Italic Languages
Italic Languages. The Name Applied To The Ancient Indo-germanic Dialects Of Italy, Which Form A Distinct Branch Of The Indn-ger Manic Languages (q.v.). They Are On The Whole More Closely Related To The Hellenic (see Greek Language) Than To Any Other Of The Great Sions Of Indo-germanic, Although Certain Anal ...
Itata Affair
Ita'ta Affair. In American History, An Affair Arising From The Seizure By The United States In 1891. For An Alleged Infraction Of Her Neutral Ity Laws, Of A Vessel, The Data, Owned By Insur Gents Against The Government Of Chile. In April, 1891, This Vessel Was Ordered To California For ...
Itch Mite
Itch-mite, Aearus Scabiei, Or Sareoptes Scabici. Although The Itch Was Undoubtedly Known Both To The Greeks And Romans, There Is No Certain Evidence That A Mite Was Recognized As The Cause Of The Disease Earlier Than By Aven Zoar, An Arabian Physician Of The Twelfth Cen Tury. Throughout The Middle ...
Itch As
Itch (as. Gycra, From Giccan, 01-1g. Jucelzan, Ger. Jucken, To Itch), Also Called Scabies And Psora. A Parasitic Disease Of The Skin, Due To The Presence Of The Lame Or Mature Specimens Of The Acorns (or Sarcoptcs) Scabiei, Which Bur Rows Into The Integument. The Lesions Are Caused More By ...
Ithaca
Ithaca. A City And The County-seat Of Tompkins County, N. Y., 60 Miles Southwest Of Syracuse, At The Head Of Cayuga Lake, And On The Lackawanna. The Lehigh Valley, And Other Rail Roads (map: New York, D 3). Its Location Is One Of Great Natural Beauty. In Addition To The ...
Itinerary
Itinerary (lat. Itinerarium, From Iter, Olat. Itiner, Journey). The Name Given By The Romans To A Table Of The Stopping-places Between Two Places Of Importance, With The Distances From One To Another. The Itineraries Of The An Cients Contribute Much To Our Acquaintance With Ancient Geography, And All Seem To ...
Itius Portus
Itius Portus, Por'tus. The Place Where Caesar, B.c. 55 And 54, Set Out On His Expe Ditions To Britain, Probably The Modern Village Of Wissant Or Duessant, On The Coast Of France, Near Boulogne. Ito, E'to, Marquis (1840— ). A Japanese Statesman, Born In The Province Of Choshiu. Under The ...
Iturbide
Iturbide, 0177ir-ne'ott, Agustin De (1783 1824). Emperor Of He Was The Son Of A Nobleman Of Navarre, Who Emigrated To New Spain Shortly Before The Birth Of His Son, Who Was Horn At Valladolid (now ,morelia), Septem Ber 27, 1783. Don Agustin Entered The Army In 1798, And During The ...
Iturea And The Itureans
I'ture'a And The I'ture'ans. A Dis Trict And People Of Ancient Syria. In All Prob Ability, In The Old Testament Jetur (gen. Xxv. 15; 1. Chron, I. 31; V. 19) We Have The First Notice Of The Itnreans, Frequently Mentioned By The Later Historians Of The Roman Occupation Of Syria. ...
Ivan
I'van, Buss. Pron. (russ.. John). The Name Of A Number Of Russian Czars, Of Whom The Most Notable Were The Third And Fourth Of The Name.-1van 111., The Great (1440-1505), Succeeded His Father, Vasili The Blind. In 1462, As Grand Prince Of Muscovy, A Title Of Pre Cedence That Had ...
Ivory Carving
Ivory-carving. Under This Head Must He Included Sculpture In Bone. In Vegetable. In Wal Rus Or Narwhal Ivory, And In Fossil Ivory, As Well As That Carved In The Ivory Of The Elephant. It Is. Therefore, The Whole Subject Of Delicate Anal Minute Ornamental Carving, Except As Done In Wood ...
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast. A French Possession In West Africa, Bounded On The North By The French Colony Of :85•1c.gal And The French Slilitary Ter Rito•ies (about Parallel 10° N.), On The East By The British (.4)1(1 Coast, On The South By The Gulf Of Guinea, And On The West By Liberia. ...
