MURRAY, William, a Scotch dissenting minister, and an author; he died in 1753.

MURRAY, James, a Scotch divine, refused preferment at home, settled in London, and died in 1753. Another dissenting divine of the same name wrote a history of the American war, and other works, and died in 1782.

MURRAY, William, earl of Mansfield, born in 1705, died in 1793 In 1756 he was appointed to the office of lord chief justice of the King's Bench, which he held for upwards of 30 years, with a splendour and reputation unrivalled. His judgments in that court were particularly fortunate; for, during the whole time of his presiding there, there were few or no instances of their being either arraigned or reversed. He thrice refused the office of lord high chancellor, and never took any grant or emolument from the king, for himself or any person belonging to him.

are curious, and contain quotations from Homer as frequently as from the Scriptures. He died at Rome, in 1574.

MUSTAPHA I., succeeded to the Turkish throne in 1617, and was strangled in 1623.

MUSTAPHA II., succeeded to the Turkish throne in 1695. He was an able warrior, but gave himself up to luxury, and was compelled to descend from the throne in 1703.

MUSTAPHA III., ascended the throne in 1757, and died in 1774.

MUSURUS, Marcus, a celebrated Greek poet, and critic, to whom we are obliged for the first editions of "Aristophanes" and "Athenæus," died in 1517.

MUTIAN, Jeremy, an admired German painter, died in 1590.

MUTIUS, Cælius Scævola, an illustrious Ro man, distinguished for his attack on Porsenna. MUTIUS, Hulric, historical professor at Basil, died in the 16th century.

MUY, Louis Nicolas Victor, count de, a native of Marseilles, his bravery raised him to be marshal of France, and minister of war. He died in 1775.

MURRAY, Joseph, a distinguished lawyer, of New-York, known as the liberal benefactor of King's (now Columbia) college, in that city. MURRAY, William Vans, an eminent law-a yer, of Maryland, was a member of Congress from that state, and afterwards minister from the United States to the Batavian republic, and ambassador, with Messrs. Ellsworth and Davie,|| to France; he died in 1803.

MUYS, William, of Sleenvick, was an able writer on philosophy and botany, and died in 1744.

MUZIO, Jerome, an Italian author, died in 1576.

MYDORGE, Claude, an able mathematician, of Paris, died in 1647.

MURRAY, James, a native of Rhode-Island, was a distinguished officer in the British army in India, and rendered important services to that governinent; he died at Calcutta, in 1806. MYLNE, Robert, an architect, born at EdinMURRAY, John, jun., an eminent merchant, ||burgh, in 1734. He was employed in the erecof New-York, distinguished for his philanthropy tion of Blackfriars' Bridge, and was appointed and benevolence. Many of the charitable in-surveyor of St. Paul's Cathedral, died in 1811. stitutions of that city owe their origin to him. He died in 1819.

MURTOLA, Gaspard, an Italian poet, died at Bome, in 1624.

MUSA, Amonius, a Greek physician, in the service of Augustus, who first recommended the cold bath.

MUSEUS, an ancient Greek poet, who lived before, Homer, of whom we have nothing now remaining, except a poem on "The Loves of Hero and Leander," and the titles of some poems recorded by ancient authors.

MUSCHENBROECK, Peter de, a very distinguished natural philosopher and mathematician, born at Utrecht, in 1692, died in 1761.

MYN, Herbert Vander, a celebrated Dutch painter, died in 1741.

MYREPSUS, Nicolas, a physician, of Alexandria, of the 13th century.

MYSON, a celebrated Greek philosopher, ranked by some among the seven wise men. MYTENS, Arnold, an eminent Dutch painter, died in 1602.

MYTENS, Martin, a Swedish painter, much respected by the emperor Charles VI., died in 1755.

N

NABI-EFFENDI, a Turkish poet of great merit, of the 17th century.

MUSCULUS, Wolfgangus, a famous divine, born in Lorraine. He left the Benedictines NABIS, king of Lacedæmon, noted for his and embraced Luther's doctrines, and promot-cruelties, died 194 B. C. ed the reformation at Bern. He was a man of great learning and eloquence. He died in 1563.

