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ainong his subjects. He himself was a scholar; ARIUS, a presbyter of Sebastia, who is supand had he not been illustrious as a king, would posed by some to be the founder of the presby have been famous as an author When weterians, flourished about 385.

consider the qualifications of this prince, and ASCHINES, a Socratic philosopher, the son the many virtues he possessed, we need not of Charinus, a sausage-maker. Phrynicus, in wonder that he died universally lamented, after||Photius, ranks him among the best orators, and a reign of above 28 years, on the 28th of Octo-mentions his orations as the standard of the bor, A. D. 900. He was buried in the cathedral pure Attic style.

of Winchester.

ESCHINES, a celebrated orator, cotempoELIAN, Claudius, born at Præneste, in Italy.rary with Demosthenes, and but just his infeHe taught rhetoric at Rome, under the emperor ||rior. Being overcome by Demosthenes, he Alexander Severus, and was surnamed Honey-went to Rhodes, and opened a school there, and mouth on account of the sweetness of his style. afterwards removed to Samos, where he died His most celebrated works are, his "Various at the age of 75. There are only three of his History," and that "Of Animals." orations extant; which, however, are so very ALIANUS, Meccius, a physician before Ga-beautiful, that Fabricius compares them to the len, first used treacle against the plague. three Graces. ÆLST, a Dutch painter, vid. AALST. ÆSCHYLUS, a tragic poet, born at Athens ÆMILIANI, Jerome, a Venetian, one of the in the 63d Olympiad. He was the son of Eu regular clerks of St. Maicul, in the 16th century.phorion, and brother to Cynegirus and Aminias, EMILIANUS, C. Julius, a Moor, from the who distinguished themselves in the battle of lowest station, rose to the imperial dignity, and Marathon, and the seafight of Salamin, at was succeeded by Valerian. which engagement Eschylus was likewise preÆMILIUS, Paulus, a Roman general, cele-sent. To Aminias our poet was, upon a parbrated for his victory over Perseus, king of Ma-ticular occasion, obliged for saving his life: cedonia, died B. C. 164. Elian relates, that Eschylus, being charged by ÆMILIUS, Paulus, a native of Verona, who the Athenians with certain blasphemous exwrote (or rather began to write) a Latin history pre sions in some of his pieces, was accused of of the kings of France; but though he spent impiety, and condemned to be stoned to death many years at it, he was not able to finish the tenth book, which was to include the beginning of the reign of Charles VIII. He died 1529, and was buried in the cathedral at Paris.

they were just going to put the sentence in execution, when Aminias, with a happy presence of mind, throwing aside his cloak, showed his arm without a hand, which he had lost at the ENEAS, a Trojan prince, memorable for his battle of Salamin, in defence of his country. grateful care of his aged father Anchises, whom This sight made such an impression on the he bore through the flames of Troy upon his judges, that, touched with the remembrance of shoulders at the hazard of his own life, and that his valour, and the friendship he showed for his of his son, a child, who was obliged to cling to brother, they pardoned Eschylus. He wrote his garments to escape with them. He died great number of tragedies, of which there are 1197 B. C. Virgil has immortalized his name. but seven remaining; and, notwithstanding the ENEAS, Gazeus, or ÆNEAS of Gaza, a sharp censures of some critics, he must be al sophist by profession, was originally a Platonic lowed to have been the father of the tragic art philosopher, but afterwards became a Christian, The names of his pieces now extant are, Pro and flourished about the year 487. He wrote a dialogue, entitled "Theophrastus," concerning the immortality of the soul, and the resurrection of the body.

metheus Bound; Seven Chiefs against Thebes; The Persians; Agamemnon; the Infernal Re gions; the Furies; and the Suppliants. After having lived some years at Gela, we are told that he died of a fracture of his skull, caused by an eagle's letting fall a tortoise on his head, in the 69th year of his age.

