WARHAM, Wilham, archbishop of Canterbury, and lord chancellor of England, under Henry VII. and VIII.; he died in 1532. WARHAM, John, first minister of the church in Windsor, Conn., died in 1670.

WARIN, John, a native of Liege, famous as an engraver and sculptor, his two busts of Henry XIV. in bronze, and of cardinal Richelieu in gold, are greatly admired. He died in 1672.

WARING, Edward, an eminent English mathematician, author of "Miscellanea Analytica," and other works; he died in 1798.

WARNER, William, author of a historical porin, called Albion's England; he died in 1609 WARNER, Ferdinando, LL. D., an English divine, celebrated for his theological, biographical, historical, and medical writings; be died in 1768.

WASHINGTON, George, a most consummate general, statesman and patriot; one of the founders of the American republic; the first president of the federal government; and one of the few who have been great, without being criminal. He died in 1799, aged nearly 68 His fame is imperishable.

WASHINGTON, William, a remote relative of the preceding, was also a distinguished officer of the revolution. He died in 1810.

WASSE, Christopher, author of a translation of Grotius' Catechisin into Greek verse, he died in 1690.

WATELET, Claude Henry, a French author, member of the academy, and of several foreign learned societies; he died in 1786.

town.

WATERLAND, Dr. Daniel, an eminent English divine and polemical writer, died in 1740. WARNER, John, D. D., son of the preceding, WATERLOO, Anthony, a native of Utrecht, was chaplain to the English embassy at Paris, eminent as a painter in the 16th century. and died in 1800. He wrote a learned Treatise WATRIN, Henriette, Helen, and Agatha, on the pronunciation of Greek, and translated three sisters of Verdun, who perished on the the "Life of Friar Gerard" from the Spanish.scaffold, in 1793, for strewing flowers in the WARNER, Richard, a learned English bo- way of the king of Prussia as he entered their . tanist and botanical writer, died in 1775. WARREN, James, a distinguished and effi- WATS, Gilbert, D. D., of Yorkshire, transcient friend of the American revolution, presi-lated into English "Davila's History of the dent of the provincial congress, after the death Civil Wars," and died in 1657. of general Warren, and, for a short time, paymaster-general of the army. He died in 1808. WARREN, Joseph, an eminent physician, of Boston, was early distinguished as one of the most vigilant and energetic friends of American rights in the colonies, and is revered for his services at the trying period previous to the revo-nent as a painter, died in 1728. lution. He was appointed major-general in the American army, and was killed at the battle of Bunker's Hill, in the 35th year of his age.

WARREN, Mercy, of Massachusetts, wife of the preceding, authoress of a "History of the American Revolution," and some poetical pieces; she died in 1814.

WARREN, John, M. D., brother of general Joseph Warren, was a distinguished physician, of Boston, and professor of surgery and anatomy, in Harvard college; he died in 1815.

WATSON, John, an English divine, author of a Latin tragedy called Absalom; he died in 1589. WATSON, Thomas, M. A., an English nonconformist divine, and theological writer, died in 1673.

WATSON, James, a native of Aberdeen, emi

WATSON, David, M. A., of Brechin, in Scotland, was professor of philosopy at St. Andrews, and author of a prose translation of Horace. He died a victim to licentious habits, in 1756.

WATSON, Robert, was professor of logic, rhetoric, and belles letters, at St. Andrews, and afterwards principal of the college. He wrote a History of the Reign of Philip III. of Spain, and died in 1780.

WATSON, John, an English divine, and auWARREN, sir John Borlase, baronet, an am-thor of a "History of Halifax," died in 1783. bassador from England to Russia, and a distinguished English admiral; he died in 1822.

WATSON, colonel Henry, a celebrated eng.neer in the service of the East India Company, and of eminent skill in naval architecture, died in 1786.

WARTON, Thomas, an English divine, and professor of poetry at Oxford; he died in 1745. WARTON, Thomas, a celebrated English WATSON, Henry, a native of London, emibiographer, annotator, antiquary and poet, be-nent as a lecturer in anatomy, and as a medical came poet laureat of England, in 1785, and writer; he died in 1793. died in 1790.

