DELOBEL, a French painter, of the 17th century, whose pieces adorn the churches and cathedrals of France.

his "Doctrine of Chances; or, Method of calculating the Probabilities of Events at Play." He died at London, in 1754.

DEMONAX, a philosopher, of Crete, in the reign of Adrian, who had the greatest contempt for riches.

DE LOLME. See LOLME. DELRIO, Martin Anthony, a most learned man, born at Antwerp, 1551. The progress he made in letters, while a very boy, is recorded DEMOSTHENES, one of the greatest orawith wonder, having surprised the public when tors of antiquity, if not the greatest, was born he was only 19 years of age with some good at Athens, in the 2d year of the 101st Olympiad ; notes upon the tragedies of Seneca, in which that is, about 370 years before Christ. It is he cited almost 1100 authors, with all the assur- universally agreed, that no orator ever spoke ance of a man who had read them thoroughly, with such force, or had the passions of others so and weighed their sentiments with great judg-much in his power, as Demosthenes; insomuch ment and exactness. He died in 1608.

DELRIO, John, dean of Antwerp, who wrote commentaries on the 119th psalm: he died in 1624.

DE LUC. See LUC. DEMADES, an Athenian orator, put to death by Cassander 322, B. C.

DEMARATUS, a king of Sparta, who resigned his crown, and retired to Persia.

DEMESTE, John, chaplain and chief surgeon to the forces of the prince of Liege, well known as the author of come letters on chymistry, died in 1783.

DEMETRIUS POLIORCETES, king of Macedon, was highly honoured by the Athenians; he died 286 B. C.

DEMETRIUS, SOTER, king of Syria, was for some time a hostage at Rome, and was killed in battle, 150 B. C.

DEMETRIUS II., surnamed Nicanor, king of Syria, formed an alliance with the Jews; he was killed by the governor of Tyre, 286 B. C.

that he actually appeared like one inspired. He opposed Philip of Macedonia with all his might, and Alexander after him. Alexander requested of the Athenians to have Demosthenes given up to him, but this was refused; yet, when Antipater, his successor, made the same request afterwards, it was granted. But Demosthenes would not be given up, and therefore escaped into the island of Celauria; where he imbibed poison that he had kept on purpose in a quill, to prevent his being taken alive. He died in the 3d year of the 114th Olympiad. There are extant under his name 61 orations, which have frequently been published. But, though he arrived at such perfection in this art, he set out under great disadvantages: for he had an impediment in his speech, which for a long time would not suffer him to pronounce the letter r ; he had a weak voice, a short breath, and a very uncouth and ungracious manner; however, by dint of resolution and infinite pains, he overcame all these defects. He would climb up DEMETRIUS, PHALEREUS, a peripatetic steep and craggy places, to help his wind and philosopher of Athens, who lived in the time of strengthen his voice; he would declaim with Alexander the Great. Three hundred and sixty pebbles in his mouth, to remedy the imperfecstatues were erected to his honour in that city;tion in his speech; he would place a lookingand not undeservedly, since he is said to have glass before him, to correct the awkwardness of augmented the revenues of it, as well as to have his gesture; and he learned of the best players improved and polished its buildings. Neverthe-the proper graces of action and pronunciation, less he died in banishment by the bite of an which he thought of so much consequence that asp, 284 B. C. His writings consisted of poetry, he made the whole art of oratory in a manner history, politics, rhetoric, harangues, and em-to consist of them. He was so intent upon bassies; but none are extant. study, that he would often retire into a cave of DEMETRIUS, a cynic philosopher, in the the earth, and shave half his head, so that he reign of Caligula; he was banished by Ves-could not with decency appear abroad till his pasian for insolence. hair was grown again. He also accustomed DEMETRIUS, czar of Russia; which coun-himself to harangue at the seashore, where the try he invaded, in 1604, with a small army, and agitation of the waves formed to him an idea seated himself on the throne; he reigned 11 of the commotion in a popular assembly, and months, and was then assassinated. served to prepare and fortify him against them. DE MISSY, Cæsar, a learned divine, born From these several kinds of hardships, which at Berlin, in 1703; he published some poetical he imposed upon himself, it is plain that he pieces, and assisted Jortin in his life of Erasmus. was not so much born an orator, as an instance DEMOCEDES, a physician of Crotona, who how far parts and application may go toward afterwards became the slave and physician of the forming of a great man in any profession. Darius, king of Persia. DEMOURS, Peter, a native of Marseilles, DEMOCRITUS, one of the greatest philo-known for his dexterity as a surgeon and ocusophers of antiquity, was born at Abdera, a town list; he was author of some professional works, of Thrace, about the 80th Olympiad, that is, and died in 1795. about 460 years before Christ.-He is said to have laughed at human life in general, which, Montaigne says, it was better to do than to imitate Heraclitus, who wept eternally about it; DEMPSTER, Thomas, a Scotch historian and because adds he, mankind are not so unhappy commentator, born 1579, died 1625. He was a as they are vain. He was the forerunner of very learned man, but of a singular character; Epicurus, whose system differs from his no being as prompt to draw his sword in quarrel, otherwise than in some improvements. as to wield his pen, at any time. He became DEMOIVRE, Abraham, an illustrious ma- professor of the Belles Lettres, at Pisa, Nismes, thematician, born at Vitri, in Champaigne, and Bologna, and had such a prodigious meMay 1667. His abilities were so admired by mory, that he used to say he knew not what it the Royal Society of London, that they judged was to forget. This gained him the appellation him a fit person to decide the famous contest of "The Living Library." between Newton and Leibnitz. He published DEMPSTER, George, a Scotch lawyer, and a some capital works, but is generally known byll member of Parliament, in 1762. He retired from

