Jean
Jean Franc018 Felibien, Eldest Son Of Andrd, Was Born In 1753; He Inherited His Father's Love For The Arts, Assisted Him In Several Of His Works, And Succeeded Him In Some Of His Offices. He Was A Consenter Du Roi, Secretary Of The Acad6mie D'architecture, And Treasurer Of The Acad6mie ...
Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette
Hachette, Jean Nicolas Pierre, Was Born At Mezieres, Slay 6, 1769. He Began His Studies At Mezieres, Where Monge Then Aeld A Professorship. At The Age Of Tweuty-threo He Was The Compe Titor In The Contours For A Professorship Of Hydrography At Collioure. Some Memoirs On Mathematical Subjects Which He ...
Jean Pierre Claris De Florian
Florian, Jean-pierre-claris De, Was Born Of A Nob' Family In The Chtiteau-florian, In The Cevennes, In 1755. His Ed: Cation Was Superintended By His Grandfather ; But, On His Dyin Deeply In Debt, Florian Was Obliged To Look Around Him For Aono Means Of Support. The Marquis Da Florian, His ...
Jehoa Haz
Jehoa Haz, The Younger, Also Called Shallurn, Was King Of Judith, And The Son Of Josiah. After Tho Death Of His Father In Battle Against Pharaoh-necho, At Esdraelon, Jeboahas, At The Age Of Twenty Three, Assumed The Crown, To The Prejudice Of His Elder Brother, Eliakim. Necho, Displeased With This ...
Jehoiakin
Jehoiakin, Otherwise Jeconia11, Was Eighteen Years Of Age When He Succeeded His Father In B.c. 597 (2 Kings, Xxiv ; In 2 Citron. Xxxvi. It Is Said Eight Years Old). Ho Reigned Three Months And Ten Days, "and Did That Which Was Evil In The Sight Of The Lord." Jeru ...
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat, King Of Judah, Succeded His Father Asa In B.c. 929, When He Was Thirty-five Years Old. He Was An Able And Pious Prince, Who Governed His People Well, Maintained The Worship Of The True God, Reformed Abuses Wherever They Had Crept In, Ordered The Laws To Be Impartially Administered, ...
Jeremiah
Jeremiah, One Of The Prophets Of Judah, The Writer Of The Greater Part Of The Book In The Hebrew Canon Which Bears His Name, And Of The Whole Of The Book, Succeeding It In That Canon, Called 'the Lamentations.' Ile Was Of The Sacerdotal Family, Being The Son Of Hilkiala ...
Jeremy Collier
Collier, Jeremy, Was Born On The 23rd Of September 1650, At Stow Qui, In Cambridgeshire. He Was Educated Under His Father, Who Was Master Of The Free School Of Ipswich. In 1669 He Was Admitted Of Caius College, Cambridge, And In 1676 Took The Degree Of M.a. He Resided Some ...
Jeroboam
Jeroboam, The Anther Of The Schism In The Jewish Kingdom, And The Founder Of The Separate Kingdom Of Israel, Had Been A Distinguished Captain In The Army Of Solomon, But, Probably On Account Of Some Oppression Occasioned By The Great Expenditure Of Solomon In Building, He Had Rebelled ; And ...
Jerome Cardan
Cardan, Jerome. To Give Any Great Detail Of The Life And Writings Of This Singular Union Of Genius And Folly Would Require Considerable Space. We Must Therefore Confine Ourselves For The Most Part To Those Circumstances In Regard To Which His Name Is Principally Mentioned In Modern Writings. On The ...
Jerome Of Prague
Jerome Of Prague, So Called From The Place Of His Birth, Was One Of The Earliest, Ablest, And Most Devoted Of The Followers Of John Huss. [hess, Jones] He Was Endowed With Great Natural Ability, Which Had Been Carefully Cultivated, He Having Studied At The Univer Sities Of Paris, Heidelberg, ...
