of
Morality)
(4th ed.
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An American jour-
nalist and author; born in New York State in
1846. He is at present editor of Harper's
Weekly. Among his works are : "Our Unjust
Tariff Law) (1884); John Rantoul' (1885), a
novel.
Nemcová, Bozena (nyem'tsõ-vä). A Czech
poet and story-writer; born (Pankl) in Vienna,
Feb. 4. 1820; died in Prague, Jan. 21, 1862.
She studied the folk-lore of the Czechs, and
embodied it in poetic narratives, notably (Little
Grandmother, and the Little Mountain Vil-
lage.
Nepos, Cornelius (nē'pos). A Roman bi.
ographer and historian; born in Ticinum (? ),
99 (? ) B. C. ; died 24 (? ) B. C. His "Lives)
of eminent men are preserved, and much used
as school text-books from their simplicity of
style.
Néruda, Jan (nyer-ö'dä). A Czech poet;
born in Prague, July 10, 1834; died there, Aug.
22, 1891. He was noted in periodical journal-
ism ; while as a poet he is distinguished for his
Book of Verse) (1867), 'Cosmic Songs) (2d
ed. 1878), and various plays, including 'Fran-
cesca da Rimini. His Humble Histories)
(1878), a series of sketches of Czech lite, at-
tained great popularity.
Nerval, Gerard de. See Gerard de Nerval.
Nettement, Alfred François (net-män'). A
French journalist; born in Paris, 1805; died 1809.
He acquired note with his History of the
Revolution of July 1830) (1833), and History
of French Literature under the Reign of Louis
Philippe.
Nevay, John. A Scotch poet; born at For-
far, Jan. 28, 1792; died May 1870. His lyrics
are contained in A Pamphlet of Rhymes!
(1818); “The Child of Nature (1835), a verse
collection; and other volumes.
Nevin, William Channing. An American
lawyer and journalist ; born in New Athens, O. ,
in 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1871;
and has written for Philadelphia journals. His
works include :'History of All Religions) (1871);
(Ghouls and Gold (1885); “In the Nick of
Time) (1886); (A Summer School Adventure!
(1887).
Nevinson, Henry W. An English story-writer;
born 18— He has been a contributor of fic-
tion to London periodicals for some time; a
collection of his tales, called "Slum Stories of
London (1895), being very popular.
Newcastle, Duchess of. See Cavendish.
Newcomb, Simon. An American astronomer
of distinction, scientist, and author; born of
United States parents in Wallace, N. S. , March
12, 1835. Among his most important works are :
(Popular Astronomy) (1877); (School Astron.
omy,' with E. S. Holden (1879); a series of
text-books on (Algebra' (1881), (Geometry)
(1881), «Trigonometry) (1882), and Calculus)
(1887).
Newell, Robert Henry. [“Orpheus C. Kerr. ”]
An American journalist and humorist; born in
New York city in 1836. He has been connected
with the New York Mercury and World, and
was editor of Hearth and Home from 1874 to
1876. Among his works are : (The Orpheus C.
Kerr Papers) (1862–68); “The Palace Beautiful,
and Other Poems) (1864); (The Cloven Foot,
a travesty of Dickens's Edwin Drood' (1870);
(Versatilities) (1871); ( There Was Once a Man)
(1884).
Newhall, Charles Stedman. An American
educator and author ; born in Massachusetts in
1842. He is a resident of Asbury Park, N. J.
Besides a series of books on the trees, shrubs,
and vines of northeastern America, he has
written several books for young people. The
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most popular are : Joe and the Howards);
(Harry's Trip to the Orient) (1885); “Ruthie's
Story) (1888).
Newman, Francis William. An English
historian and theological writer, brother of John
Henry; born in London, 1805. He wrote many
important works, including: (History of the
Hebrew Monarchy) (1847); (The Soul: Its
Sorrows and Aspirations) (1849); (Phases of
Faith) (1850); "Lectures on Ancient and Mod-
ern History) ( 1851 ); (Crimes of the House of
Hapsburg (1853); and (Handbook of Modern
Arabic) (1866).
Newman, John Henry. An English the-
ologian; born in London, Feb. 21, 1801; died
in Birmingham, Aug. 11, 1890. His writings
include: (St. Bartholomew's Eve (1821), a
poetic tale; (Suggestions on Behalf of the
Church Missionary Society) (1830); (The Ari-
ans of the Fourth Century) (1833); (Five Let-
ters on Church Reform) (1833); (Tracts for the
Times) (1834-41); Lyra Apostolica) (Verses
on Various Occasions : 1834); Lectures on the
Prophetical Office) (1837); (Plain and Parochial
Sermons) (1837-42); "Lectures on Justification)
(1838); "Sermons before the University of Ox-
ford) (1843); (Select Treatise of St. Athana-
sius) (1842-44); Loss and Gain (1848), a novel ;
(Verses on Religious Subjects) (1853); “Hymns
for the Use of the Birmingham Oratory) (1854);
(Callista? (1856), a novel ; (Apologia pro Vita
Sua' (1864); Essay in Aid of a Grammar of
Assent) (1870); (The Via Media of the Angli-
can Church) (1877). A new and uniform edi-
tion of the Works) appeared in 36 vols. ,
1868-81. *
Newman, John Philip. An American clergy-
man and miscellaneous writer; born in New
York city, Sept. 1, 1826. He was ordained a
minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1860, and elected bishop in 1888. He was a
preacher of note in Washington, and long
chaplain to the Senate. In 1873 he was sent
to Asia as inspector of consulates. Among his
works are: (From Dan to Beersheba) (1864);
(Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Nine-
veh (1875); (America for Americans) (1887).
Newton, Isaac, Sir. The celebrated Eng.
lish philosopher and mathematician; born at
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Jan. 5, 1643; died
at Kensington, March 31, 1727. He wrote:
(Theory of Light and Colors) ( 1675 ); (On
Motion) (1685); Principia) (1687); Opticks)
(1704); (Optical Readings ) (1728); “The Chro-
nology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended) (1728);
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel
and the Apocalypse of St. John' (1733); and
various essays. *
Newton, John. An English religious and
historical writer, best remembered as Cowper's
friend; born in London, 1725; died 1807. He
published Review of Ecclesiastical History)
(1770), Cardiphonia,' and various hymns.
Newton, Richard Heber. An American
clergyman and religious writer; born in Phila-
delphia, Oct. 31, 1840. Since 1869 he has been
rector of All Souls Church, New York city. He
is a Churchman of advanced views. His pub-
lished works include: (The Morals of Trade)
(1876); (Philistinism (1885); “Social Studies)
(1886); "Church and Creed (1891).
