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Dunstable: town, South Bedfordshire district, administrative and historic county of Bedfordshire, England, on the northern slopes of the Chiltern Hills. Dunstable appears as a royal borough in the reign of Henry ...
Dunstable, John: English composer who influenced the transition between late medieval and early Renaissance music. The influence of his sweet, sonorous music was recognized by his contemporaries on the Continent, including Martin ...
Dunstan of Canterbury, Saint: English abbot, celebrated archbishop of Canterbury, and a chief adviser to the kings of Wessex, who is best known for the major monastic reforms that he effected.
Dunster: town ("parish"), West Somerset district, administrative and historic county of Somerset, England. It lies at the edge of Exmoor National Park and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Dunster Beach on ...
Dunster, Henry: American clergyman and first president of Harvard College.
Dunwich: village ("parish"), Suffolk Coastal district, administrative and historic county of Suffolk, England, on the North Sea coast. The first development on the site was probably a Romano-British community, and in ...
duodenum: the first part of the small intestine, which receives partially digested food from the stomach and begins the absorption of nutrients. The duodenum is the shortest segment of the intestine ...
Duong: king of Cambodia by 1841, formally invested in 1848, the last Cambodian king to reign before the French-imposed protectorate.
duoviri: in ancient Rome, a magistracy of two men. Duoviri perduellionis were two judges, selected by the chief magistrate, who tried cases of crime against the state. Duoviri navales, at first ...
Dupain, Max: Australian photographer who developed an influential style of commercial photography that emphasized the geometric forms of his architectural and industrial subjects.
Dupanloup, Felix-Antoine-Philibert: Roman Catholic bishop of Orleans who was a clerical spokesman for the liberal wing of French Catholicism during the mid-19th century.
Duparc, Henri: French composer known for his original and lasting songs on poems of Charles Baudelaire, Leconte de Lisle, Theophile Gautier, and others.
Duperron, Jacques Davy: French cardinal, remembered especially for his part in the conversion of King Henry IV of France to Roman Catholicism.
Dupin, Louis Ellies: French church historian whose history of Christian literature, Nouvelle Bibliotheque des auteurs ecclesiastiques, 58 vol. (1686-1704; "New Library of Ecclesiastical Writers"), broke with scholastic tradition by treating biography, literary and ...
Dupleix, Joseph-Francois: colonial administrator and governor-general of the French territories in India who nearly realized his dream of establishing a French empire in India. Although he was an imaginative political visionary, he ...
Duplessis, Maurice: Canadian politician who controlled Quebec's provincial government as its premier from 1936 until his death, except for the war years of 1940-44.
Duplicate Bridge: form of Contract Bridge played in all tournaments, in Bridge clubs, and often in the home; it is so called because each hand is played at least twice, although by ...
duplicating machine: a device for making duplicate copies from a master copy of printed, typed, drawn, or other material and utilizing various reproduction techniques to this end. The major types of duplicating ...
DuPont Company: American corporation engaged primarily in the manufacture of chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibres. The company was founded by Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834) in Delaware in 1802 to produce black ...
Duport, Adrien: French magistrate who was a leading constitutional monarchist during the early stages of the French Revolution of 1789.
Duport, Louis: French ballet dancer who refined classical technique, excelling particularly in multiple pirouettes and high, soaring leaps.
Dupplin Moor, Battle of: (Aug. 12, 1332), battle fought about 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Perth, Perthshire, a victory for Edward de Balliol, a claimant to the Scottish throne, over forces led by ...
Duprat, Antoine: chancellor of France and cardinal known for his service as one of Francis I's most trusted advisers.
Dupre, Giovanni: Italian sculptor whose success was due to his lifelike and original interpretation of form when Italian sculpture was deteriorating into a mannered imitation of the works of Antonio Canova.
Dupre, Jules: French artist who was one of the leaders of the Barbizon group of landscape painters.
