Volusenus Florentius
FLORENCE WILSON, or WOLSEY), a Scottish humanist; born near Elgin at the opening of the 16th century. H Having received his early education in Scotland (probably at Aberdeen), he seems to have proceeded to the University of Paris. Like his contemporary and personal friend George Buchanan, he cultivated classical learning in preference to the logic and philosophy of the schoolmen, and attained a mastery of Latin which gives him a place with the first scholars of his time. After acting as tutor to a son (spoken of as a nephew) of Cardinal Wolsey, he eventually became principal of a school at Carpentras, near Avignon, a position he owed to the favor of Cardinal Sadoleto. In 1546, on his way home to Scotland, Volusenus died at Vienne in Dauphiné, lamented by Buchanan in a Latin quatrain, which proves the strength of their friendship. His chief work is his "The Tranquility of Mind," written in the purest classical Latin, every page of which reveals the essential refinement and moral beauty of his nature.
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Volvox
in botany, the typical genus of Volvocineæ, with one species, V. globator. To the naked eye it resembles a minute pale green globule floating about in the water. Under the microscope it is seen to be a spherical membranous sac, studded with innumerable green points, really apertures giving exit to cilia, which enable it to roll over and over in the water. Within the sac are various dense globules, generally green in summer, but often of an orange color in autumn and early winter. They are zoöspore-like bodies, each sending a pair of cilia through separate orifices. There is a reddish brown spot and a contractile vacuole. They are found abundantly in clear pools on open commons and similar localities.
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Vomer
in anatomy, a small thin bone in the median line, forming the posterior and principal portion of the partition between the nostrils in man. It exhibits many modifications in the different classes of vertebrata. In fishes an important character is the presence or absence of teeth on the vomer (that is, along the middle line of the roof of the mouth). The bone is so named from the fact that in man it bears some resemblance to a plowshare. In palæontology, a genus of Carangidæ, allied to Caranx, from the Chalk of Comen in Istria.
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Vondel
JOOST VAN DEN (von' del), a Dutch dramatic poet; born in Cologne, Germany, Nov. 17, 1587. His is the greatest name in Dutch literature, and he has often been called "The Dutch Shakespeare." He began his literary career with the drama "The Pasha," produced in 1612 before the Rhetorical Chamber, of which he was a member. He wrote the tragedy "Palamedes," and "The Amsterdam Hecuba," a free version of Seneca (1625); many translations from the classics and versions of classical originals, and the Biblical dramas, "Adam in Banishment," "Solomon," "Samson," "Noah," "Jerusalem Destroyed," "King David in Exile," "Joseph in Egypt," etc. The dramatic poem "Lucifer," the greatest of his works, is considered ered by by many Dutch critics to be an allegorical account of the revolt of the Netherlands against Philip of Spain. His collected works, together with a life of the poet, were published at Amsterdam (1850-1869) in 12 volumes. He died in Amsterdam, in 1679.
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Voorhees
DANIEL American lawyer; born in Liberty, O., WOLSEY, an Sept. 26, 1827; was graduated at De Pauw University in 1849; and admitted to the bar in 1851; began practice in Covington , Ind.; was a member of Congress in 1869-1873, and of the United States Senate in 1877-1897; served on the Senate Committee on Finance during his whole career in that body. He was also a member of the Committees on Library , Immigration, and International Expositions. The erection of the new Congressional Library was largely due to his influence . Owing to his tall and erect figure he was known as the "tall sycamore of the Wabash." He died in Washington, D. C., April 10, 1897.
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Vopiscus
A Roman praenomen, which signified a twin-child who was born safe, while the other twin died, before birth. Like many other ancient Roman praenomens, it was afterwards used as a cognomen. 2026 Editor's Note: The praenomen Vopiscus was always rare, and by the 1st century BC, scholar Marcus Terentius Varro described it as an antique name no longer in general use. The only family known to have used it as a praenomen was gens Julia. Later, the name was adopted as a cognomen, becoming more frequent in imperial times among families such as the Flavii and the Pompeii. (Ed: BR 2026-06-22)
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Voronezh (Capital at the influx)
the capital at the influx of the river Voronezh into of Voronezh, the Don, is 310 miles N. N. W. of Rostov. Founded in 1586 as a stronghold against the Tartars, it first became important in the time of Peter I., to whom a monument was raised here in 1860. It has over 20 churches, several monasteries, and before the World War had extensive tanning industries, and carried on a large trade in corn, sugar, and oil . Pop. about 70,000. VÖRÖSMARTY, or VOEROES- MARTY, MIHALY (vö-rösh-marty), a Hungarian writer; born in Nyek, Hungary, Dec. 1, 1800; published "King Solomon," a drama, in 1821, which was followed by a poem, "The Triumph of Fidelity" ( 1827); "King drama (1824); "The Flight of Zalan," Sigismund," a an epic poem; the tragedy "Kont" (1825). His narrative poems entitled Cserhalom," and " "The Enchanted Valley," established his reputation as the first Hungarian poet of his time. He was a contributor to Kisfaludy's "Aurora," and was for several years editor of a journal called "The Repository of Science."
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Voronezh (Province of Russia surrounded)
a province of Russia, surrounded by Tambov, Saratov, the country of Don Cossacks, Kharkov, coun Kursk miles. The surface is in general level, , and Orel; area, 25,443 square with gentle undulations and chalk hills of no river is the Don, with a course from N. great elevation. The principal to S. of 390 miles. It receives, near the town of with its affluent the united Usman and Voronezh, the river Voronezh, Chava. The principal crops raised are produce, and sunflowers, from the seeds potatoes, beetroot, tobacco, garden of which an excellent oil is procured. In the fine pastures of Voronezh horses and cattle are largely reared. The chief exports are corn and other agricultural produce to Rostov, wool to Kharkov, to Petrograd produc cattle horses to most of the provinces of Russia. and Kharkov, and Pop. about 3,200,000.
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