Newton, William Wilberforce. An Ameri.
can clergyman and miscellaneous writer, brother
of Richard H. ; born in Philadelphia, Nov. 4,
1843. He is rector of a Protestant Episcopal
church at Pittsfield, Mass. His works include:
(Essays of To-Day) (1879); (The Priest and
the Man (1883), a historical novel; (Ragnar,
the Sea-King) (1888); and a series of sermons
for children.
Nicander, Karl August (nē-kän'der). A
Swedish poet; born at Strengnäs, 1799; died
1839. His Death of Tasso) (1826) is very well
known; other noted works by him are: (The
Runic Sword, a tragedy in verse (1821); (King
Enzio) (1825); and Recollections of the South)
(1828).
Niccolini, Giovanni Battista (ne-kö-le'nē).
An Italian poet and dramatist; born near Pisa,
1782; died 1861. His tragedies Antonio Fos-
carini' (1827), (Polissena, (Giovanni da Pro-
cida) (1830), and Filippo Strozzi? (1847), are
well known.
Nicephorus (ni-sef'o-rus), known as the
<< Confessor. ) A Byzantine historian; born
at Constantinople in 758; died in 828. He
was appointed patriarch of Constantinople in
806, but on account of his defense of image-
worship was persecuted and finally deposed
by the Iconoclast Leo V. , the Armenian. Re-
tiring to a monastery he wrote a “Breviarium,
a brief history of Constantinople (602 to 770),
distinguished for accuracy and erudition; a
(Chronology) from the beginning of the world;
and controversial writings.
Nichol, John. A Scottish littérateur and
historical writer; born in Montrose, Forfarshire,
Sept. 8, 1833; died in London, Oct. II, 1894.
He was a professor of English literature at
the University of Glasgow (1861-89), who did
much to make American books popular in
England. His numerous publications include:
Leaves) (1854), verse ; (Tables of European
History, 200-1876 A. D. (1876; 4th ed. 1888);
(Byron) in (English Men of Letters) series;
(American Literature, 1620-1880) (1882). He
was an ardent advocate of the Northern cause
during the Civil War, and visited the United
States at the close of the conflict.
Nichols, George Ward. An American writer
on art and music; born in Mt. Desert, Me. ,
June 21, 1837; died in Cincinnati, O. , Sept. 15,
1885. He was on the staff of General Sher-
man in the Civil War. He was for some years
president of the Cincinnati College of Music.
Among his works are : (The Story of the Great
March) (1865); (Sanctuary) (1866), a story of
the Civil War; (Art Education Applied to In-
dustry) (1877); Pottery) (1878).
(
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Nichols, John. An English essayist and Niebuhr, Barthold Georg (ne'bör). A great
miscellaneous prose-writer; born in Islington, German historian; born at Copenhagen, Aug.
1745; died 1826. He was one of the publish- 27, 1776; died at Bonn, Jan. 2, 1831. His Roman
ers of the Gentleman's Magazine, and wrote History) (3 vols. , 1811-32) marked a great
(History and Antiq ies of Leicestershire) advance in critical history-writing. Other
(1795-1811), and Literary Anecdotes of the works by Niebuhr are : "Lectures on the His-
Eighteenth Century) (1812-15).
tory of Rome) (2d English ed. 1850); Lectures
Nicolardot, Louis (nik-õ-lär-do). A French. Heroic History) (1842); Minor Historical and
on Ancient History) (3 vols. , 1852); (Grecian
essayist and man of letters ; born at Dijon,
Nov. 28, 1822; died at Paris, Nov. 21, 1888.
Philological Writings) (2 vols. , 1828-43). *
The most characteristic of his works are : Niembsch von Strehlenau, Nikolaus Franz.
Journal of Louis XVI. (1873); (The Impec- See Lenau.
cable Théophile Gautier (1883); and (La Fon- Niemcewicz, Julian Ursin (nyem-se'vitch).
taine and the Human Comedy' (1885).
A Polish poet, historian, and publicist ; born in
Lithuania, 1758; died at Paris, 1841. His public
Nicolay, John George. An American jour-
career was quite distinguished ; and he accom-
nalist and historical writer ; born at Essingen,
panied Kosciuszko to this country. He married
Rhenish Bavaria, Feb. 26, 1832. He came to
Mrs. Livingston Kean of New York. His prin-
the United States in 1838. He was engaged
cipal works are: Historical Songs of Poland);
in journalism in the West; was private secre-
(History of the Reign of Sigismund III. ! ; 'Con-
tary of President Lincoln, 1861-65; United
tributions to the Ancient History of Poland);
States consul at Paris, 1865-69; and marshal
and a romance called John of Tenczyn.
of the United States Supreme Court, 1872–87.
His chief work is (Abraham Lincoln: A His- Nieriker, Mrs. May (Alcott) (nē'rik-ėr). An
tory) (1891), written in collaboration with John American artist and author, daughter of A. B.
Hay. He has also published (The Outbreak Alcott; born in Massachusetts in 1840; died
of the Rebellion) (1881).
in 1879. Her works are : "Concord Sketches!
(1869), and (Studying Art Abroad) (1879).
Nicole, François Léon Etienne (nē-kõl).
A Haytian poet; born near Grande Rivere in Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (nētsh'é). A
1731 ; died at Cap Français in 1773. He was
German writer; born in Röcken, Oct. 15, 1844.
a mulatto. Educated in a Jesuit college, he
His writings have attracted a great deal of at-
went to Paris in 1750, where Voltaire introduced tention owing to their extreme character. His
him to literary circles. Louis XV. granted
principal works include : (The Birth of Tragedy
him a pension in recognition of his talents.
from the Spirit of Music) (4th ed. 1895); (Thus
He published: (The Romance of the Slave) Spake Zarathustra (4th ed. 1895); Beyond
(1766); (Tropical Flowers) (1770); and New
Good and Evil) (5th ed. 1895); (The Genealogy
Poems) (1772).
of Morality) (4th ed. 1895); (The Overturning
(Umwertung) of all Values [Werte), the last
Nicole, Pierre. A French theological and
remaining incomplete, although deemed his
philosophical writer; born at Chartres, 1625;
masterpiece.
died 1695. He is best known for his Moral
Essays and Theological Instructions) (25 vols. ,
Nievo, Ippolito (nyā'vo). An Italian poet
1671-), a collection of treatises, of which the
and story-writer; born in Padua, Nov. 30, 1832;
one entitled “On the Means of Preserving
died at sea, March 4, 1801. His best-known
Peace) is very famous. He also wrote (Trea-
work is (The Confessions of an Octogenarian
tise on Human Faith (1064), and “The Imagi-
(new ed. 1887), a historical novel. His Poems)
native and the Visionary) (1667).
