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ALDGRE, Yves d', an able officer in the ser-roy in Macedonia, he passed the Hellespont, iu vice of France, killed at Rasenna, 1512. ALEGRINUS, John, cardinal and patriarch of Constantinople, died 1240.

ALEMAN. Lewis Augustine, a lawyer of Grenoble, author of several works, was born in 1653.

ALEMAN, Lewis, archbishop of Ailes, and cardinal, was born 1390. He died in 1450, and was canonized.

ALEMAN, Maeto, a Spaniard. He wrote the History of Guzman, a romance, which went through 30 editions in Spain.

the third year of his reign, with an army of no more than 30,000 foot, and 4,500 horse; and with these forces, brave and veteran it is true, he overturned the Persian empire. His first battle was at the Granicus, a river of Phrygia, in which the Persians were routed. His second was at Issus, a city of Cilicia, where he was also victorious in an eminent degree; for the camp of Darius, with his mother, wife, and children, fell into his hands; and the humane and generous treatment which he showed them is justly reckoned the noblest and most amiable ALEMBERT, John Le Rond d', secretary to passage of his life. While he was in this counthe French academy, &c., and one of the ablest try, he caught a violent fever by bathing, when mathematicians of the age, died October 27, hot, in the cold waters of the river Cydnus; and 1783. He was one of the principal editors of the this fever was made more violent from his in"Encyclopedia ;" and besides his numerous patience at being detained by it. The army was mathematical works, produced seven volumes under the utmost consternation, and no physi of "Melanges Literaires," containing various cian durst undertake the cure. At length, one tracts on different topics. Philip of Acarnania desired time to prepare a poALEN, John Van, a Dutch painter of land-tion which he was sure would cure him; and scapes, birds, and still life, born at Amsterdam while this potion was preparing, Alexander re1651, and died 1698. ceived a letter from his most intimate confidant, ALENIO, Julius, a Jesuit, who went as a Parmenio, informing him that this Acarnanian missionary to China, where he preached 36 was a traitor, and employed by Darius to poison years, and built several churches; he died 1698. him, at the price of one thousand talents and his ALEOTTI, John Baptist, an Italian, who, sister in marriage. What a situation for a sick from the occupation of carrying bricks and mor-prince! The same greatness of soul, however, tar, became a celebrated mathematician; he died 1630.

ALES,or HALES, Alexander d', a native of England who became a celebrated teacher of divinity and philosophy at Paris, died 1245.

which accompanied him upon all occasions, did not forsake him here. He did not seem to his physician under any apprehensions; but after receiving the cup into his hands, delivered the letter to Philip, and, with his eyes fixed upon him drank it off. The medicine at first acted so powerfully as to deprive him of his senses, and

ALES, Alexander, of Edinburgh, first op posed, and then embraced the tenets of Luther. He suffered much persecution, and having re-then, without doubt, all concluded him poisoned: tired to Germany, was appointed professor at Frankfort. He died 1565.

ALESIO, Matthew Perez d', a native of Rome, and a skilful painter and engraver. His greatest piece is the Colossial St. Christopher at Seville. He died 1600.

ALESSI, Galeas, an architect who decorated many towns in Spain, France and Germany, died 1572.

ALETINO, Benedetto, professor at Naples. He undertook to refute the Cartesian philosophy, and to establish that of Aristotle. He died in 1719.

