D'Abernon
EDGAR VINCENT, , and was BARON. He was born in 1857 1877 he passed the educated at Eton. In Dragoman at examination for Student Coldstream Constantinople; joined which he he resigned, as lieu- Guards from tenant, in 1882. He became secretary Commissioner for to Lord Fitzmaurice, 1880; assistant to Eastern Rumelia, in of Territory Commissioner for Evacuation repreceded to Greece by Turkey, 1881; Ottoman Public sentative on Council of , 1882; President of Debt, Constantinople Debt, 1883; Council of Ottoman Public to Egyptian Govern- Financial Adviser ment, 1883-1889; governor of Imperial ; and Conserv- Ottoman Bank, 1889-1897 Parliament 1899-1906. Otto ative member of on the He wrote: "Alcohol-its Action Human Organism."
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D'Albert
EUGEN, an Anglo-German pianist and composer; born in Glas- Scotland, April 10, 1864. Sc gow, He studied at Weimar under Liszt and became famous as a performer when only 18 years of age. He made numerous successful concert tours in the United States and throughout Europe, and was especially famous for his interpretations of Bach and Beethoven. He was considered one of the finest technicians and his intellectuality and fire placed him in the foremost rank of pianists. His compositions included many pieces for the piano, numerous songs, and several operas, of which latter "Im Tiefland" was performed in New York in 1908.
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D'Annunzio
GABRIELE (dänön'tsē-ō), an Italian novelist and poet; born at sea in 1864. He studied law in Pisa, but in 1885 took up literature. He wrote "Italy" and other poems, besides novels of pessimist tendency. "The Triumph of Death," published 1895, won him international fame. In 1899 he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Depиties. When Italy entered the World War he enlisted in the Aviation Corps, was promoted to a lieutenancy and received the croix de guerre for bravery. After the Peace of 1919, dissatisfied with the GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO award of Fiume to Jugoslavia, and supported by some military and naval contingents, he took possession of the city and instituted a local government. On Sept. 9, 1920, he proclaimed Fiume an independent state, but abandoned the city of Fiume in December, following the agreement of Rapollo. He was the author of many successful plays. Notable are "The Dead City) (1898); "La Gioconda" (1898); "Francesca da Rimini" (1901); "Juno's Daughter" (1904); "Fedra" (1909). His later fiction includes "Novella della Pescara" (1902); "Le Chèvrefeuille" (1913), etc.
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D'Arusmont
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) MADAME FRANCES (dä-rüs-môn'), maiden name FANNY WRIGHT, an American philanthropist and author; born in Dundee, Scotland, Sept. 6, 1795. She visited this country several times, and in 1825 made an unsuccessful attempt to establish a settlement for the elevation of the negro at Memphis, Tenn. In later years she lectured on social, religious, and political questions. Among her works are: "Views on Society and Manners in America"; "Altorf," a tragedy (1819); "Lectures on Free Inquiry" (1836). She died in Cincinnati, O., Dec. 2, 1852.
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D'Eslon
(See Hypnotism .) Desmond, Gerald, sixteenth earl of Desmond, who was killed in 1583, had some repute as a magician, and was known as the "Great Earl." Many curious stories are current concerning him. He dwelt in his castle on a small island in Lough Gur, and there, in time, he brought his young bride, to whom he was so passionately attached that he could deny her nothing. Seeking him one day in the chamber where he worked his magic spells, she demanded to know the secret of the Black Cat. In vain he told her of the terrible things she must witness; she would not be dissuaded. So he warned her solemnly that if she uttered a word the castle would sink to the bottom of Lough Gur, and set to work. Terrible indeed were the sights she beheld, but she stood firm and uttered neither word nor cry, until her husband lay down on the floor and stretched till he reached almost from end to end of the room. she uttered a wild shriek, and the castle sank instantly to the bottom of Lough Gur, where it still remains. Once in every seven years Desmond, mounted on a white horse, rises from the water and rides round the Lough. His horse is shod with silver shoes, and when these wear out the spell will be broken, Desmond will return, and his vast estates shall once more be restored to him. دو Then
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D'Espagnet, Jean
A Hermetic philosopher who left two treatises Enchiridion Physica Restitutæ and Arcanum Philosophiæ Hermitace which have also been claimed as the works of one calling himself the "Chevalier Imperial." "The Secret of Hermetic Philosophy embraces the practical side of the Magnum Opus and the "Enchiridion" treats of the physical possibility of transmutation. D'Espagnet also wrote the preface to the Tableau de l' Inconstance des Démons by Pierre Delancre. The "Arcanum" is better known as the "Canons of Espagnet" and has been claimed as a treatise on mystical Alchemy . The Author states, however, that "the science of producing Nature's grand Secret is a perfect knowledge of nature universally and of Art, concerning the realm of Metals; the practice whereof is conversant in finding the principles of Metals by analysis." The authorities cited by Espagnet are those who like Trévisan are known to have devoted their lives to practical Alchemy. Nevertheless, it may be granted that while much of the matter treats of a physical object it may be extended to the psychic side of Hermetic Art. "Deuce Take You": A vulgar saying which had its origin in antiquity. The deuce is practically synonymous with the devil, the word being derived from Dusins, the ancient name given by the Gauls to a sort of demon or devil.
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D'Isly
DUKE, real name T. R. Bugeaud, a marshal of France; born 1784.
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