Newton Isaac (I) I saac Newton , who has been justly styled "the glory of his country and his race," was born on Christmasday, in the year 1642, at Woolsthorpe, in the parish of Colsterworth, and county of Lincoln, about seven miles south of Grantham....
Niemojevius John (1526-1598) N iem ojevius John , (Polon. Niemojewski ; sometimes called Niemoiovius in the Synodical Acts, and the "Bibliotheca" of Sandius ,) was a Polish Knight, and Judge of the territory of Inovladislavia, which office he voluntarily...
Pacevicius Samuel P acevicius Samuel was admitted, in the year 1638, among the alumni, who, with an exhibition granted out of the funds of the Church, pursued their theological studies at Kissielin; and he continued to study for the ministry at Luclavice...
Paruta Nicholas P aruta Nicholas was a member of the society of Vicence. His family was much celebrated for its patriotic deeds in the republic of Lucca. Paul Paruta , about the year 1317, left that republic, and went to Venice, on account of the war...
Pigelius John P igelius John was present at the Conferences, held at the house of Smalcius , at Racow, between the years 1606 and 1609. In 1613, he was sent as a colleague to Christopher Lubieniecius , at the Church of Kostrow, and was then intending...
Radecius Matthew R adecius Matthew , (Polon. Radecke, or Radetzki,) the father of Valentine Radecius the elder, was born at Dantzic, on old Michaelmas-day, 1540. Having acquired the rudiments of his education in his native city, he went to the University...
Rhaw Matthias R haw Matthias was unnown to Sandius, Möller, and most others, who have written on the history of Antitrinitarianism ; but is mentionned by Zeltner, and included in the list of Bock. He was a Transyvanian, and a native of Clausenburg ; and...
Rupnovius Joachim R upnovius Joachim , (Polon. Rufnowski,) of Rupnow, a Polish Knight, the son of Nicholas Rupnovius, and Synodical or General Deacon of the Socinian Church, was born towards the close of the sixteenth century. Sandius says, that he first...
Schimberg Theodosius S chimberg Theodosius flourished about the end of the sixteenth century ; and, if we may judge from the names with which we find his associated, belonged to that section of the Unitarian body, which thought it idolatrous to pay divine...
Smalcius Valentine S malcius Valentine , (Germ. Schmaltz,) was born at Gotha, one of the principal cities of Thuringia, March 12th, 1572. His father, Nicholas Schmaltz, (whence Valentine's assumed name of Theophilus Nicolaides,) was a person much respected...
Mohr Andrew M ohr Andrew and Samuel , ( Lat . Morus,) father and son, were cryptically called Melandri, but appear not to have been included in Moller's " Homonymoscopia," printed at Hamburgh in 1697. Andrew was Pastor of Drechtow, in the Marquisate of...
Nieciecius Samuel N ieciecius Samuel , (Polon. Niszczycki,) was an inmate in the family of Valentine Radecius at Clausenburg, in the year 1603. In 1610, he was stationed, as a colleague with Andrew Lubieniecius , at the Church of Hoyszczce, in Volhynia...
Otvinovius George O tvinovius George , ( Polon. Otwinowski,) was a Polish Knight, and one of the eight brothers of Erasmus Otvinovius ; but the only one, of whom Sandius and Bock have preserved any account. The latter of these writers mentions another...
Pawlovius Christopher P awlovius Christopher , (Polon. Pawlowski,) studied some time at Altorf, about the year 1609 ; and afterwards went to some other German University. He subsequently abandoned the Unitarian cause, for the sake of promoting his worldly...
Piekarscius Jerome P iekarscius Jerome , (Polon. Piekarski,) was a person of noble rank and great wealth, and the proprietor of many estates. His Christian name is never mentioned in the Synodical Acts; but it is not improbable that he was the Jerome...
Polanus Simon and Wilhelm Martin P olanus Simon et Wilhelm Martin settled at Luclavice, when the Church and School of that place were in their most flourishing condition. They were, as Lubieniecius says, the best and most celebrated Chemists in the kingdom...
Przybitovius P rzybitovius Christophe is mentioned in the Synodical Acts, as having undertaken the Rectorship of the School at Czerniechow in the year 1642. He is to be distinguished from Peter Przybytovicius , Minister of Krupe, who died in 1617, though...
Reychelius R eychelius is mentioned by Sandius, as the author of Annotations on various Passages of Scripture ; but that writer gives no further particulars of Reychelius, or of these Annotations. Bock, in this instance, merely repeats what Sandius had...
Rynievicius Paul R ynievicius Paul , (Polon. Ryniewicki,) is supposed to have been the brother of James , the subject of the pre ceding Article. He was sent to the School at Luclavice in 1621, and in 1625 became a student in the College at Racow, to which...
Schaepper Melchior S chaepper Melchior was a Silesian, of the city of Freystadt, in the Duchy of Glogau; and an intimate friend of Martin Ruarus , who mentions him in a letter to Frederick Schosser , written in the year 1629. He published in Poland, but...
Schomann George (Racibórz 1530 – Chmielnik 1591) S chomann George was born at Ratibor, in Silesia, in the year 1530. The names of his parents were John Stanislaus Lossel, commonly called Schomann, and Ursula, daughter of Christopher Tiachowski, Chancellor...
Seidelius Martin S eidelius Martin , ( Germ. Seidel,) of Olhau, in Silesia, lived at the end of the sixteenth, and the beginning of the seventeenth century. He was, in no sense of the word, a believer in Christianity, and is therefore not included in...
Sigismund John S igismund John , Prince of Transylvania, invited George Blandrata to his Court in 1563, and appointed him his Physician. He was the first of the Transylvanian Princes, who granted to the impugners of the doctrine of the Trinity the free...
Socin Camille S ocin Camille , (Socunus Camilius ; italien, Sozini ou Sozzini,) was a brother of Laelius Socinus . Having embraced the principles of the Reformation, and carried his views much further than some of the leading reformers of the day, he...
Socin Faust S ocin Faust (Ital. Sozini or Sozzini,) was descended, in a direct line, from the eminent Lawyer, Marianus Socin ; and was related to many persons of illustrious rank, and distinguished learning. His father was Alexander Socin, also an eminent...
