Djibouti. 1896 =French Somaliland (Afars, Issas). 1977 Independent.

Docetism. Gnostic heresy. Christ was phantasm, not human.

Doctrinaires. 1815-30. French Royalist writers.

Dodgson, Charles. (Lewis Carroll). 1832-98. English author: Alice in Wonderland 1865.

Doge. 697-1797. Chief magistrate in Venice, Genoa.

Dogen. 1200-53. Japanese philosopher. Brought Zen sect from China.

Dolet, Étienne. 1509-46. French scholar. Executed for denying the soul’s immortality.

Dollfuss, Engelbert. 1892-1934. Fascist Austrian Chancellor 1932-. Attacked Socialist demonstration led to 5 day civil war. Assassinated by Nazis.

Dominica. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1660s French settle. 17C French, British dispute. 1805 British. 1966 Self-governing. 1978 Independent republic.

Dominican Order. 1216. Mendicant preaching friars with severe rule. Thomists.

Dominican Republic. Arawak. 1492 Columbus discovers. Spain 1795 France 1801 Haiti. 1809 Sp. 1822 Haiti. 1844 Independent.

Donation of Pepin. 756. Land exchanged for Pope’s recognition. Basis of Papal States.

Donatism. 301-5C. Christian sect believing sacraments given by priests who had sinned are invalid.

Donatus. c333 Roman teacher. Ars Grammatica used for centuries.

Doppler, Christian. 1803-53. Austrian physicist. Effect of relative motion on frequency, 1851.

Dordrecht Confession. 1632. Mennonite doctrine.

Doré, Gustave. 1832-83. French illustrator.

Dorians. 1100BC. Savage tribe who conquered Peloponnesus from Achaeans.

Doric. 7C BC. Order of Greek architecture. Baseless columns with square capitals.

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. 1821-81. Russian psychological writer. Crime and Punishment 1866. Idiot 1868. Brothers Karamazov 1880. Exiled to Siberia 1849-59.

Doumer, Paul. 1857-1932. French President 1931-. Assassinated.

Doumergue, Gaston. 1863-1937. French Prime Minister 1910-11, President 1924-31. Instability.

Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.

Dow, Herbert. 1866-1930. US chemist. Founded Dow Chemical Co.

Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.

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