NICHOLAS, an eminent French musician, born at Mantes in 1664; died at Paris in 1734. He has left various works, and was esteemed one of the ablest composers of his time.

FRANCOIS, surnamed the Mogul on account of his travels and residence in the dominions of the Mogul, was born at Angers in France. After taking his degree of doctor of medicine at Montpellier in 1654, he visited Syria, Egypt, and the kingdom of the Mogul, where he became physician to Aurung-Zebe, and remained twelve years. Upon his return to France, he published the history of the countries he had visited, and spent the remainder of his life in composing various other works, particularly an abridgment of the philosophy of Gassendi, in 8 vols. 12mo. He died at Paris in 1688.