however, he soon came round, and, by a cure so speedy that it might almost be deemed miraculous, was restored to his army safe and sound. From Cilicia he marched forwards to Phoenicia, which all surrendered to him except Tyre; and it cost him a siege of seven months to reduce that city. The vexation of Alexander, at being unseasonably detained by this obstinacy of the Tyrians, occasioned a mighty destruction and carnage; and the cruelty he exercised here is quite inexcusable. After besieging and taking Gaza, he went to Jerusalem, where he was received by the high-priest, and, making many ALEXANDER THE GREAT, son of Philip, presents to the Jews, sacrificed in their temple. King of Macedon, was born at Pella, the first He told Jaddus (for that was the priest's name,) year of the 106th Ólympiad, and the 365th before that he had seen in Macedonia a god, in appearthe birth of Christ, and at 15 years of age was ance exactly resembling him, who had exhorted delivered to the tuition of Aristotle. He dis-him to this expedition against the Persians, and covered very early a mighty spirit, and symp-given him the firmest assurance of success. Aftoms of that vast and immoderate ambition terwards entering Egypt, he went to the oracle which was afterwards to make him the scourge of Jupiter Ammon; and upon his return, built of mankind and the pest of the world. At 20 the city of Alexandria. It was now that he took years of age he succeeded his father as king of it into his head to assume divinity, and to preMacedon: he was also chosen, in the room oftend himself the son of the said Jupiter Ammon. his father, generalissimo in the projected expe- Policy, however, was at the bottom of this: it dition against the Persians; but the Greeks, was impossible that any such belief should be agreeably to their usual fickleness, deserted from really rooted in his breast; but he found by exhim, taking advantage of his absence in Thrace perience, that this opinion inclined the barbaand Illyricum, where he began his military en-rous nations to submit to him; and therefore he terprises. He hastened immediately to Greece, was content to pass for a god, and to admit, as when the Athenians and other states returned he did, of divine adoration. His object now was to him at once; but, the Thebans standing out, to overtake and attack Darius in another battle.; he directed his arms against them, slew a pro-and this battle was fought at Arbela; when vicdigious number of them, and destroyed their tory, granting every thing to Alexander, put an city, sparing nothing but the house and the de- end to the Persian empire. Darius had offered scendas of Pindar, out of respect to the memo-his daughter in marriage, and part of his domury of that poed. This happened in the second nions to Alexander; and Parmenio advised him year of the 3d Olympiad. Having settled the to accept the terms, saying, "I would if I were affairs of Greece, and left Antipater as his vice-Alexander." "And so would I, (replied the

the conqueror,) if I were Parmenio." The same ALEXANDER III., pope, a native of Sienna, Parmenio counselling the prince to take advan-was raised to the papal chair in 1159. He died tage of the night in attacking Darius, "No, (said at Rome, much beloved by his subjects, and roAlexander,) I would not steal a victory.' Da-spected by the world. rius owed his escape from Arbela to the swift- ALEXANDER IV., bishop of Ostia, was made ness of his horse; and, while he was collecting pope in 1254. He bestowed the crown of Sicily forces to renew the war, was insidiously slain on Edmund, son of the King of England; and by Bessus, governor of the Bactrians. Alexan- tried to unite the Greek and Latin churches. der wept at the fate of Darius, and, afterwards ALEXANDER V., pope, was originally a begprocuring Bessus to be given up to him, punished gar, but found means to cultivate his mind, so the inhuman wretch according to his deserts. that he was distinguished both at Oxford and From Arbela, Alexander pursued his conquests Paris. He was elected pope in 1409, but soon eastward; and every thing fell into his hands,|| died by poison. even to the Indies. Having ranged over all the east, he returned to Babylon, where he died in the 23d year of his age, some say by poison, others by intoxication.

ALEXANDER, Bala, an impostor who pretended to be the son of Antiochus Epiphanes. He was slain 146 B. C.

ALEXANDER, Severus, a Roman emperor, distinguished for hisvirtues;hewas murdered 235. ALEXANDER, Jannæus, king of the Jews. He was cruel and oppressive, and died 79 B. C. ALEXANDER II., son of Aristobulus, was carried prisoner to Rome by Pompey, and put to death 49 B. C.

ALEXANDER, bishop of Hierapolis in the 5th century who maintained that there were two natures in Christ. He died an exile.

ALEXANDER, bishop of Alexandria, opposed the tenets of Arius; a man of virtue and piety, and died 325.

ALEXANDER, a bishop of Jerusalem, known for his many virtues. He founded a library there, and died 251.

ALEXANDER, of Lycopolis, opposed to the Manichæan system, in a work published at Paris in 1672.

ALEXANDER, Trallianus, a philosopher and physician of the 6th century. His works were edited at Paris, in 1543.