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ. [the Following Sketch Of The Events Of The Life Of Our Saviour, As Derived From The New Testament, Avoids All Reference To Matters Of Controversy, Either As To Facts Or Opinions. The Plainest Narrative In A Work Like This Best Expresses The Reverence With Which We Approach The ...
Jfan Antoine Ciiaital
Ciiai'tal, Jf.an Antoine, A Distinguished French Chemist, Was Born In 1756, At Noraret (lathe). His Education Commenced At Mende, Whence Be Repaired To The School Of Medicine At Mont Pelier, And Afterwards To Paris. In 17s1 He Was Appointed To The Chemical Chair Recently Founded By The States Of Languedoc. ...
Joan I
Joan I. Of Naples, Daughter Of King Robert Of Naples, Of Tho .anjou Dynasty, Succeeded Her Father In 1343. She Was Then Only Sixteen Years Of Age, Handsome And Accomplished. She Had Been Married Already Some Time To Her Cousin Andreas Of Hungary, Bat Their Tempera And Tastes Did Not ...
Joan Ii
Joan Ii., Daughter Of Charles Durazzo, And Sister Of Ladislaus, King Of Naples, Succeeded The Latter After His Death In 1414. She Was Then Forty-four Years Of Age, And Already Noted For Licentiousness And Weakness Of Character. After Her Exaltation To The Throne She Con Tinued In The Same Course, ...
Joannes Albertus Fabiwcius
Fabiwcius, Joannes Albertus, Born At Leipzig In 1067, Early Distinguished Himself By His Proficiency Iu Classical Literature, And His Penetration And Judgment, Assisted By An Excellent Memory. Having Finished Hie Studios At Leipzig, He Went To Hamburg, Where 1. F. Meyer Appointed Him His Librarian. He Was Afterwards Appointed Professor ...
Joannes Damascenus
Damasce'nus, Joannes, Was Born At Damascus Towards The End Of The 7th Or The Beginning Of The 8th Century Of Our Era. His Father, Sergius, A Wealthy Christian Of Syria, Was Councillor To The Kalif, And At His Death Johu Succeeded Him In The Same Office. His Father Had Given ...
Joannes Hevelius
Heve'lius, Joannes, Or More Properly Joannes Revel, A Polish Astronomer Of Great Eminence, Was Born At Danzig, Of A Noble Family, January 23, 1611. After Visiting The Principal Countries Of Europe (1630-34), He Returned To His Native City, And Was Occupied In Busiocss Or Public Affairs Till ]639, When, By ...
Job Ludolphus
Ludolphus, Job (the Latinised Form Of His Real Name Linitiiolf), Was Born At Erfurt, The 15th Of June 1624, And Was Educated At The University Of Leyden, Where He Principally Studied Jurisprudence And The Oriental Languages. After Leaving Leyden, Be Remained For Some Time In Paris As Tutor To The ...
Joel
Joel, One Of The Twelve Minor Hebrew Prophets. In The First Verse Of The First Chapter Of His Prophecy We Are Told That He Was The Eon Of Pethuel. Bernd This We Have No Certain Information Respecting Him. Tho Pseudo-lpiphanius States That Ho Was Born At Beth-horon, On The Confines ...
Jofiannes De Plano Carppni
Carppni, Jofiannes De Plano. Early Biographers And Historians Are So Silent With Regard To This Remarkable Monk Of The 13th Century, That We Can Neither Discover The Time Nor The Place Of His Birth. Indeed Little Is Known Of Him Except Through His Own Account Of Hie Travels, And This ...
Johan Henrik Kellgren
Kellgren, Johan Henrik, A Swedish Poet Of Great Influence On One Period Of The Literature Of Hie Country, Was Born At Floby In West Oothland Ou The Lst Of Deeember 1751; Studied At The University Of Abo, Which Then Belonged To Sweden; And In 1774 Transferred Himself To Stockholm, Where ...
