APPENDIX. 331 



TYNDALL, JOHN (1820-1893), a British natural philosopher, son 

 of John Tyndall. 



VANDYKE, SIR ANTHONY (1599-1641), a Flemish painter, 

 the seventh of twelve children of Francis Van Dyke. 



VANE, SIR HENRY (1612-1662) [24], an English statesman 

 and colonial governor of Massachusetts, son of Sir Henry Vane (1589- 

 1655), secretary of state, who was son of Henry Vane of Hadlow 

 by his second wife. 



VERDI, GIUSEPPE (1814), an Italian composer. 



VERNET, JEAN EMILE HORACE (1789-1863) [31], a French 

 painter, the last of four generations of painters, all eminent. He was 

 son of Antoine Charles Horace Vernet (1758-1836) [44], who was son 

 of Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) [25], who was the eldest son 

 among twenty-two children of Antoine Vernet (1689-1753). Of the 

 other sons of this large family; Antoine Ignace (1726-1775 [37] ; 

 Francois Gabriel (1728 ) [39] ; Antoine Frangois (1730-1779) [41], 

 appear to have been the more eminent ones. 



VILLEMAIN, ABEL FRANCOIS (1790-1870), a French author. 



VILLIERS, CHARLES PELHAM (1802-1898) [43], an English 

 statesman, son of George Villiers (1759-1827) [50], who was son of 

 Thomas Villiers (1709-1786). 



VILLIERS, GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK (earl of Clar- 

 endon), (1800-1870) [41], an English statesman, brother of the pre- 

 ceding. 



VINCI, LEONARDO DA (1452-1519), an Italian painter, sculp- 

 tor, architect and physicist, natural son of Pietro da Vinci, who did 

 not die till 1504. Da Vinci is credited with having the most remarka- 

 ble intellect of his age. 



VIRCHOW, RUDOLF (1821-1902), a German physiologist. 

 VIRGIL (B. C. 70-19), a Roman poet. 



VISCONTI, ENNIO QUIRINO (1751-1818), an Italian archae- 

 ologist. His son Louis Tullius Joachim Visconti (1791-1853) [40], 

 was a French architect. 