(1883) are admired.
Nikitin, Ivan Savich (nē-kit'in). A Rus-
Nicoll, Robert. A Scotch poet; born in
Perthshire, 1814; died 1837. His Poems)
sian poet; born in Varonesh, Oct. 3. 1824;
died Oct. 28, 1861. His (Peasant Hangman'
(1835) were very popular, but he died at so
(1858), and Poems) (1856), «Taras,' and other
early an age that the promise of his first book
remained unfulfilled.
verse, have given him a conspicuous place.
Nicoll, William Robertson. A Scotch cler-
Niles, John Milton. An American lawyer,
journalist, and statesman; born in Windsor,
gyman and editor ; born in Auchendoir, Aber-
Conn. , Aug. 20, 1787; died in Hartford, Conn. ,.
deenshire, Oct. 10, 1851. He took an M. A. at
Aberdeen University; was minister of the Free
May 31, 1856. In 1817 he founded the Hart-
Church at Kelso for eight years; on account of
ford Times; was twice United States Senator;
and in 1840 became Postmaster-General. Be-
ill-health he resigned, in 1887 started the Brit-
sides addresses and speeches he published :
ish Weekly, one of the most successful religious
(Lives of Perry, Lawrence, Pike, and Harri.
papers in England, and within recent years has
son) (1820); (History of the Revolution in
been English editor of the Bookman. Among
Mexico and South America' (1839).
his publications are: (Calls to Christ) (1877);
(The Incarnate Saviour: A Life of Jesus Christ) Nisard, Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré (nē.
(1881); (John Bunyan (1884) in the Evangel- sär'). A French man of letters; born at Châ-
ical Succession series; (Ten-Minute Sermons ) tillon-sur-Seine, March 20, 1806; died at San
(1895); (The Key of the Grave.
Remo, Italy, March 15, 1888. He was noted
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as a critic, and also for his (Studies of Morals
and Criticism on the Latin Poets during the
Decline of Learning(1834), and History of
French Literature) (1844-61).
Nizami or Nizamee (nē-shä'mē). A Persian
poet; born 1141; died 1202. His works are:
the "Store house of Mysteries,' a religious poem;
Khusrau and Shirin,' a metrical tale; Lailă
and Majnūn,' a romantic epic; 'Seven Portraits,'
love stories; and the Alexander Book. *
Noah, Mordecai Manuel. An American law.
yer, editor, and author; born in Philadelphia,
July 14, 1785; died in New York, May 22,
1851. During his journalistic career in New
York he was connected with seven newspapers.
He made an unsuccessful attempt to found a
Jewish colony on Grand Island, in the Niagara
River. His chief works are : (The Siege of
Tripoli) and (The Fortress of Sorrente,' dra-
mas; (Travels in England, France, and Spain)
(1819); (Gleanings from a Gathered Harvest
(1845).
Noble, Annette Lucile. An American writer
of fiction; born in Albion, Orleans County, N. Y. ,
July 12, 1844. She is a frequent contributor to
magazines. Among her works are :(Uncle Jack's
Executors) (1880 ); (Tarryport Schoolhouse
( 1882 ); (After the Failure) ( 1887 ); “Rachel's
Farm) (1894).
Noble, Louis Legrand. An American poet;
born in Lisbon, N. Y. , Sept. 26, 1813; died in
Ionia, Mich. , Feb. 6, 1882. He published: (Ne.
Ma-Min: An Indian Story, in three cantos
(1852); « The Course of Empire, Voyage of Life,
and Other Pictures of Thomas Cole, with Se-
lections from his Letters and Miscellaneous
Writings Illustrative of his Life, Character, and
Genius) (1853); (The Lady Angeline, A Lay
of the Appalachians; The Hours; and Other
Poems) (1857).
Noble, Lucretia Gray. An American novel-
ist; a native of Lowell, Mass. ; born 18–. At
an early age she removed to Wilbraham, Mass. ,
where she now resides. Besides contributions
to magazines, she wrote the popular novel 'A
Reverend Idol (1882).
Nodier, Charles (nöd-yā'). A French ro-
mance-writer and poet; born at Besançon,
April 1780; died 1844. His works include:
"Entomological Bibliography) (1801); Napo-
leone) (1802), a satiric ode; (The Painter of
Salzburg) (1803), “The Exiles,' (Jean Sbogar)
(1818), (Thérèse Aubert) (1819), romances;
(Dictionary of French Onomatopeia) (1808);
(Picturesque and Romantic Travels in Ancient
France) (1820); and others. *
Noel, Roden Berkeley Wriothesley. An
English poet ; born 1834; died 1894. He pub-
lished: Behind the Veil and Other Poems)
(1863); Beatrice and Other Poems) (1868);
and various additional volumes.
Noel, Thomas. An English poet ;
died 1861. He published several volumes of
verse, among them Rhymes and Roundelayes )
(1841), in which is the poem “The Pauper's
Drive, often erroneously attributed to Hood.
Nogaret, François Felix (no-gä-rā'). A
French poet and man of letters; born at Ver-
sailles, 1740; died 1831. He wrote : (The Apol-
ogy for my Taste ) (1771), a work on natural
history; (Tales in Verse) (5th ed. 1810); and
several plays.
Nomsz, Jan (nomz). A Dutch playwright
and poet; born at Amsterdam, 1738; died 1803.
His most popular work is Maria van Lalain,
a tragedy; (Zoroaster); and a poem (1779) of
which William I. of Orange is the hero.
Nonius Marcellus (nõ'nē-us). A Roman
writer on syntax, who Aourished in the fourth
century. His Correctness in [the use of]
Words) is important because of its citations
from classic works now lost.
Nordau, Max Simon (nôr'dou). A German
prose-writer and critic; born at Pesth, Hungary,
July 29, 1849. His most celebrated work is
(Degeneration' (1893), but he has written :(Paris
under the Third Republic) (1881); (The Con-
ventional Lies of our Civilization (1883); Par-
adoxes) (1886); (The Sickness of the Century)
(1889), a novel; and other books.
