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the World, to the age of Augustus, lived about 41 B. C.

TROMMIUS, Abraham, a native of Groningen, author of a Greek Concordance of the Old Testament, died in 1719.

by a vigorous, comprehensive, and independent
mind.
TUCKER, John, D. D., minister of Newbury
Mass., and author of sermons, died in 1792.
TUCKEY, James Hingston, an English na-
val officer, and nautical writer, died in Africa,
while exploring the river Congo, in 1816.
TUDELA, Benjamin, of, a celebrated Rabbi
of the 12th century, and an author of travels.
TULDEN, Theodore Van, an eminent paint-

TROMP, Martin Happertz, a native of Brille, who signalized himself in the naval service of his country, and was made admiral of Holland. He fought more than 30 naval battles, and was killed in an action with the English, in 1653. TROMP, Cornelius, son of the preceding, alsoer and engraver, of Bois-le-duc, died in 1676, distinguished himself in the naval service of the republic, and in 1770 succeeded Ruyter, as admiral of the fleets of the United Provinces. He died in 1691.

TRONCHIN, Theodore, an eminent physician, of Geneva, a pupil of Boerhaave, died in Paris, in 1781. He wrote some medical books. TROOST, Cornelius, a historian and painter, of Amsterdam, died in 1750.

TROTT, Nicholas, LL. D., governor of the Bahama Islands, and afterwards a judge in South Carolina; he died in 1740.

TROWBRIDGE, Edmund, one of the most distinguished lawyers of New England, was attorney-general, and afterwards a judge of the colony of Massachusetts; he died in 1793.

TROY, Francis de, an eminent painter, of Toulouse, and a professor and director of the academy of painting, died in 1730.

TROY, John Francis, son of the preceding, was also distinguished as a painter. He died at Rome in 1752.

TROYEN, Rombrud, an excellent Flemish painter, died in 1650.

TULL, Jethro, a gentleman of Oxford, inventor of the drill plough, and the first writer perhaps, ancient or modern, who ever successfully attempted to reduce agriculture, to certain and uniform principles; he died in 1740.

TULLUS HOSTILIUS, the third king of Rome, a renowned warrior who was destroyed, with his whole family, by a fire, pretended to come from heaven, but in reality the effects of a conspiracy of Ancus Martius, his successor, 640 B. C.

TULLY, Thomas, an English divine and theological writer, was made head of St. Edmund hall, and dean of Rippon; he died in 1676. TULLY, George, a relative of the preceding, author of a "Discourse on the Government of the Thoughts," and several other works, died in 1695.

TULLY. See CICERO.

TUNSTALL, James, an eminent English divine, and a writer on religious and other subjects, [died in 1772.

TURBIDO, Francis, a distinguished historical painter, of Verona, died in 1581.

TURELL, Ebenezer, a minister of Medford,

TRUBLET, Nicholas Charles Joseph, a French writer, author of "Essays on Litera-Mass., died in 1778. ture and Morality," and other works; he died in 1770.

TRUCHET, John, a native of Lyons, distinguished for his knowledge of geometry and hydraulics, died in 1729.

TRUMBULL, William, LL. D., an English statesman, was ambassador to France, and afterwards secretary of state; he died about. 1700.

TRUMBULL, Jonathan, one of the most distinguished patriots of the revolution, was an eminent lawyer of Connecticut, and held successively the offices of chief-justice of the supreme court, lieutenant-governor, and governor of that state. He died in 1785.

TURENNE, Henry de la Tour d'Auvergne, viscount de, a renowned marshal of France under Louis XIV., was killed at Saltzbach, in 1675.

TURGOT, Michael Stephen, president of the parliament of Paris, died in 1751. He contributed much to adorn Paris, and to promote the comfort of its inhabitants.

TURGOT, Anne Robert James, an eminent French statesman, was intendant of Limoges, and afterwards comptroller general of finances In both stations, he exerted all the energies of his powerful mind, for the public good; but his plans were frustrated by his enemies, and caused his resignation. He died in 1781.