ENEAS, Sylvius, or Pius II., born 1405, at Corsigny, in Sienna, where his father lived in exile. This pope was famous for his wise and witty sayings, some of which are as follow: ÆSOP, the Phrygian, lived in the time of So That common men should esteem learning as lon, about the 50th Olympiad, under the reign silver, noblemen prize it as gold, and princes as of Croesus, the last king of Lydia. St. Jerome, jewels: A citizen should look upon his family speaking of him, says, he was unfortunate in as subject to the city, the city to his country, the his birth, condition, and death; hinting thereby country to the world, and the world to God:at his deformity, servile state, and tragical end. That the chief place with kings was slippery His great genius, however, enabled him to sup That the tongue of a sycophant was a king's port his misfortunes; and, in order to alleviate greatest plague: That a prince who would trust the hardships of servitude, he composed those nobody was good for nothing; and he who be-entertaining and instructive fables which have lieved every body, no better: That those who acquired him so much reputation; and he s went to law were the birds, the court the field, generally supposed to have been the inventor of the judge the net, and the lawyers the fowlers:that kind of writing. Having had several masThat men ought to be presented to dignities, notters, for he was born a slave, Æsop at length dignities to men: That a covetous man never came under a philosopher named Xanthus; and pleases any body but by his death: That it was it was in his service that he first displayed a slavish vice to tell lies. That lust sullies and his genius for fabling and moralizing. He was stains every age of man, but quite extinguishes afterwards sold to Idmon, or ladmon, the phi old age. losopher, who enfranchised him. After he had ANEAS, Tacticus, author of a Greek treatise received his liberty, he soon acquired a great on the art of war, flourished 336 B. C. reputation among the Greeks; so that, according ÆPINUS, Francis Marie Ulric Theodore, a to Meziriack, the report of his wisdom having German physician, distinguished by his electri-reached Cræsus, this king sent to inquire after cal experiments and observations on natural him, and engaged him in his service. He tra philosophy, died 1802. llvelled through Greece, according to the same

author; but whether for his own pleasure, or born at Toston, in Derbyshire, 1540, and died 22d upon the affairs of Cræsus, is uncertain. Pass-August, 1615.

AGATHEMİR, Orthonis, wrote a Greek con

AGATHIAS, a Greek historian, who lived in the 6th century, and wrote a history of Justinian's reign, in five books.

AGATHOCLES, a Sicilian, rose from the obscurity of a potter to the sovereign power of all Sicily, died 289 B. C.

ing by Athens soon after Pisistratus had usurped AGATHARCIDAS, a Cnidian, 180 B. C., authe sovereign power, and finding that the Athe-thor of a Greek History of Alexander's wars. nians bore the yoke very impatiently, he told AGATHARCUS, a Samian, engaged by Æsthen the fable of the frogs who petitioned Jupi-chylus as a stage painter. ter for a king. Some relate, that, in order to show that the life of man is full of miseries,pendium of Geography, edited 1703. Esop used to say, that when Prometheus took the clay to form man, he tempered it with tears, Esop was put to death at Delphos. Plutarch tells us, that he came there with a great quantity of gold and silver, being ordered by Croesus to offer a sacrifice to Apollo, and to give a considerable sum to each inhabitant; but a quarrel arising between him and the Delphians, he sent back the sacrifice and the money to Croesus; for he thought that those for whom the prince designed it had rendered themselves unworthy of it. The inhabitants of Delphos contrived an accusation of sacrilege against him, and, pretending that they had convicted him, threw him AGELNOTH, archbishop of Canterbury, reheadlong from a rock. They afterwards en-fused to crown Harold king, died 1038. deavoured to make an atonement by raising a pyramid to his honour.

SOP, Clodius, a celebrated actor, who flourished about the 670th year of Rome. He and Roscius were cotemporaries, and the best performers that ever appeared upon the Roman stage; the former excelling in tragedy, the latter in comedy. Cicero put himself under their direction to perfect his action. Æsop lived in a most expensive manner; and at one entertainment is said to have had a dish which cost above 8001. This dish, we are told, was filled with singing and speaking birds; some of which cost near 501. Æsop's son was no less luxurious than his father, for he dissolved pearls for his guests to swallow.-Notwithstanding his expenses, however, this actor is said to have died worth above 160,000.

ÆTHRIUS, an architect in the 6th century, raised to the confidence of Anastasius I. ÆTION, a Grecian painter of celebrity. ÆTIUS, an able general under Valentinian III., killed 454.

ÆTIUS, a Syrian servant, made bishop by Eudoxus, the patriarch of Constantinople, and founder of the sect of Etians, flourished 336.

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AGATHON, a tragic poet, crowned at the Olympic games 419 B. C.

AGATHON, a native of Palermo, elected to the papal chair 679, died 682.

