Word: vatican
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...books formed the library of the late Professor Marsigny, a linguist who had been in their employ for about twenty-five years. Professor Marsigny, who was a Belgian, served as a Catholic priest, first in Antwerp and afterwards in England, and was at one time a reader in the Vatican. Soon after coming to the United States, in 1872, he left the priesthood and married. While he was employed by the Ayer Company his principal work was that of translating their almanac and other publications into foreign languages...