APPENDIX. 28l 



BOYLE, ROBERT (1626-1691) [60], an Irish philosopher, called, 

 on account of his philosophical experiments, "the great Christian 

 philosopher." He was the fourteenth child of Richard Boyle (1566- 

 1643), earl of Cork. 



BRAHE, TYCHO (1546-1601) [29], a Danish astronomer, son 

 of Otto Brahe ( 1517 — ), who was descended from a younger branch 

 of a princely family. His youngest sister displayed great mental ability. 



BRONTE, CHARLOTTE (1816-1855) [39], an English novelist, 

 daughter of Rev. Patrick Bronte (1777-1861), a native of Ireland and 

 one of ten children. 



BROUGHAM, HENRY (1779-1868), an English statesman, 

 orator and lord chancellor. 



BROUSSAIS, FRANCOIS JOSEPH VICTOR (1772-1838), a 

 French physician, son of a physician. His son, Casimir A. M. Brous- 

 sais (1803- 1847) [3 1 ]' was zteo a physician. 



BROWN, JOHN (1735-1788), a Scottish physician, founder of 

 the Brunonian system. He was the son of a poor farmer. 



BRUCE, ROBERT (1274-1329) [21], king of the Scots, son 

 of Robert Bruce (1253-1304) [43], son of Robert Bruce (1210-1295), 

 who was the younger branch of the family descended from the young- 

 est brother of King William the Lion. 



BRUNEL, ISAMBARD KINGDOM (1806-1859) [37]. an Eng- 

 lish engineer and naval architect. He was the designer of the Great 

 Eastern as well as the first steamship to regularly cross the Atlantic. 

 He was son of Sir Mark Isambard Brunei (1769-1849), a civil engi- 

 neer of French birth. 



BRUNO, GIORDANO, an Italian philosopher, expounder of the 

 Copernican system. Burned at the stake in Rome, Feb. 17, 1600. 



BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN (1794-1878) [27], an Ameri- 

 can poet, son of Peter Bryant (1767-1820) [36], a distinguished 

 physician who was son of Dr. Philip Bryant (1731-1816) [29], who 

 was son of Ichobod Bryant (1702-1759). 



BUCK, LEOPOLD VON (1774-1853), a German geologist. 



