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111Bacon, Francis, Viscount Saint Alban (or Albans), Baron of Verulam — ▪ British author, philosopher, and statesman Introduction also called (1603–18) Sir Francis Bacon born Jan. 22, 1561, York House, London, Eng. died April 9, 1626, London lord chancellor of England (1618–21). A lawyer, statesman, philosopher,… …
112Boileau, Nicolas — ▪ French author born Nov. 1, 1636, Paris died March 13, 1711, Paris poet and leading literary critic in his day, known for his influence in upholding classical standards in both French and English literature. He was the son of a… …
113English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
114Grimthorpe, Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron — ▪ British horologist in full Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe of Grimthorpe , also called (until 1874) Edmund Beckett Denison or Sir Edmund Beckett, 5th Baronet born May 12, 1816, Carlton Hall, near Newark upon Trent, Nottinghamshire,… …
115Scottish Enlightenment — ▪ British history Introduction the conjunction of minds, ideas, and publications in Scotland during the whole of the second half of the 18th century and extending over several decades on either side of that period. Contemporaries referred… …
116Arius — • An heresiarch, born about A.D. 250; died 336 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arius Arius † …
117Eckhel, Joseph Hilarius — • German numismatist (1737 1798) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eckhel, Joseph Hilarius Joseph Hilarius Eckhel …
118Hieronymus Balbus — Hieronymus Balbus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hieronymus Balbus (Accellini). Humanist, poet, diplomatist, and Bishop of Gurk in Carinthia, b. about 1450 at Venice; d. there, probably 1535. He was a pupil of Pomponius Laetus, the… …
119Joseph Hilarius Eckhel — Joseph Hilarius Eckhel † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Hilarius Eckhel German numismatist (see Numismatics), b. 13 January, 1737, at Enzesfeld near Pottenstein, in Lower Austria, where his father, Johann Anton Eckhel, was steward to… …
120litigious — li·ti·gious /li ti jəs/ adj 1: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degree a stubbornly litigious defendant 2: subject to litigation acquired only a possible litigious claim Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957) 3 …