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* FERRANDUS, Fulgentius, a deacon of Cartirage, died before 551.

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FERRIAR, John, M. D., an estimable writer on medicine, the belles lettres, and archaiology, FERRAR, Robert, bishop of St. Davids, was died at Manchester, in 1815. He published "Il· burnt as a heretic, in the reign of Mary, in 1555. lustrations of Sterne," in which he detected FERRAR, Nicholas, a native of London, the source from which Sterne had evidently borwas secretary to the Virginia company, and rowed many of the ideas dispersed through his afterwards a member of parliament; he died eccentric performances.

in 1637.

FERRIER, Jeremy, professor of divinity at FERRARI, Lewis, of Milan, professor of ma-Nismes, and secretary to the king of France, in 1626, the year of his death. thematics at Bologna, where he died in 1565.

FERRARI, Antony Mary Zachary Bartholomew, founder of the order of the Barnabites at Milan, died in 1544.

FERRARI, Octavian, an Italian author, born at Milan, 1518, died in 1586. Though excellently skilled in polite literature, yet he was principally famous for philosophy, being esteemed a second Aristotle.

FERRIER, Arnauld de, an eminent lawyer, and called the Cato of France, was born at Tou louse, in 1506, died 1585.

FERRIER, Lewis, a poet and dramatic writer, born at Avignon, died in 1721.

FERRIER, John, a jesuit, and confessor to the French king, died in 1674.

FERRIERES, Claude de, a doctor of civil law at Paris, and author of several valuable books on that subject, died in 1715.

FERRARI, Francisco Bernardino, of the same family with the former, born at Milan, 1577, died 1669. He was an able divine and sacred historian, and of no mean talents as andeaux, author of an elegant Latin history of antiquary.

FERRON, Arnauld du, a lawyer of BourFrance, to the reign of Francis I., in continuaFERRARI, Octavio, historiographer of Milan, tion of that of Æmilius; he died in 1563. FERTE, Henry de Senecterre Marechal de, a of the same family with the former, born in 1607, died in 1682. He was remarkable for the celebrated French general in the reigns of Louis sweetness, sincerity, and affability of his temper;||XIII. and his successor; he died in 1681. and had so happy a way of conciliating persons exasperated against each other, that he acquired the title of "The Reconciler."

FERRARI, John Baptist, a jesuit, author of a Syriac Dictionary, &c.; he died in 1655.

FERRARI, Giovanni Andrea, a painter of Genoa, died in 1669.

FERUS, John, superior of the gray friars at Mentz, known as a popular preacher, and as a commentator on the Bible; he died in 1654.

FESTUS, Porcius, a proconsul of Judea, by whom the apostle Paul was sent to Rome. FESTUS, Pompeius, a celebrated grammarian of antiquity, who abridged a work of "Verrius FERRARIENSIS, a general of the Domini-Flaccus de Significatione Verborum." cans, and a writer on philosophy, died in 1528.

FETTI, Dominico, an eminent painter, born FERRARS, George, a distinguished advocate, at Rome, in 1589, died 1624. From the paintings a member of parliament, and a favourite of of Julio Romano he took his colouring, the boldHenry VIII., and of his successor. He wroteness of his characters, and a beautiful manner of the History of Queen Mary, the Tragedy of thinking; he was very delicate in his thoughts; Richard II., and other works, and died in 1579. had a grandeur of expression, and a mellowness FERRARS, Edward, a poet and favourite of of pencil, that pleased the connoisseurs. His Henry VIII., died in 1564. pictures are scarce, and much sought after.

FERRARS, Henry, of the same family as the preceding, is known as having made large and valuable collections for a history of his native country; he died in 1633.

FERRAUD, N., a deputy to the national convention of France, distinguished for his hatred of monarchy, was shot at Paris, in 1795, during an attack on the convention.

FEULLEE, Lewis, botanist to Lewis XIV. of France, born at Provence. in 1660, died 1732. There is of his a " Journal des Observations Physiques, Mathematiques, et Botaniques," made upon the coasts of South America and New Spain, which is said to be very exact and curious, though written inelegantly.

FEUQUIERES, Anthony de Pas, marquis FERREAS, Don John of, born at Raba-of, distinguished as an officer, and made a marnezza, in Spain, in 1652, died in 1735. He was shal for his services in Germany; he died in author of a Spanish Dictionary, and of several 1711. works in Theology, Philosophy, and History; the most considerable of which was a "General History of Spain."

