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 became a partner in Hutchinson & Co., East India Merchants, 1888 : C.I.E. for his honorary services in India in connexion with the Famine Relief Funds, 1877–9 : died Sep. 24, 1904.  DIKSHIT, PANDIT SANKARA BALKRISHNA ( ? –1898)

A member of the Bombay Educational Department, and a well-known contributor to the Indian Antiquary : considered by archaeologists as an authority on the astronomical and chronological systems of the Hindus : the verification of the dates in ancient Hindu records was his principal subject : was the first to point out the right method of studying the question : collaborated with R. Sewell (q.v.) in the preparation of the Indian Calendar, published in 1896 : died of fever, 1898 : an enthusiastic and disinterested worker, and a winning personality.  DILLON, GEORGE FREDERICK HORACE ( ? - )

Entered the Indian Army, 1882 : served in Burma, 1886–7 : Lushai expedition, 1889 : Waziristan Field Force, 1894–5 : N.W. Frontier, 1897 : in the Buner Field Force : Commandant 26th Bengal Infantry : C.B., 1903.  DILLON, SIR MARTIN ANDREW (1826–)

General : born 1826 : entered the Army, 1843 : served in Panjab, 1848–9 : Kohat Pass, 1850 : Crimea, 1856 : Indian mutiny, 1857–9 : China, 1860 : Abyssinia, 1867–8 : Brig-Major,Nipal Frontier : A.A.G., China : Military Secretary, Bombay : Military Secretary, Abyssinia : Military Secretary to Lord Napier of Magdala when C. in C, India : commanded the Lucknow and Rawul Pindi Divisions, 1884–8 : K.C.B., 1887 : and G.C.B., 1902 : C.S.I, and A.D.C. to the Queen.  DIXON, SIR HENRY GREY (1850–)

Born Aug. 14, 1850 : son of Colonel John Dixon : educated at Bridgeman's and Woolwich : joined 25th regt., 1868 : served in the Afghan war, 1878–80 : Chitral, 1895 : C.B. : Tirah, 1897–8 : S. Africa, 1901–2 : K.C.B. : Brig-General on Staff : A.D.C. to H.M. the King, 1901.  DOBSON, GEORGE EDWARD (1848–1895)

Doctor and Zoologist : born Sep. 4, 1848 : son of Parke Dobson : educated at Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with distinction : entered the A.M.D. in 1868 : was F.L.S. : F.R.S. : F.Z.S. : conducted investigations and became the chief author on chiroptera and insectivora : studied Indian bats, and wrote papers about them in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and other scientific journals : wrote a catalogue of chiroptera for the British Museum, and was in charge of the Museum at Netley : wrote also in the Encydopadia Britannica, and on zoology and anatomy : retired in 1888 : died Nov. 26, 1895.  DODGSON, SIR DAVID SCOTT (1822–1898)

Son of the Rev. J. Dodgson : entered the Array, 1838 : in the Bengal Infantry : became General, 1888 : in the Jodhpur : campaign, 1839 : in the Afghan war under General Pollock, 1842, from the Khyber to Kabul : in the Satlaj campaign, 1846, at Badiwal and Aliwal : Brig-Major at Benares when the native troops mutinied, June, 4, 1857 : A.A.G. with Havelock's force, at the first relief of Lucknow and subsequent defence, until Sir Colin Campbell's relief : in the occupation of the Alambagh and at the capture of Lucknow, 1858 : C.B. : K.C.B. 1896 : died May 26, 1898.  DODSON, REV. THOMAS HATHAWAY (1862–)

Born May 11, 1862 : son of George Dodson : educated at Merchant Taylors and Exeter College, Oxford : graduated in 1885 : ordained Deacon, 1885, and Priest, 1888 : Fellow and Tutor of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, 1887–8 : went out in 1889 to be Principal of S.P.G. College, Trichinopoly, where he rebuilt the greater part of the College : Fellow of the Madras University, 1892 : retired, 1896, from ill-health : author of several pamphlets on missionary work. <section end="Dodson, Rev. Thomas Hathaway" /> <section begin="D'Oldenburg, Serge" />D'OLDENBURG, SERGE (1863–)

Born Sep. 14, 1863 : son of Theodore d' Oldenburg, General in the Russian Army : educated at the Warsaw Gymnasium, and at the Faculty of Oriental Languages,<section end="D'Oldenburg, Serge" />