Johan Ingen 110usz
Ingen-110usz, Johan, A Distinguished Natural Philosopher, Was Horn At Breda In 1730. Fur Some Years He Practised Medicine In That City, And Employed His Leisure In The Performauce Of Experiments In Chemistry And Electricity ; But At Length Quitting His Native Country Ho Came To London, Where His Discoveries In ...
Johan Ludwig Heiberg
* Heiberg, Johan Ludwig, A Danish Metaphysician And Comic Dramatist, Was Born At Copenhagen On The 14th Of December 1791. At The Age Of Eight Years He Lost The Care Of His Father [halszno, Peter Andreas], Who Was Banished For Sedition, And Emigrated To France. The Next Two Years Of ...
Johann Christ Fabricius
Fabri'cius, Johann Christ, Was Born In The Year 1742 At Tundern, In The Duchy Of Sleswick. He Was Brought Up To The Medical Profession, And At The Age Of Twenty-three Was Made Professor Of Natural History And Rural Economy At Kiel. Fabricius Studied Under Linnmus, And Afterwards Enjoyed Perhaps A ...
Johann Evangelist Holzer
Holzer, Johann Evangelist, A Distinguished German Fresco-painter Of The Early Part Of The 18th Century, Was Born At Burgeis, Near Marienberg In Vintecbgau, In The Tyrol, In 1709. His Father Was Miller To The Benedictine Convent Of Marienberg, And Holzer Was First Introduced By N. Auer At Meran In The ...
Johann Friedrich Iierbart
Iierbart, Johann Friedrich, A Distinguished German Philosopher, Was Born In 1776, At Oldenburg, Where His Father At The Time Held An Office Connected With The Adminietratiou Of Justice. Receiving His Religious Instruction From A Man Well Acquainted With The Philosophical Systems Of Leibnitz And Kant, Herbal; At The Ago Of ...
Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer
Doppelmayer, Johann Gabriel, A German Mathematician, Born At Nurnberg In 1671, Was The Son Of A Trader Iu That City, Who Lad Distinguished Himself By His Taste For Physics, And Is Said To Have Made Aomo Improvements In The Air-pump. Johann Was Sent For Instruction To Altorf, And He Completed ...
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
Eichhorn, Johann Gottfried, An Eminent Professor Of Oriental And Biblical Literature In The University Of Gi3ttingen, And One Of The Most Learned And Distinguished Scholars Of Germany, Was Born In October 1752 At Dorrenzimmern, In The Principality Of Hohenlohe Oeringen, And At First Was Rector Of The School At Ohrdruf, ...
Johann Gottfried Von Herder
Herder, Johann Gottfried Von, Was Born In 1744, At Morungen, In East Prussia, Where His Father Kept A Little Girls'arehool. The Only Books He Was Allowed To Read Were A Bible And Hymn-book, Though He Secretly Turned His Attention To Other Works. A Preacher Named Trescho Engaged Him As A ...
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Fichte, Johann Gottlieb, Was Born In Upper Lusatia In 1792. After Receiving A School Education, He Studied At The Univer Sities Of Jena, Leipzig, And Wfirtemberg. Lie Afterwards Became Aoquainted With Kant And Peatalozzi ; And In 1792 Attracted General Attention By His Versuch Eluer Critik Alley Offenbarung ' Attempt ...
Johann Kupetzky
Kupetzky, Johann, A Celebrated Portrait Painter, Was Born At Booing, Or Bozin, Near Freeburg In Hungary, Ht 1666 Or 1667. His Father, Originally Of A Bohemian Family, Was A Poor Weaver, And He Intended His Son To Follow His Own Business; Kupetzky However Fled From Home When Only Fifteen Years ...
Johann Ludwig Dussek
Dussek, Johann Ludwig, A Celebrated Musical Composer And Pianist, Was Born In 1761 At Czaslau In Bohemia. Lie Was The Son Of An Organist, And His Father Early Instructed Him In The Principles Of His Art, So That At The Age Of Nine He Was A Skilful Player On The ...