FEURBORN, Justus, rector of the university of Giessen, and author of several theological works in Latin, died in 1656.

FERREIN, Antony, a French anatomist, and FEUSTKING, John Henry, professor and lecturer on Materia Medica; he died in 1769. doctor of divinity in the university at WittemFERRETI, or FERRETUS, a poet and histo-berg, confessor to the luke of Saxony, and counrtan, of Vicenza, who contributed to the revival sellor to the duke of Saxe Gotha, died in 1713. of learning in Europe, in the 14th century. FEVARDENTIUS,or FEWARDENT,FranFERRETI, Emilio, an Italian lawyer, secre-cis, a Franciscan friar, known for his bigoted tary to pope Leo X., died at Avignon, in 1552. hostility to the protestants; he died in 1641. FERRETY, Giovanni Batista, a Benedictine FEVRE, Claude, a French painter, died n

monk, of Vicenza; the time of his death is un-London, in 1675.

known.

FEVRE, Guy le, sieur de la Boderie, a poet FERRI, Paul, a learned, popular, and elo-of Lower Normandy, eminent for his knowledge quent divine, of Metz, died in 1669.

of oriental literature, died in 1598.

FEVRE, Anthony le, brother of Guy, was in

FERRI, Ciro, a celebrated historic painter, born at Rome, in 1634, died 1689. He was a faith-the service of Henry IV. of France, and his amful imitator of Peter de Cortona, under whom he had been bred; and to whom he came so near in his ideas, his invention, and his manner of painting, that his ceilings, particularly, are often mistaken for Cortona's.

bassador to England, &c.; he died in 1615. FEVRE, Nicholas le, a French jesuit, author of a treatise on true religion, died in 1755.

FEVRE, James le, a learned Frenchman, the friend and correspondent of Erasmus, published

translation of the New Testament with com-tion at the Temple, was called to the bar, and mentaries; he died in 1537, aged 97. made no inconsiderable figure in WestminsterFEVRE, Nicholas le, born at Paris, was dis-hall. He began soon after to be molested with tinguished as a profound scholar, well acquaint-such violent attacks from the gout, as rendered ed with the civil law, belles-lettres, and mathe-it impossible for him to be so constant at the bar matics. He was preceptor to the duke of Conde, as the laboriousness of his profession required; and afterwards of Lewis XIII.; he died in 1611.and a proof of the great force and vigour of FEVRE, Tanaquil, or Tannequi, a learned his mind is, his pursuing so arduous a study man, professor in the university at Saumur; he died in 1672. FEVRE, Roland le, an eminent painter, born at Anjou, died at London, in 1677.

FEVRET, Charles, an eminent French civilian, born in 1583, died 1661. Several authors liave mentioned him and his works in a very honourable manner.

under the exigencies of family distress, with a wife and children, whom he tenderly loved, looking up to him for sustenance; with a body torn by the acutest pains, and a mind distracted by a thousand avocations; yet obliged, for im mediate supply, to produce almost extempore, a play, a farce, a pamphlet, or a newspaper. A large number of fugitive political tracts, which had their value when the incidents were actually passing on the great scene of business, came from his pen. At this time too he produced his FEYDEAU, Matthew, a doctor of the Sor-Joseph Andrews," which is too well known bonne, and a theological writer, died in 1694. and too justly admired to leave us any room to FIASELLA, Dominico, an Italian and histo-expatiate on its merits. About 1745, Mr. F. rical painter, died in 1669.

FEVRET DE FONTETTE, Charles Marie, an eminent French lawyer, and a member of the academy of belles-lettres, died in 1772.

FICHARD, John, a lawyer, of Frankfort, author of "Lives of Illustrious monks," died in 1581.

accepted of the office of an acting magistrate in the commission of the peace for the county of Middlesex, in which station he continued till pretty near the time of his death. Yet, amidst all the laborious duties of his office, he found leisure to amuse himself, and afterwards the world, with "The History of Tom Jones." and

FICINUS, Marsilius, a learned Italian, who, under the patronage of Lorenzo and Cosmo de Medicis, became a distinguished philosopher, physician, and divine, and an able writer on" Amelia." At length, however, his whole numerous subjects; he died in 1499.

