Volume 1

Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology / by Joseph Thomas.

  • Joseph Thomas
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1911, ©1908
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    at the military college in ALgina. He removed in 1846 to America, where he became in 1854 professor of history, aesthetics, and modern languages in Franklin and Mar¬ shall College, Pennsylvania. Pie published “ The World in the Middle Ages,” (1854,) etc. Died April 14, 1873. Koppen or Koeppen, kop'pen, (Carl Friedrich,) a German writer, born about 1800, became assistant pro¬ fessor in one of the principal gymnasiums of Berlin. He published in 1848 a treatise “On the Divine Right of Kings,” (“De Jure Divino,”) which was condemned by the government and forbidden to be reprinted. His work entitled “ The Religion of Booddha and its Origin” (“ Die Religion des Buddha und ihre Entstehung,” 1857) is regarded as one of the best treatises on that subject. He also published “ The Lamaic System of Religion,” ett., (“ Lamaische Hierarchie,” 1859.) Koppen or Koeppen, kop'pen, (Friedrich,) a Ger man writer on philosophy, born at Lubeck in 1775. He oecame pastor of a church at Bremen in 1804, and pro¬ fessor of philosophy at Erlangen in 1827. Among his works is “The Philosophy of Christianism,” (2 vols., 1813-15.) Died in 1858. Koppen or Koeppen, (Johann Heinrich Justus,) a German philologist, born at Hanover in 1755. He published a Greek Anthology, (3 vols., 1787,) “Com¬ mentary on Homer’s Iliad,” (5 vols., 1787-92,) and other works. Died in 1791. Kbppen, kop'pen, (Peter,) a Russian writer, born at Kharkov in 1793, published several works on the antiqui¬ ties and statistics of Russia, and a valuable “ Ethnograph¬ ical Chart of European Russia,” (1851.) Died in 1864. Koprili, ko'pre-lee, written also Coprogli and Kiu perli, (Mehemet,) an eminent Turkish commander, born at Kopri, in Asia Minor, in 1585, rose from the station of a cook to be grand vizier at Constantinople in 1656. He took Tenedos and Lemnos from the Vene¬ tians, and obtained other advantages over the enemies of the Sultan. As a ruler he showed great energy and prudence, and effected important reformations in the condition of the country. Died in 1661. Koprili, (Mustafa,) surnamed the Virtuous, son of the preceding, was appointed grand vizier by Solyman III. in 1689. Died in 1691. Koprili-Fazil-Ahmed, (or -Achmed,) ko'pre-lee fit'zil In'med, a brother of the preceding, born in 1626, succeeded Mehemet Koprili as grand vizier. He gained several important victories over the Hungarians and the Poles, and took the island of Candia. Died in 1676. See Von Hammer, “Geschichte des Osmanischen Reichs.” Kops, kops, (Jean Baptiste,) a Belgian landscape- painter, born about 1800. Koray. See Coray. KordeB, koR'dSs, (Bernhard,) a German writer, born at Lubeck in 1762. He lived at Kiel. Died in 1823. Koren, (Moses of.) See Moses Chorenensis. Korenatz. See Moses Chorenensis. Korf, koRf, (Andrei,) Baron, a Russian publicist and senator, born near Mittau in 1715 ; died in 1823. Korf, (Nicholas,) Baron, a Russian minister of state under Peter III., was born in 1710; died in 1766. Korinna. See Corinna. Kornelisz. See Cornelisz. Korner or Koerner, koR'ner, (Christian Gott¬ fried,) born at Leipsic in 1756, was the father of Theo¬ dor Korner, and an intimate friend of Schiller. He was also a correspondent of Goethe. It was in his beautiful vineyard near Dresden that Schiller wrote “ Don Car¬ los.” Died in 1831. Korner or Koerner, (Karl Theodor,) one of the most celebrated German poets, was born in Dresden in 1791. He studied at Leipsic and Berlin, and displayed at an early age a rare poetical genius. Among his first productions were the popular comedies of “The Green Domino,” (1812,) and “The Watchman,” (1812.) He was one of the first to enlist in the war against Napoleon; and, inspired with patriotic enthusiasm and a keen sense of his country’s wrongs, he produced some of the most spirited and beautiful martial lyrics in the German lan¬ guage. These were published under the title of “The Lyre and the Sword,” (1814.) Korner was also the