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David, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)David or Davit, Gerard both: gāˈrärt däˈvēt [key], c.1460–1523, Flemish painter, b. Oudewater, Holland. By 1484 he had established himself in Bruges, where he remained until his death. Depende...

Davit, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.

Groote, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Groote, Gerard or Geert gāˈrärt, gārtˈ, grōˈtə [key], 1340–84, Dutch Roman Catholic reformer. He studied at Paris and elsewhere and because of his learning in theology, philosophy, jurisprud...

Gerard, John

(Encyclopedia)Gerard, John jĕrˈärd, jərärdˈ [key], 1545–1612, English botanist and barber-surgeon. He compiled a catalog (1596) of the plants in his garden, the first of its kind to be published in England....

Edelinck, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Edelinck, Gérard zhārärˈ ādəlăNkˈ [key], 1640–1707, French engraver, b. Antwerp. He is known for his faithful interpretations of the work of Raphael, Le Brun, Champaigne, and other masters a...

Depardieu, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Depardieu, Gérard jĕˌrärdˈ dəpärˌdyöˈ [key], 1948–, French actor, b. Châteauroux. He is a versatile, highly successful actor, who has performed on stage and screen in France and also has ...

Desargues, Gérard

(Encyclopedia)Desargues, Gérard zhārärˈ dəzärgˈ [key], 1591–1661, French mathematician and engineer, a founder of modern geometry. He discovered the theorems on involutions and transversals known by his na...

Dow, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Dow, Gerard: see Dou.

Dou, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Dou, Dow, or Douw, Gerard or Gerrit all: gāˈrärt, gĕrˈĭt dou [key], 1613–1675, Dutch genre and portrait painter of Leiden. The son of a glass painter, he was apprenticed to an engraver and wor...

Douw, Gerard

(Encyclopedia)Douw, Gerard: see Dou.