# List of long biographical articles in Rees's Cyclopaedia

This is a list of the longer biographical articles from Rees's Cyclopaedia, 4 columns or more (3000 words appx.) The longest is that of Captain Cook (43.9 columns).
There are 3789 biographies half a column (350 words) or more long, and an unknown number of briefer ones. Sir James Edward Smith wrote the botanical articles, and Charles Burney the ones on music. Many of the biographical articles are sourced to biographical reference books. In most cases Christian names were Anglicised – John for Johannes, for example.

## Vol 1 A-Amarathides

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Addison, Joseph | 17th | English | Writer | 8.0 |
| Adrian | 2nd | Roman | Emperor | 7.5 |
| Agricola | 1st | Rome | Ruler | 4.0 |
| Alaric I | 4th | Unknown | King | 4.0 |
| Alcibiades | Ancient | Greece | General | 4.4 |
| Alembert, John D' | 18th | France | Mathematician | 4.7 |
| Alexander the Great | Ancient | Macedonia | Emperor | 23.4 |
| Alfred the Great | 9th | English | King | 6.2 |
| Alva, Don Fernando | 16th | Spain | General | 6.5 |

## Vol 2 Amarantus–Arteriotomy

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Ambrose, Saint | 4th | Spain | Bishop | 5.4 |
| Anselm | 11th | England | Archbishop | 4.0 |
| Antoninus, Marcus | 9th | Italian | Emperor | 4.0 |
| Aristotle | Ancient | Greece | Philosopher | 14.8 |

## Vol 3 Artery–Battersea

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Athanasius, Saint | 4th | Egypt | Bishop | 3.9 |
| Atterbury, Francis | 17th | England | Bishop | 5.1 |
| Augustus, Octavian Caesar | Ancient/1st | Rome | Emperor | 11.0 |
| Aurelian | 3rd | Rome | Emperor | 5.0 |
| Bacon, Francis | 16th | England | Philosopher/Chancellor | 8.4 |

## Vol 4 Battery–Bookbinding

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Baxter, Richard | 17th | England | Non-Conformist Divine | 4.1 |
| Bayle, Peter | 17th | France | Philosopher | 6.1 |
| Beckett, Thomas | 13th | English | Prelate | 8.0 |
| Belisarius | 6th | Rome | Emperor | 5.1 |
| Berkeley, George | 18th | Irish | Bishop | 5.5 |
| Blackburne, Francis | 18th | England | Clergyman | 5.8 |
| Blake, Robert | 17th | England | Admiral | 4.3 |
| Boerhaave, Hermann. | 17th | Holland | Chemist | 4.1 |

## Vol 5 Book-keeping–Calvart

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Boileau-Despraeux, Nicholas | 17th | France | Poet | 4.8 |
| Boscovich, Ruggero Guiseppi | 18th | Italy | Mathematician | 6.8 |
| Boyle, Robert | 13th | England | Philosopher | 9.7 |
| Bracciolini, Poggio | 15th | Italy | Writer | 5.2 |
| Brahe, Tycho | 16th | Denmark | Astronomer | 4.9 |
| Brindley, James | 18th | England | Inventor | 5.0 |
| Brissot, Jaques | 18th | France | Revolutionary | 4.3 |
| Brown, John | 18th | England | Clergyman | 4.1 |
| Buchanan, George | 16th | Scotland | Poet | 4.1 |
| Buffon, George Louis | 18th | France | Naturalist | 6.0 |
| Burke, Edmund, | 18th | Ireland | Scholar | 4.6 |
| Burnet, Gilbert | 17th | England | Prelate | 6.2 |
| Caesar, Caius Julius | Ancient | Rome | Dictator | 10.6 |

## Vol 6 Calvary–Castra

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Calvin, John | 16th | France | Religious reformer | 11.6 |
| Camden, John | 16th | England | Historian | 5.3 |
| Campbell, Colin | 18th | Scottish | Clan leader | 11.4 |
| Camper, Peter | 18th | Holland | Physician | 4.4 |
| Caracalla, Marcus A. A. | 2nd | Rome | Emperor | 4.8 |
| Cardan, Girolamo | 16th | Italy | Philosopher | 4.5 |
| Cartes,Des, Rene | 17th | France | Philosopher | 8.6 | Rees's idiosyncratic spelling of Descartes. |

