Esimius Ubbo
Esimius Ubbo, Was Born At Gretba, In East Friesland, In 1547. His Father Was A Clergyman Of The Lutheran Communion. Emmius Studied At Bremen, Rostock, And Lastly At Geneva, Where Ha Became Intimate With Beza. Ho Afterwards Returned To His Native Country, And In 1589 Was Made Rector Of The ...
Esprit Flecliier
Fle'cliier, Esprit, Born In 1632 At Pomo; Near Carpentras, Studied In The College Of The Fathers Of The Christian Doctrine,' Of Which Congregation His Maternal Uncle Was Then The Superior. Being Ordained, He Went To Paris, And Became Preceptor To A Young Gentle Man. He Made Himself Favourably Known By ...
Esther
Esther Was The Orphan Cousin And Adopted Daughter Of Mordecai, Descended From A Benjamite Family Of The Babylonian Captives Of Nebu Chadnezzar (esther, Ii. 5-7). The Place Of Her Residence Was In The City Shusan, Or Sum, Now Sus (not Shuster, As Stated By Dr. Adam Clarke —seer Trans. Geog. ...
Ethelred I
Ethelred I. (called Also Edelred And Ethered), King Of Wessex And Head Of The Heptarchy, Was The Third Surviving Eon Of King Ethelwulf, Who In Hie Will (ratified By The Witan) Appointed Ethelred To Succeed To The Throne Immediately After His Eldest Brother Ethel Bald ; He Did Not However ...
Etherege
Etherege, Sometimes Written Etheridge, Sir George, Born About 1636, Was A Distinguished Wit And Dramatic Writer Of The Reign Of Charles Il According To The Usual Routine Of A Gentleman's Education At That Time, He Studied Law At An Ion Of Court And Travelled. In 1661 He Made His First ...
Eti E Nne Stepiiens
Eti E Nne. [stepiiens.] Et L'y, William, R.a., Was Born At York, March 10, 1787. His Father Rented A Mill Iu The Vicinity, And Kept A Baker's Shop In The City ; And The Boy Assisted In The Shop Till He Was Of Age To Be Put To Learn A ...
Etienne Bonnot De Condillac
Condillac, Etienne Bonnot De, Was Born At Grenoble In 1715, And Was Distinguished At An Early Age For His Taste For Meta Physical Inquiries. The Works Of Locke Chiefly Attracted His Attention, And Were The Cause Of His Publishing, In 1746, His Easel Our L'origine Des Connoissances Humaines,' A Work ...
Etienne Cabet
Cabet, Etienne, Leader Of The French Communists, Or Icariens, Was Born At Dijon, January 2, 1788. Ilia Father, A Cooper In That City, Give Him A Liberal Education ; In Due Time Ho Was Admitted A Member Of The Bar; And He Appears To Have Early Acquired Some Practice. In ...
Etienne Francois De Lantier
Lantier, Etienne-francois De, Was Born At Marseille, September 1, 1734. Although Passionately Attached To Literature, Lantier Did Not Appear As An Author Till 1778, Wheu His Comedy Of The L'impatient ' Was Performed After Having Been Retained In Manu Script For Three Years. Notwithstanding The Very Sinister Predictions Of Some ...
Etienne Moria Falconet
Falconet, Etienne-moria, Was Born In 1716, Of Poor Parents, At Vivay In Switzerland. Ilis Parents Early Removed To Paris, And There He Studied Sculpture Under Lemolne, Whom He Soon Surpassed. Ile Executed Several Groups And Statues, Which Are At Paris, In The Church Of St. Roch, In The Musde Des ...
Etii Elred Il
Etii Elred Il, Surnamed The Unready, King Of The Anglo-saxons, Was The Youngest Son Of King Edgar, By Lie Second Wife, The Infamous Elfrida. On The Murder By Elfrida Of His Elder Brother, Edward The Martyr, Iu 973, He Was Reluctantly Acknowledged As King By The Witan,in The Absence Of ...
