French children's author whose stories were popular with both the French and, in translation, British audiences. L'Ami des enfants (1782-3) is the best known of these works.

Bishop of Cloyne, Berkeley is best known for his Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (1710).

Berington authored the utopian narrative Gaudentio di Lucca (1737).

Italian diplomat, cardinal, and historian. Notable works include Relazioni in tempo delle sue nunziature (1629) and Della guerra di Fiandra (1632-9). Posthumous collections of his letters include a four volume set edited by Luigi de Steffani titled La Nunziatura di Francia del cardinale Guido Bentivoglio (1863-70).

A British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, considered the father of Utilitarianism. Bentham's social reform publications included his Panopticon (1791) on prison reform, particularly remembered today in consequence of Michel Foucault's commentary on the idea.

Born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, became Pope in 1740. Among other activities, in 1741 he issued a papal bull against enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas, but, unfortunately, the edict went unenforced.

Italian cardinal, poet, and grammarian. Notable works include: Rime (1530), Gli Asolani (1505), and Prose della volgar lingua (1525) in which he codified Italian grammar.

A Roman Catholic saint remembered for his miraculous healings, Saint Leon Bembo died in 1188.

Character in Samuel Richardson's The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1754).

Character in Samuel Richardson's Clarissa (1747-9).