Download or read book General Biographical Dictionary Vol 2 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John Gorton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 3 Gandy (j ames) an able artist, was born in 1619, and wasa pupil of Vandyck. His works possess considerable merit, and some of his portraits are very little inferior to Van dyck, either in dignity, expression, or colour ing. He is however almost unknown; being taken to Ireland by the old duke of Ormond, and retained in his service, the then unsettled state of that country prevented his talents from receiving due notice. He died at Exeter in 1689. - Pilkington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A General Biographical Dictionary Vol 2 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John Gorton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 3 Gandy (james) an able artist, was born in 1619, and wasa pupil of Vandyck. His works possess considerable merit, and some of his portraits are very little inferior to Van dyck, either in dignity, expression, or colour ing. He is however almost unknown; being taken to Ireland by the old duke of Ormond, and retained in his service, the then unsettled state of that country prevented his talents from receiving due notice. He died at Exeter in 1689. - Pilkington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A General Biographical Dictionary Vol 3 of 3 Classic Reprint written by John Gorton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A general Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 3 of 3 Bi gagotski (putters) second of the name, prince of Transylvania, was born at the castle of Bm'shi in Hungary.in 1676. On the death of his father, he was carefull watched bythehouse ofaustria, and tobreak correspondence with his mother; but sealousfor theindependence ofhis country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 2 of 12 written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 12: Projected and Partly Arranged Antioch VI 1. (surnamed Grypua) son of Demetrius Nicanor and leo patra. His brother Seleucus was de stroyed by her, and he would have shared the same fate, had he not disco vered his mother's design, and compelled her to drink the poison prepared for him self. He was assassinated s. C. 97. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book A New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 9 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 9 of 12 J evon, (thomas, ) a dramatic author and actor of the seventeenth century. The Devil of a Wife, or the Comical Transformation, London, 1695, 4to, claims him as its author, being the original of the standard farce of The Devil to Pay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 11 of 15 Classic Reprint written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 11 of 15 He was a member of the French academy, and of the academy of lnfcriptions and belles lettres and was fitted to do honour to any fociety. In the firft volume of the Memoirs of the Academy of Infcriptions there are two fine differtations of his one upon the divine honours paid to the governors of the Roman provinces, during the continuance. Of the republic the other, upon the temple, which Cicero con ceived a defign of confecrating to the memory of his beloved daughter Tullia, under the title of Fanum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book A New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 1 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1 of 12 Aaron, (berschis), author of a rabbinical treatise on morali called Maabar Jabbok; The Ford 0 Jabbok, published at Mantua, 1626. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book The General Biographical Dictionary Vol 2 written by Alexander Chalmers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation Soon altti the restoration, Mr. Allestry was made a ca non of Lhrist-ehmch; at the same time he undertook one of the lectureships ol the city of' lord, butnever ired any part of the salar\ f01 he orde1cd it to be distributed amongst the poor. In October ltibo, he took the degree of D. D. And was appointed one of tlie king' s chaplains in ordinary, and in Sept. 1663, regius professorof divinity, in which chair he sat seventeen yea1s, and acquitted himself with honour. In 1665 he was appointed provost of Eton col lege, where he raised the school, which he found in a low condition, to an uncommon pitch of reputation. The west side of the outward quadrangle ofthat college was bu1lt from the ground at his expense. The excellent Dr. Hammond, who was his intimate friend, left him his valuable library, which he bequeathed himself to his successors in the divinity chair. His eagerness for study, and his intention of mind while he was employed in it was so great, that it impaired his constitution, and hastened his death. In 1680, find, ing his health and sight much weakened, he resigned his professorship of divinity to Dr. Jane. And now the' decay of his constitution terminating in a dropsy, he removed to London, to have the advice of physicians; but medicines proving ineffectual, he died January 27th, 1680; and was buried in Eton chapel, where a marble monument, with an elegant Latin inscription, was e1ected to his memo1y. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The General Biographical Dictionary Vol 31 written by Alexander Chalmers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 31: Containing an Historical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; From the Earliest to the Present Time Wall (John), a learned physician and medical writer, was born at Powick, in Worcestershire, 1708. He was the son of Mr. John Wall, an opulent tradesman of the city of Worcester, who served the office of mayor in 1703. He received the early part of his education at a grammar-school at Leigh-Sinton, and at the college school of Worcester, whence he was elected scholar of Worcester-college, Oxford, in June 1726. In 1735, he was elected fellow of Merton-college, soon after which he took the degree of bachelor of physic, and removed to the city of Worcester, where he was many years settled in practice. In 1759, he look the decree of M. D. Besides an ingenious "Treatise on the virtues of Malvern-waters," which he brought into reputation, he enriched the repositories of medical knowledge with many valuable tracts, which, since his death, have been collected into an octavo edition, by his son, the present learned Dr. Martin Wall, F. R. S. clinical-professor of the university, and were printed at Oxford in 1780. He married Catherine youngest daughter of Martin Sandys, esq. of the city of Worcester, barrister at law, and uncle to the first lord Sandys. Dr. Wall was a man of extraordinary genius, which he improved by early and indefatigable industry in the pursuit of science; but he was more particularly eminent in those branches of natural philosophy which have an immediate connexion with the arts, and with medicine. He was distinguished likewise through his whole life by an uncommon sweetness of manners, and cheerfulness of disposition, which, still more than his great abilities, made his acquaintance courted, and his conversation sought, by persons of all ranks and ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book A New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 5 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 5 of 12 Brahe was a man of very powerful under standing, and an accurate observer, he never could bring himself to embrace the simple and rational system of Copernicus, but framed an hypothesis of his own, called after him the Tychonic system, which is essentially that of Ptolemy, though framed to meet some objections. It was, however, so embarrassed and perplexed, that few admitted it. Tycho's life was written by Gassendi, in whose work, and other publications taken from it, may be seen a list of his publications. (rees) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.