The Major Works (English Library) (57 page)
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Authors: Sir Thomas Browne
Henry III
:
king of England (1216–1272)
:
king of England (1216–1272)
Henry VIII
:
king of England (1509–1547)
:
king of England (1509–1547)
Heraclitus (6th/5th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
the Greek ‘weeping philosopher’
B
.
C
.)
:
the Greek ‘weeping philosopher’
Hercules (Heracles)
:
the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, completed the twelve ‘labours’ imposed by Juno
:
the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, completed the twelve ‘labours’ imposed by Juno
Hermes surnamed Trismegistus (‘the thrice-greatest’)
:
legendary author of Greek and Latin religious and philosophical writings
:
legendary author of Greek and Latin religious and philosophical writings
Hermias (fl. 350
B
.
C
.)
:
tyrant of Atarneus and patron of Aristotle
B
.
C
.)
:
tyrant of Atarneus and patron of Aristotle
Hernandes, Francisco (1530–1587)
:
Spanish physician and naturalist
:
Spanish physician and naturalist
Herod the Great
:
king of the Jews (37–4
B
.
C
.)
:
king of the Jews (37–4
B
.
C
.)
Herodias
:
the second wife of Herod Antipas son of Herod the Great (see Mark 6.1 ff.)
:
the second wife of Herod Antipas son of Herod the Great (see Mark 6.1 ff.)
Herodotus (484–425
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek historian
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek historian
Herostratus
:
who in 356
B
.
C
. burnt the Temple of Diana (q.v.) to make his name immortal
:
who in 356
B
.
C
. burnt the Temple of Diana (q.v.) to make his name immortal
Hesiod (fl. 859–824
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek epic poet
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek epic poet
Heurnius, Johannes van (1543–1601)
:
Dutch physician and writer
:
Dutch physician and writer
Hevelius Johann (1611–1687)
:
German astronomer
:
German astronomer
Hierusalem
:
i.e. Jerusalem
:
i.e. Jerusalem
Hippocrates (460?–377?
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek physician, ‘the Father of Medicine’
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek physician, ‘the Father of Medicine’
Hippolytus, St (
c
. 170–
c
. 236)
:
theologian of the Latin Church
c
. 170–
c
. 236)
:
theologian of the Latin Church
Hippon (5th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher
B
.
C
.)
:
Greek philosopher
Hofmann(us), Caspar (15 72–1648)
:
German physician and prolific writer
:
German physician and prolific writer
Holinshed Raphael (d.
c
. 1580)
:
English chronicler
c
. 1580)
:
English chronicler
Holland, Philemon (1552–1637)
:
English translator
:
English translator
Homer
:
understood as author of the two epics and the ‘Homeric’ hymns
:
understood as author of the two epics and the ‘Homeric’ hymns
Horace (65–8
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman poet
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman poet
Horus
:
the Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis (q.v.), often conflated with Hermes Trismegistus (q.v.)
:
the Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis (q.v.), often conflated with Hermes Trismegistus (q.v.)
Howell, James (1594?–1 666)
:
English pamphleteer and letter-writer
:
English pamphleteer and letter-writer
Hubert, St (d.
c
. 727)
;
Bishop of Maestricht and Liége
c
. 727)
;
Bishop of Maestricht and Liége
Hucher(i) us, Joannes
:
French physician of Montpellier, author of
De sterilitate
(1610)
:
French physician of Montpellier, author of
De sterilitate
(1610)
Hugo, Johannes (fl. early 16th cent.)
:
German humanist
:
German humanist
Huss, John (
c
. 1369–1415)
:
Bohemian Reformer, burnt at the stake
c
. 1369–1415)
:
Bohemian Reformer, burnt at the stake
Hutter, Elias (1553–1607?)
:
German orientalist and Biblical scholar
:
German orientalist and Biblical scholar
Hyacinth
:
the youth beloved of Apollo; also the flower
:
the youth beloved of Apollo; also the flower
Hydra
:
the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules (q.v.)
:
the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules (q.v.)
Ibrahim Pasha
:
Ottoman grand vizier (1523–1536) under Suleiman (q.v.)
:
Ottoman grand vizier (1523–1536) under Suleiman (q.v.)
Icarus
:
escaping with his father Daedalus from Crete, flew close to the sun and fell to his death
:
escaping with his father Daedalus from Crete, flew close to the sun and fell to his death
Ignatius, St (
c
. 35–
c
. 107)
:
Bishop of Antioch and author
c
. 35–
c
. 107)
:
Bishop of Antioch and author
Iphicrates (419?-348?