FICORONI, Francesco, a Roman medalist, and a writer on medals, and antiquities, died in 1747.

FIDANZA, Johannes, a philosopher, poet, and theologist, of Tuscany, styled, on account of his great learning, the seraphic doctor; he died in 1274.

frame of body was so entirely shattered by continual inroads of complicated disorders, and the incessant fatigue of business in his office, that, by the advice of his physicians, he set out for Lisbon. Even in this distressful condition, his imagination still continued making the strongest efforts to display itself; and the last gleam of his wit and humour faintly sparkled in the FIDDES, Dr. Richard, an English divine," Journal" he left behind him of his " Voyage" and ingenious biographical and theoligical wri- to that place, which was published in 1755, at ter, born in 1671, died in 1725. His chief work London. In about two months after his arrival is, "The Life of Cardinal Wolsey." at Lisbon, in 1754, he died, in his 48th year. FIELD, Richard, an English divine, eminent FIELDING, Sarah, sister of Henry, author for his learning, benevolence and piety, chaplain of "David Simple," a novel of considerable to queen Elizabeth, canon of Windsor, and merit,born in 1714, died in 1768. Jean of Gloucester; he died in 1616.

FIENNES, William, lord Say and Sele, al though raised to the peerage by James I., was a rebel against his son, an active member of the long parliament, and one of Cromwell's adher ents. He was afterwards chamberlain, and lore privy seal to Charles II.; he died in 1662.

FIENNES, Nathanael, second son of the preceding, was, like his father, an enemy to the church and king, a friend of Cromwell, and one of his peers; he died in 1669.

FIENUS, Thomas, a very ingenious and learned physician, born at Antwerp, in 1566, died in 1631. He composed several works, among which were, "De Veribus Imaginationis."

FIELDING, Sir John, half-brother to Henry FIELDING, Henry, son of general Fielding, an excellent magistrate, and author of many was born in 1707, and received the first rudi-useful regulations in the police of London and ments of his education at home, under the care Westminster, died in 1780. of the Rev. Mr. Oliver; he was removed to Etonschool; from whence, at about 18 years of age, he went to Leyden, where he studied under the most celebrated civilians for two years; at the expiration of which time he returned to London; and in 1727 commenced writer for the stage. Between this time and 1743, he wrote 26 dramatic pieces. About six or seven years after Mr. Fielding's commencing a writer for the stage, he married Miss Craddock, a young lady from Salisbury, possessed of beauty, and a fortune of about 15007.; and near the same time his mother dying, an estate of somewhat better than 2001. per annum, came into his possession. This fortune, had it been conducted with prudence and economy, might have secured to him a state of independence for life, and, with the helps it might have derived from the produc-attempt, in 1547. tions of a genius unincumbered with anxieties and perplexity, might have even afforded him an affluent income; but, fond of figure and magnificence, he threw wide open the gates of hospitality, and suffered his whole patrimony to be wasted. In short, in less than three years,ples, employed about the court, who wrote a be reduced himself to the unpleasant situation of having no fortune. Not discouraged, however, he betook himself closely to the study of he law, and, after the customary time of proba-ology, at Paris, died in 1638.

FIESCHO, John Lewis, a noble Genoese, who conspired to deliver Andrew Doria and his fleet to the French, and was drowned in the

FIGINO, Ambrozio, a painter, born at Milan, died in 1590.

FIGRELIUS, Edmundus, a learned Swede. and professor at Upsal, died in 1676.

FILANGERI, Gaetano, a gentleman of Na

popular work on legislation; he died in 1787. FILELFO, Francis. See PHILELPHUS. FILESAC, John, dean of the faculty of the

FILICAJA, Vincentio di, an elegant poet, of phans. The refugees from France, and from Florence, and a senator of that city, died in 1707.|| Ireland, partook largely the effects of his chariFILMER, Sir Robert, author of some publi-ty, pains, and earnest solicitations for them in cations on the nature of monarchial govern- short, his charities were unequalled at the time ment, was born in Kent toward the end of the when he lived. 16th century, and died in 1647.

