SARONY, NAPOLEON

(1821-96), an American artist and photographer, 6b. in Quebec. Following the Civil War he established a studio in New York and became the most popular artist in his profe ion. He a embled a great collection of photographs numbering over 60,000, which included the best known Americans of his time and many well known foreigners. tian churchman, scientist, and historian; entered Servite order, 1562, and became renowned for learning and skill in disple ae app. ecclesiastical adviser to enetian Council on outbreak of dispute with pope, 1506, and made famous report suggesting that the Senate should either forbid publication of papal decrees or postpone action to appeal to general council; led able attack on pope’s secular jurisdiction, and sought to separate Venetian from Rom. Church; papalists attempted to a a inate him, 1607; hist. works not always reliable; as scientist welcomed discoveries of Galileo.