His
principal
works were : (A Collec-
tion of Anecdotes, etc.
tion of Anecdotes, etc.
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Under the pseu-
donym of Eleanor Kirk) she wrote: (Up
Broadway and Its Sequel (1870); Informa-
tion for Authors) (1888); “Perpetual Youth.
Ames, Fisher. A famous American orator
and statesman; born at Dedham, Mass. , April
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a
9, 1758; died there, July 4, 1808. Admitted to
the bar in 1781, he became a Member of Con-
gress in 1789, where he gained a national
reputation by his oratory. Two of his finest
efforts were in support of John Jay's treaty
with Great Britain, and a eulogy on Wash-
ington before the Massachusetts Legislature.
He was elected president of Harvard College
in 1804, but declined. A brilliant talker, he
was distinguished in conversation for wit and
imagination, while his character was spotless.
His works consist of orations, essays, and let-
ters, 2 vols. , 1854.
Ames, Mary Clemmer. An American writer;
born in Utica, N. Y. , in 1839; died in Wash-
ington, D. C. , Aug. 18, 1884. She was
frequent contributor to the Springfield Repub-
lican, and afterwards to the New York Inde-
pendent. Married to and divorced from the
Rev. Daniel Ames, she became in 1883 the
wife of Edward Hudson
at Washington.
Among her works are the novels (Victoria)
(1864); (Eirene (1870), and His Two Wives)
(1874); a volume of Poems) (1882); and
biographies of Alice and Phæbe Cary.
Ames, Nathaniel. An American physician
and humorist; born in Bridgewater, Mass. , in
1708; died at Dedham, Mass. , July II, 1764.
He was a resident of Dedham, Mass. From
1725 to 1764 he published an Astronomical
Diary and Almanac, which enjoyed great
popularity on account of its wit.
Amicis, Edmondo de (ä-mē'chēs). A dis-
tinguished Italian writer; born at Oneglia in
Liguria, Oct. 21, 1846. From 1865 till the oc-
cupation of Rome by the Italian army he was
in the military service of King Victor Eman-
uel's government; then he returned to civil
life at Turin, devoting himself wholly to lit-
erature, in which he had already won distinc-
tion by several graphic sketches of camp life.
Among his writings of this kind the most
noteworthy are : ( Army Life) (1869) and
(Recollections of 1870–71. Of novels we have
from his pen: (The College Friends); (A
Great Day); (The Paternal Home) (1872),
and (Cuore) (Hearts), published in English
as “The Heart of a Schoolboy. His works of
travel -- including (Spain); (Recollections of
London'; Holland); 'Constantinople); (Rec-
ollections of Paris); Morocco) – have had a
very wide circulation, and have been trans-
lated into several languages. He has pub-
lished also a volume of "Verses. *
Amiel, Henri Frédéric (ä-mē-el'). A dis-
tinguished Swiss essayist, philosophical critic,
and poet; born at Geneva, Sept. 27, 1821 ;
died there, March 11, 1881. He was for five
years a student in German universities, and
on his return home became professor of phi-
losophy in the Geneva Academy. He is
author of several works on the history of liter-
ature, as (The Literary Movement in Roman-
ish Switzerland) (1849); (Study on Mme. de
Staël) (1878); and of several poems, among
them Millet Grains) (1854). But his fame
rests principally on the Journal, which ap-
peared after the author's death. *
Ammen, Daniel. A distinguished American
admiral and author; born May 15, 1820, in
Ohio. He entered the United States Navy
July 7, 1836. He was executive officer of the
North Atlantic blockading squadron at the
outbreak of the Civil War. From 1861 to
1865 he rendered signal service in the attacks
on Port Royal, Fort Macallister, Fort Fisher,
and both the ironclad attacks on Fort Sumter.
On June 4, 1878, he was retired with the rank
of rear-admiral. He was the designer of the
Ammen life-raft and harbor defense
Among his works are: (The Atlantic Coast)
(1883); "The Old Navy and the New);
(Navy in the Civil War' (1883).
Amory, Thomas (am'o-ri). An English me-
moir writer; born 1691 (? ); died Nov. 25, 1788.
He has been called the English Rabelais. )
He wrote : (Memoirs Containing the Lives of
Several Ladies of Great Britain, etc. (1755);
Life of John Buncle, Esq. (1756-66); etc.
Amory, Thomas Coffin. An American lawyer,
politician, biographer, and poet; born in Bos-
ton, 1812; died 1889. He held municipal office
in Boston for many years. He wrote : Life
of James Sullivan, with Selections from his
Writings) (2 vols. , 1859); (Military Services
and Public Life of Major-General John Sulli-
van' (1868); (General Sullivan Not a Pensioner
of Luzerne) (2d ed. 1875); (The Transfer of
Erin (1877); (Life of Sir Isaac Coffin (1886);
and two poems: “The Siege of Newport)
(1888) and Charles River) (1888).
Ampère, Jean Jacques Antoine (on-pār').
A French literary historian (1800-64), son of
the physicist André M. Ampère. He became
professor in Marseilles, then at the Sorbonne,
and in 1833 at the College of France in Paris,
being elected member of the Academy in 1847.
His best work is Literary History of France
before the XII. Century) (1840).
Amyntor, Gerhard von (ä-min'tor), pseudo-
nym of Dagobert von Gerhardt. A German
novelist and poet; born at Liegnitz, Silesia,
July 12, 1831. He entered the army in 1849,
took part in the campaigns of 1864 and 1870-71
as a major, was severely wounded in the for-
mer and resigned in 1872; settled in Potsdam
in 1874. His principal works are : (Peter Qui-
dam's Rhine-Journey) (1877), an epic ; (Songs
of a German Night Watchman) (1878); “The
New Romancero) (1880), poems; (The Priest)
(1881), an epic ; novels : (It Is You' (1882);
(A Problem (1884); (Praise of Woman' (1885);
and (Gerke Suteminne) (1887), a historical
romance.
Amyot, Jacques (ä-mē-o'). A French author
(1513-93), famous for his translations from the
Greek, which, owing to their elegant style, are
considered classical literature. They are : the
(Theagenes and Chariclea) of Heliodorus ;
(Seven Books of Diodorus Siculus); the
(Daphnis and Chloe) of Longus; the Parallel
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(
Lives) and the (Morals) of Plutarch. The
most noteworthy among these is the translation
of Plutarch's Lives, which was used by Cor-
neille as a source for his antique tragedies,
and by Shakespeare (in its English version by
Sir Thomas North) for some of his plays.
Anacreon (a-nak're-on). A renowned lyric
poet of Greece; born at Teos in Ionia, 562 (? )
B. C. ; died 477 B. C. He enjoyed the pat-
ronage of Polycrates, autocrat of Samos; and
while at his court, composed most of the odes
in praise of wine and women which won for
him pre-eminence among singers. A few of
his authentic compositions have come down
to us : under his name as many as 68 extant
poems circulate, but the authorship of many
of these is extremely doubtful. *
Anagnos, Mrs. Julia Rowana (Howe)
(a-näg'nos). An American poet and littérateur,
daughter of Julia Ward Howe; born in 1844;
died in 1886. In 1870 she married M. Anagnos,
superintendent of the Perkins Institute for the
Blind, Boston, Mass. She wrote (Stray Chords)
(1883) and Philosophiæ Quæstor) (1885).
Anaxagoras (an-aks-ag'ō-ras). A famous
Greek philosopher of the Ionic school; born
at Clazomena, 500 (? ) B. C. ; died. 428 B. C.
