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Excerpt from A general Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 3 of 3Bi gagotski (putters) second of the name, prince of Transylvania, was born at the castle of Bm'shi in Hungary.in 1676. On the death of his father, he was carefull watched bythehouse ofaustria, and tobreak correspondence with his mother, but sealousfor theindependence ofhis country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

Excerpt from A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 1 of 3: Compiled From Local Information, and the Most Recent and Official AuthoritiesThe fiireguiag paragraph has heea written with a view of deprecating any thing like the imputation of an amlae wish to amlervalae preceding publications of a similar description, or of advancing any peculiar personal claims to t'awar, by a state. Meat of the advantages which the Editor ...

Excerpt from A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 1 of 3: Compiled From Local Information, and the Most Recent and Official AuthoritiesThe fiireguiag paragraph has heea written with a view of deprecating any thing like the imputation of an amlae wish to amlervalae preceding publications of a similar description, or of advancing any peculiar personal claims to t'awar, by a state. Meat of the advantages which the Editor ...

Excerpt from A General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 3Newton (john) an episcopal clergy man of Calvinistic principles, born in London in 1795. He did not enjoy the advantages of a regular education, having, in the early part of his life, been taken to sea by his father, who was master of a merchant-ship. Becoming commander of a vessel employed in the slave trade, he made several voyages to the coast of Africa, for the purpose of carrying on th...

Excerpt from Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 4 of 4Walsingham (sir francis) an illus trions statesman in the reign of queen Eliza beth, who was descended of an ancient family, and was a native of Chiselhurst in Kent. He was educated at King's college, Cambridge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wor...

Excerpt from General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1 of 4 Able or abel (thomas) a divine of Ox ford, who became domestic chaplain to Queen Catharine (of Anagon) on whom, it is said, he bestowed lessons in music and the lan guages. Able had the courage to write a tract against the legality of the divorce from his patroness so anxiously desired by Henry, eu titled De non dissolvendo Henrici et Cathe rinse Matrimonio. In 1534, he was attainted o...

Excerpt from A General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 3Gandy (james) an able artist, was born in 1619, and wasa pupil of Vandyck. His works possess considerable merit, and some of his portraits are very little inferior to Van dyck, either in dignity, expression, or colour ing. He is however almost unknown, being taken to Ireland by the old duke of Ormond, and retained in his service, the then unsettled state of that country prevented his t...

Excerpt from Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 4 of 4Walsingham (sir francis) an illus trions statesman in the reign of queen Eliza beth, who was descended of an ancient family, and was a native of Chiselhurst in Kent. He was educated at King's college, Cambridge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wor...

Excerpt from General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 1 of 4 Able or abel (thomas) a divine of Ox ford, who became domestic chaplain to Queen Catharine (of Anagon) on whom, it is said, he bestowed lessons in music and the lan guages. Able had the courage to write a tract against the legality of the divorce from his patroness so anxiously desired by Henry, eu titled De non dissolvendo Henrici et Cathe rinse Matrimonio. In 1534, he was attainted o...

Excerpt from A General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 3Newton (john) an episcopal clergy man of Calvinistic principles, born in London in 1795. He did not enjoy the advantages of a regular education, having, in the early part of his life, been taken to sea by his father, who was master of a merchant-ship. Becoming commander of a vessel employed in the slave trade, he made several voyages to the coast of Africa, for the purpose of carrying on th...

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Excerpt from General Biographical Dictionary, Vol. 2 of 3I'abris (n rcnous) an ingenious Italian mechanician, who was a priest of the Oratory. He was born at Chioggia in 1739, and was made counsellor to the bishop of that city, where he died, August 13th, 1801. He first employed himself, in conjunction with his brother, the abbé h'nsncrs fabrib, in ana lysing and arranging the marine productions of the Adriatic. Afterwards, studying mathe mati...

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