Dupre, Marcel: foremost French organ virtuoso of his time, famed for his ability to improvise and influential as a teacher.
Dupre, Marie-Jules: French naval officer who served as governor of French Cochinchina (southern Vietnam) in 1871-74. Despite official policy opposing imperialistic expansion, Dupre attempted to establish French dominance in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) ...
Duprez, Gilbert: French tenor, teacher of voice, and composer.
Dupuis, Jean: French adventurer, trader, and publicist who was associated with the unsuccessful effort to establish French influence in northern Vietnam in 1873.
Dupuit, Arsene-Jules-Etienne-Juvenal: French engineer and economist who was one of the first to analyze the cost-effectiveness of public works.
Dupuy, Charles-Alexandre: French political figure whose governments during the period of the Dreyfus Affair failed to cope successfully with critical issues arising from the political and social tensions that emerged during the ...
Dupuy, Pierre: historian and librarian to King Louis XIV of France. He was first to catalog the royal archives (Tresor des chartes) and, with his brother Jacques, the king's library.
Dupuytren's contracture: flexion deformity of the hands caused by thickening of the fascia, or fibrous connective tissue, of the palm. The proliferation of connective tissue causes the tendons of one or more ...
Dupuytren, Guillaume, Baron: French surgeon and pathologist best known for his description and development of surgical procedures for alleviating "Dupuytren's contracture" (1832), in which fibrosis of deep tissues of the palm causes permanent ...
Duque de Caxias: city, Rio de Janeiro estado (state), southeastern Brazil, suburb of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Until 1931 it was known as Meriti Station and from 1931 ...
Duque de Estrada, Diego: Spanish soldier and adventurer.
Duquesne University: private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Duquesne is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. The university consists of the College of Liberal Arts and the schools ...
Duquesne, Abraham, Marquis Du Quesne: French naval officer during the administrations of Richelieu and Colbert who decisively defeated the combined fleets of Spain and Holland in 1676.
Duquesnoy, Francois: Flemish-born Roman sculptor whose relatively restrained works reveal the influence of his close friend the painter Nicolas Poussin and helped to counter the influence of the more extravagantly emotional art ...
Dur Sharrukin: ancient Assyrian city located northeast of Nineveh, in Iraq. Built between 717 and 707 BC by the Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 721-705), Dur Sharrukin exhibits careful town planning. The ...
Dur-Kurigalzu: fortified city and royal residence of the later Kassite kings, located near Babylon in southern Mesopotamia (now in Iraq). This city was founded either by Kurigalzu I (c. 1400-c. 1375 ...
Dura-Europus: ruined Syrian city, located in the Syrian desert near Dayr az-Zawr. Excavations were carried out first by Franz Cumont (1922-23) and later by M. Rostovtzev (1928-37). Dura was originally a ...
duralumin: strong, hard, lightweight alloy of aluminum, widely used in aircraft construction, discovered and patented in 1910 by Alfred Wilm, a German metallurgist; it was originally made only at Duren in ...
Duran, Profiat: Jewish philosopher and linguist, the author of a devastating satire on medieval Christianity and of a notable work on Hebrew grammar.
Duran, Roberto: Panamanian professional boxer who was world lightweight, welterweight, junior-middleweight, and middleweight champion.
Duran, Simeon ben Zemah: first Spanish Jewish rabbi to be paid a regular salary by the community and author of an important commentary on Avot ("Fathers"), a popular ethical tractate in the Talmud, the ...
Durance: principal river draining the French side of the Alps toward the Mediterranean. From its origin in the Montgenevre region, Hautes-Alpes departement, to its confluence with the Rhone below Avignon, it ...
Durand Line: boundary established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India, marking their respective spheres of influence; in modern times it has marked ...
Durand, Asher B: U.S. painter, engraver, and illustrator, one of the founders of the Hudson River school (q.v.) of landscape painting.
Durand, Guillaume: French prelate who was a renowned canonist and medieval liturgist.