MUSCULUS, Andrew, a Lutheran divine, and professor at Frankfort on the Oder; he died In 1580.

NABONASSAR, a king of Babylon, supposed to be the Baladan of Scripture, founded that epoch which began 747 B. Č.

NABOPOLASSAR, king of Babylon, invaded and divided the kingdom of Syria 626 B. C, and died 21 years after.

NÆVIUS, Cneins, of Campania, an ancient Latin poet, died 203 B. C.

NAHUM, one of the minor prophets, in the

MUSGRAVE, Dr. William, an eminent English physician and antiquary, and secretary to the Royal Society, born in 1657, died in 1721. MUSIUS, Cornelius, professor of belles let-reign of Hezekiah. tres in Flanders; he was cruelly put to death,| on account of his religion, in 1572.

NAIRON, Faustus, a Maronite, and professor of Syriac in the Sapienza college at Rome, died MUSSASA, a warlike princess, who succeed in 1707. He maintained that the Maronites had ed her father as sovereign of Congo. She dress-preserved inviolate the Christian faith. ed in male attire, and often conducted her sol- NALSON, Valentine, an English divine, and diers to battle. She flourished in the 17th cen-author of sermons, died in 1724. tury

NALTON, James, was ejected for non-conformity in 1662, and died in 1663.

NANCEL, Nicholas de, a French physician, and author of some eminence, died in 1610. NANFAN, John, colonial governor of New

MUSSO, Cornelius, a famous preacher, and member of the council of Trent. His sermons!York, about 1701.

NAYLER, James, a remarkable enthusiast, NANTIGNI, Lewis Chazot de, a French born in 1616, he became a convert of the famwriter, and author of "Historical Genealogies ous George Fox to quakerism, and, commencing of kings and emperors," &c.; he died in 1755. preacher, he set out for Bristol, attended by a NAŎGEORGUS, Thomas, a native of Bava-numerous cavalcade singing, "Holy, holy, holy,

NEARCHUS, one of Alexander's captains, and who, under his command, navigated the NASH, Thomas, a satirist against the puri-Indian ocean. We have a very curious account tans, and a dramatic writer, born about 1564. He settled in London, where he died in 1601. NASH, Richard, commonly called Beau Nash, or king of Bath, born at South Wales, in 1674, and died at Bath, in 1761.

of his "Voyage from the Mouth of the Indus to Babylon." Arrian, however, calls the veracity of Nearchus in question.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR I., or NABUCHADONOSOR, king of Nineveh and Babylon, is supposed to have been the founder of the kingdoni of Nineveh.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR II., king of Babylon, paintersupposed to have been a son of the former. He was banished from the society of men, horded among wild beasts, and, after 7 years, was restor led to his throne. He died about 562 B. C.

NECKER, James, a native of Geneva, known as a financier. He went as ambassador to France, where, in 1765, he obtained the office of Syndic NAUCLERUS, John, professor of law at Tu-to the East India Company, and in 1775, was bingen, and an author, died in the 16th century. made director of the royal treasury; was twice NAUDE, Gabriel, a learned Frenchman, prime minister of France; but the revolution treated with kindness by Richelieu and Maza-destroyed his popularity, and he retired to rin, died in 1653.

NECTARIUS, made patriarch of ConstantiNAVAGERO, Andrew, a noble Venetian, nople by the younger Theodosius, in 381. Havwho was employed as ambassador to Francis I.;ing governed the church with great piety, and he died in 1529.

NAVAGERO, Bernard, of the same family, was made a cardinal, and was present at the council of Trent; he died in 1565.

NAVARRE, Peter, a famous warrior of the 15th century.

Roman catholic, educated at Douai. Though a learned man, he was superstitious; he died in 1781.

NEEDLER, Benjamin, educated at Oxford, was an ejected non-conformist, and died in 1682. NEEDLER, Thomas, an English writer, of the navy office, died in 1718.

NEEFS, Peter, an admired Flemish painter, educated under Steenwick.

NEER, Arnold Van der, a celebrated Dutch painter, died in 1703.