FINÆUS, Orontius, a celebrated astronomer, and professor of mathematics in the Royal College at Paris, born at Briancon, in 1494, died 1555. He was one of those who vainly boasted of having found out the quadrature of the circle. FINCH, Heneage, earl of Nottingham, lord aigh chancellor of England, born in 1621, died 'a 1682. Though he lived in very troublesome times, yet he retained the good opinion of both prince and people. He was distinguished by his wisdom and eloquence; and was such an excellent orator, that some have styled him the English Cicero. He left behind him, written with his own hand, "Chancery Reports," MS. in folio.

FINCH, Daniel, earl of Nottingham, son of the preceding, was secretary under William and his successor, and president of the council, at the accession of George I.; he died in 1730. FINCH, Edward, brother of Sir Heneage, was vicar of Christ-church, London, froin which he was expelled for preaching in a surplice, and associating with women; he died in 1642.

FIRMIN, Giles, a physician, of New-England, in its early settlement, and afterwards a clergyman in Great Britain, author of the "Real Christian," died in 1697.

FIRONZABADI, surnamed Sharazi, a Persian writer on the Mahomedan law, in the 11th century. Another of that name wrote an Arabic Dictionary, and died in 1414.

FISCHER, John Christian, a very eminent performer on, and composer for, the hautbois, was born at Fribourg, but was long settled in England, where he was appointed one of the queen's chamber musicians. This admirable musician was seized with an apoplectic fit April 29, 1800, and died in about an hour.

FISH, Simon, an English lawyer, author of "The Supplication of Beggars," a violent sa> tire on bishops and clergy, which gained him the favour of Henry VIII.; he died of the plague in 1571.

FISHER, John, bishop of Rochester, and martyr to popery, born in 1459, was beheaded for denying the king's supremacy, in 1535. During his confinement, the poor old bishop was FINCH, Thomas, physician to the duke of but hardly used, and scarcely allowed neces Bleswick, and successively professor of mathe-saries. He continued above a year in the tower matics, of eloquence, and of medicine, at Copen- and might have continued there till released by hagen; he died in 1656. a natural death, if an unseasonable honour paid FINET, Sir John, born ir 1571, was bred up him by pope Paul III. had not hastened his dein the court, where, by his wit, mirth, and un-struction; this was, the creating him, in May, common skill in composing songs, he pleased 1535, cardinal, by the title of cardinal priest of James I. very much. In 1626, being then in St. Vitalis. When the king heard of it, he said, good esteem with Charles I. he was made master in a great passion, "Well, let the pope send of the ceremonies, and died in 1641.

him a hat when he will; Mother of God, he shall wear it on his shoulders then, for I will leave him never a head to set it on." Erasmus represents him as a man of integrity, deep learn

FINGAL, a Caledonian chief, died in 283. FINKENSTEIN, Count, an eminent Prussian statesman, born in 1713, held the important station of cabinet minister at the court of Berlining, sweetness of teniper, and greatness of soul. more than 50 years, and died in 1800.

FINLEY, Samuel, D. D., a native of Ireland, and president of New-Jersey College; he was much distinguished for his piety; published many sermons, and died in 1766.

FINLEY, Robert, D. D., an eminent presbyterian clergyman of New-Jersey, was elected president of the university of Athens, Georgia, in 1817, and died soon after he had entered on the duties of that office.

FISHER, Mary, an enthusiastic quakeress, of the 17th century, who went to Constantinople to convert the grand seignior. Mahomet, af ter hearing her patiently, sent her back to her own country in safety.

FISHER, Alexander M., professor of mathe matics and natural philosophy, in Yale College, Connecticut, was lost with the packet Albion, on the coast of Ireland, in 1822, while on a voyage to Europe for the advancement of his proFIRENZUOLA, Angelo, an Italian poet, fessional knowledge. Talents of the highest born at Florence, and patronised by pope Cle-order, united with an entire and intense devoment VII. His comedies, prose, and poetical tion to the pursuit of philosophical and scientiworks, were published in 3 vols.; he died in fic subjects, had excited great expectations of his 1545. future usefulness, and eminence, and the news of his death was heard with the deepest regret wherever he was known.

FIRMICIUS MATERNUS, Julius, an ancient Christian writer of the 4th century. His treatise "Of the Errors of the Profane Religions" shows great learning, and great zeal for Chris tianity.

FIRMILIAN, bishop of Cæsarea, in Cappadocia, died in 269.

FISKE, John, first minister of Wenham and Chelmsford, Mass., died in 1677.