DEMPSTER, William, a learned Scotchman, who refuted Raymond Lully, and wrote an ecclesiastical history; he died in 1557.

public life, and devoted himself to the improve-nobleman, celebrated for his courage during the ment of the Highlands, until his death, in 1818.civil wars. He was finally taken and basely DENELLE, one of the infamous friends of beheaded in 1651. Marat, who killed his wife and five children DERCYLLIDAS, a Lacedæmonian general, with his own hands. He suffered a merited who avenged his country against the Persians, death, on the scaffold. 400 B. C.

DENIS, Michael, principal keeper of the imperial library at Vienna, died in 1800. His writings on various subjects were highly es teemed.

DENHAM, Sir John, an eminent poet, born DEREING, Edward, an eminent divine, in Dublin, in 1615. In 1641 he published his tra- preacher at St. Paul's, London, before the court. gedy called "The Sophy," which was ex- He wrote sermons, lectures, &c.; he died 1576. tremely admired by the best judges; and in 1642 DERHAM, William, a very eminent philowas first printed his "Cooper's Hill," "a poem sopher and divine, born at Stoughton, near Wor(says Dryden) which, for majesty of style, is,cester, 1657, and died 1735, having spent his life and ever will be, the standard of good writing.' in the most agreeable and improving study of Pope has celebrated this poem very highly in nature, and made all his researches there in subhis "Windsor Forest;" and all men of taste serviency to the cause of religion and virtue.have agreed in their commendations of it. He His works are extremely numerous; of these died in 1668. the best known are his " Physico-Theology; or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from his works of Creation;" and "Astro-Theology, or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God from a Survey DENMAN, Thomas, M. D. an eminent phy-of the Heavens;" both which are works of sician and writer on midwifery, born at Bake-considerable merit. well, Derbyshire, 1733, died in London, 1815. DERING, Sir Edward, first a republican, and DENNER, Balthasar, a portrait painter, of afterwards a royalist; a member of parliament Hamburgh, who refused in London, 500 guineas during the civil wars. His speeches were for his picture of an old woman; he died in 1747. published in 4to. DENNIE, William, proprietary governor of DERMODY, Thomas, a poet of considerable Pennsylvania, in 1756. He was superceded in talent, but so devoid of common prudence, that 1759, as unpopular and obnoxious to the people. the best of patronage was found to be useless DENNIE, Joseph, a native of Massachusetts, to him. He was born in the south of Ireland, was educated a lawyer; he however soon re- Jan. 1775. His father, who was a schoolmaster linquished the profession for literary pursuits, at Ennis for some time, is said to have employand as editor of the "Farmer's Museum," aed this son, when only in his ninth year, as newspaper published in New-Hampshire, and Greek and Latin assistant at his own school; afterwards of the "Port Folio," in Philadelphia, and, to increase the wonder, we are told that gave evidence of a powerful and highly culti- he had written as much genuine poetry at ten, vated mind, and of a genius of superior order; as either Cowley, Milton, or Pope, had produced at nearly double that age. With all his DENNIS, John, a celebrated critic, born in talent, however, he was of so uniformly deLondon, 1657. Though it is now become fash-praved a conduct, that he no sooner excited ionable to speak lightly of him, he had qualities compassion, and profited by generosity, than he enough to recommend him to the acquaintance despised, or at least neglected, the advice of of some of the most eminent personages for his benefactors; and at length, wasted by disbirth, wit, and learning, of his time; but the ease, arising from habitual intemperance, he black passions were so predominant in him, and died at an obscure hovel, near Sydenham, Kent, his pride, envy, jealousy, and suspicion, hurried ||1802, in his 28th year. him into so many absurd and ridiculous measures, that his life appears to have been nothing but a mixture of folly and madness.-He began to be a writer as early, if not earlier, than 1690, and so continued to the time of his death, which happened in 1733. He had better talents for judging of the performances of others, than for producing any thing of himself; which made a smart fellow say, that "Dennis was the fittest man in the world to instruct a dramatic writer; DESAGULIERS, John Theophilus, a celefor he laid down excellent rules for writing good brated lecturer on experimental philosophy, plays, and showed what were bad by his own.' ."who made several improvements in mechaDENNY, Sir Anthony, a man of great learn-nics, was born at Rochelle, in 1683, but went to ing and piety, privy counsellor of Henry VIII., England when an infant. His most celebrated he died in 1550. publication is, "A Course of Experimenal PhiDENTON, John, an English divine, and pre-losophy, 1734," 2 vols 4to. He died in 1749. bendary of York, an intimate friend of TillotHe published some sermons and religious tracts and died in 1708.

