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against a rebel, whom he proclaimed emperor Caracalla, who gave him a crown of gold for of the West. He afterwards deposed him and every line of his poems, whence they got the usurped the throne himself, and died in 472. title of golden verses. He died at 30 years of

OLYMPIODORUS, a peripatetic philosopher age. of Egypt, in the age of the second Theodosius. OPSOPEUS, John, from a corrector of the OLZOFFSKI, Andrew, a learned Polish di-press, became an eminent physician, and profesvine, was ambassador to Vienna. He died in sor of medicine, at Heidelberg; he died in 1619. 1678. OPTATUS, an African bishop, who flourished OMAR I., caliph of the Saracens, the second in the 14th century, under the empire of Valentiafter Mahomet, and one of the most rapid con-nian and Valens. He wrote the "History of the querors in modern history. He drove the Greeks Donatists," the "Sacred Geography of Africa." from Syria and Phicenicia; Jerusalem was sur- ORDORAN, a monk, at Sens, and an author, rendered to him; his generals took the capital died in the 14th century. of Persia; and soon after, Memphis and Alex- ORELLANA, Francis, a Spaniard, who acandria submitted to his victorious troops: and companied Pizarro to Peru. He was the first in this conquest, the famous Alexandrian libra- European who saw the great river Amazon, and ry was burnt by these savages, who heated their perished, in 1550, in attempting to discover its Stoves with its valuable books. He was assas-mouth.

sinated by a Persian slave, in 643, the 10th year ORGANA, Andrew, an eminent painter, poet, of his reign, and 63d of his age. and architect, born at Florence, in 1329, and OMAR II., 13th caliph of the race of the Om-died in 1389. The greatest part of his paintings niades, succeeded to the throne in 717. He was are at Pisa. In his picture of the universal ruel to the Christians, and was assassinated judgment, he painted his friends in heaven, and his foes in hell.

n 720.

OMEIS, Magnus Daniel, professor of belles ettres at Altorf, and author of several works; died in 1708.

ONESICRITUS, a cynic philosopher, among he attendants of Alexander the Great. ONESIMUS, a Phrygian slave, converted to Christianity by St. Paul.

ONKELOS, surnamed the Proselyte, a famous Rabbi of the first century, and author of the haldee Targum on the Pentateuch. ONOMACRITUS, a Greek poet, about 516 . C. The poems entitled Orpheus, are ascribed him.

ORIBASIUS, an eminent physician and medical writer, of the 4th century. He settled at Alexandria, in Egypt, and died in 370.

ORIBASTIUS, of Pergamos, was physician to the apostate Julian.

ORIGEN, an illustrious father of the Christian church, and a man of great parts and learning, born at Alexandria, about the year 185, and died in 254.

ORIGEN, a Platonic philosopher, and the friend of Porphyry.

ORIGNY, Peter Adam, author of a History of ancient Egypt," died at Rheims, in 1774.

ONOSANDER, a Greek author who flourishdabout A. D. 50, and wrote commentaries up"Plato's politics," which are lost; but his me is particularly famous for his treatise "Of ORLANDI, Pelegrini Anthony, an eminent e duty and virtues of the general of an army,' ,"Italian bookseller, and the author of several hich has been translated into several languages. works, died in 1730.

ORKAN, son of Othoman, made himself emperor of Turkey, in 1326, by destroying his elder brothers. He died in 1360.

ONUPHRIUS, Panvinius, a celebrated Augus- ORLAY, Bernard Van, an eminent Dutch ne monk, born at Verona, in 1529, who, apply-painter, and a disciple of Raphael, died in 1560. g himself to the study of ecclesiastical history, ntinued the "Lives of the Popes" begun by atina. He acquired the title of the father of story; and died in 1568.

OORT, Adam Van, an eminent painter, of
Bitwerp, was born in 1557.

00ST, James Van, a celebrated Dutch pain-
r, died in 1600.

OPIE, John, an eminent English artist, and ofessor of painting, in the Royal Academy. e was not inerely an excellent artist, but was to an admirable writer upon the art. He was m in 1761, was the son of a humble carpenhe was drawn from his obscurity by the ad patronage of Dr. Wolcot, (usually called ter Pindar) and died in London, in 1807. OPITIUS, Henry, a Lutheran divine, and prosor of oriental languages, at Keil; he died in 12.

