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| Langage note: There are two different kinds of "de" in the following proper names. The French "de", called a particule, means "of" or "from". It usually denotes a noble origin and is generally written in lower case; when in front of a word beginning with a vowel, "d'" is used instead. The Dutch "De" is equivalent to the English "the" and starts with an upper case letter when part of a name. Thus, De Vrouw means litterally The Woman, while de Saint-Alban means from the city of Saint-Alban. Both languages have been spoken side by side for centuries in Belgium, and they have influenced each other, so the formal conventions are not always followed in practice. |
| d'Arsonval, Arsène. French physicist [1851-1940 AD]. He applied high frequency currents to medicine (d'arsonvalisation) and perfected the galvanometer (PLI). His career was remarkably similar to that of DERSENVAL, in the Obscure World (CBD). |
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| d'Imécourt, Versinac. [637-719
AT] Colonel, then General, then Marechal of SODROVNO-VOLDACHIA.
Hero of the independence war (GC). Husband of Zénobie de Tenguy (EC). de Bacot-Belisle, Guy. Commissionner General of the second PÂHRY INTER-CITY EXHIBIT (GC). de Chamisso. See CHAMISSO DE BONCOURT. |
Versinac d'Imécourt |
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Gerard. Francised version of Gerardus MERCATOR
Rupelmundanus' birth name (PLI). de Cremer, Hubertus. Father of Gerard de Cremer (INT). See HUBERTUS. |
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| de Cremer, a.k.a "The Great".
Famous Obscure cartographer, who died before the birth of his grand nephew, Roland
(FI) de Cremer, Roland. Young SODRONO-VOLDACHIAN CARTOGRAPHY student from RUPELMONDE. Gifted in his domain, he was assign to the CENTER FOR CARTOGRAPHY in 761 AT, before even getting his diploma. Grand nephew of The Great de Cremer (FI). See also KALIN and MERCATOR. |
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| de la Barque, Robert Louis Marie. Belgian painter and draftsman (1885-1958 AD). Considered to be a minor master of the period, he is known mostly through a few family movies and bundles of documents found in the attic of one of his nieces. Henri VANDEBELLE had a large collection of his works (DB). Married, with several children, he found his way into the Obscure World with all his family and lived in a succession of Cities; including CALVANI (A), URBICANDE, from which he was expelled for having violated the architectural decrees of Eugen ROBICK (EC), and finally BRÜSEL, where he decorated the Obscure side of the PORTE DE HAL subway station. He also did the illustrations for Le MYSTÈRE D'URBICANDE (GC, ACO, FU2, MU), and it is interesting to note that the French word "barques" (fishing boats) translates as schuiten in Flemish... (AS #87). |
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de Malegarde, Roman. A patient of the ERNEST DERSENVAL HOSPITAL befriended by Mary VON RATHEN during her stay in that establishment, and with whom she left on board the LAETITIA for YPIGI (INT).
de Montignac. See DURAINE DE MONTIGNAC.
| de Nayer, Valentine. A resident of BRUSSELS. Her skill at lip-reading allowed Claire DEVILLERS to understand some of the commentaries recorded by DE LA BARQUE on his silent home movies (DB). |
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de Saint-Alban, Geoffroy. Photographer, close friend of Augustin DESOMBRES, of whom he shot a portrait (MAD, GC).
de Saunier, Baudry. Prefect of the ALAXIS police. He ordered a stop on the development of the INVINCIBLE (ETPV).
de Tenguy, Zénobie. Wife of Marechal Versinac d'IMÉCOURT (EC).
De Baets, Rexolle. An Obscure EXPLORER who led the expedition that discovered, in the middle of the Desert of SOMONITES, the TIME PORTAL (A2).
De Brok City. A location mentionned in La CITÉ DES OMBRES. It is probably a complex of buildings rather than a city proper, and its very existence may be purely ficticious (CO). Most probably linked in some way to Régis DE BROCK.
