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Hogarth, David George
(Encyclopedia) Hogarth, David GeorgeHogarth, David Georgehōˈgärth [key], 1862–1927, English archaeologist, keeper (1909–27) of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. He explored and excavated (1887–1907) in…Bath-sheba
(Encyclopedia) Bath-shebaBath-shebabăthˈ-shēbə, –shēˈbə [key], in the Bible, wife of Uriah the Hittite. David seduced her, effected the death of her husband, and then married her. Her second son by…David, Elizabeth
(Encyclopedia) David, Elizabeth, 1914–92, English food writer, b. Elizabeth Gwynne. Daughter of a wealthy Conservative MP, she cut her culinary eyeteeth in Paris while studying at the Sorbonne, then…Abernathy, Ralph David
(Encyclopedia) Abernathy, Ralph DavidAbernathy, Ralph Davidăbˈərnăthˌē [key], 1926–90, American civil-rights leader, b. Linden, Ala. A Baptist minister, he helped Martin Luther King, Jr., organize…Castellani, Sir Aldo
(Encyclopedia) Castellani, Sir AldoCastellani, Sir Aldoälˈdō käsˌtəläˈnē [key], 1877–1971, British-Italian bacteriologist, b. Florence, Italy. He demonstrated the cause and mode of transmission of…Ben
(Encyclopedia) Ben, in the Bible, Levite porter under David.Broderick, David Colbreth
(Encyclopedia) Broderick, David ColbrethBroderick, David Colbrethbrōˈdərĭk [key], 1820–59, American politician, b. Washington, D.C. Brought up in New York City, he was active in Tammany Hall before…Malcolm IV
(Encyclopedia) Malcolm IV, 1141–65, king of Scotland (1153–65), grandson and successor of David I. On his accession the young king was at once faced with a rebellion of the western Gaels, supported…Dinkins, David Norman
(Encyclopedia) Dinkins, David Norman, 1927–2020, African-American political leader, b. Trenton, N.J. After graduating (1956) from Brooklyn Law School, he went into private law practice. Active in…Dacko, David
(Encyclopedia) Dacko, DavidDacko, Daviddävēdˈ däkōˈ [key], 1930–2003, president of the Central African Republic (1960–66, 1979–81). A leader in the independence movement in French Equatorial Africa,…Trending
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