WATSON, sir William, an eminent physiWARTON, Dr. Joseph, brother of the pre-cian, of London, author of various tracts cn coding, a learned divine, and an ingenious poet electricity; he died in 1787. and critical writer, died in 1800.

WARWICK, Richard Nevil, earl of, a famous general and statesman, who acquired the title of King-maker, from the versatility of his conduct, and the success that attended it, in the civil war between Henry VI. and Edward IV. He died in 1471.

WARWICK, sir Philip, an eminent English writer in the time of the civil wars. His principal work is "Memoirs of the reign of Charles I. He died in 1682.

WASER, I. H., an ecclesiastic of Zurich, was beheaded for some strictures on the administration of public affairs, in 1780.

WASER, Anna, daughter of a senator at Zurich, a miniature painter; she died in 1713. WASHBURN, Joseph, minister of a church in Farmington, Conn. died in 1805.

WATSON, Richard, a celebrated English prelate, who became bishop of Llandaff; he wrote, among other works, an answer to Paine's Age of Reason, called an Apology for the Bible, and died in 1816.

WATT, James, F. R. S., LL. D., born at Greenock, was bred a mathematical instrument maker. He improved the steam engine, and invented a new micrometer and machine for drawing in perspective; he died in 1819.

WATTEAU, Anthony, a famous French painter, died in 1721.

WATTS, Isaac, a dissenting divine, philoso pher, poet, and mathematician, of uncommon genius, and celebrity, died in 1748.

WAYNE, Anthony, a major-general in the American army, during the revolution, distinguished for his patriotism, bravery, and skill,

and for his important services; he afterwards WELLS, Edmund, D. D., professor of Greek had command of the western army, and in alin the university of Oxford. He wrote numecontest with the Indians, gained a complete rous pamphlets against the dissenters, and a victory. He died in 1796. work of merit on the Geography of the Bible, &c., and died in 1730.

WEARE, Mesheck, a judge and chief-justice of New Hampshire, and afterwards president of that state," he died in 1786.

WEAVER, John, a famous English dancingmaster, and writer on his art, died about 1730. WEBB, Philip Carteret, a very distinguished English antiquarian and law writer, died in 1770.

WEBB, Daniel, an Englishman, author of some esteemed "Dissertations on Music, Poetry and Painting;" he died in 1798.

WEBB, John, an American clergyman, setAled at Boston; he died in 1750.

WELLS, William Charles, an American physician, who joined the British in the revolu tion, and died in England, in 1817

WELLS, John, an eminent lawyer, of NewYork, died in 1823.

WELLWOOD, James, M. A., a native of Perth, author of several religious tracts, died in 1680.

WELLWOOD, Dr. Thomas, a native of Edinburgh, who published "Memoirs of England, from 1588 to 1688;" he died in 1716.

WELSTED, Leonard, an English poet, dra WEBB, Benjamin, a celebrated and inge-matist, and miscellaneous writer, died in 1747. nious penman, of England, died in 1774. WENCESLEUS, son of Charles IV., empe.

WEBBE, Samuel, a most admirable compo-ror of Germany, succeeded his father in 1378; ser of music, died in 1816. he was deposed in 1400, and died king of BoheWEBBER, Samuel, D. D., a native of Mas-mia, in 1419. His character was that of a desachusetts, professor of mathematics and natu-bauched, capricious, and cruel prince. ral philosophy in Harvard University, and WENTWORTH, Thomas, earl of Stafford, afterwards, president of that institution; he a celebrated statesman under Charles I., was died in 1810. beheaded on a false charge of treason, in 1641. WEBSTER, William, an able English wri- WENTWORTH, Benning, first governor of ting master, author of a Treatise on Arithme-the colony of New-Hampshire, died in 1770. tic, &c.; he died in 1744. WERDMULLER, John Rodolph, a historical WEBSTER, Dr. Charles, an eminent physi-and landscape painter, of Zurich, was drowned cian and medical writer, born at Edinburgh, inin 1668. 1759, and died in 1795.

WERENFELS, John James, a German diWEBSTER, Samuel, D. D., minister of Sal-vine, author of some sermons and homilies; he isbury, Mass., died in 1796. died in 1655. His son Peter, was professor of WEBSTER, John, one of the principal set-theology at Basil, and died in 1703. tlers of Hartford, was governor of Connecticut, in 1656; be removed to Massachusetts, and died there in 1665.