De Brok, Régis. Author of a booklet titled Le MYSTÈRE D'URBICANDE [The Mystery of Urbicande] (MU). Isidore LOUIS thought it might have been a pseudonym of Eugen ROBICK (A), although the latter violently denied it (GC). FRIEDRICH described him as the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of BRÜSEL (RA).
De Jonghe, Benoît. A most astute recherchist, to whom we owe the discovery of the link between SANT'ELIA and ROBICK (INT).
| De Pauw, Charlie. A
Brusselite developper. He is quoted as saying: "Our goal is to bring
a big boom to Brussels." (Kaplan). See BRUSSELS and DE VROUW. De Vrouw, Freddy. A developer born in BRÜSEL in 700 AT. He started his fortune by marketing a household model of vacuum cleaner. His manipulations led to the launch, followed by the sinking, of the reconstruction project of his birthplace. His office, installed in a DIRIGIBLE, was quite impressive. He eventually moved to GALATOGRAD after 746 AT, where he became a delicatessen products wholesaler (EC, B, GC). See also Charlie DE PAUW, FREDDY DE VROUW FOUNDATION and PETITE BOUTIQUE DE M. DE VROUW. |
Freddy De Vrouw |
| De Wind, Caspar.
A resident of GRONINGEN, in the Netherlands, and author of
some of the texts of the "Web of the Obscure Cities" INTERNET site. A participant to the First OBSCURE CONVENTION. De Wolf. A deputy-mayor of BRÜSEL, involved in the great Real Estate scandal (EC). |
Caspar De Wind |
Dany. See PIERRE AND DANY (EP).
Daumal, René. See MONT ANALOGUE.
| Daumerie, Hector. Geo-drafter at the CENTER FOR CARTOGRAPHY. |
Debouverie (Mrs). A dairy-woman from Saint-Fuscien Street, in SAMAROBRIVE (EC).
Déchant, Estève. An art critic for the periodical Journal des Beaux-Arts in 1895 AD, very enthusiastic about the painting La PRINCESSE MALEINE, by Augustin DESOMBRES (MAD). See DESCHANT.
Découverte inattendue (La) [The Unexpected Discovery]. Title of two large frescoes by Augustin DESOMBRES (diurnal and nocturnal versions), showing the re-creation of the ACONITUM in CALVANI. The artist probably took inspiration from several Obscure works, for fragments of this scene can be found in many places on the CONTINENT (MAD, GC). See also MOBILE PANORAMA.
Dedieu, Thomas. Recherchist living in Isle-Adam, Parisian region. We owe him the discovery of the link between Albert CHAMISSO and CHAMISSO DE BONCOURT (TD).
| Defosse, Jean-Claude. Belgian journalist who inquired about the events of the LOUISE subway station. His commentaries were inclued in the Le DOSSIER "B" documentary (DB). |
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Deguer. An architect of BRÜSEL. He and his partner, METZLEUX, were actively sought by Mrs. René HAMELIN in April 719 AT (EC).
del Giudice, Ludovic. Artist of ALAXIS who decorated the PALAZIO (INT).
Delacroix, Eugène. A French painter, born in Saint-Maurice (Seine) [1798-1863 AD]. A powerful colourist and daring innovator, he was the leader of the Romantic School. He is the author of vast murals in Paris (ceiling of the Louvre Apollon gallery; Salon of the King and the library, in the Chamber of Deputies; the Saints-Anges chapel, in the Saint-Sulpice church) (PLI). A PASSEUR (A). See STREETS OF BRUSSELS.
| Delphinium (The). A
trendy and expensive restaurant of BLOSSFELDTSTAD ,
named after one of the plants photographed by Karl BLOSSFELDT
(ODH). Delprat, Auguste. Former vice-president of the Higher School of Aerial Navigation of PÂHRY and designer of the AERIAL VELOCIPEDE (ETPV). Author of a popular Science column in L'ÉCHO DES CITÉS, friend of Axel WAPPENDORF (EC). |
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Demain la Science [Tomorrow the Science]. A excellent scientific periodical of the Obscure World, available in bound volumes (EC, B, EP, GC). See also LOMS.