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian general
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian general
Iris
:
the goddess of the rainbow; also the flower
:
the goddess of the rainbow; also the flower
Irus
:
the beggar of Ithaca (
Odyssey
, XVIII)
:
the beggar of Ithaca (
Odyssey
, XVIII)
Isaac
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 21–28)
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 21–28)
Isidore, St (
c
. 560–636)
:
Archbishop of Seville, encyclopedic scholar
c
. 560–636)
:
Archbishop of Seville, encyclopedic scholar
Isis
:
the Egyptian goddess of fertility, sister and wife of Osiris (q.v.)
:
the Egyptian goddess of fertility, sister and wife of Osiris (q.v.)
Ixion
:
the Centaurs’ father, bound on a constantly revolving wheel on aspiring to love Juno (q.v.)
:
the Centaurs’ father, bound on a constantly revolving wheel on aspiring to love Juno (q.v.)
Jacob (Israel)
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 25–49)
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 25–49)
Jair
:
the eighth judge of Israel (see Judges 10.3–5)
:
the eighth judge of Israel (see Judges 10.3–5)
Janus
:
the patron god of beginnings and endings, represented with two faces; the doors of his temple in Rome were open in wartime, closed in peacetime
:
the patron god of beginnings and endings, represented with two faces; the doors of his temple in Rome were open in wartime, closed in peacetime
Jeffery, John
:
Archdeacon of Norwich (1694–1720)
:
Archdeacon of Norwich (1694–1720)
Jehoram
:
king of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat (see 2 Chronicles 21.1 ff.)
:
king of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat (see 2 Chronicles 21.1 ff.)
Jenny, Sir Arthur
:
one of Browne’s patients (see
K
, III, 301)
:
one of Browne’s patients (see
K
, III, 301)
Jephthah
:
a ‘judge’ of Israel (see Judges 11.30 ff.)
:
a ‘judge’ of Israel (see Judges 11.30 ff.)
Jeremiah (7th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Hebrew prophet, accepted as author of homonymous Biblical book and of the Lamentations
B
.
C
.)
:
Hebrew prophet, accepted as author of homonymous Biblical book and of the Lamentations
Jeremy
:
see previous entry
:
see previous entry
Jerome, St (
c
. 342–420)
:
scholar, translator of the Bible (Vulgate), Doctor of the Church
c
. 342–420)
:
scholar, translator of the Bible (Vulgate), Doctor of the Church
Job
:
protagonist of the homonymous Biblical book, personification of patience
:
protagonist of the homonymous Biblical book, personification of patience
John the Baptist, St
:
the forerunner of Christ
:
the forerunner of Christ
John the Evangelist
:
accepted as the author of the Fourth Gospel, the Book of Revelation, and three of the Catholic Epistles
:
accepted as the author of the Fourth Gospel, the Book of Revelation, and three of the Catholic Epistles
John Chrysostom, St (
c
. 347–407)
:
Patriarch of Constantinople, Father of the Church
c
. 347–407)
:
Patriarch of Constantinople, Father of the Church
John Ernest
:
Duke of Saxony (1594–1626)
:
Duke of Saxony (1594–1626)
Jonah
:
Hebrew ‘prophet’ who sojourned in the whale’s belly and so a type of the Resurrection; also the homonymous Biblical book
:
Hebrew ‘prophet’ who sojourned in the whale’s belly and so a type of the Resurrection; also the homonymous Biblical book
Jonas
:
see previous entry
:
see previous entry
Jonathan
:
Saul’s eldest son, David’s close friend (see 1 Samuel 18–20)
:
Saul’s eldest son, David’s close friend (see 1 Samuel 18–20)
Jones, Inigo (1573–1652)
:
architect and stage designer
:
architect and stage designer
Jonston (Johnstone), John (1603–1675)
:
Scottish naturalist
:
Scottish naturalist
Jordandes (or Jordanes, 6th cent.)
:
historian of the Goths
:
historian of the Goths
Joris, David (Jan Jorisz,
c
. 1501–1556)
:
Anabaptist extremist
c
. 1501–1556)
:
Anabaptist extremist
Joseph
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 30, 37–50)
:
Hebrew patriarch (see Genesis 30, 37–50)
Joseph, St
:
the husband of the Virgin Mary
:
the husband of the Virgin Mary
Josephus, Flavius (38?-100?)