## Vol 7 Castramentation–Chronology

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Catherine II | 18th | Russia | Ruler | 28.0 | Tooke |
| Cato | Ancient | Italy | General | 12.2 |
| Charlelemagne | 8th | French | Emperor | 9.0 |
| Charles I | 17th | England | King | 6.6 |
| Charles II | 17th | England | King | 9.0 |
| Charles V | 16th | France | Holy Roman Emperor | 11.0 |
| Charles XII | 17th | Sweden | King | 7.8 |

## Vol 8 Chronometer–Colliseum

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Churchill, John | 17th | England | Statesman | 4.0 |
| Cicero | Ancient | Italy | Government Official | 20.6 |
| Clarke, Samuel | 17th | England | Scholar | 6.0 |
| Clement VII | 16th | Italy | Pope | 8.0 |
| Cleopatra III | Ancient | Egypt | Queen | 4.7 |

## Vol 9 Collision–Corne

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Columbus, Christopher | 15th | Italy | Explorer | 5.8 |
| Constantine I | 4th | Byzantium | Emperor | 5.7 |
| Cook, James | 18th | England | Discoverer | 43.9 |
| Corelli, Arcangelo | 17th | Italy | Musician | 5.8 | Burney |

## Vol 10 Cornea–Czyrcassy

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Cortes, Ferdinand | 16th | Spain | Naval Commander | 11.3 |
| Cranmer, Thomas | 16th | England | Archbishop/Martyr | 4.0 |
| Cromwell, Oliver | 17th | England | Statesman | 7.9 |
| Cyrus | Ancient | Persia | King | 4.9 |

## Vol 11 D–Dissimilitude

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Daniel | Ancient | Jerusalem | Prophet | 5.1 |
| David | Ancient | Palestine | King | 18.0 |
| Demosthenes | Ancient | Greece | Orator | 4.5 |
| Muris, John De | 14th | France | Musician | 6.5 | Burney; Rees's idiosyncratic spelling of De Muris |
| Dioclesian | 3rd | Rome | Emperor | 9.8 |

## Vol 12 Dissimulation–Eloane

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Doddridge, Philip | 18th | England | Minister | 7.0 |
| Dombey, Joseph | 18th | France | Botanist | 5.6 | Smith |
| Domitian | lst | Rome | Emperor | 5.2 |
| Dryden, John | 17th | England | Poet | 5.2 |
| Elizabeth I | 17th | England | Queen | 4.7 |

## Vol 13 Elocution–Extremities

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Emlyn | 17th | England | Non-Conformist divine | 5.0 |
| Erasmus | 15th | Holland | Divine | 4.2 |

## Vol 14 Extrinsic–Food (part)

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Farinelli, (Carlo Broschi). | 18th | Italy | Opera singer | 7.2 | Burney |
| Fenelon, Francis | 17th | France | Archbishop | 10.0 ‘ |

## Vol 15 Food (part)–Generation (part)

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Fox, Charles | 18th | Fngland | Statesman | 14.2 |
| Franco, Magister. | 10th | France | Writer of Musical Tracts | 4.5 | Burney |
| Franklin, Benjamin | 18th | America | InventorDiplomat | 5.9 |
| Frederic III | 18th | Prussia | King | 7.3 |
| Galilei, Galileo | 17th | Italy | Astronomer | 11.3 |
| Gardiner, Stephen, | 16th | England | Bishop | 7.2 |
| Geddes, Alexander. | 18th | Scotland | Translator | 4.3 |

## Vol 16 Generation (part)–Gretna

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| George I | 17th | England | King | 4.6 |
| Gregory I | 6th | Italy | Pope | 5.8 |

## Vol 17 Gretry–Hebe

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Gretry, Andre | 18th | Belgium | Opera Composer | 7.2 | Burney |
| Guido, Aretino | 16th | Italy | Musician | 4.8 | Burney |
| Haller, Albert | 18th | Switzerland | Physician | 5.4 |
| Handel, George | 18th | German | Composer | 11.7 | Burney |
| Hasselquist, Frederick | 18th | Sweden | Botanist | 4.0 | Smith |

