Diophantus. 3C. Greek mathematician. Arithmetica First algebra text.

Divine, Father. 1882-1965. US black leader. Peace Mission Movement.

Dix, Dorothea. 1802-87. US social reformer for mentally ill.

Dogger Bank Incident. 1904. Russians sink British North Sea fishing trawlers believing them to be Japanese torpedo boats. Compensation paid. Russo-Japanese War.

Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.

Döllinger, Johann von. 1799-1890. German theologian. Opposed Papal infallibility. Excommunicated.

Dominic, St. c1170-1221. Spanish monk, founder of the Dominican Order.

Donation of Constantine. 8C. Forged document granting land to the papacy. Exposed 1440.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Douglas, Clifford. 1879-1952. English. Conceived Social Credit theory. Economic Democracy 1920.

Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.

Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.

Drake, Francis. 1540-96. English pirate/explorer. Sailed around the world 1580. Vice Admiral at defeat of Spanish Armada, 1588. Privateers.

Drury Lane. 1663. Oldest English theatre, London. Rebuilt 1674, 1812.

Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.

Dunant, Henri. 1828-1910. Swiss philanthropist. Founded Red Cross 1863, YMCA.

Duns Scotus, John. c1266-1308. British theologian. Immaculate Conception. vs Thomas Aquinas. Reason over faith. Scotism. Absolute primacy of God’s free will.

Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-90. British erotic writer. The Alexandria Quartet 1957-60.

Dyogenes. Diogenes.

Ealdred. -1069. Anglo-Saxon archbishop of York 1060-: crowned William the Conqueror.

Eck, Johann. 1486-1543. Opposed Luther, Protestantism.

École Polytechnique. 1794-. French college of high repute. Replaced Navarre. Graduates are the “X”.

Ederle, Gertrude. 1906-. US. First woman to swim the English Channel, 1926.

Edgar Aetheling. 1050-1130. Anglo-Saxon prince who submitted to William I.

Edington, Battle. 878. King Alfred, Wessex only Anglo-Saxon kingdom to withstand Danes.

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