Etiielivulf
Etiielivulf Was The Son Of Egbert, Whom He Succeeded In The Throne Of Wessex And The Supremacy Over The Other States Of The Ileptarchy, In 836. The Provinces Of Kent, Essex, And Sussex, Which Egbert Had Conquered And Annexed To His Dominions, And Also That Of Surrey, Which Had Hitherto ...
Euclid Of Alexandria
Euclid Of Alexandria. A Writer Who Has Given His Own Name To A Science Cannot Be Fairly Treated Of In Any Other Place Than Its History. We Shall Therefore Devote Tho Present Article To Such An Imperfect Sketch Of The Early Progress Of Tho Science Of Geometry As Its Meagre ...
Eudocia
Eudo'cia, Daughter Of Leontius, An Athenian Sophist, Was Called Athenais Before Her Baptism. She Was Celebrated For Her Beauty, And Also For Her Learning, Baring Been Carefully Iostrected By Her Father In Literature And The Sciences. After Her Father', Death, Being Deprived By Her Brothers Of All Share In The ...
Eugenics Iv
Eugenics Iv., Gabriel° Condulmero, A Native Of Venice, Suc Ceeded Martin V. In March 1431. His Was A Most Stormy Pontificate. He Drove Away The Powerful Family Of Colonna, Including The Nephews Of The Late Pope, From Rome, Charging Them With Haviug Enriched Themselves At The Expense Of The Papal ...
Eumenes
Eu'menes, Of Cardin, A Town In The Thracian Chersonese, Was An Important Actor Iu The Troubled Times Which Followed The Death Of Alexander The Great. [alexander Iii; Antipater ; Arrrideus ; Perdiccas.] Being Early Taken Into The Service Of Philip Of Macedon, He Served Him For Seven, And Alexander For ...
Eunapius
Euna'pius, A Byzantine Historian And Sophist, Was Born At Sardes, In Lydia, In, 347. He Began His Studies Under Chrysanthius The Sophist, By Whose Advice He Is Said To Have Composed The Lives Of Some Philosophers And Physicians. In His Sixteenth Year He Left Asia For Athens To Attend The ...
Euoes1us Ii
Euoes1us Ii., Is Native Of Rome, Succeeded Paschal L Lu 824, In The Midst Of Great Disorder Which Occurred At Rome Owing To The Corrupt State Of Society And Mal•admioiatration Of That City. To Reform Them, The Emperor, Louis The Good, Sent His Son Lotharius To Rome. Who Corrected Many ...
Eupolis
Eu'polis, A Writer Of The Old Comedy, Was Born At Athens About The Year P.c. 446 (clinton's' Fasti Hellcnici; Ii. P. 63), And Was There Fore A Contemporary Of Aristophanea, Who Was In All Probability Born A Year Or Two After. The Time And Manner Of His Death Are Involved ...
Euritides
Euritides Of Athens Is Said To Have Been Born At Salamis In The Year B.c. 480, On The Day Of The Great Victory Obtained Over The Fleet Of Xerxes. His Father Mneearchus And His Mother Clito Were Among The Refugees Driven To Salamis By The Progress Of The Invading Army. ...
Euseb1us
Euseb1us, Bishop Of Nicomedia, Was Born About 324, And Was Related On His Mother's Side To The Emperor Julian. Before He Was Made Bishop Of Nicomedia He Had Held The Bishoprio Of Berytus, Or Beyrout, In Syria, At The Council Of Nicrea He Joined With Eusebius Of Cesarea In Advocating ...
Euseb1us_2
Euse'b1us, Manor Or Emma In Plunnicia, Was Born About The End Of The 3rd Century In The Neighbourhood Of Edessa, And Belonged To A Very Illustrious Family. Lie Wee From His Early Youth Instructed In The Principles Of The Christian Religion, And Had The Most Distin Guished Teachers Of The ...