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Hummel, Johann-nepomuk, A Composer And Performer On The Pianoforte Highly Distinguished During The Present Century, Was Born At Presburg In 1778. At A Very Early Age He Received Instructions In Music From His Father, A Master At The Military Institution Of Wart Berg, And Evinced So Decided A Talent That, ...
Johann Samuel Ersch
Ersch, Johann Samuel, Was Born June 23, 1766, At Glogau, In The Prussian Province Of Silesia. He Commenced His Studies In The Gymnasium Of His Native Town, And In The Spring Of 1785 Removed To The University Of Halle. Here He Became Acquainted With Professor Fabri, With Whom In 1786 ...
Johann Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Dietrich, Johann Wilhelm Ernst, One Of The Most Distinguished German Painters Of The 18th Century, Was Born At Weimar In 1712. His Father, Johann Georg Dietrich, Who Was His First Instructor, Was Court-painter At Weimar, And Painted Portraits, Battles, And Genre Pictures With Considerable Success. ' In His Twelfth Year ...
Johann Wolfgang Von Goths
Goths, Johann Wolfgang Von, Was Born At Frankfurt-on The.maine On The 28th Of August 1749. The History, Or Rather The Poetical Account, Which He Has Given Of His Own Life In The Book Entitled ' Dichtuog Rand 'vahrheit: Aus Meinem Leben,' Enables The Reader To Trace From Early Childhood The ...
Johanna Marie Bouviers De La
Guyon, Johanna-marie Bouviers De La Moths, Was Born On The 18th Of April 1648, At Montargia, In The Department Of Loiret. At Seven Years Of Age Her Father Sent Her To The Ursuline Convent, Where She Soon Distinguished Herself By Her Talents, And By Her Remarkable Attention To Her Religious ...
Johannes Evald
Evald, Johannes, The Most Distinguished Danish Poet Of The I8th Century, Was Born At Copenhagen, November 18th, 1743. Ilk Father, Who Was A Clergyman In That City, Possessed Considerable Theological Attainments, But Was Prevented By Ill-health From Acting As Preceptor To His Sons. Johannes Therefore, The Second And Most Gifted ...
John 11utc1iinson
11utc1iinson, John, Author Of A Mystical And Cabalistic Inter Pretation Of The Hebrew Scriptures, Was Born In 1674, At Spennithorne In Yorkshire. Having Received An Excellent Private Education He Became At The Age Of Nineteen Steward To Mr. Bathurst, In Which Capacity He Afterwards Served The Duke Of Somerset, Who ...
John Amos C031enius
C031e'nius, John Amos, Was Born In 1592, At Comna, In Moravia, From Which Place He Assumed The Name Of Comenius. His Parents Were Of The Sect Of Moravian Brethren. After Studying At Herboro, Near Nassau, He Returned To Moravia, And Became Pastor At Fulneck ; But That Town Being Burnt ...
John Augustus Ernest
Ernest', John Augustus, Was Born At Tennstadt, In The Thiiringer Wald, On The 9th Of August 1707. He Was Educated At Wittenberg And Leipzig, And In 1731 Hecanie Conrector Of The School Of St. Thomas, Leipzig. He Succeeded J. M. Gessner As Rector In 1734. While Engaged In This Situation ...
John B Gough
*gough, John B., Who Has Acquired Celebrity As A Lecturer Ou Temperance In America And In Great Britain, Was Born At Saudgate, In Kent, On The 22nd Of August 1817. His Father, Who Was A Soldier In The 40th And 52nd Regiments Of Foot, Obtained His Discharge With A Pension ...
John Baptist Van Helmont
Helmont, John Baptist Van, Was Born At Brussels Iu 1577, The Youngest Son Of A Noble Family, Who Derived Their Name From An Estate And Castle In Brabant. He Has Left An Account Of Himself Prefixed To His Ortus Medicines, Published At Amsterdam In 1615, From Which We Learn That ...
