Gedebo

See Grebo. Gedrosia (jē-drō'si-ä). In ancient geography, a country in Asia corresponding nearly to the modern Balu chi stan. Geefs (gafs), Joseph. Born at Antwerp, Dec. 25, 1808: died there, Oct. 10, 1885. A Belgian sculptor, brother of Willem Geefs. He was appointed profe or of sculpture at the Academy of Antwerp in 1841. Geefs, Willem. Born at Antwerp, Sept. 10, 1806: died at Bru els, Jan. 19, 1883. A Belgian sculptor, appointed profe or at the Academy of Antwerp in 1834. Geelong (ge-lông'). A seaport and city in Victoria, Australia, situated on Corio Bay in lat. 38° 8' S., long. 144° 22′ E. Population, with suburbs (1891), 24,283. Geelvink Bay etc. gian sculptor. Geestemünde (gās'te-mün-de). A seaport in the province of Hannover, Pru ia, at the junction of the Geeste and Weser, 33 miles north northwest of Bremen. It has important fisheries. It was founded by Hannover to rival Bremerhaven. The neighboring Geest end orf is now united with it. Popula tion (1890), 15,452. Geez (gez). The ancient language of Aby in i a. Since about 900 A. D. it has ceased to be a spoken language, and survives only in the usage of the church and of scholars. Its place was taken as the popular speech by two of its dialects, Tigré and Tigriña. In the southern part of Aby in i a a kindred language, Amharic, was spoken, which has since become the speech of the entire country. Geez and the related languages and dialects employ a syllabic character nearly related to that found in the Sabean and Himyaritic inscriptions of South Arabia. It is a Semitic language with an intermixture of African words. Among the Semitic dialects it is most nearly related morphologically to A yrian, and in vocabulary to Arabic. It is often called Ethiopic . Geffrard (zhe-frär'), Fabre. Born at Anse Veau, Haiti, Sept. 18, 1806: died at Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 11, 1879. A Haitian general and politician. He was prominent as a military leader under Rivière, Riché, and Soulouque, 1843 to 1858. He headed a revolt against Soulouque in Dec., 1858, and drove him from the island Jan. 15, 1859, declaring a republic and a uming the presidency. Notwithstanding various rebellions, he held the position until March, 1867, when he was deposed by Salnave and fled to Jamaica. Gefle (yaf'lā). A seaport and the capital of the laen of Gefleborg, Sweden, situated near the Gulf of Bothnia in lat. 60° 40′ N., long. 17° 8' E.: the third commercial city of Sweden. Population (1890), 23,484. Gegania gens (je-ga'ni-ä jenz). In the history of ancient Rome, a patrician house or clan which traced its origin to the mythical Gyas, one of the companions of Æneas. It was trans planted to Rome from Alba on the destruction of that city by Tullus Hostilius, and rose to considerable distinction in the early period of the republic. Its only family name was Macer in us. Gegenbaur (gā'gen-bour), Josef Anton von. Born at Wangen, Würtemberg, March 6, 1800: died at Rome, Jan. 31, 1876. A German painter. He was made court painter to the King of Würtemberg in 1826, and decorated the palace in Stuttgart (1836-54) with historical frescos. Gegenbaur, Karl. Born at Würzburg, Bavaria, Aug. 21, 1826. A distinguished comparative anatomist. He became profe or of anatomy at Jena in 1855, and at Heidelberg in 1873. His works include "Un tersuchungen zur ver glei chen den Anatomie" (1864-72), "Grundri der ver glei chen den Anatomie"(1878), "Grundzüge der ver glei chen den Anatomie" (1870), "Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen" (1883), etc. Gefieborg (yaf'le-borg). A laen (province) of Sweden, lying along the Gulf of Bothnia about lat. 60°-62° N. Area, 7,418 square miles. Population (1890), 206,924. Gehenna (ge-hen'ä). [Gr. Γέεννα : the Greek representation of the Hebrew Gé Hinnóm , or more fully Gé bené Hinnóm . ] The valley of Hinnom, or of the children of Hinnom, situated south of Jerusalem and north of Jebel Abn Tor: also called Hill of the Tombs, of the Field of Blood, or of Evil Counsel. The name of the valley occurs first in the description of the boundaries of Judah and Benjamin (Josh. xviii. 16). In the times of Ahaz and Mana eh children were offered here to Moloch, in consequence of which the valley was called Topheth ('abomination'), and was polluted by Josiah (2 Ki. xxiii. 