Ivory Of
Ivory (of. Irurie, Iroire, Fr. Iroirc. It. Avario, All. Eburettni, From Lat. Char, Ivory, From Egypt. Elba, Db, Copt. Ebou, Elm, Elephant). The Name Formerly Given To The Main Substance Of The Teeth Of All Animals,hut It Is Now Restricted To That Modification Of Dentine Or Tooth-substance Which In Transverse ...
Ivorybill
Ivorybill. The Great Southern Woodpeck Er (eampephilus Prilicipalis), Now Confined To The Cypress Swamps Of The Gulf States, And Near Ly Extinct. It Is One Of The Largest Of The Tribe, And So Impressed Linne By Its Size (length. 20 Inches) And Grandeur, That He Called It 'prince.' Its Plumage ...
Ivy As
Ivy (as. Ifig, Ohg. Ebarvi, Ebalr, Ebaheiri, Ger. Epheu, Of Uncertain Origin). A Name Ap Plied To A Number Of Climbing, Creeping, And Trailing Plants, Among Them The English Or Com Mon Ivy, Boston Or Japanese Ivy, Virginia Creep Er, Ground-ivy, And Poison-ivy. The Common Ivy (hedera Helix) Is A ...
Iwakura
Iwakura, Tomomf, Prince (1835-83). A Japanese Statesman, Born In Kioto, Of One Of The Illustrious Families Of The Great Minamoto (q.v.) Clan. He Became A Chamber Lain In The Imperial Household Of The Mikado Komei (1847-66), Father Of The Present Emperor. Mutsuhito (q.v.). He Was One Of The 88 Out ...
Iyemitsu Tokugawa
Iyemitsu Tokugawa, T (1601-51). A Japanese Statesman Of The Seventeenth Eentury. Grandson I) F The Founder Of The Tokugawa Line Of Shoguns. Ile Sueceetled To The Title In 1624, And Proved Himself The Ablest, After Lyeyasu, Of The Fifteen Shoguns Of The Line. Lie Continued, And Complet Ed In 16:3s-41. ...
Jacana
Jacana, Port. Aron. Zhii' Nanny ( Brazilian Jocund). One Of The Small, Rail-like Plovers Of The Family Parrithe, Remarkable For Their Carpal Spurs And For The .extraordinary Length Of Their Toes And Elaws, Adapted To The Bird's Habit Of Seeking Its Food (green Sprouts Of Rice And The Like, Insects, ...
Jackal Of
Jackal (of. Jackal, Jakal, Fr.. Sp. Chacal, From Ar. Jaqal, From Pers, Shughiil. From Skt. Srgaia, Jackal). The Common Na Me Of A Number Of Species Of The Genus Canis, Abounding In Asia, Africa. And Southeastern Europe. They Agree In All Their Most Important Characters With Wolves And Dogs (see ...
Jackson
Jackson, Ilt:nry Ilourrs (1820-98). An American Diplomat And Soldier, Born In Athens, Ga. Ile Graduated At Yale In 1839, And In The Following Year Was Admitted To The Bar In Georgia, Where Lie Was For Several Years United States District Attorney. During The Mexican War Lie Commanded The First Regiment ...
Jacksonville
Jack'sonville. A City And The County Seat Of Duval County, Fla., 14 Miles From The Atlantic Ocean. And 30 Miles Southwest Of Fer Nandina; On The Saint Johns River. And On The Seaboard Air Line. The Plant System. The South Ern, The Florida East Coast. And Other Railroads (map: Florida. ...
Jacob
Jacob 01vi/niudi. The Pen-name Of The English Essayist Matthew- James Higgins (q.v.). Jacobs. Yti/k6ps, Cuaistian Friedrich Wti: Helm (1764-1847). An Eminent German Classp Cal Scholar, Born At Gotha. After Studying At The Universities Of Jena And Gottingen, He Was Made An Instructor In The Gymnasium At Gotha (1785), With A ...