FISKE, Nathan, D. D., minister of Brookfield, Mass., distinguished for his industry and perseverance in the great duties of his office; he published some sermons, and died in 1799.

FITCH, James, first minister of Saybrook, Conn., died in 1702.

FIRMIN, Thomas, a citizen of London, memorable for his public benefactions and charities, born in 1632, died in 1697. In good works he was indefatigably industrious, and success FITCH, Jabez, minister of Portsmouth, N. II fully provoked many others thereto, becoming author of some unpublished MSS. relating to the also their almoner, visiting and relieving the history of New Hampshire, died in 1746. poor at their houses, and in prisons, whence FITCH, Thomas, an eminent lawyer and also he redeemed many He set many hun-statesman, was, for several years, chief justice dreds of them to work, to the expending of great of the colony of Connecticut, and afterwards sums. He rebuilt, repaired, and added conve-governor of the same. He died in 1774. niences to hospitals, weekly overseeing the or- FITZGIBBON, John, earl of Clare, an emi

uent Iris i lawyer, was attorney-general of Ire-tus, a Roman consul, celebrated for his defea land, and keeper of the great seal. He was dis-of Philip of Macedon, 198 B. C., and his resto tinguished as the great promoter of the union ration of the liberties of Greece. between Lngland and Ireland, and died at Dublin, in 1802.

FLANDRIN, Peter, of Lyons, celebrated for

FLAMINIUS, Nobilis, an eminent Italian divine and critic, who corrected the Vulgate ediFITZHERBERT, Sir Anthony, a very learn- tion of the Septuagint, and died in 1590. ed judge, of the common pleas, in the reign of FLAMSTEED, John, a most eminent EngHenry VIU. He was born at Norbury, in Der-lish mathematician and astronomical writer, byshire, died in 1538, and left behind him many born in 1646, died 1719. valuable works, of which the chief are, "The Grand Abridgment collected by that most reve-his knowledge of the veterinary art, and of com. rend judge, Mr. Anthony Fitzherbert, lately con parative anatomy; he wrote a treatise on the ferred with his own manuscript, corrected by management of cattle and other works, and himself, together with the references of the ca- died in 1796. ses to the books by which they may be easily found; an improvement never before made ;?' and "The New Natura Brevium," always held in very high esteem.

FLASSANS, Taraudet de, a Provencal poet of the 14th century, born at Flassans.

FLATMAN, Thomas, an English wit and poet, born in London, in 1633, died in 1688. I FITZHERBERT, Thomas, grandson to Sir is reinarked, that Flatman in his younger day Anthony, a zealous catholic, voluntarily fled to had a dislike to marriage, and made a song de France, and afterwards to Rome, where he pre-scribing the incumbrances of it, with this be sided over the English college, and died in 1640, || ginning: in the 88th year of his age. His writings were controversial, and on theology.

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"Like a dog with a bottle tied close to his tail "Like a toad in a bog, or a thief in a jail," &c FITZHERBERT, Nicholas, also exiled himself, and went to Rome, on account of his reli- but being afterwards smitten with a fair virgin, gious principles, where he wrote several books, and with her fortune, he espoused her, in 1672 and was drowned in 1612. upon which his ingenious comrades did serenade FITZJAMES, James, duke of Berwick, na-him that night, while he was in the embraces tural son of James II., was distinguished for his bravery as an officer, and his successes as a general, for which he was made a marshal of France. He was killed at the head of the French army in Germany, in 1734.

of his mistress, with the said song.

FLAUST, John Baptist, an advocate of the parliament of Rouen, and author of a work on Norman jurisprudence, upon which he was employed fifty years; he died in 1783.

FITZ-STEPHEN, William, a monk, of Can- FLAVEL, John, an English divine, educated terbury, who was present at the murder of at Oxford, was ejected from his living at DartBecket, of which he wrote an account, includ-mouth, and afterwards restored by Charles I.; ing a curious description of London; he died he died in 1692. in 1191.

FIXMILLNER, Placidus, an Austrian, ecclesiastical professor at Kremsmunster, and a writer on astronomy and the canon law; he died in 1791.

FIZES, Anthony, an eminent physician, of Montpellier, whose works on medical subjects are much esteemed; he died in 1765.

: FLACCOUR, F. de, director general of the French East India company, and at the head of a colony in Madagascar, in 1648, an account of which he published.

