VAUVILLIERS, John Francis, professor of Greek in the royal college of France, for 20 years. Being opposed to the revolution, he left his country and went to Russia, where he died, in 1800. He published "Letters on Horace," "Essay on Pindar," &c. VENERONI, an Italian grammarian and lexicographer, in the 17th century. VENETIANO, Dominic, a Venetian historical painter, who was assassinated by Andrea del Castagno, to whom he had communicated the art of painting in oil, in 1476. VAUX, Nicholas, lord, an Englishman, whe VENETTE, Nicolas, a French physician, auwas knighted for his valour at the battle of thor of some medical treatises, &c.; he died in Stoke. He wrote some poems, and died in 1522. 1698. VAUX, Thomas, lord, contributor to a me- VENIERO, Dominic, a Venetian poet, some trical miscellany, called the "Paradise of Dain-of whose works were of an immoral tendency, ty Devices;" he died in 1555. died in 1581. His three brothers, Jerome, Francis, and Lewis, were poets, and prose writers. VENIUS. See OTHO. VAUX, Noel Jordan de, a celebrated French general, made governor of Corsica, in 1769, and completed the conquest of that island; he was afterwards raised to the dignity of marshal of France, and died in 1788, having been present at 19 sieges and 14 battles. VAYER. See MOTHE LE VAYER. VECELLI, Francis, an able Italian artist, brother of Titian. VENN, Henry, an English divine, author of the "Complete Duty of Man," "Sermons on Various Subjects," &c.; he died in 1796. VENNER, Tobias, an English physician, author of "Via Recta ad Longam Vitam," and other medical works, died in 1660. VENNER, Thomas, a noted fanatic in the VEENINX, John Baptist, of Amsterdam, dis-time of Cromwell and Charles II., was origin tinguished as a painter, died in 1660. ally a winecooper. His followers were called fifth monarchy men. He was executed with 12 of his associates, in 1661. VEGA, Lopez Felix de, a Spanish divine, and a dramatic poct of great fertility of genius; he died in 1635. VERDIER, Anthony du, a native of MontVEGETIUS, Flavius Renatus, a Roman,brisson, historiographer of France, and author of who flourished in the 4th century, author of a "Biography of French Authors," died in 1600. "Military Institutions." VEGIO. See MAFFEUS. VERDIER, Cæsar, of Moliers, near Avignon, was eminent as an anatomist, and wrote on anatomical and medical subjects; he died in 1759. VEIL, Charles Marie de, a Jew, of Metz, was converted to Christianity by Bossuet, and made canon of St. Genevieve. After lecturing VERDUC, Lawrence, an able surgeon, of on theology at Angers, he went to England, Toulouse, died in 1695. His son, John Baptist where he joined the anabaptists, and became a was a physician, and author of "Operations of preacher of that persuasion. He wrote Com-Surgery." mentaries on the Scriptures, and died about! VERE, Edward, earl of Oxford, was one of 1700. the judges of the unfortunate Mary of Scotland, VELASQUEZ, Don Diego de Sylva, a dis- and a conspicuous actor in the defeat of the tinguished Spanish painter, the pupil of Herre-Spanish Armada. He wrote some poetry, and ra and Pacheco; he died in 1660. died in 1604. VERE, sir Francis, a renowned English gen au-eral under queen Elizabeth, who defended Ostend for the Dutch, with 1700 men, against the Spanish army of 12000; he died in 1608. VELLEIUS. See PATERCULUS. VELLUTELLO, Alexander, of Lucca, thor of some commentaries on the works of Dante, and of Petrarch, died about 1600. VELLY, Paul Francis, a jesuit, of Nismes, who wrote a "History of France," a candid and accurate work; he died in 1759. VELSERUS, Mark, a distinguished civilian, of Augsburg, author of "Rerum Augusto-Vindelicarum;" he died in 1614. VELTHEIM, A. F., count, a native of Brunswick, an eminent mineralogist, and author of several valuable works on mineralogy; he died in 1801. VERE, Horace, brother of the preceding, also a general in the English army, was created baron Tilbury by Charles I., for his meritorious services, and died in 1635. VERELST, Simon, a