OPITIUS, Martin, a famous Silesian poet,
led the "Virgil" of Germany; he died in
89, aged 42 years.

OPORINUS, John, a famous German printer,
tor, and commentator on Greek and Latin
hors, born in 1507, and died in 1568.
OPPEDE, John Meyneir, baron d', president
the parliament of Aix, made himself odious
the atrocities which he committed against
Vandois. He died in 1558.
OPPIAN, a Greek poet and grammarian, who
rished about the year 220, under the emperor

ORLEANS, Louis, of France, duke of, son of Charles V., was basely murdered by his uncle John, duke of Burgundy, in 1407.

ORLEANS, Charles, duke of, son of Louis, of France, was taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, and after a captivity of 25 years, in England, returned to France, and died in 1465.

ORLEANS, Louis, duke of, prince of the blood, son of Philip, the regent, and an accomplished scholar; he died in 1752.

ORLEANS, Louis, an advocate, of Paris, who boldly defended the cause of the league against Henry IV. He died in 1627.

ORLEANS, Peter Joseph, a French jesuit, and an author of several works, died in 1698.

ORLEANS, Philip Louis Joseph, duke of, born in 1747. This prince was early addicted to low pleasures. After a short, but disgraceful service in the navy of France, he joined the factious and the vile in their schemes of revolution; and by his opulence and influence, greatly subserved their interests. He voted for the death of Louis XVI. with indifference, and was soon after himself accused, and led to the scaffold, in November, 1793.

ORLEANS DE LA MOTTE, Louis Francis Gabriel de, bishop of Amiens, was a pious and charitable prelate, and died in 1774.

ORME, Robert, author of a "History of the military transactions of the British nation in Hindostan, from the year 1745," and "His

OLAVIDES, N., count de, a native of Span- Returning to Ireland, he soon distinguished hit ish America, educated at Madrid, published the self by his writings, both on religious and po Triumph of the Gospel, and died in the reign tical subjects, by which he gained the esteem of Charles III. all parties, as a friend to freedom, liberality a OLDCASTLE, sir John, called the good lord toleration. His addresses to the catholics gain Cobham, the first author, as well as the first him the most flattering notice of the Irish martyr, on the reformation from popery, was vernment; he died in London, in 1802, aged born in the reign of Edward III. He was one OLEASTER, Jerom, a Portuguese Domi of the leaders in the reforming party, who can, was offered a bishopric, which he declin drew up a number of articles against the cor-for the office of grand-inquisitor; he died ruptions which then prevailed among church-1563.

men, and denied the scriptural dominion of the OLEN, an ancient Greek poet. His age pope. As a heretic, he was hung in chains fabulous." alive upon a gallows, and fire being put under him, he was burnt to death in 1418.

OLESNIKI, Ibigneus, a noble Pole, was ma cardinal, and died in 1455.

OLIMPO, Balthasar, an Italian poet, of t 16th century.

OLDENBURG, Henry, a learned German gentleman, who, being settled in London as consul for Bremen, became first secretary to the OLIVA, Alexander, general of the August Royal Society; to which office, he applied him- monks, a celebrated cardinal, and learned th self with extraordinary diligence, and began logical writer, was born in 1408, and died the publication of the Philosophical Transac-1483. tions," with No. 1, in 1664. He died in 1678.

OLIVA, John, a learned ecclesiastic, of OLDENBURGEN, Philip Andrew, professor vigo, and secretary to the conclave; he died of history and law at Geneva, died in 1678. 1757. OLDERMAN, John, a German, and Greek OLIVARES, Gasper de Guzman, count professor at Helmstadt, wrote some valuable an illustrious Spaniard, minister under Philip dissertations, and died in 1723. He occasioned the total separation of Portu

OLDFIELD, Anne, a celebrated English ac-from Spain, and died in 1643. tress, and accomplished woman, was born in 1683, and died in 1730.

OLIVER, Isaac, a celebrated English hist cal and portrait painter, was born in 1556,

OLDFIELD, T. P., an English youth of extra-died in 1617. ordinary genius, died in 1804, in his 16th year. OLIVER, Peter, an eminent English mir At the age of five and a half years his body was ture painter, died in 1661.

