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* DIETERICI. 23;l DIEULAFOY. DIETEEICI, IvAKL Frikdrich Wilhelm ( IT'JOlSo'J). A German i)c)Iitioal I'tonoinist. lie was an cii^incer-goograplier in BliicluTVs anny from 1S13 to ISlo, was enga},'ccl in the Ministry of Public Instiuftiou. became professor of iH)liti- cal science in the University of Berlin, anil in 1S44 was placed at the head of the statistical bureau. He published a number of important works on political economy and statistics, among which may be mentioned: De Vi« et Ratioiic (Hconomiam I'oUticam Uocendi and Stalisfischc I'cbcrsicht dcr iiichtiystcn Gegenstiinde ilrx Vcr- te/irs iind Vcrbraiichx im prcussischen Stuol und im deutschcn Zolhcrband ( 1838). DIETRICH, de'trlK, Avdrsra Edgard (1S4G — ). A French author, born at Xaney. From an early age he took a special interest in the C4er- man language and literature, and was the first to translate two of Max Xordau's works into French under the following titles: Les mciisonges con- vent ion neln dc notre civilisation (1886) and Le mal dit si'clc (1890). He contributed to many French and foreign reviews, such as La Revue dii Iford, La Jcune France, and Le Messager de Vienne, and translated Lady Blennerhasset's iladame dr Klai'l et son temps (1890). His original publications include Les mattresses de Louis SV. ( 1881 ) and Rouget de Lisle et la Mar- seillaise (1882). He also edited the Poesies de Jn<;riues Richard (1885). DIETRICH, de'triK (also DIETRICI and DIETRICY), Christian Wii.iiei.m Ernest (1712-74). A German artist, born at Weimar. As an artist he was but mediocre. His claim to distinction is that of an administrator. In 174(i he was made inspector of art galleries, in 1703 director of the manufactory of porcelain at !Mcis- sen. and in 176.T professor of the Academy of Dresden. In these capacities he did excellent service. DIETRICH OF BERN. The name under which Theodoric the Great (q.v.) appears in German heroic legends ; by Bern, his capital, A'erona is to be understood. With a not unusual disregard of all historical truth. Dietrich was brought into connection with the traditions of Attila, or Etzel. According to these legends, Dietrich is said to have fled from Italy before Otacher (Odoacer), or Ermanerich, and to have met with a hospitable reception from Etzel. . .fter many years he regained possession of his kingdom. Dietrich appears in the second part of the yihclungenlied, at Etzel's Court, and is praised with special predilection. There were nu- merous other poems in which Dietrich was the central figure, but only late versions of these poems have come down to us. Consult Heinzel, Ueher die ostgolische Heldensage (Vienna, 1889). DIETRICHSON, d*'triK-s6n, Lorextz Hex- KIK SEtELfKE I 1834 — ), A Norwegian author, bom at Bergen. He became professor extraordi- nary at the I'niversity of Christiania in 1875 and has done much to encourage the arts and in- dustries of Xorway and Sweden. Among his nu- merous works are: Olof Liljckrans (ISoS): fHories of Trarel (187.5-77) : Didactic Poctrt/ in the Xorth (ISfiO) : The Art of Wood ficulp'ture in 'Koni-ni/ (lS7fl): Maintrrs and Customs nsS7i : and others on kindred subjects. DIETRICH VON NIEM, de'triK Urn nem. Sec XiEM, Dietrich vo.v. DIETSCH, dcih, Uein-uicii Ri doi.f (1814- 75). A German pliilologist, boni at Mylau. In 1847-62 he was one of the editors of the Seue Jahrhiicher fiir I'hilologie nnd I'iidagogik. He published a valual)le edition of the complete works of Sallust (2 vols., 1843-46; 4th ed. 1S74) and a ]'ersuch iiber Thuci/dides (1865). DIETZ, dots, Feoiior (1813-70). A German historical and battle painter. l)orn al Xeunstetten. Baden. He first studied under Rudolf Kuntz in Karlsruhe, then at the Munich Academy (1833- 36) under Clemens Zimmennann and under Philip Foltz, whom he aided in the decoration of the new royal ])alace. His first indei)endent elicut, "Death of Max Piccolomini" (1835), now in the Karlsruhe Gallery, attracted great attention. He spent three years in Paris, where he was infiu- enccd by Horace Vcrnet, and studied for a short time under Alaux. In 1839 he was awarded the great gold medal. He was appointed Court painter at Karlsruhe, but returned to Munich, where he produced his best work. He took part as a volunteer iu the campaigns of 1848-49 in Schleswig-lTolstein, and in 1862 was made pro- fessor of the newly created School of Arts at Karlsruhe. He died while serving in the Franco- Prussian War of 1870. His work was often theatrical, but is clear in composition and spir- ited in treatment. Among his best w'orks arc the following: "Nocturnal Review" ( 1853), received with general favor and acquired by Napoleon III. ; "The Destruction of Heidelberg by General Melas" (1856), his masterpiece, in the Gallery at Karlsruhe: "Flight of an American Family Across the Susquehanna," an interesting roman- tic genre piece, Paris Exposition, 1867: "Blii- cher's :March to Paris" (1868), in the National Gallery in Berlin. DIETJ ET MON DROIT, dye a raox drwii ( Fr., God and my right). The battle-cry of Rich- ard I. at the battle of Gisors (1195), signifying that he was not subject to France, but owed his power to God alone. The King was victorious over the French, and the battle-word was adopted as the motto on the coat-of-arms of England, Ed- ward III. revived the motto in 1340. DIEULAFOY, dye'la'fwil', Georges (1840—). A French physician. He was born in Toulouse, and studied in Paris. In 1886 he was appointed professor of pathology at the university in that city, and in 1896 he became clinical professor at the Hotel Dieu. In the publication entitled Dc I'aspiratioH pneumatique souscoutan^c, mfthode de diagnostic et de traitement (1870) he rec- ommended the method of puncturing the thorax discovered by Van den Corput in 1857, for the treatment of pleurisy. Another important work is the Manuel de pathologic interne (2 vols., 1882). His investigations on appendicitis at- tracted wide attention in medical circles. DIEULAFOY, :MARCEr, ArcrsTE (1843—). A I'rencli inginccr and archaeologist, born in Tou- louse. While in Persia in 1885, he discovered at Susa the remains of the palaces of Darius I. and .Vrtaxerxcs. He brought back to Fran<'e a quan- tity of very valuable specimens of Persian arelii- tecture, which have a special department in the Louvre, and pub^shed an interesting account of his discoveries in the work entitled L'art an- tique dc la Perse (1884-89, 5 vols, in 4). His wife, .Taxe Paui.e Raciiei. AIavre (1851 — ). ac- companied her husband in these journeys and as-