French painter, who excelled in flower pieces and fruits, died in 1710. VERGENNES, Charles Gravier, count de, an eminent French statesman, died in 1787. As secretary of state for foreign affairs to Louis XVI., he assisted the Americans in their struggle for independence. VELTHUYSEN,Lambert,of Utrecht, known as the defender of the opinions of Descartes against Voet. He wrote on philosophy, theolo-St. gy, and medicine, and died in 1685. VENCE, Henry Francis de, a French ecclesiastic, author of "Dissertations and Analysis on the Old Testament," deservedly commended by Calmet; he died in 1749. VENDOME, Cæsar, duke de, son of Henry IV., was governor of Bretagne, and a brave and virtuous prince; he died in 1665. VENDOME, Lewis Joseph, duke de, a famous French general, who, in consequence of his great victories, was created a prince of the blood, by Philip V.; he died in 1712. VERGER DE HAURANE, John du, abbe de Cyran, an eminent French ecclesiastic, who formed a new system of faith, which becoming popular, drew on him the resentment of Richelieu. He died in 1643. Jansen, Arnauld, Pascal, &c., were among his pupils and friends VERGIER, James, of Lyons, possessed great poetic talents, but was too dissipated and licen tious to obtain distinction. He was killed by robbers, at Paris, in 1720. VERGIL, Polydore, an Italian priest who settled in England, became an author, and died in 1555. VERGNE, Louis Elizabeth, de la, a French VENDOME, Philip de, brother of the preced-general, who served under Lewis XV. in Flaning, distinguished himself in the army under ders, with great reputation, was the friend of Lewis XIV., and died in 1727. learned men, and author of numerous works. He died in 1782. VENEL, Gabriel Francis, of Pezenas, an able physician, and professor of medicine at Montpellier, where he died in 1776 VERGNIAUD, Peter Victorin, an advocate. of Bourdeaux, was a member of the nationa! assembly, and active in recommending violent measures. He fell under the displeasure of Robespierre, and suffered on the scaffold, in 1793. VERHEYEN, Philip, professor of anatomy in the college at Louvain, and author of some medical works, died in 1710. VERKOLIE, John, an eminent Dutch painter and engraver, died in 1693. VERMANDER, Charles, a Flemish painter and poet, died in 1607. VERMEYEN, John Cornelius, surnamed the Bearded, a Dutch historical and portrait painter, who attended the emperor Charles V., and drew bis encampments, sieges, and battles on the spot; he died in 1559. VERNES, Jacob, a divine, and an author, of Geneva, died in 1788. VERNET, Joseph, a most eminent marine and landscape painter, of France, died in 1789. VERNEUIL, Catherine Henrietta de Balzac, marquise de, a French lady, who captivated the|| heart of Henry IV., and, after his marriage to Mary de Medicis, conspired to dethrone him. She was exiled, and died in 1633. VERNEY, Guichard Joseph du, professor of anatomy at Paris, of great celebrity, died in 1730. VERNON, Edward, a renowned English admiral, died in 1757. VERNULÆUS, Nicholas, professor of belles lettres, at Louvain, and an author, died in 1649. VERONESE, Paul Caliari, a native of Verona, greatly distinguished as a painter, died at Venice, in 1588. VERONESE, Alexander Turchi, a painter, of Verona, died at Rome, in 1670. VERONESE, Carlo, a Venetian, respectable as an actor and dramatic writer, at Paris, died in 1760. VERROCHIO, Andrew, a Florentine sculptor and painter the first who found out the art of taking and preserving the likeness of the face, by moulding off the features in plaster of Paris; he died in 1488. VERSCHURING, Henry, a Dutch historical and landscape painter, was drowned in 1690. VERSE, Noel Aubert de, a theological writer, of Mans, who embraced the tenets of Calvin, and afterwards became a Roman catholic; he died in 1714. VERSKOVES, James Francis, a Flemish artist, who settled in England, and died in 1749. His vases and figures, in wood and ivory, were much admired. VERSTEGAN, Richard, a writer on English antiquities, and the