AGELIAS, Anthony, bishop of Acerno, in Italy, published commentaries on the Psalms, &c., died 1608.

AGESILAUS, king of Sparta, celebrated for his victories against the Persians, died 362 B. C. AGGAS, Robert, called Augus, a landscape painter, died in London, 1679.

AGILA, king of the Visigoths in Spain, murdered in the 5th year of his reign, 554.

AGILULF, duke of Turin, appointed king on the death of Antharic, king of Lombardy, died 616; he was succeeded by his son Adalnaid.

AGIS, the name of some Spartan kings. The most famous is the second of that name, engaged in the Peloponnesian war, and died 427 ||B. C.; and the fourth, in conseqence of his attempts to restore Lacedæmon to her ancient discipline and independence, put to death 241 B. C.

AGLIONBY, John, D. D., a native of Cumberland, known for his great learning, was chap. lain to James I., and died 1610. His son, of the same name, was dean of Canterbury, died 1643.

AGNELLUS, an abbot of Ravenna in the 9th century, often confounded with a bishop of the same name in the 6th century.

AGNESI, Maria Gaetana, a learned Italian lady, born at Milan, made, on account of her great merit, mathematical professor in the university of Bologna, died 1770.

ÆTIUS, an ancient physician, and the first AGOBARD, archbishop of Lyons, supported Christian medical writer, born at Amida, a the revolt of Lothaire against Lewis the detown of Mesopotamia, about 455. His "Tetra-bonnaire; he died 840. biblos," as it is called, is a collection from the AGOSTINO, Paolo, a musical composer, writings of those physicians who went before master of the Papal chapel at Rome, died 1629. him, chiefly from Galen; but contains, never- AGOULT, Guillaume d', a poet of Provence theless, some new things, for which we are en-in 1198. tirely indebted to this author.

AFER, Domitius, an orator, born at Nismes, afterwards raised to the consulship; died 59. AFFLITTO, Matthew, an able civilian, born at Naples, died 1553.

AFRANIUS, a Roman comic poet, flourished 100 B. C.

AGREDA, Maryd', superior of a convent at Agreda, in Spain, wrote a life of the Virgin Mary; he died 1665.

AGRESTI, Licio, a historical painter, employed by Gregory XIII. in adorning the Vati can, died 1580,

AGRESTIS, Julius, a Roman general under

AFRICANUS, Julius, wrote a chronicle, be-Vespasian, destroyed himself. sides a letter to Origen, &c.

AGAPETIUS I. was made pope 535, and died at Constantinople 536. The second of that name was elected pope 946, and died 965.

AGRICOLA, a celebrated Roman general, born 37, died 93.

AGRICOLA, Rodolphus, a native of Gronin gen, travelled into France and Italy; he first introduced the study of the Greek in Germany,

AGAPETUS, a deacon of Constantinople, who wrote a valuable letter to the emperor Jus-and died 1485. tinian, on the duties of a Christian prince.

AGAPIUS, a Greek monk of Mount Athos, in the 17th century, wrote a treatise in favour of transubstantiation, called the salvation of sinners.

AGARD, Arthur, a learned English antiquary,

AGRICOLA, George, a physician of Glaucen, in Misnia, known for his learning, and works on minerals, died 1555.

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AGRICOLA, Michael, a minister of Abo, in Finland, first translated the New Testament into the language of the country. 13

AGRICOLA, a learned bishop of Chalonssur-by his merit to the highest honours in the serSaone, died 530. vice of Charles VI. of France.

AILRED, or ETHELRED, author of a genealogy of English kings, &c., flourished about the middle of the 12th century.

AIMOIN, a benedictine of Aquitaine, author of an unmeritorious history of France, died about the beginning of the 11th century. AINSWORTH, Henry, known for his learn

AGRICOLA, John, a German divine, born at Isleb, was the friend and disciple of Luther, and afterwards opposed him; he died 1566. AGRIPPA, Menenius, a Roman patrician, known for appeasing a sedition by the fable of the belly and the limbs, died 492 B. C. AGRIPPA, Marcus Vipsanius, a Roman general, celebrated for his exploits and his intimacying and the commentaries which he wrote on with Augustus, died 12 B. C. the Scriptures, was poisoned in the beginning AGRIPPA, Herod, grandson of Herod the of the 17th century. Great, king of all Judea, mentioned in Scrip-|| ture, died 44.