Demolder (Dr). A pompous doctor at the HOTEL-DIEU, fond of Latin quotes (B). See STREETS OF BRUSSELS.
Dennis, Dieter. General Auditor for the Arts at the time of Oscar FROBÉLIUS' concert at the GREEN LAKE. Composer of URBICANDE SYMPHONY (EC) and the operas The CHILDREN OF ARMILIA and La SENTENCE. He has been working for some times on the URBICANDE OPERA project (GC). It has been said that he bears a surprising resemblance with Eugen ROBICK (ACO). He is one of those characters with his feet in both worlds.
| Dernier Plan (Le) [The Last Shot, in the cinematographic sense]. [1] A fresco by DESOMBRES, done in 1903 AD on the theme of movies, which were then at their very beginning (MAD). Although the Obscure people have a notion of cinematography which is quite different from ours, it may somehow be linked to the FIXORAMA. See also CITÉ DES OMBRES. [2] A movie scripted by Benoît PEETERS, and in which François SCHUITEN is an actor (LSLC). The movie, subtitled in English, has been part of a strange auction in Los Angeles, on March 3, 2000 AD [http://www.Films4Auction.com/previews/]. See also DOLINESCU and IANCU. |
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Dersenval, Ernest. [676-752 AT] A Doctor in Medicine, born in PÂHRY (L'ÉCHO DES CITÉ of April 719 AT mentions BRÜSEL), friend of Axel WAPPENDORF. Famous for his therapeutical applications of electricity (dersenvalisation). Designer of the gigantic BRÜSEL CLINIC that eventually took his name. Victim of a laboratory accident, he spent his last years in a very confuse mental state (EC, B, GC). See COLLEGE SAINTE-BARBE, D'ARSONVAL, DUVAL and VANDERSTICHELEN.
| Desbordes, Aurélie (Madame). Conservator of Prints at the CENTER FOR CARTOGRAPHY. |
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| Desbois, C. A literary critic who
wrote about Augustin DESOMBRES (MAD). Deschant, Estève. In the World of the Cities, author of the book PAUVRETÉ DANS LES SOMONITES (GC). See DÉCHANT. |
| Desombres, Augustin Marie Honoré.
An artist and painter, born in Bourg-en- Bresse, France, on September 22, 1869 AD. Driven
by a mysterious force, he found his way into the world of the Cities at least twice, and
became obsessed with Mary VON RATHEN. Officially, he
disappeared in November 1906 AD, although everything indicates that he, in fact, became
the guardian of the A.DESOMBRES MUSEUM. He left
in this building several frescoes that allow PASSAGE into the
Obscure World, and his work has seen a surprising rise in interest after 1990 AD (MAD, EP,
GC). See also AFFAIRE DESOMBRES, DE SAINT-ALBAN, FABRITIUS,
GÉRÔME, MAGRITTE, SPHERES, VAUGHN-JAMES and WAPPENDORF.
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| Despierres, Bernard. He
is known to have commented about the superiority of CALVANI
over ALAXIS (A). Devera Influentia Rerum. One of the books of Elias Aureolus PALINGENIUS (LT). Devillers, Claire. Belgian journalist. She is the central figure in the documentary Le DOSSIER B. A.K.A. Valérie Lemaître (DB). |
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Dhufard. One of the eight Cities mentioned in the BOOK OF SAMARIS (MS).
Dictionnaire des Cîtés (SIC) Obscures. [Dictionary of the Obscure Cities (Cited?)] A book by E.Remy, only ten copies were ever printed (ACO).
Dinesen. A MYLOS factory specialising in the production canvas for dirigibles. FRIEDRICH's working place (RA). Klaus VON RATHEN started as chief engineer there (EC). See HELMUT, Hella JACOBSEN and STINA.
