The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 22Alexander Chalmers J. Nichols, 1815 - Biography |
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... father , Cosmo succeeded to the influence possessed by him as head of that powerful family , which rendered him the first citizen of the state , VOL . XXII . cause . B though without any superiority of rank or title , and A NEW AND ...
... father , Cosmo succeeded to the influence possessed by him as head of that powerful family , which rendered him the first citizen of the state , VOL . XXII . cause . B though without any superiority of rank or title , and A NEW AND ...
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... Father of his country , " which was inscribed on his tomb . He died Aug. 1 , 1464 , aged seventy- five years , deeply lamented by the citizens of Florence . ' MEDICI ( LORENZO , or LAWRENCE DE ) , grandson of the preceding , was born ...
... Father of his country , " which was inscribed on his tomb . He died Aug. 1 , 1464 , aged seventy- five years , deeply lamented by the citizens of Florence . ' MEDICI ( LORENZO , or LAWRENCE DE ) , grandson of the preceding , was born ...
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... father's collection of the remains of antient taste and skill . It is not , however , on this account only that he is entitled to the esteem of the professors and admirers of the He determined to excite , among his countrymen , a good ...
... father's collection of the remains of antient taste and skill . It is not , however , on this account only that he is entitled to the esteem of the professors and admirers of the He determined to excite , among his countrymen , a good ...
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... father . " 1 Necrologie pour 1767. - Dict . Hist . 2 Moreri . - Eloy , Dict . Hist . de Medicine . - Saxii Onomasticon . 3 Moreri . - Eloy . - Niceron , vol . XVIII . - Saxii Onomasticon . MEIBOMIUS ( MARCUS ) , a very learned man , 10 ...
... father . " 1 Necrologie pour 1767. - Dict . Hist . 2 Moreri . - Eloy , Dict . Hist . de Medicine . - Saxii Onomasticon . 3 Moreri . - Eloy . - Niceron , vol . XVIII . - Saxii Onomasticon . MEIBOMIUS ( MARCUS ) , a very learned man , 10 ...
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... father's time was much engrossed by the affairs of the elector Palatine , whom he served as engineer , or com- missary of artillery . He first studied at a school in Bret- ten , and partly under a private tutor , and gave very early ...
... father's time was much engrossed by the affairs of the elector Palatine , whom he served as engineer , or com- missary of artillery . He first studied at a school in Bret- ten , and partly under a private tutor , and gave very early ...
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