Frances Kerma
Frances Kerma, The Fourth Child Of Roger Kemble, Was Born On The 23th Of Deoember 1759, In The City Of Hereford. She Also Became An Actress, And Performed In London ; But Having Become The Wife Of Mr. Francis Twits, Quitted The Stage. She Died In 1812, At Bath. Nazism! ...
Francesco Cancellieri
Cancellie'ri, Francesco, Born At Rome In 1751, After Studying In The Roman College Under The Jesuit Professors Cunich, L'ordars, And Zaccaria, Became Secretary To The Senator Rezzouico, And Ifterwards Librarian To The Learned Cardinal Antouelli, Prefect Of The Propaganda. In 1773 He Edited A Newly Discovered Fragment Of The Hat ...
Francesco Di Gentile Da
Fabria'no, Francesco Di Gentile Da, Commonly Called Ointile Da Faaniatco, Was Born At Fabriano, In The Mare Of Ancona, About 1370. He Was Instructed By His Father Niccolb In The Phsical And Mathematical Sciences, And Was Placed With Allegretto Di Zs Uzio, Called Orate Da Fsbriano, To Learn Painting. Gentile ...
Francesco Francia
Francia, Francesco, The Name By Which Francesco Raibolinl Is Known, And Which He Wrote Upon His Works, After The Name Of His Master The Goldsmith. Fronde Is One Of The Most Celebrated Of The Italian Painters, And The Most Perfect Iu His Style, The Imticcemoderno,' Or That Transition Style Between ...
Francesco Geminiani
Geminia'ni, Francesco, A Distinguished Composer And Violin Ist, Was Born At Lucca About 1680. The Foundation Of His Professional Knowledge Was Laid By Alessandro Scarlatti, But He Completed His Studies Under Corelli. England Was Then, M Now, The Place Of Attrac Tion For Foreign Musical Talent, And Geminiani Arrived In ...
Francesco Guicciardpni
Guicciardpni, Francesco, Born At Florence, In 1482, Of A Noble Family, Distinguished Himself Early In The Study Of The Law, Of Which Science He Was Made Professor In His Native City. In 1512 He Was Sent By His Countrymen Aa Ambassador To Ferdinand Of Aragon, Whose Arms Had Become Formidable ...
Francesco Saverio Clavigero
Clavi'gero, Francesco Saverio, Was Born At Vera Cruz, In Mexico, About 1720. He Entered The Order Of Jesuits, And Was Sent As Missionary Among The Indiana In Various Parts Of Mexico, Where He Says, In The Preface To His Work, Ha Spent Thirty-six Years, Visiting The Country In Every Direction, ...
Francice
Francice, A Celebrated German Philanthropist, Whose Life Presents A Striking Instance Of The Good Which Au Individual May Effect. Francke Was Born At Lubeck In 1663. He Made Such Rapid Progress In Learning That At The Age Of Foarteen He Was Fit To Enter The University, Where He Devoted Himself ...
Francis Godwin
Godwin, Francis, Son Of Thomas Godwin, Bishop Of Bath And Wells, Was Born At Haviogton, In Northamptonshire, In 1561. He Was Elected Student Of Christchurch College, Oxford, In 1578, While His Father Was Dean ; Became B.a. In 1580, M.a. In 1583, Rd. In 1593, And D.d. In 1595. His ...
Francis Grant
"grant, Francis, B.a., The Fashionable Portrait Painter, Is A Younger Son Of Francis Grant, The Laird Of Kilgraston, And Was Born About The Beginning Of The Present Century. Sir Walter Scott, Who Took A Warm Interest In Young Grant, Has Left In His Diary (march 26, 1831) The Following Account ...
Francis Grose
Grose, Francis, An Eminent English Antiquary, Was The Son Of Francis Grose, A Native Of Switzerland, Who, Settling In England, Followed The Trade Of A Jeweller, And Was Employed As Such In Fitting Up The Crown For The Coronation Of King George Ii. Francis Groso The Younger Was Born At ...
Francis Havesbee Or Hawksbee
Havesbee Or Hawksbee, Francis, Was Born In The Latter Part Of The 17th Century. The Exact Year Of His Birth Is Unknown, And Also That Of His Death ; But It Appears From The Minutes Of The Royal Society That He Was Admitted A Fellow Of That Body In 1705, ...