OLIVER, William, an able physician, Bath, died in 1764.

debilitated with sickness, but his mind presented OLIVER, of Malmsbury, a Benedictine, 1 the finest display of human perfection. He be- an able mechanic, but attempting to fly " came a great proficient in mathematics, philoso-wings which he had made, he fell and broke phy, astronomy, geography, history and paint- leg. He died in 1660. ing. His memory was extremely retentive. He never forgot any thing with which he was once acquainted, and he would frequently take admirable likenesses of persons who struck him from memory He was never known to be out of temper, and though he suffered an illness of ten years, never repined or seemed impatient. OLDHAM, John, an eminent English poet, was born in 1653. His genius lay chiefly in satire. He died in 1683.

OLDISWORTH, William, a political and miscellaneous writer, in the reigns of queen Anne and George I. He was one of the original authors of the "Examiner," published several other works, and died in 1734.

OLDMIXON, John, an English historian and poet, a violent party writer, and a severe and malevolent critic, died in 1742. He was a man of learning and abilities.

OLIVER, Claude Matthew, an advocati the parliament of Aix, of great eloquence. was an author of merit, and died in 1736.

OLIVER, Daniel, a merchant, of Bos eminent for piety and benevolence, died in!

OLIVER, Andrew, lieutenant-governa the colony of Massachusetts, died in 1774. rendered himself unpopular toward the of his life by favouring the claims of the Br government upon the colonies.

OLIVER, Peter, LL. D., brother of the ceding, was chief justice of Massachusetts, like his brother, became extremely unpop with the colonists. He retired to England, w he died, in 1791.

OLIVER, Thomas, lieutenant-governo Massachusetts, at the commencement of the volution. He espoused the cause of the mo country, and went to England, where he di

OLIVET, Joseph, a Frenchman, chiefly morable for an excellent edition of "Cice Works," died in 1768.

OLIVETAN, Robert, a relation of Cal who printed, at Neufchatel, in 1535, the French translation of the Bible, from the brew and Greek texts. He was poisoned ensuing year.

OLDYS, William, Norroy king at arms, well versed in English antiquities, a correct writer, and a good historian, born in 1696, died in 1761. OLEARIUS, Godfrey, a learned German, and professor of divinity at Leipsic, died in 1713. OLEARIUS, Godfrey, a learned Greek professor and writer, born in 1672, and died in 1715, having published several works, and translated "Stanley's History of Philosophy" into Latin, with "Notes and Dissertations" of his own. OLEARIUS, Adam, a German writer, and OLIVEYRA, Chevalier Francis de, a minister to the duke of Holstein; who having Portuguese, employed in various embas occasion to send an ambassador to the great His enlightened mind abandoned the popis duke of Muscovy, and the king of Prussia, ap-ligion for the protestant. He afterwards! pointed Olearius secretary to the embassy. On to England and died in 1783. his return, he drew up "A Relation of his Journeys," which was published in 1656. was born in 1599, and died in 1671. O'LEARY, Arthur, a native of Ireland, who OLYBRIUS, Flavius Anicius, husband o entered into the Franciscan order of Capuchins. Hsister of Valentinian III., was sent into

He

OLONNOIS, John David, a Frenchmar mous for his bold adventures on the ocea the 17th century.

gainst a rebel, whom he proclaimed emperor Caracalla, who gave him a crown of gold for f the West. He afterwards deposed him and every line of his poems, whence they got the surped the throne himself, and died in 472. title of golden verses. He died at 30 years of OLYMPIODORUS, a peripatetic philosopher age. Egypt, in the age of the second Theodosius. OPSOPUS, John, from a corrector of the OLZOFFSKI, Andrew, a learned Polish di-press, became an eminent physician, and profesne, was ambassador to Vienna. He died in sor of medicine, at Heidelberg; he died in 1619.

178.

OPTATUS, an African bishop, who flourished in the 14th century, under the empire of Valentinian and Valens. He wrote the "History of the Donatists," the "Sacred Geography of Africa.' ORDORAN, a monk, at Sens, and an author, died in the 14th century.