WECHEL, Christopher, an eminent printer at Paris, died in 1581.

WERENFELS, Samuel, son of Peter, was a professor at Basil, highly respected for his learning and his virtues; he died in 1740. His works are chiefly on theology, philosophy, and philology. WEDGWOOD, Josiah, F. R. and A. SS. to WERFF, Adrian Vander, a historical and whose indefatigable labours England is indebt-portrait painter, of Rotterdam, died in 1727. ed for the establishment of the pottery of Staf- His brother Peter, was also eminent in historifordshire. He died in 1795. cal pieces, and died in 1718.

WEEVER, or WEAVER, John, an English antiquary, and an author of worth; he died in 1632.

WEIMAR, Bernard, duke of Saxe, a distinguished general under Lewis XIII.; he died in 1639.

WERNER, Abraham Gottlieb, a very eminent mineralogist, born in Upper Lusatia, in 1750, and died in 1817.

WESENBEC, Matthew, professor of law, at Jena, and at Wittemberg, where he died in 1586. WESLEY, Samuel, an English divine and

WESLEY, Samuel, son of the preceding, and a poet also, died in 1739.

WELBY, Henry, a noted eccentric charac-poet, died in 1735. ter, of Lincolnshire, who confined himself in an obscure house in London, where he remained unseen by any one, until his death, in 1636, a period of 44 years.

WELDE, Thomas, first minister of Roxbury, Mass., died in England, while there as an agent of Massachusetts.

WELLENS, James Thomas Joseph, was bishop of Antwerp, and distinguished for his learning and virtues; he died in 1784.

WELLER, Jerome, a native of Freyberg, the friend and favourite of Luther, and a theological writer; he died in 1572.

WELLER, James, professor of theology at Wittemberg, where he died, in 1604.

WELLES, Samuel, M. A., an English divine, distinguished for his usefulness during the civil wars, and for his eloquence as a preacher; hel died after the restoration.

WELLES, Noah, D. D., an American divine, and controversial writer, settled at Stamford, Conn.; he died about 1776.

WELLES, Thomas, one of the first colonists of Hartford, and governor of the colony of Connecticut; he died in 1660.

WESLEY, John, brother of the foregoing, celebrated as the founder of the sect called methodists; he died in 1791.

WESLEY, Charles, brother of the preceding, a minister also among the methodists, and of respectable talents as a scholar and a poet; he died in 1788.

WESSELLUS, John, a learned ecclesiastic, of Groningen, who was regarded by many as the forerunner of Luther; he died in 1489.

WEST, Dr. Gilbert, a learned English writer, author of several valuable works; he died in

1756.

WEST, Thomas, an English antiquary, and an author, died in 1779.

WEST, Benjamin, a very eminent painter, horn in Pennsylvania, in 1738. His parents were quakers. Going to England, he met with great encouragement in his art, and became president of the Royal Academy of London. He died in 1820.

WEST, John, governor of the colony of Virgiuia, in 1635.

WHEATLEY, Phillis, an African girl, who, while a slave, wrote a volume of poems of con Caro-siderable merit; she died in 1784.

WEST, Samuel, D. D., an American clergyman, settled at Boston; ha died in 1808. WEST, Joseph, was govern of South lina in 1671, and in subsequent years. WEST, Francis, a magistrate, and governor of the colony of Virginia, in 1626.

WEST, Samuel, D. D., an American minister, settled at New-Bedford, died in 1807.

WEST, Benjamin, an eminent lawyer and member of congress from the state of NewHampshire; he died in 1817.

WHEELOCK, John, LL. D., son of the preceding, was an officer in the army of the revoWEST, Benjamin, LL. D., professor of ma-lution, and served with reputation. He was afthematics and natural philosophy in the col-terwards for many years president of Dartmouth lege at Providence, Rhode Island; he died in college, and died in 1817. 1813.

WEST, James, M. A., was one of the joint secretaries to the British treasury, for about 20 years, and some time president of the Royal Society; he died in 1772.

WEST, Richard, an English lawyer, was made lord chancellor of Ireland, in 1725, and died the year after.

WEST, Elizabeth, a native of Edinburgh, who became known for her eccentricities and mystical opinions; she died in 1735.