Jacob
Jacob (heb. Ila`a?..ol, Probably God Sup Plants Or Rewards; Connected By Gen. Xxv. 26 With 'akeb, 'a Heel,' And By Gen. Xxvii. 36 With The Root Meaning 'to Deceive'). The Third Of The Hebrew Patriarchs. The Story Of Jacob, With Numerous In Sertions, Is Found In Genesis Xxv.-l., And Is ...
Jacobi
Jaco'bi, Ger. Pron. Ya-k5'be, Abraham ( 1830 —1. An Eminent German-american Physician. Born At Hartum, Westphalia, Germany. He Stud Ied At The Universities Of Grcifswald. Giittingen, And Bonn, Obtaining His Degree In Medicine From The Last-named Institution. Having Been An Active Participant In The Struggle For Free Ger Many In ...
Jacobins
Jac'obins, Fr. Pron. Zha'ke'bilx'. A Politi Cal Club In France Which Exercised A Profound In Fluence On The Progress Of The French Revolution Before 1794. It Had Its Origin In The Club Breton. Which Was Organized At Versailles In May, 1789. By The Representatives From Brittany To The States-general. It ...
Jacobites
Jac'obites (from Lat. Jacobus, James). The Name Given To The Adherents Of The Male Line Of The House Of Stuart In Great Britain And Ireland After The Revolution Of 1688. Many Of The More Devoted Royalists Followed James Ii. Into France; But The Greater Part Of The Jacob Ites Remaining ...
Jacotot
Jacotot, Zba.'kea,v, Jean Joseph (1770 1841). The Originator Of A 'universal' Method In Education, Born At Dijon, France, In 1770. He Turned His Attention At First To Philology, And After Having Studied That Subject For Some Time Became A Teacher Of The Classic Languages In His Native Town. Subsequently He ...
Jacquerie
Jacquerie, Zhft'kre" (from Jacques Bon Homme, The Common Epithet Bestowed By The Nobles In Derision On The French Peasant). The Name Given To The Insurgent Peasants In France In The Middle Of The Fourteenth Century, In The Reign Of John The Good. The Insurrec Tion Of The Jacque•ie Broke Out ...
Jadassohn
Jadassohn, Ya'a-s5n, Salomon ( 1s31 1902). A German Musical Composer And Theorist, Born At Breslau. He Studied The Pianoforte Under Hesse And Liszt, The Violin Under Liistner, And In 1s4s Entered The Conservatory At Leipzig, In Which Institntion He Subsequently (18711 Be Came Professor Of Harmony. Pianoforte Composi Tion, And ...
Jaguar
Jaguar, Ja-gwar' ( From Brazilian Jeguare), Felis Once. The Largest, Fiercest. And Most In Teresting Of All The Wild-eats Of The New World. It Is Decidedly Heavier Than The Puma, Though The Measurements Usually Given Do Not Serve To Bring Out The Difference. An Average Jaguar Is Six Or Seven ...
Jahn
Jahn, Yiin. Ltmwtc: (1778-1852). The Founder Of Physical Training In Germany, Known As The Turnva Ter. Ile Was Born At Lanz In The Province Of Brandenburg, And Was Educated At The Universities Of Halle. Greifswald, And Grd Tingen. An Ardent Patriot, Lie Early Arrived At The Belief That The Spirit ...
Jainism
Jainism, Jin'iz'm (from Skt. Jaina, From Jinn, Conqueror, It Name Given To The Founder Of The Religion, From To Mir Pier). The Name Given To A Schismatic Religion Of Early India, Which Arose As A Protest Against Brahmanism About The Same Time As Did Buddhism, And Be Came An Important ...
Jalap
Jal'ap (sp. Jalapai. A Well-known Purga Tive Medicine. It Is The Root Of 4,011111a Jalapa, A Plant Of The Natural Order Convolvulacex. It Is Found In Mexico, At An Elevation Of About 6000 Feet Above The Level Of The Sea, In The Neighbor Hood Of The Town Of Jalapa Or ...