Nordhoff, Charles (nôrd'hof). An Ameri-
can journalist and author; born at Erwitte
in Westphalia, Aug. 31, 1830. He came to
the United States in 1835, and was a sailor for
nine years. He was on the staff of the New
York Evening Post from 1861 to 1871, and later
correspondent of the New York Herald at
Washington, D. C. Among his works are :
(Man-of-War Life) (1855); (Merchant Vessel)
(1855); Cape Cod and All Along Shore) (1868);
Northern California) (1873); (Politics for
Young Americans) (1875); (Peninsular Cali-
fornia) (1888).
Nordmann, Johannes Rumpelmaier (nord'.
män). An Austrian poet and descriptive writer;
born near Krems, March 13, 1820; died in Vi.
enna, Aug. 20, 1887. He was connected with
several prominent periodicals, and also wrote:
(Poems) (1847); (A Marshal of France) (1857),
a tragedy; 'Springtime Evenings in Salamanca)
(3d ed. 1880); several novels; and a record of
travel called My Sundays) (2d ed. 1880).
Noriac, Claude Antoine Jules Cairon (nor-
yäk'). A French novelist and publicist ; born
at Limoges, 1827; died at Paris, Oct. I, 1882.
His novels include : « The Countess of Bruges)
(1878), and “The Chevalier de Cerny) (1879).
(Paris as It Is) (1884), and many others of
equal merit, are in the list of his most im-
portant works.
Norman, Henry. An American journalist
and author; born in Massachusetts in 1858.
Besides contributions to magazines he has writ-
ten : (The Broken Shaft) (1886); (The Witch-
ing Time (1887); (The Real Japan' (1892);
( Peoples and Politics of the Far East) (1895).
Norris, William E. An English novelist; born
in London, 1847. His very numerous works
3
(
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include : Heaps of Money) (1877); (Mademoi-
selle de Mersac) (1880); Matrimony (1881);
(No New Thing); “His Grace); (A Deplora-
ble Affair); (The Countess Radna' (1893);
(My Friend Jim'; (The Rogue. *
North, Christopher. See Wilson, John.
North, Simeon. An American educator and
author; born in Berlin, Conn. , Sept. 7, 1802;
died in Clinton, N. Y. , Feb. 12, 1884. He is
widely known as president of Hamilton Col-
lege, 1839-57. His works include: (The Amer-
ican System of Collegiate Education (1839);
(Faith in the World's Conversion (1842); 'The
Weapons in Christian Warfare) (1849); (Obe-
dience in Death) (1849); (Half-Century Letter
of Reminiscences) (1879).
Norton, Caroline Elizabeth Sarah. An
English poet and miscellaneous prose-writer;
born in 1808; died 1877. She was a grand-
daughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Her
first book of poetry, (The Sorrows of Rosalie)
(1829), was published when she was seventeen.
Her (The Undying One) (1830), a poem; (A
Voice from the Factories) (1836); (The Dream,
and Other Poems) (1840); and Aunt Carry's
Ballads) (1847), contain much admired verse.
She also wrote (Stuart of Dunleith) (1847), a
novel, and Lives of the Sheridans.
Norton, Charles Eliot. An American
scholar and author; born at Cambridge, Mass. ,
Nov. 16, 1827. He was one of the editors of
the North American Review 1863-68, and is
professor in Harvard University. Among his
writings are : Notes of Travel and Study in
Italy) (1860); (The New Life) of Dante Ali-
ghieri, translated, with Essays and Notes)
(1867); (Historical Studies of Church-Building
in the Middle Ages) (1880). *
Norton, Charles Ledyard. An American
journalist and author; born at Farmington,
Conn. , in 1837. He graduated at Yale in 1859.
He was editor of the Christian Union 1869-79,
and in 1893 became editor of Outing. His
chief works are: Canoeing in Kanuckia)
(1878), with J. Habberton; "Handbook of
Florida) (1890); (A Medal of Honor Man; or,
Cruising among Blockade-Runners) (1896).
Norton, Thomas. An English dramatist ;
born in Bedfordshire, 1532; died 1584.
owes his place in literature to the fact that he
was joint author with Sackville of the earli-
est English blank-verse tragedy, called “The
Tragedie of Gorboduc) (1560-61), based on the
legendary history of a British king.
Nott, Eliphalet. An American clergyman
and educator; born at Ashford, Conn. , June
25, 1773; died at Schenectady, N. Y. , Jan. 29,
1866. He was ordained a Presbyterian minis-
ter in 1795. After holding pastorates in Cherry
Valley and Albany, N. Y. , he became presi-
dent of Union College in 1804, where he re-
mained until his death. His chief works
are : (Counsels to Young Men) (1810), and
Lectures on Temperance) (1847). His funeral
sermon on the death of Alexander Hamilton
was famous, and in the school readers for
many years.
Noue, François de la (nö), called Bras de
Fer (Iron Arm). A French Huguenot com-
mander; born near Nantes, 1531 ; killed at
Lamballe, 1591. His Political and Military
Discourses) (1587) are deemed masterpieces.
Novalls (nõ-väl'ēs), pseudonym of Friedrich
von Hardenberg. A German philosopher and
mystic; born in Saxony, 1772; died 1801. His
works include: Hymns to the Night) (1797);
(Disciples at Sais); and (Heinrich von Oſter-
dingen,' his most considerable work. *
Noyes, John Humphrey. An American
communist; born in Brattleboro, Vt. , Sept. 6,
1811; died at Niagara Falls, Canada, April 13,
1886. He is best known as the founder of the
Oneida Community. He published: (The Sec-
ond Coming of Christ) (1859); (Salvation from
Sin the End of Christian Faith) (1869); (His-
tory of American Socialism (1870).
Numatlanus, Rutilius Claudius (nö-mä-tē.
ä'nös). A Roman poet of Gallic birth. He
wrote (Of His Return,' a metrical narrative of
a visit to his native country, which had been
devastated by the Gothic invader. This poem
is supposed to date from 416 A. D. , and it has
not come down to us complete.
Nuñez, Rafael (nön'yāth). President of
Colombia; born in Carthagena, Sept. 28, 1825.
He is a brilliant writer, and his poems rank
high in Spanish literature. The most widely
known are: Que Sais-je ? ! ; Dulce Ignoran-
cia); 'Todavía and Möises. ' His publications
include: Ensayos de Critica Social (1876);
(La Reforma Politica en Colombia' (1885).
Nuñez de Arce, Gaspar (nön'yāth dā
är'thā). A Spanish dramatist and poet, known
as the “Spanish Tennyson "); born at Vallado-
lid, Aug. 6, 1834. Of his plays the most nota.
ble are the comedies (Who Is the Author ? )
(1859); Neither So Much nor So Little) (1865);
(El Laz de Leña, a drama in five acts on the
subject of Don Carlos.
nalist and author; born in New York State in
1846. He is at present editor of Harper's
Weekly. Among his works are : "Our Unjust
Tariff Law) (1884); John Rantoul' (1885), a
novel.
