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

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

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.

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 Guel died at Amboise, in France, 1556, leaving many ders, one of the favourites of William III., beautiful poems and other valuable performair-commander of the Dutch forces in the last of ces in the Italian language. queen Anne's wars, defeated 1712, died 6 years ALAMOS, Balthazar, a Spanish writer in the after. service of Anthony Perez, was imprisoned 11 ALBERGATI,Capacelli, marquis, a native of years, and published a translation of Tacitus,Bologna; he spent his early life in dissipation, 1614; he died in his 88th year. and began to reform at 34; he became distinALAMUNDIR, a king of the Saracens, 509;guished as an author and actor at 40; and was 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.

honoured with the appellation of the Garrick or Italy; he died 1802.

ALBERGOTTI, 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 crusaders, 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 Troisfon

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 band 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.

and died about 1241.

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 person who suffered martyrdom for Christianity in 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.

ALBERT I., son of Otho, prince of Anhalt, made elector of Brandenbury, 1550; he converted

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.

ALBANI, Alexander, a Roman cardinal, was a man of great merit; he died Dec. 2, 1779, aged 79. ALBANI, John Francis, nephew of the above, obtained the rank of cardinal, and other preferments; he was distinguished as an enlightened

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.

ALBERT, Honore d', duke of Chaulnes, indebted for his greatness to his elder brother and the partiality of Richelieu, died 1649. 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 ue died 1558. written such a number of books, that they make 21 vols. in folio.

ALBERT, Pierre Antonie, was rector of the French protestant episcopal church, in NewYork; much distinguished as a scholar and di-tory of birds, of which a French translation apvine; he died 1806, aged 41.

ALBERTI,Giovanni, brother of the above,excelled in the perspective and historical painting.in Tuscany, distinguished by his preaching and 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.

ALBORNOS, Giles Alvarez Carillo, arch. bishop 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.

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, born in 1500. He was raised to the first honours of the state, and published an account of his father's victories, at Lisbon, in 1576.

ALBUTIUS, Caius Silus, a Roman orator in

the age of Augustus, who starved himself to death.

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

ALCEUS, a famous lyric poet, born at Mitylene, in the island of Lesbos. Horace seems to think that he was the first author of lyric poetry. He flourished in the 44th Olympiad.

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.

ALDEROTI, Thaddeus, a Florentine physician of great skill. Princes and prelates only were admitted as his patients; he died 1295.

ALDHELM, or ADELM, (St.) an English diALCASAR, Louis d', a Jesuit of Seville, vine and historian, and bishop of Shireburn, in who wrote on the apocalypse; died in 1613. the time of the Saxon heptarchy. He is said ALCENDI, James, an Arabian physician, to have been the first Englishman who ever who made hiinself famous by his writings, as a wrote in Latin, and who introduced poetry into peripatetic philosopher, about 1145. 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 Rome, 1525. He died 1550. ALCIBIADES, a celebrated Athenian gene-at Pisa; died at Rome, 1558. ral, slain 404 B. C.

ALCIDAMAS, 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, à 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.

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

ALDOBRANDIN, Sylvester, professor of law

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

ALDRICH, St., bishop of Mans, distinguished for his learning, enjoyed the 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 ALCMAN, a lyric poet, who flourished in also the elegant chapel of Trinity College, and the 27th Olympiad, at Sardis, in Lydia. He is the church of All-saints in the High-street. His accounted the father of love verses, is said to abilities also as a musician have caused him to have first introduced the custom of singing them be ranked among the greatest masters of the in public, and to have died a very singular death; science: he composed many services for the viz. to have been eaten up with lice. 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. 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.

ber 1, 1500.

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

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.

ALDEBERT, an impostor in France, who, by bribes and pretended visions, raised himself to a bishopric. His opinions being condemned ALEANDER, Jerome, great nephew to the by the councils in 744 and 746, he died in prison. above, distinguished as a poet, antiquarian, and ALDEGRAFF, Albert, a painter and en-lawyer, died at Rome, 1631. graver, was born in Westphalia, in 1502.

ALDEN, John, magistrate of Plymouth colony; one of the first settlers in New-England; he died 1687, aged about 89 years.

ALEGAMBE, Philip, a native of Brussels, professor of divinity, and a favourite of princes. He wrote several esteemed works, and died at Rome, 1652. 17

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ALDGRE, Yves d', an able officer in the ser-froy in Macedonia, he passed the Hellespont, in 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 chitdren, 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 im"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 physiof "Melanges Literaires," containing various cian durst undertake the cure. At length, one tracts on different topics. Philip of Acarnania desired tune to prepare a po ALEN, 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. ALEOTTI, John Baptist, an Italian, who, from the occupation of carrying bricks and mortar, became a celebrated mathematician; he died 1630.

him, at the price of one thousand talents and his sister in marriage. What a situation for a sick prince! The same greatness of soul, however, 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 ALES, Alexander, of Edinburgh, first op-him drank it off. The medicine at first acted so posed, and then embraced the tenets of Luther.powerfully as to deprive him of his senses, and He suffered much persecution, and having re-then, without doubt, all concluded him poisoned: tired to Germany, was appointed professor at however, he soon came round, and, by a cure Frankfort. He died 1565.

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

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.

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 naine,) year of the 106th Olympiad, 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 scendants of Pindar, out of respect to the memo-his daughter in marriage, and part of bis domiry of that poet. This happened in the second nions to Alexander; and Parmenio advised hun year of the 3d Olympiad. Having settled the to accept the terms, saying, "I would if I were affaire of Greece, and left Antipater as his vice-Alexander." "And so would I, (replied the

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ALEXANDER III., pope, a native of Sienna, the conqueror,) if I were Parmenio." The same 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 reDa-spected by the world. Alexander,) I would not steal a victory." ALEXANDER IV., bishop of Ostia, was made rius owed his escape from Arbela to the swiftness 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. ALEXANDER V., pope, was originally a begder wept at the fate of Darius, and, afterwards procuring 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 He was elected pope in 1409, but soon From Arbela, Alexander pursued his conquests Paris. 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 33d 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, of Egea, preceptor to Nero. ALEXANDER, the Paphlagonian, an impostor, 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 He was a his brother, John Albert, in 1501. 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 VI., pope, was a native of Valencia. He was infamous for his debaucherie 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 mm 24 vols. He died 1724.

ALEXANDER (William, Earl of Stirling, "His poa dramatic poet and statesman in the reigns of James and Charles I. was born 1580. etry (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 military valour.

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

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, because 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 1728.

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