Dirigible. (In French: dirigeable) In the World of the Cities, a transportation mode that has been developped only recently, but its progress has been phenomenal. See DE VROUW, the KØBENHAVN, NOBILE and STREETS OF BRUSSELS.
Displayism. [Original French term: vitrinisme] An architectural mode beginning to take shape in MONTREAL, involving setting up fake display windows in abandoned buildings to make them look better. See also FACADISM and POSTERISM.
Distraction de l'astronome (La) [The Astronomer's Hobby/Inattention]. A fresco by Augustin DESOMBRES. 1902 AD, 260 x 380 cm (MAD). François SCHUITEN used it as inspiration for a poster entitled L'expérience cruciale [The Crucial Experiment].
Doctors. See MEDICINE.
Dog. Canines are found almost exclusively in the wild on the CONTINENT. The very few domesticated specimens living in the cities are tolerated at best, and considered to be barely a step above rats (PCG, GC). See EFFI, FAUNA and KALIN.
| Dolinescu, Constantin.
Romanian writer [1936-? AD] born in Craiova. Author of such novels as l'INVENTION CRUSOE, l'Emprise (The Grip)
and La Ride (The Wrinkle), he was persecuted for his opinions in his
native country and moved to France in 1987. He wrote the scenario for the movies Négatif
(Negative) and La Ride, which are perhaps two different titles for the
same work. He disappeared from public sight in 1993, and is the central element of
Virgil IANCU's movie; Le DERNIER
PLAN (DP). He
has been somehow connected with an actor named Mihai Dinvale (INT). Dolphin. We know that dolphins live in the Obscure oceans, especially in the SEA OF SILENCES (GC). They may have evolved independently, like the HORSE, but it nevertheless raises the possibility of the existence of maritime PASSAGES. See FAUNA and NORMANDIE. |
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Domaine de Calvani. A red bubbly wine produced in the Obscure World (EC). The few bottles that crossed over into our universe in 1991 AD were not greeted with much enthusiasm by wine-lovers (GC). See SYLVANO.
Door of Time. See TIME PORTAL.
Doré, Gustave. French draftsman and engraver, born in Strasbourg (1833-1883 AD). He has vigorously illustrated many novels by Rabelais, Balzac, Dante, etc... (PLI). A PASSEUR (A). See also RYAD.
| Dossier B (Le). [The "B" File] [1] A book by Pierre LIDIAUX about the urbanistic evolution of BRUSSELS. Published in 1960 AD, most of the copies have mysteriously disappeared, and the work is now so difficult to find that many boubt its very existence. [2] A documentary produced for Belgian television in 1995 AD by Wilbur LEGUEBE (DB, GC). The BRÜSEL Boutique sponsored the making of 1000 video copies in 1999. See DEVILLERS, GÉRARD and STERCKX. |
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| Dramard. One
of the main cities of NOGEGON (N). Drosera. A carnivorous plant, emblem of SAMARIS (MS). Drouma. The river that separates the two Shores of URBICANDE (GC). |
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Drouot, Pierre. A movie producer in our world. He made a documentary on TAXANDRIA (SEP, ACO). See also SERVAIS.
Dufournet. See HOREAU.
Dumont. An architect of BRÜSEL, decorated because he managed not to build anything in all of his long career (GC). See STREETS OF BRUSSELS.
Duraine de Montignac, Marie-Laure (a.k.a. Marie Paulzen). A famous Obscure World actress, who started small and had many equally famous lovers (GC). She played the role of Evgenia RADISIC in the play La SENTENCE, and Dieter DENNIS would like her to do SOPHIE when URBICANDE OPERA is ready (INT). See ARDAN, NEWMAN, PRESTIGIACOMO and SPANACH.
Duval, Eugénie. A widow with a two year old daughter, she married Ernest DERSENVAL when he was still an intern, after 704 AT (U). At the time of the BRÜSEL events, in 746 AT (B, GC), she was presumably deceased.
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