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382-336) [A 2 ?] , the real founder of the Macedonian power, and the 

 man who planned the campaigns which Alexander carried out. Philip 

 was the son of Amyntas II (B. C. — 369), who contested the right 

 to the throne in B. C. 429, or 47 years before the birth of his son. 

 Amyntas II was son of Alexander I, who was son of Amyntas I, 

 King from B. C. 540 to 500. 



ALFRED THE GREAT (849-901) [A 2 ?], the greatest of British 

 kings, was fifth and youngest son of Ethelwulf ( — 858), who was 

 King of the West Saxons in 828, and was called "the old king" at the 

 time of his death. 



ALLEN, ETHAN (1739-1789), an American soldier, eldest of 

 five sons of Joseph Allen. 



ALLEN, WILLIAM (1784-1868) [41], an American author, 

 educator and lexicographer, and president of Bowdoin college. He 

 was son of Rev. Thomas Allen (1743-1810). 



ALSTROMER, KLAS (1736-1796) [51], a Swedish botanist, 

 son of Jonas Alstromer (1 685-1 761), a public-spirited Swede. 



AMPERE. ANDRE MARIE (1775-1836), a French physicist and 

 mathematician of great ability. 



ANDERLONI, PIETRO (1784-1849), an Italian engraver of 

 famous pictures. His brother Faustino, 18 years older, was also an 

 engraver but less famous. 



ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN (1805-1875), a Danish 

 author of fairy tales. His father was a poor shoemaker, but possessed 

 literary taste. 



ARAGO, a French family of four brothers, of whom the eldest, 

 Dominque (1786-1853), a physicist and statesman, and the youngest, 

 Etienne (1803 — ), an author and revolutionist of 1848, were the most 

 prominent. 



ARISTOTLE (B. C. 384-322) [A 3 ?], a Greek philosopher and 

 naturalist, son of Nicomachus, who was the friend and physician in 

 ordinary of King Amyntas II. See page 127. 



ARKWRIGHT, SIR RICHARD (1732-1792) [A], inventor of 