Eutocius
Euto'cius, A Greek Mathematician Of Ascalon In Palestine, Who Flourished About 550. He Was Pupil Of Isidorus, The Architect Who Designed And Chiefly Built The Celebrated Church (now The Mosque) Of St. Sophia At Constantinople ; And He Became Ultimately One Of The Most Distinguished Geometricians Of His Time. It ...
Eutyches
Eutyches, The Reputed Founder Of The Eutychians, A Sect Of Christians Which Began In The East In The 5th Century, Though The Opinions Attributed To Eutyches Are Said To Have Existed Before (' De Eutyohianismo Ante Eutychen ' By Christ. Aug. Selig., And Also Assemani, 'bibliotheca Orientalist Tom. L, P. ...
Evagoras
Eva'goras, King Of Salamis In The Island Of Cyprus, From B.o. 410 To 375. His Family, The Teucridnet, Had Been Deprived Of The Govern Ment Of Salamis By A Phronician, Al:ay-mon, Who, With The Viow Of Securing Himself Against The Greeks, Placed His Usurped Kingdom Under The Protection Of Persia, ...
Everard Digby
Digby, Everard, Was Born In 1581 Of An Ancient, Honourable, And Wealthy Family. His Father, Who Was A Roman Catholic And A Man Reputed For Learning, Died In 1592, Leaving The Estates At Tilton And Drystoke In Rutlandahira To His Son, The Charge Of Whose Education He Had Committed To ...
Evliya
Evliya, A Celebrated Turkish Traveller, Generally Spoken Of As Evliva Effendi, Was Born At Constantinople In The Year 1020 Of The Hegira, Answering To A.d. 1611. The Circumstances Of His Parentage Are Characteristic. His Mother Was A Slave From The Abaza Tribe On The Black Sea, Who Was Sent When ...
Evreniond Charles De St
Evreniond. Charles De St. Denys, Seianeur De St. Evre Aiond, Was Born April 1, 1613, At St.-denys.le-guast, Near Coutances Iu Normandy. He Entered The Army Early, And By His Literary Talents And Sprightly Wit, As Well As Bravery, Acquired The Friendship Of Tureune, Cond6, And Other Of The Most Distinguished ...
Ezekiel
Ezekiel, The Prophet, Was Partially Contemporaneous With Jere Miah, And Is One Of The Prophets Called The Greater,' A Distinction Which Relates To The Comparative Magnitude And Importance Of Their Books. He Was A Priest, The Son Of Buzi (1. 3), And, According To The Account Of His Life, Ascribed ...
Ezra
Ezra, The Author Of The Canonical Book Bearing His Name, And, As Ls Supposed, Of The Two Books Of Chronicles And The Book Of Esther. Ezra, Esdras, Or Eadra, In The Hebrew Signifies Help,' Or 'succour.' His Genealogy Up To Aaron Is Given In Chap. Vii. 1-5. In Verses 6 ...
F M Grimm
Grimm, F. M., Baron, Was Born At Ratisbon, In 1723, Of Poor Pareuta, Who Gave Him However An Excellent Education. Having Finished His Studies He Published A Tragedy Called Banise,' Which Proved A Complete Failure. He Afterwards Accompanied A Young Count Schtinburg To Leipzig And To Paris, Where He Became ...
Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius
Fulge'ntius, Fabius Claudius Gordianus, Bishop Of Ruapina, A Town On The Coast Of Africa, Was Born About A.d. 464. His Father Gordianus, Who Was A Senator Of Carthage, Was Obliged To Leave His Native City During The Persecutious Of The Vandals, And Retired To Telepte, In The Province Of Byzacium, ...
Fabius Maximus
Fa'bius Ma'ximus And The Fabii Family. The Fabil Were A Numerous And Powerful Gene Or Patrician House Of Ancient Rome, Which Became Subdivided Into Several Families Or Branches Distinguished By Their Respective Cognomina, Such As Fabii Maximi, Fabii Auffiusti, Fabii Vibulanii, &c. They Were Of Sabine Origin, And Settled On ...