TURNEBUS, Adrian, a French critic, distinTRUMBULL, Jonathan, son of the preceding, guished for his learning and critical knowledge, an aid and secretary to general Washington, at was professor of Greek at Paris; he died in 1565. the commencement of the revolution; was af- TURNER, William, an eminent English clerterwards a member of the house of represen-gyman, who at the period of the reformation tatives in congress, and speaker of that body; a warmly embraced the doctrines of the reformers, member of the United States senate, and lieu-for which he was imprisoned by Gardiner, but tenant-governor of the state of Connecticut. was afterwards released, and raised to eccleHe died in 1809, respected by all who knew siastical honours under Elizabeth; he died in him, for his mild and amiable deportment, and 1568. for his integrity and independence.

TRUXTON, Thomas, an American naval officer, born on Long Island, N. Y., in 1.55, distinguished for his services during the revolution, and afterwards in the war with France; he died in 1822.

TRUSLER, Dr. John, an English bookseller and compiter, died in 1820.

TRYPHIODORUS, an ancient Greek poet, the time of his death unknown.

TUCKER, Abraham, a curious and original thinker, and author of "the Light of Nature Pursued," died in 1775.

TUCKER, Dr. Josiah, dean of Gloucester, died in 1799. He was eminently distinguished

TURNER, Thomas, an able divine, chaplain to Charles I., and dean of Rochester, and of Canterbury, died in 1672.

TURNER, Francis, son of the preceding, was bishop of Rochester, and afterwards of Ely. At the revolution, he refused to take the oaths to William, and was deprived of his preferment. He died in 1700.

TURNER, Robert, an English divine, who left the kingdom on account of his attachment to the Romish church, and was afterwards made canon of Breslaw, and died in 1597.

TURPIN, F. H., professor of belles lettres at Caen, and afterwards at Paris, died in 1799. He wrote the lives of the great Conde, of Marshal

Choiseul, and of Mahomet, a Universal History, and several other works

TURRETIN, Benedict, professor of theology at Geneva, and author of a defence of the Genevese translation of the Bibie, died in 1631.

UDINO, John d', an Italian painter, the dis ciple of Raphael, was admired for his landscapes and animals; he died in 1564.

UGHELLI, Ferdinand, a native of Florence, distinguished for his learning and his virtue, published some works, and died at Rome, in

TURRETIN, Francis, son of the preceding, was professor of theology at Geneva, and after-1670. wards an ambassador from the republic to Holland. He died in 1737. His writings were chiefly theological.

ULACQ, Adrian, a native of Ghent, author of a Treatise on Trigonometry in Latín, lived in the 17th century.

ULFELD CORNIFIX, count de, a Danish nobleman, who incurred the displeasure of Frederic III., and in his flight from Copenhagen, perished of cold, in 1664.

TURRETIŇ, John Alphonsus, son of the preceding, professor of ecclesiastical history at Geneva, was distinguished for his great learning, and died in 1737. He wrote an " Abridgment of Ecclesiastical History," and other works. ULLOA, Dom Antonio de, an eminent SpanTUSSER, Thomas, a writer on agriculture,||iard, died in 1796. When only 18 years old, he died in 1580. was sent, with other gentlemen, to Quito, in TWEDDELL, John, an accomplished scho-South America, for the purpose of ascertainJar, of Northumberland, born in 1769, and died ing the figure of the earth; on his return to at Athens, in 1799. Europe, he was taken prisoner and carried to TWINING, Thomas, a worthy divine, and England, where he was elected F. R. S. He enlightened scholar, born in London, in 1735, was again sent to America, as governor of and died in 1804. He was also a great proficient||Louisiana. in music. ULLOAY PEREIRA, Lewis de, a Spanish TWISS, William, a distinguished presbyte-poet, governor of the province of Leon, died in rian divine, was president of the Westminster 1660. assembly of divines, and rector of St. Andrew's, ULPIAN, Domitius, an eminent lawyer, and Holborn. His writings, were on theological||minister of state to the emperor Alexander subjects. He died in 16-15. Severus. He was very hostile to the Christians,

TYE, Christopher, a celebrated composer of and was assassinated in 226. church music, in the 16th century.

ULRICA, Eleonora, daughter of Charles XI. TYERS, Thomas, a political and miscellane-of Sweden, born in 1688. She was proclaimed ous writer. He published a series of "Politi-queen in 1719, and died in 1741, much respected. cal Conferences," which are very highly esteemed, and died in 1787.

TYLER, John, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, of Virginia, and afterwards governor of that state; he died in 1813.

