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See Cole, King. Celebs (sē'lebz) in Search of a Wife. A novel by Hannah More, published in 1809. The name is often applied to any bachelor desirous of marrying. Cœlest in. See Celestine . Cœlestius (se-les'tius). A collaborator of Pelagius: a native of Ireland (Bretagne?). He was condemned as a heretic by a council at Carthage in 412, but was acquitted by Pope Zosimus in 417. He is said to have been ordained presbyter at Ephesus some time between 412 and 417. Cœle-Syria, or Cele-Syria (sē'le-sir'i-ä). [Gr. Κοίλη Συρία , Hollow Syria.] A valley in Syria, lying between the Libanus and the Anti-Libanus, and watered by the Leontes and the Orontes. Coelho (kō-el'yö), Duarte de Albuquerque, Count of Pernambuco and Marquis of Basto. Born at Lisbon, Dec. 22, 1591: died at Madrid, Sept. 24, 1658. The eldest son of Jorge de Albuquerque Coelho. In 1627 he was made gover nor Pernambuco, position which he feudal law, inherited from his father." He was driven out by the Dutch invasion of 1630, and in 1639 went to Spain, resid. ing at Madrid, where he published his "Me morias diarias de la guerra del Brazil" in 1654. Coelho, Gonçalo. A Portuguese navigator who, in 1488, commanded a ship on the coast of Sene gambia. It has been supposed that he had charge of the expedition of 1501 to explore the coast of Brazil, but of this there is no proof. It seems certain, however, that he commanded the six caravels which left Lisbon June 10, 1503, to seek a route to the Moluccas around the southern end of Brazil, then supposed to be an island. One of his ships was wrecked; two others, one of them having Amerigo Vespucci for commander or pilot, separated from Coelho and returned to Lisbon in June, 1504. Coelho himself explored as far, at least, as Rio de Janeiro, and only returned in 1506. Nothing fur ther is known of him. Coelho, Jorge de Albuquerque. Born at Olinda, Pernambuco, April 23, 1539: died, probably at Lisbon, some time after 1596. A Portuguese soldier, second son of Duarte Coelho Pereira. From 1560 to 1565 he was commander of the Portuguese forces in Pernambuco, under his brother, the second donatario; he was captured by French corsairs in 1565; was captured by the Moors in Africa at the disastrous battle of Alcacer-Quivir (Aug. 4, 1578); and on the death of his brother inherited the captaincy of Pernambuco. Coelho de Albuquerque (kō-el'yö de äl-böker'ke), Duarte. Born at Olinda, Pernambuco, 1537: died in Fez, Africa, about 1579. The eldest son of Duarte Coelho Pereira. He inherited the captaincy of Pernambuco in 1554, and governed it personally from 1560 to 1572. Returning to Portugal, he followed Dom Sebastião to Africa, was taken prisoner by the Moors, and died in captivity. Coelho Pereira, Duarte. Born about 1485; died at Olinda, Pernambuco, Aug. 7, 1554. A Portuguese soldier. He was the first to reach Cochin China, and was sent as an amba ador to Siam and China. In 1530 he was sent to the coast of Brazil, where he destroyed a French trading establishment. In April, 1534, the new captaincy of Pernambuco was granted to him and his heirs in perpetuity, and he speedily made it the most flourishing colony in Brazil. Olinda, his capital, was founded in 1535. Cœlica (sē'li-kä). A collection of short poems of different lengths, by Fulke Greville (Lord Brooke). It appeared in a folio volume con taining other poems in 1633. Coello (ko-el'yo), Alonso Sanchez. Born at Benifayro, near Valencia, Spain, about 1520(1): died at Madrid, 1590. A Spanish painter, es pecially noted for his portraits. Coello, Claudio. Born at Madrid, 1621: died at Madrid, April 20, 1693. A Spanish histori cal painter. Coen (kön), Jan Pieterszoon. Born at Hoorn, Netherlands, Jan. 8, 1587: died at Batavia, Java, Sept. 20, 1629. A Dutch official, governor-general of the Dutch East Indies 1618-23. He founded Batavia in 1619. Cœur (ker), Jacques. Born at Bourges, France, about 1400: died in Chios, Nov. 25, 1456. A noted French financier, and merchant in the Levant. He had charge of the coinage and financial affairs of the state from about 1430, and effected important reforms. He was imprisoned 1451-55 on the false charge of having poisoned Agnés Sorel. Cœur d'Alene (ker dä-lan'). [F., 'awl-heart.'] An Indian tribe living chiefly in northern Idaho. They give name to a lake, river, and range of mountains in northern Idaho. In 1892 they numbered 427. See Sa lishan. Their name for themselves is Skits wish . Cœur de Lion (ker de lê-ôn'). [F., 'lion's heart,' 'lion-hearted.'] A surname given on account of their valor to Richard I. of England and Louis VIII. of