton
Leighton, Robert, Archbishop Of Glasgow, Was B. In Edinburgh, Or, As Others Think, In London, In The Year 1611. He Entered The University Of The Former City In 1627. Took His Degree Of M.a. In 1631, And Afterwards Proceeded To France. Here He Resided With Some Relatives At Douay, And ...
Saint Jerome
Jerome, Saint (eusebtur Hieronymus Sopiironius), Was B. At Stridon, A Town Whose Site Is Now Unknown, On The Confines Of Dalmatia And Pannonia, At Some Period Between 331 And 345—probably Nearer To The Latter Year. His Parents Were Both Chris Tians. His Early Education Was Superintended By His Father, After ...
Samuel Johnson
Johnson, Samuel, Son Of Michael Johnson, Was B. At Lichfield, On Sept. 18, 1709. He Received His Early Education In Native Town, From A Man Named Hunter.; Of Whom He Has Recorded That " He Beat Me Very Well"—adding, " Without That I Should Have Done Nothing." In 1728 He ...
Samuel Philips Lee
Lee, Samuel Philips, Rear-admiral U.s.n.; H. Va., 1812; Entered The Navy As Midshipman In 1825; Was Appointed Lieut. In 1837, Commander In 1855, Cape 'in 1862, Commodore In 1866, And Rear-admiral In 1870. He Rendered Important Aid In The Capture Of New Orleans During The War Of The Rebellion, Being ...
Sebastian Lerdo De Tejada
Lerdo De Teja'da, Sebastian, B. Jalapa, Mexico, 1825; Educated At Puebla For The Priesthood, But Afterwards Studied Law At A College In The City Of Mexico. He Was Received At The Bar In 1851, And In 1855 Was A Magistrate, And Two Years Later Was Made Minister Of Foreign Affairs. ...
Section B Siphonida
Section B. Siphonida. Family 7. Chronicle.. Shell Inequivalve; Adductor Impressions Large; Mantle Mar Gins United; Siphonal Orifices Small. See Ciiama. Family 8. Ilippuritidee. Shell Inequivalve, Unsymmetrical, Thick. See Ihrrunrres And Radiolites. Family 9. Tridoenidm (q.v.). Shell Equivalve, Large, And Very Beautiful; Mantle Margins Extensively United; Siphonal Orifices Surrounded By A ...
Smile De Keratry
Keratry, Smile De, Comte, B. Paris, 1832, Of A Noble Family In Bretagne; Son Of Auguste Hilarion, Who Was A Moderate Participant In Every Revolution In France From 1789 To 1851. Emile Entered The Army, Served In Africa, The Crimea, And Mexico. In 1865, Returning To Paris. He Became One ...
Society Of The Sacred
Jesus, Society Of The Sacred Heart Of, Is Virtually The Society Of Jesuits Under Another Name. At The Close Of The 18th C. The Jesuits, In View Of The Suppression Of Their Order, Established Other Orders Which Would Continue Their Peculiar Work Under A New Name And Form. The Principal ...
Sohn
Sohn, Surnamed Lacrland, King Of England, And The Youngest Of The Five Sons Of Henry Il By His Wife, Eleanor Of Guienne, Was B. At Oxford, Dec. 24. 1166. His Father Having Obtained A Bull From The Pope Authorizing Him To Invest One Of His Sons With The Lordship Of ...
Spain
Spain. The Inquisition Was Commenced, 1242, In Aragon, Where The Council Of Tarragona Gave Instructions To The Dominicans. During The 13th And 14th Centuries Its Power Was Directed Fiercely Against The Albigenses, Who Were Numerous In That Part Of Spain. St. Ferdinand Sometimes Threw The Fagots Od The Pile, And ...
Stanislas Aignan Julien
Julien, Stanislas-aignan, The First Chinese Scholar Of His Age In Europe, Was H. At Orleans, In France, Sep. 21, 1799, And In 1823. Became A Pupil Of Abel Remusat, Who Had Recently Been Appointed To Deliver A Course Of Lectures On Chinese. In Less Than A Year, He Had Made ...