ULUG-BEIG, a Persian prince, celebrated for his knowledge of astronomy, and as a learned author. He was killed by his own son, in 1449, after a reign of 40 years.

UNDERHILL, John, one of the first colonists TYNDALL, William, a most zealous Eng-of New England, distinguished for his bravery lish reformer, memorable for having made the first English version of the Bible. He suffered death as a heretic, in 1536.

TYNTE, Edward, governor of the colony of South Carolina, died in 1710.

TYRANNION, a surname of Theophrastus, a celebrated grammarian and critic, of Pontus, who flourished about 50 B. C.

TYRTEUS, a Greek poet, born at flourished about the 25th Olympiad.

and good conduct, in the expedition against the Pequot Indians, in which he accompanied captain Mason. He died in 1726.

UPTON, James, an English scholar, head of Taunton grammar school, in Somersetshire, published some valuable works, and died in 1749. His son James was rector of Rissington, and prcbend of Rochester; he wrote "ObserMiletus,||vations on Shakspeare," and published some other works, and died in 1760.

TYRWHITT, Thomas, a celebrated critic and antiquary, author and editor of several learned works, and one of the many commentators on Shakspeare. He died in 1786.

TYSILIO, a Welsh bard of the 7th century, author of a Chronicle of Britain.

TYSON, Edward, a distinguished English physician, settled in London, became physician to Bethlehem and Bridewell hospitals, and died in 1708.

TYTLER, James, a learned Scotchman, one of the editors of the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and author of several valuable works. He died at Salem, Mass., in 1804.

URBAN I., pope after Calixtus I., in 223, and beheaded 7 years after.

URBAN II., Oddon, was elected pope in 1088, and died in 1099, respected for his wisdom, moderation, and courage.

URBAN III., Hubert Crivelli, was chosen pope in 1185, and died two years after.

URBAN IV., Janies Pantaleon, a native of Troyes, was made pope in 1261, and died in 1264.

URBAN V., William de Grimoald, elected pope in 1362 after Innocent VI. He was the first pope who resided at Rome, and was the pan of learned and religious bodies, founded churches and colleges, and corrected abuses. He died at Avignon, in 1370.

URBAN VI., Bartholomew Prignano, was elevated to the popedom by the populace, in

TYTLER, William, a Scottish writer on various subjects of the belles lettres. He died in 1792. TYTLER, Dr. Henry William, author of several works, died at Edinburgh, in 1808. TZETZES, Johannes, a celebrated gramma-1378, and died in 1389. rian, of Constantinople, who died about the end of the 12th century. He wrote some valu-elected pope in 1590 and died twelve davs after.

able books.

U

UBALDINA, Petruccio, a celebrated illuminator on vellum, who flourished carly in the 16th century.

URBAN VII., John Baptist Castagna, was

URBAN VIII., Maffeo Barberini, elected pope in 1623; he was an excellent poct, and died in 1644.

URCEUS, Codrus Anthony, a most learned and unfortunate Italian, who died in 1500. His works consist of speeches, letters, and poeins.

URSINS, Anne Mary de la Tremouille, lady of honour to the queen of Spain, and a woman of great powers of mind, died at Rome, in 1722. URSINUS, Zachary, a native of Breslau, was a disciple of Melaucthon, and divinity professor at Heidelberg, and afterwards at Neustadt; he died in 1583.

URSINUS, John Henry, a Lutheran divine, eminent for his learning in sacred and profane history, died at Ratisbon, in 1667.

URSINUS, George, a Danish divine, author of "Hebrew Antiquities," a work of merit. URSUS, Nicholas Raymarus, a very famous Danish astronomical writer, died in 1600. USHER, James, archbishop of Armagh, in Ireland, illustrious for piety and learning, died in 1656.

USHER, John, lieutenant-governor of New Hampshire, retired to New York at the commencement of the revolution, as a friend to the British, and died there.

UTENBOGAERT, John, one of the chief supporters of the Remonstrants, author of an Ecclesiastical History, &c.; he died at the Hague, in 1644.

VALART, Joseph, a translator of the New Testament, and of Cornelius Nepos, &c.; he died in 1779.

VALAZE, Charles Eleonore Dufriche, a French soldier and lawyer, who was a member of the convention, and distinguished for his hostility to Lewis XVI. He was marked by Marat for execution, and condemned, but kille 1 himself, in 1793.