Falconer William
Falconer. William, Was Born About 1730, Being One Of A Large Family, All Of Whom, Except Himself, Were Deaf And Dumb. When Very Young, Ho Served His Apprenticeship On Board A Merchantman, And Was Afterwards Eecond-mate Of A Vessel In The Levant Trade, Which Was Shipwrecked On The Coast Of ...
Family Of Czartoryski
Czartoryski, Family Of. The Czartoryski Family Is Descended From Korygello, One Of The Sons Of Olgerd, The Founder Of The Jagellonian Dynasty Of Poland. A Eon Of Korygelln, Having In The Early Part Of The 15th Century Become Possessor Of A Domain Called Czartorya, Assumed The Name Of Czartoryski. His ...
Faria E Sousa
Faria E Sousa, A Portuguese Escudero, And A Writer On Various Subjects, Chiefly In The Spanish Language, Was Born In 1590, In A Country Residence Called Caravella, Iu The Province Of Entre Minh° E Douro. His Talents Were So Precocious, That In 1600 He Attended The Lectures Of His Father ...
Farnese
Farne'se, The Name Of A Noble Family Of Modern Rome, Who Were Originally Feudatories Of The Territory Of Farneso And Montalto, Iu The Papal State, Eouth-west Of The Lake Of Bulsena, And Near The Borders Of Tuscany. The Splendour Of This Family Was Greatly Increased By The Exaltation Of Cardinal ...
Fayette La Lafayette
Fayette La. [lafayette.] Fedeiti'ci Camillo, An Italian Dramatic Writer Of Note, Whose Real Name, Giovanni Battista Viassolo, Is, Like That Of Poquelin (moliere), Quite Lost In That Which He Assumed On Joining A Company Of Actors And Beginning To Write For The Stage, And Which He Took From The Title ...
Feast Of Tabernacles
Tabernacles, Feast Of (nizqrj Loprb Cruialo, Oitaryfa), Was The Last Of The Three Great Annual Festivals Of The Israelites Which Required The Presence Of All The People In Jerusalem (exod. Xxiii., 16; Levit. Xxiii. 34 ; Numb. Axis. 12 ; Dent. Xvi. 13). Its Object Was To Commemorate The Dwelling ...
Fedor I Vanovich
Fedor I Vanovich, The Last Czar Of Russia Of The Dynasty Of Ruric, Ascended The Throne In 1584, After The Death Of His Father, The Celebrated Tyrant Ivan Vasilevich. He Was Weak Iu Body Aud Mind; But The Affairs Of The Government Were Conducted By Godoonoff During Hia Reign, Which ...
Feith
Feith, Ithynvis, • Dutch Poet Of High Reputation, Was Born On The Ith Of February 1753 At Zwollo, The Chief Town Of The Province Of Ovary's-el, In Which The Family Had Been A Noted One Since The Time Of Everard Frith, A Distinguished Classical Scholar, Who Flourished In The Sixteenth ...
Felice Giardfn1
Giardfn1, Felice, One Of The Greatest Violinists Of The Last Century, Who Contributed Largely To An Improved Manner Of Perform Ing In England, Was Born At '1'urin, In 1716, And Catered As A Chorister In The Cathedral At Milan, Where Ho Received His Elementary Education In Singing, On The Harpsichord, ...
Felicia Dorothea Hesians
Hesians, Felicia Dorothea, Was Born September 25th 1704, At Liverpool, Where Her Father, Whose Name Was Browne, Was Engaged In Mercantile Pursuits. Lie Was A Native Of Ireland ; Her Mother Was An Englishwoman, But Was Descended From A Venetian Family Through Her Father, Who Was Commercial Agent At Liverpool ...
