John Armstrong
Armstrong, John, A Physician, Known For His Po Etry, And A Poet Known For Writing On The Difficult Sub Ject Of Physic, Was The Son Of A Clergyman At Castleton, In Roxburgshire, And Born At That Place About The Year 1709. He Was Distinguished At Edinburgh, Where He Studied Physic, ...
John Bacon
Bacon, John, An Eminent English Sculptor, Was Born In The Year 1740. His Father, Who Was A Cloth Worker In Descended From An Ancient Family In Shropshire. Though, In The Age Of Child Hood, Bacon Discovered A Propensity For Drawing, Bit First Opportunity Of Exercising It Was On Bc Coming ...
John Baptist Homan N
Homan N, John Baptist, An Eminent German Geo Grapher And Mechanic, And A Very Excellent Engraver Of Maps, Was Born At Kamlach, A Village Of Suabia, On The 20th Of March, 1663. His Parents, Who Were Catholics, Intended That He Should Embrace The Monastic Life ; But Having Repaired At ...
John Baptist Louis Rome
Rome' De L'isle, John Baptist Louis, A Cele Brated French Crystallographer, Was Born At Gray, In Pranche•comte, In 1736. At A Very Early Period Of His Life He Went To India, As Secretary To A Corps Of En Gineers. The Period Of His Return Is Not Known, But In 1757 ...
John Baptiste Bourguignon D
Anville, John Baptiste Bourguignon D', One Of The Most Celebrated Geographers Of The Last Century, Was Born At Paris On The 1 Lth Of July, 1697. In The Earlier Part Of His Life, He Exhibited A Peculiar Talent For Geographical Research ; And Even, In The Course Of His Education, ...
John Baptiste Michael Bucquet
Bucquet, John Baptiste Michael, A Celebrated Chemist, Was Born At Paris On The 18th Of February 1746. After Distinguishing Himself In The Course Of His Educa Tion At School, He Was Sent By His Father, Who Was An Ad Vocate, To Study The Profession Of The Law. His Attention, However, ...
John Bayer
Bayer, John, A German Astronomer And Law Yer, Who Flourished About The End Of The 16th And Beginning Of The 17th Centuries, And Who Is Celebra Ted As The Author Of The First Celestial Atlas Of Any Importance, And Of A Valuable Improvement In The Pomcnelature Of The Stars, Which ...
John Brown
Brown, John, (dl. D.) A Very Extraordinary Me Dical Theorist, Was Born About The End Of 1735, Or The Beginning Of 1736, At The Village Of Lintlaws, Or Pres Ton, In The Parish Of Buncle, In Berwickshire. His Fa Ther Certainly Moved In No Higher Rank Than That Of A ...
John Cassini
Cassini, John Dommoue, A Celebrated French Astronomer, Was Born At Perinaldo, In The County Of Nice, On The Gth Of June, 1625, And Was Descended From A Has Ranked Among The Senatorial Families Of Sienna Since The Time Of Cardinal Cassini, Who Was Archbishop Of That City Lb 1426. After ...
John Charles Borda
Borda, John Charles, .a French Mathematician And: Natural Philosopher, Was At Dax, In The Department Of The Landes, On The 4th Of May 1733: His Mother Was Maria Theresa-de Lacroix, And His Father Was John Anthony Borda; Whose Ancestors Had Acquired Considerable In The French Army. The Subject Of The ...
John Chrysost011 Wolfgang Theo
Mozart, John Chrysost01.1 Wolfgang Theo Primus, A Celebrated Composer, Was Born At Salzburg, In Bavaria, On The 17th Of January, 175 6. From The Earliest Age He Testified The Strongest Predilection For Music, Which Induced His Father, Who Was Organist Of The Prince's Chapel, To Discontinue The Instruction Of Others, ...