10). In later times it became the prototype of the place of punishment, and was considered as the mouth of hell. In this sense it is used in the Talmud and in the New Testament. Geibel (gi'bel), Emanuel von. Born at Lübeck, Oct. 17, 1815: died there, April 6, 1884. A German lyric poet. He studied at Bonn and Berlin, and afterward went to Athens as tutor in the household of the Ru ian amba ador. He returned to his native city in 1840, in which year his first book of poems appeared. In 1841 appeared "Zeitstimmen" ("Voices of the Time"), in 1846 "Zwolf Sonette für Schleswig-Holstein" ("Twelve Sonnets for Schleswig-Holstein "), in 1848 "Jun i us lieder" ("Songs of Junius'). In 1852, at the invitation of the king, he went as honorary profe or in the faculty of phi. losophy to Munich. In 1856 appeared "Neue Gedichte" ("New Poems "), in 1864 "Gedichte und Gedenkblätter" ("Poems and Leaves of Thought"). After the death of the king, Maximilian II., he was obliged in 1868 to resign his position and to return to Lübeck. "Heroldsrufe" ("Herald Calls") appeared in 1871, and "Spätherbstblät ter" ("Late Autumn Leaves") in 1877. Besides these volumes of poems, he is the author of several dramas, the most important of which, "Soph on is be," appeared in 1870. An epic, "König Sigurds Brautfahrt" ("King Sigurd's Court ing Journey"), dates from 1846. Geierstein (gi'er-stin), Anne of. The principal character in Scott's novel of that name. She is the daughter of Count Albert, and inherits the title of Barone of Arnheim. Geiger (gi'ger), Abraham. Born at Frankfort on-the-Main, May 24,1810: died at Berlin, Oct. 23, 1874. A German rabbi, Orientalist, and biblical critic. His works include "Urschrift und Übersetzungen der Bibel, etc." (1857), "Das Judentum und seine Geschichte" (1865-71), etc. Geiger, Lazarus. Born at Frankfort-on-the Main, May 21, 1829: died there, Aug. 29, 1870. A German philologist, instructor 1861-70 in the Hebrew real-school at Frankfort. His works include "Ursprung und Entwickelung der mensch lichen Sprache und Vernunft" (1868-72), "Der Ursprung der Sprache" (1869). Geiger, Nikolaus. Born at Lauingen, Bavaria, Dec. 6, 1849. A German sculptor and painter, a pupil of the Munich Academy. Geiger, Peter Johann Nepomuk. Born at Vienna, Jan. 11, 1805: died there, Oct. 30, 1880. An Austrian historical painter and draftsman. He became profe or at the Academy of Vienna in 1853. In 1850 he accompanied the archduke Ferdinand Max on his journey to the East. Geijer (yi'er), Erik Gustaf. Born at Ransäter, Wermland, Jan. 12, 1783: died at Stockholm, April 23, 1847. A Swedish historian and poet. He occupied a position in the royal archives at Stockholm, he established the so-called "Gotische Bund," which i ued the journal "Iduna." He wrote "Svenska folkets historie" ("History of the Swedish People," 1832 1836), etc. Geikie (ge'ki), Sir Archibald. Born at Edinburgh, 1835. A Scottish geologist. He was appointed director of the geological survey of Scotland in 1867, profe or of geology in Edinburgh University in 1870, and director-general of the geological survey of the United Kingdom in 1881. He was knighted in 1891. He has written numerous works on geology (including a "Students' Manual" (1871), a "Text-book" (1882), and a "Cla -book" (1886); also "Memoir of Sir Roderick I. Murchison" (1874), "Cla -book of Physical Geography" (1876), etc. Geikie, James. Born at Edinburgh, Aug. 23, 1839. A Scottish geologist, brother of Sir Archi bald Geikie, and his succe or in the chair of geology in Edinburgh University. He has published "The Great Ice Age" (1874), "Prehistoric Europe" (1881), "Outlines of Geology" (1886), etc. Geiler von Kaysersberg (gi'ler fon ki'zersberg), Johann. Born at Schaffhausen, Switzerland, March 16, 1445: died at Strasburg, March 10, 1510. A German pulpit orator, preacher at the cathedral of Strasburg 14781510. Geinitz (gi'nits), Hans Bruno. Born at Altenburg, Germany, Oct. 16, 1814. A German geologist and paleontologist, profe or of mineralogy and geognosy at the Polytechnic School at Dresden. He has published numerous techni cal works. Geisenheim (gi'zen-him). A small town in the province of He e-Na au, Pru ia, on the Rhine, in the Rheingau, east-northeast of Bingen. The Schlo Johannisberg is near the town. Geislingen (gis'ling-en). A town in the Danube circle, Würtemberg, at the foot of the Swabian Alp. 33 miles southeast of Stuttgart. Gelves centuries B. C., founding Agrigentum in 582. It was destroyed by the Cart hag in i ans in 405, rebuilt by Timoleon, and destroyed by the Mamertines about 282 B. C. Æschylus died here. Gelasius (jē-lā'şi-us) I. Bishop of Rome 492496. He was the first pope to claim for his office complete independence of emperors and councils in matters of faith, and sought in vain to heal the schism between the Eastern and Western churches. He wrote "De duabus in Chris to naturis adversus Eutychen et Nestorium," etc. Gelasius II. (Giovanni da Gaëta). Died at refused to yield to the demands of the emperor Henry V. Cluny, France, Jan. 29, 1119. Pope 1118-19. He in the matter of investiture, whereupon the emperor elevated Gregory VIII. and expelled Gelasius, who died in the convent of Cluny. Gelder (chel'der), Aart de. Born at Dordrecht, 1645: died there, 1727. A Dutch painter, a pupil of Rembrandt. Gelder land, or Guelder land (gel'der-land), or Guelders (gel'dėrz), D. Gelder land (chel'derlänt), G. Geldern (gel'dern), F. Gueldre (geldr). A province of the Netherlands. Capital, Arnhem. It is bounded by the Zuyder Zee on the northwest, Overy el on the northeast, Pru ia on the southeast and south, North Brabant on the south, and