Felicite Robert Lamenna1s
Lamenna1s, Felicite-robert, Abbfi De, The Son Of A Ship Owner Of Saint•malo, Was Born At That Port, On The 6th Of June 1782. Prevented By The Turbulence Of The Times From Being Sent To School, At The Usual Ago, He Received From His Elder Brother His First Lessons In Latin, ...
Ferdinand Freiligrath
* Freiligrath, Ferdinand, A Distinguished German Poet, Was Born June 17, 1810, At Detmold, In The German Principality Of Lippe. His Father Was A Teacher, And Gave Him His First Instruction. He Afterwards Studied In The Gymnasium Of His Native Town. In 1825 He Was Placed In The Counting-house Of ...
Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I. Of Austria, Younger Brother Of Charles V. Was Born In 1503. He Was Elected King Of The Romans During His Reign, And Succeeded Him As Emperor In Consequence Of The Abdication Of Charles, Which Was Sanctioned By The Diet Of The Empire Iu 1558. Ferdinand Had Married, In ...
Ferdinand I Of Aostria
[ferdinand I. Of Aostria.] From This Time The House Of Austria Was Divided Into Two Great Branches, The Successors Of Charles V., Or The Spanish Breach, And Those Of Ferdinand, Or The German Branch. Ferdinand I. Died In 1564, Leaving His Eldest Son, Maximilian, As Arch Duke Of Austria, And ...
Ferdinand I_2
Ferdinand I. Of Naples Was The Natural Son Of Alfonso V. Of Aragon And Of Sicily. His Father Obtained Of The Neapolitan Barons In Parliament Assembled, In 1442, The Acknowledgment Of Ferdinand As Duke Of Calabria And Heir To The Crown Of Naples, Thus Securing To His Favourite And Only ...
Ferdinand Ii
Ferdinand Ii. Of Austria, Son Of Charles, Duke Of Styria, And Grandson Of Ferdinand L, Succeeded His Cousin Matthias In 1619. But The States Of Bohemia, Who Were Already In Open Revolt Against Matthias, Both From Political And Religious Grievances, Refused To Acknowledge Ferdinand, And Declared The Throne Vacant. Count ...
Ferdinand Iv
Ferdinand Iv. Of Naples, Afterwards Styled Ferdinand L Of The United Kingdom Of The Two Siciliea, Born In January 1751, Was The Son Of Don Carlos Of Bourbon, King Of The Two Sicilies, Afterwards Charles Iii. Of Spain. The Life Of Ferdinand Is Remarkable, Not So Much On Account Of ...
Ferdinand V
Ferdinand V. Of Castile And 11. Of Aragon, Non Of John Il 01 Aragon, Marrleil In 1460 Lobelia, Daughter Of John Ii. Of Castile, And Helm!. To That Crown, By Whom Ho Had Several Daughter's, One Of Whom Mama' Emmanuel, King Of Portugal ; Another, Cethermo, Was Mar Nett To ...
Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix
* Delacroix, Ferdinand-victor-eugene, A Celebrated French Painter, Was Born At Charenton-saiut-maurice, Near Paris, On The 26th Of April 1799. His Father, Charles Delacroix De Constant, Was A Somewhat Prominent Member Of The Convention From The Trial Of Louis Xvi. Down To The Death Of Robespierre, When He Was A Member ...
Ferdinand Vl
Ferdinand Vl, Eldest Son Of Philip V. Of Bourbon, King Of Spain, Succeeded His Father In 1746. He Made Several Useful Reforms In The Administration, And Gave Encouragement To Commerce And Manufactures. He Had The Character Of A Good And Prudent Prince, Willing To Administer Impartial Justice, And To Redress ...
Ferdinando Galiani
Galia'ni, Ferdinando, Was Born At Chieti, In The Abruzzo, In 1728, And Studied At Naples, Where He First Attracted Attention By Some Humorous Compositions Which He Published Nnder An Assumed Name, To Ridicule Certain Pedantic Academician. (' Componlmeuti Varii Per La Morns Di Domenico Jannaccone Carnefice Della Gran Corte (fella ...