Nemcová, Bozena (nyem'tsõ-vä). A Czech
poet and story-writer; born (Pankl) in Vienna,
Feb. 4. 1820; died in Prague, Jan. 21, 1862.
She studied the folk-lore of the Czechs, and
embodied it in poetic narratives, notably (Little
Grandmother, and the Little Mountain Vil-
lage.
Nepos, Cornelius (nē'pos). A Roman bi.
ographer and historian; born in Ticinum (? ),
99 (? ) B. C. ; died 24 (? ) B. C. His "Lives)
of eminent men are preserved, and much used
as school text-books from their simplicity of
style.
Néruda, Jan (nyer-ö'dä). A Czech poet;
born in Prague, July 10, 1834; died there, Aug.
22, 1891. He was noted in periodical journal-
ism ; while as a poet he is distinguished for his
Book of Verse) (1867), 'Cosmic Songs) (2d
ed. 1878), and various plays, including 'Fran-
cesca da Rimini. His Humble Histories)
(1878), a series of sketches of Czech lite, at-
tained great popularity.
Nerval, Gerard de. See Gerard de Nerval.
Nettement, Alfred François (net-män'). A
French journalist; born in Paris, 1805; died 1809.
He acquired note with his History of the
Revolution of July 1830) (1833), and History
of French Literature under the Reign of Louis
Philippe.
Nevay, John. A Scotch poet; born at For-
far, Jan. 28, 1792; died May 1870. His lyrics
are contained in A Pamphlet of Rhymes!
(1818); “The Child of Nature (1835), a verse
collection; and other volumes.
Nevin, William Channing. An American
lawyer and journalist ; born in New Athens, O. ,
in 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1871;
and has written for Philadelphia journals. His
works include :'History of All Religions) (1871);
(Ghouls and Gold (1885); “In the Nick of
Time) (1886); (A Summer School Adventure!
(1887).
Nevinson, Henry W. An English story-writer;
born 18— He has been a contributor of fic-
tion to London periodicals for some time; a
collection of his tales, called "Slum Stories of
London (1895), being very popular.
Newcastle, Duchess of. See Cavendish.
Newcomb, Simon. An American astronomer
of distinction, scientist, and author; born of
United States parents in Wallace, N. S. , March
12, 1835. Among his most important works are :
(Popular Astronomy) (1877); (School Astron.
omy,' with E. S. Holden (1879); a series of
text-books on (Algebra' (1881), (Geometry)
(1881), «Trigonometry) (1882), and Calculus)
(1887).
Newell, Robert Henry. [“Orpheus C. Kerr. ”]
An American journalist and humorist; born in
New York city in 1836. He has been connected
with the New York Mercury and World, and
was editor of Hearth and Home from 1874 to
1876. Among his works are : (The Orpheus C.
Kerr Papers) (1862–68); “The Palace Beautiful,
and Other Poems) (1864); (The Cloven Foot,
a travesty of Dickens's Edwin Drood' (1870);
(Versatilities) (1871); ( There Was Once a Man)
(1884).
Newhall, Charles Stedman. An American
educator and author ; born in Massachusetts in
1842. He is a resident of Asbury Park, N. J.
Besides a series of books on the trees, shrubs,
and vines of northeastern America, he has
written several books for young people. The
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most popular are : Joe and the Howards);
(Harry's Trip to the Orient) (1885); “Ruthie's
Story) (1888).
Newman, Francis William. An English
historian and theological writer, brother of John
Henry; born in London, 1805. He wrote many
important works, including: (History of the
Hebrew Monarchy) (1847); (The Soul: Its
Sorrows and Aspirations) (1849); (Phases of
Faith) (1850); "Lectures on Ancient and Mod-
ern History) ( 1851 ); (Crimes of the House of
Hapsburg (1853); and (Handbook of Modern
Arabic) (1866).
Newman, John Henry. An English the-
ologian; born in London, Feb. 21, 1801; died
in Birmingham, Aug. 11, 1890. His writings
include: (St. Bartholomew's Eve (1821), a
poetic tale; (Suggestions on Behalf of the
Church Missionary Society) (1830); (The Ari-
ans of the Fourth Century) (1833); (Five Let-
ters on Church Reform) (1833); (Tracts for the
Times) (1834-41); Lyra Apostolica) (Verses
on Various Occasions : 1834); Lectures on the
Prophetical Office) (1837); (Plain and Parochial
Sermons) (1837-42); "Lectures on Justification)
(1838); "Sermons before the University of Ox-
ford) (1843); (Select Treatise of St. Athana-
sius) (1842-44); Loss and Gain (1848), a novel ;
(Verses on Religious Subjects) (1853); “Hymns
for the Use of the Birmingham Oratory) (1854);
(Callista? (1856), a novel ; (Apologia pro Vita
Sua' (1864); Essay in Aid of a Grammar of
Assent) (1870); (The Via Media of the Angli-
can Church) (1877). A new and uniform edi-
tion of the Works) appeared in 36 vols. ,
1868-81. *
Newman, John Philip. An American clergy-
man and miscellaneous writer; born in New
York city, Sept. 1, 1826. He was ordained a
minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1860, and elected bishop in 1888. He was a
preacher of note in Washington, and long
chaplain to the Senate. In 1873 he was sent
to Asia as inspector of consulates. Among his
works are: (From Dan to Beersheba) (1864);
(Thrones and Palaces of Babylon and Nine-
veh (1875); (America for Americans) (1887).
Newton, Isaac, Sir. The celebrated Eng.
lish philosopher and mathematician; born at
Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Jan. 5, 1643; died
at Kensington, March 31, 1727. He wrote:
(Theory of Light and Colors) ( 1675 ); (On
Motion) (1685); Principia) (1687); Opticks)
(1704); (Optical Readings ) (1728); “The Chro-
nology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended) (1728);
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel
and the Apocalypse of St. John' (1733); and
various essays. *
Newton, John. An English religious and
historical writer, best remembered as Cowper's
friend; born in London, 1725; died 1807. He
published Review of Ecclesiastical History)
(1770), Cardiphonia,' and various hymns.
Newton, Richard Heber. An American
clergyman and religious writer; born in Phila-
delphia, Oct. 31, 1840. Since 1869 he has been
rector of All Souls Church, New York city. He
is a Churchman of advanced views. His pub-
lished works include: (The Morals of Trade)
(1876); (Philistinism (1885); “Social Studies)
(1886); "Church and Creed (1891).
