Annamitic, or Anamitic (an-am-it'ik)

One of the langua of the languages of Cochin-China, originating from a native dialect mixed with Chinese, the compound dialect being most nearly related to the dialect of Canton. and royal burgh in Dumfrie hire, Scotland, sitAnnan (an'an). A seaport and parliamentary uated at the entrance of the Annan into Solway Firth, in lat. 54° 59′ N., long. 3° 15′ W. It is the birthplace of Edward Irving. Population (1891), 3,476. Annunciation, The 1476: died at Blois, 1514. The daughter and heire of Francis II., duke of Britt any, wife of Charles VIII. of France (1492) and, after his death, of his succe or, Louis XII. (1499). Through her the last of the great fiefs of France was permanently united to the crown. Anne of Cleves. Born at Cleves, Germany, 1515: died in England, 1557. A queen of England, daughter of the Duke of Cleves, and fourth wife of Henry VIII. She was married in January, 1540, and divorced in July of the same year. Anne of Denmark. Born at Skanderborg, Denmark, Dec. 12, 1574: died March 2, 1619. A queen of England and Scotland, daughter of Frederick II. of Denmark, and wife of James VI. of Scotland (James I. of England). Anne of Geierstein. A romance by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1829. The scene is laid mainly in Switzerland in the 15th century. Anne Boleyn. A tragedy by Dean Milman, produced in 1821. See also Anna Bolena . Anne of Savoy. Born 1320: died 1359. Empre -regent of the Eastern Empire, daughter of A made us V., duke Savoy. was to the emperor Andronicus III. in 1337, and, after his death (1341), became regent during the minority of her son John V. Palæologus. Anne, Sister. The sister of Bluebeard's last wife, Fatima. She watched for the cloud of dust which was to indicate the arrival of their brothers to res cue them. See Bluebeard . Annan, in Dumfrie hire, Scotland. Anna polis (a-nap'ō-lis). Queen Anne.] A seaport, the capital apital of Maryland (and of Anne Arundel County), situated on the Severn, 2 miles from Chesapea Bay, in lat. 38° 59′ N., long. 76° 29' W., the seat of the United States Naval Academy, and of the Roman Catholic St. John's College. The town was founded in 1649, and it became a city in 1696. It was at first called Providence and Anne Arundel Town, and it was one of the seats of the Continental Congre (Nov., 1783, to June, 1784). Washington here resigned his commi ion as commander-in-chief, Dec., 1783. Population (1890), 7,604. Anna polis. A seaport in Nova Scotia, near the Bay of Fundy, in lat. 44° 43′ N., long. 65° 30' W. It was founded by the French in 1604, and was ceded to the British in 1713. It was originally named Port Royal. o-lis). ['City of Anna, Chesapeake Anna polis Convention. A convention of twelve delegates from the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia, which met at Anna polis, Sept. 11, 1786, to promote commercial interests. It recommended the calling of another convention (the Constitutional Convention) in 1787. Ann Arbor (an är bor). A city, the capital of Washtenaw County, Michigan, situated on Huron River 38 miles west of Detroit: the seat of the University of Michigan. Population (1890), 9,431. Annas (an'as). [Heb., 'merciful.] A high priest of the Jews, called Ananus (which see) by Joseph us, according to whom he was appointed high priest by Quirinus, proconsul of Syria, about 7 A. D., and deposed by Valerius Gratus, procurator of Judea, in 14 A. D. He was followed by Ishmael, the son of Phabæus; Eleazar, the son of Annas; and Simon, the son of Camithus, when Joseph, surnamed Caiaphas, the son-in-law of Annas, was elevated to the office about 27 A. D. In the New Testament (Luke iii. 2, John xviii. 