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Book New General Biographical Dictionary

Download or read book New General Biographical Dictionary written by Hugh James Rose and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  1 of 15  Classic Reprint

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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  15 of 15

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 15 of 15 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 15 of 15: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation Tollius (Jacobus), a physician and very learned man, was a native of Ingra, in the territory of Utrecht; and taught the belles lettres in his own country with great reputation and profit for some time. In 1684, the marquis of Brandenburg appointed him professor of eloquence and the Greek tongue. He made several journeys into different parts of Germany, into Hungary, and Italy; of which he has given some account in a posthumous work, published under the title of "Epistolae itinerariae," by Henninius, at Amsderdam, 1700, in 4to. It is said there are some useful and curious things on these epistles. Tollius was an editor of two antient authors, of "Asonius, cum notis variorum, 1671," 8vo; and of "Langinus, 1694," 4to, with a Latin version in the same page, and Boileau's French version in the opposite. He was a critic of more learning than judgement, as the title of the following work may shew: "Fortuita sacra, in quibus praeter critica nonnulla tota fabularis historia Graeca, Ph nicia, AEgyptiaca, ad chymian pertinere asseritur, 1687," in 8vo. He pushedthis extravagant notion so far as to seek for the secrets of chymistry and the philosopher's stone in the fables of Paganism. This does not shew a very sound judgement; yet there is a great deal of learning, and some curious things, in his book. He died in 1696. He had brother, named Cornelius Tollius, who was also a very learned man. 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."

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  12 of 15

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."

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  9 of 15

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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  7 of 15  Classic Reprint

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 7 of 15 Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 7 of 15 Gesner (Conrad), an eminent scholar, physician, and philosopher, was born at Zurich in Switzerland in 1516, where he also received the first rudiments of learning. He discovered great facility of genius; but the circumstances of his father would not allow him to make his son a scholar, and he was about to discontinue his studies, when Ammien, professor of Latin and eloquence at Zurich, took him to his own house, and charged himself with the care of his education, By the death of his father, he was a second time reduced to great extremities, and fell into a dropsical disorder. On the recovery of his health, he resolved to travel, and seek his fortune. He went to Strasburg, where he made some progress in the hebrew language; and, the civil wars of Switzerland having subsided, he was allowed a pension from the academy of Zurich, to enable him to make the tour of France. He accordingly went to Paris, accompanied by John Frisius, the early friend of his youth, and partner of his studies. From Paris he returned to Strasburg, whence he was invited by the university of Zurich, to preside over a school. Here he married, but, finding his appointment inadequate to the maintenance of a family, he was obliged to seek for other resources. From his childhood he had a great propensity to study physic, and he now devoted all the time he could spare from his school to books of medicine. At length he left in disgust his situation at Zurich, and proceeded to Basil, where he employed his time in reading the greek physicians in their own language, till he was made greek professor at Lausanne. 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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  13 of 15

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 13 of 15 written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 416 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 IL principal of that houfe. After his return to France, he 1c 'ied tome time at Dontorfe, a feat of the prince de Turenne, dfite de Bouillon; with whom he continued in the poi't of rendant ti'l his death. This happened on the 6th of May, at St. Germain-en-laie, where his body was interred; but his heart was depofited in the nunnery of St. Sacrament at Paris. 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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  6 of 15  Classic Reprint

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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  11 of 15  Classic Reprint

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 11 of 15 Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 11 of 15 Molinaeus (Carolus), or Charles du Moulin, a famous lawyer, was born at Paris in 1500. His family was noble, and Papyrius mentions a thing very singular, viz. "that those of the family of Moulin were related to Elizabeth queen of England;" which the acknowledged herself in 1572, speaking with Francis duke of Montmorency, marshal of France and embassador to England. This relation probably came by Thomas Bulloigne, viscount of Rochefort, the queen's grandfather by the mother's side; for Sanderus and others say, "that this Rochefort being embassador to France, gave his daughter Anne of Bulloigne to a gentleman of Brie, a friend and relation of his, to take care of her education; and this gentleman is supposed to be the lord of Fontenay in Brie, of the family of du Moulin." This branch came from Denys du Moulin, lord of Fontenay in Brie, archbishop of Thoulouse, patriarch of Antioch, and bishop of Paris, where he died in 1447. Charles du Moulin was a very learned man, and composed several works, which were collected into three volumes in folio. He was called, "the French Papinian, the French and German lawyer;" and died at Paris in 1566, a Roman catholic, as it is said, though a protestant before. Molinaeus (Peter), or Peter du Moulin, a celebrated French protestant minister, and of the same family with Charles du Moulin, was born at Vexin in 1568. 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."

