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Essex. Robert Cromwell married the widow Linne (1560 — ), who 

 was descended from the youngest son of Alexander, lord steward of 

 Scotland and founder of the house of Stuart. "This lady and Charles 

 I were eighth cousins and her son Oliver was three generations nearer 

 to Alexander than was the king whom he supplanted." (Appleton's 

 Cyclopedia.) "The character of Cromwell in some of its noblest 

 aspects seems to have been inherited from his mother." (Encyclopedia 

 Britannica.) 



CUVIER, GEORGES CHRETIEN LEOPOLD FREDERIC 

 DAGOBERT (1769-1832) [A 2 ], a French naturalist. The grand- 

 father had two sons, the younger of whom entered a Swiss regiment 

 in the service of France and rose to high rank. He married at the 

 age of 50. Georges was his second son 



CUVIER, FREDERIC (1773-1838) [A 3 ], a French naturalist 

 and mechanic, brother of the preceding. 



D'ALEMBERT, JEAN LE ROND (1717-1783) [37], a French 

 mathematician, illegitimate son of the poet Philippe Nencault Des- 

 touches (1680- 1 754). 



DALTON, JOHN (1766-1844), an English chemist, author of the 

 atomic theory. He was the youngest child of Joseph Dalton, who was 

 married in 1755. 



DANA FAMILY. See page 185. 



DANTE DEGLI ALIGHIERI (1265-1321), an Italian poet, 

 youngest child of Judge Alighiero, who was one of seven sons of 

 Bellincione, who was the younger of two sons of Alighiero, who was 

 the elder of two sons of Cacciaguida, who was a youngest son, and 

 who died at "mature age" in 1147. 



DARWIN. See page 137. 



DAUBENTON, LOUIS JEAN MARIE (1716-1800), a French 

 naturalist, son of Jean Daubenton, a notary. He was an orphan at 20. 



DAVID (B. C. 1085-1015) [A 2 ], second king of Israel, eighth 

 (or eleventh, I Sam. XVI, 6, 10) son of Jesse. 



DAVID, JACQUES LOUIS (1748-1825), a French painter. 



DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789- 1856), a French sculptor. 