Stephen Langton
Langton, Stephen, Celebrated In The History Of The Liberties Of England, Was B. Probably In Lincoln Or Devonshire, In The Early Part Of The 12th Century. He Received The Chief Part Of His Education In The University Of Paris, Where He Was The Fellow-student And Friend Of Innocent Ill.; And ...
Sub Class Ii Siphonophora
Sub-class Ii. Siphonophora (gr. Siphon And Phero, I Carry. All Of This Sub-class Are Free, And Composite. They Are Very Beautiful, Delicate Organisms, Chiefly Inhabiting The Surface Of Tropical Seas. There Are Two Orders: Order I. Calyeophoridtv (gr. Kalyx, A Cup, And Phero, I Carry). The Bodies Of The Polypites ...
Sub Kingdom Mollusca
Sub-kingdom Mollusca (lat. Monis, Soft). Soft-bodied Animals, Usually Having A Shell Or Exoskeleton, And Commonly Known As Shell-fish. The Blood-circulating System Is Placed Near The Back, The Nervous System Near The Ventral Surface, The Alimentary Canal Lying Mostly Between The Two. When Well. Developed, The .nervous System Con Sists Of ...
Tadeusz Kosciusko
Kosciusko, -tadeusz, A Great Polish Gen. And Patriot, B. About The Middle Of Century, In The Province Of Musk, Western Russia, Was Descended From An Ancient And Noble But Not Wealthy Lithuanian Family. He Became A Caps. In The Polish Army, Went To America, And Served In The War Of ...
Theodor Korner
Korner, Theodor, A Patriotic German Poet, Was B. At Dresden, Sept. 23. 1791, And After The Publication Of A Collection Of Immature Verses In 1810, Betook Himself To The University Of Leipsic. Here The Young Author, Who Had No Aptitude For Serious And Solid Studies, Was Led Into Several Irregularities, ...
Thomas Innes
Innes, Thomas, The Author Of A Critical Essay On The Ancient Inhabitants Of Scot Land, Was The Second Son Of James Innes Of Drumgask, In The Parish Of Aboyne, And Co. Of Aberdeen. He Was B. At Drumgask In The.year 1662, And At The Age Of 15 Was Sent By ...
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson, Thomas, Third President Of The United States Of America, Was The Son Of A Planter, And Was B. At Shadwell, Albermarle Co., Virginia, April 2, 1743. He Studied At William And Mary's College, Williamsburg; And After Leaving College Was Engaged For Some Years In The Practice Of Law. In ...
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson, Thomas (ante), 1743-1826; B. Va.; Author Of The American Declaration Of Independence, And President Of The United States From March 4, 1801, To March 4, 1809. Ile Was The Eldest Among The Eight Children Of Peter Jefferson, A Virginia Planter, Who Held A Leading Place In His Region, And ...
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (ante), 1824-63; B. At Va., The Third Of Four Children Of Jonathan Jackson, A Lawyer, And His Wife Julia Neale. The Father Died When Thomas Was But Three Years Old, And The Mother, With Three Children, Was Left With Out Means Of Support. She Taught School And ...
Tiie Libertines
Libertines, Tiie, Or Spiritualists. An Odious And Pernicious Sect That Sprang Up In The 16th C. In The Reformed Church Of France. They Arose In Flanders. Calvin Mentions Coppin Of Lille, Who First Attempted To Introduce The Doctrines Of The Free Spirit In His Native City In 1529. Quintiu And ...
Tile Year Of Tiybilee
Tiybilee, Tile Year Of (heb. Yobel), A Peculiar Institution Among The Hebrews (leviticus Xxv.), By Which, Every Fiftieth (not Forty-ninth) Year, The Land That In The. Interval Had Passed Out Of The Possession Of Those To Whom It Originally Belonged Was Restored To Them, And All Who Had Been Reduced ...
