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OBITUARIES, FOREIGN. (CONGREVE DOLLMAN.) 



Congreve, Richard, English philosopher, born 

 in Leamington, Sept. 4, 1818; died in Hampstead, 

 July 5, 1899. He was educated at Rugby and 

 Oxford, and was subsequently assistant master 

 at Rugby and tutor at Wadham. About 1855 

 he became an ardent follower of Auguste Comte, 

 and resigned his post at Wadham College in con- 



sequence. 



For the remainder of his life he was 



the principal English exponent of Comte's religion 

 of humanity. Besides a translation of Comte's 

 Catechism of Positive Religion (London, 1858), 

 he published The Roman Empire of the West 

 (1855); Gibraltar, or the Foreign Policy of Eng- 

 land (1856); India (1858); Elizabeth of Eng- 

 land (1862); Mr. Broadhead and the Anonymous 

 Press (1867); Aristotle's Politics, edited (1874); 

 Essays: Political, Social, and Religious (1874); 

 and Human Catholicism (1876). 



Corvin-Kroukowski, Pierre, known under 

 his literary name of Pierre Newski, Russian au- 

 thor, born'in Nijni-Novgorod in 1844; died in As- 

 nieres in July, 1899. He wrote for the principal 

 Paris newspapers, published a history of the Rus- 

 sian theater, wrote romances, produced plays, 

 and collaborated with Alexander Dumas. His 

 best-known piece is the Danicheffs. 



Dawson, Sir John William, Canadian geolo- 

 gist, born in Pictou, N. S., Oct. 13, 1820; died 

 Nov. 20, 1899. He was educated at the Univer- 

 sity of Edinburgh, and, returning to Nova Scotia, 

 devoted himself to the study of the natural his- 

 tory and geology of the maritime provinces. The 

 results of his investigations appeared in his Aca- 

 dian Geology (Edinburgh, 1855). In 1842 and 

 in 1852 he gave material assistance to Sir Charles 

 Lyell during the latter's explorations in Nova 

 Scotia. In 1886 he was president of the British 

 Association at its meeting in Montreal. In 1884 

 he was knighted. Besides many professional pa- 

 pers, his writings include Archaia, or Studies on 

 the Cosmogony and Natural History of the He- 

 brew Scriptures (London, 1858) ; Agriculture for 

 Schools (Toronto, 1864) ; Handbook of Acadian 

 Zoology (1871); The Story of Earth and Man, 

 written in opposition to the Darwinian hypothe- 

 sis of the origin of species (1872); Nature and 

 the Bible (New York, 1875) ; Life's Dawn on 

 Earth (1875); The Origin of the World (1878); 

 Fossil Men and their American Analogues (1880) ; 

 The Chain of Life in Geological Time (1881); 

 The Geological History of Plants (1888) ; Modern 

 Science in Bible Lands (1888); Handbook of 

 Canadian Geology (1889); Modern Ideas of Evo- 

 lution (1890) ; Some Salient Points in the Science 

 of the Earth (1893); The Ice Age in Canada 

 (1894); The Meeting Place of Geology and His- 

 tory (1894); and Relics of Primeval Life (1897). 



Deane, Sir Thomas Newenham, Irish archi- 

 tect, born in Cork, June 15, 1828; died in Dublin, 

 Nov. 8, 1899. His father, grandfather, and great- 

 grandfather were architects. He studied with his 

 father, with whom he became associated in busi- 

 ness. He was knighted in 1890. His principal 

 work is the Science and Art Museum and Na- 

 tional Library of Ireland, in Dublin. Among his 

 many other designs are Tuam Cathedral, Church 

 of Ireland Training College, restoration of Kil- 

 kenny Cathedral, the Physiological Laboratory 

 and the Anthropological Museum in Oxford. His 

 work is characterized by dignity of treatment 

 and excellence of general design. 



