Volume 2
Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology / by Joseph Thomas.
- Thomas, Joseph, 1811-1891.
- Date:
- 1911, ©1908
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Universal pronouncing dictionary of biography and mythology / by Joseph Thomas. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![combined the same merits in the same degree.” He received the title of count in 1806. He was for many years a member, and eventually president, of the bureau of longitudes. In 1814 he voted to erect a provisional government on the ruins of Napoleon’s empire, and he remained aloof from the Imperialist party during the Hundred Days. He was created Marquis Laplace in 1817, and in the same year was chosen president of the Academy of Sciences. He had been chosen an associate of many foreign Academies. Among his important pro¬ ductions are “ The Analytic Theory of Probabilities,” {1812,) and a “Philosophic Essay on Probabilities,” (1814.) The capital monument of his genius is his “Treatise on Celestial Mechanics,” (“Traits de la M6- canique celeste,” 5 vols., 1799-1825,) which will doubt¬ less preserve his memory to the latest posterity. Among his great discoveries are the theory of Jupiter’s satel¬ lites, and the causes of the grand inequality of Jupiter and Saturn, and of the acceleration of the moon’s mean motion. He shares the honour of proving the stability of the planetary system with Lagrange, than whom he has attained a higher celebrity by ranging over a wider field of discovery. One of nis last expressions was, “What we know is but little, (peu de chose;) that which we know not is immense.” Died in 1827. See Fourier, “filoge de La Place;” Arago, “ Biographie de La Place,” (and English version of the same, published in 1859;) “ Nouvelle Biographie G^n^rale;” Puisieux et Charles, “ No¬ tices sur Malherbe, Laplace,” etc., 1847 I “ Quarterly Review” for February, 1809; “Edinburgh Review” for January, 1808, and Jan¬ uary, 1810; “ Foreign Quarterly Review” for September, 1828. La Place or Laplace, de, d$h lf'plfss', (Charles Emile Pierre Joseph,) Marquis, a son of the great astronomer, was born in Paris in 1789. He entered the army young, and served in the campaigns of Ger¬ many, (1809,) of Russia, (1812,) and of France, (1814.) He became a peer of France in 1827, a lieutenant-general in 1843, and a senator in 1853. Died October 30, 1874. La Place, de, [Lat. PLACiE'us,] (Josutf,) a French Protestant theologian, born in Bretagne about 1605. He became professor of theology at Saumur in 1633. Among his works are a treatise “ On the Imputation of the First Sin of Adam,” (“ De Imputatione Primi Peccati Adami,” 1655,) in which he opposes the doctrine that the sin of Adam is imputed to all his posterity, and “ An Argument for the Divinity of Christ,” (1657.) Died in 1665. La Placette, If plf'sfit', (Jean,) a French Protestant divine and moralist, born at Pontac in 1639. He emi¬ grated when the edict of Nantes was revoked, in 1685, and was pastor of the French church in Copenhagen from 1686 to 1711. Among his works, which are highly esteemed, are “ Essays on Morality,” (2d edition, 4 vols., *697.) and “ Christian Morals reduced to Three Princi¬ pal Duties : the Repentance of Sinners, the Perseverance of the Righteous, and Growth in Grace,” (1695.) Died in 1718. See NioSron, “ M ^moiresQuArard, “ La France Litt^raire.” La Planche. See Regnier, (Louis.) Lapo, la'po, a Florentine architect, was the pupil of Niccolb de Pisa, and a friend of Arnolfo di Lapo. Va¬ sari represents him as a German, (whose proper name was Jacob or Jacopo,) and as the father of Arnolfo; but others have disproved both of these statements. He adorned Florence with many fine edifices, which time has destroyed. Died about 1275. Lapo, (diminutive of Jacopo,) an Italian canonist, born in Tuscany, taught canon law at Florence more than twenty years, and was chosen captain or chief of the Guelph party. He gained distinction by his researches for manuscripts of classic authors, and had the good for¬ tune to find Cicero’s oration for Milo and the Philippics, which he sent to his intimate friend Petrarch. Died in 1381. See Tiraboschi, “Storia della Letteratura Italiana.” Lapo Gianni, lf'po jfn'nee, an Italian poet, a native jf Florence, lived about 1250. See Longfellow, “ Poets and Poetry of Europe.” Lapo, di, de lf'po, (Arnolfo,) a celebrated