Johann Joseph Ignaz Von
Dollinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz Von (1799-189o), German Theologian And Church Historian, Was Born At Bamberg, Bavaria, On Feb. 28, 1799, And Was Educated At The Wiirzburg Gymnasium And At Bamberg. On April 5, 1822 He Was Ordained Priest. In 1823 He Became Professor Of Ecclesiastical History And Canon Law In ...
Johann Konrad Dippel
Dippel, Johann Konrad , German Theologian And Alchemist, Son Of A Lutheran Pastor, Was Born Near Darmstadt On Aug. 1 O, 16 7 3. He Studied Theology At Giessen, And Then Pharmacy And Medicine, Taking His M.d. Degree At Leyden In 1711. He Discovered Prussian Blue, And By The De ...
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Dobereiner, Johann Wolfgang German Chemist, Was Born Near Hof In Bavaria On Dec. 15, 1780. After Studying Pharmacy At Miinchberg, He Started A Chemical Manufactory In 1803, And In 1810 Was Appointed Professor Of Chemistry, Pharmacy And Technology At Jena, Where He Died On March 24, 1849. The Royal Society's ...
John Adams Dix
Dix, John Adams (1798-1879), American Soldier And Political Leader, Was Born At Boscawen, N.h., On July 24, 17 93. He Studied At Phillips Exeter Academy And At The College Of Montreal, And As A Boy Took Part In The War Of 1812. In July 1828, Having Attained The Rank Of ...
John Charles Dent
Dent, John Charles Canadian Jour Nalist And Historian, Was Born At Kendal, England. He Was Educated In Canada, Being Called To The Bar In 1865. After Writing For The English Daily Telegraph And Then For Certain Boston Newspapers, He Joined The Editorial Staff Of The Toronto Globe In 187o. Later ...
John Davidson
Davidson, John British Poet, Playwright And Novelist, Son Of The Rev. Alexander Davidson, A Minister Of The Evangelical Union, Was Born At Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scot Land, On April Ii, 1857. In 1876 He Studied For A Session At Edin Burgh University, And Then Went As A Master To Various Scottish ...
John Davies
Davies, John, Of Hereford 0565?-1618), English Poet, Was Born At Hereford, And Settled In Oxford As A Writing Master. His Principal Work Is The Microcosmus 0603), Modelled Largely On Joshua Sylvester's Translation Of The Semaines Of Du Bartas. Among Other Works Are:—mirum In Modum (16o2), The Holy Roode 06439), Wittes ...
John Davis Or Davys
Davis Or Davys, John (155o?-1605), One Of The Chief English Navigators And Explorers Under Elizabeth, Was Born At Sandridge Near Dartmouth About 155o. He Early Made Several Voyages With Adrian Gilbert. In Jan. 1583 He Appears To Have Broached His Design Of A North-west Passage To Walsingham And John Dee, ...
John Day
Day, John (1574-1640?), English Dramatist, Was Born At Cawston, Norfolk, In 1574, And Educated At Ely. He Became A Sizar Of Caius College, Cambridge, In 1592, But Was Expelled In The Next Year For Stealing A Book. As Early As 1598 He Became One Of Henslowe's Playwrights, Collaborating With Henry ...
John Dee
Dee, John 2 7-1608) , English Mathematician And Astrol Oger, Was Born In London, And Educated At St. John's College, Cambridge, Becoming A Fellow Of Trinity. He Spent Two Years At Louvain And At Rheims In Study And Lecturing, Returning To England In 1551, When He Received A Pension From ...
John Deere
Deere, John 0804-1886), Amerkan Manufacturer And Fnventor Of The Steel Plow, Was Born At Rutland, Vt., On Feb. 7, 1804. He Attended Middlebury College For A Short Time, But Left At The Age Of 17 To Become An Apprentice To A Blacksmith In Middle Bury. He Established His Own Smithy ...