He explained eclipses and advanced physical
science. In philosophy, he taught that the uni-
verse is regulated by an eternal self-existent
and infinitely powerful principle, called by him
mind; matter he seems to have asserted to be
eternal, what is called generation and destruc-
tion being merely the temporary union and
separation of ever existing elements; he dis-
proved the doctrine that things may have
arisen by chance. Fragments of his “Treatise
on Nature) are still in existence.
Anaximander (an-aks-i-man'der). A Greek
philosopher of the Ionian school; born at
Miletus, about 611 B. C. ; died about 547 B. C.
He was a friend and pupil of Thales of Miletus,
and is said to have written the first philo-
sophical work in Greek prose. His system of
philosophy declared that the principle, or sub-
stance, out of which all things arise and to
which they return, is immortal and imperish-
able," being in nature intermediate between
air and water. He is reputed to have in-
vented the sun-dial.
Anaximenes (an-aks-im'e-nēz). A Greek
philosopher of the Ionian school; born at
Miletus, and lived in the 6th century B. C. He
was probably a pupil of Anaximander. He
held that air is the original substance, from
which, by thickening and thinning, all other
elements, as fire, water, earth, are produced.
But little is known of him, there being extant
but a single fragment of his lost work (On
Nature.
Ancelot, Jacques Arsène Polycarpe (ons-
lõ'). A French dramatist (1794-1854), whose
first success the tragedy (Louis IX.
(1819). In 1841 he was elected a member
of the Academy. His works include: (Fiesco)
(1824), a successful imitation of Schiller's play;
(Maria Padilla) (1838); Marie of Brabant,
an epic (1825); (Six Months in Russia, a
medley of prose and verse (1827); (The Man
of the World,' a novel (1827); (Familiar Epis-
tles) (1842), satires of great elegance of style.
His wife Marguerite Louise Virginie, née Char-
don (1792–1875), was frequently his co-laborer
and also the author of plays and novels. Of
the former, Marie, or the Three Epochs)
(1836) is the best ; of the latter, (Renée de
Varville) (1853) and (The Banker's Niece)
(1853) found most favor.
Anczyc, Vladislav Ludvig (än'tsich). A
Polish dramatist (1823-83), who lived mostly at
Cracow, and wrote national plays which be-
came very popular. The best among them
are : (The Peasant-Aristocrats) (1851); (The
Inhabitants Lobsov) (1854); The Raftsmen'
(1875); “The Peasants' Emigration (1876); be-
sides which he wrote (Tyrtæus,' a poetical tale
(1883), and many juvenile works, partly under
the pseudonym “Kasimir Góralczyk. ”
Andersen, Hans Christian (än'der-sen). An
eminent Danish poet and story writer; born
at Odense, April 2, 1805; died Aug. 4, 1875.
Having lost his father early in childhood, the
boy received his elementary education in a
charity school. He traveled in Germany, 1828,
making the acquaintance of Chamisso and
Tieck; then he made tours in France, Italy,
and the East. His impressions of Italy are
embodied in “The Improvvisatore) (1835), the
work which first gave him fame at home and
abroad. In the same year appeared (O. T. ,' a
novel of life and nature in the North. Only
a Fiddler) (1837) is founded on the experi-
ences of the author's early life. (The Poet's
Bazar) (1842) is inspired by the impressions
of Oriental travel. He is seen at his very
best in (The Picture Book without Pictures.
Among his dramatic compositions are: (The
Mulatto, a romantic play which was received
with high popular favor; (The Flowers of
Happiness, a comedy; "Raphaella,' a roman-
tic drama; (Ahasuerus, designed to emphasize
certain problems of philosophy; (The Two
Baronesses, a comedy of Danish life. the
English-speaking world Andersen's great fame
will ever rest upon his stories for children,
the celebrated (Wonder Tales.
Andersen, Karl. A Danish poet; born in
Copenhagen, Oct. 26, 1828; died there, Sept.
1, 1883. Among his epic and lyrical produc-
tions are : (Striſe and Peace) (1858); Pic-
tures of Travel (1864); (On the Arno and the
Ganges) (1865); Light and Shade) (1808);
(Romances and Songs) (1880). In the prose
tale, "Over Cliff and Surf) (1883), he de-
scribed admirably nature and life in Iceland,
where he spent his youth; but his most popu-
lar work is (Genre Pictures) (1876-81), seven
collections of scenes from daily life.
Anderson, Mary. See Navarro, Mary (An-
derson) de.
(
was
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Anderson, Rasmus Björn. An American
author; born in Albion, Wis. , Jan. 12, 1846, of
Norwegian parents. He was educated at Nor-
wegian Lutheran College, Decorah, lowa; be-
coming professor of Scandinavian languages
in the University of Wisconsin in 1875-84, and
United States minister to Denmark in 1885.
His books include : (America not Discovered
by Christopher Columbus) (1874); (Norse My-
thology) (1875); "Viking Tales of the North)
(1877); (Translation of the Younger Edda)
(1880).
Anderson, Robert. An English dialect poet ;
born in Carlisle, Feb. I, 1770; died there, Sept.
26, 1833. He was a mill hand who produced
delightfully humorous and gracefully pathetic
verse in his native Cumbrian dialect ; typical
examples being (The Impatient Lass, (Lucy
Gray,' and (The Lass abuin Thirty. )
Andreä, Johann Valentin (än-dra'e). A
German theologian and satirist (1586-1654). He
traveled as the tutor of young noblemen through
France, Switzerland, and Italy in 1607-14; be-
came court preacher at Stuttgart in 1639, and
abbot of Adelberg in 1650. The chief among
his writings, partly in Latin, partly in German,
full of ingenious thought, are: (Turbo (1616),
a dramatic satire on the scholarship of his day;
Menippus) (1617), 100 satirical dialogues ;
(Spiritual Pastime) (1619).
Andreini, Giovanni Battista (än-dra-z'nē).
An Italian comedian and poet; born in Flor-
ence, 1578; died in Paris about 1650. From
his sacred drama (Adam) (1613), Milton is
by some supposed to have derived the idea of
Paradise Lost.
Andrews, Charles McLean. An American
historical and descriptive writer; born in Con-
necticut, 1863. He is professor at Bryn Mawr
College. He has written : Historical Develop-
ment of Modern Europe); River Towns of
Connecticut); (The Old English Manor. )
Andrews, Christopher Columbus. An Amer-
ican diplomat and writer; born at Hillsbor-
ough, N. H. , Oct. 27, 1829. He was brevetted
major-general in the Civil War, was minister
to Sweden from 1869 to 1877, and consul-gen-
eral to Brazil from 1882 to 1885. Among his
numerous works are : Minnesota and Dakota)
(1857); Practical Treatise on the Revenue
Laws of the United States) (1858); ( History
of the Campaign of Mobile (1867); Brazil, its
Condition and Prospects' (1887).
Andrews, Elisha Benjamin. An American
historical and economical writer; born at Hins-
daie, N. H. , Jan. 10, 1844. After serving in the
Civil War, finishing his college and theological
education, preaching about a year at Beverly,
Mass. , being president of a university in Ohio,
professor in Newton Theological Institute and
Brown and Cornell Universities, he became
president of Brown University (1889). He went
as one of the United States commissioners to
the monetary conference at Brussels in 1892.
He has written : (Institutes of our Constitutional
History, English and American' (1887); (Insti-
tutes of General History) (1889); (Institutes of
Economics) (1889); History of the United
States); (History of the Last Quarter-Century
in the United States. )
Andrews, Ethan Allen. An American ed-
ucator and lexicographer; born at New Britain,
Conn. , April 7, 1787; died there, March 24,
1858. He was professor of ancient languages
at the University of North Carolina, 1822-28;
edited the Religious Magazine with Jacob Ab-
bott, whom he succeeded as principal of the
Young Ladies' School in Boston; but his chief
work was compiling classical text-books. He
edited the well-known (Latin-English Lexicon
(1850), based on Freund; and Andrews and
Stoddard's Latin Grammar) (with Solomon
Stoddard ; 65th ed. 1857) was for many years
the leading one in America.