Italian architect and sculptor, born near Florence about 1232, was the son of Cambio, and the pupil of Cimabue in de¬ sign. He had the reputation of being the greatest Tuscan architect in his time. About 1294 he began to erect the church of Santa Croce in Florence. His greatest work is the church of Santa Maria del Fiore, caHed also the Duomo, or Cathedral, of Florence, which, however, he left unfinished. Its noble and beautiful dome was the work of Brunelleschi. Among his master-pieces of sculpture is the tabernacle of the basilica of San Paolo, near Rome. Died about 1300. See Vasari, ‘‘Lives of the Painters and Sculptors.” Lapointe, lf'pwfNt', (Savinien,) a French poet, born at Sens (Yonne) in 1812, was a shoemaker in his youth. He was befriended by Beranger and Victor Hug j, with whose aid he published a volume of verses called “A Voice from Below,” (“Une Voix d’en bas,” 1844.) He wrote “Memoirs of Beranger,” (1857.) Died in 1893. Laponneraye, lf'pon'ri', (Albert,) a French his¬ torical writer, born at Tours in 1808, published, besides other works, a “ History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1840,” (3 vols., 1840.) Died in 1849. Laporte or La Porte, de, deh lf'poRt', (Hippolyte,) Marquis, a French litterateur, born in Paris in 1770. Among his works are “ Ivelina,” (3 vols., 1830,) and “Recollections of an Emigrant,” (1843.) Died in 1852. Laporte, (Pierre Franqois,) a French comedian and theatrical manager, went to London in 1824 as member and joint manager of a company who performed French plays at the theatre in Tottenham Street. He was subse¬ quently manager of the King’s Theatre, and introduced many famous singers and operas to the English public. Died September 25, 1841. La Porte, de, (Joseph,) AbbS, a French critic and compiler, born at B^fort in 1713. The most important or popular of his compilations was the “ French Trav¬ eller,” (“Voyageur Fran5ais,”) a melange of romantic adventures and historical narratives, (42 vols., 1765-95.) Died in 1779. Laporte du Theil. See Dutheil de la Porte. Lappe, If p'peh, (Karl,) a popular German poet, born near Wolgast in 1774, published “Funereal Garlands,” (“ Friedhofskranze,”) and other works. Died in 1843. Lappenberg, lfp'pen-b?RG', (Johann Martin,) an able German historian, born at Hamburg in 1794. He studied in Edinburgh, London, and Berlin, and was ap¬ pointed minister to the court of Berlin in 1820. In 1823 he became keeper of the archives of the senate of Ham¬ burg. He published, besides other works, a continua¬ tion of Sartorius’s “Authentic History of the Origin of the German Hanse Towns,” (1830,) and a valuable “ History of England under the Anglo-Saxon Kings,” (2 vols., 1834-37,) which has been translated into Eng¬ lish by Thorpe. Died in 1865. Lappoli, lfp'po-lee, (Giovanni Antonio,) an Italian painter, bom in 1492. He worked in Rome and at Arezzo. Died in 1552. Laprade, de, deh It'pRtd', (Pierre Marin Victor Richard,) a French poet, born at Montbrison in 1812, was called a disciple of Lamartine. His “ Symphonies” (1856) opened to him the doors of the French Academy in 1858. He died December 14, 1883. Lap-raik', (John,) a Scottish minor poet, born in 1727, He was a correspondent of the poet Burns. He pub¬ lished a volume of poor verses in 1788, and died at Muir- kirk in 1807. La Primaudaye, de, deh If pRe'mo'df/, (Pierre,) a French writer, born about 1545. Among his works was “L’Academie Franfoise,” (1577, often reprinted.) La Quintinie. See Quintinie, de la. Larauza, lf'rb'zf', (Jean Louis,) a French teacher, born in Paris in 1793. He wrote an “Essay on the Pas¬ sage of the Alps by Hannibal,” (1826.) Died in 1825. La Ravardi&re, de, deh If rf'vfR'de-aiR', (Daniel de la Tousche,) Sieur, a French explorer, born in Poitou about 1570. He conducted an expedition to Brazil in 1611, and planted a colony on the island of Maranham ; but they were expelled by the Portuguese in 1615. Died after 1630. Larcher, lfR'shf', (Pierre Henri,) a French littera¬ teur and Hellenist, born at Dijon in 1726. After trans¬ lating several works from the English, he published in 1767 an able work, entitled “Supplement to the Phi¬ losophy of History,” which was designed to refute Vol¬ taire, from whom it drew a sarcastic reply. His chief](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31359528_0002_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
