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the cotton-spinning frame. He was the youngest of a family of 13, 

 and his parents were too poor to give him an education. 



ARNAULD, ANTOINE (1612-1694) [52], a French theologian 

 and author, called "the great Arnauld." He was the youngest and 

 most famous of several famous sons of Antoine Arnauld (1560-1619), 

 a Parisian lawyer. 



ASSING, LUDMILLA (1827) [A], a German authoress, 

 daughter of Rosa Maria Assing (1783-1840), a poetess. 



ASTOR, JOHN JACOB (1763-1848), the founder of the Astor 

 family in America. He was the youngest of four sons. 



AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1780-1851) [57], an American 

 naturalist, famous for his "Birds of America" and his "Quadrupeds 

 of America." He was son of John Audubon (1723 ) [A 3 ], a French 

 admiral who was twentieth child of a poor fisherman. 



AUGUSTINE, SAINT (Aurelius Augustinus) (354-430), a 

 doctor of the Latin church, famous for his influence and his writings 

 on morality, philosophy and theology. He was son of Patricius, a 

 pagan nobleman, and was an orphan at an early age. 



AUGUSTUS, CAIUS JULIUS CAESAR OCTAVIANUS (B. 

 C. 63 A. D. 14) [(i53+x)-^-3J, the founder of the Roman Empire 

 and the greatest of the Romans. He was son of Caius Octavius, a 

 rich senator, and Atia, a daughter of Julia, the youngest sister of 

 Julius Caesar. The paternal great-grandfather was in the battle of 

 Cannae, B. C. 216, and was one of the few who escaped. 



BACH, the name of a celebrated family of musicians. See page 

 180. 



BACHE, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1801 ) [642], an 

 American physician, grandson of Richard Bache (1737-1811) and 

 Sarah Franklin (1744-1808) [38], only daughter of Benjamin Frank- 

 lin (1706-1790). 



BACON, FRANCIS (1561-1626) [52], an English philosopher, 

 expounder of inductive philosophy, and lord chancellor of England. 

 He was the youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), an 

 English statesman who was second son of Robert Bacon. His mother 