ALEXANDER, Polyhistor, a Latin historian who flourished about 80 B. C. His works are lost. ALEXANDER, Aphrodiscus, a peripatetic philosopher. His work" De Facto," appeared in London, 1688.

ALEXANDER VI., pope, was a native of Valencia. He was infamous for his debaucheries and cruelties, and died by the poison his son in tended for some innocent persons, 1503. ALEXANDER VII., pope, embellished Rome with several magnificent edifices, and died 1667. ALEXANDER VIII., pope, was a native of Venice and succeeded to the papal chair on the death of Innocent XI.; died 1691.

ALEXANDER, ab Alexandro, a man of great talents as a lawyer, at Naples; he died 1600. ALEXANDER, Neckam, an Englishman of great learning who gave public lectures at Paris. His lectures remain in the public libraries in manuscript; he died 1227.

ALEXANDER, Noel, or Natalis, an eminent writer, born at Rouen, in Normandy. He published an ecclesiastical history in 24 vols. He died 1724.

ALEXANDER (William, Earl of Stirling,) a dramatic poet and statesman in the reigns of James and Charles I. was born 1580. "His poetry (says Mr. Grainger,) for purity and elegance is far beyond the generality of the productions of the age in which he lived." His "Recreation of the Muses" was printed in folio, 1637, to which is prefixed his portrait by Marshall, esteemed the best of that artist's works. He died 1640.

ALEXANDER, de Medicis, first duke of Florence in 1530, was a man of dissolute and cruel manners, who owed his elevation to intrigue. He was murdered by a relation.

ALEXANDER, Farnese, duke of Parma. distinguished himself in the 16th century by his

ALEXANDER, Farnese, uncle to the preceding, favourite of Pope Clement VII., died 1589.

ALEXANDER, of Egea, preceptor to Nero. ALEXANDER, the Paphlagonian, an impos-military valour. tor, who was invited to Rome by Marcus Aurelius, on account of his celebrity, in 174. ALEXANDER, an abbot of Sicily in the 12th century, author of a history of Roger, king of Sicily, which was edited in 1578, at Saragossa. ALEXANDER, an English abbot, who supported the rights of Henry II., for which he was excommunicated in 1217.

ALEXANDER, king of Poland, succeeded his brother, John Albert, in 1501. He was a prince of piety and virtue.

ALEXANDER I., king of Scotland, came to the throne in 1107. He was a severe and tyrannical king.

ALEXANDER II., , king of Scotland, 1214, son of William the Lion. He invaded England. ALEXANDER III., king of Scotland, defeated the Norwegians, and assisted his father-in-law, Henry III. against the encroachments of his barons. He was killed while hunting, 1285.

ALEXANDER I., bishop of Rome, 109. He was called a saint, and martyr, and, according to Platina, was the first who introduced the use of holy water into the church.

ALEXANDER II., pope, succeeded in 1061. He protected the Jews from murder and rapine, and died 1073

ALEXANDER, a Norman, in the reign of Henry I. He raised the castles of Banbury, Sleaford and Newark for his defence. By the interest of his uncle he became bishop of Lincoln, and died in 1147.

ALEXANDER, a native of Asia Minor, was the founder of a sect called non-sleepers, hecause some of them always kept awake to sing; he died 430.

ALEXANDER, St. Elpide, archbishop of Amalfi, author of a treatise on papal power, in the beginning of the 14th century.

ALEXANDER, Dom. James, a benedictine of St. Maur, author of a treatise on elementary clocks, died 1734.

ALEXANDER, a poet of Paris, in the 12th century, who wrote a poem on Alexander the Great, in verses of 12 syllables, which have since been called "Alexandrines."

ALEXANDER, Nicholas, a benedictine of St. Maur, wrote "Physic and Surgery for the Poor," and "A Botanical and Pharmaceutical Dictionary," both esteemed works. He was #born at Paris, and died 1723.

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 he 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 PoIand, 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, born 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.

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. ALBESTI, Leon Baptiste, a Florentine, author of a valuable work on architecture, died 1485.

peared in 1750.