FLAVIAN, a patriarch of Antioch, died in

404.

FLAVIAN, a patriarch of Constantinople, in 447. He was deposed, and died in banishment.

FLAVIGNI, Valerian de, doctor of the Sor borne, and professor of Hebrew, at the royal college, died at Paris, in 1674.

FLAVITAS, patriarch of Constantinople, af ter Acacius.

FLECHIER, Esprit, a French bishop, celcbrated for poetry and oratory, born in 1632, died in 1710. His works consist of Sermons, Latiu and French poetry, Letters, &c. He wrote also the " History of Cardinal Ximenes."

FLACCUS, Caius Valerius, an ancient Latin poet, of whom remain but very imperfect accounts. He lived, however, in the time of the emperor Vespasian, to whom he addressed a FLECKNOE, Richard, an English poet ana poem on the Argonautic expedition; of which dramatic writer, in the reign of Charles II., rehe lived to compose no more than seven books,membered only as giving a name to Dryden's and part of an eighth. In this poem he imita-incomparable satire against Shadwell, called ted Virgil, and often in the most happy manner." Mac Flecknoe," from which Pope afterwards FLACIUS, Matthias. See FRANCOWITZ. acknowledged to have taken the plan of his FLAMEEL, Bertholet, a historical painter, Dunciad. of Liege, whose pieces are to be found in the churches of that city, and of Paris; he died in 1675.

FLAMEL, Nicolas, a notary of Paris, who suddenly rose from poverty to cpulence, probably by commercial speculations. His wealth gave rise to a report that he had discovered the philosopher's stone. He was living in 1399.

FLEETWOOD, William, an English lawyer, recorder of London, in the reign of Elizabeth, and author of several law treatises, died in 1593.

FLEETWOOD, William, bishop of Ely, born, in the Tower of London, in 1656, died in 1723. His most celebrated writings are " An Essay upon Miracles;" "Chronicon Preciosum; or, FLAMINIO, Giovani Antonio, an orator, an account of the English money, the price of poet, and historian, of Bologna, who wrote the corn, and other commodities, for the last six hunlife of Albertus Magnus, &c., died in 1536. dred years," &c. Bishop Fleetwood's charac FLAMINIO, Marc Antonio, son of the pre-ter was great in every respect. His virtue was ceding, eminent as a man of learning, and as a writer of epigrams, &c.; he died at Rome, in

not of the fanatical kind, nor was his piety the least tinctured with superstition: yet he culti vated and practised both to perfection. As for FLAMINIUS, or FLAMININUS,Titus Quin-his accomplishments, he was incontestibly the

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best preacher, of his time; and, for occasional the purpose of making farther discoveries in sermons, may be considered as a model. that region. He was taken prisoner by the French, his journal detained, and himself so cruelly treated as to cause his death, in 1814. FLINK, Godfrey, a Dutch painter, pupil of Rembrandt, died in 1660.

FLEMING, Robert, a Scotch dissenting minister and powerful preacher, born in 1630, died in 1694, leaving behind him a work of considerable merit, called "The Fulfilling of the Scriptures."

FLINT, Abel, D. D., a distinguished presby. FLEMING, Robert, son of the above, minis-terian clergyman, for many years pastor of a ter at Leyden and Amsterdam, and afterwards at London, wrote tracts, &c. on religious subjects. He died in 1716.

FLEMING, Caleb, an English dissenting clergyman and writer, died in 1773.

FLEMMING, or FLEMMYNGE, Richard, prebendary of York, and bishop of Lincoln, was the founder of Lincoln college, Oxford; he died in 1431

church in Hartford, Connecticut, died in 1825. FLIPART, John James, a French engraver of great merit, died in 1782.

FLOCQUET, Stephen Joseph, an eminent musician, died at Paris, in 1785.

FLODOARD, or FRODOARD, a French his torian, and an ecclesiastic, of Rheims, who wrote a history of his church from its founda tion to 949; he died in 966.