Jamaica
Jamaica, Ja-co5'ks. The Largest Of The British West Indian Islands, Situated 90 Miles South Of Cuba And 100 Miles West Of Haiti, Bc Tween Latitudes 17° 40' And 18° 30' N., And Longitudes 76° 10' And 7s° 30' W. (map: West Indies, H 5). It Is 144 Miles In Its ...
James
James (lat. Jacobus, Gk. 'liikcegos, Bikaos, Heb. The Name Given Certainly To Three And Probably To Four Men In The New Testa Ment. Two Of Them, James, The Son Of Zebedee, And James, The Son Of Alpha-us, Were Members Of The Twelve. A Third Was A Brother Of The Lord. ...
James 1696 1758 Keith
Keith, James (1696-1758). A Scotch Gen Eral, Best Known As :marshal Keith. The Sec Ond Son Of William, Ninth Earl Ma Rischal Of Scot Land, And Lady Mary Drummond. Daughter Of The Earl Of Perth. He Was Born At The Castle Of Inverugie In Aberdeenshire, On .june 14. 1696. He ...
James 1763 1847 Kent
Kent, James ( 1763-1847). An Eminent American Jurist, Born In Frederi•ksburg)), Put Nam County, N. Y., July 31, 1763, The Son Of Morse And Hannah Rogers Kent. Ilis Father Was A Lawyer Of Soine Distinction; And The Son, Graduating From Yale College In 1781, Entered Upon The Study Of Law. ...
James Henry 1814 66 Lane
' Lane, James Henry (1814-66). An Ameri Can Soldier And Politician. He Was Born At Law Renceburg, Ind., Studied Law, And In 1840 Was Admitted To The Bar. In May, 1846, He Volun Teered For Service In The Mexican War. He Was Chosen Colonel Of An Indiana Regiment, And Com ...
James I 13941437
James I: (13941437). King Of Scotland From I 40it In 1-137. Ile Was The Third Son Of Robert 111., And In 1402 Became Loin To The Throne On The Death Of His Elder Brother, The Duke Of Ilothesay, Supposed To Have Been Murdered At The Instigation Of His Uncle. The ...
James I Of England
James I. Of England And Vi. Of Scotland ( 1 51ii)-1 625 . De Was Born On June 19, 1566. In Edinburgh Castle, As The Son Of Maria Stuart, Queen Of Scots. And Her Husband, Darnley. The Next Year James Became King After His Mother Had Leon Forced To Abdicate. ...
James Ii 1430 60
James Ii. (1430-60). King Of Scotland From 1437 To 1460. He Was The Son Of James T., And Was Crowned At Edinburgh In The Sixth Year Of His Age. Sir William Crichton. The Chancellor, And Sir Alexander Livingstone Vont Rived To Keep Possession Of The Person Of The Young King. ...
James Iii 1451 88
James Iii. (1451-88). King Of Scotland From 1460 To 148s. He Was The Son Of James It. And Mary Of Gelderland. On The Death Of His Father, The Government Appears To Have Been Conducted By His Mother, Who Was Under The Influence Of Archbishop Kennedy. On The Death Of The ...
James Iv 1473 1513
James Iv. (1473-1513). King Of Scotland From 14rs To 1513. The Son Of James Iii. And Margaret Of Denmark, He Wa.s Born March 17. 1473. Though But A Youth At His Accession, He Began Immediately To Take Part In Public Affairs. And Aided Personally In Suppressing The Rebellion Headed By ...
James Prescott 181 Joule
Joule, James Prescott (181,8,89). An English Physicist. He Was Horn At Salford, Eng Land, And Was The Proprietor Of A Large Brewery. But Was At The Same Time An Earnest Student Of Science. His Early Education Was Secured At Home. The Chemist Walton Being The Young Man's Instructor, And At ...
James V 1512 42
James V. (1512-42). King Of Scotland From 1513 To 1542. The Son Of James Iv. And Mar Garet Of England. He Was Horn April 1(1.1512. The Period Of His Long Minority Is One Of The Gloomiest In Scottish History. Such Was The Lawless State Of The Country That It Was ...