13, Acts iv. 6) Annas is mentioned as high priest conjointly with Caiaphas. The first hearing of Jesus was before Annas, who sent him bound to Caiaphas. Anne (an). Born at London, Feb. 6, 1665: died at Kensington, England, Aug. 1, 1714. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland 1702-14, daughter of James II. of England and Anne Hyde, and wife of Prince George of Denmark (married 1683). She was largely under the influence of the Duke and Duche of Marl borough, and later of Mrs. Masham. She sided with the Prince of Orange at the Revolution. Among the events in her reign were the War of the Spanish Succe ion and the union of England and Scotland. Anne of Austria. Born at Madrid, Sept. 22, 1601: died Jan. 20, 1666. A queen of France, daughter of Philip III. of Spain, and wife of Louis XIII. of France. She was regent 1643-61. Anne of Bohemia. Born at Prague, Bohemia, May 11, 1366: died June 7, 1394. A queen of England, daughter of the emperor Charles IV., and wife of Richard II. of England. Anne de Beaujeu (än de bō-zhě). Born about 1462: died 1522. Daughter of Louis XI., and regent of France 1483-90. Anne of Britt any (Bretagne). Born at Nantes, Anne Petrovna. See Anna Petrovna . Annecy (än-se'). The capital of the department of Haute-Savoie, France, situated on the Lake of Annecy in lat. 45° 53′ N., long. 6° 8′ E., the former seat of the counts of Genevois. It has manufactures of cotton, wool, silk, steel, etc. It contains an old castle, a cathedral, and a bishop's palace. Population (1891), 11,947. Annecy, Lake of. A lake, 9 miles long, in the department of Haute-Savoie, France, near Annecy. Its outlet is by the Fier to the Rhône. Annenkoff (än'en-kof), Michael. Born April 30, 1835. A Ru ian general and engineer who projected and superintended the construction of the Ru ian Trans cas pian Railway. Annenwullen (än'nen-vül-len). A manufacturing town in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, near Dortmund. Population, about 7,000. Annesley (anz'li), Arthur. Born at Dublin, July 10, 1614: died April 26, 1686. An English statesman, son of Sir Francis Annesley (Lord Mountnorris and Viscount Valentia in Ire land), created Earl of Angle sea in 1661. He sat in Richard Cromwell's parliament of 1658; was president of the council of state in 1660, aiding in the restoration of Charles II.; succeeded to his father's titles in 1660; and was lord privy seal 1672-82. He supported the parliamentary attack on James in a paper addre ed to Charles II., entitled "The Account of Arthur, Earl of Angle sea, to your Most Excellent Majesty on the true state of your Majesty's government and kingdom" (1682). Annesley (anz'li) Bay, or Adulis (ä-dö'lis) Bay, or Zulla (zöl'lä) Bay. An arm of the Red Sea on its western coast, southeast of Ma owah, extending 30 miles inland, about lat. 15° N. Anni (än'nē), or Ani (ä'nē). A ruined medieval city in the government of Erivan, Caucasus, Ru ia, situated on the Arpachai about 28 miles southeast of Kars: the ancient capital of Armenia. Annie Laurie. A song written by William Douglas of Kirk cud bright. Anniston (an'is-ton). A manufacturing town in Calhoun County, Alabama, 60 miles east of Birmingham: the center of a great iron-mining region. Population (1890), 9,998. Annius of Viterbo (an'i-us ov ve-ter'bō). Born at Viterbo, Italy, about 1432: died Nov. 13, 1502. An Italian Dominican monk and scholar. He published a spurious collection of lost cla ics. Anniviers (ä-ne-ve-ā'), Val d', G. Einfischthal (in'fish-täl). An Alpine valley 20 miles long, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, which unites with the Rhône valley opposite Sierre. It is noted for its picturesque scenery. Anno, Saint. See Hanno . Annonay (än-nō-nā'). A town in the department of Ardèche, France, 37 miles southwest of Lyons, noted for its manufactures of paper and glove-leather. Population (1891), commune, 17,626. Annunciation, The. 1. A very beautiful picture by Andrea del Sarto, in the Galleria Pitti, Florence. 