Last of the Mohicans, The

One of the "Lea La ell (la-sel'), William. Born at Bolton, therstocking" series of novels by Cooper, pub- Lancashire, June 18, 1799: died at Maidenhead, lished in 1826. It is so called from the nickname Oct. 5, 1880. An English English astronomer, noted as a constructor of reflecting telescopes and as an observer. He discovered the satellite of Neptune Oct. 10, 1846, the seventh satellite of Saturn (Hyper i on) Sept. 19, 1848 (simultaneously with Bond), and the two inner satellites of Uranus (Ariel and Umbriel) Oct. 24, 1851, and catalogued a large number of new nebulæ. La en (läs's en), Christian. Born at Bergen, Norway, Oct. 22, 1800: died at Bonn, Pru ia, May 8, 1876. A noted Norwegian Orientalist, profe or at Bonn from 1830. He published "In. disc he Altertumskunde" ("Indian Antiquities," 1844-62), etc., edited various Sanskrit works, and deciphered the Old Persian cuneiform inscriptions ("Die alt per sis chen Keilinschriften," 1836). La en, Eduard. Born at Copenhagen, April 13, 1830: died at Weimar, Jan. 15, 1904. A Belgian composer. He went to Bru els when only two years old, where he received his musical education. In 1851 he took the government prize. In 1857 his opera "Le Roi Edgard" was produced at Weimar under the care of Liszt. Here he was made conductor of the court theater after the latter retired. Among his other works are “Frauenlob,” “Der Gefangene,” and “ Tristan and Isolde" - all operas; the music to Sophocles's "Edipus," to Goethe's "Faust," to Hebbel's “Nibelungen," to Devrient's version of Calderon's "Circe," and to Goethe's "Pandora." He also wrote several symphonies and a large number of songs which are famous. La us (las'us), Or land us: or La o (läs'sō), Orlando (originally Roland Delattre). Born at Mons, Hainault, 1520 (1530?): died at Munich, June, 1594. The leading composer (next to Pal estrin a) of the 16th century. In 1556 or 1557 he was made director of chamber-music to Albert V., duke of Bavaria, and in 1562 was made chapel-master. Here he composed the famous music for the Seven Penitential Psalms. He composed over 2,000 works, chiefly sacred, including between 50 and 60 ma es, and a number of mad rigals, songs, etc. Last (last), Doctor. A shoemaker who pa es an amusing examination for the degree of M. D. in Foote's "The Devil upon Two Sticks." Lastarria (läs-tä-rē'ä), José Victor i no. Born at Rancagua, 1817: died at Santiago, June 14, 1888. A Chile an publicist and author. He held many important civil positions, and published works in various branches of literature: the most valuable of these relate to the constitutional history of Chile. Last Days of Pompeii. A historical novel by Bulwer, published in 1834. The scene is laid chiefly at Pompeii, 79 A. D. Last Judgment, The. Among the noted paintings with this subject are the following. (a) A painting by Fra Angelico da Fiesole, in the Old Museum at Berlin. It is an altarpiece in 3 parts. (b) A famous painting by Michelangelo, covering the entire end wall composition is separated into 5 subdivisions: (1) above, angels with the emblems of Christ's Pa ion; (2) upper middle, Christ, with a gesture of condemnation, as the divine Avenger, with Mary at his feet; (3) on both sides, the chief of the elect; (4) at Christ's fect, the angel sounding the trump of doom; (5) below, the fate of those awakened the high the Sistine Chapel, Rome. The from the dead, the ble ed borne upward, and the accursed dashed down by angels and hurled by devils into torment. The painting has suffered from incense and taper smoke, and above all from the clothing, by overscrupulous popes, of many of Michelangelo's undraped figures. (c) A fresco in the Campo Santo, Pisa, formerly ascribed to Orcagna, but now to the Lorenzetti (1350). The ble ed and the lost are rising from their graves, and being conducted to one side or the other by angels or by devils. Many great ecclesiastical and civil dignitaries are represented as in the latter case. The subject is powerfully presented; canvas. the gesture of condemnation made by Christ toward the damned is famous. (d) A very large painting by Rubens (1617), in the Old Pinakothek at Munich. The Three Per sons of the Trinity occupy the central upper part of the Christ sits, as Judge, with uplifted right arm motioning to the dead to rise. The saints are gathered about the Deity. Below, the