Boito
Boito, Beci7"t4, Amino (1842—). An Italian Composer. Born In Padua. It Is An Anomalous Fact That Boit° Owes His Musical Fame To An Opera, .11 Clistor Etc. Which Has Been A Comparative Failure, :ind That This Work, Despite Its Apparent Lack Of Lasting Popularity, Should Be Considered Epoch-making—one Of The ...
Bokhara
Bokhara (mongol. Bukhar, Church). The Capital Of The Khanate Of The Same Name. And One Of The Most Important Commercial Centres Of Central Asia, Situated In A Valley Near The River Zerafshan, And Only A Few Miles From The Trans Caspian Railway (map: Asia. Central, J 2). It Is Irregularly ...
Bokhara
Bokhara, Bo-kii'-ra, Or Bukhara. A Rus Sian Protectorate In Central Asia, Bounded By Linssian Turkestan On The North, The Pamir Region On The East, Afghanistan On The South, And The Russian Trans-caspian Territory And Khiva On The West (map: Asia, Central, J 2). It Lies Approximately Between Latitudes 37° And ...
Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke, Bol'ing-bruk, Formerly 111,11' Ing-bryk, Viscount I I En R Y Sr. John ( 167s-1751 ). An English Statesman. Orator, And Author. He Was Born At Battersea, October 1, 1678. Lle Was Educated At Eton, And, It Is Said, At Oxford: But The Only Ground For This Assertion Is That ...
Bolivar
Bolivar, Sp. Pron. Heele'vfir, Stmox, Or Bolivar Y Ponte (1783-1830). A South American Patriot. Called The Liberator. Lie Was Born In Caracas, July 25, 1783. Of A Noble And Wealthy Family. After Studying Law In Madrid, He Traveled Extensively On The Continent, Married, And Returned To His Native Country, Where ...
Bolivia
Boliv'ia, Sp. Prom 1)6-16'vsit (in Honor Of Simon Bolivar). An Inland South American Re Public, Situated In The Western Part Of The Con Tinent, And Extending From About Latitude 8° S. To 22" 50' S., And From Longitude 58° W. To 73° 20' W It Is Bounded By Brazil On ...
Bollandists
Bol'landists. An Association Or Slimes Sion Of Jesuits By Whom The .4 Eta Sanclorum (q.v.) Are Collected And Published. They Derive Their Name From Their Head, Jean Bolland. Who Was Born At Tirlemont. Belgium. August 13, 1596, Joined The Jesuits In 1612, And Was Called To Antwerp In 1630 To ...
Bollworm
Bollworm Bvwfirm ( Boll, The Round Pod Or Capsule Of Cotton Ww.m). The Widely De Structive Caterpillar Of A Nocturnal Moth ( Ii( /io This Armigera). "i If Popular Names," Says C. V. Riley, Who Studied And Wrote Extensively Upon It, "it Has One For Almost Every Plant Upon Which ...
Bolt
Bolt. A Spevially Constrneted Metallic Pin For Fastening Together Temporarily Or Perma Nently Parts Of Struetures Or Machines. Bolts For Doors, Windows, Chests. Drawers. Etc.. Are Em Ployed To Fasten Temporarily The Objects To Which They Are Applied, And Are Thrown Into And Out Of Use By Keys Or By ...
Bolton
Bolton, B5plon, Or Bolton-le-moors From The Moorlands Where It Is Situated). An Important Manufacturing Town In Lancashire, England. On The Croat. 10 Miles Northwest Of Manchester (map: England, I) 3). It Is One Of The Principal Scats Of The Cotton Manufacture In England. Its Spinning-factories ;thaw Employing Over 20,000 Workmen. ...
Bolyai
Bolyai. Bul'yo-6, Farkas (german, \voir Gang) 1 A Hungarian Mathemati Cian. Lle Was Born In Bolya, Spent His Early Years Of Study In Enged• Klausenbnrg, And Jena, And Later Studied Three Years (1796-99) In Got Tingen. Here He Formed An Enduring Friendship With Gauss, Who Was Attracted To Him By ...