Newton, William Wilberforce. An Ameri.
can clergyman and miscellaneous writer, brother
of Richard H. ; born in Philadelphia, Nov. 4,
1843. He is rector of a Protestant Episcopal
church at Pittsfield, Mass. His works include:
(Essays of To-Day) (1879); (The Priest and
the Man (1883), a historical novel; (Ragnar,
the Sea-King) (1888); and a series of sermons
for children.
Nicander, Karl August (nē-kän'der). A
Swedish poet; born at Strengnäs, 1799; died
1839. His Death of Tasso) (1826) is very well
known; other noted works by him are: (The
Runic Sword, a tragedy in verse (1821); (King
Enzio) (1825); and Recollections of the South)
(1828).
Niccolini, Giovanni Battista (ne-kö-le'nē).
An Italian poet and dramatist; born near Pisa,
1782; died 1861. His tragedies Antonio Fos-
carini' (1827), (Polissena, (Giovanni da Pro-
cida) (1830), and Filippo Strozzi? (1847), are
well known.
Nicephorus (ni-sef'o-rus), known as the
<< Confessor. ) A Byzantine historian; born
at Constantinople in 758; died in 828. He
was appointed patriarch of Constantinople in
806, but on account of his defense of image-
worship was persecuted and finally deposed
by the Iconoclast Leo V. , the Armenian. Re-
tiring to a monastery he wrote a “Breviarium,
a brief history of Constantinople (602 to 770),
distinguished for accuracy and erudition; a
(Chronology) from the beginning of the world;
and controversial writings.
Nichol, John. A Scottish littérateur and
historical writer; born in Montrose, Forfarshire,
Sept. 8, 1833; died in London, Oct. II, 1894.
He was a professor of English literature at
the University of Glasgow (1861-89), who did
much to make American books popular in
England. His numerous publications include:
Leaves) (1854), verse ; (Tables of European
History, 200-1876 A. D. (1876; 4th ed. 1888);
(Byron) in (English Men of Letters) series;
(American Literature, 1620-1880) (1882). He
was an ardent advocate of the Northern cause
during the Civil War, and visited the United
States at the close of the conflict.
Nichols, George Ward. An American writer
on art and music; born in Mt. Desert, Me. ,
June 21, 1837; died in Cincinnati, O. , Sept. 15,
1885. He was on the staff of General Sher-
man in the Civil War. He was for some years
president of the Cincinnati College of Music.
Among his works are : (The Story of the Great
March) (1865); (Sanctuary) (1866), a story of
the Civil War; (Art Education Applied to In-
dustry) (1877); Pottery) (1878).
(
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Nichols, John. An English essayist and Niebuhr, Barthold Georg (ne'bör). A great
miscellaneous prose-writer; born in Islington, German historian; born at Copenhagen, Aug.
1745; died 1826. He was one of the publish- 27, 1776; died at Bonn, Jan. 2, 1831. His Roman
ers of the Gentleman's Magazine, and wrote History) (3 vols. , 1811-32) marked a great
(History and Antiq ies of Leicestershire) advance in critical history-writing. Other
(1795-1811), and Literary Anecdotes of the works by Niebuhr are : "Lectures on the His-
Eighteenth Century) (1812-15).
tory of Rome) (2d English ed. 1850); Lectures
Nicolardot, Louis (nik-õ-lär-do). A French. Heroic History) (1842); Minor Historical and
on Ancient History) (3 vols. , 1852); (Grecian
essayist and man of letters ; born at Dijon,
Nov. 28, 1822; died at Paris, Nov. 21, 1888.
Philological Writings) (2 vols. , 1828-43). *
The most characteristic of his works are : Niembsch von Strehlenau, Nikolaus Franz.
Journal of Louis XVI. (1873); (The Impec- See Lenau.
cable Théophile Gautier (1883); and (La Fon- Niemcewicz, Julian Ursin (nyem-se'vitch).
taine and the Human Comedy' (1885).
A Polish poet, historian, and publicist ; born in
Lithuania, 1758; died at Paris, 1841. His public
Nicolay, John George. An American jour-
career was quite distinguished ; and he accom-
nalist and historical writer ; born at Essingen,
panied Kosciuszko to this country. He married
Rhenish Bavaria, Feb. 26, 1832. He came to
Mrs. Livingston Kean of New York. His prin-
the United States in 1838. He was engaged
cipal works are: Historical Songs of Poland);
in journalism in the West; was private secre-
(History of the Reign of Sigismund III. ! ; 'Con-
tary of President Lincoln, 1861-65; United
tributions to the Ancient History of Poland);
States consul at Paris, 1865-69; and marshal
and a romance called John of Tenczyn.
of the United States Supreme Court, 1872–87.
His chief work is (Abraham Lincoln: A His- Nieriker, Mrs. May (Alcott) (nē'rik-ėr). An
tory) (1891), written in collaboration with John American artist and author, daughter of A. B.
Hay. He has also published (The Outbreak Alcott; born in Massachusetts in 1840; died
of the Rebellion) (1881).
in 1879. Her works are : "Concord Sketches!
(1869), and (Studying Art Abroad) (1879).
Nicole, François Léon Etienne (nē-kõl).
A Haytian poet; born near Grande Rivere in Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (nētsh'é). A
1731 ; died at Cap Français in 1773. He was
German writer; born in Röcken, Oct. 15, 1844.
a mulatto. Educated in a Jesuit college, he
His writings have attracted a great deal of at-
went to Paris in 1750, where Voltaire introduced tention owing to their extreme character. His
him to literary circles. Louis XV. granted
principal works include : (The Birth of Tragedy
him a pension in recognition of his talents.
from the Spirit of Music) (4th ed. 1895); (Thus
He published: (The Romance of the Slave) Spake Zarathustra (4th ed. 1895); Beyond
(1766); (Tropical Flowers) (1770); and New
Good and Evil) (5th ed. 1895); (The Genealogy
Poems) (1772).
of Morality) (4th ed. 1895); (The Overturning
(Umwertung) of all Values [Werte), the last
Nicole, Pierre. A French theological and
remaining incomplete, although deemed his
philosophical writer; born at Chartres, 1625;
masterpiece.
died 1695. He is best known for his Moral
Essays and Theological Instructions) (25 vols. ,
Nievo, Ippolito (nyā'vo). An Italian poet
1671-), a collection of treatises, of which the
and story-writer; born in Padua, Nov. 30, 1832;
one entitled “On the Means of Preserving
died at sea, March 4, 1801. His best-known
Peace) is very famous. He also wrote (Trea-
work is (The Confessions of an Octogenarian
tise on Human Faith (1064), and “The Imagi-
(new ed. 1887), a historical novel. His Poems)
native and the Visionary) (1667).