John Baptiste Louis Gusset
Gusset, John-baptiste-louis, Born In 1709, At Amiens, Studied At A Jesuit's College, And Entered Their Order In The 17th Year Of His Age. Ile Was Afterwards Sent To Paris, Where He Completed His Studies In The College De Louie-le-grand. He Was Only Twenty-four Years Old When Be Wrote His Celebrated ...
John Cade
Cade, John; An Irishman, Who Pretended And Was Believed By Some To Be A Bastard Relation Of The Duke Of York, And Hence Assumed The Name Of Mortimer. Shakepere Has Made Him Familiarly Known To Us As 'jack Cade.' The Insurrection Which He Headed Broke Out In Kent In The ...
John Caldwell Calhoun
Calhoun, John Caldwell, One Of The Most Influential Of The Recent Statesmen Of America, Wag Born On The 18th Of March 1782, At Abbeville In South Carolina. His Father, Patrick Calhoun, Was By Birth En Irishman, But He Emigrated To America Early In Life, Settled In Carolina, And Took An ...
John Callcott Horsley
Horsley, John Callcott, A.r.a., Was Born In London In January 1817. Trained To Art From Childhood, Horsley Became A Contri Butor To The Various Pictorial Exhibitions While Quite A Youth ; But The Works Which First Attracted Notice, Beyond His Own Friendly Circle, Were The' Contrast' And 'leaving The Ball,' ...
John Calvin
Calvin, John, Was Born On The 10th Of July 1509, At Noyon In Picardy, Where His Father, Gerard Cauvin, Was By Trade A Cooper. Llis Parents Being Of Respectable Character, But In Bumble Circumstances, Young Calvin, Who Bad Early Ahown A Pious Diaposition, Was Taken Under The Protection Of A ...
John Campanus
Campa'nus, John, Of Novara In The Milanese, The First Translator Of Euclid From The Arabic. Blancanus Chron. Math.') Places Him Between A.d. 1000 And 1100, But Says That By His Own Account Be Wrote A Calendar In The Year 1200. Vossius Confirms The Latter, And Cites The Calendar In Question, ...
John Canton
Canton, John, Was Born At Stroud, July 31, 171s. Some Advances Made By Him In Mathematics And Experimental Philosophy Induced His Father To Send Him To London In 1737. Ile Then Articled Himself For Five Years To The Master Of A School, With Whom He After Wards Went Into Partnership, ...
John Carmichael Hyndford
Hyndford, John Carmichael, Third Earl Of, A Scottish Nobleman Of Some Diplomatic Celebrity In The Reign Of George Ii., Was Born In 1701, And Succeeded To The Family Honours In 1737. He Represented, As One Of The Sixteen Peers, The Scottish Nobility In Several Parliaments, Acted For Two Successive -years ...
John Cartwright
Cartwright, John, Brother Of The Preceding, Was Born At Litnrnham In 1740, And Entered The Navy At An Early Age. In 1774 Ho Published 'letters On American Independence;' And Though Attached To His Profession He Declined Taking Part Iu The Struggle Which Ensued Between The Mother Country And The North ...
John Caspar Lavater
Lava'ter, John Caspar, Was Born In 1741 At Zurich, Where His Father Was A Physician. The Severity Of His Mother Oppressed His Youthful Mind, And Iu His Juvenile Days He Was Remarkable For A Fantastic Solitary Disposition, And An Aversion To School. Lie Soon Discovered A Decided Tendency To Religion, ...
John Charmer De Gerson
Gerson, John Charmer De, Chancellor Of The University Of Paris, Surnamed The Most Christian Doctor, Was Born In 1363, At The Village Of Gerson, Iu The Diocese Of Rheims, Whence He Took His Name. Ho Began His Studies At Paris, Where, Having Risen By Degrees, He Attained The Place Of ...
John Claudius Loudon
- Loudon, John Claudius, Was Born At Cambuslang In Lanark Shire, On The 8th Of April 1783, Where His Mother's Only Sister, Who Was The Mother Of Dr. Claudius Buchanan, Author Of Christian Researches In Asia,' Then Resided. His Father Was A Farmer, And Lived At None Hall, Near Gogar, ...