Tudson
.tudson, Ass Hasseltine, 1789-1826; B. Mass.; Educated At Bradford Academy, Where She Developed Superior Mental Endowments, And A Decided Religious Charac Ter. In 1812 She Married Rev. Dr. Adoniram Judson, Whom She Accompanied To Burmah, Became An Efficient Missionary At Rangoon, And Shared With Great Fortitude His Trials And Sufferings: ...
Tumna
Tumna, The Principal Feeder Of The Ganges, Is Perhaps The Only Indian River Of The First-class Which Has Its Course Wholly In Hindustan—the Indus, Sutlej, Ganges, And Brahninputra All Rising In Thibet. Its Source, At A Height Of 10,849 Ft. Above The Sea, Is In Lat. 31° N. And Long. ...
Tustiitits
Tustiitits, Surnamed The Martyr, And Frequently The Philosopher, A Father, And, After Tertullian, The Most Distinguished Apologist Of The Christian Church, Was Native Of Plavia Neapolis, A Roman City Erected On The Site Of The Ancient Sechem, In Samaria. The Date Of His Birth Is Variously Assigned To The Years ...
Ulundi3e
Ulundi:3e, A Yellow Color Of The Skin And Conjunctiva Of The Eye, Arising From The Presence Of The Coloring Matter Of The Bile In The Blood And Tissues, Is A Symptom Of Various Disordered Conditions Of The System,•rather Than A Special Disease. With This Coloring Of The Skin And Eyes ...
Uri3ain Jean Joseph Leverrier
Leverrier, Uri3ain Jean Joseph, A French Astronomer Of Great Celebrity, Was B. At St. Lb, In The Department Of Manche, Mar. 11, 1811. He Was Admitted Into The Poly Technic In 1831. And Was Subsequently Employed For Some Time As An Engineer In Con Nection With The Tobacco Board. In ...
Uter
'uter, The Upper Division Of The Triassic Period, Consisting In The Typical German Series Of A Thickness Of More Than 1000 Ft. Of (1) Various Colored Sandstones; (2) Marls, With Gypsum And Dolomite; And (3) A Series Of Carbonaceous Slate-clay, With Gray Sand Stones And Small Irregular Beds Of Impure ...
Victor Joseph Etienne De
Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne De, B. Jouy, Near Versailles; At The Age Of Thirteen Accompanied The Governor Of French Guiana As Sous Lieut. To That Colony; Returning To Versailles Studied Two Years, And Went To The French East Indian Posses Sions As An Officer In The Luxembourg Regiment.- Returning To ...
Victor Langlois
Langlois, Victor., 1829-69; B. France; Traveled In Asia Minor And Armenia, In Western Asia, In 1852-53, Making Excavations And Collecting Ancient Coins, Medals, And Inscriptions. At Tarsus, In Calm, The Birthplace Of St. Paul, Of The Stoid Antipater, And The Philosopher Athenodorus, Anciently The Seat Of A Celebrated School Of ...
Vladislas Ladislas
Ladislas, Vladislas, Vladislal Tiladislas, Different Forms Of A Name Frequently Occurring In The Histories Of Poland, Hungary, Bohemia, And Servia.—vladislas I. Of Poland, Surnamed Lokietek (the Short)—oue Of Those Princes Who Appear To He Raised Up During A Period Of Intestine Confusion And Disorganization, For The Purpose Of Show Ing ...
Walter Savage Landor
Landor, Walter Savage, Son Of Walter Lander And Of Elizabeth Savage, Was B. At Ipsley Court, Warwickshire, In 1775. Lie Was Educated At Rugby, And At Trinity Mi. Lege, Oxford, Quittino. The University Without Taking A Degree. 'he Succeeded To The Family Estates On The Death Of His Father. In ...
Washington Irving
Irving, Washington, A Distinguished American Author, Was B. In The City Of New York, April 3, 1783. He Was The Youngest Son Of William Irving, Who Had Emigrated From Scotland, And Settled In New York As A Merchant Before The Revolution. Washing Ton Irving At The Age Of 16 Entered ...