etymology of old English words; he died in 1625. VERT, Dom Claude de, an Italian, ecclesiastic, devoted himself to the ceremonies of the church of Rome, of which he wrote a history; he died in 1708. VERTOT D'AUBOEUF, Rene Aubert de, an agreeable and elegant French historical writer, died in 1735. VERTUE, George, a celebrated engraver and antiquary, of Westminster, died in 1757. VERUS, Lucius Ceionius Commodus, son of Elius, distinguished himself against the barbarians in the East, in the time of Marcus Aurelius, with whom he shared the throne. He died at the age of 39. VERWEY, John, a learned Dutch author, died at the Hague, in 1690. VESALIUS, Andrew, a celebrated Flemish anatomist and physician, died in 1674. VESPASIAN, Titus Flavius, a general in the Roman army, was proclaimed emperor, A. D. 69; his reign was marked by wisdom, moderation and firmness. He died A. D. 79. VESPUTIUS. See AMERICUS. VICARS, John, an English divine, who wrote in favour of the presbyterians; he died in 1652. VICANY, Thomas, of London, the first anatomical writer in the English language, lived about 1550. VICENTE, Giles, a famous dramatic poet, of Lisbon, in the 16th century. VICO, John Baptist, professor of rhetoric, in the university at Naples, died in 1740. VICQ D'AZIR, Felix, a very celebrated physician, of Paris, died in 1794. VICTOR I., pope after Eleutherus, in 193, suffered martyrdom, in 202. During his age, violent disputes arose about the proper time for Easter. VICTOR II., Gibehard, elected pope after Leo IX., in 1055, and died two years after; he was an active pontiff. VICTOR III., Didier, was elected pope in 1086, and died 1087. VICTOR, Sextus Aurelius, a Roman historian, who flourished under the emperors Constantius and Julian. VICTOR, Amadeus, duke of Savoy, and first king of Sardinia. He abdicated the throne in favour of his son, and died in 1732. VICTOR, Benjamin, a dramatic writer, died in 1779. VICTORIUS or VETTORIN, Peter, a very learned Florentine, died in 1585. VICTORIUS, Benedict, was professor of medicine at Bologna, and a medical writer; he died in 1552. His uncle Lionel, was also professor of medicine at Bologna, and died in 1530. VIDA, Mark Jerome, an illustrious Latin poet, died in 1566. VIETA, Francis, master of requests to queen Margaret, born in 1540, and died in 1603. He was celebrated as a mathematician, and was the first who used letters in algebra. VIEUSSENS, Raymond de, a distinguished French physician and medical author, died in 1715. VIGAND, or WIGAND, John, a Lutheran divine, who was engaged in the publication of "The Centuries of Madgeburgh," an important work; he died in 1587. VIGILIUS, an African bishop, about 484. He ably opposed the heretics of his age. VIGILIUS, made pope by the wife of Justinian, in 537. He was afterwards banished from Rome, and died in 555. VIGNES, Peter des, of Capua, rose from obscurity to be chancellor of the German empire. He was accused of an attempt to poison his sovereign, for which his eyes were put out. He killed himself in prison, in 1249. VIGNOLE, James Baroggio, an eminent Italian architect, died in 1573. VIGNOLES, Stephen de, better known by the name of la Hire, was one of the ablest generals in the service of Charles VII.; he died in 1447. VIGNOLES, Alphonso de, a French theological writer, who, as a Calvinist, fled to Prussia on the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and was made director of the royal academy at Berlin; he died in 1744. VILLALPANDUS, John Baptist, a jesuit, of Corduba, author of "Desultory Commentaries on Ezekiel," died in 1608. VI VILLARET, Claude, an actor on the French person. This created a revolution, about 450 #tage, author of a "History of France," and B. C. VISCONTI, Eunius Quirinus, an eminent other works; he died in 1766. VILLARS, Andrew de Brancas de, a French Italian antiquary, and writer on antiquarian general, who espoused the interests of the league subjects, keeper of the museum at Paris, died against Henry IV., but afterwards abandoned in 