BOYER, JEAN PIERRE

(1776-1850), native Pres. of republic of Haiti, 1818-43. (1848-95), literary historian and critic; was succe ively prof. of German at Cornell Univ. and Columbia Univ. New York; did good work in interpretation of Ger. and Scand in avian literature to Eng -speaking peoples; author of Goethe and Schiller, commentary of the Works of Ibsen, etc. English statesman, known as ‘The Great Earl of Cork’; 6. at Canterbury, England. He was educated at Cambridge, and at the age of 22 went to Ireland, where he purchased great landed properties and rapidly acquired a position of wer and influence. He was active suppre ing a rebellion in Munster, and in recognition of his service James I. created him privy councillor for that province and later for all Ireland. In 1616 he was made a peer of that realm with the title of Baron Boyle and in 1620 became Viscount Dungarven and Earl of Cork. He was a staunch adherent of the English Crown, to which he did not hesitate to subordinate the interests of the people under his control. A flagrant instance of this was the deportation of the inhabitants of the fertile province of Leinster to the dreary bogs of Kerry, supplying their places - with English colonists. He attained a high degree of contemporary eminence, as is shown by the above mentioned sobriquet by which he was designated. Despite his ruthle ne , he largely benefited Ireland by the introduction and fostering of useful arts and manufactures. natural philosopher; 7th s. of Richar B., Earl of Cork; ed. Eton, and afterwards. traveled extensively abroad; studied natural sciences, particularly physics, and made important inventions and researches in pneumatics (Boyle’s law); also studied theology. B. was a founder of Royal Soc., an East India Co. director, and instituted ‘Boyle Lectures’ for defence of Christian religion. Works include Seraphic Love, Hydrostatical Paradoxes, Experiments touching Colour. Of penis constitution, gracious and kindly nature.