Andrews, James Pettit. An English his.
torian and antiquary; born near Newbury,
Berkshire, about 1737; died in London, Aug.
6, 1797.
His principal works were : (A Collec-
tion of Anecdotes, etc. , Ancient and Modern)
(1789); History of Great Britain, etc. ) (1794-
95); Henry's History of Britain, Continued)
(1796); etc.
Andrews, Jane, An American juvenile-story
writer; born in Massachusetts in 1833; died in
1887. Among her stories for children, which
have enjoyed great popularity, are: (Seven
Little Sisters who Live on the Round Ball
that Floats in the Air (1876); (The Stories
Mother Nature Told); (The Seven Little
Sisters Prove their Sisterhood) (1878); (Ten
Boys on the Road from Long Ago to Now)
(1885); (Only a Year and What it Brought)
(1887).
Andrews, Stephen Pearl. An American
miscellaneous writer; born at Templeton,
Mass. , March 22, 1812; died at New York,
May 21, 1886. He was a prominent abolition-
ist, practiced law in the South, and settled
in New York in 1847. He paid much atten-
tion to phonographic reporting, and also to
the development of a universal philosophy
which he called "Integralism, and of a uni-
versal language, “Alwato. Besides numerous
works relating to these subjects, he wrote:
"Comparison of the Common Law with the
Roman, French, or Spanish Civil Law on
Entails, etc. ? ; Love, Marriage, and Divorce);
(French, with or without a Master); (The
Labor Dollar) (1881); (Transactions of the
Colloquium) (a society founded by himself
and his friends for philosophical discussion,
1882-83). He contributed to the London Times
and other papers, and was a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and
the American Ethnological Society.
Andrieux, François Jean Stanislas (on-
dre-ė). A French poet and dramatist ; born in
Strasbourg, May 6, 1759 ; died in Paris, May
9, 1833. Pr: icing law in Paris at the out.
break of the Revolution, he became a zealous
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adherent of the latter, and in 1798 was elected
to the Council of the Five Hundred. In 1795
he was elected a member, and in 1823 secre-
tary for life, of the Academy. His forte is
the poetical tale, in which aims at classical
purity of language and prosody. The most
noted are: (The Miller of Sanssouci) (1797);
(Fenelon's Walk); and (The Trial of the Senate
of Capua. Of his dramatic work may be men-
tioned the comedies (The Heedless) (1787);
(Molière with his Friends) (1804); (The Come-
dian) (1816); and the tragedy Junius Brutus)
(1794).
Andronicus, Livius (an-dro-ni'cus). An early
Roman dramatic poet and actor; born at Ta-
rentum, about 284 B. C. ; died about 204. A
Greek by birth, captured in war and sold as a
slave in Rome, he was afterward freed, and
became a teacher of Latin and Greek. His
plays, mostly tragedies, with a few comedies,
were translated from the Greek. They were
first played in Rome, 240 B. C.
Aneurin. A famous Welsh bard of the 6th
century. Of his epic and songs we possess the
(Godolin,' which is believed to be a descrip-
tion of one of the last great battles of the
native Britons with the Saxon invaders. The
poem as it has come down to us contains
nearly 1,000 lines, but it is not complete and
lacks unity. The sense is obscure, and sev-
eral passages are capable of various interpreta-
tions. *
Angell, James Burrill. An American edu-
cator, diplomatist, and writer ; born at Scituate,
R. I. , Jan. 7, 1829. He was graduated from
Brown University in 1849, and professor of mod-
ern languages there from 1853 to 1860. From
1860 to 1866 he was editor of the Providence
Journal. He was president of the University
of Vermont from 1866 to 1871. In 1871 he be-
came president of the University of Michigan.
He was minister to China from 1880 to 1881,
and is now minister to Turkey. Among his
works are : (Manual of French Literature)
(1857); Progress of International Law) (1875).
Angelo, Michel. See Michel Angelo.
Angelus Silesius (än'je-lus si-lē'shi-us), pseu-
donym of Johannes Scheffler. A German mystic
and sacred poet (1624-77), brought up in the
Lutheran faith, but in 1653 embraced Catholi-
cism, in 1661 was ordained priest, and in 1664
became councilor of the Prince-Bishop of
Breslau. His poems, some of which are ex-
quisite sacred lyrics, appeared collected as
(Spiritual Joys) (1657) and (Cherubic Wan-
derer) (1675).
Angely, Louis (än'je-li). A German dram-
atist (1787–1835). He was for several years a
favorite comic actor in Berlin, and skillfully
adapted to local conditions a number of French
comedies, among which the most popular were:
(Schoolboy Pranks); (The Journey at Com-
mon Expense); (Of Seven the Ugliest); (The
Artisans' Festival); (Seven Girls in Uniform.
Anicet-Bourgeois, Auguste (ä-nē-sā' bör-
zhwa'). A French dramatist; born in Paris,
Dec. 25, 1806; died there, Jan. 12, 1871. He
wrote about 200 comedies, vaudevilles, melo-
ramas, often in collaboration with Barbier,
Ducange, Féval, Labiche, and others; while on
the other hand he is the real and sole author
of some of the best plays ascribed to the elder
Dumas (for instance (Térésa,'(Angèle, Cathe-
rine Howard). Among his own productions
the following deserve mention : (The Venetian
(1834); (The Poor Girl' (1838); (Stella (1843).
Annunzio, Gabriele d' (än-nön'tsē-7). An
Italian novelist and poet; born on the yacht
Irene in the Adriatic, near Pescara, in 1864
Educated at Prato; went to Rome in 1880;
and is one of the most conspicuous Italian
writers of the day. He abandoned Italian
traditions for the modern French realism.
His poems and novels are brilliant but
sensual, the later works pessimistic. They
include: Pleasure) (1889); (The Triumph of
Death) (1894); and (Maidens of the Crag!
(1895). Among his poems are: (The New
Song) (Rome, 1882); (Interludes of Verse)
(1883); and Marine Odes' (1893). *
Ansbach, Elizabeth, Margravine of. See
Craven, Lady.
Anslo, Reimér (äns'lo). A Dutch poet;
born at Amsterdam, 1622 or 1626; died at
Perugia, May 16, 1669. He is an imitator of
Vondel, and one of the foremost Dutch poets
of his time. He went to Italy and lived for
many years in Rome, where he wrote his finest
poems. His most famous work is “The Plague
at Naples, and the next in importance (The
Eve of St. Bartholomew,' both epics.
Anspach, Frederick Rinehart. An Amer-
ican clergyman and religious writer; born in
central Pennsylvania, Jan. 1815; died in Balti-
more, Md. , Sept. 16, 1867. He was educated
at Pennsylvania College and the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary. His works include: (Sons
of the Sires) (1854); (Sepulchres of the De-
parted? (1854); (The Two Pilgrims) (1857).
Anstey, Christopher. An English poet
(1724-1805). He was a gentleman of fortune,
and wrote (The New Bath Guide) (1766), hu-
morous letters in rhyme describing life at that
fashionable watering-place. These became fa-
mous, and Smollett borrowed largely from the
work for (Humphrey Clinker. He also wrote
(An Election Ball and Other Verses) (1776).