1818. it; he was taken prisoner and murdered, in 1595. VILLARS, Louis Hector, marquis and duke of, marshal of France, and one of the greatest generals of his time, died in 1734. VILLEFORE, Joseph Francis Bourgoin de, a Frenchman, devoted to literary pursuits, and publisher of various works on history; he died in 1737. VILLENA, marquis of, a Spanish poet, who translated Virgil's neid into Spanish verse, and died in 1434. VILLENEUVE, Gabrielle Susanne Barbot de, a celebrated French novel writer, died in 1755. VILLERS, Charles Francis Dominic de, al distinguished French writer, professor of philosophy at Gottingen, and a refugee during the revolution, died in 1815. VILLETTE, Charles, marquis de, a French writer, and a member of the convention, died in 1793. VILLIERS, George, duke of Buckingham, a great statesman, and the favourite of two kings, was assassinated in 1628. VILLIERS, George, duke of Buckingham, son of the preceding, a very distinguished statesman, poet, and dramatic writer, died in 1688. VILLOISON, John Baptist Gaspard d'Ansse de, a learned French critic and antiquary, professor of Greek, in France, died in 1805. VITELLIO, or VITELLO, of Poland, author of a Treatise on Optics, in the middle of the 13th century. VITELLI, Paul, an excellent general, was, by the Florentines, ungratefully put to death, in 1499. VITELLIUS, Aulus, a Roman emperor whose reign was marked by every species of li centiousness; he was assassinated, A. D. 69. VITRINGA, Campegio, a native of Fries land, was professor in the university of Frane ker, and a learned author; he died in 1722. VITRUVIUS, Marcus Pollio, a Roman archi tect, who flourished about 15 B. C. VIVALDI, Antonio,' a famous Italian musi cian, died in 1743. VIVARES, Francis, a most ingenious and celebrated landscape engraver, died in 1780. VIVENS, Francis de, a French physician, and an author, died in 1780. VIVES, John Lewis, a learned Spaniard, who wrote some theological and other works, and died in 1540. VIVIANI, Vincent, a famous mathematician, of Florence, and author of many valuable works. He was the pupil and friend of Galileo, and died in 1703. VIVIEN, Joseph, a painter, of Lyons, die in 1735. VLODOMIR, grand duke of Russia, was de bauched in his youth, but in 989 ke embracer VILLOTTE, James, a French jesuit, who Christianity, and was regarded, after his death travelled into Armenia, and published Commen-by his subjects, as an apostle and a saint. taries on the Gospels, &c.; he died in 1743. VINCENT, Thomas, an English non-con-sor of theology and of oriental languages a formist divine, author of an "Explanation of the Catechism," and other religious tracts, died in 1671: VINCENT, Nathaniel, an English dissenting divine, and author of sermons, &c.; he died in 1697. VINCENT, William, D. D., a very learned English divine, died in 1815. VOETIUS, Gisbert, a learned divine, profes Utrecht, for 40 years, died in 1677. His son VOGLERUS, Valentine Henry, a physician, and medical writer, of Helmstadt, died in 1677. VOIGT, Godfrey, a learned Lutheran di VINCI, Leonard, an illustrious Italian paint-vine, born at Misnia, and died at Hamburgh, in er, died in 1520. VINNIUS, Arnold, professor of law at Leyden, and author of Commentaries on the Institutes of Justinian; he died in 1657. 1682. VOISENON, Charles Henry de Fusee de, a French ecclesiastic, who left his profession and became a dramatic writer; he died in 1775. VOISIN, Joseph de, of Bourdeaux, a divine and theological writer, died in 1685. VOISIN, Daniel Francis, counsellor of the parliament of Paris, and chancellor of France. eminent for his talents, integrity, and virtue; he died in 1718. VOITURE, Vincent, a polite and elegant French miscellaneous writer, and poet, died in 1648. VOLKOF, Feodor, a most excellent actor. the Garrick of Russia, whose talents for the stage were as great as those of Sumorokof for dramatic composition; he died in 1763. VOLDER, Burchel de, of Amsterdam, proVIOT, Marie Am Henrietta Payan de l'Es-fessor of philosophy and mathematics