James_2
James, Iienivi An American Nov Elist And Essayist, Horn In New York 111 Y , April 15. Is4:3. The -.on Of The Eminent Theologian. Henry Dames. And The Younger Brother Of William James. The Psychologist. Ile Was Educated Privately In New York. In Switzerland. In England, And In France, And ...
James_3
James, ,terse W. (1847-s2). An American Outlaw-, Horn In Clay County. :ho., Where His Father. P,ohert James. A Preacher. Owned A Farm. The Family Were Southern In Their Sym Pathies During The Civil War. And As It Conse Quence Were Perseented By Their 'union Neighbors. In Order To Get Revenge. ...
James_4
James, Willltm ( An English Naval Historian. His Birthplace And Parentage Are Unknown, And The First Record That Can Be Found Of Him Is In 1801. When His Name Appears Among Those Of The Attorneys In The Jamaica Supreme Court. At The Outbreak Of The War Of 181• He Was ...
James_5
James, Willaalt (1842—). An American Psychologist And Philosopher. Son Of Itenry James. The Theologian, And Brother Of Henry James, The Novelist. He Was Born In New York City. •lanuary L, 1842; Was Edueated In Private Schools And By Tutors In New York And Europe; Studied At The Lawrence Scientific School. ...
Janeway
Jane'way, Enwann Namaliet. 118 Ameriean Physician. Born Near New Bruns Wick. N. .1. Ile Was Graduated From Rutgers In 1860. And Received His Degree Of Doctor Of Lledieine From The College Of Physicians And Surgeons, New York City (medical Department Of Columbia College), In 1864, Having Served As Acting Medical ...
Janina
Janina, Yil'ne-na, Or Yanina. A Town Of Albania, European Turkey, Capital Of A Vilayet Of The Same Name, Situated Near The Grecian Fron Tier, On The Lake Of Janina (map: Turkey In Europe, C 5). The Splendid Buildings Of The Old City Are Now In A State Of Decline, And ...
Jans
Jans, Yii/1r, Anneke Or A Nnetje ( ?-1(;63 An Early Dutch Colonist Of New Netherland, Fa Mous Bee:nuse Of Lawsuits Concerning Her Farm Her I' I's A Nil The Corporation Of Trinity Church, New York City. She Emigrated From Ilolland To New Netherland With Her Husband, Roelolf Jansen, In 1630. ...
Jansenism
Jansenism. The Name Applied To The Doc Trines Of A Party In The Church Of France Which Led To Hitter Controversies In The Last Half Of The Seventeenth And The Beginning Of The Eighteenth Century. It Was A Combination Of Three Differ Ent Tendencies. On The More Abstruse Theological Side, ...
Janus
Ja'nus. An Ancient And Important Roman God, Whose Name Was Invoked At The Beginning Of All Religious Ceremonies. As To The Etymology Of The Name. And Its Original Meaning. Two Theories Are Prominent. One Considers It A Further Formation From The Root Dju, Dji R, By The Addition Of -an, ...
Japan
Japan, In Japanese Nippon, Or Nihon. An Empire Consisting Of A Chain Of Islands Lying Along The Eastern Coast. Of Asia. And Extending From Latitude 21° 4s' To 50° 56' N., And From Longitude 119° 20' To 156° 32' E. It Is Sepa Rated From The Most Northern Islands Of ...
Japanese Art
Japanese Art. The Accepted Date Of The Beginning Of Fine Art M .tapan Is At The Close Of The Seventh Century Of The Christian Era. The Physical] Civilization Of The Country Was Then Greatly Advaneed By Intercourse With China And With Korea. The Japanese Scholars Have Not Shown Any Rehodance ...
Japanese Literature
Japanese Literature. The Literature Of Japan Falls Into Three Groups Correspond Ing To Three Periods In The Nation's History. The First Represents Primitive Japan Still Feeling Frreign Influence But Slightly. The Literature Is In Archaic Ja Panese,though Already Chinese And Marks Of Chinese Civilization May Be De Tected. The Traditions. ...
