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his self-denying labours during the 

 siege of Paris. He died Oct. 11, 

 1878. He was the author of several 

 works on ecclesiastical and educa- 

 tional subjects, including La Paci- 

 fication Religieuse, 1845 ; De 

 I'Education, 1850-62; La Souve- 

 rainete pontificale, 1860; Histoire 

 de Jesus-Christ, 1869. See Life, F 

 Lagrange. Eng. trans. Lady Her 

 bert, 1885. 



Dupin, ANDRE MARIE JEAN 

 JACQUES (1783-1865). French 

 jurist and statesman. Born at 

 Varzy (Nievre), Feb. 1, 1783, he is 

 usually called the elder, to dis- 

 tinguish him from his two brothers, 

 also eminent lawyers. In 1815, as 

 member of the Chamber of Repre- 

 sentatives, he opposed the pro- 

 clamation of the young king of 

 Rome as emperor. Elected to the 

 Chamber of Deputies in 1826, he 

 assisted in the revolution of 1830, 

 and was made procureur -general. 

 In 1832 he was elected president of 

 the Chamber of Deputies, and in 

 1848 Dupin led the young count of 

 Paris into the Chamber and pro- 

 posed him for king. He eventually 

 took office under the second empire, 

 declaring that he "belonged to 

 France, not to parties." He wrote 

 several legal works, his Libertes de 

 1'Eglise gallicane, 1824, being con- 

 demned by the Congregation of the 

 Index at Rome. He died in Paris, 

 Nov. 10, 1865. 



Dupleix, JOSEPH FRANCOis(1697 

 -1763). French administrator. 

 Born at Landrecies, Jan. 1, 1697, 

 he was the son of a merchant. As 

 a youth he went on voyages to 

 India, where, about 1720, he set- 

 tled. He was associated with the 

 French East India Co., trading 

 also successfully on his own 

 account. In 1730 he was made 

 governor of Chandernagore, and 

 in 1741 became governor of Pon- 

 dicherry, and the chief official 

 in French India. 



The career of Dupleix in India 



is that of a great plan thwarted. 



- T He saw the 



Joseph 

 Dupleix, French 

 administrator 



After Sergent 



tween Britain and France, and 

 he took vigorous action. Repu- 

 diating terms arranged by his col- 

 league, La Bourdonnais, he kept- 

 Madras, but failed in an attempt 

 on Fort St. David. Then came the 

 peace of 1748. 

 Turning his at- 

 tention to the 

 Carnatic, Du- 

 pleix managed 

 to depose one 

 ruler, and set 

 up another, 

 and within a 

 year his candi- 

 da t e s a p- 

 peared m a s- 

 ters, not only 

 of the Car- 

 natic, but also of the Deccan. 



The appearance of Clive changed 

 the position entirely, the defence 

 of Arcot being the turn of the tide. 

 Unsupported by the officials in 

 France, Dupleix struggled on gal- 

 lantly for a time, but in 1754 he 

 was recalled to France. He lived 

 in obscurity and poverty until his 

 death, Nov. 10, 1763. See Clive : 

 India ; consult also Dupleix, G. B. 

 Malleson, 1890 ; Life, J. Biddulph, 

 1910 ; Dupleix and Clive, H. 

 Dodwell, 1920. 



Dupont, PIERRE (1821-70). 

 French poet. Born at Lyons, April 

 23, 1821, he settled in Paris, and 

 became a con- 

 tributor of 

 verse to pe- 

 riodicals. His 

 Deux Anges, 

 1842, was 

 crowned by 

 the Academy. 

 But his popu- 

 larity, wide 

 though tran- 

 sitory, was 

 gained by his songs, many of them 

 political, of which he wrote both 

 words and music. He died at 

 St. Etienne, July 25, 1870. See 

 Causeries du Lundi, April 21, 1851. 

 C. A. Sainte Beuve, Eng. trans. 

 E. J. Trechmann, vol. vi, 1909. 



Duppel. Village of Slesvig-Hol- 

 stein. It stands on the mainland, 

 opposite Sonderburg, on the island 

 of Alsen. In 1848 and 1864 the 

 Danes held it against the Germans. 

 In the war of 1848-49 the Danes 

 succeeded in keeping back their 

 foes. In March, 1864, however, 

 the Prussians laid regular siege, 

 the final assault being delivered on 

 April 18. It was successful, and 

 many Danes were taken prisoners. 

 Dupplin Moor. Spot on the 

 Earn, the site of a battle fought 

 Aug. 12, 1332. A party of Scottish 

 nobles, among whom was Edward 

 Baliol, deprived of their estates, 

 took refuge in England. To re- 



Charles A. Bupuy, 

 French politician 



cover their possessions they sailed 

 from Ravenspur to Kinghorn. The 

 Scots, under the earl of Mar, met 

 them on Dupplin Moor, but their 

 archers did such deadly work that 

 the Scots fell back in disorder. The 

 battle resulted in Baliol's tem- 

 porary restoration, 



Dupre,JuLES(1812-S9). French 

 painter. Born at Nantes, April 5, 

 1812, he was the son of a potter, 

 who taught him to decorate his 

 wares, but he was otherwise self- 

 taught. His first landscape, a 

 forest scene, was shown at the 

 Salon of 1831, and he then began 

 a lifelong connexion with the Ro- 

 mantic group. His technique is im- 

 perfect, but he ranks high among 

 the Barbizon school. He died at 

 L'Isle-Adam, Oct. 6, 1889. 



Dupuy, CHARLES ALEXANDRE 

 (1851-1923). French politician. B. 

 at Puy, Nov. 5, 1851, he began his 

 career as a 

 teacher, and in 

 1885 turned his 

 attention t o 

 politics. In 

 April, 1893, he 

 became pre- 

 mier in succes- 

 sion to Ribot. 

 The general 

 election in 

 Aug. gave him 

 a large majority, but in Nov. he 

 resigned owing to a difference with 

 President Carnot, and became pre- 

 sident of the Chamber of Deputies. 

 In May, 1894, Dupuy returned to 

 power with a cabinet including 

 Poincare, Delcasse, and Hanotaux. 

 In June Carnot was assassinated, 

 and Casimir-Perier became pre- 

 sident. The Dupuy government 

 remained in office, but before the 



S;ar was ended came the arrest of 

 reyfus, and in Jan., 1895, the 

 president's resignation was soon 

 followed by that of Dupuy, after 

 an adverse vote in the Chamber. 

 He was premier a third time, 1898- 

 99, and became a senator in 1900. 

 He was minister of agriculture, of 

 commerce, 1899-1902, and of la- 

 bour, 1912-14. Hedied July23, 1923. 

 Dupuy, JEAN (1844-1919). 

 French journalist and politician. 

 Born at Saint-Palais, Gironde, Oct. 

 1844, he en- 

 tered journal- 

 ism, and from 

 1888 was direc- 

 tor of Le Petit 

 Parisien. He 

 was minister of 

 agri culture, 

 1899-1902, of 

 commerce, 



Jean Dupuy, 1909-11, and of 

 French journalist public works, 

 1912-13. He died at the close of 

 Dec., 1919. 