WESTERLO, Eilardus, D. D., a native of Holland, came to America, in 1760, as pastor of the Dutch church in Albany, and was highly esteemed and distinguished as a preacher; he died in 1790.

WESTFIELD, Thomas, a native of Ely, was made archbishop of St. Albans, and soon after, bishop of Bristol. He was so eloquent and pathetic a preacher, that he was called the weeping prophet; he died in 1644.

WESTON, Richard, an English thread hosier, who became eminent as a horticulturalist, and published some useful tracts on that sub-died in 1595. ect; he died in 1806.

WESTEIN, John Rodolphus, a native of Basil, where he was professor of Greek and of theology. He published several valuable works, and died in 1711. His brother John Henry, was celebrated in Holland as a printer, and a man of erudition; he died in 1726.

WHITAKER, Edward W., an English divine, who was principally instrumental in establishing "The Refuge for the Destitute." He died in 1818; leaving some valuable theological WESTEIN, John James, a very learned di-works, and an "Abridgment of Universal Hisvine and author, born at Basil; he died in 1754. tory." WHALLEY, Peter, an English divine, and WHITBREAD, Samuel, an English politieminent critic, and commentator on Shaks-tician, and member of Parliament, highly dispeare and Ben Jonson; he died in 1791. tinguished for his talents and eloquence; he died in 1815.

WHITE, John, a bishop in the reign of Eli-associate of Luther, Melancthon, and Bucer, in zabeth, deposed for preaching a seditious ser effecting the reformation; he died in 1552. mon; he died in 1559. WIELAND, Christopher Martin, a German poet, whose works made 42 volumes; he died in 1813.

WHITE, Richard, an English miscellaneous writer, died in 1612.

WIGGLESWORTII, Edmund, D. D., a dis

WHITE, Francis, bishop of Ely, under James I., and author of some sermons and tracts, betinguished American clergyman, and professor died in 1637.

WHITE, Thomas, lecturer of St. Andrew's, and author of the " Art of Divine Revelation ;' he Ped abon: the time of Charles 1.

WHITE, Thomas, or Albius, a Roman catholic priest, principal of a college at Lisbon. and esteemed as an able scholar; he died in 1576.

WHITE, Jeremy, chaplain to Cromwell, and celebrated for his wit and vivacity. He wrote in favour of universal salvation, and died in 1707.

WHITE, Robert, an eminent engraver of portraits, died in 1704.

WHITE, Nathanael, pastor of a dissenting Congregation in London, and a pupil of Doddridge; he died in 1783.

WHITEHEAD, Paul, an English poet of considerable talents, died in 1774.

WHITEHEAD, William, author of the "Roman Father," "Creusa," and other writings; he died in 1785.

WHITEHEAD, John, was first a methodist preacher, then a quaker, and at last applied himself to physic, at London. He published a Life of Wesley, and died in 1804.

WHITEHURST, John, F. R. S., a most ingenious writer on mechanics, hydraulics, &c. ; he died in 1788

WHITELOCK, sir James, an able English lawyer, was chief justice of the king's bench, and eminent as a Latin scholar; he died in 1632.

of divinity in Harvard college; he died in 1765. WIGGLESWORTH, Edward, D. D., son of the preceding, was also professor of divinity in Harvard college; he died in 1794.

WIGGLESWORTH, Michael, a minister of Malden, Mass., distinguished as a poct; he died in 1705.

WILD, Robert, D. D., an English ejected non-conformist, and a miscellaneous writer; he died in 1679.

WILD, Henry, a journeyman tailor, born at Norwich, England, who, from a strong desire of knowledge, and love of study, became a prodigy of Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic learning; he died in 1733.

WILDBORE, Charles, an eminent self taught English mathematician, who, in 1780, became the editor of the "Gentleman's Diary;" he died in 1803.

WILDE, William, an eminent English law yer, created a baronet, made one of the judges of the common pleas, and afterwards promoted to the king's bench. He published "Yelverton's Reports," and died in 1679.

WILDMAN, John, an able political writer and negotiator, in the service of Cromwell.

WILKES, Thomas, an Augustine monk, au thor of a "History of England from William I. to the end of the first Edward's reign."

