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(Encyclopedia)milu: see Père David's deer.Menevia
(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...Davit, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.elaphure
(Encyclopedia)elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...Garnett, David
(Encyclopedia)Garnett, David: see Garnett, Richard. ...Lange, David Russell
(Encyclopedia)Lange, David Russell lăng [key], 1942–2005, New Zealand politician. After receiving his law degree (LL.M., 1970) he fought for the rights of the underprivileged in Auckland, and was elected to the ...Hosack, David
(Encyclopedia)Hosack, David hŏsˈək [key], 1769–1835, American physician, surgeon, and author; for a time he was Samuel Bard's partner (see under Bard, John). He was an authority on the management of yellow fev...Low, Sir David
(Encyclopedia)Low, Sir David lō [key], 1891–1963, British cartoonist, b. New Zealand. In 1919 Low went to England, where he worked on the London Star (1919–27). Thereafter he successively joined the staff of t...Nau, Jacques Jean David
(Encyclopedia)Nau, Jacques Jean David zhäk zhäN dävēdˈ nō [key], c.1630–1671, French pirate in the West Indies. He is also called François L'Olonnois. He went to the West Indies in 1650. Expelled in 1653 f...Muldoon, Sir Robert David
(Encyclopedia)Muldoon, Sir Robert David, 1921–92, New Zealand political leader, prime minister (1975–84). Originally a public accountant, he entered parliament in 1960 as a member of the conservative National p...Browse by Subject
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