at Ley tang, of Dresden, a lady, so distinguished for den, where he died in 1709. learning and wit, and for the versatility of her genius, that she was honoured with a seat in the academy of Nismes, and died in 1802. VIRGILIUS, Publius Maro, the most excellent of all the ancient Roman poets, was born at Andes, near Mantua, 70 B. C., in the consulship of Pompey and Crassus, and died 18 B. C. VIRGINIA, daughter of Virginius, was stabbed to the heart by her father, to prevent the violence which Appius meditated against her ter, died in 1802. VOLMAR, Isaac, a German statesman, wh was ambassador at the conferences before peace of Westphalia; he died in 1662. VOLNEY, Constantine Francis Chasse de, a distinguished and voluminous Frenc VOLTAIRE, Marle-Francis Arouet de, gen. tleman of the bedchamber, and historiographer to the king of France, a most celebrated French historian, philosopher, dramatic writer, and epic poet, died in 1788. VONDEL. Justus, or Josse du, a Dutch poet, of very considerable eminence, died in 1679, aged 91. VOPISCUS, Flavius, a Syracusan, who lived in the reign of Dioclesian, author of the lives of Aurelian, Tacitus, &c. VORSTIUS, Conrad, a learned German protestant divine and polemic writer, died in 1622. VORSTIUS, Ælius Everard, professor of medicine at Leyden, died in 1624. VORTIGERN, a renowned British chief, who, for his valour, was elected king of South Britain. He was burnt in a castle which he had built in North Wales, in 484. VOS, Martin de, a historical painter, of Antwerp, died in 1604. VOSSIUS, Gerard John, a very learned professor of chronology and eloquence, at Leyden, and of history, at Amsterdam, where he died in 1649. VOSSIUS, Francis, brother of the preceding, author of a poem on a naval victory obtained by Van Tromp, died in 1645. VOSSIUS, Dionysius, son of Gerard John, celebrated for his learning, though he died at the age of 22, in 1633. WAGNER, John James, a Swiss physician, author of "Historia Naturalis Helvetia Curio sa," died in 1695. WAGSTAFFE, Thomas, an English prelate, and an author, died in 1712. WAILLEY, Noel Francis de, a distinguished French philologist, died in 1801. WAKE, Isaac, English ambassador to Venice, Savoy, and France; he died in 1632. WAKE, Dr. William, archbishop of Canterbury, and a most celebrated polemical writer, died in 1737. WAKEFIELD, Robert, an eminent English divine, was Hebrew professor at Oxford, and author of some theological works; he died in 1537. WAKEFIELD, Gilbert, an eminent polemical and classical writer, died in 1801. WALDECK, Christian Augustus, prince of a distinguished Austrian general, died in 1798. WALDO, Peter, a merchant, of Lyons, was the founder of the sect called Waldenses, in the 12th century. WALES, William, a very distinguished writer on mathematics, and secretary to the board of longitude; he went round the world with captain Cook, in his first voyage, and died in 1799 WALES, Samuel, D. D., a distinguished American clergyman, professor of divinity in Yale college; he died in 1794. WALKER, Clement, celebrated for his determined opposition to Cromwell's authority. He VOSSIUS, Isaac, younger brother of the preceding, a man of great learning, died in 1688. VOSSIUS, Gerard, another brother, was emi-died in the tower, in 1651. nent as a critic, and died in 1640. Matthew, WALKER, Edward, an English author, was also a brother, wrote a valuable "Chronicle of made secretary at war to Charies I., in 1639, Holland," and died in 1646. and at the restoration, a clerk of the privy VOSSIUS, Gerard, a Roman catholic divine, council; he died in 1676. died at Liege, in 1609. He edited and enriched WALKER, Adam, a lecturer in philosophy, with notes, the works of Gregory Thaumatur-born in Westmoreland, and bred a weaver. He gus, Ephrem Syrus, and some pieces of Chry-passed some time as writing-master and acsostom and Theodoret. VOSTERMAN, a famous Dutch landscape painter, died in 1693. VOUET, Simon, a celebrated historical and portrait painter, of Paris, died in 