VALDO, Peter, a Frenchman, who in 1180, became the founder of a sect, called Vaudois. Lewis VII. attempted in vain to restore them to the Catholic church, and his son Philip Augustus, with the same pious view, put 7000 to the sword. His followers though scattered, still exist.

VALENS, Flavius, son of Gratian, shared the imperial throne with his brother. He was defeated and burnt to death in a tower, where he had taken refuge, by the Goths, in 378.

VALENTIN, a pope of Rome, died in 827. VALENTIN, a heresiarch of the 2d century, an Egyptian by birth, and a follower of Plato's philosophy; he died in 160.

VALENTIN, Basil, the assumed name of a Benedictine of the 16th century, distinguished as an able chymist. His works have been transmar-lated into Latin and English, from the German.

UTENHOVIUS, Charles, a native of Ghent, author of Latin poems, died in 1600.

UXELLES, Nicholas Chalons du Ble, quis de, a French general, distinguished for his defence of Mayence, during a seige of 56 days, was afterwards marshal of France, and died in 1730.

V

VACHER, N., a French surgical writer, died in 1760.

VACHET, John Anthony le, a French ecclesiastic, distinguished for his piety and charity, died in 1681.

VACHET, Peter Joseph de, a French eccleBiastic, known as the author of some Latin poetry, of merit, died about 1655.

VALENTIN, Moses le, a painter, celebrated for his concerts, players, and low scenes, died at Rome, in 1632.

VALENTIN, Michael Bernard, a botanist, and professor of medicine at Gressin. He wrote on botanical and medical subjects, and died in 1729.

VALENTINE, daughter of the duke of Milan, and wife of Lewis, duke of Orleans, died in 1408.

VALENTINIAN I., a son of Gratian, and possessor with his brother Valens, of the iinperial throne. He defeated the Germans, and other neighbouring nations, and died in 375.

VACQUERIE, John de la, first president of VALENTINIAN II., son and successor of the parliament of Paris. He is celebrated for the preceding, was dethroned by Maximus, rehis firmness in opposing some unpopular mea-instated by Theodosius, emperor of the East, sures of Louis XI. and afterwards strangled by one of his own generals, in 392.

VACQUETTE, John sieur du Cardonnoy, a Frenchman, distinguished for his knowledge of Jurisprudence, and for his poetical writings; he died in 1739.

VADE, John Joseph, a distinguished French poct, died in 1757.

VADIAN, Joachim, a native of Switzerland, eminent for his knowledge of mathematics, ph.losophy, medicine, and literature generally; he died in 1551.

VALENTINIAN III., Flavius Placidus, was acknowledged emperor, when only six years old; during his minority, his mother ably maintained the dignity of the empire, but afterwards his dissipations led to his destruction in 455.

VALERIANUS, Publius Licinius, emperor of Rome, in 253. After persecuting the Christians. and fighting the Goths and Scythians, he was defeated and taken by the Persians, and flayed

VAILLANT DE GUELLIS, or VALENS,||alive, in 263. bishop of Orleans, died in 1587. He wrote a Latin poem, and other works.

VAILLANT, Sebastian, a distinguished French botanist, and botanical writer. He was director of the royal gardens, and died in 1722. VAILLANT, Walleran, an eminent French painter and engraver, who died at Amsterdam, in 1677.

VAILLANT, John Foy, an antiquary and medalist, to whom France was indebted for the science of medals, and Louis XIV. for one half of his cabinet; he died in 1706. His son John was also a medalist and an author; he died in 1708.

VAISSETTE, don Joseph, a French ecclesiastic, author of a " History of Languedoc," and several other works; he died in 1756..

VALADE, James Francis, an intelligent French printer and bookseller, died in 1784.

VALERIANUS, Pierius, an ingenious Italian philosopher and critic, died in 1558.

VALERIUS MAXIMUS, a Latin historian. His works are dedicated to Tiberius, in whose age he flourished.

VALESIO, Francis, a Spanish physician and medical writer, who lived about the middle of the 17th century.

VALESIUS, an Arabian, who, in the 3d century became the founder of a new sect.

VALESIUS, Henricus, or HENRY DE VALOIS, a French critic, of great abilities and learning, died in 1676.

VALESIUS, Adrian, or ADRIEN DE VALOIS, brother of the preceding, and a verv learned critic and historian; he died in 1692.