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 ALBÓVINUS, 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. He resigned his cardinal's hat, and took up 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.

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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

the age of Augustus, who starved himself to death.

ALBUTIUS, Titus, a Roman philosopher, banished for corruption.

ALDERETTE, Bernard and Joseph, Jesuits of Malaga, at the beginning of the 17th century. They were authors of " Antiquities of Spain," and a book on the Castilian language.

ALCÆUS, a famous lyric poet, born at Mity- ALDEROTI, Thaddeus, a Florentine phylene, in the island of Lesbos. Horace seems to sician of great skill. Princes and prelates only think that he was the first author of lyric poetry.were admitted as his patients; he died 1295. He flourished in the 44th Olympiad.

ALCASAR, Louis d', a Jesuit of Seville, who wrote on the apocalypse; died in 1613. ALCENDI, James, an Arabian physician, who made himself famous by his writings, as a peripatetic philosopher, about 1145.

ALDHELM, or ADELM, (St.) an English divine and historian, and bishop of Shireburn, in the time of the Saxon heptarchy. He is said to have been the first Englishman who ever wrote in Latin, and who introduced poetry into England. William of Malmesbury tells us, that ALCHABITIUS, an Arabian astrologer, au- the people in Aldhelm's time were half barbathor of many works on astronomy and optics, rians, and little attentive to religious discourses; printed at Venice, 1491. wherefore the holy man, placing himself upon ALCHINDUS, an Arabian physician and as-a bridge, used often to stop them, and sing baltrologer of genius and learning before the 12th lads of his own composition: he thereby gained century. His works are often quoted. the favour and attention of the populace; and ALCIAT, Andrew, a native of Milan, cele-insensibly mixing grave and religious things with brated for his knowledge of the law, and ad-those of a jocular kind, he by this means sucvanced to the professor's chair at Avignon.ceeded better than he could have done by ausFrancis I. knew his merit and prevailed on him tere gravity. Aldhelm lived in great esteem till to remove to Bourges, where his law lectures his death, which happened May 25, 709. were much admired. The duke of Milan in- ALDHUN, a famous bishop, who built the vited him back to his native town, and bestowed cathedral at Durham; died 1018. many honours on him. Philip, king of Spain, ALDINI, Tobias, author of a botanical work gave him a gold chain as a mark of his favour.printed at Kome, 1525. He died 1550. ALCIBIADES, a celebrated Athenian gene-at Pisa; died at Rome, 1558. ral, slain 404 B. C.

ÁLCIDAMAS, a Greek rhetorician about 420

B. C.

ALCIMUS, called also Jachim, was made high-priest of Judea, and died about 165 B. C. ALCIMUS, Alethius, a historian and poet of Agin, in the 4th century. Most of his works are lost.

ALCINOUS, a Platonic philosopher, who flourished about the 2d century.

ALCIPHRON, a Greek philosopher in the age of Alexander the Great.

ALCMÆON, a disciple of Pythagoras, who dwelt at Crotona.

ALCMAN, a lyric poet, who flourished in the 27th Olympiad, at Sardis, in Lydia. He is accounted the father of love verses, is said to have first introduced the custom of singing them in public, and to have died a very singular death; viz. to have been eaten up with lice.

ALDOBRANDIN, Sylvester, professor of law

ALDRED, bishop of Worcester, crowned Harold king, and was raised to the see of York; he died 1068.

ALDRICH, St., bishop of Mans, distinguished for his learning, enjoyed she favour of the nobles; he died 856.

ALDRICH, Robert, Master of Eton, and bishop of Carlisle. He wrote epigrams, &c.; and died at Hornecastle, 1555.