2. A painting by Luca Sign or ell i (1491), in the San Carlo Chapel of the Duomo Aosta, Italy, 1033: died at Canterbury, April Two royal burghs in Fifes hire, Scotland, on 21, 1109. A celebrated divine, founder of schothe coast 17 miles northeast of Edinburgh. lastic theology. He studied under Lanfranc at Bec Anta, or Antha (an'tä). The Egyptian name where he a umed the monastic habit in 1060; was prior of the godde An a it is. of Bec 1063-78, and its abbot 1078-93; and was archbishop Antæus (an-tē'us). [Gr. Ἀνταῖος .] In Greek Annunzio (än-nön'tzi-ō), Gabriele d'. Born at Pescara, Italy, in 1864. An Italian poet and of Canterbury 1093-1109. He stubbornly supported, in a dispute with William II. and Henry I. concerning the right of investiture, the policy inaugurated by Gregory VII. Chief works: "Monolog i on," "Pros logion," "Cur Deus Homo?" His day is celebrated in the Roman Church April 21. Anselm of Laon. Born at Laon, France, about 1030: died July 15, 1117. A French theologian, author of an interlinear glo on the Vulgate. Nuovo" (1882), "Terra Vergine" (1882), "Intermezzo di rime" (1883), "Il libro dell i Vergini" (1884), "L'Isottèo: Anselme (on-selm'), Jacques Bernard Mo- La Chimera" (1885-88), "San Pan tale one" (1886), "Elegie romane" (1887-91), "Giovanni Episcopo" (1891: translated as "Episcopo and Company," 1896), "Poema paradisiaco deste d'. Born at Apt, July 22, 1740: died 1812. of the 4th century B. C. He concluded with A French general, commander of the army of Persia the Peace of Ant alcid as, 387 в. с. the Var in 1792. He was suspended from his command An tan an a rivo. See Tan an a rivo . and imprisoned 1793, on the charge of having permitted the pillage of the conquered county of Nice; but was set at liberty by the revolution of July, 1794, and lived in re- tirement till his death. Anselme (on-selm'). A character in the drama "L'Avare," by Molière. Annus Mirabilis (an'us mi-rab'i-lis). [L., 'The Year of Wonders' (1666).] A poem by Dryden, Ansgar (ans'gär), or Anscharius (ans-kā'ri- descriptive of the Dutch war and the London us). Born near Amiens, France, Sept. 9 (1), fire of 1666 (published 1667). 801 A. D.: died at Bremen, Feb. 3, 865. A Frankish mi ionary to Denmark (827), Swe- den (828-831), and northern Germany: called "The Apostle of the North." He was the first bishop of Hamburg (831). This bishopric was afterward (846) united with that of Bremen. Anshumant. In Hindu mythology, a son of Asamanjas and grandson of Sagara. He brought back the horse carried off from Sagara's Asvamedha sacri- fice, and discovered the remains of Sagara's sixty you sand sons who had been killed by the fire of Kapila's wrath. the e ence of the Son is similar to that of the Father, Ansibarii. See Ampsivarii . though not identical with it. It was founded at Antioch, Anslo (äns'lō), Reinier. Born at Amsterdam, and was led by Aëtius, and after him by Eunomius, whence 1626: died at Perugia, May 10, 1669. A Dutch IMG:content-0080.png:[ocr errors] Anonym us Cusp in i an i (a-non'i-mus kus-pin-i- Anson (an's on), George (Lord Anson). Born a'ni). [NL., 'the anonymous (manuscript) of Cusp in i an.'] See the extract. Anquetil-Duperron (onk-tel'dü-per-rôn'), Abraham Hyacinthe. Born at Paris, Dec. 7, 1731: died at Paris, Jan. 17, 1805. A French Orientalist, brother of L. P. Anquetil. His chief work is "Zend-Avesta." Ans (on or äns). A northwestern suburb of Liège, Belgium. Ansarii (an-sā'ri-i), or No arii (no-sa'ri-i). An Arabian people in Syria, dwelling