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William Daniell

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An eminent draughtsman; spent his early life in India; author of "Oriental Scenery," in six folio vols. (1769-1837).

William Daniel Conybeare

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An English clergyman, devoted to the study of geology and palaeontology, and a Bampton lecturer (1787-1857).

A naval commander, born in Genoa, of noble descent, though his parents were poor; a man of patriotic instincts; adopted the profession of arms at the age of 19; became commander of the fleet in 1513; ...

Alphonse Daudet

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A noted French novelist of great versatility, born at Nimes, of poor parents; early selected literature as his career in life; wrote poems and plays, and contributed to the Figaro and other journals; ...

Alexandra Gabriel Decamps

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A distinguished French painter, born in Paris; brought up as a boy among the peasants of Picardy; represented nature as he in his own way saw it himself, and visited Switzerland and the East, where ...

Antony van Diemen

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Governor of the Dutch possessions in India, born in Holland; was a zealous coloniser; at his instance Abel Tasman was sent to explore the South Seas, when he discovered the island which he named ...

André Duchesne

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French historian and geographer, born in Touraine; styled the "Father of French History"; famous for his researches in it and in French antiquities, and for histories of England, Scotland, and ...