Durand-Ruel, Paul: French art dealer who was an early champion of the Barbizon school artists and the Impressionists.
Durandus Of Saint-pourcain: French bishop, theologian, and philosopher known primarily for his opposition to the ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Durang, John: the first U.S.-born professional dancer of note, who was best known for his hornpipe dance. In 1784, when Durang was 17 years old, he made his debut as a performer ...
Durango: city, seat (1881) of La Plata county, southwestern Colorado, U.S., on the Animas River in the foothills of the La Plata Mountains at an elevation of 6,505 feet (1,983 metres). ...
Durango: estado (state), north-central Mexico. It is bounded by the states of Chihuahua (north), Coahuila and Zacatecas (east), Jalisco and Nayarit (south), and Sinaloa (west). The western portion ...
Durango: city, capital of Durango state, north central Mexico. It lies in a fertile valley of the Sierra Madre, 6,197 ft (1,889 m) above sea level. North of the city is ...
Durant: city, seat (1907) of Bryan county, southern Oklahoma, U.S., in the Red River valley, a few miles north of the Texas border. Settled about 1870 and named for a well-known ...
Durant, Will; and Durant, Ariel: American husband-and-wife writing collaborators whose Story of Civilization, 11 vol. (1935-75), established them among the best known writers of popular philosophy and history.
Durant, William Crapo: American industrialist and founder of General Motors Corporation, which later became one of the largest corporations in the world in terms of sales.
Durante, Francesco: Italian composer of religious and instrumental music who was especially known for his teaching.
Durante, Jimmy: American comedian whose career in every major entertainment performance medium spanned more than six decades.
Durao, Jose de Santa Rita: Brazilian epic poet, best known for his long poem Caramuru. Durao was a pioneer in his use of the South American Indians as subjects of literature.
Duras, Marguerite: French novelist, screenwriter, scenarist, playwright, and film director, internationally known for her screenplays of Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and India Song (1975). The novel L'Amant (1984; The Lover; film, 1992) ...
Durazno: city, central Uruguay, on the Yi River. Long part of an unclaimed area between Spanish and Portuguese territories, Durazno was not formally founded until 1821, when Jose Fructuoso Rivera established ...
Durban: largest city of KwaZulu/Natal province, South Africa, and chief seaport of South Africa, located on Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean. European settlement began with a band of Cape Colony ...
durbar: in India, a court or audience chamber, and also any formal assembly of notables called together by a governmental authority. In British India the name was specially attached to formal ...
Duren: city, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies along the Rur River, on the northeastern slopes of the Eifel Hills. A Frankish settlement first mentioned in ...
Durer, Albrecht: painter and printmaker generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works (see ), numerous portraits and self-portraits (see , and ...
Durfort Family: French noble family of prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Durg: city, central Chhattisgarh state, central India, just east of the Seonath River, part of the Durg-Bhilai Nagar urban agglomeration. The city is an agricultural market and is heavily engaged in ...
Durga: in Hindu mythology, one of the many forms of the goddess Sakti (Shakti), the consort of Siva (Shiva). Her best-known feat was the slaying of the buffalo-demon Mahisasura. According to ...
Durgapur: city, southern West Bengal state, northeastern India, just north of the Damodar River. Connected by road and rail with Calcutta (Kolkata), Burdwan, and Asansol, Durgapur is one of India's chief ...
Durham: city, seat (1881) of Durham county, north-central North Carolina, U.S. It is situated about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Chapel Hill and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Raleigh, ...
Durham: administrative, geographic, and historic county of northeastern England, on the North Sea coast. The administrative, geographic, and historic counties cover somewhat different areas. The administrative county comprises seven districts: Chester-le-Street, ...
Durham: town (township), Strafford county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S., on the Oyster River just southwest of Dover. Settled in 1635, it was known as the parish of Oyster River until it ...
Durham: urban area and city (district), administrative and historic county of Durham, northeastern England.