OMAR I., caliph of the Saracens, the second ter Mahomet, and one of the most rapid conerors in modern history. He drove the Greeks om Syria and Phoenicia; Jerusalem was surndered to him; his generals took the capital Persia; and soon after, Memphis and Alex- ORELLANA, Francis, a Spaniard, who acdria submitted to his victorious troops: and companied Pizarro to Peru. He was the first this conquest, the famous Alexandrian libra-| European who saw the great river Amazon, and was burnt by these savages, who heated their perished, in 1550, in attempting to discover its wves with its valuable books. He was assas-mouth.

nated by a Persian slave, in 643, the 10th year ORGANA, Andrew, an eminent painter, poet, his reign, and 63d of his age. and architect, born at Florence, in 1329, and OMAR II., 13th caliph of the race of the Om-died in 1389. The greatest part of his paintings lades, succeeded to the throne in 717. He was are at Pisa. In his picture of the universal uel to the Christians, and was assassinated judgment, he painted his friends in heaven, and his foes in hell.

720.

OMEIS, Magnus Daniel, professor of belles ttres at Altorf, and author of several works; ed in 1708.

ONESICRITUS, a cynic philosopher, among e attendants of Alexander the Great. ONESIMUS, a Phrygian slave, converted to ristianity by St. Paul.

ONKELOS, surnamed the Proselyte, a famous abbi of the first century, and author of the aldee Targum on the Pentateuch. ONOMACRITUS, a Greek poet, about 516 C. The poems entitled Orpheus, are ascribed him.

ORIBASIUS, an eminent physician and medical writer, of the 4th century. He settled at Alexandria, in Egypt, and died in 370.

ORIBASTIUS, of Pergamos, was physician to the apostate Julian.

ORIGEN, an illustrious father of the Christian church, and a man of great parts and learning, born at Alexandria, about the year 185, and died in 254.

ORIGEN, a Platonic philosopher, and the friend of Porphyry.

ORIGNY, Peter Adam, author of a History of ancient Egypt," died at Rheims, in 1774.

ONOSANDER, a Greek author who flourishabout A. D. 50, and wrote commentaries up"Plato's politics," which are lost; but his me is particularly famous for his treatise "Of ORLANDI, Pelegrini Anthony, an eminent e duty and virtues of the general of an army,' ,"Italian bookseller, and the author of several ich has been translated into several languages. works, died in 1730. ONUPHRIUS, Panvinius, a celebrated Augus- ORLAY, Bernard Van, an eminent Dutch e monk, born at Verona, in 1529, who, apply-painter, and a disciple of Raphael, died in 1560. g himself to the study of ecclesiastical history, ntinued the "Lives of the Popes" begun by atina. He acquired the title of the father of story; and died in 1568.

ORKAN, son of Othoman, made himself emperor of Turkey, in 1326, by destroying his elder brothers. He died in 1360.

OORT, Adam Van, an eminent painter, of atwerp, was born in 1557.

OOST, James Van, a celebrated Dutch painr, died in 1600.

ORLEANS, Louis, of France, duke of, son of Charles V., was basely murdered by his uncle John, duke of Burgundy, in 1407.

ORLEANS, Charles, duke of, son of Louis, of France, was taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, and after a captivity of 25 years, in England, returned to France, and died in 1465.

ORLEANS, Louis, duke of, prince of the blood, son of Philip, the regent, and an accom

OPIE, John, an eminent English artist, and
ofessor of painting, in the Royal Academy.plished scholar; he died in 1752.
e was not merely an excellent artist, but was
30 an admirable writer upon the art. He was
rn in 1761, was the son of a humble carpen-
r: he was drawn from his obscurity by the
nd patronage of Dr. Wolcot, (usually called
ter Pindar) and died in London, in 1807.
OPITIUS, Henry, a Lutheran divine, and pro-
sor of oriental languages, at Keil; he died in

ORLEANS, Louis, an advocate, of Paris, who boldly defended the cause of the league against Henry IV. He died in 1627.

12.

OPITIUS, Martin, a famous Silesian poet,
led the "Virgil" of Germany; he died in
39, aged 42 years.
OPORINUS, John, a famous German printer,
itor, and commentator on Greek and Latin
thors, born in 1507, and died in 1568.
OPPEDE, John Meyneir, baron d', president
the parliament of Aix, made himself odious
-the atrocities which he committed against
Vaudois. He died in 1558.

OPPIAN. a Greek poet and grammarian, who
urished about the year 220, under the emperor

ORLEANS, Peter Joseph, a French jesuit, and an author of several works, died in 1698.