John Dennis
Dennis, John (1657-1734), English Critic And Dramatist, Was Born In London, And Educated At Harrow And Cambridge. After Travelling For Some Time On The Continent He Settled In London, And Obtained, Through The Patronage Of The Duke Of Marl Borough, A Small Place In The Customs, Which He Sold For ...
John Desborough
Desborough, John (1608-168o), English Soldier And Politician, Son Of James Desborough Of Eltisley, Cambs., Married In 1636 Eltisley Jane, Daughter Of Robert Cromwell Of Hunting Don, And Sister Of The Future Protector. He Fought On The Parlia Mentary Side In The Civil War, But Avoided All Participation In The Trial ...
John Dewey
Dewey, John ) , American Philosopher, Psychologist And Educator, Was Born In Burlington, Vt., On Oct. 2o, 1859. He Graduated At The University Of Vermont In 1879 And At Johns Hopkins University In 1884. Then He Went West, And Taught Philosophy At The Universities Of Minnesota (1888-89), Michigan (1889-94) And ...
John Dickinson
Dickinson, John (173 2-1808), American Statesman And Pamphleteer, Was Born In Talbot County, (md.) Nov. 8, 1732. He Removed With His Father To Kent County (del.), In 174o, Studied Under Private Tutors, Read Law, And, In 1753, En Tered The Middle Temple, London. Returning To America In He Practised Law ...
John Dillon
Dillon, John (1851-1927), Irish Nationalist Politician, Was The Son Of John Blake Dillon (1816-1866), Who Sat In Parlia Ment For Tipperary, And Was One Of The Leaders Of "young Ire Land." John Dillon Was Educated At University College, Dublin, And Afterwards Qualified As A Surgeon. He Entered Parliament In 188o ...
John Dollond
Dollond, John 0706-1760, F.r.s. (1761), English Optician, Was The Son Of A Huguenot Refugee, A Silk-weaver At Spitalfields, London, Where He Was Born On June O, 17°6. He Followed His Father's Trade, But Found Time To Acquire A Knowledge Of Latin, Greek, Mathematics, Physics, Anatomy And Other Sub Jects. In ...
John Frederic Daniell
Daniell, John Frederic English Chemist And Physicist, Was Born In London On March 12, 1790, And In 1831 Became The First Professor Of Chemistry At The Newly Founded King's College, London. His Name Is Best Known For His Invention Of The Daniell Cell (phil. Trans., 1836; See Battery), Still Extensively ...
John Jordan Crittenden
Crittenden, John Jordan). In 1850 The Democrats, Who Had Before Then Elected A Few Governors And United States Senators, Secured Control Of The Entire Administration—a Control Unar Rested, Except In 1863, Until The Last Decade Of The I9th Century. Although It Was A Slave State, The Majority Of The People ...
John Llewellyn Davies
Davies, John Llewellyn English Divine And Educationalist, Was Born At Chichester On Feb. 26, 1826. He Was Educated At Repton And Trinity College, Cambridge, Where He Was Made A Fellow In 185i. He Was Ordained In The Same Year, And Held Successively Several London Livings. He Was Given The Crown ...
John Thaddeus Delane
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John William Davis
Davis, John William (1873— ), American Lawyer, Was Born At Clarksburg (w. Va.), April 13, 1873, Where He Re Ceived His Early Education. He Graduated At Washington And Lee University In 1892, And From The Law School There In 1895, Being Admitted To The Bar In The Same Year. After ...
John William Donaldson
Donaldson, John William English Philologist And Biblical Critic, Was Born In London On June 7, 181 I. He Was Educated At University College, London, And Trinity Col Lege, Cambridge, Of Which He Became Fellow. Headmaster Of King Edward's School, Bury St. Edmunds From 1841 To 1855, He Spent The Last ...
Jose De La Cruz
Diaz, Jose De La Cruz Porfirio Mexican Soldier And Statesman, Born In The City Of Oaxaca, State Of Oaxaca, Sept. 15, 183o. His Family Was Poor, And His Mother Was Part Indian. He Was Educated For The Church, Then The Only Career Open To A Youth Without Wealth. At The ...
