DERNBURG, BERNHARD

(1865), Ger. Jewish statesman; prominent; banking and financial circles; colonial secretary, 1907-10, when anti-Jewish influences compelled him to retire. As! mi ionary of kultur’ to U.S., vigorously spread Ger. propaganda; attempted to condone sinking of Lusitania, and became so unpopular that his deportation was requested. Fr. poet, dramatist, and _ politician; served with distinction during FrancoGer. War, 1871; his patriotism found expre ion in such works as his Chants du Soldat, his hymn, Vive la France, and the dramas Pro Patria and Me ire Du Guesclin. Other works include L’ Hetman, La Mohabite, and La plus jolie Fille du Monde.