Ferencz Kazinczy
Kazinczy, Ferencz, Or Francis, The Most Active And Suc Cessful Contributor To The Restoration Of Hungarian Literature And The Hungarian Language, Was Born On The 27th Of October 1759, At Er Semlybn, In The County Of Bihar. For The First Ten Years Of His Life He Resided With His Parents, ...
Ferencz Or Francis Kolcsey
Kolcsey, Ferencz Or Francis, An Hungarian Poet, Critic, And Orator Of The First Eminence, Was Born At Sza-demeter, In The County Of Middle Szolook In Transylvania, On The 8th Of August 1790. Ile Was Sent When Five Years Old To The Calvinistic School At Dcbreczin, Where He Acquired An Excellent ...
Fermin Caballero
Caballero, Fermin, A Spanish Author, Journalist, And V Man, Was Born In 1800, Of Poor Labouring Parents, Who Exerted Themselves To Procure Him A Superior Education. He Showed Very Early A Predilection For Geographical Studies, And At The Age Of Fourteen Had Produced A Plan Of His Native Town, Barajas ...
Finn Jonsson
Jonsson, Finn (known Also By The Latin Name Of Pinnu8 Jobannxiss), The Historian Of The Icelandic Church And Literature, Was Born On The 16th Of January 1704 At Ifitardal In Iceland, Where His Father, Jon Lialdorsson, Was Minister. After Receiving The Olemouts Of Eduoation From His Father, Who Had Formerly ...
Flanius Justinianus
Justinia'nus, Flanius, Born Near Sardica In Mcesia In 482 Or 483 Of Obscure Parents, Was Nephew By His Mother's Side To Justinus, Afterwards Emperor. The Elevation Of His Uncle To The Imperial Throne In 518 Decided The Fortune Of Justinian, Who, Having Been Educated At Constantinople, Had Given Proofs Of ...
Flaviijs Valerius Constan Tun
Constan Tun Us, Fla!viijs Vale'rius, Called The Great, The Son Of Constantlus Chlorue, Was Born In A.d. 274. Lie Was Brought Up At The Court Of Diocletian, And Served Early With The Armies In Various Expeditions. Being In Britain At The Time Of His Father's Death, He Was Proclaimed Emperor ...
Flavius Claudius Jovianus
Jovia'nus, Fla'vius Clau'dius, Born 4.1) 331, Was The Son Of Veronianus, Of An Illustrious Family Of Mosaics, Who Had Filled Im Portant Offices Under Constantius. Jovianus Served In The Army Of Julian In His Uulueky Expedition Against The Persians, And When That Emperor Was Killed, In 363, The Soldiers Proclaimed ...
Flavius Clvudius Julianus
Julia'nus, Fla'vius Cl.vudius (' The Apostate '), Son Of Julius Constantius, Brother Of Constantine The Great, Was Born At Constantinople, November 17, 331. After Constantine's Death, The Soldiers Massacred The Brothers, Nephews, And Other Relatives Of That Prince, In Order That The Empire Should Pass Undisputed To His Sous. Leo:is/wales.] ...
Florent Carton Dancourt
Dancourt, Florent Carton, A Popular French Dramatist And Actor Of The Times Of Louis Xiv., Was Born In 1661, And Studied At Paris Under The Jesuit Lamle. His Preceptor, Observing That His Talents Were Far From Ordinary, Wished Him To Devote Himself To The Religious Profession, But Dancourt Preferred The ...
Fontaine
Fontaine, Pierre-francois-leonard, Was Born At Pou Tole°, Department Of Seine-et-oise, Franco, In 1762, And Through A Life Of Unusual Duration, Was Associated With Many Of The Chief Buildiugs Of His Country. He Has Been Called The Father Of The Modern French School Of Architects—though This May Refer To His Years ...
