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time of his death. In 1890 he was made chaplain of 

 the Savov Chapel Royal, lie was the author of 

 "Spiritual Progress" (Oxford, Ib55) ; "Cathedral 

 Restoration " (Oxford. Isiim ; "Dissent in its Rela- 

 tion to the Church of England" (the Bampton Lec- 

 tures for 1871; London, 1872) ; "The Scientific Ob- 

 stacles to Christian Belief" (Boyle Lectures for 1884; 

 I.nnd<'>n. L8S5) ; " Life of Bishop Selwyn" (1888). 



Curteis, William Calverley, an English lawyer, bom 

 at Thoby Priory, Essex, Aug. 5, 1798; died at Scole, 

 Norfolk, Oct. 4, 1894. He was graduated at Trinity 

 Hall. Cambridge, in 1821, and received the degree of 

 I, I,. I. in IM-'*;. He practiced as an advocate at 

 Doctors' Commons, and after his retirement to the 

 country acted as county magistrate for many years. 

 He was the doyen of English lawyers at the time of 

 his death. His sole legal publication, " Curteis Re- 

 ports." printed in 1840-'44, is well known. 



Darmesteter, James, a French scholar, of Jewish ex- 

 traction, born at Chateau Salins, Meurthe, March 28, 

 1849; died at Maisons-Latitte, near Paris, Oct. 19, 

 Is'.i4. He was educated at the Lycee Bonaparte in 

 Pans, and in 1877 received the degree of Docteur a 

 Lcttres. In 1877 he became Assistant Professor of 

 Zend at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, and since 1885 

 has been Professor of Persian Language and Litera- 

 ture at the College de France. In 1888 he married 

 the well-known English writer Miss Mary Frances 

 Robinson. His published works include u Haurvatat 



Histoire" (1877) ; " The Zend Avesta," translation in 

 the series " Sacred Books of the East " (1880-'83) ; 

 " Etudes Iraniennes " (1883) ; " Essais, orientaux " 

 (1883); "Le Mahdi depuis les origines de 1'Islam 

 jusqu' a nos jours" (1885); "Les Origines de la 

 Poesie Persane " (1887) ; " Lettres sur 1'Inde " (1890) : 

 " Chantes Populaires des Afghans " (1888-'90) ; " La 

 Legende Divine " (1890) ; " Les Prophetes d'Israel " 

 (1892). He also edited the " Reliques Scientifiques " 

 of his brother Arsene Darmesteter, who died in 1888. 

 Daza, Hilarion, ex-President of Bolivia, born in Sucre, 

 in 1840; died in Urjini, March 1, 1894. He was the 

 son of a Spaniard named Grosoli, and took the mater- 

 nal name in consequence of a family quarrel. He was 

 a volunteer in the revolutionary army in 1858, and 

 after the Liberals were established in power he re- 

 mained in the army and won rapid promotion. An 

 adherent originally of Melgarejo, he joined his op- 

 ponents in 1871 and helped to overthrow the dictator. 

 He was appointed Minister of War by President Mo- 

 rales, and when the latter was assassinated, in 1872, 

 he secured the succession of Tomas Frias. He was a 

 candidate for the presidency in 1876, and seized the 

 Government, ruling with a firm hand. When war 

 was begun by Chili, in 1879, he made a new offensive' 

 and defensive alliance with Peru. This treaty was 

 not liked by a section of the people, and on the break- 

 ing out of a revolution in La Paz he escaped abroad, 

 taking several hundred thousand dollars out of the 

 treasury. He lived in Paris for many years, then re- 

 turned to South America, and took up his residence 

 in Puno, Peru. He went to Bolivia in 1893, and at- 

 tempted to set on foot a revolution, and when at last 

 discovered in Urjini he was killed by a mob. 



Douglas, George, a Canadian divine, born in Ash- 

 kirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland, in October, 1825; died 

 in Montreal, Feb. 11, 1894. He was taken to Canada 

 by his family when seven years old, and in youth 

 was apprenticed to a blacksmith. Earning enough 

 ti obtain some schooling, he became a clerk in a book- 

 store ; afterward joined his brothers in the carpentry 

 business; and after entering the Methodist Church 

 under the influence of a revival, he became a pro- 

 bationer for the. ministry, and went to England in 

 1847 to attend the \Vesleyan College. He was sent 

 to the Bahamas as a missionary, and after being or- 

 dained, in 1850, preached in Bermuda until his health 

 Iteiran to fail. Returning to Canada in 1852, he 

 preached to. eleven years to the largest Methodist 

 congregations in Kingston, Hamilton, and Toronto, 



and won the highest reputation for pulpit eloquence. 

