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an American lawyer and public official, born in Prussia in 1853. He graduated from Tabor College, Iowa, in 1873. After studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced in Nebraska City, Des Moines, Iowa, and LEICESTER St. Louis. He served as solicitor-general of the United States from 1910 to 1912.
He served on several important commissions and was United States delegate to the A. B. C. mediation at Niagara Falls.
LEHMANN, LILLI, a German operatic singer, born in 1848, at Würzburg .
She received her first lessons in music from her mother, who was also an opera singer. She made her first appearance cessful. She afterwards sang in London and in 1884 came to New York, wher' York, wher she was engaged as the principal soprano at the Metropolitan Opera House. She in Berlin in 1870, and was at once suc remained here until 1890. She then returned to Germany, where in 1901 she organized the Mozart Festivals in Salzburg. She was considered one of the greatest Wagnerian singers of her day.
LEIBNITZ, or LEIBNIZ, GOTT- FRIED WILHELM VON, BARON, a German philosopher and scholar; born in Leipsic, July 6, 1646. His learning was universal, and in every branch he was master. At 15 he entered Leipsic University for the study of law and philosophy. He then passed to Jena, devoting himself there chiefly to mathematics .
In the meantime he composed two disquisitions, to qualify himself for a degree at Leipsic; the degree was refused because of his youth, but in 1666 he took the doctor's degree in law at Altdorf. He reached the highest eminence among scholars of his time in languages, history, divinity, philosophy, jurisprudence, politdivini ical science, physical science, mathematics, even in polite letters. His essays and disquisitions in the field of mere erudition are numerous, such as the "Acta Eruditorum," "Miscellanea Berolinensia," "Journal des Savants," and in his voluminous "Correspondence." Among his theological and philosophical writings are: "Essays on God's Goodness, Man's Freedom, and the Origin of Evil" (1710) Evil" (1710); "Principles of Nature and Grace," (1717); "New Essays on the Human Understanding"; "Refutation of Spinoza," lete edifirst printed in 1854. An incomplete ediincomplete tion of his "Mathematical Works" was published in 11 volumes (1884). He died in Hanover, Nov. 14, 1716.
LEICESTER ROBERT (les'ter) DUDLEY, EARL OF, an English noble LEICESTER (les'ter), ROBERT and favorite of Queen Elizabeth; born June 24, 1532, or 1533. On the accession of Elizabeth to the throne, Dudley met with rapid preferment, winning the queen's regard by his courtly address and handsome person. In 1560, his first wife, Amy Robsart, died, not without suspicion of violence. In 1564 Dudley became chancellor of Oxford University tor-general adelegate to Fingaza Falls.
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In the year following Leicester secretly married the widow of the Earl of Essex, a step never forgiven by Elizabeth. In 88, on the threatened invasion of the 1588, Spanish Armada, Leicester was appointed Lieutenant -General of the kingdom, and died Sept. 4, in the same year.