he died in 1812.

son.

DERRICK, Samuel, a linen draper of Dublin; afterwards a writer of pamphlets in London, and master of ceremonies at Bath and Tunbridge, died 1769.

DERYK, or DERICK, Peter Cornelius, a landscape painter of Delft; pupil of Jacobs. He died in 1030.

DERYKE, William, a historical painter at Antwerp, died 1697.

DESAULT, Peter, a French physician, who wrote on the cure of syphilis, without salivation, and on the stone; he died in 1737.

DENTRECOLLES, Francis Xavier, a je- DESAULT, Peter Joseph, a French surgeon, suit, who went to China as a missionary, in 1741, of great abilities, who attended Lewis XVII., and wrote several works in the Chinese lan-and died, probably by poison, for this humanity. guage. He was author of a valuable treatise on surgery, and died in 1795.

DENYS, James, a historical painter, born at Antwerp in 1645.

D'EON. See EON. DEPARCIEUX, Anthony, a learned French mathematician, who published several valuable works; he died in 1768.

DERPY, James Stanley, earl of, an English"

DES BARREAUX, James de Vallec, lord, a French nobleman, counsellor of parliament, at Paris. He was an infidel and libertine, but, before he died, gave himself up to meditation and penitence; he died in 1647.

DESBILLONS, Francis Joseph, a French

Jesuit, who, after spending 15 years in the col-1800, esteemed by the French soldiers, honoured lege of Lewis XIV., at Paris, retired to publish by the Austrians, and beloved by all who knew his fables, 530 in number, 2 vols. He died in 1788. him. His body was carried to Milan, embalmed, DESBOIS, Francis Alexander, a Frenchman, and placed in the hospital of Mount St. Bernard, author of a military dictionary, a dictionary of where a monument has been erected to his meagriculture, and one of birds; he died in 1784. mory. Dessaix, united to bravery, the most unDESCARTES. See CARTES. impeachable integrity; and well deserved of his DESERICIUS, or DESERITZ, Joseph Inno-country the superb monument since erected at

cent, a Hungarian, made a Roman cardinal, author of many works, died in 1765.

Paris. On this, is commemorated the share he had in the great battles of Landau, Kehl, Weissembourg, Malta, Chebreis, the pyramids, Sediman, Sammanhout, Kene, Thebes, and Ma

DESGODETS, Anthony, a native of Paris, an eminent architect, taken by the Algerines, and kept 16 months in slavery. He wrote large-rengo. ly on the subject of his profession, and died in 1728.