AINSWORTH, Robert, born at Woodyale, four miles from Manchester, 1660, was the com

AGRIPPA II., son of the above, and his suc-piler of a compendious English and Latin Diccessor, was the monarch before whom Paul was tionary, upon the plan of Faber's Thesaurus, arraigned, died 94. which he finished and published in 1736, in 4to., and died 1743.

AGRIPPA, Henry Cornelius, a man of considerable learning, and a great magician, according to report, in the 16th century, was born at Cologne, 1486, of a noble family. He was a man of an extensive genius, well skilled in many parts of knowledge and a variety of languages. AGRIPPINA, the virtuous wife of Germanicus Cæsar, banished by Tiberius, died 33.

AGRIPPINA, daughter of the preceding, married the emperor Claudius, and poisoned him to raise her son Nero to the throne, who afterwards caused her to be killed.

AGUESSEAU, Henry Francis d', born at Limoges, was first advocate-general of Paris, then procurer-general, and afterwards chancellor; died 1751.

AGUI, king of Bantane in Java, at the end of the 17th century, extended his power by means of the Dutch.

AGUILLON, Francis, a mathematician of Brussels, published a treatise on optics, and died 1617.

AGUIRRE, Joseph, a benedictine of Spain, was made cardinal by Innocent XI., wrote on theological subjects, and died 1699.

ARGYLAUS, Henry, a native of Boisle-Duc, made an inelegant translation of Monocanon, and died 1595.

AHAB, son and successor of Omre, king of Israel, remarkable for his impieties, died 898. AHAZ, son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah, became tributary to Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria.

AHAZIAH succeeds his father, Ahab, king of Israel. Another Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, was king of Judah, and killed by Jehu, 889.

AHLWARDT, Peter, a German, the son of a shoemaker, became an eminent professor of logic and reaphysics; he died 1791.

AHMED KHAN, the first emperor of the Moguls who embraced mahomedanism, died 1284.

AJALA, Martin Perez d', a Carthaginian, of obscure birth, but distinguished by his abilities, served Charles V. at the council of Trent.

AIDAN, a mild and benevolent prelate in Northumberland, who converted many of the northern heathens of Britain to Christianity, died 651.

AIKMAN, William, an eminent Scottish painter, born at Cairney, 1682, died 1731. The celebrated poets, Thompson. Mallet, and Allan Ramsay, were his intimate friends, and wrote verses to his memory.

AILHAUD, John, a French surgeon, acquired celebrity and fortune by selling a powder which he declared would cure all diseases; he died 1756.

AILLY, Peter d', of an obscure family, rose

AIRAULT, Peter, an advocate of Paris, a man of firmness and integrity, died 1601.

AIRAY, Henry, a native of Westmoreland, a strict Calvinist, author of some theological pieces, died 1610.

AIRAY, Christopher, vicar of Milford, author of a logical treatise, &c., died 1670.

AISTULFE, a king of the Lombards, laid siege to Rome, but was defeated; he died 756. AITON, William, author of "Hortus Kew ensis," being a Catalogue of the Plants in the Royal Gardens at Kew, was born near Hamilton, in Lanarkshire, 1731, and died at Kew, Feb. 1, 1793.

AITZEMA, Leovan, representative of the Hansiatic towns at the Hague, author of a history of the United Provinces, &c., died 1669.

AKAKIA, Martin, professor of medicine at Paris, published translations of Galen's works; he died 1551. His son of the same name was physician to Henry III.

AKBAR, sultan of the Moguls, increased his dominions by the conquest of Bengal, &c.; he died 1605.

AKENSIDE, Mark, a physician, but far better known as a poet, was born at Newcastle-uponTyne, 1721, and died in the office of physician to the queen, June 23, 1770. "The Pleasures of Imagination," his principal work, was first published in 1774; and a very extraordinary production it was, from a man who had not reached his 23d year. He had very uncommon parts and learning; a strong and enlarged way of thinking; and was one of innumerable instances to prove, that very sublime qualities may spring from very low situations in life; for he had this in common with the most high and mighty cardinal Wolsey, that he was indeed the son of a butcher.

AKIBA, a learned rabbi, who, at the age of forty, quitted the life of a shepherd and devoted himself to literature, died 135.

