Alden, Joseph

Born at Cairo, N. Y., Jan. 4, Aldini Giovanni. Born at Bologna, Italy, 1807: died at New York, Aug. 30, 1885. An American educator. He was profe or of Latin (later of rhetoric and political economy) in Williams College 1835-53, profe or of mental and moral philosophy at Lafayette College 1853-57, president of Jefferson College, Cannons burg, Pennsylvania, 1857-62, and principal of the Albany, New York, Normal School 1867-72. He was also for a time editor of "The New York Observer," and was a prolific writer, chiefly of juvenile literature. Aldenhoven (äl'den-ho-fen). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, 12 miles northeast of Aix-la-Chapelle. Here, March 1, 1793, the Austrians under the Prince of Coburg and Archduke Charles de 85,000) under Jourdan defeated the Austrians (about 70,000) feated the French, and Oct. 2, 1794, the French (about under Clairfayt. Population, about 2,000. Alder am in (al-der-am'in). [Ar. al - dord ' l-ya min , the right arm.] The usual name of the 211⁄2-magnitude star a Cephei. Alderney (al'der-ni), F. Aurigny (ō-ren-ye'). One of the Channel Islands, the ancient Aurinia or Riduna, situated northeast of Guernsey, and 7 miles west of Cape La Hague, in lat. 49° 43′ N., long. 2° 12′ W. (Brave Harbor): length, 34% miles; area, 4 square miles: noted for its breed of cattle. It contains the town of St. Anne. The government is vested in a judge, 6 jurats, and 12 representatives. Population (1891), 1,843. Alderney, Race of, F. Ras d'Aurigny. A channel between Alderney and the French coast, dangerous from its currents. Alders gate (al'ders-gat). A gate in old London wall which stood in the reëntering angle of the old city between New gate and Cripple gate and at the junction of Alders gate street April 10, 1762: died at Milan, Jan. 17, 1834. An Italian physicist, profe or of physics at Bologna, brother of Antonio Aldini and nephew of Galvani. Aldo Manuzio. See Manutius. Aldo (al'do), Father. In Dryden's play "Limber ham, or the Kind Keeper," an abandoned but kind-hearted old debauchee. Aldobrandini (äl-do-brän-dē'nē). A celebrated Florentine family, originally from the village of Lasciano, near Pistoja, established in Florence since the 12th century. Among its more important members are Giovanni A. (1525: died at Rome, 1573), an Italian cardinal, son of Silvestro A.; Giovanni Francesco A. (1546-1601), a papal general, nephew of Pope Clement VIII.; Pietro A. (1571-1621), an Italian cardinal, grandson of Silvestro A.; Silvestro A. (born at Florence, Nov. 23, 1499: died at Rome, Jan. 6, 1558), an Italian jurist; and Tommaso A. (15407-72), an Italian man of letters, son of Silvestro A., author of a Latin translation of Diogenes Laërtius. Aldobrandini, Ippolito. See Clement FIIІ ., Pope. Aldred (al'dred), or Ealdred (e-äl'dred), or Alred (al'red). Died at York, England, Sept. 11, 1069. An English ecclesiastic, made bishop of Worcester in 1044 and archbishop of York in 1060. About 1050 he was sent on a mi ion to Rome by Edward the Confe or, and in 1054 to the court of the emperor Henry III. to negotiate for the return of Edward the Etheling from Hungary. He was the first English bishop to make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem (1058). According to one account (Florence of Worcester) he crowned Harold in 1066, but the ceremony was probably performed by Stigand. He submitted to William L., whom cised considerable influence. IMG:content-0051.png:[blocks in formation] Aldrich (al'drich or al'drij), Henry. Born at Alemanni, Luigi. See Alamanni , Luigi . Westminster, England, 1647: died at Oxford, Alemannia. See Alamannia . writer, musician, and architect, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, from 1689: author of a logical compendium (1691) which long remained a popular text-book (ed. by Mansel). Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth. Born at Foster, R. I., Nov. 6, 1841. An American politician, member of Congre from Rhode Island 1879-81, and Republican senator from Rhode Island 1881-. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. Born at Portsmouth, N. H., Nov. 11, 1836. An American poet, novelist, and journalist, editor of "Every Saturday" (Boston, 1870-74), and of the "Atlantic Monthly" 1881-90. His works include "Bells" (1855), "Ballad of Babie Bell" (1856), "Pampinea, and other Poems" (1861), " "Poems" (1863, 1865), "Cloth of Gold, and other Poems" (1874), "Flower and Thorn" (1876), Story of a Bad Boy" (1870), "Marjorie Daw, and other People" (1873), "Prudence Palfrey" (1874), "Flower and Thorn: Later Poems" (1876), "The Queen of Sheba" (1877), "River mouth Romance" (1877), "The Still water Tragedy" (1880), "From Ponkapog to Pesth" (1883), "Mercedes, and Later Lyrics" (1883) Wyndham Towers" (1889), The Sisters' Tragedy, and other Poems" (1891). Aldridge (al'drij), Ira. Said to have been born at Bellair, near Baltimore, about 1810: died at Lodz, Poland, Aug. 7, 1866. A negro tragedian, surnamed the "African Roscius," in early life valet of Edmund Kean. Among his chief parts was Othello. Aldringer (ält'ring-er), or Aldrin gen (ält' ring-en), or Alt ringer (ält'ring-er), Count Johann. Born at Thionville (Diedenhofen), Lorraine, Dec. 10, 1588: killed at Land shut, Bavaria, July, 1634. An Imperialist general in the Thirty Years' War. He succeeded Tilly as commander of the army of the League in 1632, and distinguished himself under Wal lens tein at Nuremberg. Aldrovand (al'dro-vand), Father. A Dominican, the warlike chaplain of Lady Eveline Berenger in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Be trothed." Aldrovandi (äl-drō-vän'dē), L. Aldrovandus (al-drō-van'dus), Uli e. Born at Bologna, Italy, Sept. 11, 1522: died at Bologna, May 10, 1605. A celebrated Italian naturalist, appointed profe or of natural history at Bologna in 1560. At his instance the senate of Bologna established in 1568 a botanical garden, of which he was appointed director. He also served as inspector of drugs, in which capacity he published "Anti do tar i i Bon on i ens is Epitome" (1574). His chief work is a "Natural History" in 13 volumes, especially notable on account of the profusion and excellence of its illustrations. The last 7 volumes were published after his death. Aldstone (ald's tun), or Aldstone Moor, or Alston Moor. A town in Cumber land, England, 20 miles southeast of Car lisle. Population (1891), 3,384. Aldus Manutius. See Manutius . Aleandro (äl-a-än'drō), Girolamo, L. Aleander, Hieronymus. Born at Motta, near Venice, Feb. 13, 1480: died at Rome, Jan. 31, 1542. An Italian ecclesiastic (cardinal) and scholar, author of a "Lexicon græco-latinum" (1512), etc. He was several times papal legate or nuncio to Germany, and was an ardent opponent of the Reformation. Aleardi (ä-lā-är'dē), Aleardo (originally Gaetano). Born at Verona, Italy, Nov. 4, 1812: died there, July 17, 1878. An Italian poet and patriot, an active partizan of the insurrection in Venetia 1848-49, imprisoned by the Austrians in 1852 and 1859. Best edition of his