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He is commemorated in the Ro man, Greek, and Anglican churches on Nov. 30. Andrew I. King of Hungary 1046-60. He carried on wars with the Germans 1046-52, and with his brother Béla. In the latter war he was killed. Andrew II. King of Hungary 1205-35 (1236?). He took part in the fifth Crusade in 1217, and "gave his people a constitution which organized a state of anarchy by decreeing in his Golden Bull (1222) that if the king should violate the privileges of the nobility they should be permitted to resist him by force, and such resistance should not be treated as rebellion" ( Duruy , Middle Ages, p. 491). Andrew III. King of Hungary 1290-1301, grandson of Andrew II., and the last of the Árpád dynasty. On the murder of Ladislaus III. (IV.), the Pope claimed Hungary as a fief of the church, and invested Charles Martel, son of the King of Naples, with it, who was, however, defeated by Andrew at Agram, 1291. Andrew, James Osgood. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., May 3, 1794: died at Mobile, Ala., March 1, 1871. An American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The fact that he was a slave-owner led to dispute in the church which re sulted in the formation the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1846. Maine. M Andrew, John Albion. Born at Windham, Maine, May 31, 1818: died at Boston, Oct. 30, 1867. An American statesman, Republican governor of Ma achusetts 1861-66, and one of the most active of the "war governors." He was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1837, practised law in Boston, was a prominent antislavery advocate, was elected a member of the Ma achusetts legislature, and was appointed delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. Andrew of Crete (Andreas Cretensis). Born at Damascus, 660: died 732. An archbishop of Crete, and a writer of religious poetry. He took part in the Monothelite synod of 712, but afterward returned to orthodoxy. He is regarded as the inventor of the musical canon. Andrew of Wyntoun. Born about the middle of the 14th century: date of death unknown. A Scottish chronicler, canon regular of the priory of St. Andrew's and prior of St. Serf's (1395). His "Oryginale Cronykil of Scotland," in rimed eight-syl. labled verse, was finished between 1420 and 1424. See Original Chronicle of Scotland. Andrewes (an'dröz), Lance lot. Born at Barking, England, 1555: died at London, Sept. 25, 1626. An English prelate and author, dean of Westminster, bishop of Chi chester, Ely, and Winchester, and one of the translators of the Bible (1607-11). He wrote "Tortura Torti" (1609), manuals of devotion, etc. Andrews (an'dröz), Edward Gayer. Born at New Hartford, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1825. An American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was graduated from Wesley an University, Middle town, Connecticut, in 1847, entered the Methodist ministry in 1848, and was elected bishop in 1872. Andrews, Ethan Allen. Born at New Britain, Conn., April 7, 1787: died at New Britain, March 24, 1858. An American educator, editor of Latin text-books and of a "Latin-English Lexicon" (1850). Andrews, James Pettit. Born near Newbury, Berks hire, England, about 1737: died at London, Aug. 6, 1797. An English antiquary and historian. He wrote a "History of Great Britain, etc." (1794-95), "Henry's History of Britain, Continued" (1796), etc. Andrews, Joseph. Born at Hingham, Ma ., Aug. 17, 1806: died at Hingham, May 9, 1873. An American engraver. Andrews, Joseph. See Joseph Andrews . Andrews, Lance lot. See Andrewes . Andrews, Stephen Pearl. Born at Templet on, Ma ., March 22, 1812: died at New York, IMG:content-0084.png:[blocks in formation] writer, author of works on language, law, pho- nography, and philosophy. Andria (än'dre-ä). A city in the province of Bari, Italy, in lat. 41° 13' N., long. 16°18′ E. It was a residence of the emperor Frederick II. Population, about 36,000. Andria (an'dri-ä). A comedy by Terence (166 B. c.), an adaptation of a play of the same name by Menander. Andrieux (on-dre-é'), François Guillaume Jean Stan is las. Born at Strasburg, May 6, 1759: died at Paris, May 9, 1833. A noted French dramatist. He was the author of "Les étour- dis" (1787), "Molière avec ses amis" (1804), "La comé- dienne" (1816), "Brutus" (1830), etc. Andriscus (an-dris'kus). A pretended son of Perseus, king of Macedon, and a claimant to the throne, defeated and sent captive to Rome 148 в. с . extract. ... medicine and antidote (called from him "theriaca Andro- machi"). And rom a que (on-drō-mäk'). 1. A tragedy by Racine, produced in 1667.-2. An opera by Grétry, produced at Paris 1780. Andromeda (an-drom'e-da). [Gr. Ἀνδρομέδη.] In Greek legend, the daughter of Cepheus and Ca iopeia. She was exposed to a sea-monster, was rescued by Perseus, and was changed, after her death, to a constellation. Another myth, seemingly so diverse-the story of the slaying of the dragon by Perseus and the rescue of Andromeda - was localised by the Greeks on the Phœnician coast. It proves to be a lunar eclipse myth, ultimately Babylonian, a Greek translation Phœnician of the combat of Bel Merodach with the dragon Tiamat, and the rescue of the moon godde Istar from the black dragon who threatened to devour her.