1641. VROON, Henry Cornelius, a celebrated Dutch painter. The time of his death is not known. W WACE, Robert, a native of Jersey, canon of Bayeux, and a poet, flourished in the 12th century. WADING, Peter, a native of Ireland, who joined the jesuits, and was professor of theology at Prague, and at Louvain; he died in 1644. WADING, Luke de, an Irish cordelier, author of "Annals of his Order," &c., died in 1655. WADSWORTH, Thomas, an English divine, respected for his learning, piety, and charity, died in 1676. countant at Macclesfield, and afterwards travelled as a lecturer. He died in 1821. WALKER, Robert, principal painter to Olíver Cromwell, died just before the restoration. WALKER, George, a celebrated Irish divine. who was killed at the battle of the Boyne, in 1690. WALKER, George, F. R. S., a dissenting minister of eminence, who published the first part of a Treatise on Conic Sections, and died in 1807. Of a petition for recognising American independence, drawn up by him, Mr. Burke declared, that he would rather have been the author of that piece, than of all his own compositions. WALKER, John, an eminent writer on English grammar and elocution, and author of A Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language;" he died in 1807. 1725. WALKER, John, D. D., an English divine, rector of St. Mary's, Exeter, where he died, in WADSWORTH, Benjamin, an American WALKER, William, an English_divine, the clergyman, distinguished for his piety and learn-preceptor of sir Isaac Newton, and author of ing, was president of Harvard college. He died several useful works on grammar, logic, &c.; in 1737. he died in 1684. WADSWORTH, Jeremiah, an active and WALKER, Samuel, an English divine, au energetic officer of the revolution, and a mem-thor of some sermons, died in 1761. ber of congress from Connecticut; he died about 1804. WAFFER, Lionel, an English surgeon, who published an account of his voyages to the South Seas, in 1699. WALKER, Obadiah, an English papist, who wrote a violent pamphlet against Luther; he died in 1698. WALL, Martin, M. D., an English physician, and a medical writer, died in 1776. WAGENSEIL, John Christopher, a very WALLACE, sir William, a gallant general learned German polemical writer died in 1705.||of the Scots, who endeavoured to rescue his country from the English yoke, but being be-patriot, of Georgia, during the revolution, wa trayed into the hands of the English, by sir John a member of congress, in 1776, and one of the Monteith, in whom he had confided, he was signers of the declaration of Independence. He condemned and executed as a traitor, in 1303. was afterwards chief-justice of Georgia, a WALLER, Edmund, an eminent English member of the senate of the United States from, poet, and political writer, died in 1687. and governor of, that state. He died in 1804. WALLEY, Thomas, an English clergyman, WANLEY, Nathaniel, vicar of Trinity who came to America, in 1663, and was settled church, in Coventry, author of a curious book, in Barnstable, Mass., where he was eminently entitled "The Wonders of the little World;" useful. He died in 1679. he died about 1690. WALLEY, John, a judge of the superior WANLEY, Humphrey, son of the preced court of the colony of Massachusetts, died about ing, was librarian to Lord Oxford. He tra 1700. velled through England in search of Anglo WALLIS, John, an eminent English mathe-Saxon MSS., and died in 1726. matician, died in 1703. WALLIS, Dr. George, an English medical writer, poet, and satirist, died in 1802. WALLIUS, James, a native of Courtrai, celebrated among the jesuits for his learning and his talents as a Latin poet, died in 1680. WALPOLE, sir Robert, earl of Orford, a very eminent statesman and political writer, was prime minister under George I. and II.; he died in 1745. WALPOLE, Horace, earl of Orford, youngest son of the preceding, died in 1797. He was the author of numerous publications. WALSH, William, an English critic and poet, the friend of Dryden, and the patron of Pope; he died in 