## Vol 18 Hibiscus–Increment

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Hippocrates | Ancient | Greece | Physician | 6.6 |
| Hogarth, William | 18th | England | Engraver | 14.5 |
| Hunter, William | 18th | Scotland | Physician | 4.5 |
| Hunter, John | 18th | Scotland | Anatomist | 5.2 |

## Vol 19 Increments–Kilmes

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Jerome of Prague | 15th | Bohemia | Martyr | 4.9 |
| John the Baptist | 1st | Palestine | Prophet | 7.2 |
| Johnson, Samuel | 18th | England | Writer | 4.0 |
| Jomelli, Niccolò | 18th | Iitaly | Composer | 4.6 | Burney |
| Jones, Sir W. | 18th | England | Orientalist | 15.3 |
| Josquin des Prey | 16th | Holland | Composer | 4.5 | Burney |

## Vol 20 Kiln–Light

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Kippis, Andrew | 18th | England | Nonconformist Divine | 7.5 |
| Knox,, John | 16th | Scotland | Divine | 5.0 |
| Latimer, Hugh | 15th | England | Martyr | 5.0 |
| Laud, William | 17th | England | Archbishop | 5.1 |
| Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent. | 18th | France | Chemist | 5.6 |
| Leo X | 15th | Italy | Pope | 4.6 |
| Lewis XIV | 18th | France | King | 4.5 | Rees's idiosyncratic spelling of Louis. |
| Lewis XVI | 18th | France | King | 9.8 | Rees's idiosyncratic spelling of Louis. |

## Vol 21 Lighthouse–Machinery (part)

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Linnaeus, Charles Von | 18th | Sweden | Naturalist | 20.0 | Smith |
| Locke, John | 17th | England | Philosopher | 7.1 |
| Luther, Martin | 16th | German | Reformer | 21.5 |

## Vol 22 Machinery (part)–Mattheson

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Mahomet I. | 6th | Arabia | Religious Founder | 12.4 |
| Martini, Fr. Giambatista | 18th | Italy | Musician | 4.7 | Burney |
| Mary | 16th | Scotland | Queen | 6.0 |
| Maskelyne, Nevil | 18th | England | Astronomer | 6.0 |

## Vol 23 Matthew–Monsoon

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Medici, Lorenzo | 15th | Italy | Diplomat | 5.6 |
| Melancthon | 16th | Germany | Theological Reformer | 4.4 |
| Metastasio | 17th | Italy | Opera librettist | 17.8 | Burney |
| Milton, John | 17th | England | Poet | 15.0 |
| Monk, George | 17th | England | General | 4.1 |

## Vol 24 Monster–Newton-in-the-Willows

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Moore, Lt.-Gen. John | 18th | England | General | 27.0 |
| More, Thomas | 17th | England | Statesman | 5.3 |
| Morley, Thomas | 18th | England | Musician | 4.4 | Burney |
| Moses | Ancient | Egypt | Jewish Leader and Prophet | 5.1 |
| Mutis, Joseph | 18th | Spain | Physician | 4.3 |
| Nelson, Horatio | 18th | England | Admiral | 26.4 |
| Nero | lst | Rome | Emperor | 4.3 |
| Newton, Isaac | 17th | England | Mathematician | 8.3 |

## Vol 25 Newtonian Philosophy–Ozunusze

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Origen | 2nd | Egypt | Church Father | 4.3 |

## Vol 26 P–Perturbation

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Paley, William | 18th | England | Natural Philosopher | 6.3 |
| Pallas, Dr Peter Simon | 18th | Prussia | Naturalist | 6.6 | Smith |
| Paul, Saint | 1st | Rome | Apostle | 11.0 |
| Peter, Simon | 1st | Palestine | Apostle | 5.2 |
| Peter I | 17th | Russia | Emperor | 6.2 |
| Petrarcha, Francesco | 14th | Italy | Poet | 5.2 |

## Vol 27 Pertussis–Poetics

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Pitt, William, the elder | 18th | England | Statesman | 6.2 |
| Pitt, William, the younger | 18th | England | Statesman | 12.2 |
| Pius VI | 18th | Italy | Pope | 8.2 |

