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David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

David WU, Congress, OR (1955)

WU, David, a Representative from Oregon; born in Taiwan, April 8, 1955; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1977; attended Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.; J.D., Yale…

Jordan, David Starr

(Encyclopedia) Jordan, David Starr, 1851–1931, American scientist and educator, b. Gainesville, N.Y., M.S. Cornell, 1872, M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1875, and studied under Louis Agassiz at…

David WALKER, Congress, KY (1820)

WALKER, David, (brother of George Walker and grandfather of James David Walker), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Brunswick County, Va., birth date unknown; attended public and private…

The Oscars

More Movies The Apostle Director/Writer: Robert Duvall Director of Photography: Barry Markowitz Editor: Stephen Mack Music: David Mansfield Production Designer: Linda Burton Producer: Rob…

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

(Encyclopedia) David and Lucile Packard Foundation, private philanthropic institution that funds nonprofit organizations. It was founded in 1964 by David Packard (1912–96), co-founder of Hewlett-…

David CROCKETT, Congress, TN (1786-1836)

CROCKETT, David, (father of John Wesley Crockett), a Representative from Tennessee; born at the confluence of Limestone Creek and Nolichuckey River in the State of Franklin, present day Greene…

David TURPIE, Congress, IN (1828-1909)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1863; 1887-1899Party: Democrat; DemocratTURPIE, David, a Senator from Indiana; born in Hamilton County, Ohio, July 8, 1828; graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier…

Bohr, Niels Henrik David

(Encyclopedia) Bohr, Niels Henrik DavidBohr, Niels Henrik Davidnēls hănˈ rēk dāˈvēᵺ [key]Bohr, Niels Henrik David bōr [key], 1885–1962, Danish physicist, one of the foremost scientists of modern…

David Alan STOCKMAN, Congress, MI (1946)

STOCKMAN, David Alan, a Representative from Michigan; born in Fort Hood, Bell County, Tex., November 10, 1946; educated in the public schools of St. Joseph, Mich. graduated from Lakeshore High…