NEHEMIAH, a Jew. He was permitted to rebuild Jerusalem, and governed his nation with justice 30 years. He died 430 B. C.

law at Pisa. He was a learned writer, and died in 1776.

NERO, Cland. Domit. Cæsar, emperor and tyrant of Rome, slew himself in despair, A. D. 68. NERVA, Cocceius, a Roman emperor after Domitian, and a monarch of excellent character; he died A. D. 98.

NESBIT, Thomas, a Scotchman, skilled in antiquities and heraldry, died in 1725.

NESLE, N. de, a native of Meaux, admired as a poet, died in 1767.

NESSE, Christopher, a dissenting minister in London, born in 1621, died in 1705; leaving four volumes, entitled "The History and Mysdi-tery of the Old and New Testament."

NELLER, George Christopher, a learned vine, and counsellor to the elector of Treves; be died in 1784.

NESTOR, son of Neleus and Cloris, a great commander at the siege of Troy with AgamemNELSON, Robert, a learned and eminently non, and highly esteemed for his wisdom and pious English gentleman, born in 1656, died in eloquence. Homer says he lived 300 years. 1715. He published several works of piety, and NESTOR, a monk of the convent of Petcherleft his whole estate to charitable uses. There sti, at Kiof, in Russia, born in 1056, died in 1115. is a great degree of excellence in all his writ-His great work is his "Chronicle;" which conIngs; but his "Companion for the Festivals and tains a series of the Russian aunals from 858 to Fasts," &c., will perpetuate his memory.

about 1113. Mr. Muller informs us, that "the labours of Nestor, and his three continuators, have produced a connected series of the Russian history, so complete, that no nation can boast a similar treasure for so long and unbroken a pe

NELSON, Horatio, viscount, an illustrious English seaman, fourth son of the Rev. Edward Nelson, was born in 1758. He entered the navy at the age of 12, and, for his gallant conduct in several engagements, was at last created a vis-riod. to int, and his honours made hereditary in his family. He was killed in an engagement with the French and Spanish fleets, off Trafalgar, on the 21st Oct., 1805.

NELSON, Valentine. See NALSON. NELSON, William, one of the judges of the colony of Virginia, president of the council, and, for a time, at the head of the administration there; he died in 1772.

NELSON, Thomas, a distinguished patriot of the revolution, and afterwards governor of the state of Virginia, he died in 1789.

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NESTORIUS, a Syrian, bishop of Constantinople in 431. He was deposed for denying the incarnation of the Redeemer.

NETSCHER, Gaspard, an eminent Polish painter, settled in Holland, born in 1636, died in 1684.

NEUBAUER, Ernest Frederic, professor of theology, at Gressen, died in 1748.

NEUBAUER, Francis. a Bohemian, a celebrated musician, died in 1795.

NEUHOFF, Theodore de, a German, born at Metz, better known by the style of Theodore I NELSON, Thomas, jun., son of the preced-king of Corsica. Being at Leghorn in 1736, he Ing, was a member of congress in 1776, and one was encouraged by the English minister to go of the signers of the declaration of Independence. to Corsica, and head the malecontents against NEMESIANUS, Aurelius Olympius, a cele-the Genoese governinent. At Tunis, he negobrated Latin poet, was born at Carthage, and tiated for arms and ammunition, and vessels, flourished about the year 281. We have still with which he embarked for Corsica, where he remaining a poem of this author, called "Cyne-was crowned king of the island; but the Gegeticon." and four eclogues. noese having applied to the French, he was obliged to abandon Corsica in 1737. He retired to England, and was for many years confined in the King's Bench prison for debt. Being released by an act of insolvency in 1756, he gave in a schedule the kingdom of Corsica, as his estate, to his creditors, and died in December of

NEMESIUS, a Greek philosopher, who embraced Christianity, and was made bishop of Emesa, in Phoenicia, in the beginning of the 5th

century.

NEMOURS, Mary d'Orleans, a French lady of quality, born in 1625, and celebrated as author of "Memoirs of the War of the Fronde;"the same year. she died in 1707.

NENNIUS, an English historian, about the beginning of the 9th century. His "History of Britain" comes down to the 8th century.