Bombardment
Bombardment (fr. Hombarde, A Cannon, A Musical Instrument; It. Homborde, A Musical Instrument, A Cannon; From Lat. Hoinbus, Boom Ing Noise; Cf. Bomb). An Attack Upon The Forti Fications Of An Opponent By Artillery, Cannon, And Other Heavy Ordnance. All Modern Battles Begin, When Possible, By A Heavy Bombardment Of ...
Bombay
Bombay, Bom-b5!. A Province Of British India, Extending Along The Western Coast Of The Peninsula From About Latitude 14° To About 18° 30' N. (slap: India, B 51. It Is Bounded By Baluchistan On The North, Rajputana, Central India, The Central Provinces. Berar, And Hydera Bad On The East, :mysore ...
Bombay_2
Bombay (hind. Hambai, Malay Flambe', After The Bamlu' .mumbo, Through Popu Lar Etyinology Turned By The Portuguese Into Dom Bahia: Bon, Lat. Bonus, Good, Fair Bahia, Haven, Port). The Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name, British India. Lies In Latitude 18' 56' N., Longitude 72° 54' E., On ...
Bommelerwaard
Bommelerwaard, Bon•inel•viirt. An Island Of The Netherlands, Province Of Gelder Land, Formed By The \vaal And Meuse. It Is 16 Miles In Length. With A Maximum Breadth Of Six Miles. The District Is Extremely Fertile, And Raises, Besides Other Farm Produce. Considerable Flax And Hops. The Town Of Bommel Is ...
Bona Fide
Bona Fide, Fide` (lat. Abl. Of Bona Fides, Good Faith). Literally, 'in Good Faith.' It Is Not A Technical Term Of English Law; Yet It Is Often Used In Connection With The Transfer Or Pos Session Of Property. If A Person Takes Posses Sion Of Another's Property, Honestly Believing It ...
Bonaini
Bonaini, Hepnl'ilt% Francesco (1806-74). An Italian Historian, Born In Leghorn. Ile Stud Ied In Pisa. And Was Appointed Professor Of (tele Siastical Law There In 1827 And Professor Of The History Of Law In 1840. In 1852 He Was Ap Pointed General Superintendent Of The State Ar Chives Of Tuscany. ...
Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Louts, Third Brother Of The Em Peror Napoleon, Was Born September 2, 1778, And Was Educated In The Artillery School At Chalons, Where Lie Imbibed Anti-republican Principles. Ris Ing From Place To Place, He Was Made King Of Holland In 1806: Lint. In Fact, He Was Never More Than ...
Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Bo'nfi-part In Ital.. Buona Parte, Family Of. The Bona Parte Family Originated In Italy, And May Be Traced In The Records Of Florence, San Miniato, And Elsewhere. The Corsican Branch, The Only One Of Historical Importance. Went To Corsica From Sarzana, In Genoese Territory, About 1610, And Its Representative's ...
Bonaventipra 1221 74
Bo'naventipra (1221-74 ). A Saint And Doctor Of The Roman Catholic Church. Llis Real Name Was Giovanni Fidanza. He Was Born In 1221 At Bagnorea, In Tuscany. In 12:3s He Be Came A Franciscan Monk; Was A Theological Teacher In Paris. Where He Had Studied, 1248-55; And In 1257 Became ...
Bond
Bond. See Masonry And Bumnixa. Bond (same Word As Band, A Fastening, From The Verb To Bind ; For The Meaning Compare Obli Gation, Similarly Used). In A Legal Sense, An Obligation In Writing And Under Seal By Which One Party, Termed The Obligor, Hinds Himself To Pay A Sum ...
Bone As
Bone (as. Ban, Ger. Rein, Bone, Leg: Cf. Icel. Befall, Straight). The Hard Material Of The Skeletons Or Frameworks Of Mammalian Animals, Reptiles, Most Fishes, And Birds. In The Embryo, It Is Preceded By Cartilage (q.v.). Which Con Sists Of Cells Massed Together, Except In The Flat Bones, As Those ...
Bonfire
Bonfire (originally Bone-fire, As In A Gloss Of 1483; "banefyre, Ignis Ossium," I.e. Fire Of Bones). In Its Earliest Usage• A Funeral Pyre: A Fire Lighted To Consume Heretical Or Forbidden Books, Etc.; In The Early Superstitions Of Ger Many ( Where It Was Also Called .n"offeuer Or Need Fire) ...