ORLEANS, Philip Louis Joseph, duke of, born in 1747. This prince was early addicted to low pleasures. After a short, but disgraceful service in the navy of France, he joined the factious and the vile in their schemes of revo lution; and by his opulence and influence, greatly subserved their interests. He voted for the death of Louis XVI. with indifference, and was soon after himself accused, and led to the scaffold, in November, 1793.

ORLEANS DE LA MOTTE, Louis Francis Gabriel de, bishop of Amiens, was a pious and charitable prelate, and died in 1774.

ORME, Robert, author of a "History of the military transactions of the British nation in Hindostan, from the year 1745," and "Hi

PADILLA, Mary de, a Spanish lady, the grammarian, who taught at Rome, about A. D favourite of Peter the Cruel, king of Castile. 40. His arrogance, however, surpassed his me PAEZ, Francis Alvarez, a Portuguese, bishop rit. of Coron; he died in 1532.

PAGAN, Peter, professor of poetry and history, at Marpurg, died in 1576.

PAGAN, Blaise Francis, count de, a valiant French officer and eminent mathematician, was born in 1604, and died in 1665.

PAGANI, Gregorio, a celebrated painter, of Florence, died in 1560.

PAGAÑO, Paul, a distinguished painter, of Milan, died in 1716.

PAGE, William, an English divine and author, died in 1669.

PAGE, John, governor of the colony of Vir ginia, espoused the cause of the colonies at the commencement of the revolution, and was dis tinguished as an ardent patriot He was a member of congress, after the adoption of the federal constitution, and governor of the state of Virginia. He died in 1808.

PAGE, Benjamin, a distinguished physician, of New-Hampshire, died in 1824.

PAGE, John Odlin, son of the preceding, an eminent citizen of New-Hampshire; he died in France, in 1811.

PAGET, William, lord, ambassador to France, and secretary of state, in the reign of Henry VIII.; he died in 1504.

PAGI, John Baptist, of Genoa, an eminent painter and engraver, died in 1629.

PAGI, Anthony, a famous French Cordelier, and one of the ablest critics of his time, was born in Provence, in 1624, and died in 1699.

PAGI, Francis, nephew of the preceding, and author of "A Chronological History of the Popes," was born in 1654, and died in 1721. PAGNINUS, Sanctes, a Dóminican, of Lucca. well skilled in the learned languages; he died in 1536.

He asserted that learning was born when he was born, and would die when he died. PALEOLOGUS, Michael, emperor of the East, took Constantinople from the Latins, and put an end to their empire. He died in 1283. PALÆPHATUS, a Greek philosopher, who lived before the Christian era.

PALAFOX, John de, an illustrious Spaniard, appointed bishop of Los Angelos, in America, and distinguished for his benevolence to the natives; he died in 1659.

PALAGE, N. de la Curne, a member of the French academy, and an author, died in 1781. PALAPRAT, John, of Toulouse, a distinguished lawyer and poet, died in 1721.

PALATI, John, a Venetian historian of the 17th century.

PALEARIUS, Aonius, an eminent Italian writer, was condemned at Rome as a heretic, and burnt to death in 1566, for saying that Lu ther's followers were to be commended in some degree

PALEY, Dr. William, a learned divine, and elegant writer on ethics, was born in 1743, and died in 1805. He was archdeacon of Carlisle, sub-deacon of Lincoln, and rector of bishop Wearmouth.

PALFIN, John, of Ghent, an eminent surgeon. and medical writer, died in 1730.

PALINGENIUS, Marcellus, or PIERRE AN GELO MANZOLI, an Italian poet of the 16th century.

PALISSY, Bernard de, a native of Agen, an eminent potter and chymist. He was patronised by Henry III., and died about 1590.

PALLADINI, Arcangela, an Italian lady, of Pisa, celebrated as a portrait painter; she dial in 1622.