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  13 of 15

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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  5 of 15

Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 5 of 15 written by Library Of Congress and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 5 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 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 and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 5 of 15 Classic Reprint written by Pre-Imprint Collection and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 5 of 15 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.

Book A New and General Biographical Dictionary  Vol  4 of 15  Classic Reprint

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.

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Download or read book A New and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 10 of 15 Classic Reprint written by William Tooke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 10 of 15 Jefuits, was born in 1491, of a confiderable family, at the caflle of Loyola, in the province of Guipufcoa in Spain. He was educated in the court of Ferdinand and Ifabella, and entered very early into the military profeflion. He was addieted to all the excefles too common in that line of life, but was at the fame time a good officer, and one who fought occafions to diftin guifh himfelf. His valour was confpicuous at Pampeluna, in 1521, when it was befieged by the French, and there he had his leg broken by a cannon-(hot. During the confinement occafioned by this wound, he formed a refolution of renouncing the world, of travelling to Jerufalem, and dedicating his life to the fervice of God. He is (aid to have imbibed his ardpur of zeal by read ing the legends of the faints; though fome have denied that he knew the ufe of letters. But whether he read, or had there things read to him, he certainly conceived an ardour of reli gions aetivity, which has not often been equalled. He had no fooner received his cure than he went to hang up his arms over the altar of the blefied Virgin at Montferrat, to Whom he devoted his fervices on March 24, I 522: for he carried the laws of chivalry to his religious Obfervances. In his way, he difputed with a Moor on the perpetual virginity of the bleffed Virgin, in whofe caufe he was in great danger of defiroyinf; his opponent. Having watched all night at Montferrat, fometimes fianding, and fometimes kneeling, and having devoted himfelf mof't earneflly to her, he fet out before day-break, in a pilgrim's habit to Manrefa. Here he took his lodging among the poor of the town hofpital, and he praciil'ed mortifications of every kind for above a year. He fufi'ered his hair and nails to grow. 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 15 written by Alexander Chalmers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 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 to the Present Time Fouquieres (james), a Flemish painter of the 17th century, born at Antwerp in 1580, was one of the most learned and celebrated of landscape painters. Some have placed him so near Titian, as to make the difierence of their pictures consist, rather In the countries represented, than in the goodness of the pieces. The principles they went upon are the same, and their colouring alike good and regular. He painted for Rubens, of whom he learned the essentials of his art. The elector palatine employed him at Heidelberg, and from thence he went to Paris, where, though he worked a long time, and was well paid, yet he grew poor for want of conduct, and died 1659, in the house of an ordinary painter called Silvain, -who lived in the suburbs of St. Jaques. 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 and General Biographical Dictionary Vol 8 of 15 Classic Reprint written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 8 of 15 Hecquet (philip), a French phyfician of fingular merit and ikill, but a flrong partizan of the ufe of warm water and of bleeding; for which reafon he was ridiculed by Le Sage in his Gil Blas, under the name of_dr. Sangrada. He was born at Abbeville, in 1661, and praetifed firlt In that city, then at Port royal, and la'ftly, at Paris. He was not properlyfan grade, for he took the degree Of doflor in 1697; and in 1698 had more bufmefs than he could attend. Though attached to the molt fimple mode of life, he was obliged to keep his carriage, in which he ltudied with as much attention as in his clofet. In 1712, he was appointed dean of. The faculty of medicine, and fuperintended the publication of a fort of difpenfary, called, The New Code of Pharmacy, which was publifhed fome time afterwards. Hccquet was no lefs zealous in religious mat ters than {ludious in his own profellion, and is faid never to have prefcribed in doubtful cafes, without having a previous recourfe to prayer. He lived in the moll abflemious manner, and in 1727 retired to a convent of Carmelites in Paris, where he continued acceflible only to the poor, to whom he was a friend. 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 DIC written by Anonymous and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 432 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.