WILKES, John, a famous English politician, and an elegant scholar. He was a member of parliament, lord mayor of London, and afterwards held the office of chamberlain. He died

WHITELOCK, Bulstrode, a celebrated Eng-in 1797. lish lawyer and statesman, under Oliver Cromiwell; he died in 1676.

WHITFIELD, Henry, a distinguished English clergyman, who was for some time settled in Connecticut, but returned to England, and died there, about 1650.

WHITFIELD, George, a native of England, celebrated as a preacher among the methodists; he died in 1770.

WILKIE, William, a Scotch divine and poet, died in 1772.

WILKINS, John, bishop of Chester, a most ingenious and learned theologian, critic and mathematician; he died in 1672.

WILKINS, David, D. D., F. A. S., keeper of the archiepiscopal library, at Lambeth, and an eminent antiquary; he died in 1745.

WILKINSON, Henry, one of the assembly

WHITGIFT, Dr. John, archbishop of Can-of Westminster divines, was professor of diterbury, died in 1604.

vinity at Oxford, and ejected at the restoration, WHITING, Samuel, an American clergy- for non-conformity; he died in 1675. man, settled at Lyme, Mass., died in 1679. WILKINSON, Henry, espoused the popular WHITTINGHAM, William, an English pre-cause during the civil wars, and was appointed late, dean of Durham; he translated the Ge-professor of moral philosophy at Oxford, from neva Bible into English, and died in 1579. which he was ejected at the restoration; he died

WHITTINGTON, Robert, author of several in 1690. useful English school books, died in 1560.

WILKINSON, Jemima, a religious enthuWHITTINGTON, sir Richard, a wealthy siast, founder of the sect called Shakers, died in citizen of London, sheriff, in 1393, and after-1819. She claimed that she had been raised wards lord mayor of that city. He is celebrated from the dead, and that she was invested, by for his extensive charities, and also for various divine authority, with the power of working amusing stories fabricated of him. miracles, and the authority of teaching in re

WHITTLESEY, Samuel, an American cler-ligion. gyman, settled at Wallingford, Conn., died in 1752.

WICKAM, William. See WYKEHAM. WICKLIFFE, John de, professor of divinity in the university of Oxford, and father of the reformation of the English church from popery; he died in 1384

WICQUEFORT, Abraham, a Dutch statesman and historian, famous for his embassies and his writings; he died in 1682.

WIDA, Herman de, a Gerinan divine, the

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WILLAR, Robert, an English physician, and writer on medical and other subjects; he died in 1812.

WILLARD, Samuel, a distinguished Ame rican clergyman, settled at Boston; he was vice president of Harvard college, and died in 1707.

WILLARD, Joseph, D. D., LL. D., a popular and learned preacher, of Massachusetts, afterwards president of Harvard college; he died in 1804.

setts, and secretary of that colony; he died in

1756.

WILLARD, Josiah, & native of Massachu-nists of New-England, afterwards the founder of the colony of Rhode Island, of which he became president; he was an eminent clergyman, a man of strong intellect, great learning, and uncommon energy, and died in 1683.

WILLEMET, Remi Peter Francis, a French physician, who died in 1790, at Seringapatam, where he resided as first physician to Tippoc Sain.

WILLIAMS, William, a member of congress from Connecticut, in 1776, and one of the signers of the declaration of Independence; he died in 1811.

WILLIAM I., surnamed the Conqueror, was the son of Robert I. of Normandy. He ascended the English throne on the death of Edward the WILLIAMS, Samuel, LL. D., professor of Confessor, in 1066, and after the battle of Basmathematics and natural philosophy in Harvard tings, in which was slain, Harold, his competi-college, and author of a "History of Vermont;" tor, with 50,000 English. lis reign was at first he died in 1817. oppressive and unpopular, but before his death WILLIAMS, David, an English deistical in 1087, he was regarded more favourably by preacher, and author of "Lectures on Educahis people. cation," and other works; he died in 1816.

WILLIAM II., surnamed Rufus, succeeded his father, William I., in the absence of his elder brother, and became a persecutor of the clergy, and an oppressor of his subjects. He was accidentally shot by one of his courtiers, while hunting, in 1100.

