Borromini, Francesco
Architect and sculptor; born 25 September, 1599, at Bissone; died by his own hand 1 August, 1667, at Rome.
Bosch, Peter van der
Bollandist, born at Brussels, 19 October, 1686; died 14 November, 1736.
Boscovich, Ruggiero Giuseppe
Detailed article by Adolf Muller on the Jesuit mathematician and philosopher.
Bosio, Antonio
Known as "The Columbus of the Catacombs", b. in the island of Malta about the year 1576; d. 1629.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Together, form the north-western corner of the Balkan Peninsula.
Boso (Breakspear)
Third English Cardinal, date of birth uncertain, d. at Rome, about 1181.
Bossu, Jacques le
French theologian and Doctor of the Sorbonne, born at Paris 1546; died at Rome 1626.
Boturini Benaducci, Lorenzo
Native of Milan who went to Mexico in 1736 by permission of the Spanish government and remained there eight years, familiarizing himself with the Nahuatl or Mexican language.
Boucher, Pierre
Born at Lagny, a village near Mortagne in the Perche, France, 1622, died at Boucherville, 1717.
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