John Churchill
Churchill, John, Duke Of Marlborough, The Most Successful General In English History, Was The Son Of Sir Winston Churchill, And Was Horn At Ashe In De Vonshire In 1650. The Course Of His Early Education Has Not Been Accurately Recorded, And It Is Probable, That He Had Acquired Little Beyond ...
John Edwards
Edwards, John, A Learned English Divine, Was Born At Hertford In The Year 1637 ; And Was The Son Of The Rev. Thomas Edwards, A Conformist In Profession, But A Zealous Presbyterian In Principle, Who Wrote Many Polemical Pieces, And Who (lied In Holland In 1647. John Received His Grammatical ...
John Flamstead
Flamstead, John, A Celebrated Astronomer, Was Born, According To Some, In The Village Of Denby, In The County Of Derby, On The 19th Of August 1646, Although Others Maintain That He Was Born In The Town Of Del By. The Registers Of Both Of These Parishes Were Examined In Order ...
John Gay
Gay, John, A Celebrated English Poet, Was Born In 1688, At Or Near Barnstaple, And Descended Of An Ancient Family, Long Possessed Of The Manor Of Goldworthy In Devonshire. He Was Educated By Mr Luck, The Schoolmaster Of Barnsta Ple, A Teacher Of Good Reputation, Who Cultivated A Taste For ...
John Gregory
Gregory, John, Dr, An Eminent Physician, Was Born At Aberdeen On The 3d Of June 1724, And Was The Young Est Child Of Dr James Gregory, Professor Of Medicine In King's College, Aberdeen, By His Second Wife, Anne Chal Mers, The Only Daughter Of The Rev. Principal Chalmers Of King's ...
John Henry Lainibert
Lainibert, John Henry, An Eminent German Philo Sopher, Was Born At Slii Lhauscn, In The Sundgau, On The 29th Of August, 1728. He Was Descended From A Family Which Had Emigrated Fiont France, During The Religious Peisccutions After The Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantes. Notwithstanding His Early Disposition Fur ...
John Howard
Howard, John, The Celebrated Philanthropist, Was Born At Enfield, About The Year 1727. His Father Was Originally An Upholsterer In Long-lane, Smithfield ; But, Having Acquired A Handsome Fortune, Had Retired From Business Several Years Before His Death. He Was A Strict Protestant Dissenter ; And, Wishing That His Son ...
John Huss
Huss, John, The Celebrat, D Reformer And Founder Of The Sect Called Hussites, Was Born At Hussinez, A Village In Bohemia, About The Year 1376, And Received His Education At The University Of Prague, Where He Took His Degrees Of M A. And B. D. And At Length Became Minister ...
John Law
Law, John, Comptroller-general Of The Finances Of France., Was The Son Of William Law, Goldsmith And Banker In Edinburgh, And Proprietor Of The Lands Of Lauriston, In The Parish Of Cramond. He Was Born At Edinburgh, On The 21st Of April, 1671. During Period Of Puberty, And For Some Considerable ...
John Lf Alembert
Alembert, John Lf. Roan D', One Of The Most Il Lustrious Mathematicians And Literary Characters Of The 18th Century, Was Born At Paris On The 17th November, 1717. Being Exposed By His Mother, Madame De Ten Cin, Near The Church Of St Jean Le Rond, Irom Which He Derives His ...
John Michaelis
Michaelis, John Atvin, A Celebrated German Theologian And Biblical Critic, Was Born At In Lower Saxony, On The 27th Of February, 1717. He Received The Rudiments Of His Education At The School Of The Orphan House, And Was Chiefly Indebted For His In Struction In Classical Literature To His Father, ...
John Millar
Millar, John, Professor Of Law In The University Of Glasgow, Was Born On The 22d Of June, 1735, In The Parish Of Shotts, Of Which His Father, Mr. James Millar, Was Then Minister. His Mother Was The Daughter Of Mr. Hamilton Of \vestburn, A Gentleman Of Considera Ble Estate In ...
