MOKELLl, COSIMO. 



MORGAN, SIR THOMAS CHARLES. 



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 died in 



MORKLLI, CO'SIMO, an Italian architect of considerable note 

 among UIOM of UM Ut oratory, was bora at ImoU in 1732. He WM 

 Ik* SOB of Docnenioo Morelli (an architect also), and studied nuder 

 Donmleo Trifoyli. who executed several work* of merit at ImoU. 

 It WM Cosimo's food fortune to obtain powerful patrvuace at the very 

 ootMt of hit professional career first, that of Oioan-Carlo Baodi, 

 bishop of Iiuola, for whom be made designs for rebuilding the cathe- 

 dral of that oitj, and through Mm, that of his nephew Giovanni 

 Antonio Urasohi, who was elevated to the papal throne in 1775, with 

 the name of l':u- VI. The new pontiff, who entertained a )<ersonal 

 regard for Morrlli himself, almost immediately appointed him city- 

 architect at C'eeena (the pope's native town), and among various other 

 oommiisions commanded from him designs for a new sacristy at St. 

 Peter's. If that and eome other projects were not realised, the deiigns 

 Umiieelies obtained universal though transitory admiration. Yet, as 

 far as mere employment and number of works go, Morelli bad no 



i to complain rather to consider himself favoured beyond most 

 of hie contemporaries, as will appear from an enumeration of the 

 principal structures executed by him, namely, the cathedral of Imola, 

 the mctropoliun church at Fermo, the duomo at Maoerata, and the 

 conventual church at Focsombrone, St. Petronio at Castel Bolognese,' 

 a church at Barbiano, that of the nuns of St. Chiara at ImoU, and 

 St. Maria in rvgola in the same city, and another church at Luco, aUo 

 some alterations in the metropolitan church at Ravenna. It happens 

 too, rather singularly, that Morelli was almost ag much employed in 

 theatrical ai in ecclesiastical architecture. The buildings of this class 

 noted by him are the theatre of ImoU (destroyed by fire a few 

 years afterwards, but preserved in the volume of engraving* of it 

 published in 1780), Fenuo, Jesi, and Osimo; also that of Ferrara, 

 which is confidently claimed for him by some, although Foschini was 

 employed upon it. [Fuacmxi, ASTOMIO.] Besides the above works, 

 lie built the Palazxo Bratchi at Rome, the Anguisola at PUcenza, the 

 Berio at Naples, and the Cappi at Bologna ; the facade of the Hidotto 

 at Catena, and the hospital at ImoU, the facade of the Palazzo Publico, 

 and the Palazxo Yescovile. He would probably have done more, but 

 for the unpropitious state of things in Italy for architecture towards 

 the close of his life. Ho died, after a severe paralytic attack, in 

 February 1812. (T. Papotti, in Tipaldo's Sioffraphia.) 



MOHKLLI, GIA'COMO, ona of the most distinguished librarians 

 of modern tiir.cs, was torn at Venice on the 14th of April 1745. He 

 was the son of poor parents, who were unable to give him a liberal 

 education. It was against their will that he resolved to enter the 

 church, slihungh in all other respects he always showed the greatest 

 deference to their wishes. He afterwards supplied the deficiencies of 

 his education by private study ; and the knowledge which he thus 

 acquired was more substantial and extensive than that of any of his 

 Italian contemporaries, though it was not till late in life that he became 

 acquainted with the Greek aud French languages At an early period 

 he pursued his private studies in the library of the family of the 

 Zanioui, and his unremitting perseverance attracted the attention of 

 the librarian de Rubeis, who soon became his adviser and faithful 

 friend. After having read through the greater part of that library, 

 his avidity to acquire knowledge led him to examine the other 

 libraries of his native city to which he could gain access. His love 

 of independence induced him to refuse several very advantageous 

 offm that were made to him both by the church and by wealthy 

 collectors of books at Venice, and he continued to live as a simple 

 abbf. He formed however an intimate friendship with the patrician 

 Farsetti,of whose rich collection of mantuoripts he published a cata- 

 logue, under the title of ' Biblioteca Manuscritta del Bali T. G. Farsetti,' 