ALABASTER, William, an English divine, born at Hadley, in Suffolk, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Wood says, he was the rarest poet and Grecian that any one age or nation produced. His principal work was, "Lexicon Pentaglotton, Hebraicum, Chaldaicum, Syriacum," &c. fol. 1637. As a poet, he has been highly applauded. He wrote the Latin tragedy of "Roxana," 12mo. 1632, which was acted in Trinity College Hall, Cambridge Dr. Alabaster died, prebendary of St. Paul's. and rector of Tharfield, Hertfordshire, April 1640.

ALAGON, Claude, a native of Provence, at tempted to introduce Spaniards into Marseilles. for which he was put to death 1705.

ALAIN, De Lisle, a divine of Paris, surnamed the universal doctor, died 1294.

ALAIN, John, a Dane, author of a treatise on the origin of the Cimbre, &c., died 1630. ALAIN, Chartier, secretary to Charles VII. king of France, born in the year 1386. He was author of several works in prose and verse; but his most famous performance was his Chronicle of king Charles VII.

prelate, and for his encouragement of men of letters; he died 1803.

ALBANY, John, duke of, a Scotch nobleman, in the service of Francis I., king of France, intrusted with an army of 10,000 men, to attack Naples; he died 1536.

ALBATEGNIUS, an Arabian astronomer, who died 929; he wrote a treatise on the knowledge and obliquity of the zodiac of stars, pub

ALAIN, Nicholas, son of a cobbler at the be-lished 1537. ginning of the 18th century, writer of some comedies.

ALALEONA, Joseph, a native of Macerata, professor of civil law in the university of Padua, died April, 1749, aged 79.

ALBEMARLE, Monk, duke of, vid. MONK. ALBEMARLE, Anne Clarges, dutchess of, daughter of a blacksmith, and brought up as a milliner; she retained the vulgarity of her manners in her highest elevation.

ALAMANNI, Lewis, born at Florence, 1495, ALBEMARLE, Keppel, lord, a native of Guellied at Amboise, in France, 1556, leaving many ders, one of the favourites of William III., beautiful poems and other valuable performan-commander of the Dutch forces in the last of ces in the Italian language. queen Anne's wars, defeated 1712, died 6 years after.

ALAMOS, Balthazar, a Spanish writer in the service of Anthony Perez, was imprisoned 11 years, and published a translation of Tacitus, 1614; he died in his 88th year.

ALAMUNDIR, a king of the Saracens, 509; the bishops of his age vainly endeavoured to convert him to christianity.

ALAN, ALLEN, ALLYN, William, a native of Rossal, in Lancashire, was a defender of the Pope, and died at Rome, 1594.

ALAN, of Lynn, in Norfolk, a divine, known as the author of useful indexes to the books he read, flourished in the 15th century.

ALAND, Sir John Fortescue, an eminent English judge, born 1670, died 1746.

ALANKAVA, daughter of Geoubire, married her cousin Doujoun, king of the Monguels, in the north of Asia.

ALBERGATI,Capacelli, marquis, a native of Bologna; he spent his early life in dissipation, and began to reform at 34; he became distin||guished as an author and actor at 40; and was honoured with the appellation of the Garrick of Italy; he died 1802.

ALBÉRGOTTI, Francis, an ancient civilian, born at Arezzo, he removed to Florence, where he was raised to the honour of nobility, and died 1376.

ALBERIC, or ALBERT, a canon of Aix, in Provence, wrote an account of the first crusa ders, from 1095 to 1120; published 1584.

ALBERIC, a French monk, legate in England, Scotland, France, &c., died 1147.

ALBERIC, a learned lawyer of Bergamo, in the 14th century.

ALBERIC, a monk in the abbey of Troisfonand died about 1241.

ALARD, a priest of Amsterdam, author of some learned works published at Paris, 1543;taines, wrote a chronicle edited by Leibnitz he died at Louvaine, 1531.

ALARIC I., a famous king of the Visigoths, and conqueror of Italy, 409, died at Cosenza,

411.

ALARIC II. made king of the Visigoths 484, was slain in battle by the hand of Clovis, king of France, 509.

ALASCO, John, a Roman Catholic bishop, uncle to the king of Poland, became a convert to the protestant principles, and died 1560.