Anstey, F. , pseudonym of Thomas Anstey
Guthrie. An English humorist; born in Ken-
sington in 1856. He graduated from Cam-
bridge in 1875, was called to the bar in 1880,
and joined Punch staff in 1887. He is the
author of : (Vice Versâ) (1882); (The Giant's
Robe) (1883); (The Black Poodle) (1884);
(The Tinted Venus) (1885); (The Pariah)
(1889); (Voces Populi) (1890); Mr. Punch's
Pocket Ibsen (1893); and Puppets at Large)
(1897).
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Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfen-
büttel (än'ton öl'rich). A German novelist and
poet (1633-1714), a zealous patron of art and
science, author of two voluminous novels, highly
famed in their time. They were (The Serene
Syrian Aramena) (1669–73) and (The Roman
Octavia) (1677). He also composed numerous
sacred poems.
Antar (än'tär) or Antarah, ben Shedad el
Absi. A famous Arab poet; born about the
middle of the sixth century A. D. , died about
615 A. D. He is the author of one of the seven
celebrated (suspended poems. He lauds the
beauty of his mistress, and rehearses the story
of his adventures in Arabia. Portions were
translated into English verse by Terrick Ham-
ilton (1820. ) *
Antheunis, Gentil Theodoor (än'tė-nes). A
Flemish poet; born at Oudenaarde, Sept. 9,
1840. At first a teacher in his native place
and at Dendermonde, he afterwards became a
justice of the peace in Brussels. His lyrics,
excelling in euphony and tender sentiment,
have frequently been set to music. They ap-
peared in collections : From the Heart' (1875);
(Songs and Poems) (1874); Life, Love, and
Song) (1879).
Anthon, Charles. A celebrated American
classical scholar; born in New York city, Nov.
19, 1797; died July 29, 1867. He was for many
years professor of ancient languages at Colum-
bia College. A beautiful edition of Horace
first made him famous among scholars. His
best known work was an edition of Lem-
prière's 'Classical Dictionary) (1841). He was
also the editor of over fifty classical text-books.
Antimachus (an-tim'a-kus). A Greek epic
and elegiac poet; fourished about 400 B. C.
He was called “The Colophonian, from
Colophon, his native place. His chief works
were the epic (Thebais, and an elegy on
his dead love Lyde. The Alexandrine critics
greatly admired him, esteeming him next to
Homer.
Antipater of Sidon (an-tip'a-ter). A Greek
poet; lived about 100 B. C. Famous during
his life as an improvisator, he is best known
by a collection of witty epigrams, which may
be found in the Greek Anthology. ?
Antona-Traversi, Camillo (än-to'nä trä-
ver'si). An Italian literary historian and dram-
atist; born in Milan, Nov. 27, 1857. Besides
numerous essays and studies on Boccaccio,
Ugo Foscolo, and Leopardi, he produced sev-
eral comedies, including (George's Sacrifice);
(Albert's Marriage); “Stop and Recommence.
Antonides van der Goes, Joannes (än-to-
ne’des vän der gös). A Dutch poet; born at
Goes, May 3, 1647; died at Rotterdam, Sept. 18,
1684. The most distinguished disciple of Von:
del, and a violent opponent of the one-sided
French classicism, he exercised a wholesome
influence upon his native literature. When
only nineteen, his tragedy, (Trazil, or the Con-
quest of China) (1664), attracted universal at-
tention and won him the lifelong friendship
of Vondel. His most famous work is De
Y-Stroom) (1671), an epic on the river Y,
glorifying the great international commerce of
Amsterdam, and is a masterly delineation of the
life in that city.
Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius. See Aure-
lius.
Anzengruber, Ludwig (än'tsen-grö-ber). An
Austrian dramatist and novelist; born in Vi-
enna, Nov. 29, 1839; died there, Dec. 10, 1889.
His great merit lies in the creation of a gen-
uine Austrian national drama, by which he
sprang at once into fame in his native country ;
afterwards he wrote stories of village life with
equal success. Of his dramatic works the most
noteworthy are: (The Parson of Kirchfeld
(1870); (The Perjured Peasant' (1871). Of his
narrative productions, (The Stigma,' a novel
(1876); (The Sternstein Farm, a village story
(1885), deserve particular mention.
Apel, Johann August (ä'ple). A German
novelist and poet (1771-1816) chiefly known by
his tales, collected as (Ghost-Book) (4 vols. ,
1810-14) and (Wonder-Book) (4 vols. , 1815-17).
He also wrote several dramas. His son Guido
Theodor (1811-67) attempted dramatic and epic
poetry.
Apollonius of Rhodes (ap-o-lo'ni-us). A
Greek grammarian and poet; born 280 B. C.
His one poetic composition, Argonautics,
gives but scant proof of its author's poetic in-
spiration, though it has a few passages of high
artistic beauty. It was widely read by the
Romans; both Virgil and Ovid borrowed a
little from Apollonius.
Appleton, Thomas Gold. An American
writer; born in Boston, March 31, 1812; died
in New York, April 17, 1884. He was a patron
of art, and an amateur painter of merit; he
aided libraries and museums of Boston. Author
of Nile Journal» (Boston, 1876); “Syrian Sun-
shine) (1877); and a volume of poems, Faded
Leaves.
Apthorp, William Foster. An American
musical and dramatic critic; born in Massa-
chusetts in 1848. He is on the staff of the
Boston Evening Transcript. His chief work
is Musicians and Music Lovers, and Other
Essays. He is also the translator of Zola's
Jacques Damour,' and of Hector Berlioz)
(1879).
Apuleius, Lucius (ap-ū-lē'us). A famous
Latin satirist and writer of fiction; lived in
the ad century, and was a native of northern
Africa. Having inherited an ample fortune,
he devoted himself to study and travel; at-
tending first the schools of Carthage, then the
Athenian schools of philosophy. His principal
work is (Metamorphosis) or (The Golden Ass,
which includes the charming epilogue of 'Cupid
and Pysche); well known also is his witty
(Apology,' a defense against a charge of sor-
cery brought by the sons of a widow twice
his age whom he had married. *
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AQUINAS – ARBOLEDA
Aquinas, Thomas, St. See Thomas.
Arago, Dominique François (är-ä-go'). An
eminent French astronomer and physicist; born
near Perpignan, Feb. 26, 1786; died in Paris,
Oct. 2, 1853. His biographical notices of dis-
tinguished men of science hold a high place
in literature for clearness of thought and
beauty of style. Elected to the Chamber of
Deputies after the revolution of 1830, he elo-
quently took part with the advanced repub-
licans. After the fall of Louis Philippe in 1848,
he effected as Minister of War and of Marine
many salutary reforms, such as the abolition
of flogging in the navy and of negro slavery
in the colonies. His scientific observations
and discoveries were numerous and important.
English translations of separate portions of his
works have been published, notably his (Auto-
biography); (Popular Lectures on Astronomy);
(Meteorological Essays); and Biographies of
Scientific Men. *
Arago, Étienne Vincent. A French poet,
journalist, and playwright; born at Perpignan,
Feb. 9, 1802; died in Paris, March 5, 1892.
Brother of the preceding. He wrote, mostly
in collaboration with others, a number of com-
edies, vaudevilles, and melodramas; and under
the pseudonym of Jules Ferney, made himself
known through his feuilletons in the Siècle.
By far his best production, however, is (Spa,
its Origin, History, Waters, etc. ? (1851), an
epic in seven cantos. Besides this, (A Voice
from Exile) (1860) and (The Blue and the
White) (1862), a historical romance of the
wars in the Vendée, deserve mention.
Arago, Jacques Étienne. A French writer
of travels; born at Estagel, March 10, 1790;
died in Brazil, January 1855. Brother of the
preceding. Till 1837 his literary work con-
sisted in the production of light theatrical
pieces. He then lost his sight and made a
voyage around the globe, which afforded ma
terial for two charming books: Promenade
around the World) (1838) and A Blind Man's
Voyage round the World.
donym of Eleanor Kirk) she wrote: (Up
Broadway and Its Sequel (1870); Informa-
tion for Authors) (1888); “Perpetual Youth.