 After that lie was principal of the Wesleyan Theo- 

 logical College in Montreal, greatly esteemed for 

 learning in literature, science, and metaphysics. 



Durando, Giacomo, an Italian soldier and politician, 

 born in Moldovi, Piedmont, in 1807 ; died in Rome, 

 Aug. 26, 1894. He was ardent in his hope for Italian 

 independence, and after serving some time in the 

 Piedmontese army, he could bear no longer the sight 

 of his country plunged in misery and oppression, and 

 roamed about the world to fight for liberty and 

 against reaction. Thus he joined the Belgians when 

 they rose to reconquer their independence in 1830, 

 and in 1832 fought in Portugal, and in Spain in 1835 

 and 1840 defended the constitutional throne against 

 the subversive attempts of the Carlists. In the strug- 

 gle for Italian unity he was an influential helper of 

 Carlo Alberto and Vittorio Emanuele and a coadjutor 

 of Cavour. He took part in 1848 in the war against 

 Austria, and afterward transferred his activity to the 

 field of politics. He founded the " Opinione " news- 

 paper, entered the Chamber, and, separating from the 

 old Right, worked with Cavour and Ratazzi to or- 

 ganize the great Liberal party and to place Piedmont 

 in the lead as the champion of the idea of Italian na- 

 tionalism. In 1855, when Piedmont recoiled from 

 the bold policy of Cavour, he came forth as the de- 

 fender of the Crimean expedition. He was sent later 

 as minister to Constantinople. In 1861 Ratazzi called 

 Gen. Durando into the Cabinet as Minister of Foreign 

 Affairs. As such he issued the memorable diplomatic 

 note in which was solemnly affirmed the incontest- 

 able right of Italy to Rome. After 1870 he was presi- 

 dent of the superior military tribunal, and made 

 Rome his residence thenceforward. He was chosen a 

 Senator, and for several years presided over that body. 



Duruy, Victor, a French statesman and historian, 

 born in 1811 ; died Nov. &5, 1894. He became a 

 professor of a college in _ Paris in 1833, and afterward 

 was professor in the Ecole Polytechnique. From 

 1863 to 1869 he was Minister of Education, and as 

 such he reorganized elementary education in France 

 on a secular basis, contending stoutly against clerical 

 influences. After he retired from office he was nom- 

 inated a Senator. He was elected to the French 

 Academy as Mignet's successor in 1884. The works 

 by which he is best known are histories of Greece 

 and Rome. 



Duemet, Giuseppe Benedetto, an Italian prelate, born 

 in Palermo, Aug. 15, Ibl8; died in Rome, April 5, 

 1894. He was Archbishop of Catania, and was created 

 a cardinal priest on Feb. 11. 1889. 



Pave, Dxfephonse, a French military officer and in- 

 structor, died in Paris, March 14, 194. He served in 

 the army through the various grades, and was a 

 general officer and head of the Ecole Polytechnique, 

 where he was Professor of the Military Art and Forti- 

 fication under the Empire. He wrote several books 

 on his special subjects and one entitled "Histoire des 

 Progres de 1'Artillerie " with the assistance of Napo- 

 leon III, on the strength of which he was elected a 

 member of the Academy of Sciences. 



Figuier, Guillaume Louis, a French scientific writer, 

 born in Montpellier, in 1819; died in Paris, Nov. 9, 

 1894. He studied medicine, and in 1846 became a pro- 

 fessor at the School of Pharmacy in Montpellier. A 

 few years later he went to Paris and devoted himself 

 to popularizing science. In a large number of popular 

 books embellished with pictures he presented in an 

 engaging and picturesque style the facts and theories 

 of physical science and the current conclusions and 

 hypotheses of the naturalists of the time. His original 

 serious works of science were less noted. His princi- 

 pal productions were " La Terre avant le Deluge," 

 "La Terre et le Mer," " Histoire des Plantes,""La 

 Vie et les Mceurs des Animaux," "Les Insectes," 

 " Les Articules," " Les Oiseaux," " Les Mamiferes," 

 " L'Homme Primitif," and " Les Races Humaines." 

 These books were translated into all the principal 

 modern languages. Among his other works are 

 "Exposition et 11 istoire des Principales De"couvertes 



