. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... at monarch he engraved Le Bruns Bat-tles of Alexander, and this masterpiece putthe seal to his reputation. The Academyof Pairiting nominated him one of its coun-sellors. His works are numerous, and allhighly esteemed. He died in 1703. Seve-ral of his relations excelled in the sameart. AUGER, Athan ASius, a French eccle-siastic, was born at Paris in 1734, anddied tliere in 1792. He translated Demos-thenes, and other Greek orators, but hisversions, though correct, are deficient inspirit.
. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... at monarch he engraved Le Bruns Bat-tles of Alexander, and this masterpiece putthe seal to his reputation. The Academyof Pairiting nominated him one of its coun-sellors. His works are numerous, and allhighly esteemed. He died in 1703. Seve-ral of his relations excelled in the sameart. AUGER, Athan ASius, a French eccle-siastic, was born at Paris in 1734, anddied tliere in 1792. He translated Demos-thenes, and other Greek orators, but hisversions, though correct, are deficient inspirit. His best work is the Constitutionof the Romans under the Rings, and dur-ing the Period of the Republic, on whichhe was occupied more than thirty years. AUGER, Louis Simon, a member ofthe French Academy, was born at Paris,in 1772, and put an end to his existencein 1829. He was a man of much eruditionand talent. He conducted several Jour-nals; was one of the principal authors ofthe Universal Biography; wrote Eulogieson Boileau and Corneille; and edited and AUG SI commented upon a variety of AUGEREAU, Peter FrancisCharles, marshal of France, duke ofCastiglione, was born at Paris, in 1757,entered the army early, served in theFrench and Neapolitan ranks, became afencing master at Naples, returned toFrance in 1792, distinguished himself, asbrigadier general, against the Spaniards,was sent into Italy, as general of division,and acquired high reputation under Bona-parte, especially at Castiglione and Ar-cole. After having, between 1797 and1804, filled several high commands, hewas raised, in the latter year, to the rankof marshal. In the campaigns of 1805,1806, 1807, 1809, 1812, and 1813, he borean active part, and enhanced his reputa-tion; but his conduct in 1814, when hewas entrusted with the defence of the de-partments between the Rhone and theAlps, was severely criticised. He waseven suspected of having betrayed histrust; and this suspicion was not weaken-ed by his
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