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.

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 2017-12-23 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, (isaac, ) a Jew of the Greek empire, travelled much in the twelfth century, and was in the service of his imperial master, Manuel Comnenus. But he was a knave, who betrayed that mas ter, and suffered for it. Aaron, (pietro, ) a Florentine monk of the sixteenth century, wrote two or three odd works on music. One was called I] Toscanello della Musica. Libri Tre. Ven. 1523, &c. 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 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 New General Biographical Dictionary Vol 8 of 12 written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 8 of 12: Projected and Partly Arranged Gerbier, (peter John Baptist, ) a celebrated French lawyer, distinguished for the eloquence of his pleadings, born at Rennes in 1725. After a careful domestic education under able masters invited from Holland, he was sent to the college dc Beauvais at Paris, where he pursued his studies under MM. Coflin and Rivard. At the age of seventeen he took his degree; but he did not commence prsc tice as an advocate until his twenty seventh year, when be excited general admiration. One of the most famous causes in which he was concerned was that of the brothers Lyoncy, merchants of Marseilles, against the J esuits, which issued in the overthrow of that society. No writings of Gerbier remain but his oratory is said to be unsurpassed in the annals of the French bar. He died in 1788. 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 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.

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 8 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 8: 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 This employ continuing only for a year, he returned to Oxford, and was profecuting his phyfical iiudies there, when an accident brought him acquainted with the lord aihley. 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 10 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 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 10 of 12 Martinot, (henry, ) a celebrated clock-maker, born at Paris in 1646. He made the clocks for Versailles and the Trianon, and Louis XIV. Highly esti mated his ingenuity and integrity. He died in 1725. 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 7 of 12 Classic Reprint written by Hugh James Rose and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 7 of 12 Danet, (peter, ) a rector of Paris, presented, in 1674, to the abbacy of St. Nicholas, in Verdun. He is known by his Dictionary, Latin and French, and French and Latin, for the use of the dauphin, and a French Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 1698, 4to. He was one of the persons selected to pre pare the Delphin editions of the classics, and tdrus fell to his share. He died in 1709. Dangeau, (louis de Courcillon de, ) abbot of F ontaine - Daniel and Clermont, a man of letters, son of the marquis de Dangeau, was born at Paris, in 1643. He was maternally descended from Du Plessis Mornay, and was educated in the same religion, which he quitted for popery, at the persuasion of Bossuet. He was nominated, in 1671, reader to the king, which office he held till 1685. The French Academy received him among its mem bers in 1682, and it had not a more zealous and useful associate. The branch of study to which he paid a peculiar attention was that of grammar; on which subject he composed several ingenious treatises. His mmatical essays were collected and published by the abbe d'olivet in his Opuscules sur la Langue Francoise. The first, and part of the second, of the Dialogues on the Immor tality of the Soul, usually attributed to the abbe de Choisy, are of his composi tion. He drew up short pieces upon geography and history for the use of learners; and published The Principles of Heraldry, in fourteen plates, 4to. He died in 1723. Dangeau, (philip de Courcillon, marquis de, ) brother of the preceding, born in 1638. He was a great favourite at the court of Louis XIV. For his many accomplishments, and his taste for litera ture procured him a seat in the French Academy and in that of Sciences. He was grand master of the mili orders of Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, and Lazarus of Jerusalem. His conversation, manners, and many virtues, were the admiration of the age. He left some memoirs in ms. From which Voltaire, Henault, and La Beaumelle, have drawn so7me curious particulars. He died in 1 20. 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 8 of 12 Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A New and General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 8 of 12 Kepler (John), the greatest astronomer perhaps that any age has produced, was born in the Wiel in the dutch of Wirtemberg, the 27th Dec. 1751. His father, Henry Kepler, was descended from a family, which had raised themselves under the emperors by their military services, and was himself an officer of rank in the army; but afterwards, experiencing ill fortune, was obliged to sell all he had, and support himself and his family by keeping a public-house. He died in 1590, and left his son John to take what care of himself he could. His education had been hitherto neglected, as may easily be imagined; but, having a very great genius, and as great a desire to cultivate it, he entered upon his studies in philosophy at Tubingen, immediately upon his father's death, and, two years after, pursued the mathematics in the same university, under the famous Michael Moestlin. He made so great progress, and became so famous, that in 1503 he was invited to Gratz in Styria, to teach the mathematics there. He then applied himself entirely to astronomy, and published from time to time several works, the principal of which shall be mentioned immediately. In 1597, he entered into the married state, which at first created him great uneasiness, from a dispute which arose about his wife's fortune; and, the year after, he was banished from Gratz on account of his religion, but afterwards recalled, and restored to his former dignity. 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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