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BUCKINGHAM, DUKE OF (George Villiers) (1592-1628), an 

 English statesman and lord high admiral. He was second son of 

 Sir George Villiers of Brookesby by his second wife. His brother, 

 Sir Edward Villiers (1585-1626), was the second son by first wife. 

 He was an orphan at 13. 



BUCKLAND, FRANCIS TREVELYAN (1826) [42], an Eng- 

 lish naturalist, son of William Buckland, D. D. (1784-1856), an Eng- 

 lish geologist. 



BUCKLE, HENRY THOMAS (1821-1862) [42], the author of 

 "History of Civilization." He was son of Thomas Buckle (1779 ) 



BUDDHA (B. C. 550-470). See page 124. 



BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC (1707-1788) [24], a 

 French naturalist, son of Benjamin Leclerc (1683-1775), a councillor 

 of the parliament of Dijon. 



BULWER, HENRY LYTTON EARLE ^1804-1872) [47], an 

 English diplomatist and author, brother of Bulwer-Lytton and son 

 of Gen. Bulwer (1757 ). 



BULWER-LYTTON, EDWARD GEORGE EARLE LYTTON 

 (1806-1873) [49], an English novelist. His son, Edward Robert 

 Bulwer-Lytton (Owen Meredith) (1831-1891) [25], was a poet. 



BUNSEN, CHRISTIAN KARL JOSIAS (1791-1860) [A 2 ], a 

 German scholar and diplomatist. His father became a soldier in 1760. 

 His grandfather was a lawyer. 



BUNSEN, ROBERT WILHELM (1811 ) [A], a German 

 chemist, inventor of the Bunsen battery, the Bunsen burner, the Bun- 

 sen photometer, the Bunsen pump, and other devices. He was a 

 cousin of C. K. J. Bunsen, but was 20 years younger. 



BUNYAN, JOHN (1628-1688) [25], an English preacher, and 

 author of "Pilgrim's Progress." He was son of Thomas Bunyan 

 (1603 ), a tinker. 



BUONARROTI, MICHAEL ANGELO (1475-1563) [31], an 

 Italian painter, sculptor, architect, poet and musician. He was son 

 of Ludovico Leonardo Buonarroti Simone (1444 ), governor of 

 Caprese. The mother of Angelo was 19 at his birth. 