Delaborde, Comte Henri, French art histo- 

 rian, born in Rennes in 1811; died in Paris, June 

 1, 1899. He was the son of Gen. Delaborde, and 

 studied art under Paul Delaroche. In the series 

 of historical pictures ordered by Louis Philippe 

 for the galleries of Versailles he painted the 



Knights of St. John of Jerusalem and the Taking 

 of Damietta. In later life he became known 

 as a critic and historian of art, on which he wrote 

 books, essays, and reviews. For many years he 

 was curator of engravings at the national library 

 and secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts. Es- 

 says on contemporary art, studies of Italian and 

 French art, and a life of Ingres constitute three 

 of the best known of his volumes, besides his vari- 

 ous works on engraving. 



Dene, Dorothy, English actress, born in Lon- 

 don in 1861; died there, Dec. 27, 1899. Her first 

 appearance of importance was at the Prince's 

 Theater, London, June 22, 1885, in Gringoire. 

 On May 13, 1886, she appeared as Cassandra in 

 The Story of Orestes, and was received with great 

 enthusiasm. On June 14 of the same year she 

 played Madge in the original production of Jack 

 at the Royalty. She played the heroine in Love's 

 Martyrdom, July 3, and on Oct. 27 created an- 

 other original part in Noah's Ark. During the 

 seasons of 1887, 1888, and 1889 she played in 

 many London productions as the heroine, and 

 was a member of Benson's Shakespearean Com- 

 pany and of the company engaged by Mrs. La- 

 bouchere for her production of Midsummer 

 Night's Dream. She came to New York under 

 engagement to the Theater of Arts and Letters,, 

 and played leading parts in the productions made 

 by that organization. She retired from the stage 

 in 1894. Her grace and classic cast of features 

 made her a favorite model with Lord Leighton, 

 who painted her in his Greek Girls playing Ball,, 

 and Cymon and Iphigenia. 



De Salla, Barton, English actor, born in Paris, 

 Dec. 6, 1832; died in Croydon, England, June 29, 

 1899. He went to London with his parents at 

 six years of age, and made his first appearance 

 on the stage as a player of children's parts in the 

 companies supporting such French actors as. 

 visited England. His first appearance in English 

 drama was as a member of the company of the 

 Theater Royal, Belfast, where he demonstrated 

 his w r orth as a singing comedian. For many 

 years he played as a stock actor in the theaters 

 of Dublin, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. He gave 

 concerts and operatic performances. He was the 

 Gen. Sir Drummond Fyfe in The French Maid, 

 at the Vaudeville, London, in 1898-'99, and was 

 playing Dr. Magrath in The Broken Melody when 

 seized* with his fatal illness. His last appearance 

 was June 28, 1899. 



Deves, Paul, French statesman, born in Au- 

 rillac, Nov. 8, 1837; died Nov. 13, 1899. He first 

 entered the Chamber in 1876, and in 1881 he be- 

 came Minister of Agriculture in the Gambetta 

 Cabinet. In 1882 and 1883 he was Minister of 

 Justice in the Cabinets of Duclerc and Fallieres. 

 In 1885 he lost his seat in the Chamber, but in 

 1886 he was elected Senator. 



Dollman, Francis Thomas, English archi- 

 tect, born in 1812; died in London, Dec. 26, 1899. 

 He was a pupil of Augustus Pugin and afterward 

 of Basevi, and became an associate of the Royal 

 Institute of British Architects in 1864, and fel- 

 low in 1895. He built several churches, but was 

 best known as a most accomplished draughtsman 

 and the author of architectural works of much 

 value. These include Examples of Antient Pul- 

 pits in England (London, 1849) ; Examples of 

 Antient Domestick Architecture (1856-'58) ; The 

 Priory Church of St. Mary Overie, Southwark 

 (1881) ; An Analysis of Antient Domestick Archi- 

 tecture, with J. R. Jobbins (18GO-'64). With 

 Bowman and Crowther he was associated in the 

 preparation of their great work on The Ecclesi- 

 astical Architecture of the Middle Ages. 