Joseph Degoutte
Degoutte, Joseph (1866-1938), French Soldier, Was Born On April 18, 1866, At Charnay (rhone) . He Entered Saint Cyr In 1888 And Joined The 4th Zouaves In 189o. After Service In Madagascar, He Distinguished Himself In The Chinese Expedition Of 1900, Was Made A Lieutenant-colonel In 191i And Sent To ...
Joseph Deniker
Deniker, Joseph (1852-1918), French Naturalist And Anthropologist, Was Born At Astrakhan, Russia. He Studied At St. Petersburg (leningrad) And, As An Engineer, Travelled Extensively In The Petroleum Districts Of The Caucasus, In Central Europe, Italy And Dalmatia. In 1888 He Was Appointed Chief Librarian Of The Natural History Museum, Paris. ...
Joseph Derenbourg
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Joseph Dobrovsky
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Joseph Eduard Dantan
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Joseph Marie Dessaix
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Joseph Nicolas Delisle
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Joseph Solomon Delmedigo I
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Josephus Daniels
Daniels, Josephus ), American Editor And Politician, Was Born At Washington, N.c., On May 18, 1862. He Studied At The Wilson (n.c.) Institute And Also The University Of North Carolina, And At 18 Became Editor Of The Wilson Advance. He Was Admitted To The Bar In 1885, But Preferred News ...
Josquin Des Pres
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Juan Bautista Diamante
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Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert
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Julien Dillens
Dillens, Julien (1849-19o4), Belgian Sculptor, Was Born At Antwerp June 8 1849, Son Of A Painter, And Died At St. Gilles, Near Brussels, Dec. 24 1904. He Studied Under Eugene Simonis At The Brussels Academy Of Fine Arts. In 1877 He Re Ceived The Prix De Rome For "a Gaulish ...
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind
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Karl Daub
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Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
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Karl Klaus Von Der
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Karl Wilhelm Dindorf
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Kenelm Henry Digby
Digby, Kenelm Henry , English Writer, Youngest Son Of William Digby, Dean Of Clonfert, Was Born At Clonfert, Ireland. His Reputation Rests Chiefly On His Earliest Publication, The Broadstone Of Honour, Or Rules For The Gentle Men Of England (1822), Which Contains An Exhaustive Survey Of Mediaeval Customs, Full Of ...
Klemens Denhardt
Denhardt, Klemens And His Brother Gustav (1856-1917), German Explorers, Were Born At Zeitz. In 1878 They Explored The Tana River, And Six Years Later Were Able To Negotiate A Friendly Treaty With The Sultan Of Witu. Part Of The Territory Acquired Was Sold To The German Witu-gesellschaft And Was Later ...
Lackawanna And Western Railroad
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Leon Daudet
Daudet, Leon ), French Man Of Letters And Politician, Born In Paris Nov. 16, 1867, Son Of Alphonse Daudet (q.v.) He Married A Granddaughter Of Victor Hugo, Whom He Subsequently Divorced. His Violent Opposition To The Govern Ment Permitted Him To Display His Talents As A Controversialist. He Wrote For ...
Leon Dierx
Dierx, Leon (1838-1912), French Poet, Was Born In The Island Of Reunion In 1838, And Died In Paris On June I 1, 1912. He Came To Paris To Study At The Central School Of Arts And Manufactures And Then Became An Official In The Education Office. A Friend And Disciple ...
Leopold Damrosch
Damrosch, Leopold (1832-1885), German-american Musician And Conductor, Born In Posen, Prussia, Oct. 22, 1832. In Early Life A Physician, He Became Konzertmeister At Weimar, Then Conductor Of The Philharmonic Society At Breslau; He Went To America As Conductor At The Metropolitan Opera House And Founded The Oratorio Society, New York, ...