(1883) are admired.
Nikitin, Ivan Savich (nē-kit'in). A Rus-
Nicoll, Robert. A Scotch poet; born in
Perthshire, 1814; died 1837. His Poems)
sian poet; born in Varonesh, Oct. 3. 1824;
died Oct. 28, 1861. His (Peasant Hangman'
(1835) were very popular, but he died at so
(1858), and Poems) (1856), «Taras,' and other
early an age that the promise of his first book
remained unfulfilled.
verse, have given him a conspicuous place.
Nicoll, William Robertson. A Scotch cler-
Niles, John Milton. An American lawyer,
journalist, and statesman; born in Windsor,
gyman and editor ; born in Auchendoir, Aber-
Conn. , Aug. 20, 1787; died in Hartford, Conn. ,.
deenshire, Oct. 10, 1851. He took an M. A. at
Aberdeen University; was minister of the Free
May 31, 1856. In 1817 he founded the Hart-
Church at Kelso for eight years; on account of
ford Times; was twice United States Senator;
and in 1840 became Postmaster-General. Be-
ill-health he resigned, in 1887 started the Brit-
sides addresses and speeches he published :
ish Weekly, one of the most successful religious
(Lives of Perry, Lawrence, Pike, and Harri.
papers in England, and within recent years has
son) (1820); (History of the Revolution in
been English editor of the Bookman. Among
Mexico and South America' (1839).
his publications are: (Calls to Christ) (1877);
(The Incarnate Saviour: A Life of Jesus Christ) Nisard, Jean Marie Napoléon Désiré (nē.
(1881); (John Bunyan (1884) in the Evangel- sär'). A French man of letters; born at Châ-
ical Succession series; (Ten-Minute Sermons ) tillon-sur-Seine, March 20, 1806; died at San
(1895); (The Key of the Grave.
Remo, Italy, March 15, 1888. He was noted
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as a critic, and also for his (Studies of Morals
and Criticism on the Latin Poets during the
Decline of Learning(1834), and History of
French Literature) (1844-61).
Nizami or Nizamee (nē-shä'mē). A Persian
poet; born 1141; died 1202. His works are:
the "Store house of Mysteries,' a religious poem;
Khusrau and Shirin,' a metrical tale; Lailă
and Majnūn,' a romantic epic; 'Seven Portraits,'
love stories; and the Alexander Book. *
Noah, Mordecai Manuel. An American law.
yer, editor, and author; born in Philadelphia,
July 14, 1785; died in New York, May 22,
1851. During his journalistic career in New
York he was connected with seven newspapers.
He made an unsuccessful attempt to found a
Jewish colony on Grand Island, in the Niagara
River. His chief works are : (The Siege of
Tripoli) and (The Fortress of Sorrente,' dra-
mas; (Travels in England, France, and Spain)
(1819); (Gleanings from a Gathered Harvest
(1845).
Noble, Annette Lucile. An American writer
of fiction; born in Albion, Orleans County, N. Y. ,
July 12, 1844. She is a frequent contributor to
magazines. Among her works are :(Uncle Jack's
Executors) (1880 ); (Tarryport Schoolhouse
( 1882 ); (After the Failure) ( 1887 ); “Rachel's
Farm) (1894).
Noble, Louis Legrand. An American poet;
born in Lisbon, N. Y. , Sept. 26, 1813; died in
Ionia, Mich. , Feb. 6, 1882. He published: (Ne.
Ma-Min: An Indian Story, in three cantos
(1852); « The Course of Empire, Voyage of Life,
and Other Pictures of Thomas Cole, with Se-
lections from his Letters and Miscellaneous
Writings Illustrative of his Life, Character, and
Genius) (1853); (The Lady Angeline, A Lay
of the Appalachians; The Hours; and Other
Poems) (1857).
Noble, Lucretia Gray. An American novel-
ist; a native of Lowell, Mass. ; born 18–. At
an early age she removed to Wilbraham, Mass. ,
where she now resides. Besides contributions
to magazines, she wrote the popular novel 'A
Reverend Idol (1882).
Nodier, Charles (nöd-yā'). A French ro-
mance-writer and poet; born at Besançon,
April 1780; died 1844. His works include:
"Entomological Bibliography) (1801); Napo-
leone) (1802), a satiric ode; (The Painter of
Salzburg) (1803), “The Exiles,' (Jean Sbogar)
(1818), (Thérèse Aubert) (1819), romances;
(Dictionary of French Onomatopeia) (1808);
(Picturesque and Romantic Travels in Ancient
France) (1820); and others. *
Noel, Roden Berkeley Wriothesley. An
English poet ; born 1834; died 1894. He pub-
lished: Behind the Veil and Other Poems)
(1863); Beatrice and Other Poems) (1868);
and various additional volumes.
Noel, Thomas. An English poet ;
died 1861. He published several volumes of
verse, among them Rhymes and Roundelayes )
(1841), in which is the poem “The Pauper's
Drive, often erroneously attributed to Hood.
Nogaret, François Felix (no-gä-rā'). A
French poet and man of letters; born at Ver-
sailles, 1740; died 1831. He wrote : (The Apol-
ogy for my Taste ) (1771), a work on natural
history; (Tales in Verse) (5th ed. 1810); and
several plays.
Nomsz, Jan (nomz). A Dutch playwright
and poet; born at Amsterdam, 1738; died 1803.
His most popular work is Maria van Lalain,
a tragedy; (Zoroaster); and a poem (1779) of
which William I. of Orange is the hero.
Nonius Marcellus (nõ'nē-us). A Roman
writer on syntax, who Aourished in the fourth
century. His Correctness in [the use of]
Words) is important because of its citations
from classic works now lost.
Nordau, Max Simon (nôr'dou). A German
prose-writer and critic; born at Pesth, Hungary,
July 29, 1849. His most celebrated work is
(Degeneration' (1893), but he has written :(Paris
under the Third Republic) (1881); (The Con-
ventional Lies of our Civilization (1883); Par-
adoxes) (1886); (The Sickness of the Century)
(1889), a novel; and other books.