Jarorandi
Jaroran'di. A Name Given In South America To Several Species Of Plants Used As Diaphoreties. The Plants Grow Chiefly In Brazil, And Are Most Known In The Neighborhood Of Per Nambuco. Those Recognized By The Pharmaeopeia Of The United States Are Pilocarpus Scmanus And Piloearpus Daborandi. When Bruised The Leaves ...
Jason Of Cyrene
Jason Of Cyrene, St-ri•int. An Author Whose History In Live Books Is Mentioned In 11. Maccabees Ii. 23. The Original Work Is Lost, And Known To Its Only In The Epitome Made By The Au Thor Of Ii. Maeenbees. (see Maccabees, Books Of Ti1e.) There Is Scone Evidence That. It. ...
Jaundice Me
Jaundice (me. Jaundys, Javnes, From Of. Jaunisse, Jaulnisse, Fr, Jannisse, Yellowness, From Of. Inane, Imam-, Yellow', From Lat. Galbinus, From Galhus, Yellow). Or !uterus. The Yellow Color Of The Skin, Conjimetiva, Etc.. Arising From The Presence In The Blood And Tissues Of The Color Ing Matter Of The Bile. Jaundice ...
Jauregui Y Aguilar
Jauregui Y Aguilar, Na-c7vrtege I Ne (e.i570-c.1649). A Spanish Poet, Born At Seville. Lie Seems To Have Begun His Reer As A Painter, And To Have Gone To Rome To Study Art. Some Have Identified Him With The Auregui Who Painted A Pieture Of Cervantes. And Whom The Latter Mentions ...
Javanese Language
Javanese Language. A Language Of The Malayo-polynesian Group, Which Is The Ver Nacular Of Java. Largely Through Indian In Fluence Javanese Became The Medium Of An Im Portant Literature As Early As The Ninth Century, Am. In This Ancient Form Javanese Was Modified In Its Vocabulary To A Large Extent ...
Jay Treaty
Jay Treaty. In American History, The Name Applied To A Treaty Negotiated In 1794 By John Jay On The Part Of The United States And Lord Grenville On The Part Of Great Britain. The Refusal Of Great Britain To -observe Several Of The Obligations Imposed By The Definitive Treaty Of ...
Jean Baptiste Jourdan
Jourdan, Jean Baptiste, Count (1762-1533). A French Marshal. He Was Born April 29. 1762. At Limoges. Where His Father Was A Surgeon. Be Entered The Army In 1778 And Served Under Count D'estaing In The War Cf American Independence. On Returning To France In 1784 Jourdan Married And Opened A ...
Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine De Monet De (1744-1829). A French Zoologist, Re Garded As The Greatest Of The Period Between Lin Wens And Cuvier: The Founder Of Organic Evo Lution, And Of Invertebrate Paleontology. Tie Was Born August 1, 1744, At Bazentin-le-petit, A Vil Lage In Picardy, The Eleventh ...
Jean De 1621 95 La
La Fontaine, Jean De (1621-95). A French Poet, Noted For His Tales (conics) And Fables. He Was Born At Chateau-thierry. In Champagne. July 8. 1621, Of Good Though Not Noble Family, For His Father Was A Superintend Ent Of Streams And Forests. Jean Began To Study For The Priesthood, But, ...
Jean Dens Lanjuinais
Lanjuinais, Jean Dens, Count De (1753-1827). A French Statesman And Publicist, Born At Rennes. He Made An Early Success At The Bar Of Rennes, And In 1775 Became Professor Of Ecclesiastical Law In The University There. In 1789 He Was Chosen Deputy To The States-general. He Distinguished Himself As One ...
Jean Joinville
Joinville, Jean, Sire De (1225-1317 ) . A Great French Chronicler, Hereditary Seneschal Of Champagne, And Governor Thereof During The Minority Of Jeanne De "savatrre, At Whose Request He N‘ Rote Or Colopletcd Ins Histoirc De Xilint Lie Was Of A Family Illustrious In The Second, Third, And Fifth Ern,.ades. ...
Jean Paul Rom Yves
Jean Paul Rom) Yves Gilnert Motier, Marquis De (1757-1834). A French General And States Man, And One Of 'washington's Most Faithful Offi Cers During The American Revolution. He Was De,cended From An Ancient Family Of Auvergne, And Was Born September 6, 1757, In The Castle Of Chavagnac, In The Department ...