Leopold Josef Daun Dhaun
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Leopold Victor Delisle
Delisle, Leopold Victor (1826-1910), French Bib Liophile And Historian, Was Born At Valognes (manche). At The Cole Des Chartes, Where His Career Was Remarkably Brilliant, His Valedictory Thesis Was An Essai Sur Les Revenus Publics En Nor Mandie Au Xlle Siecle (1849), And It Was To The History Of His ...
Ljubomir Davidovic
Davidovic, Ljubomir (1863— ), Yugoslav Poli Tician, Was Born At Vlaska In Serbia. In 190i He Entered Parlia Ment And, The Next Year, With Liubomir Stojanovic, Founded The Independent Radical Party. In 1904 He Became Minister Of Edu Cation, In 1905 President Of The Skupstina And In 1909 Mayor Of ...
Lough Derg
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Louis Arsene Delaunay
Delaunay, Louis Arsene , French Actor, Was Born In Paris, The Son Of A Wine-seller. He Studied At The Conservatoire, And Made His First Formal Appearance On The Stage In 1845, In Tartuffe At The Odeon. Three Years Later He Made His Debut At The Comedie Francaise As Dorante In ...
Louis Charles An Toine
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Louis Charles Delescluze
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Louis Delaunay Belleville
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Louis Jean Marie Daubenton
Daubenton, Louis-jean-marie (1716-1800), French Naturalist, Was Born At Montbar (cote D'or). In 1 I41 He Graduated In Medicine At Reims, And Returned To His Native Town With The Intention Of Practising, But Buffon Invited Him To Provide The Anatomical Descriptions For His Treatise On Natural History. His Details Of The ...
Louis Nicolas Davout
Davout, Louis Nicolas, Duke Of Auerstadt And Prince Of Eckmwhl (17 7o-18 23 ), Marshal Of France, Was Born At Annoux (yonne) On May Io, 177o. His Name Is Also, Less Cor Rectly, Spelt Davout And Davoust. He Entered The French Army As A Sub-lieutenant In 1788, And Was Chef ...
Luca Della Robbia
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Luca Ii
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Lucie Simplice Camille Be
Desmoulins, Lucie Simplice Camille Be Noist (1760-1 I94), French Journalist And Politician, Was Born At Guise, In Picardy, On March 2, 1760. He Was Educated At The College Of Louis-le-grand. In This School, In Which Robespierre Was Also A Bursar And A Distinguished Student, Camille Desmoulins Laid The Solid Foundation ...
Ludovico Or Luigi Dolce
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Ludwig Dessoir
Dessoir, Ludwig (1810-1874), German Actor, Whose Name Was Originally Leopold Dessauer, Was Born On Dec. 15, 181o, At Posen, The Son Of A Jewish Tradesman. He Made His First Appearance On The Stage There In 1824 In A Small Part. After Some Experience At The Theatre In Posen And On ...
Ludwig Devrient
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Ludwig Doderlein
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Magdeleine Marie Desgarcins
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Manius Curius Dentatus
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Marc Antoine Madeleine Desaugiers
Desaugiers, Marc Antoine Madeleine (1772-1827), French Dramatist And Song-writer, Son Of Marc Antoine Desaugiers, Musical Composer, Was Born At Frejus (var). At The Revolution He Emigrated To St. Domingo, And During The Negro Revolt He Was Made Prisoner, Barely Escaping With His Life. He Took Refuge In The United States, ...
Marco Antonio De Dominis
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Marcus Didius Salvius Iulianus
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Marcus Dods
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Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland
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Marie Anne De Vichy Cham
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Mary Granville Delany
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Matthias Or Matthew Darly
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Maurice Denis
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Melvil Dewey
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Michael Davitt
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Michael Denis
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Naval Docks The Dockyard At Rosyth, On The North Side Of The Firth Of Forth, Is The Most Modern Example Of Naval Dock Construction In Great Britain. The Works Had Been Commenced In 1909 And, Although A Large Part Of The Accommodation Was Made Available For The Fleet By The ...