Foraminifera
[foraminifera.] The Following Is M. D'orbigny's Division And Arrangement Of The Class Cephalopods, Including Both Recent And Fossil Genera :— Okp Order Of Exogenous I'lants. It Consists Of But One Genus, And That Of Only One Species. The Cephalofus Follientaris, Australian Pitcher-plant It Has The Following Essential Characters :—calyx Coloured, ...
Forbes
Forbes, Jo/in, • Divine And Polemical Writer, Second Son Of Patrick Forbes, Bishop Of Aberdeen, Was Born On The 2nd Of May 151'3. He Studied At Heidelberg And Sedan, And Returned To Scotland In 1619. In That Year He Was Appointed Professor Of Divinity In King's College, Aberdeen, An Office ...
Formosus
Formo'sus, Bishop Of L'orto, Was Raised To The See Of Rome In 891, After The Death Of Stephen V. He Had Acquired A Reputation For Learning And Piety, But Being In Opposition To John Viii. In The Matter Of The Election Of A New Emperor, That Pope Had Deposed Him ...
Forms Op Procedure
Forms Op Procedure. Meeting Of Parliament : Preliminary Proceedings.—on The Meeting Of A New Parliament It Is The Practice For The Lord Chancellor, With Other Peers Appointed By Commission Under The Great Seal For That Purpose, To Open The Parliament By Stating "that Her Majesty Will, As Soon As The ...
Foth
Foth Eltoill, John, Was Born Of A Quaker Family, On The 8th Of Mareh 1712, At Carr-end, Near Richmond, In Yorkshire. After Obtaining The Elements Of Education In The School Of Sedbergh, In The Same County, He Learned Pharmacy From An Apothecary Named Bartlett, And Then Proceeded To Edinburgh. Hare ...
Fourcroy
Fourcroy, Antoine-francols De, An Eminent French Chemist, Councillor Of State, Commander Of The Legion Of Honour, Member Of The Institute, And Of Most Of The Academies And Scientific Societies Of Europe, Professor Of Chemistry At The Museum Of Natural History, At The Faculty Of Medicine Of Paris, And At The ...
Fra Filippo Lippi
Lippi, Fra Filippo, A Celebrated Italian Painter And One Of The Most Distinguished Of The Quattrocentisti,' Was Horn At Florence In 1412. He Was The Sou Of Tornmaso Lippi, Who Died When Filippo Was Only Two Years Of Age. His Mother Died Soon After He Was Horn, And He Was ...
Fra Francesco Colonna
Colonna, Fra. Francesco, A Learned Dominican And Archi Tectural Writer Of The 15th Century, Was Author Of A Very Singular, Strangely Rhapsodical, Mystical, And Fantastical Work, With The Equally Fantastical Title Of 'llypuerounnechia L'oliphili,' First Printed By Aldus In 1499. This Extraordinary Production, Which Is A Sort Of Romance, Or ...
Fra Giovanni Da Fiesole
Fie'sole, Fra Giova'nni Da, Frequently Called, From His Character, Beata Angelico, Is One Of The Most Celebrated Of The Early Iradian Painters. His Real Name Was, According To Vasari, Giovanni Guido, And He Was A Distinguished Member Of The Brotherhood Of Predicant Monks At Fiesole. Hie Name Is However Variously ...
Fra Giovanni Giocondo
Giocondo, Fra Giovanni, An Italian Architect Of Verona, Was Born About The Middle Of The 15th Century. He Was Celebrated For His Almost Universal Acquit Ements, Was A Greek And Latin Scholar, A Theologian, Philosopher, And Engineer, And Was Skilled Iu Perspective And In Decoration, Especially In In-laid Wood-work. He ...
Fracastoro
Fracasto'ro, Ill Eho'nymus, One Of The Most Learned Mon Of His Time, As Well As One Of The Best Modern Latin Poets, Was Born At Verona, In 1483, Of En Ancient Family. From His Earliest Youth He Applied Himself To The Study Of The Science., Particularly To Medicine, And He ...