Delacroix, Eugène. 1798-1863. French Romantic painter. Dante and Virgil. Massacre at Chios 1824.

Delalande, Michel-Richard. 1657-1726. French ecclesiastic composer.

Delaroche, Paul. 1797-1859. French portrait and historical painter. Death of Queen Elizabeth. Children of Edward.

Delcassé, Théophile. 1852-1923. French statesman. Fashoda. Anglo-French Entente. Treaty of London.

Delescluze, Charles. 1809-71. French journalist. Led 1871 Commune.

Delhi Pact. 1931. Civil disobedience in India ceased in exchange for prisoner release. 1950. India, Pakistan restore rights, freedom of movement for refugees.

Delibes, Leo. 1836-91. French ballet composer: Coppélia 1870.

Delisle, Guillaume. 1675-1726. French “Father of Cartography”. Early accurate maps.

Delius, Frederick. 1862-1934. English/French Impressionist opera composer. Tone poems.

Delorme, Philibert. c1510-70. French Classical architect. Tuileries Palace 1564. Old Paris Hôtel de Ville.

Demetrius II. Syrian King 145~125BC. Freed Jews from Syrian taxes.

Denfert-Rochereau, Philippe. 1823-78. French Colonel in war of 1870.

Denis, Maurice. 1870-1943. French religious painter.

Denis, St. -250. Patron St. of France, martyred first bishop of Paris. Carried his head to St-Denis Abbey.

Dervish. Friar of Islam religion. Often mystic.

Desaix, Louis. 1768-1800. French general. Killed at Marengo.

Desargues, Girard. 1591-1661. French geometrician.

Descartes, René. 1596-1650. French Rationalist philosopher, physician, mathematician. Cartesian coordinates. Discourse on Method 1637. “Cogito ergo sum”-I think, therefore I am. Analytical Geometry 1636. Meditations 1641. Principia Philosophica 1645.

DeSmet, Pierre. 1801-73. French missionary to US. Mediator between settlers, Indians.

Desmoulins, Camille. 1760-94. French journalist, lawyer and conventionnel. Speech inspired the storming of the Bastille. Executed as Moderate.

DesPrés, Josquin. c1440-c1521. Franco-Flemish contrapuntal composer. Motets, chansons.

Determinism. All events pre-determined. No free will. Hobbes.

Dettingen, Battle. 1743. English defeat French in War of Austrian Succession.

Devil’s Island. French Guiana. South American penal colony 1854-1946.

Devolution, War of. 1667-8. French fail to sieze Spanish Netherlands for Marie-Thérèse vs Charles II. Triple Alliance. Aix-la-Chapelle.

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