Jean Pierre Edmond 1812 92
Jean Pierre Edmond (1812-92) . A French Admiral And Historian, Born At Brest. Ile Was The Son Of Pierre Roch Jurien De In Graviere (1772-1849, Created Vice-admiral In 1331). Captain Of A Corvette In 1841. He Became Captain Of A Ship In 1350. And During The Cri Mean Wa R ...
Jebb
Jebb, Sir Rteumto Clavemlottse (1841—). An Eminent Scottish Classical Scholar. Ile Was Horn At Dundee, Scotland, And Educated At Saint Columba's College, Dublin, The Charterhouse School, London, And Trinity College, Cambridge, Where He Graduated With The Highest Honors In 1862. In 1871 He Became Governor Of Charter House School, And ...
Jecker
Jecker, Zhe-kftr', Jean Baptiste (c.1810 71). A Swiss Banker, Whose Difficulties With The Mexican Government Are Said To Have Been One Of The Causes Which Led To The French Interven Tion. Lie Was Born At Porrentruy, In The Canton Of Bern. About 1836 Be Went To Paris, Where He Entered ...
Jeering
Jeering, Wring, Rudolf Von ( 1818-92). A German Jurist, Born In Aurich And Educated At Heidelberg, Munich, Gottingen, And Berlin. Trained In The Historical School, He Forsook It Only To The Extent Of Aiming To Show The Psychological Development Of Law By Examples Drawn From The National Character Of The ...
Jefferson
Jefferson, Joseeu (1829-1. A Distin Guished American Ma•dian. The Fourth Of A Line Of ;tutors, Of Whom His Hither And Grandfather Bore The Sallie Resole. Ilia 1110ther Had Been Mrs. Burke, :t Singer Of High Repute. Ile Was Born In Philadelphia, February •0, 1;129. And From In Fancy Was Upon ...
Jeffrey
Jeffrey, Jisfri, Francis, Lord (1773-1850) . A Scottish Critic And Lawyer, Born In Edinburgh, October 23, 1773. He Was Educated At The Edin Burgh High School, Attended For A Short Time The University Of Glasgow And Queen's College, Ox Ford, And Studied Law In Edinburgh. During This Early Period He ...
Jehovah
Jeho'vah. A Word Used Four Times In The Authorized Version Of The English Bible As The Name Of The National Deity Of The Hebrews. This Name Was Carried Over From The Earlier Religious Period Of That People To The Later Post Exilic Time. When, Largely Through The Influence Of The ...
Jehu
Je'hu Perhaps From Ielzo-lig, Yahweh Is He). Tenth King Of Israel. E.842 815 B.c.. Son Of .jehoshaphat And Grandson Of Nimshi. From The Position Of One Of The Body Guards Of Ahab He Rose To That Of General Under .foram. He Seized The Opportunity Of Jo•am's Absence In Jezreel, Whither ...
Jenks
Jenks, •eremiah Wiiipple (1856—). An American Political Economist And Educator, Born At Saint Clair, Mich. He Graduated At The Uni Versity Of Michigan In Ists: Studied For Several Years In Germany. Taking His Doctorate At The University Of Halle In Iss5. And After His Re Turn Studied Law And Was. ...
Jenner
Jen'ner, Enwann (1749-18•3). An English Physician, The Discoverer Of Vaccination As A Pre Ventive Of Smallpox. Ile Was Born At Berkeley In Gloucestershire, Where His Father Was Vicar. With A View' To His Entrance Into The Medical Profession, Young Jenner Was A Pp Ren T Iced To Daniel Ludlow Of ...
Jeopardy
Jeopardy I From Of. Jeu Parti, Divided Gan•, Even Chance. Sil. Joeus Partitus. Even Chance, From Lat. Joens, Jest. Game. And Purl I I Us, P.p. Of Part Ire. To Divide, From Pars. Part; In Fluenced By Popular Etymology With Of., Fr. Feu Perila, Lost Game). In Law, Peril Incurred ...
