La Peyrere ici gît, ce bon Israelite,
Hugenot, Catholique, enfin Pre-adamite:
Quatre religions lui plurent à la fois:
Et son indifférence était si peu commune
Qu’après 80 ans qu’il eut à faire un choix
Le bon homme partit, et n’en choisit pas une.
Died near Paris, 30 Jan. 1676.
Pfeiff (Johan Gustaf Viktor), Swedish baron, b. Upland, 1829. Editor of the free religious periodical, The Truthseeker, since 1882. He has also translated into Swedish some of the writings of Herbert Spencer.
Pharmacopulo (A.P.) Greek translator of Büchner’s Force and Matter, and corresponding member of the International Federation of Freethinkers.
Phillips (Sir Richard), industrious English writer, b. London, 1767. He was hosier, bookseller, printer, publisher, republican, Sheriff of London (1807–8), and Knight. He compiled many schoolbooks, chiefly under pseudonyms, of which the most popular were the Rev. J. Goldsmith and Rev. D. Blair. His own opinions are seen most in his Million of Facts. Died at Brighton 2 April, 1840.