ALDRICH, Henry, an eminent scholar, divine, architect, and musician, born at Westminster, 1647. The three sides of the quadrangle of Christ Church, Oxford, called Peck water square, were designed by him; as was also the elegant chapel of Trinity College, and the church of All-saints in the High-street. His abilities also as a musician have caused him to be ranked among the greatest masters of the science: he composed many services for the church, which are well known, as are two ALCOCK, John, bishop of Ely, and lord chan-catches of his; the one," Hark the bonny Christ cellor of England, under Henry VII., founded Church bells," the other entitled "A Smoking Jesus College, in Cambridge, for a master, six catch;" for he himself was, it seems, a great fellows, and as many scholars, and died Octo-smoker. He died at Christ Church, 1710. ber 1, 1500. ALDRINGER, a native of Luxembourg, was ALCUINUS, or ALBINUS, Flaccus, abbot of raised by Ferdinand II. from a common soldier Canterbury, a famous English orator, philoso-to a general; he died 1634. pher, and divine, of the 8th century. ALDROVANDUS, Ulysses, professor of phyALCYONIUS, Peter, an Italian, author of sic at Bologna, and a most voluminous writer some learned publications. During the insur-on natural history, died blind, in a hospital, at rection at Rome, in 1527, he joined the pope, and Bologna, 1603. abandoned him again when the siege was raised. He had many accomplishments, but was fickle, self-conceited, and inconstant.

ALDANA, Bernard, a Spaniard, governor of Lippa, which place, in a fit of panic, he set on fire in 1552.

ALDEBERT, an impostor in France, who, by bribes and pretended visions, raised himself to a bishopric. His opinions being condemned by the councils in 744 and 746, he died in prison. ALDEGRAFF, Albert, a painter and graver, was born in Westphalia, in 1502.

ALDRUDE, countess of Bertinoro, celebrated for her courage and her eloquence. She headed an army, and was victorious; she died about 1200, in Italy.

ALDUS. See MANUTIUS

ALEANDER, Jerome, archbishop under Pope Leo X., and celebrated for his attack on the doctrines of Luther, died at Rome, 1542.

ALEANDER, Jerome, great nephew to the above, distinguished as a poet, antiquarian, and en-lawyer, died at Rome, 1631.

ALEGAMBE, Philip, a native of Brussels, ALDEN, John, magistrate of Plymouth colo-professor of divinity, and a favourite of princes. ay; one of the first settlers in New-England; He wrote several esteemed works, and died at

ALEXANDER, Neuskoi, grand duke of Russia, born 1218, signalized by a victory he obtained over the northern powers, on the banks of the Neva. He was sainted, and an order of knighthood instituted in his honour.

ALEXANDER, James, a Scotchman, secretary of the province of New-York, and for many years one of the council; came to this country 1715; died 1756.

ALEXANDER, William, commonly called Lord Stirling, from his supposed title to a Scotch earldom, a major general in the American army; was in the battle of Long Island, and was wounded; he was a brave officer, and died 1783, aged 57.

ALEXANDER, Nathaniel, a member of Congress from (and governor of) the state of North Carolina; he died 1808.

of the house of Stuart. He died at Florence, in 1803; and his remains were interred in the church of St. Croix, where his widow erected a monument to his memory, which was exe cuted by Canova. He wrote his own life, which has been printed in two volumes.

ALFONSO, vid. ALPHONSUS.

ALFORD, Michael, author of Brittania illus trata," and other works, was born in London, but educated in Spain and Rome, and became a Jesuit; he died 1652.

ALFRED, or ALURED, son of Ethelred, tried to expel Harold from the throne, but was murdered, 1037.

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ALFRED, bishop of Exeter, wrote several learned works, as Adelmus," "History of Malmesbury Abbey," &c.; 10th century. ALFREĎ, vid. ELFRED.

ALFRED, an Englishman, surnamed philo

ALEXANDRINI, Julius de Newstain, a na'tive of Trent, physician and favourite of Maxi-sopher, left four books on the meteors of Aristomilian II., died 1590. tle, one on vegetables, and five on other subjects. He died 1270.

ALEXIS, William, a benedictine monk of Lyra, and author of poems of some merit, lived in 1500

ALEXIS, a Piedmontese, who applied himself to study, with a resolution not to reveal his discoveries. He however published some medical tracts, called "the Secrets," at Basil, in 1536.

ALFRIDE, or Elfrid, natural son of Osery, king of Northumberland, came to the throne in 686.

