DAGOBERT I

(d. 639), greatest of Me roving i an kings; suce. his. as king of the Franks, 629, curbed disorder of nobles and Church, encouraged art, sent out Christian mi ionaries, made equal alliance with Byzantine empire. shipped at Gaza and Ashd MANDE (1789-1851), Fr. painter of panoramic views; invented the diorama, and after prolonged experiments with J. N. Niepce, later alone, the daguerrotype, the forerunner of modern photography. The discovery was made public by <Arago in 1839, Daguerrotype Proce , see PHoTOGRAPHY. ~ town, in G@ of Lingayen, Luzon, Philippine Islands; commercial center; exports sugar, indigo, rice, and salt. Pop. 20,000.