author of two popular tragedies, “Rosamunda,” (1812,) and “Zriny,” (1813.) He fell in battle near Rosenberg, in 1813, at the age of twenty-two. See F. W. Lehmann, “ Lebensbeschreibung K. T. Koerner’s,” 1819 ; H. A. Erhard, “T. Koerner’s Leben,” etc., 1821; H. Blazk, “ Ecrivains et Poetes de l’Allemagne,” 1851; “ Nouvelle Biographic G^n^rale Longfellow, “ Poets and Poetry of Europe “ Black¬ wood’s Magazine” for October, 1820, and February, 1821. Kornmann, koRn'mdn, (Heinrich,) a German writer and lawyer, born in Wiirtemberg; died about 1620. Kbroai. See Csoma. Korosi, ko'Ro-shee, (Joszef,) a Hungarian statistician, born at Pesth, April 20, 1844. He has published many volumes regarding Hungarian populations, finances, trade, prices, railways, etc. Korte or Koerte, koR'teh, (Wilhelm,) a German writer, born at Aschersleben in 1766. He published, among other works, a “Life of Gleim,” (1811,) who was his great-uncle, and a “Life of Carnot,” (1820.) Died in 1846. Kortholt, koRt'holt, [Lat. Korthoi/tus,] (Chris¬ tian,) a Lutheran theologian and ecclesiastical historian, born at Burg, in Holstein, in 1633. About 1665 he was appointed professor of divinity in the University of Kiel. He published numerous religious treatises, of which we may name “On the Pagan, Mohammedan, and Jewish Religions,” (1666,) “Of the Three Impostors Herbert, Hobbes, and Spinosa,” (1680,) “On the Origin and Na¬ ture of Christianity,” and “ On the State and Progress of Schools and Academies, especially in Germany.” Died in 1694. See Lindemann, “Memoria C. Kortholti,” 1694. Kortholt, (Christian,) a Danish or German theo¬ logian, son of Sebastian, noticed below, was born at Kiel in 1709. He became professor of divinity at Got¬ tingen. He published “The Letters of Leibnitz,” (4 vols., 1734-42,) and wrote, besides other works, (in Latin,) an “Essay on the Enthusiasm of Mohammed,” (1745.) Died in 1751. gee Ayrer, “Memoria C. Kortholti,” 1751. Kortholt, (Sebastian,) a son of Christian, noticed above, (1633-94,) and the father of the preceding, was born at Kiel about 1670. He was a man of great learn¬ ing, and wrote many literary essays. Died about 1740. Kortholtus. See Kortholt. Kortum or Kortuem, koR'tiim, (Johann Friedrich Christoph,) a German historian, born in Mecklenburg- Strelitz in 1788, became professor of history at Heidel¬ berg in 1840. He wrote, among other works, a “ History of the Political Constitution of Greece,” and a “ History of the Middle Ages,” (2 vols., 1837.) Died in 1858. Kortiim or Kortuem, (Karl Arnold,) a German physician and satiric poet, born at Miilheim-an-der-Ruhr in 1745, published a mock-heroic poem entitled “The Tobsiad; or, The Life, Opinions, and Deeds of Jerome Jobs the Candidate,” (1784.) Died in 1824. An English translation of “ The Jobsiad,” by Rev. Charles T. Brooks, was published in Philadelphia in 1863. Kosciusko, kos-se-us'ko, [Polish, Kosciuszko, k&sh- yoo'sko,] (Thaddeus,) an illustrious Polish patriot and general, of noble family, born in Lithuania, February 12, 1746. Having studied at the military academy of Ver¬ sailles, he embarked about 1777 for America, where he fought with distinction at New York and Yorktown and acquired the friendship of Washington. He returned to Poland in 1786, but, his country being soon after sub¬ jected to Russia, he retired to Leipsic. On the break¬ ing out of the revolution of 1794, he was appointed commander of the Polish army, and defeated the Russians with greatly superior numbers at Raclawice. For two months he defended Warsaw against the united forces of Russia and Prussia, but, overpowered at last by fresh troops advancing under Fersen, suffered a total defeat at Maciejowice, where he was wounded and taken prisoner in October, 1794. After two years’ imprisonment, he was released by the emperor Paul, who offered him his sword, which Kosciusko refused, saying “ he had no need of a sword, since he had no longer a country.” When solicited by Napoleon to aid him in his ambitious schemes with regard to Poland, he steadily refused; and the proclama¬ tion to the Poles, which appeared in the “Moniteur” under his name in 1806, was declared by him a forgery