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Durant (HENRY FOWLE an American)

HENRY FOWLE, an American philanthropist; born in Hanover, N. H., Feb. 20, 1822. He was graduated from Harvard in 1842 and became a lawyer, changing his name from Henry Welles Smith to H. F. Durant.

He practiced with great success at the bar, but on the death of his only son abandoned his profession and devoted his energies to philanthropy. He founded Wellesley College (opened in 1875), and was successful as a lay preacher. He died in Wellesley, Mass., Oct. 3, 1881.

DURAZZO (dö-rät'sō), a port of Albania, built on the rocky peninsula of Pelu, in the Adriatic, 50 miles S. of Scutari. It is a decayed place with a ruined citadel; but the harbor is the most important of middle Albania. Durazzo is the ancient Epidamnos, founded about 625 B. C. by Corcyræans and Corinthians. It became a great and popиlous city, but was much harassed by the party strifes, which ultimately led to the Peloponnesian War. Under the Romans it was called Dyrrachium (whence its modern name), and became the principal landing-place for those sailing from Brundusium in Italy to Greece; and the great military road to the Hellespont began here. The town was captured by the Austrians Feb. 28, 1916. June 3, 1917, the Italians set up a provisional government here. Pop. about 5,000.