The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge--, Volume 2, Part 2Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843 - Biography |
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... born at Paris , where his father exercised the office of procurator at the Châtelet , about the year 1629. He practised for some time at the bar , but taking a disgust at the world , he entered the congregation of the Oratory . In 1663 ...
... born at Paris , where his father exercised the office of procurator at the Châtelet , about the year 1629. He practised for some time at the bar , but taking a disgust at the world , he entered the congregation of the Oratory . In 1663 ...
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... born at Angers in 1741 of an ancient family , be- came bishop of Vannes in 1775. On the breaking out of the revolution he was one of the most determined of those ecclesiastics who refused to take the oaths to the consti- tution ; and ...
... born at Angers in 1741 of an ancient family , be- came bishop of Vannes in 1775. On the breaking out of the revolution he was one of the most determined of those ecclesiastics who refused to take the oaths to the consti- tution ; and ...
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... born at Basil in 1534 , studied jurisprudence at that city and at Bologna , and on his return to Switzerland in 1562 , succeeded his father in the pro- fessorship at the university of Basil , of which , like his father , he was five ...
... born at Basil in 1534 , studied jurisprudence at that city and at Bologna , and on his return to Switzerland in 1562 , succeeded his father in the pro- fessorship at the university of Basil , of which , like his father , he was five ...
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... born at Reutlingen in Swabia , studied at Paris under Jean de Lapierre or Lapidanus , the prior of the Sorbonne , who had the honour of first inviting printers to that city , and took the degree of master of arts . Amerbach carried on ...
... born at Reutlingen in Swabia , studied at Paris under Jean de Lapierre or Lapidanus , the prior of the Sorbonne , who had the honour of first inviting printers to that city , and took the degree of master of arts . Amerbach carried on ...
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... born at Amsterdam on the 24th of November , 1786 . Before the age of twelve he lost his father , but the assistance of the friends of the family enabled him to pursue his studies , first in the Latin school at Amsterdam , then at the ...
... born at Amsterdam on the 24th of November , 1786 . Before the age of twelve he lost his father , but the assistance of the friends of the family enabled him to pursue his studies , first in the Latin school at Amsterdam , then at the ...
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