Ames, Fisher. A famous American orator
and statesman; born at Dedham, Mass. , April
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ram.
a
9, 1758; died there, July 4, 1808. Admitted to
the bar in 1781, he became a Member of Con-
gress in 1789, where he gained a national
reputation by his oratory. Two of his finest
efforts were in support of John Jay's treaty
with Great Britain, and a eulogy on Wash-
ington before the Massachusetts Legislature.
He was elected president of Harvard College
in 1804, but declined. A brilliant talker, he
was distinguished in conversation for wit and
imagination, while his character was spotless.
His works consist of orations, essays, and let-
ters, 2 vols. , 1854.
Ames, Mary Clemmer. An American writer;
born in Utica, N. Y. , in 1839; died in Wash-
ington, D. C. , Aug. 18, 1884. She was
frequent contributor to the Springfield Repub-
lican, and afterwards to the New York Inde-
pendent. Married to and divorced from the
Rev. Daniel Ames, she became in 1883 the
wife of Edward Hudson
at Washington.
Among her works are the novels (Victoria)
(1864); (Eirene (1870), and His Two Wives)
(1874); a volume of Poems) (1882); and
biographies of Alice and Phæbe Cary.
Ames, Nathaniel. An American physician
and humorist; born in Bridgewater, Mass. , in
1708; died at Dedham, Mass. , July II, 1764.
He was a resident of Dedham, Mass. From
1725 to 1764 he published an Astronomical
Diary and Almanac, which enjoyed great
popularity on account of its wit.
Amicis, Edmondo de (ä-mē'chēs). A dis-
tinguished Italian writer; born at Oneglia in
Liguria, Oct. 21, 1846. From 1865 till the oc-
cupation of Rome by the Italian army he was
in the military service of King Victor Eman-
uel's government; then he returned to civil
life at Turin, devoting himself wholly to lit-
erature, in which he had already won distinc-
tion by several graphic sketches of camp life.
Among his writings of this kind the most
noteworthy are : ( Army Life) (1869) and
(Recollections of 1870–71. Of novels we have
from his pen: (The College Friends); (A
Great Day); (The Paternal Home) (1872),
and (Cuore) (Hearts), published in English
as “The Heart of a Schoolboy. His works of
travel -- including (Spain); (Recollections of
London'; Holland); 'Constantinople); (Rec-
ollections of Paris); Morocco) – have had a
very wide circulation, and have been trans-
lated into several languages. He has pub-
lished also a volume of "Verses. *
Amiel, Henri Frédéric (ä-mē-el'). A dis-
tinguished Swiss essayist, philosophical critic,
and poet; born at Geneva, Sept. 27, 1821 ;
died there, March 11, 1881. He was for five
years a student in German universities, and
on his return home became professor of phi-
losophy in the Geneva Academy. He is
author of several works on the history of liter-
ature, as (The Literary Movement in Roman-
ish Switzerland) (1849); (Study on Mme. de
Staël) (1878); and of several poems, among
them Millet Grains) (1854). But his fame
rests principally on the Journal, which ap-
peared after the author's death. *
Ammen, Daniel. A distinguished American
admiral and author; born May 15, 1820, in
Ohio. He entered the United States Navy
July 7, 1836. He was executive officer of the
North Atlantic blockading squadron at the
outbreak of the Civil War. From 1861 to
1865 he rendered signal service in the attacks
on Port Royal, Fort Macallister, Fort Fisher,
and both the ironclad attacks on Fort Sumter.
On June 4, 1878, he was retired with the rank
of rear-admiral. He was the designer of the
Ammen life-raft and harbor defense
Among his works are: (The Atlantic Coast)
(1883); "The Old Navy and the New);
(Navy in the Civil War' (1883).
Amory, Thomas (am'o-ri). An English me-
moir writer; born 1691 (? ); died Nov. 25, 1788.
He has been called the English Rabelais. )
He wrote : (Memoirs Containing the Lives of
Several Ladies of Great Britain, etc. (1755);
Life of John Buncle, Esq. (1756-66); etc.
Amory, Thomas Coffin. An American lawyer,
politician, biographer, and poet; born in Bos-
ton, 1812; died 1889. He held municipal office
in Boston for many years. He wrote : Life
of James Sullivan, with Selections from his
Writings) (2 vols. , 1859); (Military Services
and Public Life of Major-General John Sulli-
van' (1868); (General Sullivan Not a Pensioner
of Luzerne) (2d ed. 1875); (The Transfer of
Erin (1877); (Life of Sir Isaac Coffin (1886);
and two poems: “The Siege of Newport)
(1888) and Charles River) (1888).
Ampère, Jean Jacques Antoine (on-pār').
A French literary historian (1800-64), son of
the physicist André M. Ampère. He became
professor in Marseilles, then at the Sorbonne,
and in 1833 at the College of France in Paris,
being elected member of the Academy in 1847.
His best work is Literary History of France
before the XII. Century) (1840).
Amyntor, Gerhard von (ä-min'tor), pseudo-
nym of Dagobert von Gerhardt. A German
novelist and poet; born at Liegnitz, Silesia,
July 12, 1831. He entered the army in 1849,
took part in the campaigns of 1864 and 1870-71
as a major, was severely wounded in the for-
mer and resigned in 1872; settled in Potsdam
in 1874. His principal works are : (Peter Qui-
dam's Rhine-Journey) (1877), an epic ; (Songs
of a German Night Watchman) (1878); “The
New Romancero) (1880), poems; (The Priest)
(1881), an epic ; novels : (It Is You' (1882);
(A Problem (1884); (Praise of Woman' (1885);
and (Gerke Suteminne) (1887), a historical
romance.
Amyot, Jacques (ä-mē-o'). A French author
(1513-93), famous for his translations from the
Greek, which, owing to their elegant style, are
considered classical literature. They are : the
(Theagenes and Chariclea) of Heliodorus ;
(Seven Books of Diodorus Siculus); the
(Daphnis and Chloe) of Longus; the Parallel
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ANACREON
ANDERSON
(
Lives) and the (Morals) of Plutarch. The
most noteworthy among these is the translation
of Plutarch's Lives, which was used by Cor-
neille as a source for his antique tragedies,
and by Shakespeare (in its English version by
Sir Thomas North) for some of his plays.
Anacreon (a-nak're-on). A renowned lyric
poet of Greece; born at Teos in Ionia, 562 (? )
B. C. ; died 477 B. C. He enjoyed the pat-
ronage of Polycrates, autocrat of Samos; and
while at his court, composed most of the odes
in praise of wine and women which won for
him pre-eminence among singers. A few of
his authentic compositions have come down
to us : under his name as many as 68 extant
poems circulate, but the authorship of many
of these is extremely doubtful. *
Anagnos, Mrs. Julia Rowana (Howe)
(a-näg'nos). An American poet and littérateur,
daughter of Julia Ward Howe; born in 1844;
died in 1886. In 1870 she married M. Anagnos,
superintendent of the Perkins Institute for the
Blind, Boston, Mass. She wrote (Stray Chords)
(1883) and Philosophiæ Quæstor) (1885).
Anaxagoras (an-aks-ag'ō-ras). A famous
Greek philosopher of the Ionic school; born
at Clazomena, 500 (? ) B. C. ; died. 428 B. C.
He explained eclipses and advanced physical
science. In philosophy, he taught that the uni-
verse is regulated by an eternal self-existent
and infinitely powerful principle, called by him
mind; matter he seems to have asserted to be
eternal, what is called generation and destruc-
tion being merely the temporary union and
separation of ever existing elements; he dis-
proved the doctrine that things may have
arisen by chance. Fragments of his “Treatise
on Nature) are still in existence.
