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P, Poet Lauieate [i e., Petei

An English poet and antiquary, of Lon- don. His library was one of the most remarkable pnvate collections in the kingdom, and after his death was sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, of Lon- don. Por an account of the sale, etc., see " Gent. Mag ," Oct, 1864, pp. 450 seq.

Daniel, Henry John, 1818- A Cor- nubian. An English poet, b. in Lost- withiel.

Daniel, John M, -1SG5. A Virginian. An American journalist, of Kichmond, Va.; Minister to Sardinia, 1854-58, after- wards editor of the Richmond "Exam- iner." The Life of " Stonewall " Jack- son, published m his name, TV as written by John Esten Cooke. He d. in Rich- mond.

Daniel, Robert Mackenzie, 1814-47. The Scottish Boz. An eminent Scottish novelist; b. in Inverness-shire, removed to London in 1836, and devoted himself to literary work ; and in 1844 again re- moved to Jersey, and became editor of the " Jersey Herald " ; d in London

Daniell, Charles Addison. D. C. Addison. An American poet of the day.

Daniell, Miss G. F. S. Her Daughter. An English writer of the day ; daughter of Mrs. Darnell, the soldiers' philanthro- pist, at Aldershot.

Daniell, Rev. John Mortlock. Amor Ventatis. An English minister, of Rams- gate.

Dannenberg, Georg, 1S23-. Golo JZaimund. A popular German novelist ; b. at Magdeberg; studied law at Halle and Bonn, did not practise, but devoted himself to authorship; he lives chiefly at Reisen.

Dansey, Rev. William, MA, MB. A Graduate of Medicine. An English clergyman; R'ector and Vicar of Don- head St Andrew, Wilts, 1820-56.

Darby, A. A.D. An English writer, of the 18th century.

Darby, John. A Physician. An American writer of the day [John Darby is a pseudonym for James E. Gar- retson, which see ]

Darby, John Nelson, 1800-. J. N. D ; A Spectator. An English clergyman and miscellaneous writer; b. in West- minster ; Trm. Coll, Dublin, 1819, and then called to the bar; he afterwards took orders, but exercised his ministry, that of the so-called Plymouth Brethren, all over Great Britain and Ireland, many of the Continental Countries, arrd later in America and the West Indies; in

1875 et se.,Mr Darby visited the United States.

Darby, William H. W. JET Dy. An English religious writer.

Dargan, Miss Clara V. Claudia; Esther Chesnei/ An American "South- land" writer, b. at Winnsboro', SC.; resided at Columbia, S C, 1852-05 ; in 1871 was a teacher in Yorkville, S C.

Darkison,. Mungo, the ^linbtrel.

An English writer of to-day.

Darley, George, 1785-1849. a. D. An Irish poet and mathematician ; b. in Dublin ; Trm. Coll., 1811 ; went to Lon- don in 1825, and became attached to the "Literary Gazette "and the "Athenasum"; d. in London.

Darling, Charles John. *$ An English lawyer.
 * **#**^ Esq.; An Habitual Ci iminaL

Darling, Rev William Stewart. A Piesbyter of the Diocese of Toronto. A Canadian clergyman of the Church of England; assistant minister of the Church of Holy Trinity, Toronto; con- tributed much prose and poetry to Cana- dian journals and periodicals.

D'Arusmont, Madame Frances (Wright), 1795-1852. An Englishwoman; A Woman. A Scottish reformer; b. in Dundee; resided many years in the United States, and d. at Cincinnati.

Darwin, Erasmus, M.D, 1731-1802.

I> ; Erasmus D n. An English

poet and physician; grandfather of Charles Robert Darwin; b. at Elston, near Newark, Notts ; educ. at Cambridge and Edinburgh ; first settled m Notting- ham as a physician ; afterwards went to Lichfield. The latter part of his life he resided at Radbourne and Darby, and finally at a house called "The Priory," about five miles from Darby, and d. there.

Dash-wood, Rev. George Henry. G. H D. An English clergyman ; Vicar of Stowe-Bardolph w. Wimbotsham, Norfolk.

D*Aubign6, Jean Henri Merle, D.D., D.C.L., 1794-1872. A Swiss Min- ister. A Swiss Church historian and theologian; b. at Geneva, and educ. in that city and in Berlin ; Prof, of Church History at Geneva, 1831-72, and d. there.

Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-. Baptistet ; Jean Froissart; Marie Gaston. A French novelist, poet, journalist, and dramatist, of Paris ; b. at Nismes ; removed to Paris in 1857.

Daumer, Georg FHedrich, 1800-75, Eitsebius Emmeran. A German poet and philosopher ; b. at Nuremburg. He was