Bible Encyclopedias

Beckx, Peter John
general of the jesuits, born in belgium (1790-1887).

Bell, Peter
wordsworth's simple rustic, to whom the primrose was but a yellow flower and nothing more.

Bröndsted, Peter Olaf
a danish archæologist; author of "travels and researches in greece," where by excavations he made important discoveries; his great work "travels and archæological researches in greece" (1780-1842).

Camper, Peter
a dutch anatomist, born at leyden; held sundry professorships; made a special study of the facial angle in connection with intelligence; he was an artist as well as a scientist, and a patron of art (1722-1789).

Collinson, Peter
an english horticulturist, to whom we are indebted for the introduction into the country of many ornamental shrubs (1694-1768).

Cornelius, Peter von
A distinguished German painter, born at Düsseldorf; early gave proof of artistic genius, which was carefully fostered by his father; spent much

Cunningham, Peter
son of the preceding, author of the "life of drummond of hawthornden," "handbook of london," &c. (1816-1867).

Dens, Peter
a catholic theologian, born at boom near antwerp; author of a work entitled "theologia moralis et dogmatica," a minute and casuistic vindication in catechetical form of the tenets of the catholic church, and in use as a text-book in catholic colleges (1690-1775).

Eckermann, Johann Peter
a german writer, born at winsen, in hanover; friend of goethe, and editor of his works; the author of "conversations with goethe in the last years of his life, 1823-32," a record of wise reflections and of goethe's opinions on all subjects, of the utmost interest to all students of the german sage (1792-1854).

Heylin, Peter
English divine, born at Burford; graduated at Oxford, and in 1629 became chaplain-in-ordinary to Charles I.; was a zealous champion of the Church of

Klaus, Peter
the german prototype of rip van winkle, a goat-herd who slept for the same number of years and at the end had similar experiences.

Krapotkin, Prince Peter
a russian nihilist, born in moscow; became a member of the international (q. v .); was arrested in russia and imprisoned, but escaped, as also in france, but released, and settled in england; has written extensively on socialistic subjects; b . 1842.

Lange, Johann Peter
a german theologian, born near elberfeld; became professor at bonn; his works are numerous, but is best known by his "life of christ" and his "christian dogmatic" (1802-1884).

Lely, Sir Peter
a painter, born in westphalia; settled in london; took to portrait-painting, and was patronised by charles i. and ii., as well as by cromwell; he painted the portraits of his patrons, and the beauties of charles ii.'s court; was vandyck's successor (1618-1680).

Pallas, Peter Simon
a german traveller and naturalist, born in berlin, professor of natural history in st. petersburg; explored siberia, and contributed to the geographical knowledge of the russian empire (1741-1811).

Peebles, Peter
a character in scott's "redgauntlet."

Peter Martyr
1, a Dominican notorious for his severity as a member of the Inquisition, murdered by a mob at Como in 1252, became the patron saint of the Inquisition.

Peter the Great
Emperor of Russia, son of the Czar Alexei, born at Moscow; succeeded his half-brother Feodor in 1682, but was forced for a time to share the throne with

Peter the Hermit
A monk, born in Amiens, of good family, who is credited with having by his preaching kindled the enthusiasm in Europe which led to the first Crusade;

Peter's Pence
An annual tribute of a silver penny per household in England to support the chair of St. Peter at Rome, and which continued more or less to be levied

Peter's, St.
Church at Rome, is built, it is alleged, over the tomb of St. Peter, and on the site of the basilica erected by Constantine and Helena in 306. The original

Peter, the Apostle
Originally called Simon, was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee; one of the first called by Christ to become a disciple; the first to recognise, as the

Peter, the First Epistle of
Addressed especially to Jewish Christians in certain churches of Asia Minor, the members of which were suffering persecution at the hands of their adversaries

Peter, the Second Epistle of
Addressed to all who anywhere bore the Christian name; appears to have been written not long before his death to counteract certain fatal forms of error,

Peter, the Wild Boy
A savage creature of 13 years of age, found in 1725 in a forest of Hanover, who was accustomed to walk on all fours, and climb trees like a squirrel,

Pindar, Peter
see wolcott, john .

Porcupine, Peter
a pseudonym assumed by william cobbett (q. v .).

Ramus, Peter
Or French philosopher and humanist, son of poor parents; became a servant in the College of Navarre; devoted his leisure to study, and became a great

Roget, Peter Mark
physician, born in london; was professor of physiology at the royal institution; wrote on physiology in relation to natural theology; was author of a "thesaurus of english words and phrases" (1779-1869).

Rubens, Peter Paul
The greatest of the Flemish painters, born at Siegen, in Westphalia; came with his widowed mother in 1587 to Antwerp, where he sedulously cultivated

Salomon, Johann Peter
A violinist and composer, born at Bonn; was in his youth attached, to the court of Prince Henry of Prussia, at which time he wrote some operas; came

Schlemihl, Peter
the name of a man who in chamisso's tale sold his shadow to the devil, a synonym of one who makes a desperate or silly bargain.

Schouvaloff, Count Peter
A Russian ambassador, born at St. Petersburg; became in 1806 head of the secret police; came to England in 1873 on a secret mission to arrange the marriage

Schubert, Franz Peter
Composer, born, the son of a Moravian schoolmaster, at Vienna; at 11 was one of the leading choristers in the court-chapel, later on became leading violinist

Tait, Peter Guthrie
Physicist and mathematician, born at Dalkeith; educated in Edinburgh; became senior wrangler at Cambridge, and Smith's prizeman in 1852; was in 1854

Wint, Peter de
water-colourist, born in staffordshire, of dutch descent; famed for paintings of english scenery and rustic life (1784-1849).