DESHAIS, John Baptist Henry, a French painter, of very superior merit, who obtained the prize of the academy of Paris, in 1751. He died young.

DESIDERIUS, or DIDIER, the last king of Lombardy. He succeeded Astolphus, in 756. DESMAHIS, Joseph Francis Edward de Corsembleu, a generous and benevolent French writer, of great abilities, author of a comedy, and of some elegant poetry; he died in 1751.

DESTOUCHES, Andre Cardinal, a celebrated French musician, born at Paris, in 1672, died in 1749.

DESTOUCHES, Philip Nericaut, a French dramatic writer, born at Tour, in 1680, died in 1754. Destouches had not the gayety of Regnard, nor the strong warm colouring of Moliere; but he is always polite, tender, and natural.

DEVAUX, John, a native of Paris, esteemed as a surgeon, and as the author of several works, died in 1729.

DEVEREUX, Robert, earl of Essex, born in DES MAIZEAUX, Peter, secretary of the Hertfordshire, in 1567, is memorable for having royal society of London, was born at Auvergne, been a great favourite, and an unhappy victim in 1866. He retired early, probably as a refugee, to the arts of his enemies, and his own ambiinto England, and died there, in 1745. He had tion, in the reign of queen Elizabeth. The first intimate connexions with St. Evremont and great shock he received in regard to the queen's Bayle; gave a very handsome edition of the favour, arose froin a warm dispute between her works of the former, in 3 vols. 4to, with the majesty and himself, about the choice of some life of the author prefixed, and drew up the life fit and able person to superintend the affairs of of the latter, which was printed before the cdi-Ireland. The queen looked upon Sir William tion of his "Dictionary," in 1730. He publish-Knolles, uncle to Essex, as the most proper pered also the "Miscellaneous Works of Bayle," in 4 vols. folio. He was the editor of other things; and whatever he published, he always accompanied with literary anecdotes. DESMARES, Toussaint, a French priest,who distinguished himself by his sermons, and other writings; he died in 1687.

DESMARETS, Nicholas, minister of state, and comptroller, in the reign of Lewis XIV., died in 1721.

son for that charge: Essex contended that Sir George Carew was a much fitter man for it. When the queen could not be persuaded to approve of his choice, he so far forgot himself and his duty, as to turn his back upon her in a contemptuous manner; which insolence, her majesty not being able to bear, she gave him a box on the ear, and bid him go and be hanged. He immediately clapped his hand on his sword; and the lord admiral stepping in between, he swore a great oath, declaring that he neither could nor would put up with an affront of that nature; that he would not have taken it at the hands of Henry VIII., and in a great passion immediately withdrew from court. He was afDESMONTIER, Charles Albert, a French terwards reconciled and restored, in appearance, poet and dramatic writer, born at Villers Cote-to the queen's favour; yet there is good reason rets, in 1760, died in 1801.

DESMOULINS, Benedict Camille, the friend of Danton, and one of the original members of the Jacobin club, at Paris. He was one of the most vile and ferocious of that bloody club, and was beheaded in 1794.

D'ESPANGE, John, minister of a French congregation in London. He was admired as a preacher, and died in 1660.

DESPARD, Edward Marcus, an Irish officer, long in the English service, who laid a plan to assassinate his king, which being detected, he was tried and beheaded, in 1803.

to doubt whether he ever recovered it in reality; and his friends have been apt to date his ruin from this unlucky accident. He was executed on a charge of treason, Feb. 25, 1601.

DEVEREUX, Robert, earl of Essex, son of Elizabeth's favourite, appeared in parliament a violent opposer to the measures of government, and fought many battles at the head of the reDESPAUTERE, John, a Flemish gramma-publican troops; he died in 1646. rian, whose books were, at one time, in great repute; he died in 1520.

D'EWES, Sir Symonds, an eminent English historian, and antiquary, born at Coxden, in DESPIERRES, John, superior of the Bene- Suffolk, 1602, died in 1650. When he was little dictine college, at Douay, eminent as a mathe-more than 30 years of age, he had finished that matician and as a mechanic, died in 1664. DESPLACES, an eminent French engraver, died in 1749.

