Dictionary of universal biography; being the lives of eminent persons of all times / [Samuel Orchart Beeton].

  • Samuel Orchart Beeton
Date:
1870
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    THE DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY. Aa A [Where a is used in the explanatory pronun- ciation, it is sounded as a in bar, car, tar; where a is used, it is sounded as a in can, fan, tan; where ai is used, it is sounded as a in fate, hate, late; where aw is used, it is sounded as a in fall, tall, wall; and a final has an obscure sound, between the a in bar and the a in fan.] Aa, Gerard van der, a-a. This individual, and his two sons, Philip and Adolphus, have acquired honourable historical notice in the an- nals of the United Provinces, from the strenuous efforts they made to resist Philip IT. of Spain in his endeavours to tyrannize over their country, as well as from the distinguished part they took in its liberation, 1571. Aa, Charles Henry van der, a native of Zwolle, and an active Lutheran minister, greatly instru- mental in establishing the Academy of Sciences, and the Society for the Study of Economics, at Haerlem. b. 1718; n. 1795. Aa, Peter van der, an eminent lawyer, who, in 1574, became president of the Council of Luxembourg, b. at Louvain. Aa, Peter van der, a bookseller of Leyden, and an extensive compiler and publisher of tra- vels and voyages, d. 1730.—This person issued an illustrative atlas, which was entitled “ Galevie du Monde,” and which extended to sixty-six vols. Aagard, Christian, a-garrf, a Danish pro- fessor of poetry at Soraj and a poet himself. B. 1596; D. 1664. Aagaed, Nicholas, brother of the above, and also a professor at Sora, and a writer on philo- sophical subjects, b. 1612; d. 1657. A a lx Pasha, Mehemet Emin, an eminent Turkish statesman, ambassador to England, 1811-4, and representative of the Porte at the Conferences of Vienna (1855), and Paris (1856). ITc was appointed grand vizier for the fifth time, April 11,1867. b. at Constantinople, 1815. Aalst, Everard, a Dutch artist, distinguished for the accuracy with which lie painted armour and fruit pieces, b. at Delft, 1602; n. 1658. Aalst, William, nephew of the above, and reckoned superior to him as an artist, b. 1020: d. 1679. Aabe, Dirk van der, aar, bishop of Utrecht, who, although a priest, was much better fitted for 1 Aarsens wearing the helmet than the cowl. He was con- stantly at war with William Count of Holland, each being prisoner to the other almost alter- nately, though the churchman iix the end was worsted, n. 1212, at Deventer, after ruling Utrecht for 14 years. Aaron”, air-on, signifying mountain of strength, or a teacher, the brother of Moses, and first high priest of the Israelites, d. on Mount Hor, in the 123rd year of his age, a.ji. 2553, b.c. 1451. Aaron, a priest and physician who flourished at Alexandria in the 7th century. He wrote a variety of works, among others a description of measles and small-pox, then new diseases in Egypt, and, as he supposed, originating there. Aaron, St., a British Martyr, who suffered in the persecution of the Christians by Diocletian, A.n. 303. He was canonized 1000 years later.— There is another St. Aaron, who founded the first Monastery in Bretaigne, and flourished in the 6th century. Aaron, Isaac, a Greek, and attached to the emperor Manuel Comnenus as interpreter. He was charged with wilful misinterpretation, and deprived both of his office and his sight, but sub- sequently reinstated in office, when he revenged himself cruelly upon Ins enemies. He ultimately died of torture, which tlie emperor Isaac Angclus ordered to be inflicted upon him, in 1203. Aaron, a Spanish Jew of Barcelona, who lived in the 13th century, and wrote “ Precepts on Moses,” published at Venice in 1523. Aaron, Pietro, canon of Bimini, and a volu- minous writer on music. He flourished at Florence hi the 16th century. Aaron Ben Asser, a Jew of the 5th centxuy, to whom is attributed the invention of the He- brew points and accents. Aaron IIacharon, a Nicomcdian Jew, B. 1346, and author of “ The Garden of Eden,” a work explanatory of Jewish customs and doc- trines. , Aaron Schascon, a Jewish rabbi, and author of the “Law of Truth,” printed in 1631, at Venice. Aaron, Ben Chaim, a rabbi of Fez, and reckoned the most learned of the Jews of Africa, whose commentaries are still held in liigh esteem by his people, n. about 1610. Aaron, or I-Iaroun. (See IIaroun An RAsenm.) Aarsens, or Aersens, Peter, aar-sens, a cels*