Francis Horner
Horner, Francis, Was Born On The 12th Of August 1778, In The City Of Edinburgh, Where His Father Was A Merchant. Ile Was Educated At The High School Of Edinburgh ; In 1792 He Matriculated At The University Of Edinburgh, Where He Pursued His Studies Till The Summer Of 1795. ...
Francis Hutcheson
Hutcheson, Francis, The Reviver Of Speculative Philosophy In Scotland, Was Born In Ireland, August 8th, 1694. His Father Was Minister To A Presbyterian Congregation. After Completing His Studies At Glasgow, Hutcheson Officiated For Some Time In A (limner Capacity In The North Of Ireland. In 1720 He First Became Known ...
Francis I
Francis I., Emperor Of Germany, Born In 1708, Was The Son Of Leopold Duke Of Lorraine, Who Was The Son Of Charles V. Of Lorraine, And Of Eleonora Maria, Daughter Of The Emperor Ferdinand Iii. Francis's Mother Was The Princess Of Orleans, Niece Of Louis Xiv. On The Death Of ...
Francis I
Francis I. Of France Was, Like Louis Xii., Descended From Charles The Wise Through Louis I., Duke Of Orleans. This Unfortunate Princo Was Assassinated By John, Duke Of Burgundy, And His Two Eons Were For A Long Period Prisoners To The English. The Younger Of The Two, John, Count Of ...
Francis Ii
Francis Ii. Of France, Born In 1543, Was The Eldest Son Of Henri Il And Of Catherine De' Medici. He Married, In 1553, Mary Stuart, Only Daughter Of James V. Of Scotland. On The Death Of His Father, 10th Of July 1559, Francis Became King, Being Then Sixteen Years Of ...
Francis Ii
Francis Ii., Emperor Of Germany, And L Of Austria, The Eldest Son Of Leopold Ii. And Of Maria Louisa Of Spain, Was Born At Florence In February 1763. At An Early Age He Was Sent To Vienna To Be Brought Up Under The Eyes Of His Uncle, Joseph Ii., Who ...
Francis Jeffrey
Jeffrey, Francis, Was Born In Edinburgh, On The 23rd Or October 1773, In The Upper Part Of A House Now Marked No. 7, Charlee-street, George-square. His Father, George Jeffrey, Was One Of The Depute Clerks Of The Court Of Session ; His Mother, Henrietta Loudoun, Was The Daughter Of A ...
Francis Olisson
Olisson, Francis, Was Born In 1597 At Rampisham In Dorset Shire; Was Admitted At Caine College, Cambridge, Of Which He Became Fellow ; And After Having Graduated In Medicine, And Been Elected A Fellow Of The College Of Physicians, Was Appointed Professor Of Physic In The University Of Cambridge, Which ...
Francis Ximenez De Cisneros
Cisneros, Francis Ximenez De (by The Spaniards Generally Called Cardinal Cisneros; But In Biographical And Other Works He Goes Under The Name Of Ximenez), A Celebrated Statesman And Patron Of Literature, A Cardinal And Primate Of Spain, Was Born In 1437 At Torre Laguna. In New Castile. He Studied At ...
Francisco Tadeo Calorarde
Calorarde, Francisco Tadeo. The Leading Minister Of The Speeds &awe For Ten Years Ender Ferdinand Vii., Was Born At The Tows El Val.', In Lower Aragon, On The 10th Of February 1773. Ills Parents Were So Poor, That When He Bream. A Student Of Law At The Isslrerilly Tiaregvem Be ...
Franciscus Junius
Ju'nius, Franciscus. There Are Two Learned Persons Of This Name, Father And Son. The Father Was A Protestant Minister In The Low Countries, Best Known By A Translation Of The Scriptures Into The Latin Tongue, In Which He Was Assisted By Tremellius, Whence It Is Usually Called The Version Of ...
Francois De Savoie Eugene
Eugene, Francois De Savoie, Commonly Called Prince Eugene, Was Paternally Descended, In The Third Degree, From The Ducal Hours Of Savoy, Bat Was A French Subject By Birth, Being A Younger Son Of The Comte De Seinen; And Born At Paris October 18, 1663. Ile Was Designed For The Church, ...
Francois Hotman
Hotman, Francois, Called Also By His Latinised Name 110t0 Manus, Was Born At Paris In 1524, Of A Family Originally From Silesia. He Studied Law In The University Of (heinle, And Afterwards Practiced At The Bar. About 1547 He Embraced The Reformed Religion, In Conse Quence, It Was Said, Of ...