VALETTE PARISOT, John de la, grand master of Malta, in 1557. He is distinguished for his brave and successful defence of Malta,

Flemish painter, died about 1640. His brothers,
John and William, were also eminent artists.
The former excelled as an engraver, and the
latter as a painter.

VALETTE, John Lewis de Nogaret, duke
d'Epermon, a celebrated French general, the
friend and faithful servant of Henry III. and
IV., and of Lewis XIII., by whom he was re-painter, who died at the Hague, in 1673.
spected and honoured, in the highest degree.
He died in 1642.

VANDER-DOES, Jacob, a Dutch landscape

VULGULIO, Charles, an Italian, known as a translator of some of Plutarch's works, lived about 1507.

VALIN, Rene Joshua, a learned writer, of Rochelle, died in 1765.

VANDER-LINDEN, John Antonides, a learned professor of medicine, at Leyden, died in VALINCOUR, John Baptist Henry du Trous-1614, having written many medical books. set de, a French writer, born in 1653; he was VANDER-MEER, John, a Dutch landscape successor to Racine as historiographer to Lewis painter, who excelled in battles and sea picces XIV., and died in 1730. he died in 1690.

VANDYCK, sir Anthony, an illustrious hisVALOIS, Yves de, a jesuit, born at Bour-torical and portrait painter, born at Antwerp, in deaux, in 1694, was professor of hydrography at 1599. He travelled much, but flourished chiefly Rochelle. The time of his death is not known. in England, in the service of Charles I., who VALSALVA, Anthony Marie, an eminent knighted him, and gave him his own picture set physician and anatomical writer, died in 1723. round with diamonds; he died in 1641. VALVERDA, John, a Spanish physician,| distinguished as having introduced anatomy into Spain, from Italy. He lived about 1580. VANAKEN, Joseph, an eminent painter, of Antwerp, died in 1749.

VANCOUVEUR, George, a captain in the English navy, who performed a voyage of discovery to the north Pacific ocean, and round the globe, in 1790-95, to ascertain the existence, if any, of a navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans., century. He died in 1797.

VAN-EYCK, John, called John Bruges, a Flemish painter, and inventor of the art of mixing colours with oil, flourished in the 15th. VAN-HUYSUM,John, a Dutch painter, fam VANDALE, Anthony, a learned Dutch phy-ous for landscapes, flowers, and fruit pieces } cian and critic, died in 1708. he died in 1749. VANDEN-ECKOUT, Gerbrandt, a historical and portrait painter, of great merit, at Amster-ous Latin poet, died in 1739. dam, died in 1674.

edited the "Flambeau de la Mer," at Amster-[[and political writer, died in 1696. He was condam, in 1687.

VANLOO, John Baptist, a French historical and portrait painter, died in 1745.

sidered unworthy of credit.

VARIUS, a latin poet, the friend of Horace. Some fragments of his poetry remain. VARNUM, James Mitchell, a brigadier-gen

VANLOO, Charies Andrew, a native of Nice, who settled at Paris, where he was highly dis-eral of the American revolutionary army, aftertinguished as a painter; he died in 1765. wards a member of congress, and a judge of VAN-MENDER, Charles, a Flemish histori-the north western territory of the United States; cal and landscape painter, died in 1606.

he died in 1789.

VAN NESS, William W., a very eminent VARRO, a poet of Gaul, who wrote a poem lawyer, of New-York, and a judge of the su-on the war of the Sequani, and some other preme court of that state, died at Charleston, S. C., in 1823, aged 48.

VANNI, Francis, a painter and architect, of Sienna, died at Rome, in 1609.

VANNIUS, or VANNI, Francisco, an Italian historical painter, died in 1610.

VANNIUS, Valentin, a native of Swabi distinguished for his writings in defence of the Lutheran tenets, in 1557.

VAN-OBSTAL, Gerard, an eminent Flemish sculptor, died in 1668.

VAN-OORT, Adam, a Flemish painter, of eminence, died in 1641.

VAN-OOST, James, a Flemish historica., landscape, and portrait painter, died in 1713. VAN-ORLAY, Bernard, an eminent Flemish painter, died in 1550.

VAN-OSTADE, Adrian, an eminent painter, of Lubeck, died at Amsterdam, in 1689. His brother Isaac was also an artist.

