[D'Anville], geographer to the king of France; left numerous valuable maps and geographical works (1697-1782).
[Daphne] (lit. a laurel), a nymph chased by Apollo, transformed into a laurel as he attempts to seize her; henceforth sacred to the god.
[Daphnis], a Sicilian shepherd, the mythical inventor of pastoral poetry.
[Dapsang], the highest of the Karakorum Mountains.
[D'Arblay, Madame], a distinguished novelist, daughter of Dr. Burney, the historian of music; authoress of "Evelina" and "Cecilia," the first novels of the time, which brought her into connection with all her literary contemporaries, Johnson in chief; left "Diary and Letters" (1752-1840).
[Darboy, Georges], archbishop of Paris: was a defender of the Gallican liberties of the Church; had been assiduous in offices of benevolence during the siege of Paris; was arrested as a hostage by the Communists, and shot (1813-1871).
[Darby and Joan], a married couple celebrated for their mutual attachment.
[Darbyites], the [Plymouth Brethren] (q. v.), from the name of one of their founders, a man of scholarly ability and culture, and the chief expounder of their views (1800-1852).
[Dardanelles], a strait extending between the Archipelago and the Sea of Marmora, anciently called the Hellespont, 40 m. long, from 1 to 4 broad; commanded by Turkey, both sides of the strait being strongly fortified.
[Dardanus], a son of Zeus and Electra, mythical ancestor of the Trojans; originally a king in Greece.