Wilhelm Kaulbach
Kaulbach, Wilhelm Vox, A Celebrated German Painter, Was B. At Arolsen, In The Principality Of Waldeck, Oct. 15, 1805, And In His 17th Year Entered The Academy Of Arts At Diisseldorf, Where He Soon Became One Of Cornelius's Best Pupils. He Seemed Thoroughly Penetrated By The Severely Ideal And Allegorical ...
William Burnet Kinney
Kinney, William Burnet, 1799-1880; B. N. J.; Descended Of English Ancestry In A Line Eminent For Its Talents, Position, And Influence Was Designed By His Parents For Military Life, But His Love Of Letters Led To A Change Of Purpose. He Studied Law With Mr.—afterwards Chief-justice—hornblower; Edited The Lieu Jersey ...
William Jay
Jay, William, An English Independent Or Congregational Minister, Of Much Celebrity For His Pulpit Eloquence, And As A Voluminous Writer Of- Devotional, Practical, And Other Religious Works. He Was Born, May 8.1769, At Tisbury, In Wiltshire. His Father Was Oa Stone-cutter And Mason, And Young Jay's First Employment Was That ...
William Kelley
Kelley, William Dannaar, B. Philadelphia, 1814; Orphaned Young, Supported And Educated By His Own Work And Will; First A Printer, Afterwards Learned The Trade Of Jeweler, And While Working At His Trade Studied Law; Was Admitted To The Bar In Phila Delphia In 1841. From 1810 To 1856 Was Judge ...
William Kidd
Kidd, William, Known As Robert Kidd; B. England About 1650; Was A Trader Out Of New York, And In The War Between England And France, In The Early Part Of The Reign Of William Iii., Commanded A Commissioned Vessel In The West Indies, And Was Noted For His Bravery. In ...
William Laud
Laud, William, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Was The Son Of A Clothier In Good Cir Cumstances, And Was B. At Reading, In Berkshire, Oct. 7,1573. He Entered St. John's College, Oxford, In 1589, Became A Fellow In 1593, And Took His Degree Of M.a. In 1593. Ordained A Priest In 1601, ...
William Ledyard
Ledyard, William, 1738-81; B. At Groton, Conn.; Commander Of Fort Griswold,. Near New London. In 1781. Deft Nding The Post With Great Courage Agaiest An Overwhelm Ing British Force Until It Was Taken By Storm, When. With More Than 100 Of His Soldiers, He Was Massacred By The Enemy. A ...
The Inquisition
Inquisition, The, Called Also The Holy Office, A Tribunal In The Roman Catholic Church For The Discovery, Repression, And Punishment Of Heresy, Unbelief, And Other Offenses Against Religion. From The Very First Establishment Of Christianity As The Religion Of The Roman Empire, Laws, More Or Less Severe, Existed As In ...
The Kidneys
Kidneys, The, Are Two Glands Having For Their Office The Secretion Of The Urine. That This Office Or Function Is Of Extreme Importance Is Sufficiently Shown By The Facts That If, In Consequence Of Disease, It Is Altogether Suspended In The Human Subject, Even For A Day Or Two, Death ...
The Larynx
Larynx, The (gr. Larynx), Is The Organ Of Voice, And Takes A Part In The Respiratory Process, As All Air Passing Either To Or From The Lungs Must Pass Through It. It Is A Com Plex Piece Of Mechanism, Resembling A Box Composed Of Pieces Of Cartilage, Which May Be ...
The Legion
Legion, The Tnuxnenuso (lat. Legio Fulminatrix), A Legion Of Tire Roman Army Which Is The Subject Of A Well-known Miraculous Legend. During Marcus Aurelius's War With The Mardomanui (174 A.d.), His Army, According To This Narrative, Being Shut Up In A Mountainous Defile, Was Reduced To Great Straits By Want ...