VANSOMER, Paul, a native of Antwerp, known as a painter. He resided for some time in England, and died in 1621.

VAN-SWIETEN. See SWIETEN VAN. VAN-TULDEN, Theodore, a painter and engraver, born at Bois le Duc, in 1620; he was a pupil of Rubens.

VAN-UDEN, Lucas an eminent landscape painter, of Antwerp, died in 1660.

VARCHI, Benedict, professor of morality at Fadua, was distinguished for the purity and elegance of his language, and for his writings; he died in 1666.

VARDES, Francis Rene du Bec, marquis de, one of the favourites of Lewis XIV. He indiscreetly betrayed the secret debaucheries of his master, for which he was disgraced, and exiled; but was afterwards pardoned, and died at Paris, in 1688.

works.

VARRO, Marcus Terentius, usually styled the most learned of the Romans, was born 28 B. C. He was 80 years old when he wrote his three books, "De Re Rustica," which are still

extant.

VASA. See GUSTAVUS.

VASARI, George, a Florentine painter, died in 1578. He wrote a history of the lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and 27 chitects from 1300 to 1570.

VASCONCELLOS, Michi, a Portuguese statesman, devoted to the interests of Spain, was murdered during a political convulsion, and his body treated with ignominy, in 1640.

VASCOSAN, Michael de, an eminent French printer, settled at Paris, and died in 1576. VASSELIER, Joseph, a licentious French poet, died in 1800.

VASSOR, Michael le, a French writer, died in England, in 1718, aged 71.

VATABLUS, Francis, a native of Picardy, and professor of Hebrew, in the royal college, died in 1547.

VATER, Abraham, an eminent German physician and anatomist, famous for his anatomical preparations, which form a curious cabinet at Wirtemburgh. He died in 1751, aged 67.

VATTEL, N., a native of Switzerland, distinguished for his valuable writings on furis prudence and metaphysics. His "Right of Nations," has given him great celebrity, and a rank with Grotius and Puffendorf, among the writers on Natural Law. He died in 1770.

VATTEL, Emer de, a celebrated Swiss writer on metaphysics and jurisprudence; he died in 1767.

VAVASSEUR, Francis, a French jesuit, distinguished as a teacher of rhetoric and belles VARENIUS, Augustus, an eminent Luthe-lettres, at Paris, and as a lecturer on the Scripran divine, of Lunenburg, celebrated for his tures; he died in 1681. profound knowledge of the Hebrew. It is said that he could repeat the Hebrew bible by heart. He died in 1684.

VAUBAN, Sebastian le Prestre, seigneur de, a famous French engineer, who wrote a "Treatise on Fortification;" he died in 1707. VARENIUS, Bernard, an eminent Dutch VAUCANSON, James de, a native of Grenogeographer, whose "Geographia Universalis" ble, distinguished for his knowledge of me was translated into English, by sir Isaac New-chanics, died in 1782. ton; he died in 1660.

VAUDREUIL, marquis de, a brave and ener

VARENNE DE FENILLE, P. C., a distin-getic French officer, governor of Canada, died guished French agriculturalist, was guillotined in 1725. during the revolution, in 1794.

VARGAS, Alphonso, a native of Toledo, and archbishop of Seville; he died in 1366.

VARGAS, Francis, au eminent Spanish lawyer, was ambassador at several courts, under Charles V., and Philip II., and afterwards a counsellor of state in Spain; he died in a monastery, in 1560.

VARGAS, Lewis de, an eminent painter, of Leville, died in 1590.

VARIGNON, Peter, a distinguished French architect and mathematician, was professor of mathematics, at the college of Mazarine, and an able writer on that science; he died in 1722. VARILLAS, Anthony a French historical

VAUGELAS, Claude Favre, lord de, a most accurate and elegant French writer and critic, died in 1650.

VAUGHAN, sir John, lord chief justice of the comnion pleas, in the reign of Charles II., died in 1674.

VAUGHAN, George, lieutenant-governor of the colony of New Hampshire, died in 1724.

VAUMOKIERE, Peter Dortique Sicur, de, a native of France, author of romances, &c., died in $93.

VAUVENARGUES, Luke Chapier de, a French writer, author of "Introduction to the Knowledge of the Human Mind," a work of merit; he died in 1747.