:
Jewish historian
:
Jewish historian
Joshua
:
the successor of Moses (q.v.), conqueror of Palestine
:
the successor of Moses (q.v.), conqueror of Palestine
Josuah
:
see previous entry
:
see previous entry
Joubert, Laurent (1529–15 82)
:
French medical writer, author of
Erreurs populaires et propos vulgaires touchant la medicine et le régime de santé
(1579; Latin trans.,
De vulgi erroribus
, 1600)
:
French medical writer, author of
Erreurs populaires et propos vulgaires touchant la medicine et le régime de santé
(1579; Latin trans.,
De vulgi erroribus
, 1600)
Judah
:
the fourth son of Jacob (q.v.); also the most powerful of Israel’s twelve tribes
:
the fourth son of Jacob (q.v.); also the most powerful of Israel’s twelve tribes
Julian ‘the Apostate’
:
Eastern Roman emperor (361–363), attempted to restore paganism
:
Eastern Roman emperor (361–363), attempted to restore paganism
Juno (Hera)
:
queen of the Olympian gods, wife of Jupiter
:
queen of the Olympian gods, wife of Jupiter
Jupiter (Zeus)
:
the supreme Olympian god; also the planet
:
the supreme Olympian god; also the planet
Justin (3rd cent.?)
:
Roman historian
:
Roman historian
Justin Martyr, St (
c
. 100–
c
. 165)
:
Christian apologist
c
. 100–
c
. 165)
:
Christian apologist
Juvenal (
c
. 60–
c
. 140)
:
Roman lawyer and satirist
c
. 60–
c
. 140)
:
Roman lawyer and satirist
Kepler, Johann (1571–1630)
:
the great German astronomer
:
the great German astronomer
Kircher, Athanasius (1602–1680)
:
German mathematician and scholar
:
German mathematician and scholar
Kirchmann, Johannes (1575–1643)
:
German antiquary
:
German antiquary
Knolles, Richard (1550?–1610)
:
English historian of the Turks
:
English historian of the Turks
Laertes
:
the father of Ulysses (q.v.)
:
the father of Ulysses (q.v.)
Lamia
:
a female man-devouring monster
:
a female man-devouring monster
Lamia (4th cent.
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian courtesan
B
.
C
.)
:
Athenian courtesan
Lampridius Aelius (fl. 300)
:
Roman historian
:
Roman historian
Largus, Scribonius (fl. 47)
:
Roman physician
:
Roman physician
Laurenberg, Peter (1585–1639)
:
German botanist and anatomist
:
German botanist and anatomist
Lazarus
:
the intimate friend of Jesus who raised him from the dead (see John 11.1–44)
:
the intimate friend of Jesus who raised him from the dead (see John 11.1–44)
Lazarus
:
the beggar in the parable (see Luke 16.20 ff.)
:
the beggar in the parable (see Luke 16.20 ff.)
Lazius, Wolfgang (1514–1565)
:
Austrian physician and historian
:
Austrian physician and historian
Leeuwenhoek, Antony van (1632–1723)
:
Dutch microscopist
:
Dutch microscopist
Leo
:
the constellation between Cancer and Virgo
:
the constellation between Cancer and Virgo
Leo III
:
Pope (795–816)
:
Pope (795–816)
Leo IV, St
:
Pope (847–855)
:
Pope (847–855)
Leo X (Giovanni de’ Medici)
:
Pope (1513–1521)
:
Pope (1513–1521)
Leo XI
:
Pope (1605)
:
Pope (1605)
Leon of Modena (1571–1648)
:
Jewish scholar and rabbi
:
Jewish scholar and rabbi
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
:
Italian painter, scientist, natural philosopher, etc.
:
Italian painter, scientist, natural philosopher, etc.
Lepidus (d.
c
. 77
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman triumvir
c
. 77
B
.
C
.)
:
Roman triumvir
Licinius
:
Roman emperor (308–324)
:
Roman emperor (308–324)
Linden, Johannes A. van der (1609–1664)
:
Dutch physician and writer
:
Dutch physician and writer
Linschoten, Jan Hugh van (1563–1611)
:
Dutch traveller and author
:
Dutch traveller and author
Lipsius, Justus (1547–1606)
:
Flemish scholar
:
Flemish scholar
Livy (59
B
.
C
.–
A
.
D
. 17)
:
Roman historian
B
.
C
.–
A
.
D
. 17)
:
Roman historian
Lopes, Eduardo (late 16th cent.)
:
Spanish (or Portuguese) explorer and author
:
Spanish (or Portuguese) explorer and author
Lot
:
Abraham’s nephew who fled Sodom; his wife glanced back and was turned into a pillar of salt (see Genesis 19)
:
Abraham’s nephew who fled Sodom; his wife glanced back and was turned into a pillar of salt (see Genesis 19)
Louis I le Débonnaire
:
king of Aquitaine (from 781), and emperor (813–833, 835–840)
:
king of Aquitaine (from 781), and emperor (813–833, 835–840)
Louis II
:
king of Hungary (1516–1526)
:
king of Hungary (1516–1526)
Louis XI
:
king of France (1461–1483)
:
king of France (1461–1483)
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