ALAVA, Diego Esquivel, a learned bishop, born at Vittoria in Biscay; he was at the council of Trent, and published a work on councils; he died March 17, 1562.

ALAVIN, a chief of the Goths, who settled on the banks of the Danube, afterwards rose against the imperial troops and defeated them near Adrianople, 378.

ALBERINI, Rodiana, a lady of Padua, distinguished for her poetical works in Latin and Italian, about 1530.

ALBERONI, Julius, cardinal, was born May 31, 1664, the son of a gardener, in the suburbs of Placentia. From this low original, by good fortune, address, and abilities, he rose to be first minister of state to the king of Spain. He died at Placentia, June 26, 1752.

ALBERT I., son of the emperor Rodolphus, chosen emperor of Germany after the defeat of Adolphus of Nassau, died 1308.

ALBERT II., emperor of Germany, a mild and popular prince, died 1439.

ALBERT, archduke of Austria, son of the emperor Maximilian; cardinal and archbishop of Toledo, made governor of Portugal, 1583.

ALBAN, St., said to have been the first per- ALBERT I., son of Otho, prince of Anhalt, on who suffered martyrdom for Christianity in made elector of Brandenbury, 1550; he converted Britain, and therefore usually styled the proto-vast forests into cultivated lands. martyr of this island, was born at Verulam, and flourished toward the end of the 3d century. The town of St. Alban's, in Hertfordshire, takes its name from our protomartyr.

ALBANI, Francis, a celebrated painter, born at Bologna, 1578, studied under Guido Rheni, and was at length no mean rival in fame to that great artist. He died 1660.

ALBANI, John Jerome, a learned civilian, made a cardinal, 1570; wrote a treatise on ecclesiastical affairs, and died 1591.

ALBERT V., duke of Bavaria, surnamed the magnanimous, a pattern of every amiable virtue, died 1579.

ALBERT VI., duke of Bavaria, known for his learning, died 1666.

ALBERT, Charles d', duke of Luynes, of a noble family in Florence, settled in France, where he became the favourite and counsellor of Lewis XIII.

ALBERT, Joseph d', of Luynes, ambassador from the emperor Charles VII. in France, a man of letters.

ALBANI, Alexander, a Roman cardinal, was a man of great merit; he died Dec. 2, 1779, aged 79. ALBERT, Honore d', duke of Chaulnes, inALBANI, John Francis, nephew of the above,debted for his greatness to his elder brother and obtained the rank of cardinal, and other prefer the partiality of Richelieu, died 1649. ments; he was distinguished as an enlightened ALBERT, king of Sweden succeeded Magnus

II., who was deposed by his nobles, and taken ficulties he proposed. He had, indeed, great prisoner by Margaret queen of Norway,died 1412. knowledge in the mathematics, and by his skill ALBERT, margrave of Brandenburg, sur-in that science might propably have formed a named the Alcibiades of Germany, was deprived head with springs capable of articulating sounds. of his possessions by the diet of the empire;Albert died at Cologne, Nov. 15, 1820, having be died 1558. written such a number of books, that they make 21 vols. in folio.

ALBERT, margrave of Brandenburg, first duke of Prussia, which he held as a fief of Poland, died 1568.

ALBERT, Erasmus, a native of Frankfort, assisted Luther in the reformation.

ALBERT KRANTZ, author of the history of Saxony and the Vandals, &c., died 1517. ALBERT of Stade, author of a chronicle from the creation to 1286, a benedictine of the 13th century.

ALBERT of Strasburg, author of a chronicle from 1270, to 1378, about the middle of the 14th century.

ALBERT, archbishop of Mentz, revolted against the emperor Henry V.

ALBERT, called the great, born in Swabia, appointed archbishop of Ratisbon, and became very learned; he died 1280.

ALBERT, Jane d', daughter of Margaret of Navarre, married at the age of 11 to the duke of Cleves, and died 1572.

ALBI, Henry, author of an uninteresting history of illustrious cardinals, &c., died 1659.

ALBICUS, archbishop of Prague; he wrote three treatises on medicine, which were printed at Leipsic, 1484.

ALBINOVANUS, a Latin poet of the age of Ovid; only two of his elegies are extant.

ALBINUS, Dec. Clodius, a Roman who assumed the imperial purple in opposition to Severus. He was slain in battle, 197.

ALBINUS, A. Posthum., a Roman, author of a history of his own country, in Greek, flourished about 150 B. C.

