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111“Descendant, The“ — (title supplied by R.H.Barlow) Fragmentary story (1,500 words); probably written in early 1927. First published in Leaves (1938); first collected in Marginalia; corrected text in D. Lord Northam is thought “harmlessly mad” by the people… …
112Richard Sibbes — (1577 1635) was an English theologian, born in Sudbury, Suffolk. He attended St John s College at Cambridge, where he held various academic posts, of which he was deprived by the Court of High Commission on account of his Puritanism. He was the… …
113Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal) — Zbigniew Oleśnicki or Zbigniew z Oleśnicy (December 5, 1389 ndash; April 1, 1455), known in Latin as Sbigneus, was a high ranking Roman Catholic clergyman and an influential Polish statesman and diplomat. He served as bishop of Kraków from 1423… …
114Alphonso de Spina — (unknown date of birth ndash; in or about 1491) was a Spanish Franciscan Catholic Bishop, preacher and writer.A convert from Judaism, Alphonso de Spina was for many years superior of the House of Studies of the Friars Minor at Salamanca, and in… …
115In Extremis (play) — In Extremis redirects here. For other uses, see In extremis. Infobox Play name = In Extremis: The Story of Abelard and Heloise image size =200px caption =Abelard and Heloise writer = Howard Brenton characters = Heloise, Abelard, Bernard of… …
116James Roberton — James Roberton, Lord Bedlay (c. 1590 – May 1664), was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was born to Archibald Roberton of Stainhall, youngest son of John Roberton 9th Laird of Earnock, and Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Robert Baillie of… …
117Boverius — Giovanni Boveri (Boverius) (Saluzzo, 1568 Genoa, 1638) was an Italian jurist, who became a Capuchin Friar Minor, taking the name Zacharias. He is known as a historian and theologian. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia… …
118Munidasa Cumaratunga — (1887 ndash;1944) was a pioneer Sri Lankan linguist, commentator, writer, poet, and journalist. He founded the Hela Havula movement which sought to remove Sanskrit influences in the Sinhala language. He was one of the most eminent scholars Sri… …
119Daniel Kievsky — Daniel of Kiev, or in Russian Daniel Kievsky or Daniil Polomnik (the Pilgrim), was the first travel writer from Kievan Rus.[1][2][3][4] Some have identified him as Daniel, Bishop of Suriev, that flourished 1115 CE to 1122 CE.[5] …
120Hardouin, Jean — ▪ French scholar born Dec. 22, 1646, Quimper, France died Sept. 3, 1729, Paris French Jesuit scholar who edited numerous secular and ecclesiastical works, most notably the texts of the councils of the Christian church. Hardouin… …