NEUVILLE, Charles Frey de, a French jesuit, and an eloquent preacher, died in 1773. NEUVILLE, Didier Peter Chicaneau de, professor of history, at Toulouse, died in 1781. NEVE, Timothy, an English divine, died in 1798.

NEPER, John, lord. See NAPIER. NEPOS, Cornelius, a Latin historian, who flourished in the time of Julius Cæsar. All NEVERS, Philip Julian Mazarine Mancini, that we have left of his at present is "The duke de, nephew of cardinal Mazarine, wrote Lives of the illustrious Greek and Roman Cap-some poetry of little merit, and died in 1707. tains." He died in the reign of Augustus.

NEVISAN, John, an Italian lawyer, author

NEWCOMB, Thomas, an English divine,

NEPOS, Flavius Julius, a Dalmatian, who, of "Sylva Nuptiales;" he died in 1540. by marrying the niece of the emperor Leo, obtained the Western empire. He was assassi-poet, and translator, of considerable merit, who nated in 480.

NERI, Philip de, an eminent Florentine historian, died in 1556.

NERI, St. Philip de, a Florentine, celebrated as the founder of a charitable order of priests 1 he died in 1595.

NERI, Pompeio, a Florentine. professor of

died about 1764, upwards of 90 years of age. NEWCOME, William, a learned prelate, archbishop of Armagh, and author of various theological publications; he died in 1799. NEWCOMEN, Matthew, a non-conformist divin, ejected in 1662, and one of the Westmin ster assembly of divines; he died in 1666.

NEW ELL, Samuel, one of the first Ameri-tions of the church from the birth of Christ to can missionaries to India; he died at Bombay, the death of the emperor Phocas, in 610. in 1821. NICEPHORUS, I., chancellor of the Eastern empire, seized the throne in 802, and banished the empress Irene. He fell in battle.

NICHOLSON, William, a writer on mathematics, born in London, in 1753, was an inde fatigable and enterprising man, but died poor, in 1815; having given to the world, " An Introduction to Natural Philosophy," "The Navigator's Assistant;" Memoirs and Travels of coun NICAISE, Claude, a learned French anti- Benyowsky;" "A Dictionary of Chymistry;" quary, born at Dijon. He published some works," A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chymistry, and died in 1701.

elected pope in 1058. He extended the papal power, and died in 1061.

NICOLAS III., John Gaetan, was elected pope in 1277. He sent missionaries to Tartary, and died in 1280.

NICOLAS IV., N. de Rubeis, was elected pope fn 1288. He was a man of learning, and died in 1292.

NIGER,C. Pescennius Justus, governor of Syria, proclaimed emperor of Rome by his army, in 193, but afterwards defeated and slain by his rival.

NIGIDIUS FIGULUS, Publius, was one of the most learned authors of ancient Rome after Varro, a philosopher of the Pythagorean sect, and a great astrologer; he also applied himself to state affairs, and was a very able minister.

NICOLAS V., Thomas de Sarzanne, an Itatian, was elected pope in 1447. He gained uni-He died in exile, 45 B. C. versal respect for his wisdom and moderation, and died in 1455.

NICOLAS, of Damascus, a philosopher and historian of the age of Augustus.

NICOLAS, of Cusa, son of a fisherman, rose by his merit, and was appointed ambassador by Eugenius IV., to several courts. He died in 1454.

NICOLAS, of Lyra, a Jew, converted to christianity. He taught divinity with reputation, and died in 1340.

NICOLAS, of Munster, founder of a sect called the House of Love, died in 1540.

NICOLAS, of Pisa, an eminent architect and sculptor, flourished in the 13th century. NICOLAS EYMERICK, a dominican, of Gironne, and author of the Directory of the Inquisitors; he died in 1399.

NICOLAS, Augustine, an advocate of Besancon, and an author, he died in 1605.

NIGRISOLI, Jerome, an Italian physician and author, died in 1689.

NILES, Samuel, an American clergyman settled at Braintree, Mass.; he died in 1762.

NINUS, the founder of the Assyrian empire was sou of Belus, and husband of Semiramis, to whom he left the kingdom, 2164 B. C.