France. Coffee-House Politician, The. A comedy by Henry Fielding, published in 1730. Coffin (kof'in), Sir Isaac. Born at Boston, Ma ., May 16, 1759: died in England, July 23, 1839. A British sailor, appointed vice-admiral in 1808, and admiral June 4, 1814. He entered the navy in 1773, and became commander in 1781. In 1788 he was accused of signing a false muster, tried by court-martial, found guilty, and dismi ed from the navy, but was reinstated. Coimbatore Coffin, James Henry. Born at North amp ton, Ma ., Sept. 6, 1806: died at Easton, Pa., Feb. 6, 1873. An American mathematician and meteorologist, profe or of mathematics and astronomy at Lafayette College, Easton. He wrote "Winds of the Northern Hemisphere" (1853), and other meteorological works, "Elements of Conic Sections" and "Analytical Geometry" (1849), etc. Coffin, Long Tom. A sailor in Cooper's novel "The Pilot." Cogalniceanu (kō-gul-nich-a-än'), Michael. Born Sept. 6, 1817: died at Paris, July 1, 1891. A Rumanian statesman and historian. He was president of the cabinet 1863-65, minister of the interior 1868-70, minister of foreign affairs 1877-78, minister of the interior 1879-80, and Rumanian amba ador at Paris 18801881. He wrote "His to ire de la Valachie et de la Mol davie" (1837), etc. Coghetti (ko-get'te), Francesco. Born at Bergamo, Italy, Oct. 4, 1804: died at Rome, April 21, 1875. An Italian painter. His best known works are the frescos in the basilica in Savona. Cogia Ha an Alhabbal (kō'gyä hä än älhäb'bäl). A story, in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," of a poor rope-maker who finds a diamond in a large fish, and becomes rich. Cogia Hou am (hö äm). The captain of the thieves in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," who, under this name, wins the confidence of Ali Baba's son. France, situated on Cognac (one on the departe 93 miles west of Angoulême: the ancient Condate (in the middle ages Coniacus, later Coignac). It is the center of the brandy trade of the region. Population (1891), commune, 17,392. Cognac, Holy League of. A league concluded May 22, 1526, between Pope Clement VII., Francis I. of France, Milan, and Venice, against the emperor Charles V. Henry VIII. was in sympathy with w the league, which is also styled the Clementine League. Cogniard (kon-yär'), Hippolyte. Born Nov. 20, 1807: died Feb. 6, 1882. A French theatrical director and writer of vaudevilles. Cogniard, Théodore. Born April 30, 1806: died May 14, 1872. A French theatrical director and writer of vaudevilles in conjunction with his brother Hippolyte. Cogoleto (kō-go-la'to). A town in the province of Genoa, Italy, situated on the coast 15 miles west of Genoa. It is sometimes claimed as the birthplace of Columbus. Cogolludo (kō-göl-yö'Dō), Diego Lopez de. A Spanish Francis can who lived in Yucatan in the second quarter of the 17th century. His "Hist or i a de Yuca than" (fol., Madrid, 1688) is a chief authority on the history of that country down to 1655. A second edition bears the title "Los tres siglos de la dom i nacion española en Yucatan" (2 vols., Campeche and Merida, 1842-45). Cogs well (kogz'wel), Joseph Green. Born at Ipswich, Ma ., Sept. 27, 1786: died at Cambridge, Ma ., Nov. 26, 1871. An American scholar. He was profe or of mineralogy and geology at Harvard 1820-23; founded, with George Bancroft, the Round Hill School at North amp ton, Ma achusetts, in 1823; edited the "New York Review"; was appointed superintendent of the Astor Library, New York, in 1848; and resigned as superintendent in 1861, and as trustee in 1864. Coha et (kō-has'et). A town and summer resort in Norfolk County, Ma achusetts, situated on Ma achusetts Bay 15 miles southeast of Boston. Minot's Ledge lighthouse lies 1 mile off the coast at this point. Population (1890), 2,448. Cohn (kon), Ferdinand Julius. Born at Breslau, Pru ia, Jan. 24, 1828. A noted German botanist, profe or of botany at Breslau. Cohnheim (kon him), Julius Fried rich. Born at Demmin, Pomerania, Pru ia, July 20, 1839: died at Leipsic, Aug. 14, 1884. A German pathologist, noted especially for discoveries in regard to pus-corpuscles. He became profe or of pathology and pathological anatomy at Kiel in 1868, at Breslau in 1872, and at Leipsic in 1878. Cohoes (kō-hoz'). A city in Albany County, New York, situated at the confluence of the Mohawk with the Hudson, 8 miles north of Albany. It has rolling-mills and manufactures of hosiery and underwear. Its water-power is derived from the Cohoes Falls, 70 feet in height. Population (1890), IMG:content-0306.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0307.png:[blocks in formation] (1891), 2,004,839.