John Playfair
Playfair, John, A Celebrated Scotch Mathematician And Natural Philosopher, Was The Eldest Son Of The Rev. James Playfair, Minister Of The United Parishes Of Liff And Benvie, In The County Of Forfar. He Was Born At I3envie, On The 10th Of March, 1743 ; And After Receiving A Classi Cal ...
John Racine
Racine, John, A Celebrated French Poet, Was Born At Ferre Anion, In 1639. Racine Received His Education At The Convent Of Port-royal, In The Neigh Bourhood Of Paris ; And After Studying Philosophy At The College Of Harcourt, He Began His Career As A T Au Thor By Publishing An ...
Joi1n Colbert
Colbert, Joi1n Bafriste, Marquis Sagnclai, An Eminent Statesman Of France, Whose Family Was Originally From Scotland, Was Born At Rheims, In 1619. Ile Dis Played, At A Very Early Age, An Uncommon Partiality For Commercial And Financial Speculations. Ile Read With Avidity All The Ablest Works On These Favourite Subjects, ...
Joiin Horne Tooke
Tooke, Joiin Horne, A Celebrated English Au Thor, Was Born In Westminster In June 1736, And Was The Third Son Of A Poulterer In Newport Mar Ket. From Westminster School He Went To Eton, Where He Remained Five Or Six Years, And At Which He Lost One Of His Eyes. ...
Jonathan Edwards
Edwards, Jonathan, An Eminent American Di Vine, Was Born At Windsor In Connecticut In October 1703 ; And Entered Yale College In 1716, Where He Re Ceived The Degree Of Bachelor Of Arts, Before Lie Was Fully Seventeen Years Of Age. He Gave Very Early Indi Cations Of His Genius ...
Jonathan Swift
Swift, Jonathan, D. D. The Illustrious Dean Of St. Patrick's, Was Born In Dublin On The 30th Of November 1667. The House, (no. 7, Hoey's Court) In Which He First Saw The Light, Is Still Pointed Out With Reverence. He Was A Posthumous Child, His Father, Of The Same Name, ...
Jones
*jones, Bic°, An Eminent Architect, Was The Son Of Ignatius Jones, A Clothworker, And Was Born In London About The Year 1572. • At An Early Age He Became Appren Tice To A Joiner ; The Nature Of Whose Work Required Some Knowledge Of Drawing. In This Situation Young Jones ...
Jordaens
Jordaens, Jacon, A Celebrated Dutch Painter Of His Torical And Ailegenical Subjects, And Bacchanallans, Was Born At Antwerp In The Year 1594: Nothing Remarkable Concerning His Parentage Has Been Prase' Ted ; But At An Early Age He Became A Pupil Ol Adam Van Ourt, A Native Of The Same ...
Jordan
Jordan, A Celebrated River Of Asia In Palestine, Which Has Been Venerated Trout The Most Remote Ages By Jews, Christians, And Mahometans. No River In The Whole Uni Verse Perhaps Has Attracted So Much Notice, The Ganges Excepted; Yet Both Its Source And Its Efflux Have Proved The Most Embarrassing ...
Joseph Addison
Addison, Joseph, A Poet And Unsex] Lancous Writer, Was Born On The 1st Of May, 1672, And Men Of Asthma, Combined With Dropsy, On The 17th Of June, A. D. 1719. Being A Weakly Child, And Thought Not Likely To Live, Lie Was Baptized The Very Day On Which He ...
Joseph Butler
Butler, Joseph, A Prelate Of The Greatest Distinc Tion In The Church Of England. Was A Native Of \vantage In Berkshire. His Life, Like That Of Most Literary Charac Ters, Affords But Few Events Remarkable Either For Their Singularity Or Their Variety. But On This, As On Many Other Occasions, ...