PALLADINO, James, an ecclesiastical writer, PAINE, Thomas, a political writer, born at called also James of Taramo, his best work > Thetford, England, in 1737, and bred a stay-a pious romance, published in 1572. maker: coming over to America, he contributed PALLADIO, Andrew, a celebrated Italian much to the revolution by a pamphlet entitled architect in the 16th century. He immortalized "Common Sense;" in 1790, he went to London, his name by four books of architecture. He and published "The Rights of Man," in an-was born in 1508, and died in 1580. swer to Burke. To avoid a prosecution, he PALLADIUS, of Cappadocia, a Greek bishop went to France, and was chosen a member of and anchorite, and author of a History of the the national assembly. He was thrown into Anchorites, or Hermits," died in the 5th centu prison by Robespierre, and narrowly escaped the ry. guillotine. He returned to the United States,

and died in 1809.

PAINE, Robert Treat, LL. D., a distinguished lawyer, of Massachusetts, was a member of the first congress from that state, and one of the signers of the declaration of Independence. He was afterwards one of the judges of the supreme court of Massachusetts. He died in 1814.

PAINE, Robert Treat, sou of the preceding, a distinguished poet, was born in 1773, and died in 1811.

PALLADIUS, Rutilius Taurus Emilian, a Latin author of a treatise "De Re Rustica." PALLAJUOLO, Anthony and Peter, two Florentine brothers, eminent as painters. They both died in 1498.

PALLAS, a freedman of Claudius, who was put to death by Nero.

PALLAS, Peter Simon, born at Berlin, in 174) was bred to surgery and medicine, wrote seve ral works on different subjects, and died in 1811 PALLAVICINI, Anthony, of a noble Genoese PAINTER, Gamaliel, an officer of the revo-family, employed by the pope in several embas lution, was one of the earliest settlers of Mid-sies, was made a cardinal, and died in 1507. dlebury, Vt., and held several important offices PALLAVICINI, Ferrante, an eccentric Ita in that state; he died in 1819. PAJON, Claude, a French protestant divine, and author, died in 1685.

PAJOT, Lewis Leo, count of Osembray, a nobleman of great learning and abilities. He enjoyed the favour of Louis XIV., and died in

1753.

PAKINGTON, Dorothy, an English lady, eminently distinguished for her learning; she died in 1679.

PALEMON, Q. Rhemmius, a celebrated 330

lian, distinguished for his learning and mentai endowments. These he prostituted to the bases! of purposes, and was at last condemned to death in 1644, for satirizing the pope.

PALLAVICINI, Sforsa, an eminent cardi nal, who composed a "History of the Counc was born at Rome, in 1607, and died in 1667. of Trent," in opposition to that by father Pank PALLIOT, Peter, an eminent bookseller and printer, of Paris, died in 1698.

PALLISER, Sir Hugh, an English admiral,

known for his dispute with admiral Keppel in the battle of Ushant, in 1778. He died governor of Greenwich hospital, in 1786.

PALLUEL, Francis Crette de, of Paris, strongly attached to agricultural pursuits, died in 1799.

PALMA, James, the Elder, an Italian painter, and a pupil of Titian, died in 1588.

PALMA, James, the Younger, nephew of the preceding, a celebrated painter, died in 1628. PALMER, Samuel, an eminent printer, of London, in whose office the celebrated Dr. Franklin was sometime employed. He died in

1732.

PALMER, John, an actor of very considerable talents, belonging to Drury-Lane theatre, was born about 1742, and came on the stage in 1762. In his profession he excelled. He died Suddenly on the stage, immediately after uttering the words "There is another and a better world," in 1798.

PALMIERI, Matthew, a Florentine, and a poet of the 15th century, distinguished in the Councils of his country.

PALONINI, Anthony, a Spanish ecclesiastic, Known as a painter and a writer.

PANNARTZ, Arnold, a German, who established a printing-press in Italy, during the pontificate of Paul II.

PANNONIUS, James, or John, a Hungarian bishop, and author of poems; he died in 1472. PANOPION, a Roman, saved from death, by the fidelity of his servant.

PANORMITA, Anthony, a Sicilian, who had such veneration for classical works, that he soid an estate to purchase a copy of Livy. He died in 1471.

PANSA, C. Vibius, a Roman consul, killed in fighting against Antony.

PANTENUS, a stoic, of Sicily, at the head of the Alexandrian school, in the reign of Commodus.

PANTIN, William, a physician, of Bruges, and a medical writer; he died in 1583. PANVINIUS. See ONUPHRIUS. PANZACHIA, Maria Helena, an Italian lady, of noble birth, and a celebrated painter. She was born in 1668.

