Cumming Collection (page 5)

Dr. C. Middleton, (1683- 1750), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dr. C. Middleton, (1683- 1750), 1830. Conyers Middleton (1683- 1750) English clergyman, educated at The Minster School, York and Trinity College, Cambridge, involved in controversy and disputes

Milton, (1608-1674), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Milton, (1608-1674), 1830. John Milton (1608-1674) English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell

Metastasio, (1698-1782), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Metastasio, (1698-1782), 1830. Pietro Trapassi, better known as Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) Italian poet and librettist, an important writer of opera seria libretti

Mazarine, (1602-1661), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mazarine, (1602-1661), 1830. Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661) Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII and chief minister to Louis XIII

Melancthon, (1497-1560), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Melancthon, (1497-1560), 1830. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther and theologian of the Protestant Reformation

Margaret of Anjou, (1430-1482), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Margaret of Anjou, (1430-1482), 1830. Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) of the House of Valois. Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445-1461

Sr. P. Lely, (1618-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. P. Lely, (1618-1680), 1830. Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) painter of Dutch origin, prominent portrait painter to the courts of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell and after the English Restoration in 1660

J. Leland, (c1503-1552), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Leland, (c1503-1552), 1830. John Leland or Leyland (c1503-1552) English poet and antiquary educated at St Pauls School and Christs College

Sir J Leake, (1656-1720), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir J Leake, (1656-1720), 1830. Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake (1656-1720) Royal Navy officer and politician. Served in the Battle of Texel during the Anglo-Dutch wars

Lambert, (1619-1684), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lambert, (1619-1684), 1830. John Lambert (1619-1684) English Parliamentary general and politician who fought during the English Civil War and then in Oliver Cromwells Scottish campaign

Lord Lake, (1744-1808), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Lake, (1744-1808), 1830. Gerard Lake (1744-1808) British general who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and commanded British forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798

I. Knox, (c1513-1572), 1830. Creator: Unknown
I. Knox, (c1513-1572), 1830. John Knox (c1513-1572) Scottish minister, theologian, and writer, educated at St Andrews University

Sir. G. Kneller, (1646-1723), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir. G. Kneller, (1646-1723), 1830. Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) court painter to English and British monarchs from Charles II to George I

Jouvenet, (1644-1717), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Jouvenet, (1644-1717), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet (1644-1717) French painter, especially of religious subjects. Employed by Le Brun in the Salon de Mars (1671-74) at Versailles

Massinger, (1583-1640), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Massinger, (1583-1640), 1830. Philip Massinger (1583-1640) English dramatist noted for his satire and realism, political and social themes

Caius Marius, (157 BC- 86 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Caius Marius, (157 BC- 86 BC), 1830. Gaius Marius (157 BC- 86 BC) Roman general and statesman of the Cimbrian War, consul seven times during his career, noted for reforms of Roman armies

Massaniello, (1622-1647), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Massaniello, 1830. Masaniello (1622-1647) Neopilitan fisherman who became leader of the revolt against the rule of Habsburg Spain in Naples in 1647

Linne, (1707-1778), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Linne, (1707-1778), 1830. Sir Charles Linne (1707-1778) Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician known as the father of modern taxonomy

Lowth, (1710-1787), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lowth, (1710-1787), 1830. Robert Lowth (1710-1787) English Anglican bishop educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford

Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Duke of Marlborough, (1650-1722), 1830. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs

Lavater, (1741-1801), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lavater, (1741-1801), 1830. Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741-1801) Swiss poet, writer, philosopher, physiognomist and theologian. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Maintenon, (1635-1719), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Maintenon, (1635-1719), 1830. Francoise d Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719) second wife of King Louis XIV of France

Paul Manutius, (1512-1574), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Paul Manutius, (1512-1574), 1830. Paulus Manutius (1512-1574) Venetian printer with a humanist education, his chief contributions to scholarship were his corrected editions of Ciceros letters

Lord Lyttleton, (1709-1773), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lord Lyttleton, (1709-1773), 1830. George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709-1773) British statesman and patron of the arts, educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford

Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Lycurgus, (fl c820 BC), 1830. Lycurgus (fl c820 BC) lawgiver of Sparta who established military reforms in accordance with the Oracle of Delphi, promoting virtues of equality (among citizens)

John De Medici, (1498-1526), 1830. Creator: Unknown
John De Medici, (1498-1526), 1830. Lodovico de Medici (1498-1526) Italian condottiero who carried arms for Pope Leo X and Francis I of France, shot in battle near Governolo

Locke, (1632-1704), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Locke, (1632-1704), 1830. John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and physician, influential of Enlightenment thinker, commonly known as the " Father of Liberalism

Latimer, ( c1487-1555), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Latimer, ( c1487-1555), 1830. Hugh Latimer ( c1487-1555) English bishop, fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation

Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) English actor and brother of Sarah Siddons, engaged at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane where he became manager in 1778 and Theatre Royal

Marcellus, (c268-208 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Marcellus, (c268-208 BC), 1830. Marcus Claudius Marcellus (c268-208 BC), five times elected consul of the Roman Republic, an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC

Livy, (c64 BC- cAD 17), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Livy, (c64 BC- cAD 17), 1830. Titus Livius (c64 BC- cAD 17) Roman historian familiar with the Julio-Claudian dynasty, most famous for his history of Rome

Juxon, (1582-1663), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Juxon, (1582-1663), 1830. William Juxon (1582-1663) English churchman, educated at St Johns College, Oxford. Bishop of London 1633-1649 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 until his death

B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown
B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Benjamin Jonson (c1572-1637) English playwright and poet educated at Westminster School and the University of Cambridge who popularised the comedy of humours

Paul Jovius, (1483-1552), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Paul Jovius, (1483-1552), 1830. Paolo Giovio (1483-1552) Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate. Assigned chair of Moral Philosophy

A. Jussieu, (1748-1836), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Jussieu, (1748-1836), 1830. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836) French botanist and Parisian professor, the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants based on extended

Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Adrian Junius, (1511-1575), 1830. Hadrianus Junius (1511-1575), also known as Adriaen de Jonghe, Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, antiquarian, historiographer, rector

Mead, (1673-1754), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mead, (1673-1754), 1830. Richard Mead (1673-1754) English physician and Epidemiologist whose work led to an understanding of transmissible diseases

Marmontel, (1723-1799), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Marmontel, (1723-1799), 1830. Jean-Francois Marmontel (1723-1799) French historian and writer, member of the Encyclopedistes movement who gained patronage of Madame de Pompadour as a civil servant

Mahomet, (1769-1849), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mahomet, (1769-1849), 1830. Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769-1849) Ottoman governor of Egypt from 1805-1848, who instituted dramatic reforms in military

Loyola, (1491-1556), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Loyola, (1491-1556), 1830. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who co-founded the Jesuits and worked as a missionary during the Counter-Reformation

Leo X, (1475-1521), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Leo X, (1475-1521), 1830. Pope Leo X (1475-1521) born into the prominent political and banking Medici family of Florence, pope from 9 March 1513 to his death in 1521 he was a patron of the arts

Klopstock, (1724-1803), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Klopstock, (1724-1803), 1830. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724-1803) German poet and student of theology, invited by Frederick V of Denmark to settle in Copenhagen

Keppel, (1725-1786), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Keppel, (1725-1786), 1830. Admiral Augustus Keppel (1725-1786) Royal Navy officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755-1778

Isocrates, (436-338 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Isocrates, (436-338 BC), 1830. Isocrates (436-338 BC) Ancient Greek rhetorician and one of the ten Attic orators. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Kauffman, (1741-1807), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kauffman, (1741-1807), 1830. Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) Swiss Neoclassical painter with a successful career in London and Rome

Edelinck, (1640-1707), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Edelinck, (1640-1707), 1830. Gerard Edelinck (1640-1707) copper-plate engraver and print publisher of Flemish origin, active in Paris from 1666, he became a naturalized French citizen in 1675

A. Durer, (1471-1528), 1830. Creator: Unknown
A. Durer, (1471-1528), 1830. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Echard, (c1670-1730), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Echard, (c1670-1730), 1830. Laurence Echard (c1670-1730) English historian and clergyman, attended Christs College, Cambridge. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

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