Frank Forster
Forster, Frank, Civil Engineer, Was Born In The Year 1800, Near Newoultle-upon-tyne, And At An Early Age Was Put To Learn The Business Of A Colliery Viewer, Or Mining Agent. After Seine Years, Lie Was Intrusted With The Management Of Mining Works Near Swansea ; And He Was Afterwards Similarly ...
Franois Rsnp Chatraubriand
Chatraubriand, Fran(ois Rsnp., Viscount De, The Most Celebrated French Writer Of The Napoleon Era, Was Born At St. Male On September 4th, 176s, Being The Youngest Of Ten Children. He Was At First Intended For The Church, But After A Careful Education For That Calling, Be Entered The Army As ...
Frans Michael Franzan
Franzan, Frans-michael, An Eminent Modern Swedish Poet And Prosaiat, Was Born On The 9th Of February 1772 At Uleaborg, In Finland, At That Time A Province Of The Swedish Crown. Finland, Both Before And Since Its Compulsory Union With Russia, Has Been Fruitful Of Poets To Sweden, Though Possessed Of ...
Frederic Com3iandine
Com3iandine, Frederic, Both In 1509, At Urbino, Of A Good Family, Was At First In The Service Of Clement Vii., After Whose Death He Studied Medicine At Padua. Unsatisfied With The State Of This Science, He Applied Himself To Mathematics, And Finally Settled At Verona As The Instructor Of The ...
Frederic Goodall
* Frederic Goodall, The Son, Is A Painter Of History And Genre. Ile Was Born Iu London In September 1822. Llis Studies In Art Have Been Exclusively Directed By Hie Father; Aud So Early Had Young Goodall Acquired Mastery Over His Pencil, That When Only Fourteen He Received Commissions To ...
Frederic Hasselqwst
Hasselqwst, Frederic, A Swedish Naturalist, And Pupil Of Linnaeus, Was Born At Tornvalla, In East Gothland, On The 3rd Of January 1722, Old Style. His Father, Andrew Hasselquist, A Poor Curate, Having Died Young, Without Having Made Any Provision For His Family, His Wife's Brother, A Clergyman Of The Name ...
Frederick Augustus I
Frederick Augustus I., King Of Saxony, Eldest Son Of The Elector Frederick Christian, Born At Dresden On The 23rd Of December 1750, Succeeded His Father On The 17th Of December 1763, Under The Guardianship Of His Undo Prince Xavier, Till He Assumed The Govern Ment In 1765. In 1769 He ...
Frederick H
Frederick H., King Of Prussia, Distinguished By His Contem Poraries And Posterity By The Surname Of The Great, Was The Son Of Frederick William I. And Of Sophia Dorothea, Princess Of Hanover, And Was Born On The 24th January, 1712. He Passed The First Years Of His Youth Under The ...
Frederick Henry Jacobi
Ja'cobi, Frederick Henry, A Philosophical Writer Of Ger Many, Was Bora At Dusseldorf, In 1743. He Was Distinguished, Not So Much As The Author Of A Peculiar System Of Philosophy, As For The Critical Acumen And Forcible Eloquence With Which He Detected And Exposed The Incoherences And Defects Of The ...
Frederick I
Frederick I., Emperor Of Germany, Surnamed Barbarossa, Was Born In 1121, And Succeeded His Uncle Conrad Iii. On The Imperial Throne In 1152. Though Conrad Was Not Deficient, Either In Warlike Spirit Or In Talents, An Unhappy Concurrence Of Circumstances Had Prevented Him From Regulating, As Might Have Been Wished, ...
Frederick Ii
Frederick Ii., Emperor Of Germany. On The Death Of Frede Rick L He Was Succeeded By His Son Henry, Who Reigned Only Eight Years, Leaving His Son Frederick, A Child Of Four Years Of Age, Who Bad Been Created King Of The Romans When In His Cradle. He Was Very ...
Frederick Lucas
Lucas, Frederick, Was The Second Son Of Samuel H. Lucas, Esq., Of Croham, Near Croydon, Surrey, A Member Of The Society Of Friends. Ho Was Born In 1812, And Was Educated At The London University, Where Be Gained Early Distinction As A Debater. He Was Called To The Bar In ...
Frederick William
Frederick William, Duke Of Brunswick, The Fourth And Youngest Son Of Charles William Ferdinand, Was Boru October 9,1771, And Educated For The Military Profession. In 1786 The King Of Prussia Named Him Successor Of Ins Uncle Frederick Augustus, Duke Of Oels And Berustadt, Who Died In 1805. Ho Wont To ...