Jephthah
Jeph'thah (heb. Riphaf,h, He. I.e. Yah Weh. Opens, Perhaps In The Sense Of 'grants Victory'). A Gileadite, One Of The Judges Of Israel. The Story Of His Career. According To Judo•es Xi.-xii.. Is As Follows: Ile Was A Bastard. And. Being Driven From Home By His Brothers. Became The Leader ...
Jeremiah
Jer'emi'ah Yirmeyahii, Yahweh Casts. Perhaps In The Sense Of 'ap Points'). One Ot The Greatest Of The Ilel(rew Pro Phets, Lie Was The Son Of Llilkiah And A Member Of A Priestly Family Dwelling At Anathoth Near .1( Rnsalem. While The Earliest References To Him In The Old Testament Are ...
Jeremiah_2
Jeremiah, Boot: Or. The Second Of The Four Major Prophets. The Book Of Jeremiah, While Not As Complex In Its Structure As That Of Isaiah (q.v.), Nevertheless Is Believed By Critics To He A Composite Production. Consisting Of Several Independent Series Of Documents As Cribed To Jeremiah, Which Have Been ...
Jericho
Jericho, .jr•r'i-kii. An Ancient City Of Pales Tine, About Fifteen Miles East-northeast Of 'jeru Salem. A Canatinitish City Existed Here When The Israelites Entered Palestine. And Joshua Be Sieged, Caidured. And Destroyed It. The Story Of The Attack And Capture Are Given In The Book Of Joshua, Chapters Ii., V.-vii. ...
Jeroboam I
Jer'obo'am I. Mel). Yitruh'uni, Probably Alum Tights). The First King Of The Kingdom Of Israel (c.937-915 Lle Was The Son Of Nehat Of The Tribe Of Ephraim, And Had Charge, Under King Solomon, Of The House Of Joseph. Ile Con Spired Against Solomon, But Failed In His Venture, And Was ...
Jerome
Jerome (lat. Hieronymus, From Gk. Lepe5 Vamps, Hieronymos), Saint ( C.3-10-420) . The Most Learned Of The Early Father.t, Of The Latin Church. Ills Full Name Was Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus, And He Was Born In Stridon, A Town On The Border Of Dalmatia And Pannonia. Pros Per Of Aquitania Gives ...
Jerrold
Jerrold. Jileold. Dorolas William (1803 :57). An English Humorist, Born In London, Janu Ary 3, I803. His Father Was A Theatrical Manager For Several Years At Sheerness. In Kent. Though Douglas Was There Sent To Seheol. Lie Mostly Edu Cated Himself, Reading, As Time Wont On, Latin, French, Italian, And ...
Jersey City
Jersey City. The Second Largest City Of New Jersey, And County-seat Of Hudson County; Au Important Railroad Point, And A Commercial And Manufacturing Centre (map: New Jersey, I) 2). It Is On The Peninsula Formed By The Hud Son River On The East And The Hackensack River And Newark Bay ...
Jerusalem
Jerusalem. For Sixty Years Jerusalem Was Prac Tically In Ruins. About 130 The Emperor Hadrian Visited It And Determined To Rebuild It. The Desperate Rebellion Of The .jews Under Bar Cochba Led Him To Make It A Pagan City And Prohibit All Jews From Entering It. The New City Was ...
Jest Of
Jest (of. Qest". Exploit, Tale Of Adventure. From Ml. Qe.sta, Deed, From I.at. Gestus, P.p. Of Qercre, To Carry Oil) . The Word Geste Was Used In Middle English To Designate A Story. A Stage In The Transition From Story To Humorous Story And Trick, And Finally To Witty Saying, ...
Jesuits
Jesuits, Jeila-its (fr. Jesuits, From Neo Lat. Jesuita, From Lat. Jesus). Or Society Of Jesus. A Religious Order Of The Roman Catholic Church. The Preliminary Step To The Foundation Of The Society Was Taken When, On August 15, 1534, Ignatius Of Loyola (see Ignarrus), With Six Associates—pierre Le Fevre. A ...