Bonghi
Bonghi, Bento, (182s-95). An Italian Man Of Letters And Politician. Lle Was Horn In Naples, March 20, 1828. Big Literary Activity Began At The Age Of 20. With A Trans Lation Of Plato's Philebus. His Active Share In The Political Events Of 1848 Forced Him Into Temporary Exile; And A ...
Boniface
Bon'iface. The Name Of Nine Popes, Most Of Whom Are Of No Historic Note. Iioniface I. ( Pope, 418-422). On Account Of Prevailing Party Divisions, Was Opposed By A Rival Bishop, But Was Recognized By Honorius As Proper Successor. His Letters Are In Aligne. Patrol. Lat.,xx.—boniface I I. ( Pope, ...
Bonn
Bonn. A City In The Rhine Province, L'rus Sia, And Capital Of The Circle Of Bonn. Advanta Geously Situated On The Left Bank Of The Rhine, About 15 Miles Southeast Of Cologne. The Pleas Ant Villas With Their Gardens On The River, The Fine Promenades, Fhe Picturesque Church-towers, And The ...
Bonner Edmund
Bon'ner. Edmund (e.1500-69). Bishop Of London. He Was Born Of Obscure And Doubtful Parentage About 1500. He Was Educated At Ox Ford, And There Admitted Doctor Of Civil Law In 1525. The Reputation He Gained At Oxford By His Knowledge Of The Canon Law Recommended Him To The Notice Of ...
Bonnet Of
Bonnet (of. Bon[itlet, Fr. Bonnet, From Low Lat. Bonela, From Bon[nictus, The Stuff Of Which The Article Was Made, Possibly Hind. Woolen Cloth, Broadcloth). A Covering For The Head, Distinguished From The Hat (q.v.) By Being Brimless. Since The Distinction Between Bonnets, Hats, And Caps Has, In All Periods, Been ...
Bonneval
Bonneval, Bon'vit1'. Claude Alexandre, Count De (1675-1747). A French Adventurer, Also Called Achmet Pasha. He Was Horn Of A. Noble Family At Coussac, In Limousin. Proved Unmanageable At The Jesuit College, And Was Placed In The Royal Marine Corps In His Thir Teenth Year. He Was Transferred To The Gualds, ...
Booby
Booby, Any Of Various Of The Lesser And More Tropical Species Of Gannets (genus Sula ). The Name Is Said By Newton (dictionary Of Birds, London, 1896, P. 48) To Be A Corruption Of The Portuguese Bobo, A Fool, Derived From The Latin Balbus, Stuttering Or Inarticulate; And To Have ...
Book
Book. The Aim Of The First Scribes In The Choice Of The Material For Their Work Was To Give Durable Form To The Production. Accordingly, The Earliest Inscriptions Which Have Been Pre Served Were Placed On Stone Or Baked Brick Or Metal, Rather Than A More Flexible But More Per ...
Book Club
Book Club. A Convenient Title For Private Associations Which Print Books For Distribution Among A Limited Circle Of Subscribers. Such Clubs, Being Usually Composed Of Scholarly Men, And Endowed With Sufficient Means, Have Rendered No Slight Tkerviees To Literature And Learning By Rendering Accessible A Number Of Valuable Works Which ...
Book Of The Duchess
Book Of The Duchess. The Title Of A Poem By Chaucer, Written To Console John Of Gaunt For The Loss Of His Duchess In 1369. It Is Conventional, Artificial, Imitative, And Is Drawn From Machault's Dit Du Lion And Dit De Lu Fontainc Amoureuse. A Typographical Or Picto Rial Label, ...
Bookbinding
Bookbinding. The History Of Bookbind Ing Is Chiefly The History Of The Ornamentation Of Book-eovers. The Mechanical Work Of Sewing And Covering A Book, Described Below, Might Indeed Be Studied Chronologically As Regards The Changes In The Processes Employed: But This Is Of Little General Interest. When Strips Of Vellum ...