Anaximander (an-aks-i-man'der). A Greek
philosopher of the Ionian school; born at
Miletus, about 611 B. C. ; died about 547 B. C.
He was a friend and pupil of Thales of Miletus,
and is said to have written the first philo-
sophical work in Greek prose. His system of
philosophy declared that the principle, or sub-
stance, out of which all things arise and to
which they return, is immortal and imperish-
able," being in nature intermediate between
air and water. He is reputed to have in-
vented the sun-dial.
Anaximenes (an-aks-im'e-nēz). A Greek
philosopher of the Ionian school; born at
Miletus, and lived in the 6th century B. C. He
was probably a pupil of Anaximander. He
held that air is the original substance, from
which, by thickening and thinning, all other
elements, as fire, water, earth, are produced.
But little is known of him, there being extant
but a single fragment of his lost work (On
Nature.
Ancelot, Jacques Arsène Polycarpe (ons-
lõ'). A French dramatist (1794-1854), whose
first success the tragedy (Louis IX.
(1819). In 1841 he was elected a member
of the Academy. His works include: (Fiesco)
(1824), a successful imitation of Schiller's play;
(Maria Padilla) (1838); Marie of Brabant,
an epic (1825); (Six Months in Russia, a
medley of prose and verse (1827); (The Man
of the World,' a novel (1827); (Familiar Epis-
tles) (1842), satires of great elegance of style.
His wife Marguerite Louise Virginie, née Char-
don (1792–1875), was frequently his co-laborer
and also the author of plays and novels. Of
the former, Marie, or the Three Epochs)
(1836) is the best ; of the latter, (Renée de
Varville) (1853) and (The Banker's Niece)
(1853) found most favor.
Anczyc, Vladislav Ludvig (än'tsich). A
Polish dramatist (1823-83), who lived mostly at
Cracow, and wrote national plays which be-
came very popular. The best among them
are : (The Peasant-Aristocrats) (1851); (The
Inhabitants Lobsov) (1854); The Raftsmen'
(1875); “The Peasants' Emigration (1876); be-
sides which he wrote (Tyrtæus,' a poetical tale
(1883), and many juvenile works, partly under
the pseudonym “Kasimir Góralczyk. ”
Andersen, Hans Christian (än'der-sen). An
eminent Danish poet and story writer; born
at Odense, April 2, 1805; died Aug. 4, 1875.
Having lost his father early in childhood, the
boy received his elementary education in a
charity school. He traveled in Germany, 1828,
making the acquaintance of Chamisso and
Tieck; then he made tours in France, Italy,
and the East. His impressions of Italy are
embodied in “The Improvvisatore) (1835), the
work which first gave him fame at home and
abroad. In the same year appeared (O. T. ,' a
novel of life and nature in the North. Only
a Fiddler) (1837) is founded on the experi-
ences of the author's early life. (The Poet's
Bazar) (1842) is inspired by the impressions
of Oriental travel. He is seen at his very
best in (The Picture Book without Pictures.
Among his dramatic compositions are: (The
Mulatto, a romantic play which was received
with high popular favor; (The Flowers of
Happiness, a comedy; "Raphaella,' a roman-
tic drama; (Ahasuerus, designed to emphasize
certain problems of philosophy; (The Two
Baronesses, a comedy of Danish life. the
English-speaking world Andersen's great fame
will ever rest upon his stories for children,
the celebrated (Wonder Tales.
Andersen, Karl. A Danish poet; born in
Copenhagen, Oct. 26, 1828; died there, Sept.
1, 1883. Among his epic and lyrical produc-
tions are : (Striſe and Peace) (1858); Pic-
tures of Travel (1864); (On the Arno and the
Ganges) (1865); Light and Shade) (1808);
(Romances and Songs) (1880). In the prose
tale, "Over Cliff and Surf) (1883), he de-
scribed admirably nature and life in Iceland,
where he spent his youth; but his most popu-
lar work is (Genre Pictures) (1876-81), seven
collections of scenes from daily life.
Anderson, Mary. See Navarro, Mary (An-
derson) de.
(
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Anderson, Rasmus Björn. An American
author; born in Albion, Wis. , Jan. 12, 1846, of
Norwegian parents. He was educated at Nor-
wegian Lutheran College, Decorah, lowa; be-
coming professor of Scandinavian languages
in the University of Wisconsin in 1875-84, and
United States minister to Denmark in 1885.
His books include : (America not Discovered
by Christopher Columbus) (1874); (Norse My-
thology) (1875); "Viking Tales of the North)
(1877); (Translation of the Younger Edda)
(1880).
Anderson, Robert. An English dialect poet ;
born in Carlisle, Feb. I, 1770; died there, Sept.
26, 1833. He was a mill hand who produced
delightfully humorous and gracefully pathetic
verse in his native Cumbrian dialect ; typical
examples being (The Impatient Lass, (Lucy
Gray,' and (The Lass abuin Thirty. )
Andreä, Johann Valentin (än-dra'e). A
German theologian and satirist (1586-1654). He
traveled as the tutor of young noblemen through
France, Switzerland, and Italy in 1607-14; be-
came court preacher at Stuttgart in 1639, and
abbot of Adelberg in 1650. The chief among
his writings, partly in Latin, partly in German,
full of ingenious thought, are: (Turbo (1616),
a dramatic satire on the scholarship of his day;
Menippus) (1617), 100 satirical dialogues ;
(Spiritual Pastime) (1619).
Andreini, Giovanni Battista (än-dra-z'nē).
An Italian comedian and poet; born in Flor-
ence, 1578; died in Paris about 1650. From
his sacred drama (Adam) (1613), Milton is
by some supposed to have derived the idea of
Paradise Lost.
Andrews, Charles McLean. An American
historical and descriptive writer; born in Con-
necticut, 1863. He is professor at Bryn Mawr
College. He has written : Historical Develop-
ment of Modern Europe); River Towns of
Connecticut); (The Old English Manor. )
Andrews, Christopher Columbus. An Amer-
ican diplomat and writer; born at Hillsbor-
ough, N. H. , Oct. 27, 1829. He was brevetted
major-general in the Civil War, was minister
to Sweden from 1869 to 1877, and consul-gen-
eral to Brazil from 1882 to 1885. Among his
numerous works are : Minnesota and Dakota)
(1857); Practical Treatise on the Revenue
Laws of the United States) (1858); ( History
of the Campaign of Mobile (1867); Brazil, its
Condition and Prospects' (1887).
Andrews, Elisha Benjamin. An American
historical and economical writer; born at Hins-
daie, N. H. , Jan. 10, 1844. After serving in the
Civil War, finishing his college and theological
education, preaching about a year at Beverly,
Mass. , being president of a university in Ohio,
professor in Newton Theological Institute and
Brown and Cornell Universities, he became
president of Brown University (1889). He went
as one of the United States commissioners to
the monetary conference at Brussels in 1892.
He has written : (Institutes of our Constitutional
History, English and American' (1887); (Insti-
tutes of General History) (1889); (Institutes of
Economics) (1889); History of the United
States); (History of the Last Quarter-Century
in the United States. )
Andrews, Ethan Allen. An American ed-
ucator and lexicographer; born at New Britain,
Conn. , April 7, 1787; died there, March 24,
1858. He was professor of ancient languages
at the University of North Carolina, 1822-28;
edited the Religious Magazine with Jacob Ab-
bott, whom he succeeded as principal of the
Young Ladies' School in Boston; but his chief
work was compiling classical text-books. He
edited the well-known (Latin-English Lexicon
(1850), based on Freund; and Andrews and
Stoddard's Latin Grammar) (with Solomon
Stoddard ; 65th ed. 1857) was for many years
the leading one in America.