NIPHUS, Augustin, a famous philosopher, of Calabria, died in 1550.

NISBET, sir John, lord advocate of Scotland, in the reign of Charles II.

NISBET, Charles, D. D., a clergyman of Scotland, was chosen first president of the college of Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, in 1783, and held that office, with reputation and success until his death in 1804.

NIVELLE DE LA CHAUSSEE, Peter Claude, an admired French poet, died in 1754. NIVERNOIS, Lewis Julius Mancini, duke of, minister of state, and ambassador abroad, neNICOLE, John, a French lawyer of some re-gotiated the peace of 1763, at London. putation, died in 1678.

He is

known as a poet and a riter, and died in 1798. NIZOLIUS, Marius, an Italian grammarian of the 16th century.

NICOLE, Claude, usually called the President Nicole, born in France, in 1611, died in 1685. His works consist of translations into French NOAH, son of Lamech, was saved from deverse of several works of "Ovid," "Horace,"struction in the ark, built by the direction of "Persius," "Martial," "Seneca the tragedian," God. He died 2029 B. C. "Claudian," and others.

NOAILLES, Lewis Antony de, cardinal and NICOLE, Peter, an eminent French divine.archbishop of Paris. Though by birth, duke of He was a Saxsenist, a man of great abilities, and St. Cloud, he preferred the ecclesiastical state to left some works; he died in 1695. political distinction; he died in 1729.

NICOLE, Francis, a distinguished French mathematician, died in 1758.

NOAILLES, Adrian Maurice, duke de, a distinguished French military officer, was promoNICOLL, John, M. D., a native of Scotland, ted to the rank of marshal, and died in 1766. was a distinguished physician of New York. NOBLE, Eustache de, a Frenchman, who From a sincere attachment to the constitution by his abilities, rose to be procurer of the par and discipline of the church of Scotland, heliament of Metz. He wrote several works, and engaged in establishing a presbyterian church died in 1711. in New-York, to which he devoted a great part of his estate. He died in 1743.

NOGAROLA, Isotta, a learned lady, of Ve rona, well acquainted with philosophy, theoloNICOLO DEL ABBATE, a celebrated Ital-gy, and the learned languages; she died in 1468. ian painter, of the 16th century.

NICOLSON, William, archbishop of Cashel, in Ireland, born in 1655, died in 1727; distinguished as a historian, critic, and antiquary. His three books, called severally, "The English, Irish, and Scottish Historical Libraries,' are works in very good esteem.

NICOMEDES, a mathematician of the 2d

century.

NOGAROLA, Lewis, a noble Venetian, was at the council of Trent; he died in 1559. NOINVILLE, James Bernard de, the author of several works, died in 1768.

NOIR, John le, an ecclesiastic of Sees, condemned for heretical opinions. His works possess great merit. He died in 1692.

NÖLDIUS, Christian, a Danish divine, and author, died in 1673.

NOLIN, Denys, an advocate in the parlia ment of Paris, quitted his profession for divini

NICON, patriarch of the Russian empire. His publication of the Bible in the Russian language created enemies among the clergy, andty, and died in 1710. he was compelled to abdicate his office in 1679. NICOT, John, ambassador from France to Portugal. He wrote a French and Latin Dictionary, &c., and died in 1600.

NIDHARD, John Everard, an Austrian jesuit, was made inquisitor-general of Spain, and minister, and died in 1681.

NIEUHOFF, John de, a Dutchman, and ambassador from the Dutch East India Company to China, in the 17th century.

NIEUWENTYT, Bernard, a learned Dutchman, and the author of several mathematical works, he died in 1730.

NOLIN, John Baptist, a geographer, of Paris, died in 1762.

NOLLET, Dominic, a Dutch historical painter, died in 1736.

NOLLET, John Anthony, a learned man and philosopher, whose experiments contributed much to the advancement of science. He died at Paris, in 1770.

NOLLIKINS, Joseph Francis, a painter, of Antwerp, died in 1748.

NONIUS, Marcellus, a learned grammarian and peripatetic philosopher. His works were printed in 1471.