DESPORTES, Claude, a painter, of Champagne, highly favoured by Lewis XIV. and XV., died in 1743.

large and accurate work for which he is chiefly memorable, viz. "The Journals of all the Parliaments during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, both Lords and Commons," &c.

DEWEY, Daniel, an eminent lawyer, of Massachusetts, was a member of the council of that DESSAIX, Louis Charles Anthony, a brave state, a member of congress, and a judge of the and very successful French general, in the revo-supreme court of the state; he died in 1815. lutionary war, was born in August, 1768. He fell at the battle of Marengo, at the moment the victory turned in favour of his countrymen, in

DE WITT, John, the famous pensionary, was the second son of Jacob De Witt, (burgomaster of Dort, and deputy to the states of Holland,)

and born at Dort, in 1625. He was the zealous duties of loyalty and patriotism. The influence patron of the glory and liberty of his native of his songs upon seamen, has long been known, country; the greatest genius of his time; the and probably has strongly contributed to stimu ablest politician in war as well as peace; the late their heroism, and inculcate submission to atlas of the commonwealth: but was barba- the hardships of their profession, and to the wil rously murdered by a Dutch mob, in 1672. De of Providence. His "Poor Jack" is a striking Witt wrote a book containing those maxims of and popular example of this. In the earlier part government upon which he acted, which will of his life, he possessed considerable merit as an be a never fading monument to his immortal actor. Mr. Dibdin was born at Southampton, memory. It shows the true and genuine princi- about 1748, and died at Camden Town, near ples of policy, on which alone it is possible to London, July 25, 1814. erect an administration profitable at home, and DICEARCHUS, a disciple of Aristotle, born which must command respect abroad. A trans-at Messina, in Sicily, was a good philosopher, Iation of it from the original Dutch, entitled historian, and mathematician, and composed a "The true Interest and political Maxims of the great many books upon various subjects, and in Republic of Holland," has been printed in Lon-all sciences, which were much esteemed. don.

DE WITT, James, a painter, of Amsterdam. His best work is Moses appointing the 70 elders. He was born in 1695.

DICENEUS, an Egyptian philosopher, in the age of Augustus.

DICETO, Ralph de, was dean of St. Paul's, London, and author of English history, lives of English kings, &c.; he died in 1210.

DEXTER, Samuel, LL. D., an eminent lawyer and statesman, of Massachusetts, was born DICK, Sir Alexander, an English physician, in 1761. Soon after he commenced the practice president of the college of physicians, at Edinof the law, he was chosen a member of con-burgh. He introduced the culture of rhubarb gress, and afterwards of the senate of the Uni-in England, and died in 1785.

ted States, where he gained a high reputation DICKINSON,Edmund,an eminent and learnfor talents and eloquence. Under the first pre-ed physician and scholar, who wrote in defence sident Adams, he was appointed secretary of the of the Scriptures, as well as on medicine. He treasury, and acting secretary of state. In 1815, he declined the office of minister to Spain, and died suddenly the following year, at Athens, in New-York.

DEYNUM, John Baptist Van, an eminent miniature painter, of Antwerp, born in 1620. DEYSTER, Lewis, an eminent painter and engraver, of Bruges, died in 1711. His daughter Anne was equally famous as a painter.

D'HOSIER, Peter, a native of Marseilles, the fi st who formed genealogies into science, died in 1660.

DIACONUS, Paulus, a Lombard, who composed the history of the Lombards, in 6 books, died in 1770.

was physician to Charles II., and died in 1707. DICKINSON, Jonathan, first president of New-Jersey college; he published several sermons, besides some miscellaneous works, and died in 1747.

DICKINSON, John, a distinguished political writer, and friend of his country, a native of Delaware, and member of the first congress; The died in 1808.

DICKINSON, Philemon, a brave officer, in the revolutionary war, particularly active in the battle of Monmouth; he died in 1809.

