A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, Particularly the British and Irish, from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period : Wherein Their Remarkable Actions Or.: Volume 10

A New And General Biographical Dictionary: Containing An Historical And Critical Account Of The Lives And Writings Of The Most Eminent Persons In Every Nation, Particularly The British And Irish, From The Earliest Accounts Of Time To The Present Period : Wherein Their Remarkable Actions Or. Unknown author. This dense alphabetical compendium surveys notable scholars, writers, poets, theologians, printers, artists, and civil figures from roughly the 16th–18th centuries, presenting concise lives with birth and death dates, education, career milestones, major works, and notes on reputation by contemporaries and later critics. The tone is bibliographic and evaluative, often including quotations or summaries of critical judgments. The aim is to sketch contributions and historical significance across domains—antiquarianism, theology, poetry, printing, painting, diplomacy, and ecclesiastical history—and to illuminate the networks of patrons, editors, publishers, courts, and religious factions that shaped intellectual life in Europe. Representative entries illustrate careers and reputations across England, Scotland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Geneva, highlighting patrons, exiles, controversies, and the cross-cultural connections that sustained learned culture from antiquity to the early modern era.