 Venice, 1771-fiO, 2 voU. 12mo. While this work was in coune of 

 publication be alto wrote ' DimerUzione Storica intorno alia Publica 

 Libraria dl & Marco,' Venice, 1774, iu which be di-cuased and solved 

 a treat many questions connected with the history of literature. He 

 then prepared a similar work on the history of the library of the 

 academy at Padua, whither he had accompanied his friend Farsetti ; 

 but the materials which he collected for that purpose were unfor- 

 tunately left in the hands of Colle, the historiographer of that 

 institution, through whose carelessness they were lo f t. In 1776 he 

 published a catalogue of the manuscript* of ancient writers which 

 were iu the library of the Narni family ; and somewhat later a 

 catalogue of the manuscripts of Italian works contained in the same 

 library. These works alone would have sufficed to secure to Morelli 

 an honourable place among the eminent bibliographers of modern 

 times; but be acquired a .till greater reputation as librarian of the 

 library of St Mark an office which lie received in 177S, and which 

 he held until his diath. which bap|*ned on the 5th of May If- 

 ducted himself with the graaUst uol to the completion and arrange- 

 ment of tht famous library ; but during the French rule in Italy ho 

 bad, to bis great vexation, to superintend the removal of the library 

 from it* venerable ancient building to a new one, the splendour anil 

 coo trainee of which however consoled him in some measure for the 

 low of the former buildirg. In 17fi he dUcovcrtd a considerable 

 fragment of toe fifth book of Dion Cassius, which he published at 

 USMUO, together with new various readings of other books of the 

 historian. This little work was afterward* (in 1600) republished 



at Paris, uniform with Relmarus' edition of Dion Cassius. Tho work 

 which exhibits his extensive knowledge and bis critical acumen in tho 

 strongest light is his ' Bibliotheca Manuscripts tincca et I.atina,' of 

 which however only one volume was published at Bassano ( 1 

 although he had collected materials for several uioro volumes. His 

 at production was 'EpUtoUe Scptem varta Kruditiouis,' Padua, 

 1819. AbW Morelli is acknowledged by all who had occasion to visit 

 be library of St. Mark during the time that he wo* at the bead of it, 

 o have been the most amiable, kind, and obliging person, aud bis vast 

 earning was equalled only by his extraordinary modesty. After his 

 leath there appeared 'Uperette on insiome icon Opuscoli di Antiehi 

 Scrittori,' Venice, 3 voU. 8vo, 1820. (Bettio, Ora:iont recilata iielle 

 lotmiie Ki't/uir nella CHteta Palriarcatt di I'cneio, Venice, 1819.) 



MORE'KI, LOUIS, burn in Provence in 1643, studied at Aix and 

 -.yon, and became doctor of divinity. He conceived the idea, of ooin- 

 iiling a universal Dictionary, biographical and geographical ; for the 

 Lccomplishment of which he had collected a considerable stock of 

 iterary information. Ho knew also several languages, and was assisted 

 >y several friends, who procured him materials for hU work, which 

 ie published in 1671, in 1 voL folio, 'Grand Dictionnaire Hiatorique 

 et Critique de Louis Moreri.' Although its contents arc miscellaneous, 

 the biographical part, both in respect of quantity and execution, 

 exceeds the rest. Moreri's Dictionary may be considered an having 

 suggested the idea of subsequent biographical dictionaries. Moreri 

 undertook a new and enlarged o lition of his Dictionary, of which h 

 >u Wished the first volume, but tho second was not entirely printed when 

 ;he author died iu 1680. His constant application hastened his death. 