Frederick William
Frederick William, Elector Of Brandenburg, Surnamed The Great Elector, Was The Eon Of The Elector George William. In The Distracted State Of Germany During The Thirty Years' War, And The Necessary Absence Of His Father With The Army, The Young Prince Saw But Little Of The Splendour And Indulgences Of ...
Frederick William 11
Frederick William 11., King Of Prussia, Was Born In 1744. His Father Was Augustus William, Second Son Of Frederick William I., Upon Whose Death In 1758, His Uncle, Frederick The Great, Declared Him Crown Prince Of Prussia. The Young Prince Soon Indulged In A Mode Of Life Which Was Highly ...
Frederick William Charles
Frederick William Charles, King Of Wiirtemberg, Was Born At Treptow, In Pomerania, November 6, 1754 ; Succeeded His Father, Frederick Eugene, As Duke Of Wfirtemberg In 1797 • Became Elector In 1803; And Assumed The Royal Title On The 1st Of 1806. In 1780 Be Married Augusta Caroline Frederica Louisa, ...
Frederick William I
Frederick William I., King Of Prussia, Son Of Frederick I., Was Born In 1688. At A Very Early Age He Manifested A Predilection For Military Exercises : At The Age Of Five Years He Was Sent To Hanover To Be Brought Up With The Electoral Prime, Afterwards George 11. Of ...
Frederick William Iii
Frederick William Iii., King Of Prussia, Was The Eldest Son Of King Frederick William Ii., By His Second Wife, Friederike Louise, Princess Of Hesse-darmstadt : He Was Born On The 3rd Of August 1770. Frederick William Was The Grand-uephew Of King Frederick Ii., Or The Great, Under Whose Superintendence He ...
Free Masons
Masons, Free. According To The Extravagant And Whimsical Hypotheses Entertained By Some Of Those Who Have Written Upon The Subject Of Freemasonry, It Is An Institution Of Almost Incredible Antiquity. We Are Told By Some That It Originated With The Builders Of The Tower Of Babel, Though Others Are Content ...
Fri Ntisek Ladislaw Crlakowsky
Crlakowsky, Fri Ntisek Ladislaw, A Bolacmieu Poet And Philologist, Was Born At Strakonlor, • Small Town About 60 Miles W. From Prague, On The 7th Of March 1799. Wheu Studying At The =vanity Of Prague, His Enthusiasm For The Long Peg:acted Language Of Bohemia Was Mot &routed By The Society ...
Friedrich Adolf Krummacher
Krummacher, Friedrich Adolf, The Elder Of A Family Of Distinguished German Clergymen, Was Born At Tecklenburg In West Phalia, On July 13, 1768. He Was Educated For The Church, And After Having Been Professor Of Theology In The University Of Duisburg, Ho Accepted The Office Of Reformed Preacher At Crefeld, ...
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb, Was Born In 1724, Of Respectable Vases:its, At Quedlinburg, At The Gymuatium Of Which Place He Received His Early Tuition. In His Sixteenth Year He Went To The School At Naumburg, Where His Poetical Character Was First Developed. Here He Perfected Himself In The Ancient Languages, And ...
Friedrich Heinrich F G
F G Er, Friedrich Heinrich, A Distinguished German Painter, Was Born At Heilbron In Wiirtemberg, In 1751. He Studied First In The Academy At Dresden, Whence Ha Went In 1774 To That Of Vienna, Where Ha Obtained The Privilege Of Being Sent As Imperial Pensioner To Rome. Ile Remained About ...
Friedrich Heinrich Karl Lamotte Fouque
Lamotte -fouque, Friedrich-heinrich-karl, Frei Herr De, Was Born At Brandenburg On February 12,1777. The Family Had Been Driven From France By The Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantee. Ilia Grandfather Had Entered The Military Service Of Prussia, In Which He Attained A High Rank And The Friendship Of King Frederick, ...
Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm Gesenius
Gese'nius, Friedrich-heinrich-wilhelm, One Of The Most Distinguished Orientalists Of Modern Times, Was Born At Nord I Hauscn, On The 3rd Of February 1780. He Was Educated In The Gymnasium Of His Native Place, And Afterwards In The Universities Of Helmstedt And Gottingen. After The Completion Of His Studies Ho Was ...