DICKSON, David, a Scotch divine, educated at Glasgow, and divinity professor at Edinburgh. His violence against the episcopalians subjected DIAGORAS, surnamed the Atheist, flourish-him to persecution; he died in 1664.

ed in Athens, in the 91st Olympiad; that is, DICTYS CRETENSIS, a very ancient histo-, about 412 years before Christ. The history of rian, who, serving under Idomeneus, a king his atheism, is thus told. He delighted in mak-of Crete, in the Trojan war, wrote the history ing verses, and had composed a poem which a of that expedition, in nine books; and Tzetzes certain poet had stolen from him. He sued the tells us, that Homer formed the "Iliad" upon thief, who swore he was not guilty of the crime; his plan. and soon after, he gained a great reputation by DIDEROT, Dionysius, a celebrated French publishing that work as his own. Diagoras, poet, and writer on physics, geometry, and meconsidering that he who had injured him had taphysics, ethics, and the belles lettres, was the not only escaped unpunished for his theft and son of a cutler, and born at Langres, in 1713. perjury, but also acquired glory thereby, con-He conceived the stupendous design of a "Diccluded that there was no Providence, nor any tionnaire Encyclopedique," which, assisted by gods, and wrote some books to prove it. He died by shipwreck.

DIAZ, Bartholomew, a Portuguese navigator, who discovered, in 1486, the extreme point of Africa, now called the Cape of Good Hope.

D'Alembert and others, he accomplished, himself compiling the descriptions of arts and trades. So ill was he paid for above 20 years labour at this book, that he was compelled to expose his library to sale, for a subsistence. The empress of DIAZ, John, a Spaniard, who embraced the Russia ordered it to be bought for her at the doctrines of Luther, for which, his brother, Al-price of 50,000 livres, and generously left him phonsus, a violent catholic, hired an assassin to the use of it during his life. Certain positions on dash out his brains, in 1546. government and religion, in the "EncyclopeDIBDIN, Charles, a celebrated song-writer, dique," have exposed Diderot to the charge of and dramatist. In the former character, he had having favoured atheistical and anarchical prinscarcely an equal, as to the number or the merit ciples, or what at the present day is termed Jaof his compositions. His songs amount to up-cobinism. Diderot died suddenly, in July, 1784. wards of 1200; and it may truly be said, that DIDIUS JULIANUS, M. Salvius Severus, though a great portion of them are in praise of a Roman emperor, who purchased the diadem love and festivity, not one passage can be found of a corrupt soldiery. He reigned 66 days, and in the whole number, of a licentious tendency.was put to death, A.D. 193.

On the contrary, they are calculated to support DIDO, or ELISSA, queen of Carthage, fled the interests of virtue, and to exercise the best from Tyre, to the coast of Africa, where she affections of the heart, as well as to enforce the founded a new empire,

DIDOT, Francis Ambrose, a most eminent about lengthening out life to the period of the pa French printer, born at Paris, 1730, and classi-triarchs. Descartes assured Sir Kenelm that cally educated. He introduced a number of he had long been projecting a scheme for that improvements, not only in printing-presses (of purpose; and a very notable one undoubtedly which the present time is profiting) but also in it would have been, if that philosopher had but mills for making fine paper. One of his sons lived; but he had the misfortune to die just bebecame a celebrated type-founder. Didot died,fore he could bring it to bear.

it is supposed, from too strict an application to DIGBY, Lord George, an English nobleman the correction of the press of a stereotype edi- of great parts, son of John Digby, earl of Bristion of Montagne's works (every sheet of which tol, was born at Madrid, 1612. "He was (says he read five times, and corrected carefully be-a late writer, somewhat severely) a singular fore it was sent to the press) July 10, 1804. His person, whose life was one contradiction. He business is still successfully carried on by his wrote against popery, and embraced it: he was sons, Peter and Firmin Didot. a zealous opposer of the court, and a sacrifice for

. DIDYMUS, of Alexandria, an eminent gram-it was conscientiously converted in the midst marian, in the age of Augustus, said to have of his prosecution of lord Stafford, and was written 400 books. most unconscientiously a prosecutor of lord Cla

DIDYMUS, of Alexandria, an ecclesiastical|rendon. With great parts, he always hurt himwriter of the 4th century. self and his friends; romanticly brave, he was al

DIEMEN, Anthony Van, a governor-general of the Dutch East India settlements. In 1642, be sent Tasman on a voyage to the south; the consequence of which was, the discovery of that part of New Holland called Van Diemen's Land. He died in 1645.