John Clerk
Clerk, John (of Eldin, N.b.), Was The Inventor Of One Of The Most Important Parts Of The Modern British System Of Naval Tactics. In 1779 Lie Communicated To Some Friends His Notions Concerning What Is Technically Called Breaking The Line.' In 1780 Be Communicated His Plan To Mr. Richard Atkinson, ...
John Colville
Colville, John, Of The Family Of Colville, Of East Wemyss, County Of Fife, Was Some Time Minister Of Kilbride, And Chanter Of Glaegoes Of Which Latter Office The Church Of Kilbride Was The Appro Priate Prebend; But Disliking The Poverty Which, On The Reformation, Had Become Incident To The Condition ...
John Constable
Constable, John, Was Born At East Bergholt, In Suffolk, In 1776. Hie Father, Golding Constable, Was A Miller, And John, The Second Son, Was Originally Intended For The Church; But As He Showed An Aversion Or Disinclination To Study, His Father Gave Up This Design And Endeavoured To Make Is ...
John Craig
Craig, John, Born In 1511, Was Educated At St. Andrews Scot Land, And Then Became A Tutor In England To The Children Of Lord Deere. Returning To His Native Country When The Two Kingdoms Were Involved In War, Ho Entered The Dominicau Order, But Was Shortly Afterwards Imprisoned On A ...
John Dalrtuplr
John Dalrtuplr, Second Earl Of Stair. He Was Born At Edinburgh On The 20th Of July 1673, And In Early Youth Had The Misfortune To Kill His Elder Brother By The Accidental Discharge Of A Pistol For Some Years Afterwards He Was Under The Tuition Of A Clergyman In The ...
John Dalton
Dalton, John, Was Born September 5, 1766, At The Village Of Eaglesfield, Near C.ockermouth In Cumberland, Where His Father, Joseph Dalton, Was The Owner And Cultivator Of A Small Copyhold Estate. John Dalton Attended A School Kept By Johu Fletcher, A Quaker, Till He Was Twelve Years Of Age. In ...
John Davy
*davy, John, M.d., F.r.s., The Brother And Biographer Of Sir Humphry Davy, And Eminent As A Chemist, Geologist, And Physiologist. Dr. Davy Studied Medicine In Edinburgh, And Took His Degree Of Doctor Of Medicine In That University In 1814. He Entered The Army As A Surgeon, And Is Now Inspector-general ...
John De Fordun
Fordun, John De, The Father Of Scottish History, Is Believed To Have Been A Canon Of Aberdeeu, And To Have Been Born In The Parish Of Fordun, In The Mearns, In The Early Part Of The 14th Century. He Probably Died In The Year 1336, Or Very Soon After. His ...
John De Witt
De Witt, John, Was Born At Dort, In The Proviuce Of Holland, In September 1625. His Father Was Burgomaster Of His Native Town, And Member Of The States Of Holland, In Which Capacity He Was An Opponent Of The House Of Orange, Whose Power And Influence Had Been Looked Upon ...
John Dee
Dee, John, A Distinguished Astrologer And Mathematician, Was The Son Of A Wealthy Vintner, And Born In London In 1527. Lilly Says He Was A Cambro-briton, But This Is Not In Accordance With Better Authorities. At The Age Of Fifteen He Was Entered Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Where His ...
John Dgllond
Dgllond, John, .an Eminent Optician, Was Descended From A French Refugee Family, Settled In Spitalfields, End Born On The 10th Of June 1706. His Parents Were In Humble Circumstances, His Father Being An Operative Silk Weaver; And The Son Was Brought Up To The Same Occupation. Tho Little Leisure However ...
John Donne
Donne, John, Was Born At London In The Year 1573 Of Respect Able Parents. At The Early Age Of Eleven, Being Esteemed A Good Latin And French Scholar, He Was Sent To The University Of Oxford, And After Remaining There A Few Years Was Removed To Cambridge. Although He Greatly ...
