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Hereditary Genius
Greek Lexicon, which one of his employés, Scapula, pirated from him in the form of
an abridgment. Through this piece of roguery Stephens became greatly embarrassed,
and died poor, but Scapula made a fortune.
F. Robert. See above.
g. Jodocus Badius, celebrated scholar and printer.
f. Petronella, a woman of great talents and literary accomplishments.
B. Robert (a). See above.
Us. Nicole. See above.
Henry, b. about 1470,
a printer in Paris
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Francis. Robert. = Petronella, dau. Charles
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Francis. Henry, ruined Robert. Nicole.
By Scapula, d. poor |
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Paul, printed Florence = Isaac | |
with zeal and | Casaudon Robert, Henry
energy, but | (see printer. Treasurer
did not succeed | description of the
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Anthony, Meric Casaubon, Henry, some
Royal printer, and numerous other reputation
died in Hotel Dieu. children. as a poet.
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Henry,
died in father's life.
ISAAC CASAUBON
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whose name appears in the above list, was a learned Swiss
divine and critic; professor of Greek at Geneva aet. 23, and subsequently at
Paris. He passed the last years of his life in England, where he was highly
esteemed, and was made Prebend of Westminster and was highly pensioned by
James I.
p. MERIC CASAUBOM, his son, was equally eminent, but seems to have shrunk from
public service. He was in vain solicited by Cromwell to write the history of the
war, and by Christina, Queen of Sweden, to superintend the universities in her
kingdom.
Swift, Jonathan, D.D.; Dean of St. Patrick's; satirist, politician. Was tall, muscular,
and well-made, had attacks of giddiness all his life. Educated by help of his
uncles, at Trinity
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