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who was son of Rev. William Emerson (1743 ) [A], who was son 

 of Rev. Joseph Emerson, born about 1698. 



EMMET, ROBERT (1780-1803), an Irish revolutionist of un- 

 doubted mental ability. His brother, Thomas Addis Emmet (1764- 

 1827), a politician and lawyer, was 16 years his senior. Thomas was 

 the second son of Dr. Robert Emmet. Robert was the third and 

 youngest son. 



ENCKE, JOHANN FRANZ (1791-1865), a German astronomer, 

 son of a clergyman. 



ENDLICHER, STEPHEN LADISLAUS (1804-1849), a Hun- 

 garian botanist and linguist. 



ENFANTIN, BARTHELEMY PROSPER (1796-1864), one of 

 the founders of St. Simonism, son of a banker. 



EPAMINONDAS (B. C. 418-362), a Theban statesman, son of 

 Polymnis. 



EPICURUS (B. C. 342-270), a Greek philosopher. 



ERASMUS, DESIDERIUS (1467-1536), a Dutch theological 

 and classical scholar and writer, the natural son of Gerard Praet and 

 the daughter of a physician. He was an orphan at an early age. 



ERICSSON, JOHN (1803-1889), a Swedish-American inventor 

 and engineer. 



ERSKINE, THOMAS (1750-1823) [40], a British jurist and 

 statesman, third and youngest son of Henry David Erskine (1710 ) 

 [38], who was son of David Erskine (1672 ). 



EUGENE, PRINCE (1663-1736), a French general in the service 

 of Austria, fifth and youngest son of Prince Eugene Maurice. 



EULER, LEONHARD (1707-1783), a Swiss mathematician. 

 EURIPIDES (B. C. 480-406), an Athenian tragic poet. 



EVANS, OLIVER (1755-1819), an American inventor and engi- 

 neer. 



EVARTS, WILLIAM MAXWELL (1818-1900) [37], an Ameri- 

 can lawyer, son of Jeremiah Evarts (1781-1831), secretary of Ameri- 