John Dryden
Dryden, John, Was Born On The 9th Of August 1631, At Aldwinckle, In Northamptonshire. He Was The Eldest Son Of Erasmus Driden, Who Was The Third Son Of Sir Erasmus Driden Of Canons Ashby, In That County, Created A Baronet In 1019. The Poet Was Educated As A King's Scholar ...
John Dunning
Dunning, John, Lord Ashburton, The Eon Of An Attorney At Ashburton Iu Devonshire, Was Born On The Isth Of October 1731. He Was Removed From The Free.school At Ashburtou, And Articled To His Father As A Clerk, In The Thirteenth Yesr Of His Age. Sir Thomas Clarke, The Then Master ...
John Duns Scotus
Duns Scotus, John, Was Born Most Probably About The Year 1265. The English, The Scotch, And The Irish, Have All Claimed Him As A Countryman. According To One Of The Irish Accounts, He Was Born At Thathruon, Or Tagbmon, In Wexford ; According To Another, In The Town Of Down, ...
John Dunton
Dunton, John, An Eccentric Bookseller And Voluminous Writer Of The 17th And 18th Centuries, Was Born At Graffham In Hunting Donshire, On The 4th Of May, 1659. The Events Of His Life Are Soon Told, The Main Interest Attached To His Name Being Comprised In His Writings. His Father Was ...
John Dyer
Dyer, John, Born In 1700, Was The Second Son Of A Respectable Solicitor Of Aberglasney In Caermsrtheushire. He Received His Educa Tion At Westminster School, And When That Was Completed, Began The Study Of The Law. Au Early Taste For Poetry And Painting Led Bins To Relinquish His Legal Pursuits, ...
John Earle
Earle, John, Was Born At York About 1601. Being Sent To Oxford, And Entered As A Commoner At Christchurch College, He Was Afterwards, In 1620, Admitted As A Probationary Fellow On The Founda Tion Of Merton College. He Took The Degree Of Master Of Arts In 1624, And That Of ...
John Edgar Gregan
Gregan, John Edgar, Architect, Claims Notice As One Of Thee Who Have Contributed By Their Works To The Architectural Improvemen Of The City Of Manchester, Where Great Progress In Art Has Been Man Fasted During The Last Twenty Years. Gregan Was Born In 1813 I Scotland ; It Is Believed ...
John Eliot
Eliot, John, Often Called The' Apostle Of The Indians: Was A Native Of England, Barn In 1604. He Was Educated At The University Of Cambridge, And Distinguished Himself By Proficiency In Theology And In Ancient Languages. Having Seceded From The Established Church And Embraced The Ministry, Be Emigrated, Like Many ...
John Ericsson
Ericsson, John, Engineer, A Native Of Sweden, But Whose Inventions Have Been Brought Before The Scientific World In England And America, Was Born Iu The Province Of Vermeland In 1803. In 1814, By The Friendship Of Count Platen, Who Observed His Mechanical Tastes, Ho Obtained A Cadetship In A Corps ...
John Ernest Grabe
Grabe, John Ernest, Was Born At Konigsberg. July 10, 1666, And Was Educated At Its University, In Which His Father Martin Sylvester Grabo Was Professor Of Divinity And History. He Applied Himself Diligently To The Reading Of The Fathers, And Was Led By The Perusal Of Them To Question The ...
John Erskine
Erskine, John, A Writer On Law, Was Born Iu The Year 1695. Ilia Father Was The Honourable John Erskine, Son Of Lord Cardross, And He Was Thus The Cousin-gewman Of Lord Chancellor Erskine. Erskine's Life Was That Of A Recluse Student, And Was Marked By Few Incidents. In 1719 He ...
John Evelyn
Evelyn, John, Author Of Sylva," Memoirs,' &c., Was The Second Son Of Richard Evelyn, Esq., Of Wotton, In Surrey, And Was Born At That Place October 31, 1620. He Received His Education At Lewes' Free School And Balliol College, Oxford. In 1641 He Went Abroad, And Served For A Short ...