FLOGEL, Charles Frederic, professor of phi

FLESSELLES, N. de, a French magistrate, who was shot while attempting to repress a re-losophy in the college of noblemen, at Leignitz, volutionary mob in Paris, in 1789. author of a history of the human understandFLETCHER, Dr. Richard, father of the poet,ing, and several other works; he died in 1788. dean of Peterborough, and bishop of Bristol, FLOOD, Henry, a very celebrated senator, Worcester, and London, died suddenly, in 1596. formerly of Ireland, but latterly of England, FLETCHER, Giles, LL. D., brother to the born in 1732. For many years a most distinbishop, was an ambassador from Elizabeth to guished member of the house of commons, his Russia, and otherwise employed in her service; every effort was invariably directed to improve he died in 1610. the political constitution, to increase the inter FLETCHER, Phinehas, called the "Spensernal resources, and to promote the general pros of the age," was born about 1582, and died in perity of Ireland. As an orator, he made De 1650. His most famous composition called "The mosthenes his model, and emulated his strength Purple Island," is an allegorical description of and vehemence, without aiming at the diffusion man. His works were printed at Cambridge, in or brilliancy of Cicero; and, as a writer, energy, 1633, and in 1772 his "Eclogues" were reprint-force, and argument, more distinguished his ed at Edinburgh, with an introduction and argu-productions, than an elaborate structure of ment to each eclogue, and notes by an anony-words, or accurately polished sentences. He mous editor. died in 1791.

FLETCHER, Giles, brother of the foregoing, and author of a rich and picturesque poem, called "Christ's Victorie," was beneficed at Alderton, in Suffolk, where he died in 1623.

FLORENTINO, Stephano, a historical pain ter, of Florence, died in 1350.

FLORIAN, John Peter Claris de, a very po pular French writer, born in 1755. Voltaire, to FLETCHER, John, an English dramatic whom he was near akin, procured him the place writer, born in 1576, was the son of Dr. Richard of page to the duc de Penthievre, who soon gave Fletcher, bishop of London. He wrote plays him a commission in the army; but, on observ jointly with Beaumont, though it is not knowning the success of his first literary production, what share each bore in forming the plots, wri-Galathee," which appeared in 1782, the duke ting the scenes, &c.; but the general opinion is, determined that he should confine himself to lithat Beaumont's judgment was usually employ-terature, and furnished him with a library. His ed in correcting and retrenching the superfluities dramas, pastorals, and novels, have placed him of Fletcher's wit. He died of the plague, at in the first rank of popularity as a sentimental London, in 1625. writer. His "Numa Pompilius," and " Fables," FLETCHER, Abraham, a self-taught mathe-are also much admired. He died in 1794. matician and astrologer, died in 1793. FLORIMOND DE REMOND, counsellor of FLETCHER, Benjamin, governor of the co-the parliament of Bourdeaux, known as an op lony of New-York, known only for his passion- poser of Calvinists, died in 1602.

ate disposition, and his avaricious propensities, FLORIO, John, born in London, in the reign which rendered him extremely unpopular. of Henry VIII., died of the plague in 1625. He FLEURIEU,Charles Peter Clarel de,a French was the author of several works, viz. "First hydrographer, captain in the marine, and after-Fruits, which yield familiar Speech, merry Prowards minister of that department, and tutor verbs, witty Sentences, and golden Sayings;" to the dauphin. Under Napoleon, he was ap-" Dictionary, Italian and English;" which was pointed intendant of the house, and governor afterwards published, in 1611, under this title, of the Thuilleries. He died in 1810.

FLEURY, Claude, a French advocate, of great learning, tutor to several of the French princes, abbot of Locdieu, and prior of Argentenil; he was confessor to Lewis XV., and died in 1723.

FLEURY, Andrew Hercule de, cardinal, a most eminent French statesman and negotiator, born in Languedoc, 1653, died in 1743.

FLEURY, Julian, the learned editor of the Delphin Apuleius.

"Queen Anna's New World of Words," &c. FLORIS, Francis, a sculptor, and celebrated painter, of Antwerp, died in 1570.

FLORUS, Lucius Annæus, an ancient Latin historian, of the same family with Seneca and Lucan, flourished in the reigns of Trajan and Adrian, and wrote an abridgment of the Roman history in four books.

FLORUS, surnamed Master, a deacon of Lyons, in the 9th century, author of a commentary on St. Paul, &c.

FLINDERS, Matthew, a distinguished Eng- FLOYER, Sir John, a respectable English lish navigator, who explored the coast of New physician and medical writer, died in 1720. South Wales in a small boat, and was after- FLOYD, William, a member of congress, be wards sent out as commander of a vessel, for||fore and after the adoption of the federal con