Andrews, James Pettit. An English his.
torian and antiquary; born near Newbury,
Berkshire, about 1737; died in London, Aug.
6, 1797.
His principal works were : (A Collec-
tion of Anecdotes, etc. , Ancient and Modern)
(1789); History of Great Britain, etc. ) (1794-
95); Henry's History of Britain, Continued)
(1796); etc.
Andrews, Jane, An American juvenile-story
writer; born in Massachusetts in 1833; died in
1887. Among her stories for children, which
have enjoyed great popularity, are: (Seven
Little Sisters who Live on the Round Ball
that Floats in the Air (1876); (The Stories
Mother Nature Told); (The Seven Little
Sisters Prove their Sisterhood) (1878); (Ten
Boys on the Road from Long Ago to Now)
(1885); (Only a Year and What it Brought)
(1887).
Andrews, Stephen Pearl. An American
miscellaneous writer; born at Templeton,
Mass. , March 22, 1812; died at New York,
May 21, 1886. He was a prominent abolition-
ist, practiced law in the South, and settled
in New York in 1847. He paid much atten-
tion to phonographic reporting, and also to
the development of a universal philosophy
which he called "Integralism, and of a uni-
versal language, “Alwato. Besides numerous
works relating to these subjects, he wrote:
"Comparison of the Common Law with the
Roman, French, or Spanish Civil Law on
Entails, etc. ? ; Love, Marriage, and Divorce);
(French, with or without a Master); (The
Labor Dollar) (1881); (Transactions of the
Colloquium) (a society founded by himself
and his friends for philosophical discussion,
1882-83). He contributed to the London Times
and other papers, and was a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and
the American Ethnological Society.
Andrieux, François Jean Stanislas (on-
dre-ė). A French poet and dramatist ; born in
Strasbourg, May 6, 1759 ; died in Paris, May
9, 1833. Pr: icing law in Paris at the out.
break of the Revolution, he became a zealous
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adherent of the latter, and in 1798 was elected
to the Council of the Five Hundred. In 1795
he was elected a member, and in 1823 secre-
tary for life, of the Academy. His forte is
the poetical tale, in which aims at classical
purity of language and prosody. The most
noted are: (The Miller of Sanssouci) (1797);
(Fenelon's Walk); and (The Trial of the Senate
of Capua. Of his dramatic work may be men-
tioned the comedies (The Heedless) (1787);
(Molière with his Friends) (1804); (The Come-
dian) (1816); and the tragedy Junius Brutus)
(1794).
Andronicus, Livius (an-dro-ni'cus). An early
Roman dramatic poet and actor; born at Ta-
rentum, about 284 B. C. ; died about 204. A
Greek by birth, captured in war and sold as a
slave in Rome, he was afterward freed, and
became a teacher of Latin and Greek. His
plays, mostly tragedies, with a few comedies,
were translated from the Greek. They were
first played in Rome, 240 B. C.
Aneurin. A famous Welsh bard of the 6th
century. Of his epic and songs we possess the
(Godolin,' which is believed to be a descrip-
tion of one of the last great battles of the
native Britons with the Saxon invaders. The
poem as it has come down to us contains
nearly 1,000 lines, but it is not complete and
lacks unity. The sense is obscure, and sev-
eral passages are capable of various interpreta-
tions. *
Angell, James Burrill. An American edu-
cator, diplomatist, and writer ; born at Scituate,
R. I. , Jan. 7, 1829. He was graduated from
Brown University in 1849, and professor of mod-
ern languages there from 1853 to 1860. From
1860 to 1866 he was editor of the Providence
Journal. He was president of the University
of Vermont from 1866 to 1871. In 1871 he be-
came president of the University of Michigan.
He was minister to China from 1880 to 1881,
and is now minister to Turkey. Among his
works are : (Manual of French Literature)
(1857); Progress of International Law) (1875).
Angelo, Michel. See Michel Angelo.
Angelus Silesius (än'je-lus si-lē'shi-us), pseu-
donym of Johannes Scheffler. A German mystic
and sacred poet (1624-77), brought up in the
Lutheran faith, but in 1653 embraced Catholi-
cism, in 1661 was ordained priest, and in 1664
became councilor of the Prince-Bishop of
Breslau. His poems, some of which are ex-
quisite sacred lyrics, appeared collected as
(Spiritual Joys) (1657) and (Cherubic Wan-
derer) (1675).
Angely, Louis (än'je-li). A German dram-
atist (1787–1835). He was for several years a
favorite comic actor in Berlin, and skillfully
adapted to local conditions a number of French
comedies, among which the most popular were:
(Schoolboy Pranks); (The Journey at Com-
mon Expense); (Of Seven the Ugliest); (The
Artisans' Festival); (Seven Girls in Uniform.
Anicet-Bourgeois, Auguste (ä-nē-sā' bör-
zhwa'). A French dramatist; born in Paris,
Dec. 25, 1806; died there, Jan. 12, 1871. He
wrote about 200 comedies, vaudevilles, melo-
ramas, often in collaboration with Barbier,
Ducange, Féval, Labiche, and others; while on
the other hand he is the real and sole author
of some of the best plays ascribed to the elder
Dumas (for instance (Térésa,'(Angèle, Cathe-
rine Howard). Among his own productions
the following deserve mention : (The Venetian
(1834); (The Poor Girl' (1838); (Stella (1843).
Annunzio, Gabriele d' (än-nön'tsē-7). An
Italian novelist and poet; born on the yacht
Irene in the Adriatic, near Pescara, in 1864
Educated at Prato; went to Rome in 1880;
and is one of the most conspicuous Italian
writers of the day. He abandoned Italian
traditions for the modern French realism.
His poems and novels are brilliant but
sensual, the later works pessimistic. They
include: Pleasure) (1889); (The Triumph of
Death) (1894); and (Maidens of the Crag!
(1895). Among his poems are: (The New
Song) (Rome, 1882); (Interludes of Verse)
(1883); and Marine Odes' (1893). *
Ansbach, Elizabeth, Margravine of. See
Craven, Lady.
Anslo, Reimér (äns'lo). A Dutch poet;
born at Amsterdam, 1622 or 1626; died at
Perugia, May 16, 1669. He is an imitator of
Vondel, and one of the foremost Dutch poets
of his time. He went to Italy and lived for
many years in Rome, where he wrote his finest
poems. His most famous work is “The Plague
at Naples, and the next in importance (The
Eve of St. Bartholomew,' both epics.
Anspach, Frederick Rinehart. An Amer-
ican clergyman and religious writer; born in
central Pennsylvania, Jan. 1815; died in Balti-
more, Md. , Sept. 16, 1867. He was educated
at Pennsylvania College and the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary. His works include: (Sons
of the Sires) (1854); (Sepulchres of the De-
parted? (1854); (The Two Pilgrims) (1857).
Anstey, Christopher. An English poet
(1724-1805). He was a gentleman of fortune,
and wrote (The New Bath Guide) (1766), hu-
morous letters in rhyme describing life at that
fashionable watering-place. These became fa-
mous, and Smollett borrowed largely from the
work for (Humphrey Clinker. He also wrote
(An Election Ball and Other Verses) (1776).
Anstey, F. , pseudonym of Thomas Anstey
Guthrie. An English humorist; born in Ken-
sington in 1856. He graduated from Cam-
bridge in 1875, was called to the bar in 1880,
and joined Punch staff in 1887. He is the
author of : (Vice Versâ) (1882); (The Giant's
Robe) (1883); (The Black Poodle) (1884);
(The Tinted Venus) (1885); (The Pariah)
(1889); (Voces Populi) (1890); Mr. Punch's
Pocket Ibsen (1893); and Puppets at Large)
(1897).
