322 APPENDIX. 



PORTER, DAVID DIXON (1813-1891) [33], an American ad- 

 miral, son of Commodore David Porter (1780-1843). 



PORTER, NOAH (1811-1892), an American scholar. 

 POUSSIN, NICOLAS (1593-1665), a French painter. 



POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873) [A or B], an American sculp- 

 tor, the eighth of nine children. He was an orphan at 12. 



PRESCOTT, WILLIAM HICKLING (1796-1859) [34], an 

 American historian, son of William Prescott (1762-1844) [36], a law- 

 yer who was son of William Prescott (1726-1795) a revolutionary of- 

 ficer. 



PRIESTLEY, JOSEPH (1733-1804) [33], an English philoso- 

 pher; eldest of six children of Jonas Priestley (1700-1779) [39], who 

 was son of Joseph Priestley (1661-1745). 



PROCTOR, RICHARD ANTHONY (1837-1888), an English 

 astronomer, fourth and youngest son of William Proctor, a solicitor. 



PROUDHON, PIERRE JOSEPH (1809-1865), a French politi- 

 cal writer of humble origin. 



PTOLEMY II., surnamed PHILADELPHUS (B. C 309-247) 

 [58], king of Egypt, youngest son of Ptolemy Soter (B. C. 367-283). 



PUFENDORF, SAMUEL (1632-1694), a German jurist, son of 

 a school teacher. 



PUGIN, AUGUSTIN WELBY NORTHMORE (1812-1852) 

 [43], an English designer and architect, son of Augustus Pugin (1769- 

 1832), an architectural draughtsman of French birth. 



PUTNAM, ISRAEL (1718-1790) [A], an American revolutionary 

 officer, the eleventh of twelve children. 



PYTHAGORAS (B. C. 580-500), a Greek philosopher. 



QUATREFAGES DE BREAU, JEAN LOUIS ARMAND DE 

 (1810-1892), a French naturalist. 



RABELAIS, FRANCOIS (1490-1553), a French author. 



RACINE, JEAN (1639-1699) [24], a French dramatist, son of 

 Jean Racine (1615-1639), a lawyer. 



