(Encyclopedia) Attenborough, Sir David Frederick, 1926–, British naturalist and television personality. After serving in the Royal Navy (1947–49), he worked as an editor, then joined the BBC (1952)…
(Encyclopedia) Nau, Jacques Jean DavidNau, Jacques Jean Davidzhäk 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…
(Encyclopedia) Cameron, David William DuncanCameron, David William Duncankămˈərən [key], 1966–, British political leader, b. London. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he worked for the Conservative party'…
(Encyclopedia) Vries, David Pietersen deVries, David Pietersen dedäˈvēt pēˈtərsən [key]Vries, David Pietersen de də vrēs [key], b. c.1593, Dutch merchant captain and colonizer. An experienced mariner…
(Encyclopedia) Casement, Sir Roger David, 1864–1916, Irish revolutionary. While in British consular service, he exposed (1904) the atrocious exploitation of wild-rubber gatherers in the Congo (thus…
(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…
(Encyclopedia) Shalikashvili, John Malchase DavidShalikashvili, John Malchase Davidshälēˌkäshvēˈlē [key], 1936–2011, U.S. army general, b. Poland. Drafted into the army, he became a commissioned…
CLENDENIN, David, a Representative from Ohio; moved from Harford County, Md., to near Struthers in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, about 1806; was a pioneer in the iron and steel industry; lived in…
McINTOSH, David Martin, a Representative from Indiana; born in Oakland, Calif., June 8, 1958; B.A., Yale University, 1980; J.D., University of Chicago, 1983; admitted to the Indiana bar;…
McKINLEY, David, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va.; March 28, 1947; B.S.C.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 1969; civil engineer; business…