Numerous editions of his Dictionary, considerably altered, revised, 

 and enlarged by several editors, among others by Leclerk and liaylf , 

 lave appeared ; the last U that of Paris, 1759, in 10 vole, folio. Not- 

 withstanding its many imperfections, Moreri's ' Dictionary ' is still a 

 useful work ; the genealogical articles ore tho most compl- te ; thu 

 ;eogmphical ore the most defective. Moreri published also 'Relations 

 Nouvelles du Levant, ou Traits' de la Religion, du Qouremement, et 

 des Coutumes de Perses, Arme'uiens, et Gauree, couiposOes par le P. G. 

 D. C. C.' (Pore Gabriel du Chiuon Capuciu.) 



MORQAQNI, GIOVANNI BATT1STA, was born at Forli in 1682. 

 He studied medicine at Bologna under Albertini and Vabalva, and in 

 1701 obtained bis Doctor's degree. He afterwards went to Venice an<l 

 to Padua, to study chemistry and natural philosophy, and in 17 IS 

 tie was appointed chief professor of anatomy in the University of 

 Padua. He died in 1771, having betii elected a member of all th>- 

 chief scientific societies in Europe, and having received the highext 

 honours from the contemporary popes and the sovereigns of adjacent, 

 nations. 



Hani's chief works are, 'Adversaria Anatomica prima,' Bono- 

 niie, 1700, a email work in which llaller ('BibL Anat' it 34) say 

 there is scarcely anything which is not new, or at least more clearly 

 described than it had been previously. Five similar collections of 

 miscellaneous observations were afterwards published under similar 

 titles, and iu 1719 they were all printed together at Padua ' EpiatoUu 

 Anatomical' amounting altogether to twenty, which were publishe 1 

 together at Venice iu 1762. He edited also tho life and works of 

 Yalsnlva, his former preceptor and friend, whose opinions he con- 

 stantly and warmly maintained. But Morgagui's most celebrated 

 work was that which he first published in his eightieth year, ' De 

 Sodibus et Causis Morboruui per Anatomen Indagatis,' Venice, 1761, 

 in two vols. folio, which contains records of an immense number of 

 observations on morbid anatomy, and which coufei red nearly as grvat 

 benefit on pathology as the contemporary works of Huller conferred 

 on physiology. It has been since frequently republiehed and translated, 

 and is still a standard work of reference. 



MORGAN, SIR THOMAS CllAIiLKS, K .NIGHT, M.D., was boru 

 about 1783. He was the eldest son of John Morgan, Esq. of London. 

 He was educated at Eton College, tho Charterhouse School, London, 

 and St. Peter's College, Cambridge, which ho entered in his eighteenth 

 year, and where he took his degrees of M.I), iu 1804 aud .M.I ). in 

 He established himself as a medical practitioner iu London, became a 

 Fellow of tho College of Physicians, aud married the rldest daughter 

 of William Hamilton, Esq. of Queen Square, London. HU wife died 

 after giving birth to one daughter. He was knighted in Ir, laud iu 

 1811, and when ou a visit to the Marquis of Abercoru at his residence, 

 Baron's Court, near Nowtoiutewart, in the county of Tyrone, ho 

 became acquainted with Miss Owcuson, whom he married in 

 He afterwards established himself iu Ireland, aud during a rci-Men 

 there of about twenty-five years devoted much of his time to tho 

 cause of Catholic Emancipation, which he advocated at public 

 meet ings, and in newspaper* and periodicals. Not long afU-r his 

 marriage with Miss Owenaon he relinquished his professional practice, 

 and applied his UleuU to literature, chiefly as a contributor to thu 

 New Monthly Magazine and other periodicals. He became well known 

 for the light and piquant style in which he conveyed valuable tun!. 

 combined with curious fancies. In 1818 he published ' Sketches of 

 the Philosophy of Life,' 8vo, and afterwards 'The Philosophy <if 

 Morals,' Svo, both of which were translated into French and 1 

 To Lady Morgan's ' France ' he added ' Four Appendices ou tin- 

 of Law, Finance, Medicine, and Political Opinion in France.' After 

 the accession of the Whigs to office in 1831 Sir Charles Morgan was 