dead are returning to life, and the entire right side is occupied by the damned, who are hurled down to perdition by the archangel Michael with flaming sword. (e) An altarpiece by Roger van der Wey. den (1447), in the hospital at Beaune, France. It consists of 9 compartments, with 6 more on the outside shutters, and contains portraits of Chancellor Rollin (the donor), of Philippe le Bon of Burgundy, and other personages. It is one of the finest of early Flemish pictures, beautiful in color. (f) A painting by Fra Angelico, in the Accademia, Florence. Christ turns toward the ble ed, with a gesture of doom to the lost, who, as they rise from their graves, are dragged off by devils to their fate. Among the lost of Uncas, one of its leading characters. Last of the Troubadours, The. Jasmin. Last Sigh of the Moor, The. See the extract. There, at Padul, on a spur of the Alpuxarras, Boabdil stood and gazed back upon the kingdom he had lost: the beautiful Vega, the towers of the Alhambra, and the gardens of the Genera life; all the beauty and magnificence of his lost home. "Allahu Akbar," he said, "God is most great," as he burst into tears. His mother Ayesha stood beside him: "You may well weep like a woman," she said, "for what you could not defend like a man.' The spot whence Boabdil took his sad farewell look at his city from which he was banished for ever, bears to this day the name of "el ultimo sospiro del Moro," the last sigh of the Moor.' Poole , Story of the Moors, p. 267. Last Supper, The. Among the noted representations of this subject are the following. (a) A painting by Dieric Bouts (1467), in St. Pierre at Louvain, Belgium. This is the central panel of a large altarpiece. The side panels are in the Berlin Museum. (b) A painting by Justus of Ghent, a pupil of Van Eyck, in the Istituto di belle Arti at Urbino. It is a beautiful early-Flemish picture, one of the oldest works in oils in Italy. Federigo da Montefeltro, with his family, and the Persian amba ador are introduced as spectators. (c) A painting by Luca Sign or ell i (1512), in the duomo of Cortona, Italy. It represents Christ as distributing bread to 3 kneeling apostles, while the others wait grouped behind. (d) A famous wall-painting by Leonardo da Vinci, in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie at Milan. Christ is seated at the middle of the table, while the apostles are ranged on each side of him, full of excitement at the announcement of his impending betrayal. The painting has suffered greatly from damp, abuse, and repainting. Last Token, The. A painting by Gabriel Max, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It shows a beautiful young girl in the Roman arena, exposed to wild beasts. Some spectator has thrown her down a rose. She stands over it, resting her hand against the wall, and, looking up, tries to distinguish the one who has pitied her. Last Tournament, The. One of the "Idylls of the King," King," by Tennyson. Las Vegas (läs vā'gäs). A city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, east of Santa Fé: a railroad and manufacturing center. Population (1900), 3,552. Laswari (las-wär'e). A place in Rajputana, India, 78 miles south by west of Delhi. Here, Nov. 1, 1803, the British (about 4,000) under Lake defeated the Mahrattas (9,000). Latacunga (lä-tä-kön'gä), or Ta or Tacunga Tacunga (tä-kön' was founded in 1534 on the site of an Indian village. Be- tween 1678 and 1797 it was destroyed four times by earth- quakes. Population (1891), about 12,000. Latakia, or Latakiyah. See Ladikiyeh . Late Lancashire Witches, The. A comedy by Heywood, revived and altered by Brome, acted at the Globe in 1634. Heywood's part is evi- dently founded on "The Witches of Lancaster" by T. Potts, 1613. Fleay . Later an (lat'e-ran), The. A palace in the eastern part of Rome. The present edifice dates from the 16th to 18th centuries. The palace was originally named from the Roman family Later an us to which, until the time of Nero, it belonged. Nero put the last owner, Plautius Later an us, to death, and appropriated the palace. It was given by Const an tine (who also built a church in its pre- cincts) to the Bishop of Rome. See St. John Later an and Scala Santa . Latham (la'tham), John. Born at Eltham, near London, June 27, 1740: died Feb. 4, 1837. A noted English physician and ornithologist, one of the founders of