PAOLI, Sebastian, an ecclesiastic, of Lucca, skilled in antiquarian history; he died in 1751. PAOLI, Hyacinth, a native of Corsica, who, in 1735, possessed great influence among his countrymen as a chief magistrate.

PALSGRAVE, John, a learned English critic, grammarian, and dramatic writer, who flourish- PAOLI, Pascal de, a celebrated general of Cored in the reigns of Henry VII., and Henry VIII. sica, born there in 1725, and died near London, PALUDANUS, John, a Frenchman, and pro-in 1807. While endeavouring to rescue his Tessor of divinity at Louvaine, was an able divine and writer; he died in 1630.

PALUDANUS, Bernard, professor of phiosophy at Leyden, travelled over the four quarters of the globe, and died in 1634.

PAMELIUS, James, a learned Fleming, and author of several works; he died in 1587. PAMMACHUS, St., a Roman senator, converted to Christianity, and who, by his conduct and writings, displayed great zeal in its favour. He died in 410.

PAMPHYLIUS, a Macedonian, under Philip; e was an able painter.

native island from the tyranny of the Genoese government, and defending its liberties against Gallic encroachments and invasion, being overpowered by the French, he retired, in 1769, with a few followers, to England, where, in a few years, he ended his illustrious career.

PAOLUCCIO, Paul Anafeste, a noble Venetian, and the first doge of Venice, in 697. He died in 717.

PAPERBROCH, Daniel, a jesuit, of Antwerp, and an author of learning and virtue; he died in 1714.

PAPHNUTIUS, bishop of Thebes, who opPAMPHYLUS, St., a priest, of Cæsarea, inposed the celibacy of the clergy, and warmly Palestine, who suffered martyrdom under Max-supported the cause of Athanasius, at the council min, in 308.

PANAGIOTI, a Greek, of Chios, interpreter o the grand seignor; he died in 1673. PANARD, Charles Francis, a French poet, beloved for his probity and the gravity of his manners; he died in 1765.

of Tyre.

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PAPIAS, a bishop of Hierapolis, author of the doctrine of the millenium. Some suppose him to have been a disciple of St. John. grammarian of that name lived in 1053. PAPILLON, Thomas, a celebrated lawyer, PANCIROLLUS, Guy, a famous Italian law-of Dijon, died in 1596.

er, and writer on legal subjects, he died in 1599. PAPIN, Isaac, a French protestant divine, PANCKOUCKE, Andrew Joseph, a book-who after being engaged in controversy, joined eller, of Lisle, and an indefatigable writer; the Roman catholics, in 1690. He died in 1709. ae died in 1753. PAPINIAN, a learned lawyer of the 3d cenPANCKOUCKE, Charles Joseph, son of the tury. He was put to death by Caracalla, for preceding, followed his father's profession, ac-refusing to vindicate that tyrant's murder of his ired celebrity in the typographical art, and brother Geta, in 212. His works on jurispruied at Paris, in 1799. dence are much esteemed.

PANEL, Alexander Xavier, a native of ranche Comte, of the order of the jesuits, beame a preceptor to the royal family of Spain, and died in 1777.

PANETIUS, a stoic, of Rhodes, who settled t Rome. He flourished about 150. PANIGAROLA, Francis, an Italian, and ishop of Asti, was sent into France, to support he interests of the league against Henry IV. He died in 1594.

PANIN, Nakita Ivanowitz, count de, a Rusian statesman, and general in the armies of the zar Peter, was born at Lucca. He was an ble statesman and general, and died in 1783. PANINI, Paul, an eminent Italian painter, led in 1758.

PAPIRIUS, Cursor, a Roman dictator, who triumphed over the Samnites.

PAPIRIUS PRÆTEXTATUS, a Roman youth, and a senator, who refused to reveal to his mother the secrets of the Roman senate.

PAPON, John Peter, a native of Pujet, was a priest of the oratory, and an author; he died in 1803.

PAPPUS, a philosopher and author, of Alexandria, of the 4th century.

PAPYRIUS MASSON, John, a learned French lawyer and annalist, born in 1544, and died in 1611. He was a voluminous writer.

PARABOSCO, Girolamo, a comic writer, of Placentia, of the 16th century.

PARACELSUS, Aureolus Philippus The

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