Frncis Xavierjosepii Druz
Druz, Fr&ncis-xavierjosepii, Was Born At Besancon On The 31st Of October 1773. Having Visited Paris For A Few Mouths In 1792 He Witnessed The Massacres Of September ; After Which He Returned To Besancon, And Enlisted As A Volunteer During The National Enrolments. His Comrades, According To The Fashion Of ...
Fugger
Fugger, A German Family, Originally Of Augsburg, That Amassed Great Wealth In The 15th And 16th Centuries By Commerce, And Espe Cially By The Monopoly Of The Apices, Which They Draw From Venice, And With Which They Supplied Germany And Other Parts Of The Con Tinent. The Fuggers Were Created ...
Fuller
Fuller, Iu Andrew, Born February 0, 1754, Was Tho Son Of A Small Farmer At Wicket', In Cambridgeshire • But Received His Very Limited Education Chiefly At Soham, Whither His Father, Who Was Of Dissenting Principles, Removed While He Was Yet Young. In 1770 He Became A Member Of The ...
Fusell Henry
Fu'sell Henry, Was The Second Eon Of John Caspar Fuessli, Portrait And Laushicapo Painter, And Author Of ' Lives Of The Helvetic Painters.' He Was Bona At Zurich Iu Switzerland, 7th February, 1741. The Elder Fueseli Gave His Son A Classical Education, And Brought Him Up For The Church. Ile ...
G Cal
G Cal • In More Severe Cases Of Inflammation Of The Pharynx And Adjacent Parts, Matter Sometime* Forms Either Around Or Near The Pharynx, Or In The Soft Palate Of The Uvula. Wherever The Existence Of Matter Can Be Determined. It Should Be Inuntdiately Let Out, As From An Abscess ...
Gabor Or Gabriel Dobrentei
Dobrentei, Gabor Or Gabriel, An Hungarian Author And Antiquary Of Distinguished Merit., Was Born At Nagy.szolliis, In The County Of Veszprim In 1786. He Showed Very Early Not Only A Remark Able Zeal For The Hungarian Language And Literature, But A Eiagular Social Talent For Enlisting Others In His Views. ...
Gabriel Henri Gaillard
Gaillard, Gabriel Henri, D. Celebrated Modern French Historian, Was Bore In 1726. After Receiving A Good Education, Lie Was Admitted Advocate At An Early Ago, But He Soon Left The Bar In Order To Devote Himself Eutirrly To Literature. In 1745, Wheu He Was Only Nineteen Years Old, He Wrote ...
Gabriel Romanovitch Derzhavin
Derzhavin, Gabriel Romanovitch, The Most Distin Guished Lyric Poet Of Russia, Was Born At Kasen, 3rd July 1743. After Completing His Education In The Gymnasium Of That City, Be Commenced The Usual Military Career By Entering, In 1760, The Engineer Service, Io Which The Attention He Gave To His Mathematical ...
Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier De
Chastellet, Gabrielle-emilie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil, Marquise Du, The Translator Of Newton Into French, Was The Daughter Of Baron De Breteuil, Aud Was Born Iu 1706. In What Manner The Was Led To Study Mathematics Is Not Stated; The Also Became A Proficient In Latin, English (in Which Voltairo, As ...
Gaetano Donizetti
Donizetti, Gaetano, Was Born September 25, 1798, At Ber Gamo, In Northern Italy. He Studied In The Lyceum Of That Town, And His Father Having Originally Destined Him For The Law, It Was Some What Late Before He Commenced His Musical Studies. He Received His First Instruction At The Musical ...
Gaforius
Gafo'rius, Fkancillee Us, Or Franchino Oafori, A Very Isarned Writer On Music, Was Born Of Bumble Parents At Lodi In 1451. In His Boyhood He Was Devoted To The Service Of The Church, And Among Other Branches Of Knowledge To Which He Applied Himself With Marked Diligence, Be Studied Music ...
Galilei Vincentio
Galilei Vincentio, A Noble Florentine, And Father Of The Illustrious Galileo Galilei, Was Born In The Early Half Of The Sixteenth Century, And Studied Music Under Zarlino, Though He Did Not Hesitate To Attack The Opinions Of His Master, In A Discorso Intorno All' Opere Del Zarlino,' And Afterwards In ...
Garcilaso
Garcila'so, The Inca, As He Styled Himself, Was Born At Cuzco, In Pom, Towards The Middle Of The I6th Century, After The Conquest Of That Country By The Spaniards. His Father, Garcilaso De La Vega, Allied By Blood To The Noble Houses Of Feria And Infantado, Served Under The Pizarros ...