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping. The Application Of The General Principles Of Debit And Credit. And Of Classification Of Accounts, To The Details Of Busi Ness. The Object Of Bookkeeping Is To Furnish A Complete And Systematic Record Which May En Able The Proprietor Readily To Ascertain Any De Sired Facts Regarding The Progress ...
Books
Books. In All The Branches Of Instruction For The Blind, While Oral Teaching Is Of No Small Im Portance, Aid Is Derived From The Use Of Book's And Apparatus Adapted To The Sense Of Touch. The Process Of Printing Embossed Books Consists Of Pressing The Type Strongly On Heavy Paper, ...
Bookselling
Book'sell'ing. The Earliest History Of The Production And Sale Of Books Is So Obscure That Little Can Be Added To What Is Told In The Article Boor: Of The Chaldean Tablets Of Baked Clay, The Egyptian Book Of The Dead, And Other Similar Productions, We Find, However, In Athens, Some ...
Boom
Boom, Born. A Town Of The Province Of Ant Werp, Belgium. About 10 Miles South Of The City Of Antwerp (map: Belgium. C 3). Its Situation At The Junction Of The Brussels Canal With The River Rupel Makes It A Place Of Considerable Commer Cial Importance. It Has Numerous And ...
Boot
Boot. A Lengthened Variety Of Shoe, Which Is Among The Most Ancient Articles Of Attire. Shoes, Extending A Certain Height Up The Leg, Laced, Ornamented. And Of Fanciful Colors, Were In Use By The Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, And Romans. A Description Of These And Other Varie Ties Of Shoes, As ...
Booth
Booth (leel. Bill, Mug. Huode, Ger. Bade, As. Brain, To Dwell). An Unpretentious Or Tem Porary Structure, Either A Dwelling Or Hut Of Boughs Or Canvas, Or A Tent. The Name Came To Be Used Especially Of The Stalls Or Tents At Fairs For The Installation And Sale Of Wares, ...
Boots Boot
Boot, Boots, Or Bootikin. A Scottish Instrument Of Judicial Torture, Formerly Used To Force Confessions From Persons Accused Of Crimes, Or Answers From Unwilling Or Suspected Witnesses. Bishop Burnet, In The History Of !lig Olen Time, And Sir Walter Scott, In His Old Mortality, Speak Of The Boot As Made ...
Borage
Borage, Bil•ld (lo• Lat. Bo•rago, Front Borra, Burro, Rough Hair), Borago. A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Boraginaeew, Hav Ing A Wheel-shaped Corolla, The Mouth Of Which Is Closed With Five Teeth, And Forked Filaments, Of Which The Inner Arm Hears The Anther, The Anthers Connivent Around The ...
Borax
Bo'rax (ar. Im;raq, Bfirfiq, Pers. Bfirah ), Or Sontum Illoottate. A Substance Crystallizing In The Monoclinic System. It Occurs Native As A Saline Efflorescence On The Shores Of A Series Of Lakes, Covering A Large Extent Of Country, In Ladak, Ceylon, Transylvania, Peru. Chile, In Borax Lake, And Other Places ...
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, Bor'dt? (anciently, Lat. Bur Digala. From. Perhaps, A Celtic Or Iberian Source). One Of The Must Important Seaports Of France, Seat Of An Archbishop, And Capital Of The Depart Ment Of Gironde (slap: France, F 7). It Is Beautifully Situated In A Plain On The Left Bank Of The ...
Border
Border (fr. Bordure, Edge, Of Teutonic Origin; Ef. Adig. Borte, Border), The. A Term Employed In Historical As Well As Popular Phrase Ology To Signify The Common Frontier Of England And Scotland. The Border Shifted To And Fro Frequently In Former Times. At Present The Di Viding Boundary Of The ...
Borer
Borer. An Animal That Bores Into The Hard Parts Of Other Animals, Or Makes Tubular Burrows. A Tiny Sponge Of The Genus ('hone Perforates An Oyster Shell, One Of These Minute Organisms Inhabiting Each Perforation. The Method Of Their Action Is Yet A Mystery; It Is Thought, However, To Be ...
