Qui:TlF AND EcHARD, Scriplores Ord. Pr(rd.. I, 871; Haeber- LIN, Dissert, sistejis vilam, itinera et scripta Fr. F. Fabri (Gottin- gen. 1742); cf. also preface to the Stuttgart ed. of the Evaga-
Ahthtr L. McMahon.
Faber, Frederick William, Oratorian and devo- tional writer; b. 2S June, 1814, at Calverley, York-
Faa di Bruno, Francesco, an Italian mathema-
tician and priest, b. at Alessandria, 7 March, 1825 ; d. at
Turin, 26 March, 1S8S. He was of noble birth, and
held, at one time, the rank of captain-of-stafi in the
Sardinian Army. Coming to Paris, he resigned his
commission, .studied under Cauchy, an admirable tjT5e
of the true Catholic savant, and Leverrier, who shared
in the discoverj- of the planet Neptune, and he be- shire, England; d. in London, 26 Sept., 1S63. After came intimate with Abbe Moigno and Hermite. On five vears at Harrow School he matriculated at Bal- his return to Turin, he was ordained, but the re- liol in 1S32, became a scholar at University College in mainder of his life was spent as Professor of Mathe- 183-1, and a fellow of that College in 1S37. Of Hugue- matics at the University. In recognition of his not descent Faber achievements as a mathematician, the degree of Doctor -n-as divided in his of Science was conferred on him by the Universities of university daysbe- Paris and Turin. In addition to some ascetical writ- tween a tendency ings, the composition of some sacred melodies, and to Calvinism, in the invention of some scientific apparatus, Faa di the form of indi-
Bruno made numerous and important contribu- vidual pietism, and
tions to mathematics. These include about forty the Church theory
original articles published in the "Journal de JIathe- then being advo-
matiques" (LiouvUle), Crelle's "Journal", ".\merican cated by Newman.
Journal of Mathematics " (Johns Hopkins University), Eventually the lat-
" Annali di Tortolini", " Les Mondes", " Comptes ren- ter triumphed, and
dus de I'Academie des sciences", etc; the first half of Faber threw him-
an exhaustive treatise on the theory and applications self unreservedly
of elliptic functions which he planned to complete in into the Tractarian
three volumes; "Theorie generate de I'elimination" ' ~-~^ —
(Paris, 1S59); "Calcolo degh errori" (Turin, 1867),
translated into French under the title of "Traite ele-
mentaire du calcul des erreurs" (Paris, 1869); and
most important of all, "Theorie des formes binaires"
(Paris, 1876), translated into German (Leipzig, 1881).
For a list of the memoirs of Faa di Bruno, see the
"Catalogue of Scientific Papers of the Royal Society"
(London, 1868, 1877. 1891), t. II, vii, and Lx.
Paul H. Lixehan.
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Faa di Bruno, Joseph.
Missions.
See Piotjs Society of
Faber, Felix, German writer, b. about 1441 at
movement and co-
operated in the
translation of the
works of the Fath-
ers then in prog-
ress. He received
Anglican ordina-
tion in 1839, and
took work as a tutor, till, in 1843, he was appointed Rector of Elton, Northamptonshire. During the years 1839-1843 Faber made two continental tours, and his letters give strikingly poetic descriptions of the scenes he^■isited; they glow with enthusiasm for Catholic rites and devotion. On his return to Elton in 1844,
^"^"^^^ ""
Frederick William Faber
Zurich, of a famous family commonly known as he estabUshed the practice of confession, preached
Schmid; d. in 1502 at I'lm, Germany. He made his Catholic doctrine, and ^Tote the life of St. WUfrid,
early studies under the Dominicans at Basle and L'lm, openly advocating the claims and supremacy of Rome,
where he spent the greater part of his life. He be- In October 1845, Newman was received into the
came a master of sacred theologj", was head preacher Church at Littlemore; in November, Faber was also
at L^lm during 1477-78, became provincial of the Ger- received by Bishop Waring, at Northampton. In
man province in 1486, attended two general chapters 1846, Faber established a religious community, the
of his order in 1480, and made a pilgrimage to Pales- "Brothers of the Will of God" or " Wilfridians," as
tine and SjTia in 1483—4. He wrote two accounts of they were called from St. Wilfrid, their patron, at
his travels" one in German (LTlm, 1556); the other in Cotton Hall, near Cheadle, Staffordshire, the gift of
Latin. The former is rather brief ; the other is very the Earl of Slu-ewsbury. In 1847 Faber was ordained
complete and accurate in its descriptions of the places priest and with his zealous community, now forty in
visited, and is of great value to students of Palestinian number, converted the whole parish, except " the par-
topography, who recognize Faber as the most distin- son, the pew-opener, and two drunken men." In
guished and learned writer of the fifteenth century. 1848, Newman arrived from Rome with his new con-
This work was republished by the Stuttgart Literary gregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, and estab-
Society in three octavo volumes (1843—49) under the lished himself at Old Oscott, Birmingham, then re-
title, " Fr. Felicis Fabri Evagatoriura in Terr* Sancta>, named Mar^'^•ale. With singular disinterestedness,
Arabia; et ^EgjTDti peregrinationem". He was also Faber placed himself under Newman as a simple nov-
the author of a versified pilgrim's book, edited by ice, taking with him all his community who were will-
Birlinger (Munich, 1864). In 1489 Faber completed ing to follow his example. In 1849 he was sent by
a history of the Swiss (Historia Suevorum) down to Newman to foimd the Oratory at King William Street,
that year. Goldast, in his preface to the Frankfort London, and ^as appointed its superior. In the poor
edition of 1604 (later ed., LHm, 1727), says of him that chapel there, once a tavern, Faber laid the foundation
he was praised by few but copied by many. Faber of his future works. Poor schools, nightly services,
translated a life of Blessed Henry Suso from "the Latin, and sermons with hjinns and processions of the Bles-
Some of his manuscripts are still unpublished. sed Sacrament, till then unknown, formed its chief
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