1708. WANSLEB, John Michael, a German, whe was employed by Ludolf, to print his Ethiopic dictionary. He afterwards visited Egypt on a christian mission, and published an account of that country. He died in 1679. WANTON, William, governor of the colony of Rhode Island, died in 1737. WANTON, John, succeeded the preceding, as governor of Rhode Island, in 1734. WANTON, Gideon, governor of Rhode Island, died in 1767. WANTON, Joseph, also governor of Rhode Island, died in 1780. WARBURTON, William, bishop of Glou||cester, a very eminent theological writer, critic, and controversialist; he died in 1779. His works are very numerous. WARD, Samuel, D. D., an English divine, who suffered great persecution during the civil wars, and died in consequence of hard treatment, in 1643. WALSINGHAM, Thomas, a Benedictine monk, historian of France, in the 15th century. WALSTEIN, Albert, duke of Friedland, a distinguished German officer, remarkable for his popularity among his soldiers. He was murdered by order of the emperor, in 1634. WARD, Seth, bishop of Salisbury, famous WALSYNGHAM, sir Francis, a great states-for his skill in mathematics and astronomy; man in the reign of queen Elizabeth, author of died in 1689. an excellent treatise, called "The Complete Ambassador;" he died in 1589. WALTER. See ROBINS. WALTER, Thomas, a popular American clergyman, in Massachusetts, died in 1725. WALTER, Nehemiah, came to America from Ireland, when young, was educated at Harvard college; and afterwards ordained as pastor of a church, at Roxbury, Mass.; he died in 1750. he WARD, John, LL. D., an eminent English critic and antiquary, died in 1758. WARD, Samuel, author of a "Modern System of Natural History," a work of merit; he died in 1790. WARD, Edward, generally called Ned, a burlesque writer, of England, died in 1731. WARD, Nathaniel, first minister of Ipswich, Mass., was a native of England, and came to America to avoid religious persecution. He afterwards returned to England, and died there, WALTER, Thomas, a distinguished botanist, of South Carolina, author of "Flora Carolini-in 1653. ana;" he died about 1799. WARD, Richard, governor of the colony of Rhode Island, in 1740. WARD, Thomas, son of the preceding, was secretary of Rhode Island, and a distinguished scholar; he died in 1760. WALTERS, John, M. A., a Welsh divine, rector of Llandocan, and author of an English and Welsh Dictionary, and some other works; he died in 1797. WALTHER, N., a native of Nuremberg, WARD, Samuel, brother of the preceding, known as the first who discovered the astro-chief-justice and governor of Rhode Island, and nomical refraction of light; he flourished in the a member of the continental congress he died 16th century. in 1776. WALTHER, Michael, professor of divinity WARD, Henry, one of the most active revoat Helmstadt, and author of "Harmonia Bibli-lutionary patriots of Rhode Island, and secre ca," &c.; he died in 1662. tary of the colony; he died in 1797. WALTHER, Christopher Theodosius, a German missionary to Tranquebar, and an author; he died at Dresden, in 1741. WALTHER, Augustin Frederic, professor of anatomy at Leipsic, and author of some medical treatises; he died about 1735. WALTON, Brian, bishop of Chester, and editor of the Polyglott Bible in 6 volumes; he died in 1661. WALTON, Izaak, author of the "Complete Angler," and other works, died in 1683. WARD, Artemas, a member of congress in 1774, and one of the oldest major generals in the American army; he died in 1800. WARD, William, a distinguished English missionary, in the East Indies, who died there in 1823. WARE, sir James, a celebrated antiquary and historian, of Ireland, died in 1666. WARE, James, a very eminent oculist in London, died in 1815. His success in extracting the cataract has very rarely been equalled. WARGENTIN, Peter, a learned Swede, who published Tables for computing the Eclipses of WALTON, George, a distinguished and active||Jupiter's Satellites, and died in 1783, WALTON, sir George, an English admiral, died in 1740. |