ALBINUS, Bernard, a celebrated physician, horn at Dessau, in Anhalt, was professor at Frankfort, and subsequently at Leyden; he died 1721, in his 69th year.

ALBINUS, Bernard Sigfred, one of the greatest anatomists that ever existed, was born at Leyden, in 1683, and died 1771. His anatomical plates form 3 vols. folio.

ALBERT, Pierre Antonie, was rector of the French protestant episcopal church, in New- ALBINUS, Eleazer, author of a natural hisYork; much distinguished as a scholar and di-tory of birds, of which a French translation apvine; he died 1806, aged 41. peared in 1750.

ALBERTET, a mathematician and poet, of the 13th century.

ALBERTI, Cherubino, a historical painter and engraver, of Italy, born 1552, died 1615.

ALBERTI,Giovanni,brother of the above,excelled in the perspective and historical painting. He was born near Florence, 1558, and died 1601. ALBERTI, Dominico, a native of Venice, celebrated as a musical performer, particularly on the harpsichord, about 1737.

ALBERTI, Andrew, author of an admired treatise on perspective, published at Nuremberg, 1670.

ALBERTI, John, a German lawyer, surnamed Widman Stadius, abridged the alcoran,

&c.

ALBERTI,Leander, a Dominican of Bologna, wrote some interesting works, died 1552.

ALBINUS, Peter, a historian and poet of the 16th century, and professor at Wittenberg. ALBIS, Thomas, or White, a catholic priest, and eminent philosopher of Essex, died 1676. ALBIZI, Bartholomew, a native of Rivano, in Tuscany, distinguished by his preaching and the productions of his pen, died at Pisa, 1401.

ALBOIN, or ALBOVINUS, king of Lom||bardy, caused himself to be proclaimed king in 570; he was assassinated by order of his wife. ALBON, James d', a famous French general, known as marshal St. Andre; he was shot at the battle of Dreux, 1562.

ALBON, Camille, a descendant of the preceding, was born at Lyons, and died at Paris, 1778; he wrote various works.

ALBORNOS, Giles Alvarez Carillo, archbishop of Toledo, and afterwards Cardinal. ALBESTI, Leon Baptiste, a Florentine, au-He resigned his cardinal's hat, and took up thor of a valuable work on architecture, died 1485.

arms to reduce Italy to the obedience of the church. This truly great man founded the colALBERTI ARISTOTILE, called also Ri-lege of Barcelona. He died 1367. dolfe Foiravente, a celebrated mechanic of Bologna, in the 16th century.

ALBERTINI, Francis, a Calabrian Jesuit, author of some theological works, died 1619. ALBERTINO, Edmund, wrote a treatise on the eucharist, and died 1652.

ALBERTINO, Francis, a Florentine, author of a book on the wonders of ancient and modern Rome, &c., at the beginning of the 16th century. ALBERTINUS, Nussatus, an Italian, author of a history of the emperor Henry VII., &c. ALBERTUS, archbishop of Mentz, formed a conspiracy against the emperor Henry V.; the populace restored him to liberty after he was imprisoned.

ALBORNOS, Diego Philip, an ecclesiastic of Carthagena, patronised by the court in consequence of his writings.

ALBRET, a noble family in France, which has given to the kingdom, generals and states

men.

ALBRICUS, a learned philosopher and physician, born in London, studied at Oxford, and died 1217.

ALBUCASA, or ALBUCASSIS, an Arabian physician of the 11th century. He wrote some valuable tracts.

ALBUMAZAR, an Arabian physician of the 9th century, known as an astrologer. His works were published at Venice in 1526.

ALBUQUERQUE, Alphonso, a famous Portuguese warrior, and the founder of the power of that nation in India, died at Goa, 1515.

ALBUQUERQUE, Blaise, son of the above,

ALBERTUS, Magnus, a learned Dominican friar, born in Swabia, 1205. He was a man of a most curious and inquisitive turn of mind, which gave rise to an accusation brought against him, that he laboured to find out the philoso-born in 1500. He was raised to the first honours pher's stone, that he was a magician, and that of the state, and published an account of his he made a machine in the shape of a man, which father's victories, at Lisbon, in 1576. was an oracle to him, and explained all the dif

ALBUTIUS, Caius Silus, a Roman orator in

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