in the mountains between the Orontes north and Tripolis south. Number (estimated), 75,000. Ansbach (äns bäch). An ancient principality of Germany, ruled by margraves of the Ho- Pru ia 1805, occupied by France in 1806, and ceded to Bavaria in 1810. Ansbach (äns'bäch), or Anspach (äns'päch). The capital of Middle Franc on i a, Bavaria, situ- ated on the Franc on i an Rezat 25 miles south- west of Nuremberg: formerly the capital of the ancient principality of Ansbach. Popula- tion (1890), commune, 14,258. (1890), 10,342. Anspach (äns'päch), Margravine of. See Berkeley , Elizabeth . Ansted (an's ted), David Thomas. Born at London, Feb. 5, 1814: died at Melton, May 20, 1880. An English geologist, profe or of geol- ogy in King's College, London, 1840-53. He was the author of "Geology" (1844), "Great Stone Book of Nature" (1863), etc. Anster (an's ter), John. Born at Charleville, County Cork, Ireland, 1793: died at Dublin, June 9, 1867. An Irish scholar and poet, regius profe or of civil law in Trinity College, Dub- lin, 1837-67. He translated Goethe's "Faust" Anstett (än's tet), Johann Prot as i us von. Born at Strasburg, 1766: died at Frankfort-on- the-Main, May 14, 1835. A Ru ian diplomatist. He concluded with Pru ia the convention of Kalish, Feb. 28, 1813; a isted Ne elrode in arranging the sub- enbach, June 15, 1813; represented Ru ia with plenary powers at the congre of Prague, July 15-Aug. 10, 1813; and from 1815 to his death was amba ador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the German Confedera- Anstey (an's ti), Christopher. Born at Brink- ley, Cambridge shire, England, Oct. 31, 1724: died at Chippenham, England, Aug. 3, 1805. An English satirical poet, author of "New Bath Guide" (1766), etc. Antenor (an-te'nor). [Gr. Ἀντήνωρ .] In Greek legend, a Trojan, according to Homer the wisest of the elders. He was the host of Menelaus and Odys- seus when they visited Troy, and strongly advised the Trojans to surrender Helen. His friendline toward the Greeks in the end amounted to treason. Antenor. Lived about 509 в. с. An A then i an sculptor who "made the first bronze statues of Harmodius and Aristo geit on, which the Athe- nians set up in the Cerameicus. (B.C. 509.) These statues were carried off to Susa by Xerxes, and their place was supplied by others made either by Call i as or by Praxiteles. After the conquest of Persia, Alexander the Great sent the statues back to Athens, where they were again set up in the Cerameicus." Smith , Dict. of Gr. and Rom. Biog. Antequera (än-ta-kā'rä). A city in the prov- ince of Malaga, Spain, situated on the Guadal- horce 25 miles north of Malaga: the Roman Antiquaria. It has manufactures of woolen goods and silks, tanneries, etc. It was captured from the Moors in 1410. Population (1887), 27,070. Anteros (an'te-ros). [Gr. Αντέρως , from ἀντί , against, and έρως , love.] In Greek mythology, a son of Aphrodite and Ares and brother of Eros. He was the god of unhappy love, the avenger of unrequited affection: the opposite of Eros . Anteros. Bishop of Rome 235-236, succe or of St. Pont i an us. He was a Greek by birth. According to Eusebius, he was elected in 238, dying one month later, but most modern historians follow Bar on i us, as above. An them i us (an-the mi-us). [Gr. Ἀνθέμιος .] Born at Tralles, Lydia: died about 534. A Greek mathematician and architect. He was IMG:content-0081.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0082.png:[blocks in formation] and authorized by the laws thereof." The Anti burghers denied that this oath could be taken consistently with the principles of the church, while the Burghers affirmed its compatibility. The parties were reunited in 1820. Anti cant, Dr. Pe imist. A pseudonym of