Nicolas Desmarets
Desmarets, Nicolas, Sieur De Maillebois (1648 1721), French Statesman, Was Born In Paris, Sept. 1 O, 1648. He Was A Nephew Of J. B. Colbert, Rose Rapidly In The Financial Admin Istration, And Was Disgraced After Colbert's Death. In 1686 He Was Recalled, And During The Next Ten Years Presented ...
Nikolaus Delius
Delius, Nikolaus (1813-1888), German Philologist And Shakespearean Scholar, Was Born At Bremen Sept. 19, 1813. He Was Educated At Bonn And Berlin, And In I855 Was Appointed Professor Of Sanskrit, Provençal And English Literature At Bonn, A Post He Held Until His Death. His Greatest Literary Achievement Was His Scholarly ...
No Drama Japanesearchitecture
Theatre, No Drama ; Japanese Architecture ; Pantomime; Fan.) (j. Har. ; Y. K.) The Dramatic Dance.—dancing And The Drama In India Are Inseparable. The Same Words Nata, Nati, Actor, Actress, Also Designate Dancer, Danseuse; And A Theatre (ndtya-sald, Vesma) Is Equally A Dancing Stage. The Classic Indian Theatre Is ...
North America
North America The Seas On The East And West Of The Position Of The Present Continent Of North America Were Regions Of Sedimentation And Subsidence, And From Them The Marine Transgression Spread Over The Intervening Area. The Succession In New York State Where The Beds Have Been But Little Disturbed, ...
Or Della Fonte Della
Della Quercia, Or Della Fonte, Jacopo '438), Italian Sculptor, Was Born At Siena. He Was The Son Of A Goldsmith Of Repute, Pietro D'agnolo. In 1394 He Made An Eques Trian Statue Of Gian Tedesco. In 14o2 He Was One Of Six Artists Who Submitted Designs For The Great Gates ...
Or Diagnosis
Diagnosis, Or The Process Of Identifying The Disease By Consideration Of The History (anamnesis), Symptoms, Physical Signs And Examination In Every Way Of The Patient, Includes Differential Diagnosis Or Its Distinction From Other Diseases. ...
Or Domesday Book
Domesday Book, Or Simply Domesday, The Record Of The Great Survey Of England Executed For William The Conqueror. We Learn From The English Chronicle That The Scheme Of This Survey Was Discussed And Determined In The Christmas Assembly Of 1085, And From The Colophon Of Domesday Book That The Sur ...
Or Domicile Domicil
Domicil, Or Domicile, A Residence; In Law, The Place Where A Person Has His Or Her Principal Residence. In French Law It Is Only A Step To Naturalization. In English Law It Implies Something More Than Mere Residence. A Person Has Either A Dom Icil Of Origin Or A Domicil ...
Or Heavy Hydrogen Deuterium
Deuterium, Or Heavy Hydrogen, Is The Isotope (q.v.) Of Hydrogen Of Atomic Weight 2. A Third Isotope Of Hydro Gen, Tritium, Is Known Having Atomic Weight 3. However, Deu Terium Is The Isotope Which Has Been Separated In Appreciable Quantities And Which Is Of Greatest Interest At The Present Time. ...
Palaeolithic Period
Palaeolithic Period The Earliest Human Remains As Yet Discovered—at Trinil (pithe Canthropus), Heidelberg And Piltdown—were River-borne Frag Ments; Whether Originally Buried Is Unknown, But The Earlier Part Of The Last Ice Age Supplies In Several Instances Evidence Of The Disposal Of Its Dead By The Neanderthal Race In Europe. Thus ...
Paul Deroulede
Deroulede, Paul (1846-1914), French Author And Politician, Was Born In Paris. His First Published Verses Appeared In The Revue Rationale, Under The Pseudonym Of Jean Rebel, And In 1869 He Produced At The Theatre Francais A One-act Drama In Verse Entitled Juan Strenner. On The Outbreak Of The Franco Prussian ...