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Rizzio, David

(Encyclopedia) Rizzio, DavidRizzio, Davidrĭtˈsēō [key], 1533?–1566, favorite of Mary Queen of Scots. He was a Piedmontese musician (also called Riccio) who arrived (1561) in Scotland with the…

Baltimore, David

(Encyclopedia) Baltimore, DavidBaltimore, Davidbôlˈtĭmôr [key], 1938–, American microbiologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Rockefeller Univ., 1964. He conducted (1965–68) virology research at the Salk…

Walden Pond

(Encyclopedia) Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David.

Rei

(Encyclopedia) ReiReirēˈī [key], loyal adherent of David.

Pulitzer Prizes: Spot News Reporting

1991Miami Herald staff1992New York Newsday staff1993Los Angeles Times staff1994New York Times staff1995Los Angeles Times staff1996Robert D. McFadden (New York Times)1997Newsday staff (Long…

Chronicles

(Encyclopedia) Chronicles, two books of the Bible, originally a single work in the Hebrew canon (the final book of that canon), called First and Second Chronicles in the Authorized Version, and…

Porter, David Dixon

(Encyclopedia) Porter, David Dixon, 1813–91, American admiral, b. Chester, Pa.; son of David Porter. He served under his father in the Mexican navy before he was appointed (1829) midshipman in the U.…