-2. The capital of this district, situated on the river Noyel in lat. 10° 59′ N., long. 77° E. Population (1891), 46,383. Coimbra (ko-em'brä). The capital of the district of Coimbra, in Beira, Portugal, situated (near the ancient Conimbrica) on the Mondego in lat. 40° 12′ N., long. 8° 25′ W. It is the seat of the only university in Portugal, transferred here in 1308 from Lisbon (where it was founded in 1290), and was the scene of the murder of Ines de Castro in 1355. It contains the Convent of Santa Cruz, with the tombs of Alfonso Henriques and Sancho I., an old and a new cathedral, and a fine library building connected with the university. Population (1878), 13,369. Coimbra. A Brazilian frontier fort and settlement on the river Paraguay in lat. 19° 55′ S. It was founded in 1775, repulsed an attack of the Spaniards in 1801, and was taken by the Paraguay ans in Dec., 1864. Coin (ko-en'). A town in the province of Malaga, Spain, 20 miles west of Malaga. Pop (1887), 9,825. Coire (kwär), G. Chur (chör). [It. Coira , Romansh Cuera .] The capital of the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, situated on the Ple ur, near the Rhine, in lat. 46° 51′ N., long. 9° 31′ Ε.: the Roman Curia Rhætorum. It is a very old town, and contains a cathedral, an episcopal palace, and some Roman antiquities. The cathedral is a venerable structure, in parts as old as the 8th century, with a still older crypt. Population (1888), 9,380. Cojutepec (ko-Hö-te-pek'), or Cojutepeque (kō-Hö-te-pā'ki). A town in San Salvador, Central America, 10 miles northeast of San Salvador. Population, about 10,000. Cokayne (kō-kan'), Thomas. Born at Map let on, Derby shire, Jan. 21, 1587: died at London, 1638. An English lexicographer, author of an English-Greek lexicon containing derivations and definitions of "all the words in the New Testament" (1658). He was educated at Ox. ford (Corpus Christ i College), but did not take a degree. During the latter part of his life he lived in London under the name of Browne. Coke (kök, originally kük), Sir Edward. [The surname Coke is another form (archaic spelling) of Cook , orig. designating a cook.] Born at Mileham, Norfolk, England, Feb. 1, 1552: died at Stoke Pogis, Sept. 3, 1634. A noted English jurist. He was speaker of the House of Commons 1592-93, attorney-general 1593-94, chief justice of the Common Pleas 1606, and chief justice of the King's Bench 1613. He came into conflict with the king and Bacon on matters touching the royal prerogative, especially the right of granting commendams, and was removed from the bench Nov. 15, 1616. Among the noted cases which he conducted as prosecutor are those of E ex and Southampton in 1601, of Sir Walter Raleigh in 1603 (in which he disgraced himself by the brutality of his language), and of the gunpowder plotters in 1605. In the later part of his life he rendered notable service, in Parliament, to the cause of English freedom, his last important speech being a direct attack on Bucking ham. His chief works are his "Reports" (1600-15) and his "Institutes," which consist of a reprint and translation of Little ton's "Tenures" with a commentary (popularly known as "Coke upon Little ton"); statutes from Magna Charta to the time of James I., with a commentary; a treatise on criminal law; and a treatise on the jurisdiction of the different law-courts. IMG:content-0308.png:[blocks in formation] Coke, Thomas William. Born May 4, 1752: died at Long ford Hall, Derby shire, June 30, 1842. An English nobleman and Whig politician, created earl of Leicester of Holkham and Viscount Coke Aug. 12, 1837. He was the son of Thomas Wenman, and a umed the name Coke on succeeding to the estate of his maternal uncle, Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester. He is best known for his improvements in agriculture on his estates about Holkham, Norfolk, especially in the breeds of cattle, sheep, and pigs. Cokes (kōks), Bartholomew. A foolish young squire in Jonson's comedy "Bartholomew Fair." Cokes is unquestionably the most finished picture of a simpleton that the mimetic art ever produced. With sufficient natural powers to take from us all sense of uneasine at his exposure, he is forever wantoning on the verge of imbecility. His childish but insatiable curiosity, his eagerne to po e every object within his reach, his total abandonment of himself to every amusement that offers, his incapacity of receiving more than one of two events at a time, with his anxious fears that the other will escape him, joined to the usual concomitants of folly, selfishne , cunning, and occasional fits of obstinacy.