Borghese
Borghese, B5r-ga'zti. A Family Of Great Distinction In The Republic Of Siena. And After Wards In Rome. Camit.lo Borciiese ( 1552-1621) Ascended The Papal Throne In 1605 As Paul ., And By Him Other Members Of The Family Were Ad Vanced To High Positions. A Marriage With The Heiress Of ...
Borgia
Borgia, Hor'jit. An Italian Family Of Span Ish Origin Which Acquired Great Eminence After The Elevation Of Alfonso Borgia To The Papacy As Calixtus Iii., In 1455. He Had Previously Been A Councilor Of The King Of Aragon. He Died In 1458. -rodrigo Borgia. Nephew Of The Fore Going. Ascended ...
Borneo
Bor'neo (corrupted From Brunai, Malay Blend, Burnt, A District, The Island Having No Comprehensive Native Name, Though Sometimes Called Palo Kalamantin., After One Of The Native Fruits). The Fifth Largest Island In The World, Only Australia, (lreenland, Bailin Land, And New Guinea Or Papua Exceeding It In Area (map: East ...
Bornu
Bornu, Bor-m17/ (from The Tribe Berauni, Bernoulli). A State Of The Sudan, Oecupying The Northeastern C•d Of Northern Nigeria. Be Tween Latitudes 11° And 15° N. And Longitudes 10° And 15° E.. And Hounded By Sokoto. The Sa Hara. Lake Chad. And Kamernn (map: Africa. 3). 1 Ts Area Is ...
Boro Buddor
Bo'ro Bud'dor (hind.. Great Buddha). The Ruin Of A Buddhist Temple In Java. Resi Dency Of Kadu, Regency Of Magelang, And Dis Trict Of Minoreh, Near The Junction Of The Ello And Progo. It Is The Most Elaborate Monument Of The Buddhist Style Of Architecture Anywhere Existing. Buddhism (q.v.) Was ...
Borodin
Borodin, Biero'dcm, Alexander Porfirye Vicil ( 1834-87). A Russian Composer And Chem Ist. Lie Was Born In Saint Petersburg, Of A Very Ancient Family. Lie Studied Medicine And Chemistry At The Medico - Surgical Academy, Practiced Medicine For A While. And. Being Ap Pointed To The Chair Of Chemistry At ...
Boron
Bo'ron (from Borax. Of Which It Is A •om Lment). A Non-metallic Element, Which Was Iso Lated In 1808 By Gay-lussce And Thmiami In France. And By Sir Humphry Davy In England. Some Of The Compounds Of Boron Were Known To The Ancients. The Element Is Not Found Native, But ...
Borough
Borough, Bfir'6 (as. Bush, Burg, Ger. Burg, A Fort, From As. Beo•gan, To Protect). In Great Britain, An Incorporated Municipality, Either Vil Lage, Town, Or City, Having The Right Of Return Ing One Or More Members To Parliament. The Word Burh Appears In Many Forms In The Names Of Towns, ...
Borromeo
Borromeo, Biir'rii-mu/tt. Saint. Carlo ( 84). An Italian Prelate And Reformer. He Was Horn October 2, 1538, At The Castle Of Arona, On The West Bank Of Lago Maggiore, The Family Seat Of His Ancestors. He Studied Law- At Pavia, And Took The Degree Of Doctor In 1559. His Uncle. ...
Bortnyanski
Bortnyanski, Dmmtt Stepanontivii ? . A Russian Com Poser Of Chureh Music. Ile Was Born In Glukhov, Government Of Chernigov. And At Seven Joined The Court Choir At The Capital. Where Le St Tidied Wider Galuppi. The Empress Elizabeth, Struck By His Musical Gifts, Sent Him To Italy. Under Galuppi, ...
Bosnia
Bosnia, Bozini-a ( From The River Roma. /111 Affluent Of The Save). Previous To 1878 The North Westernmost Portion Of The Turkish Empire, Now (together With Herzegovina) Virtually A Province Of Austria-ilungary. (with Herzegovina) Is Hounded By Croatia And Slavonia On The North And West: Servia. The Turkish District Of ...
