Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 1 of 15 Classic Reprint written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-19 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1 of 15 N the progrefs everyffire nuons efibrt, though far from attaining the ultimate point in view, is attended with pleafure and advantage. Among the fttbjeéts leafi capable of being exhatlfted by fuch efforts, is that of general Biography. So minute a hiftory, extendingto all ages, and all countries, cannot eafily be completed. The abundance of materials proceeding from fome quarters, and the difficulty of procuring any from many others, at once perplex and bafiie the compiler. Even While his pen is 011 the paper, be'hears of recent deaths among thofe u ho have a claim to fuch a monument; and the information which can be gained of a perfon very lately dead, is feldom either accurate or im portant. The biographical works compofed in various countries, even thofe which profefs IO be general, are ufually overloaded with names of Inch belonging to thofe nations, Where the books refpefiively appear; but who neither have, _nor ought. 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 12 of 15 written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 12 of 15: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation But not content with this, he vifi'ted all the univerfities of Germany, Italy, France, and Spain, in order to learn phyfic; and then he took a journey to Pruflia, Lithuania, Poland, Wan lachia, Tranfilvania, Croatia; Portugal, Illyria, and the other countries of Europe, where he applied indifferently to phy Iicians, barbers, old women, conjurers, and both good and bad; from all which he gladly picked up an thi that might be ufeful, ' and then enlarged his ock/of are a approved remedies. He alfo learned from Bali}: Valentine's writings, the doe'trine of the three elements, which, Conceal ing the'rauthor's name, he adopted as his own, and publifhed under the appellation of Salt, Sulphur, and Mercury. 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 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.
Download or read book A New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 12 of 12 written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 12 of 12: Sep-Zwi Serviez, (james Reergas, seigneur de, ) a French writer and chevalier of the order of St. Lazarus, was born at St. Gervais, in the diocese of Castres, in 1679. He wrote 1m ratrices Romaines, ou Histoire de la $ie et des Intrigues secretes des Femmes des Caesars; Les Hommes Illustres du Languedoc; Lo Caprice, ou les Efi'ets de la F ortune; Histoire du brave Crillon. He died in 1727. 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 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 9 of 15 written by William Tooke and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 9 of 15: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation Jones (Inigo), the celebrated English architect, was born about 1572, in the neighbourhood of St. Paul's, London; of which city his father, Mr. Ignatius Jones, was a citizen, and by trade a clothworker. At a proper age, it is said, he put his son apprentice to a joiner, a business that requires some skill in drawing; and in that respect suited well with our architects inclination, which naturally led him to the art of designing. Genius concurred with inclination; he distinguished himself early by the extraordinary progress he made in those arts, and was particularly noticed for his skill in landscape-painting. These talents recommended him to William earl of Pembroke, at whose expence he travelled over Italy, and the politer parts of Europe; saw whatever was recommended by its antiquity or value; and from these plans formed his own observations, which, upon his return home, he perfected by study. But, before that, the improvements he made abroad gave such an eclat to his reputation throughout Europe, that Christian IV. king of Denmark sent for him from Venice, which was the chief place of his residence, and made him his architect-general. He had been some time possessed of this honourable poll, when that prince, whose sister Anne had married James I. made a visit to England in 1606; and our architect, being desirous to return to his native country, took that opportunity of coming home in the train of his Danish majesty. 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 Volume 12 written by Hugh James Rose and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 4 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 4 of 12 Bringa-della, the last king of Pegu, who conquered Ava, and m 1754, put to death Douipdi, an old man, the last emperor of its ancient dynasty. In the following wars he lost his cap1tal, Pegu, and became the prisoner of Alom pra, chief of the Birmans. For some time his captivity' was mild, but the inhabitants of Pegu breaking out into rebellion against their conquerors, he was tried, condemned, and put to death b the hand of the public executioner. (gio Univ. Suppl.) 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 2 of 12 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 12: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particulary the British and Irish; From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period His judgement the pope was anti-chri, (mat. Paris, Hill. Angl. P. Mull: naturally bring upon him the hatred of agreat part of the clergy; more efpe cially time his zeal led h'm to follow the praelice, as well as the opinion, of his patron, by writing freely to the pope about the neceffity of a reformation. (mf. Cotton Tiber. C. 5. To]. 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 6 of 15 Classic Reprint written by William Tooke and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 6 of 15 Euler (Leonard) was born at Basil, on the 14th of April 1707, [A]; he was the son of Paul Euler, and of Margaret Brucker (of a family illustrious in literature), and spent the first year of his life at the village of Richen, of which place his father was Protestant minister. Being intended for the church, his father, who had himself studied under James Bernouilli, taught him man mathematics, with a view to their proving the ground-work of his other studies, and in hopes that they would turn out a noble and useful secondary occupation. But they were destined to become a principal one; and Euler, assisted and perhaps secretly encouraged by John Bernouilli, who easily discovered that he would be the greatest scholar he should ever educate, soon declared his intention of devoting his life to that pursuit. This intention the wife father did not thwart, but the son did not so blindly adhere to it, as not to connect with it a more than common improvements in every other kind of useful learning, insomuch that in his latter days men often wondered how with such a superiority in one branch, he could have been so near to eminence in all the rest. 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 4 of 15 Classic Reprint written by William Tooke and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 4 of 15 Cicero (Marcus Tullius), was one of the greatest men of antiquity, whether we consider him as an orator, a statement, or a philosopher. He was born Jan. 3, in the 647th year of Rome, about 107 years before Christ. His mother's name was Helvia, who was rich and well descended. As to his father's family, nothing was delivered of it but in extremes: which is not to be wondered at in the history of a man, whose life was so exposed to envy, as Cicero's, and who fell a victim at last to the power of his enemies. Some derive his descent from kings, other from mechanics: but the truth, as it commonly happens is such cases, lay between both: for his family, though it had never borne any of the great offices of the republic, was yet very ancient and honourable; of principal distinction and nobility in that part of Italy in which it resided; and of equestrian rank, from its first admission to the freedom of Rome. The place of his birth was Arpinum; a city anciently of the Samnites, now part of the kingdom of Naples. It had the honour also of producing the great C. Marius; which gave occasion to Pompey to say in a public speech, that Rome was indebted to this corporation for two citizen, who had, each in his turn, preserved it from ruin. The territory of Arpinum was rude and mountainous, to which Cicero applies Homer's description of Ithaca: 'Tis rough indeed, yet breeds a generous race. 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 General Biographical Dictionary Volume 12 written by Hugh James Rose and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 13 of 15 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 13 of 15: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and Irish, From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period Ramsay (allen). He was born at Peebles, I696; and ferved his apprenticefhip to a barber in Edinburgh. In his early youth he addic'ted himfelf to reading during his lei fure-hours; and wrote fei eral poems which were jul'tly efieemed by gentlemen of tafie and education. But his capital work was the Gentle Shepherd, lirft ac'ted at Edinburgh, r719. This is, perhaps, the mofi beautiful pafloral comedy that ever was afted on any liage in the univerfe. It is a per feel imitation of the manners of the people of Scotland; and it is no dilhonour to the ingenious author to mention, that, previous to its firl't publication, it was perufed by Sir Gilbert Elliot, Sir William Bennet, Duncan Forbes; efq. And other learned gentlemen. A fubfcription was fet on foot for the au thor; and he opened a bookfeller's {hop in Edinburgh, which was much frequented. In his advanced years he retired to live privately, and died, I763, aged 67. His poems have been printed in 2 vols. Iamo. And his fongs in 4 vols. And. In one vol. 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.
