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He was destined for commerce, but hated it. (D'Alembert's” Eloge.”)
NS. Jean, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher. Wrote many works and
some travels.
NS. Jacques, physician and mathematician. Drowned when bathing, aet. 30.
NS. Nicholas (son of a third brother), mathematician, member of the French
Academy.
There were yet two others, descendants of the same family, but I do not know the
precise degree of their kinship.
(?) Christophe (1782-1863), Professor of Natural History at the University of
Basle, author of many works on science and on statistics.
(?) Jerome (1745-1829), chemist and pharmacist by trade, but he had a passion for
natural history, and by aet. 20 had made a considerable collection of
mineralogy, which he afterwards improved until it became one of the most
complete in Switzerland.
Boyle, Hon. Robert. “The Christian philosopher.” Eminent in natural science,
especially in chemistry; a scholar and a theologian. He also takes rank as a
religious statesman, from his efforts in causing Christianity to be propagated
among the natives of India and North America. He was seventh son and
fourteenth child. Was shy and diffident, and stedfastly refused the numerous
offers of preferment that were pressed upon him. He was a member of a very
remarkable family, of whom I give a genealogical tree (see next page).
F. Richard, 1st Earl of Cork, commonly called the Great Earl, Lord High Treasurer
of Ireland; distinguished in the Great Rebellion by his energy and military skill.
He made a large fortune by improving his Irish estates.
f. Catherine. “The crown of all my” (the Earl's) “happiness... Religious, virtuous,
loving; the happy mother of all my hopeful children.”
g. Sir Geoffrey Fenton, Principal Sec. of State for Ireland.
US. Michael Boyle, Bishop of Waterford.
US. Richard Boyle, Archbishop of Tuam.
UP. Michael Boyle, Archbishop of Armagh, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
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