Bossiiet
Bossiiet, Bo'swte, Jacques Ben1gne (1627 1704). A Distinguisbed French Pulpit Orator. Be Was Born September 27, 1627, In Dijon: Re •eived His Earlier Education In The Jesuit College There: And Then Went To Paris To The College Of Navarre, Where He Studied The Sacred Scrip Tures. The Works Of Classical ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra. One Of The Finest Orchestras In The United States. Ever Since The Beeinning Of The Nineteenth Cen Tury. The Works Of The Great Instrumental Masters Had Been 'performed By Amateur Orchestras. In 1s81 Mr. Henry L. Iliggiir,ou Established A Per Inanent Orchestra, Which Was To Give A ...
Boston University
Boston University. A System Of Allied Schools And Colleges. The University Is Situated In Boston, Mass., And Was Chartered By The Nassaehusetts Legislature In 1869, The Original Corporaters Being Isaac Rich, Lee Claf Lin, And Jamb Sleeper. The University Is Di Vided Educatbmally Into (1) A College Of Liberal Arts ...
Boswell
Boswell, Bilew61, James (1740-95). An English Lawyer And Writer Celebrated As The Biog Rapher Of Dr. Samuel Johnson. Ile Was Born October 29, 1740, In Edinburgh, Where His Father, Who Had The Title Of Lord Auchinleek, From The Name Of His Property In Ayrshire, Was One Of The Judges Of ...
Botanic Garden
Botanic Garden (gk. Floram6s, Botan I•os, Pertaining To Herbs. Plants; See Bo•any). An Area Upon Which Is Grown A Collection Of Plants Primarily For Scientific. Purposes. In Such A Collection The Idea May Be To Include As Many Forms Of Vegetation As Can Grow In The Conditions Of The Garden; ...
Botfly Bot
Bot, Botfly (cf. Gael. Lotus, Belly-worm). Names Common To Several Dipterous Insects Of The Family (estrid:c, Which Are Parasitic In Their Early Stages Upon Or Within. Certain Domestic And Wild Animals. The Llottse-bor, Or Hot-fly Of The Horse (gas Trophilus Equi, Fab.). Is A Creature Well Known To Stockmen And ...
Botrychium
Botrychium, (gk. P&rpvxos. A Curl Or Lock Of Hair, /36rpims, Botrys, Grape-clus Ter; Refers To Its Fruit-clusters). A Genus Of Ferns Of The Order Ophioglosseme, Having A Short. Erect Rootstock, With Clustered, Fleshy Roots, Bear Ing A Stalk, One Part Of Which Is Sterile And Fern Like, The Other Fertile ...
Bottiger
Bottiger, Btq'tf-g«;r, Carl Viliielai (1807 78 ). A Swedish Writer. Lie Was Born In Wes Terns, And Studied At The University Of Itpsala, Where, After Extensive Travels, He Was Appointed Professor Of Modern Literature In 1845, And In 185s Professor Of ;esthetics, From Which Post Ito Retired In 1867. 110 ...
Bottle Gourd
Bottle-gourd (gourd Used For Making Bottles; See Below), Lagenaria. A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Cueurbitacete, Nearly Allied To The Gourd (cucurbita), Iu Which It Was Until Recently Included. One Of The Most Marked Distinctions Between Them Is The Very Tumid Bor Der Of The Seeds Of The ...
Bottle Papers Bottlechart
Bottle -chart, Bottle -papers. A Chart Which Purports To Show The Track Of Sealed Bottles Thrown From Ships Into The Sea. It Is A Well-known Practice, On Long Voyages, To Throw Sealed Bottles Containing Sonic Intelligenee Into The Sea. In The Hope That These Messengers May Be Picked Up, And ...
Bottling And Bottling Machin
Bottling And Bottling Machin Ery. Bottling Is Praeticed Wherever Liquids Or Merehandise Of Any Kind Is Placed In Bottles For Preservation Or Sale. The Materials Bottled On The Largest Scale Are Hears, Wines, And Liquors, Mineral And Other Table Waters, And Such Non Alcoholic Beverages As Soda-water, Ginger Ale, And ...
Bottomry Bond Or Contract
Bottomry Bond Or Contract (for Derivation, See Bottom). An Agreement For A Defi Nite Period Of Time Or For A Voyage By The Owner Or Master Of A Ship, Pledging The Ship Or The Ship And Its Freight Or Cargo As Security For The Repayment Of Money Lent For The ...