the Linnean Society (1788). His last years were spent in Winchester. He published "A General Synopsis of Birds" (1781-85), "In- dex Ornithologic us sive System a Ornithologiæ" (1790), "А General History of Birds" (11 vols. 1821-28), etc. the ill us- trations of the last-named work were all designed, etched, and colored by himself. Latham (lath am), Robert Gordon. Born at Billing borough, Lincoln shire, March 24, 1812: died at Putney, March 9, 1888. A noted Eng- lish philologist, ethnologist, and physician. He was a graduate of King's College, Cambridge, 1832; fe or of English in University College, London, 1839; and pro lecturer and a istant physician at Middle sex Hospital. He published "Norway and the Norwegians" (1840), "The English Language" (1841), "An Elementary English Gram, mar" (1843), "A Handbook of the English Language (1851), an edition of Johnson's "Dictionary," and numerous works on ethnology. Latimer, Darsie. See Red gauntlet (Sir Arthur Darsie). Latimer (lat'i-mer), Hugh. Born at Thurcas- ton, Leicestershire, about 1485: burned at Ox- ford, Oct. 16, 1555. A celebrated English prel- ate and reformer. He graduated B. A. at Cambridge at Constantinople in 1204. It was overthrown and succeeded by the (restored) Byzantine em- pire in 1261. Latini (la-ti'ni). In ancient history, the Latins, or people inhabiting Latium. Latini (lä-te'nē), Brunet to. Born at Florence, 1230: died there, 1294. An Italian poet, scholar, and orator. His most noted work is an ency- clopedia ("Trésor") written in French. Latin League. A confederation of the cities of Latium, existing in Italy in the earliest historic times, and continuing till 338 B. c., when the Latin towns were finally incorporated in the dominion of Rome. According to the earliest trad i- tion, the league included thirty cities, among which Alba Longa held the preeminent place. After the fall of Alba, Aricia, Lanuvium, and Tusculum, with other important communities not originally included, were united with the league. The confederation held a emblies in the grove of Ferentino, below Marino in the Alban hills, and had a common religious sanctuary in the temple of Jupiter La- tiar is on the summit of the Alban Mount (Monte Cavo), where annual sacrifices were celebrated. Latin Quarter. The quarter of Paris on the south side of the Seine, in the vicinity of the Sorbonne. It has been frequented for centuries by the student cla . Latin Union. A monetary alliance of France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland, formed bycon- vention Dec. 23, 1865, and joined by Greece in 1868. Its object was the maintenance and regulation of a uniform interchangeable gold and silver coinage, based on the French franc. Its limited term was continued by two renewals (1878 and 1885), Belgium withdrawing on the latter occasion and adopting the single gold standard. of Latium, father of Lavinia. Latin War, The Great. A war between Rome and Latium, 340-338 B. c., ending in the subju- gation of the latter. Latium (lā'shi-um). In ancient geography, the part of central Italy lying along the Mediter- ranean southeast of Etruria and northwest of Camp an i a. The name was originally restricted to the land of the Latins, chiefly comprised in the Roman Campagna. Its chief cities formed a league, which was at war with Rome 340-338 B. C., and was incorporated with Rome after 338 B. C. In an extended sense Latium (also Latium Adjec- tum or Novum) was the region from the Tiber to the Liris or to Mount Ma icus, including the territories of the Latmus (lat'mus). [Gr. Λάτμος .] In ancient geography, a mountain-range in Caria, Asia Minor, east of Miletus. Latobrigi (lat-ō-brīʼji or la-tob'ri-ji). A Celtic people a ociated with the Helvetii in their cam- paign of 58 в. c. They probably lived in south- ern Baden. Latona (la-to'nä). In cla ical mythology, the Roman name of the Greek godde Leto, mother by Jupiter of Apollo and Diana. See Leto . La Torre (lä tor'rā), Miguel de. Died after 1823. A Spanish general who fought under Mo- rillo in Venezuela and New Granada 1815-20, and succeeded him in command at the end of the bobo (which see) June 24, 1821. Latour (lä-tör'), Louis Antoine Tenant de. Born at St.