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Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfen-
büttel (än'ton öl'rich). A German novelist and
poet (1633-1714), a zealous patron of art and
science, author of two voluminous novels, highly
famed in their time. They were (The Serene
Syrian Aramena) (1669–73) and (The Roman
Octavia) (1677). He also composed numerous
sacred poems.
Antar (än'tär) or Antarah, ben Shedad el
Absi. A famous Arab poet; born about the
middle of the sixth century A. D. , died about
615 A. D. He is the author of one of the seven
celebrated (suspended poems. He lauds the
beauty of his mistress, and rehearses the story
of his adventures in Arabia. Portions were
translated into English verse by Terrick Ham-
ilton (1820. ) *
Antheunis, Gentil Theodoor (än'tė-nes). A
Flemish poet; born at Oudenaarde, Sept. 9,
1840. At first a teacher in his native place
and at Dendermonde, he afterwards became a
justice of the peace in Brussels. His lyrics,
excelling in euphony and tender sentiment,
have frequently been set to music. They ap-
peared in collections : From the Heart' (1875);
(Songs and Poems) (1874); Life, Love, and
Song) (1879).
Anthon, Charles. A celebrated American
classical scholar; born in New York city, Nov.
19, 1797; died July 29, 1867. He was for many
years professor of ancient languages at Colum-
bia College. A beautiful edition of Horace
first made him famous among scholars. His
best known work was an edition of Lem-
prière's 'Classical Dictionary) (1841). He was
also the editor of over fifty classical text-books.
Antimachus (an-tim'a-kus). A Greek epic
and elegiac poet; fourished about 400 B. C.
He was called “The Colophonian, from
Colophon, his native place. His chief works
were the epic (Thebais, and an elegy on
his dead love Lyde. The Alexandrine critics
greatly admired him, esteeming him next to
Homer.
Antipater of Sidon (an-tip'a-ter). A Greek
poet; lived about 100 B. C. Famous during
his life as an improvisator, he is best known
by a collection of witty epigrams, which may
be found in the Greek Anthology. ?
Antona-Traversi, Camillo (än-to'nä trä-
ver'si). An Italian literary historian and dram-
atist; born in Milan, Nov. 27, 1857. Besides
numerous essays and studies on Boccaccio,
Ugo Foscolo, and Leopardi, he produced sev-
eral comedies, including (George's Sacrifice);
(Albert's Marriage); “Stop and Recommence.
Antonides van der Goes, Joannes (än-to-
ne’des vän der gös). A Dutch poet; born at
Goes, May 3, 1647; died at Rotterdam, Sept. 18,
1684. The most distinguished disciple of Von:
del, and a violent opponent of the one-sided
French classicism, he exercised a wholesome
influence upon his native literature. When
only nineteen, his tragedy, (Trazil, or the Con-
quest of China) (1664), attracted universal at-
tention and won him the lifelong friendship
of Vondel. His most famous work is De
Y-Stroom) (1671), an epic on the river Y,
glorifying the great international commerce of
Amsterdam, and is a masterly delineation of the
life in that city.
Antoninus, Marcus Aurelius. See Aure-
lius.
Anzengruber, Ludwig (än'tsen-grö-ber). An
Austrian dramatist and novelist; born in Vi-
enna, Nov. 29, 1839; died there, Dec. 10, 1889.
His great merit lies in the creation of a gen-
uine Austrian national drama, by which he
sprang at once into fame in his native country ;
afterwards he wrote stories of village life with
equal success. Of his dramatic works the most
noteworthy are: (The Parson of Kirchfeld
(1870); (The Perjured Peasant' (1871). Of his
narrative productions, (The Stigma,' a novel
(1876); (The Sternstein Farm, a village story
(1885), deserve particular mention.
Apel, Johann August (ä'ple). A German
novelist and poet (1771-1816) chiefly known by
his tales, collected as (Ghost-Book) (4 vols. ,
1810-14) and (Wonder-Book) (4 vols. , 1815-17).
He also wrote several dramas. His son Guido
Theodor (1811-67) attempted dramatic and epic
poetry.
Apollonius of Rhodes (ap-o-lo'ni-us). A
Greek grammarian and poet; born 280 B. C.
His one poetic composition, Argonautics,
gives but scant proof of its author's poetic in-
spiration, though it has a few passages of high
artistic beauty. It was widely read by the
Romans; both Virgil and Ovid borrowed a
little from Apollonius.
Appleton, Thomas Gold. An American
writer; born in Boston, March 31, 1812; died
in New York, April 17, 1884. He was a patron
of art, and an amateur painter of merit; he
aided libraries and museums of Boston. Author
of Nile Journal» (Boston, 1876); “Syrian Sun-
shine) (1877); and a volume of poems, Faded
Leaves.
Apthorp, William Foster. An American
musical and dramatic critic; born in Massa-
chusetts in 1848. He is on the staff of the
Boston Evening Transcript. His chief work
is Musicians and Music Lovers, and Other
Essays. He is also the translator of Zola's
Jacques Damour,' and of Hector Berlioz)
(1879).
Apuleius, Lucius (ap-ū-lē'us). A famous
Latin satirist and writer of fiction; lived in
the ad century, and was a native of northern
Africa. Having inherited an ample fortune,
he devoted himself to study and travel; at-
tending first the schools of Carthage, then the
Athenian schools of philosophy. His principal
work is (Metamorphosis) or (The Golden Ass,
which includes the charming epilogue of 'Cupid
and Pysche); well known also is his witty
(Apology,' a defense against a charge of sor-
cery brought by the sons of a widow twice
his age whom he had married. *
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AQUINAS – ARBOLEDA
Aquinas, Thomas, St. See Thomas.
Arago, Dominique François (är-ä-go'). An
eminent French astronomer and physicist; born
near Perpignan, Feb. 26, 1786; died in Paris,
Oct. 2, 1853. His biographical notices of dis-
tinguished men of science hold a high place
in literature for clearness of thought and
beauty of style. Elected to the Chamber of
Deputies after the revolution of 1830, he elo-
quently took part with the advanced repub-
licans. After the fall of Louis Philippe in 1848,
he effected as Minister of War and of Marine
many salutary reforms, such as the abolition
of flogging in the navy and of negro slavery
in the colonies. His scientific observations
and discoveries were numerous and important.
English translations of separate portions of his
works have been published, notably his (Auto-
biography); (Popular Lectures on Astronomy);
(Meteorological Essays); and Biographies of
Scientific Men. *
Arago, Étienne Vincent. A French poet,
journalist, and playwright; born at Perpignan,
Feb. 9, 1802; died in Paris, March 5, 1892.
Brother of the preceding. He wrote, mostly
in collaboration with others, a number of com-
edies, vaudevilles, and melodramas; and under
the pseudonym of Jules Ferney, made himself
known through his feuilletons in the Siècle.
By far his best production, however, is (Spa,
its Origin, History, Waters, etc. ? (1851), an
epic in seven cantos. Besides this, (A Voice
from Exile) (1860) and (The Blue and the
White) (1862), a historical romance of the
wars in the Vendée, deserve mention.
Arago, Jacques Étienne. A French writer
of travels; born at Estagel, March 10, 1790;
died in Brazil, January 1855. Brother of the
preceding. Till 1837 his literary work con-
sisted in the production of light theatrical
pieces. He then lost his sight and made a
voyage around the globe, which afforded ma
terial for two charming books: Promenade
around the World) (1838) and A Blind Man's
Voyage round the World.