DIECMAN, John, rector of the university of ways an unsuccessful commander. He spoke for Stade, and author of several theological and phi-the test-act, though a Roman Catholic; and adlosophical works, died in 1720. dicted himself to astrology on the birthday of true philosophy." He died earl of Bristol, 1676. DIGBY, John, made gentleman of the privy chamber by James I, who afterwards knighted him, and sent him ambassador to Spain. He was the author of some poems, and died, in exile, at Paris, in 1653. DIEMERBROEK, Isbrand, a professor of DIGGES, Leonard, an English gentleman, faphysic and anatomy at Utrecht, born 1609, prac-mous for his mathematical learning, died about tised physic, and read public lectures with great reputation, and died 1674.

DIEPENBECK, Abraham, a painter, who studied with Reubens; first painted on glass, and afterwards in oil; he died at Antwerp, in 1675. DIEST, Adrian Van, a landscape painter, of the Hague, who painted plants in England; he died in 1704.

DIETRIC, John Conrad, a Lutheran, born in Wetteravia, and professor of Greek in his own town. He was a classical scholar and author; he died in 1667.

DIETRICH, John William Ernest, born at Weimar, a celebrated painter, died in 1774.

1574.

DIGGES, Thomas, only son of Leonard Digges, and one of the greatest mathematicians of his age, died 1595.

DIGGES, Sir Dudley, master of the rolls to Charles I., was eldest son of Thomas Digges, just mentioned, and born 1583. He was, it is said, a great asserter of his country's liberty in the worst of times, when the sluices of prerogative were opened, and the banks of the law were almost overwhelmed by the inundations of it. He was author of several literary performances, and died 1639.

DIGGES, Thomas, brother of Sir Dudley, a DIETRY, a painter, of Dresden, who suc-learned man, who translated several works from ceeded particularly in landscape views, died in the Latin and Spanish; he died in 1635.

1730.

DIEU, Lewis de, an eminent divine, born at Flushing. He refused to be court minister at the Hague, and went to Leyden, where he was made divinity professor. He published many|| learned works, and died in 1642.

agent for the colony.

DIGGES, Dadley, third son of Sir Dudley. He wrote on the unlawfulness of subjects taking up arms against their sovereign, and died in 1643. DIGGES, Edward, governor of Virginia, in 1654. His administration was judicious, and calculated to improve the condition of the colDIGBY, Everard, an English gentleman edu-ony. He was afterwards sent to England as cated at Cambridge. He wrote some curious, and learned books in Latin, and died in 1592." DIGBY, Sir Everard, born 1581, was drawn in to be privy to the gunpowder plot; and though not a principal actor in that dreadful affair, nor indeed an actor at all, yet he offered 15007. toward defraying the expenses of it; entertained Guy Fawkes, who was to have executed it in his house; and was taken in open rebel- DILWORTH, Thomas, a school-master of hion with other papists after the plot was de-Wapping, England, well known by two or three tected and had miscarried. He was, with other useful school-books which he compiled, and conspirators, upon the 30th of January, 1605-6, which have gone through editions almost innuhanged, drawn, and quartered, at the west end merable. Mr. Dilwork died in 1781. of St. Paul's church, in London.

DIGBY, Sir Kenelm, a very famous English philosopher, and eldest son of sir Everard, was born at Gothurst, in Buckinghamshire,1603, and died on his birthday, in 1665. Having read the writings of Descartes, he resolved to go to Holland on purpose to see him. He did so, and found him at his retirement at Egmond. Des Maizeaux, in his life of St. Evremond, tells us of a conversation between these great men,

DILLENIUS, John James, an eminent German botanist, who was the first professor of botany at Oxford. He was the friend and correspondent of Linnæus. His drawings and manuscripts still remain at Oxford; he died in 1747. DILLON, Westworth, earl of Roscommon. See Roscommon.

DIMSDALE, Thomas, an eminent English physician, whose celebrity was such, that the empress Catharine requested him to visit Russia, where he inoculated herself and son with the small-pox; he died in 1800.

DINARCHUS, a Greek orator, the pupil of Theophrastus, 340 B. C.

DINGLEY, Robert, an English puritan, and author; was rector of Brixton, in the Isle of Wight; he died in 1659.