Joseph Haydn
Haydn, Joseph, The Most Celebrated Composer Of Mu Sic Among The Moderns, Was The Son Of A Wheelwright, And Born In 1732 At Rohrau In Austria, 36 Miles From Vi Enna Towards The Hungarian Frontier. His Father, Though Ignorant Of The Principles Of Music, Which Are Much More Generally Disseminated ...
Joseph Jerome Le Francais
Lalande, Joseph Jerome Le Francais, A Cele Brated French Astruhonter, Was Horn At Bones; In Bresse, In The Department Of The Ain, On The 1 Ith July 1732. At The Early Age Of Six, He Was Anxious To Know How The Stars Were Attached To The Firmament ; Two Years ...
Josephus
Josephus, The Jewish Historian, Was Horn In The First Year Of The Reign Of Caligula, A. D. 37, And Was Descended From One Of The Noblest Families In Judea. His Father Mathias Was Sprung From One Of The Principal Branches Of The Race Of The Priests, And His Motile: From ...
Joshua Barnes
Barnes, Joshua, Was The Son Of A Tradesman In London, Where He Was Born In The Year 1654. He Received His Grammatical Education At Christ's Hos Pital, And Was Admitted Into Emmanuel College At Cambridge In 1671. He Was Elected A Fellow In 1678 ; Took The Degree Of Bachelor ...
Josiah Wedgewood
Wedgewood, Josiah, The Celebrated Potter, Was Descended Of Respectable Parentage, Being A Younger Son Of A Person Of The Same Profession In Staffordshire,—and Was Born In The Month Of July 1730. His Education Was Not Very Liberal; And His Patrimony Was Small; But No Circumstances Could Easily Have Retarded His ...
Jour Alpiionsus Borelli
Borelli, Jour Alpiionsus, A Celebrated Ita Lian Physician And Anatomist; Was Born At Castel Nuovo, In The Kingdom Of Naples, On The 28th Of January 1608. Having Been Sent To Finish His Education At Rome, He Made Rapid Progress Under The Care Of Eastern, And Acquired Such A Reputation For ...
Jugurtha
Jugurtha, A Celebrated Numidian Prince, Was The Grandson Of Masinissa, The Faithful African Ally Of The Roman People, And Appears To Have Been Born About 152 Years Before The Christian Xra, And 600 After The Building Of Rome. He Was The Illegitimate Son Of Manastabal, The Youngest Son Of Masinissa ...
Julian
Julian, The Roman Emperor, Usually Called The Apos Tate, Was The Younger Son Of Constantius, The Brother Of Constantine The Great, And Was Born At Constantinople On The 6th Of November, A. D. 331. After The Death Of Con Stantine, In 337, Julian And His Brother Gallus Were With Difficulty ...
Julius Casar
Julius Casar. After He Had Attained The Supreme Power, The Senate Allowed Him To Place His Own Portrait On Coins—a Pri Vilege Which Had Never Before Been Enjoyed By Any Other Individual In His Lifetime. He Appears With A Lank Countenance, And A Bald Head ; On Which Last Account ...
Jun1us
Jun1us, Letters Of; A Series Of Political Letters Which Appeared In \voodfall's Public Advertiser, From The Year 1769 To 1772. These Lette•s,—written In A Style At Once Vigorous And Classical, Displaying An Extensive And Minute Acquaintance With The Measures Of Government, And The Character And Conduct Of The Politicians Of ...
Juno
Juno, In The Ancient Heathen Mythology, Was The Daughter Of Saturn And Rhea, Or Ops, The Sister And Wife Of Jupiter, Consequently The Chief Of The Female Deities, And Therefore Styled The Queen Of Heaven. She Was Born In The Island Of Samos, Where She Continued To Reside During Time ...
Jupiter
Jupiter, (zinc Flare?), The Supreme Deity, According To The Mythology Of The Ancient Pagans, And The Father And King Of Gods And Men. He Was The Son Of Saturn And Rhea, Or Ups ; And Was Born And Educated Upon Mount Ida, In The Island Of Crete. The Various Fabulous ...