WILLIAMS, John, a clergyman, of Deerfield, Massachusetts. He with his family, and many of his parishioners, were taken prisoners by the Indians in 1704; his wife and two children were murdered, and the remainder of the party carried to Canada, and after two years of privation and suffering were ransomed. He returned to Deerfield, and died there in 1729.

WILLIAMS, Elisha, an American clergy

WILLIAM III. of Nassau, prince of Orange. He acquired the English crown by the defeat of his father-in-law, James II., in 1689, and died in 1702. He was great as a politician, and for-man, and president of Yale college; he died in midable as a general.

WILLIAM son of Florent IV., count of Holland, crowned king of the Romans, in 1247 He was assassinated in 1255.

WILLIAM, St., distinguished himself by his valour against the Saracens under Charlemagne, and died in 812.

WILLIAM LONGSWORD, son and successor of Rollo, first duke of Normandy, and had the reputation of being an able and active general; he was murdered in 942.

WILLIAM DE NANGIUS, a monkish historian of St. Denys, in the 14th century. WILLIAM of Malmsbury, a monk, and an English historian, flourished in 1140.

WILLIAM of Newbury, a monk, and an English historian of his own time, flourished in 1197.

1750.

WILLIAMS, Ephraim, an officer of the American army, in the French war, was killed in a skirmish with the enemy in 1755. He was the founder of Williams' college in Massachusetts.

WILLIAMS, Otho Holland, an officer of the American army, during the revolution, and distinguished for his services, particularly at the battles of Guilford and Eutaw Springs; he was promoted to the rank of a brigadier general, and died in 1794.

WILLIS, Thomas, a very eminent physician, of London. He wrote several works on the science of medicine, and died in 1675.

WILLIS, Browne, LL. D., an English antiquary, who wrote several works, and died in 1760.

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, duke of Cumber- WILLOUGHBY, Francis, a celebrated England, second son of George II., and a very dis-lish naturalist, died in 1672. tinguished general, died in 1765.

WILMOT, John Eardley, an English miscellaneous writer, died in 1815.

WILLIAMS, John, archbishop of York, and lord keeper under James I.; he was an eminent theological writer, and died in 1650. WILLIAMS, sir Charles Hanbury, an Eng-at Paris; he died in 1557. lish minister plenipotentiary at the court of Berlin, who published various poems, remarkable for ease and vivacity; he died in 1759.

WILSON, Florence, a learned Scotchman, who taught philosophy in the college of Navarre,

WILLIAMS, Anna, a poetess and miscellaneous writer, born in South Wales; having lost her sight, she was supported by Dr. Johnson till she died, in 1783.

WILLIAMS, John, an ingenious mineralogist, and author of a History of the Mineral Kingdom," &c.; he died in 1795.

WILLIAMS, John, an able divine, was bishop of Chichester, and wrote several controversial tracts; he died in 1709.

WILLIAMS, Daniel, D. D., an English clergyman, who settled at Dublin, and after remaining there 20 years, returned to London; he died in 1716.

WILLIAMS, William, a distinguished minister, of Hatfield, Mass., died about 1746. WILLIAMS, Solomon, D. D., a minister of Lebanon, Conn., died in 1769.

WILLIAMS, Francis, a native of England, was the first governor of the infant colony of New Hampshire; he died after 1641.

WILSON, John, an English stocking-weaver, who became a popular lecturer on botany; he died in 1750.

WILSON, Richard, an eminent English landscape painter, who was called the English Claude; he died in 1782.

WILSON, Arthur, an English historian and dramatic writer; he died in 1652.

WILSON, Thomas, LL. D., bishop of Sodor and Man, an excellent prelate, and an eminent writer in theology; he died in 1755.

WILSON, Thomas, D. D., son of the preceding, was an author; he died in 1784.

WILSON, Benjanin, F. R. S., an eminent English painter, and writer on subjects of naturat philosophy; he died in 1788.

WILSON, John, one of the early settlers of New England, and first minister of Boston, Massachusetts: he died in 1667.

WILSON, Matthew, D. D., a distinguished presbyterian clergyman, of the state of Delaware; he died in 1790.

WILLIAMS, Roger, one of the early cole-17

WILSON, Alexander, a distinguished naturalist, author of "American Ornithology," in volumes 4to; he died in 1813.