Garcilaso De La Vega
Garcila'so De La Vega, The Intimate Friend And Associate Of Boscan In The Radical And Successful Reformation Of Spanish Poetry, Was Born At Toledo In 1500, Or, According To Some Biographers, In 1503. His Family Enjoyed Great Consideration And Military Reputation; And Garcilaso Himself From The Age Of Eighteen Followed ...
Gartano
Garta'no, Was Born At Naples In 1752, Of A Noble Family. In His Early Youth He Did Not Exhibit Any Signs Of Extraordis Nary Talent, But After Being Put Under The Care Of Monsignor Do Luca, Bishop Of Trivento, He Made Rapid Progress In The Classical Languages, Mathematics, And Philosophy. ...
Gaspard De Coliony
Coliony, Gaspard De, Born In February 1516, Was The Son Of Gaspard De Coligny, Lord Of Chat'lieu-aut.-loin And Marshal Of France, And Of !anise De Montmorency, Sister To The Famous Duke And Con Stable Of That Name. Coligny Served In Italy Under Francis I., And Was Present At The Battle ...
Gasper Melchior De Jovellanos
Jovella'nos, Gasper Melchior De, Was Born At Gijon In The Asturias, In 1749. Although Of Noble Lineage, Being Nephew To The Duke Of Losada, He Possessed But A Moderate Patrimony; Accordingly, As Soon As He Had Completed His Studies At The Universities Of Oviedo, A Vila, And Aleala, He Accepted ...
Gay Lussac
Gay-lussac, Nicolas-francois, Was Born At St. Leonard, In The Department Of Hauta-vienne, On December 6th, 1778. He Was Educated At The Polytechnic School, Where His Assiduity And Talents Gained Him The Friendship Of Berthollet. On Leaving The School Lie Entered Into The Scientific Department Of Les Ponta Et Chaussdes. The ...
Gelon
Gelon, A Native Of Gela, Rose From The Etation Of A Private Citizen To Be Supremo Ruler Of Gela And Syracuse. Lie Was Descended From An Ancient Family, Which Originally Came From Talus, An Island Off The Coast Of Carla, And Settled At Gela When It Was First Colonised By ...
General George Klapka
*klapka, General George, Was Born April 7, 1820, At Temeawar, In Southern Hungary, Where His Father Was Burgomaster. In 1838 He Entered As A Cadet Into A Regimens Of Artillery, Whence, Two Years Afterwards, He Passed Into A Corps Of Bombardiers. In 1842 Lie Was Appointed A Sub-lieuteuaut In The ...
General Louis Eugene Cavaignac
Cavaignac, General Louis Eugene, Son Of Jean-baptiste Cavaignac, Member Of The Convention And Of The Council Of The Five Hundred, And Brother Of The Late Godefroy Cavaignac, Repeatedly Prosecuted By Louis Philippe, Was Born At Paris On The 15th Of December 1802. In 1820, At The Age Of Eighteen, He ...
General Richard Debaufre Guyon
* Guyon, General. Richard Debaufre Guyon Was Born March 31, 1813, At Walcot, Near Bath, Someraetshire, In Which City He Received His Early Education. His Grandfather Was A Captain In The Dragoon Guards; His Father, John Guyon, Of Richmond, Surrey, Was A Commander In The Royal Navy, And Died In ...
Gengis Khan
Gengis Khan Was The Son Of A Mogul Chief Named Pisoucay Or Yesoucay, Who Ruled Over 30,000 Or 40,000 Families. He Was Born A.h. 559 (s.n. 1164), At A Place Called Blun Yulduck. His Original Name Was Temugin, Which He Exchanged For That Of Gengia Khan, That Is, 'khan Of ...
Genseric
Genseric, King Of The Vandals, Was The Bastard Brother Of Geo Detic, Whom He Succeeded A.d. 429. In The Same Year He Left Spain, Which Had Been Partly Conquered By The Vandals, And Crossed Over Into Africa At The Solicitation Of Boniface, Governor Of That Province, Who Had Been Induced, ...
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer, Geoffrey, A Very Distinguished Name In The Long Catalogue Of Eminent Englishmen, And One Who, In The Words Of Hallam, "with Dante And Petrarch Filled Up The Triumvirate Of Great Poets In The Middle Ages." Geoffrey Chaucer Was Born In London In 1328, And Was Edacated At Cambridge And ...