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Library of universal knowledge Volume 4 ; A reprint of the last (1880) Edinburgh and London edition of Chambers' encyclopaedia, with copious additions by American editors - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...of Princess M!iric de Solms. In 1860 she married Urbano Kaltazzi, an Italian statesman, whose memoirs she has recently published. She is the author of many poems and dramas, and has edited several journals. Among Iter many novels. Le» Manages de la Creole and Sij'etuis Iieine are the most popular. RAUCH, FiuKDiucn AufitsT. D.d., 1800-41; b. Germany. He studied at the university of Marburg, afterward at Giessen and Hcidelb2rg. After holding a professorship alGicssen and then at Heidelberg for a short time, he sailed for America in 1831, as the government objected to the free expression of his political opinions. In 1832 lie was ordained to the ministry, and placed in charge of the classical school at York, Penn., connected with the theological seminary of the German Reformed church. In 1835 ho was appointed president of Marshall college, where he died in 1841. He wrote PsycluAogy, or a View of Otc Human Soul, and left an uncompleted work on Christian b'tincs. RAUSCHER, Joseph Othmar Von, 1797-1875; b. Vienna; studied law; abandoned It for theology; ordained priest in 1823; vicar at Iluttcldorf; professor of canon law and clmrcli history at Salzburg; in 1832 director of the Oriental academy at Vienna; subsequently filled various offices, one of which was that of instructor of the present emperor nd his brothers. In 1849 he was appointed bishop of Seckau, and in 1853 was raised or the emperor to the archiepiscopal see. In this position he was appointed by the emperor to negotiate a concordat between Austria and the Roman see. For this he was made cardinal the same year. RAVENNA, a province of n. Italy, in the compartment of Emilia; having Fcrrara on the n., Bologna and Tuscany on the w., Forli on tite s., and the Adriatic sea or gulf ofVeuice on the c.; 7...
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