-Yrieix, Haute-Vienne, France, Aug. 30, 1808: died at Sceaux, Aug. 27, 1881. A French poet and miscellaneous author. Latour, Tomline. A pseudonym of W. S. Gil- Latour d'Auvergne (lä-tör' do-varny'), Thé- ophile Malo Corret de. Born at Carhaix, Fin- istère, France, Nov. 23, 1743: killed at Ober- hausen, near Neuburg, Bavaria, June 27, 1800. A French soldier, named by Napoleon "the first grenadier of the republic" (he refused the rank of general). He was distinguished in the wars of 1792- 1800, and was commander of the "Infernal Column." So great was the admiration with which he was regarded that from his death to 1814 his name was retained on the roll. call of his company of grenadiers as a mark of honor, the color-sergeant answering, "Dead on the field of honor," when it was called. La Trappe (lä träp). A medieval Cistercian abbey in the department of Orne, France, near Mortagne. It was founded in 1140, and gave name to the Trappists. See Trappists . Brives, Corrèze, France, Νον. 29, 1762: died at Paris, Feb. 6, 1833. A noted French zoölogist. Among his works are "His to ire des sal am and res" (1800), "His to ire naturelle des singes" (1801), "His to ire des four- mis" (1802), "His to ire naturelle des reptiles" (1802), "His- toire naturelle des crustacés et des insectes" (1802-05), "Familles naturelles du règne animal" (1825), "Cours d'en- tomologie" (1831), etc. Latrobe (la-trōb'), Charles Joseph. Born at London, March 20, 1801: died there, Dec. 2, 1875. An English traveler and politician, son of the musical composer C. I. Latrobe: noted as an teacher of art. His subjects were taken chiefly from Scott's novels, as "The Trial of Effie Deans" (1840), "The Bride of Lammer moor" (1831), etc. Lauder, William. Died in Barbados in 1771. A Scottish literary impostor, a graduate of (1747), and supporting the accusation by forged, garbled, and interpolated quotations from mod- ern Latin authors. The fraud was laid bare (1750) by John Douglas, and Dr. Johnson, who had countenanced Lauder's attack, forced him to confe his guilt. Lauderdale, Earls and Dukes of. See Mait- land . Laudon (lou'don), or Loudon, Baron Gideon Ernst von. Born at Tootzen, Livonia, Rus- sia, Feb. 2, 1717: died at Neutitschein, Mora- via, July, 1790. An Austrian field-marshal. He served at Prague and Kolin in 1757, and at Hochkirch in 1758; was Austrian commander at Kunersdorf in 1759; commanded at Lande shut and Liegnitz in 1760; stormed Schweidnitz in 1761; served in the War of the Bavarian Succe ion 1778-79; and captured Belgrad in 1789. Laudonnière (lō-do-nyar'), René de. A French Huguenot who was despatched by Coligny in 1564 to carry aid to the Huguenot colony sent out in 1562 under Ribault. Finding Ribault's set- tlement abandoned, he built Fort Carolina on the St. John's River in Florida, in June, 1564. The fort was stormed and the garrison ma acred by the Spaniards under Menen- dez de Aviles, Sept. 21, 1565. Laudonnière escaped with a number of other fugitives to England, and afterward returned to France. He wrote "L'His to ire notable de la Floride, con tenant les trois voyages faits en icelle par des capitaines et pilotes français" (1586). Lauenburg Mecklenburg, and Hannover. It is fertile, and abounds in forests. The ancient inhabitants were Polabs. It formed part of the old Saxon duchy. On the fall of Hen ry the Lion in 1180 it fell to Bernard of As can i a, and it continued in that family (with the exception of a few years at the beginning of the 13th century, when it belonged to Denmark), under the name of Saxe-Lauenburg, until the Laurel Ridge. A range of low mountains, of the Appal a chi an system, in southwestern Penn- sylvan i a, east of Chestnut Ridge. Laurence (lâ'rens), Saint. [Also Lawrence ; L. Laurentius , laurel-crowned; F. Laurent , It. Lo- renzo, Sp. Lorenzo, Pg. Lourenço, G. Lorenz.] A Christian martyr of the 3d century, roasted alive in an iron chair at Rome. His festival is celebrated on Aug. 10. Laurence, Saint. A prelate of the early Eng- Slish church. He succeeded St. Augustine as extinction of the As can i an line in 1689. There were sev- eral claimants to the duchy. It finally pa ed to Hano- ver in 1705, and followed its fortunes; was ceded in 1815 to Pru ia, which immediately ceded it to Denmark in ex- change for Swedish Pomerania; was taken from Denmark (see Schleswig - Holstein Wars ) in 1864; and wa was taken pos- se ion of by Pru ia in 1865. Bismarck received the title of Duke of Lauenburg in 1890. Area, 457 square miles. archbishop of Canterbury. Population (1890), 48,874.