Boucher
Boucher, Francots (1703-70). A French Fainter, Born In Paris. He Was A Pupil Of Le Moine, But Formed His Style Rather After The Model Of Watteau; Went To Rome In 1725, And After His Return Speedily Won A Great Reputa Tion. He Became A Member Of The Academy In 17:34, ...
Boucher_2
Boucher, Bmecher, Jonat1tan 1738-1so4 ) . A British-american Clergyman, Prominent As A Loyalist At The Time Of The Revolutionary War. He Was Born In Blencogo, England; Emigrated To America In 1759; Conducted A Boarding-sehool In Virginia; Was Ordained A Priest In 1762, And Was A Rector In Virginia And 'maryland ...
Boucicault
Boucicault, Dion (1822-90). An Irish American Playwright And Actor, Born In Dublin, Of French Parentage, Decemlicr 26, 1822. Ile Was Brought Up Under The Guardian Ship Of Dr. Dionysius Lirdaer. After Whom He Was Named, And Was Educated At University Col Lege, London. His First Dramatic Work, Produced Before He ...
Bougainville
Bougainville, Louts Antoine Me ( 1729 1811). A French Soldier And Navigator. Born In Paris. Ile Studied Law. Was Admitted As An Advocate Before The Parlement. And Published A Traite Du Ealeul Intgral (2 Vols., 1754-56). Having Subsequently Entered The Army, He Was In 1756 Appointed Aide-de-camp To The Marquis ...
Bouguereau
Bouguereau, Bm'gro', William Adolphe (1825-1905). A French Figure Painter. He Studied Under L'icot. Took The L'rix De Rome In 1850. Re Ceived Medals Of Honor In 1s78 And 1885, Became A Member Of The Institute In 1876 And Grand Officer Of The Legion Of Honor In 1903. A Classi Cist ...
Boulanger
Boulanger. Bari Liin'zhu', Georges Er5est Jean \iarie (1 $37-91) . A French General, He Was Born At Rennes, And Educated At Saint Cyr. Ile Served In Italy And China, Was With Bazainc At \hetzs But Escaped To Paris, And Held A 1ienten Ant-tzlonelrc Tinder The Government Of National Defense. In ...
Boulay De La Meurthe
Boulay De La Meurthe, Dc In Inert', Antoine, Count (1761-1840). A French Statesman, Born At Chaumousey In The Vosges, The Son Of A Peasant. He Espoused The Cause Of The Revolution, But Held Moderate Views, And In The Council Of Five Hundred Opposed Both Jacobinism And The Despotism Of The ...
Boulevards Parks
Parks, Boulevards, And Cemeteries. Brook Lyn Has A Large Number Of Parks And Parkways Throughout Its Extended Area. In The Older Closely Built Section The Largest, Washington Or Fort Oreene Park, Is In The Hill District, On The Site Of The Revolutionary Earthworks Known As Fort Greene. This Park Contains ...
Boulogne Sur Neer
Boulogne - Sur -neer, Bm'io'ny'-sur-mile (fr_ Boulogne On The Sea: Anciently, Gesoriaeum, Bononia). A Fortified Seaport In The Department Of Pas-de-calais, France (.11ap: France. 11 1 ). It Stands At The Mouth Of The River Liane, On The English Channel, 22 Miles Southwest Of Calais, And 139 North-northwest Of Paris. ...
Bounty
Bounty (fr. Louie., Goodness. From Lat. Bonitos, Goodness, Excellence, From Bonus, Good). A Term Applied To Any Sum Granted By Law As An Inducement To Some Undertaking Believed To Be Of National Importance. (1) Payments Of Bounties Are Sometimes Made For The Encourage Ment Of Commercial Or Industrial Enterprises. The ...
Bourbon
Bourbon, Bmiebon, Pr. Pron. Bmeban'. House Of. A Younger Branch Of The Capetian Family Of France, Representatives Of Which Occu Pied Several European Thrones After The Six Teenth Century. The House Derived Its Name From The Castle And Seigniory Of Bourbon. In The Former Province Of Bourbonnais, In The Centre ...