ABAHAI (Nov. 28, 1592–1643, Sept. 21) Reference library
Fang Chao-ying
Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period (Rev)
was the eighth son of *Nurhaci. He had two reign titles, Tiancong 天聰 (1627–36), and Chongde 崇德 (1636–44). His mother, Empress Xiaoci ...
ABATAI (July 27, 1589–1646, May 10) Reference library
George A. Kennedy
Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period (Rev)
was the seventh son of Taizu (*Nurhaci). Although he took part in the expedition against the Weji tribe in 1611 and against the Jarut tribe of Mongols in 1623, he was thirty-eight ...
Abbadie, Jacques (1654?–1727) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
(1654?–1727), Huguenot pastor in Berlin and London (1680–1699), dean of Killaloe in Ireland (1699–1727),
Abbt, Thomas (1738–1766) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
(1738–1766), German philosopher.
In 1756, after graduating from an academic secondary school (Gymnasium), the highly
Abernethy, John (1764–1831) Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
(1764–1831),
as president of the Royal College of Surgeons, one of the most influential men in the medical
abolitionism Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
a slippery term covering both the movement for the abolition of the slave trade, achieved by an Act of Parliament
Académie Française Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
When the Académie was founded in 1635, its essential role was to purify and standardize the French language and
Academies Reference library
J. M. Opal
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
As vehicles for Enlightenment ideas about human potential and social progress, academies played a vital role in the cultural and
Academies Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
This entry contains six subentries, dealing with academies in Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy,
Ackermann, Rudolph (1764–1834) Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
(1764–1834),
publisher and bookseller. Born in Saxony, Ackermann moved to London in the 1780s, where, after a
Acontius, Jacobus (1520–1567) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(also Jacob; Ital, Giacomo Aconcio; c.1520–1567), one of the most influential proponents of the idea of toleration
Acquaviva, Claudio (1543–1615) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(Lat., Aquaviva; 1543–1615), fifth general of the Society of Jesus, 1581–1615.
A younger son of the Neapolitan duke
Acronius, Ruardus (1611) Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
(d. 1611), prominent theologian in the Netherlands and defender of the Reformed faith.
Before joining ranks with the Reformation
Act of Union Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
the Act of Parliament of 1800 which dissolved the old independent Irish parliament of 1782 and integrated Ireland constitutionally with
Acts of Supremacy Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
By giving control of the English church to the monarch, the Act of Supremacy of 1534 (26 Henry VIII,
Acts of Uniformity Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
These acts represent the successive efforts of Edward VI and Elizabeth I to impose a standardized form of Protestant worship
Adam, Robert (1728–1792) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
(1728–1792), architect.
Adam was the most famous of the four sons of the Scottish architect William Adam (
Adam, Robert (1728–92) Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
(1728–92),
architect and designer. Pre-eminent designer of town and country residences for the nation's élite, Adam developed
Adams, John (1735–1826) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
(1735–1826), American statesman, political philosopher, and second president of the United States (1796–1800).
John Adams was
Adams, Abigail Smith (1744–1818) Reference library
Rosemarie Zagarri
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
Abigail Smith Adams is best known as the wife of the second president of the United States, John Adams, and