## Vol 28 Poetry–Punjoor

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Pombal, Sebastião José | 18th | Portugal | Statesman | 4.5 |
| Pompey | Ancient | Italy | Govt Official | 4.0 |
| Pope, Alexander | 18th | England | Poet | 4.8 |
| Price, John | 18th | England | Writer | 5.6 |
| Priestley, Joseph | 18th | England | Natural Philosopher | 7.5 |
| Ptolemy, Claudius | Ancient | Egypt | Astronomer | 5.0 |

## Vol 29 Punishment–Repton

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Purcell, Henry | 17th | England | Musician | 11.4 | Burney |
| Pythagoras | Ancient | Greece | Philosopher | 4.7 |
| Quantz, John Joachim | 18th | German | Musician | 5.3 | Burney |
| Ragotski, Francis | 18th | Hungary | Prince | 11.0 |
| Ralegh [sic], Sir Walter | 16th | England | Adventurer | 7.7 |
| Raphael Sazio, Da Urbino | 16th | Italy | Painter | 7.4 |
| Ray, John | 17th | England | Botanist | 11.9 | Smith |

## Vol 30 Republic–Rzemien

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Reynolds, Sir Joshua | 18th | England | Painter | 9.9 |
| Robinson, Robert | 18th | England | Church Official | 6.0 |
| Romney, George | 18th | England | Painter | 4.2 |
| Rousseau, Jean Jacques | 18th | Switzerland | Writer | 8.1 |
| Reubens, Sir Peter | 17th | Belgium | Painter | 5.4 |
| Rupert, Prince | 17th | Germany | Prince | 4.2 |
| Rush, Benjamin | 18th | America | Physician | 6.3 |
| Russell, Lord William | 17th | England | Patriot | 4.0 |

## Vol 31 S–Scotium

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Selden, John | 17th | England | Scholar | 4.2 |

## Vol 32 Scotland–Sindy

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Shakespeare, William | 16th | England | Dramatist | 20.5 |
| Sibthorp, John | 18th | England | botanist | 6.3 | Smith |

## Vol 33 Sines–Starboard

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Sixtus IV | 15th | Italy | Pope | 5.4 |
| Sloane, Hans | 18th | Scotland | Natural Historian | 5.6 |
| Socrates | Ancient | Greece | Philosopher | 7.7 |
| Stanhope, George | 18th | England | Divine | 8.1 |

## Vol 34 Starch–Szydlow

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Swift, Jonathan | 18th | England | Writer | 7.0 |

## Vol 35 T–Toleration

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Titian | 16th | Italy | Painter | 4.7 |

## Vol 36 Tolerium–Vermelho

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Tournefort, Joseph Piton de. | 17th | France | Botanist | 5.1 | Smith |
| Vaillant, Sebastian | 18th | France | Botanist | 4.5 | Smith |
| Vandyck, Sir Anthony | 17th | Belgium | Painter | 4.0 |
| Vinci, Leonardo Da | 15th | Italy | Genius | 7.0 |
| Usher, James | 16th | Ireland | Archbishop | 8.5 |

## Vol 37 Vermes–Waterloo

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns | Contributor/Notes |
| Walpole, Robert | 17th | England | Politician | 4.0 |
| Washington, George | 18th | America | President | 4.0 |

## Vol 38 Water–Wzetin

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Watson, Richard | 18th | England | Bishop and writer | 18.0 |
| Werner, Abraham | 18th | Germany | Mineralogist | 4.6 |
| Wesley, John | 18th | England | Religious Leader | 4.1 |
| Whitbread, Samuel | 18th | England | Brewer | 8.0 |
| Wood, Anthony | 17th | England | Antiquary | 4.6 |

## Vol 39 X–Zytomiers with Addenda

| Name | Century | Country | Occupation | Columns |
| Zwingle, Ulric | 16th | Switzerland | Religious Reader | 5.2 |
| Park, Mungo | 18th | Scotland | Traveller | 8.2 |
| Romilly, Sir Samuel | 18th | England | Philanthropist | 5.1 |