ALGARDI, Alexander, an architect and sculptor of Bologna, died 1654.

ALGAROTTI, Francis, count, an Italian, eminent as a connoisseur and critic in every ALEXIUS, Michaelovitch, czar of Russia, branch of the belles-lettres, and an author of and father to Peter the Great. He was distin-repute, born at Venice 1712, died 1764. guished for his wars, his munificence, and his improvements in the state; he died 1677. ALEXIUS, Petrovitch, only son to Peter the Great, born 1690, an unfortunate and intemperate man. He was tried and condemned, by secret judges, in 1719."

ALGAZALI, an Arabian author, who died in the 504th year of the hegira.

ALGER, a monk of Liege, author of a book on the sacraments, died 1131.

ALGHISI, Thomas, an eminent surgeon and lithotomist of Florence, author of Lithotomita,

ALGIERI, Peter, a Venetian, who decorated the opera at Paris, died 1760.

ALEXIUS, or ALEXIS I., Commenus, usurp-4to. 1708. ed the throne of Turkey in 1081, and distinguished himself by his wars against the Turks. ALEXIUS II., Commenus, succeeded to the throne of Constantinople 1180; he was murdered by Andronicus.

ALEXIUS III., Angelus, dethroned his brother, 1195, and put out his eyes. He was himself dethroned in turn, and his life sacrificed to the fury of the populace.

ALEXIUS IV., son of the king deposed by Alexius III.; he restored his father to the throne and reigned with him.

ALHAZEN, an Arabian, who wrote on optics about 1100.

ALI, cousin and son-in-law of Mahomet, and caliph of Egypt and Arabia. He was as sassinated in 660. His memory is still held in veneration by the Persians.

ALI-BASSA, a distinguished general of the Ottoman empire, died 1663.

ALI BEG, a Pole, who was educated in the Mahometan faith, but employed himself in transALEXIUS V., usurped the throne of Con-lating the bible into Turkish. He also wrote on stantinople, and was killed by the crusaders, after a reign of 3 months, in 1264.

ALEXIUS, an impostor, who nearly succeeded in placing himself on the throne of Constantinople, but was killed by a priest, in 1200.

ALEYN, Charles, an English poet, who published in 1631, two poems on the battles of Cressy and Poictiers.

AL-FARABIA, a mussulman philosopher of the 10th century. His works are in the Leyden library; he was murdered in Syria, in 954. ALFARGAN, Ahmed Ebn Cothair, an Arabian astronomer, of the 9th century.

the religion of Mahomet, and died in 1675.

ALI BEG, son of a Greek priest, but sold while young by some robbers to the Janissaries. His military talents gained him the supreme power of Egypt. He was humane, possessed an elevated mind, and died about 1775.

ALI BERG, a learned Turk in the 17th century, acquainted with seventeen languages. He translated the bible into the Turkish.

ALICE, daughter of Theobald IV., married Lewis VII., king of France. For a time, she was appointed queen regent, and reigned with great prudence and justice. She died 1206.

ALFENUS VARUS PUBLIUS, a native of Cremona, who rose from the occupation of cob-be chancellor of France, died 1635. bler, to be counsel.

ALIGRE, Etienne, who rose by his merit to

ALFES, an eminent rabbi, who epitomised the Talmud, died 1103.

ALIMENTUS, Cneius, a Roman historian, 150. B. C.

ALIPIUS, a bishop of Tagaste in Africa, 394. ALFIERI, Vittorio, an Italian dramatic poet, He was baptised by St. Ambrose at Milan. born at Asti, in Piedmont, 1749. Within less ALIPUS, a geographer of Antioch, commis than seven years he produced fourteen dramas,sioned by Julian to rebuild the temple of Jeru besides various other works in prose and verse, salem.

including a translation of Sallust, and a treatise ALKMAAR, Henry d', a German, author of en tyranny. His lady was the princess of Schom-the fable of Reynard, a poem, which lashes the berg, widow of Charles-Edward, the last prince vices and foibles of mankind. He died 1503.

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