Nordhoff, Charles (nôrd'hof). An Ameri-
can journalist and author; born at Erwitte
in Westphalia, Aug. 31, 1830. He came to
the United States in 1835, and was a sailor for
nine years. He was on the staff of the New
York Evening Post from 1861 to 1871, and later
correspondent of the New York Herald at
Washington, D. C. Among his works are :
(Man-of-War Life) (1855); (Merchant Vessel)
(1855); Cape Cod and All Along Shore) (1868);
Northern California) (1873); (Politics for
Young Americans) (1875); (Peninsular Cali-
fornia) (1888).
Nordmann, Johannes Rumpelmaier (nord'.
män). An Austrian poet and descriptive writer;
born near Krems, March 13, 1820; died in Vi.
enna, Aug. 20, 1887. He was connected with
several prominent periodicals, and also wrote:
(Poems) (1847); (A Marshal of France) (1857),
a tragedy; 'Springtime Evenings in Salamanca)
(3d ed. 1880); several novels; and a record of
travel called My Sundays) (2d ed. 1880).
Noriac, Claude Antoine Jules Cairon (nor-
yäk'). A French novelist and publicist ; born
at Limoges, 1827; died at Paris, Oct. I, 1882.
His novels include : « The Countess of Bruges)
(1878), and “The Chevalier de Cerny) (1879).
(Paris as It Is) (1884), and many others of
equal merit, are in the list of his most im-
portant works.
Norman, Henry. An American journalist
and author; born in Massachusetts in 1858.
Besides contributions to magazines he has writ-
ten : (The Broken Shaft) (1886); (The Witch-
ing Time (1887); (The Real Japan' (1892);
( Peoples and Politics of the Far East) (1895).
Norris, William E. An English novelist; born
in London, 1847. His very numerous works
3
(
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include : Heaps of Money) (1877); (Mademoi-
selle de Mersac) (1880); Matrimony (1881);
(No New Thing); “His Grace); (A Deplora-
ble Affair); (The Countess Radna' (1893);
(My Friend Jim'; (The Rogue. *
North, Christopher. See Wilson, John.
North, Simeon. An American educator and
author; born in Berlin, Conn. , Sept. 7, 1802;
died in Clinton, N. Y. , Feb. 12, 1884. He is
widely known as president of Hamilton Col-
lege, 1839-57. His works include: (The Amer-
ican System of Collegiate Education (1839);
(Faith in the World's Conversion (1842); 'The
Weapons in Christian Warfare) (1849); (Obe-
dience in Death) (1849); (Half-Century Letter
of Reminiscences) (1879).
Norton, Caroline Elizabeth Sarah. An
English poet and miscellaneous prose-writer;
born in 1808; died 1877. She was a grand-
daughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Her
first book of poetry, (The Sorrows of Rosalie)
(1829), was published when she was seventeen.
Her (The Undying One) (1830), a poem; (A
Voice from the Factories) (1836); (The Dream,
and Other Poems) (1840); and Aunt Carry's
Ballads) (1847), contain much admired verse.
She also wrote (Stuart of Dunleith) (1847), a
novel, and Lives of the Sheridans.
Norton, Charles Eliot. An American
scholar and author; born at Cambridge, Mass. ,
Nov. 16, 1827. He was one of the editors of
the North American Review 1863-68, and is
professor in Harvard University. Among his
writings are : Notes of Travel and Study in
Italy) (1860); (The New Life) of Dante Ali-
ghieri, translated, with Essays and Notes)
(1867); (Historical Studies of Church-Building
in the Middle Ages) (1880). *
Norton, Charles Ledyard. An American
journalist and author; born at Farmington,
Conn. , in 1837. He graduated at Yale in 1859.
He was editor of the Christian Union 1869-79,
and in 1893 became editor of Outing. His
chief works are: Canoeing in Kanuckia)
(1878), with J. Habberton; "Handbook of
Florida) (1890); (A Medal of Honor Man; or,
Cruising among Blockade-Runners) (1896).
Norton, Thomas. An English dramatist ;
born in Bedfordshire, 1532; died 1584.
owes his place in literature to the fact that he
was joint author with Sackville of the earli-
est English blank-verse tragedy, called “The
Tragedie of Gorboduc) (1560-61), based on the
legendary history of a British king.
Nott, Eliphalet. An American clergyman
and educator; born at Ashford, Conn. , June
25, 1773; died at Schenectady, N. Y. , Jan. 29,
1866. He was ordained a Presbyterian minis-
ter in 1795. After holding pastorates in Cherry
Valley and Albany, N. Y. , he became presi-
dent of Union College in 1804, where he re-
mained until his death. His chief works
are : (Counsels to Young Men) (1810), and
Lectures on Temperance) (1847). His funeral
sermon on the death of Alexander Hamilton
was famous, and in the school readers for
many years.
Noue, François de la (nö), called Bras de
Fer (Iron Arm). A French Huguenot com-
mander; born near Nantes, 1531 ; killed at
Lamballe, 1591. His Political and Military
Discourses) (1587) are deemed masterpieces.
Novalls (nõ-väl'ēs), pseudonym of Friedrich
von Hardenberg. A German philosopher and
mystic; born in Saxony, 1772; died 1801. His
works include: Hymns to the Night) (1797);
(Disciples at Sais); and (Heinrich von Oſter-
dingen,' his most considerable work. *
Noyes, John Humphrey. An American
communist; born in Brattleboro, Vt. , Sept. 6,
1811; died at Niagara Falls, Canada, April 13,
1886. He is best known as the founder of the
Oneida Community. He published: (The Sec-
ond Coming of Christ) (1859); (Salvation from
Sin the End of Christian Faith) (1869); (His-
tory of American Socialism (1870).
Numatlanus, Rutilius Claudius (nö-mä-tē.
ä'nös). A Roman poet of Gallic birth. He
wrote (Of His Return,' a metrical narrative of
a visit to his native country, which had been
devastated by the Gothic invader. This poem
is supposed to date from 416 A. D. , and it has
not come down to us complete.
Nuñez, Rafael (nön'yāth). President of
Colombia; born in Carthagena, Sept. 28, 1825.
He is a brilliant writer, and his poems rank
high in Spanish literature. The most widely
known are: Que Sais-je ? ! ; Dulce Ignoran-
cia); 'Todavía and Möises. ' His publications
include: Ensayos de Critica Social (1876);
(La Reforma Politica en Colombia' (1885).
Nuñez de Arce, Gaspar (nön'yāth dā
är'thā). A Spanish dramatist and poet, known
as the “Spanish Tennyson "); born at Vallado-
lid, Aug. 6, 1834. Of his plays the most nota.
ble are the comedies (Who Is the Author ? )
(1859); Neither So Much nor So Little) (1865);
(El Laz de Leña, a drama in five acts on the
subject of Don Carlos.
