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De Forest, Lee

(Encyclopedia)De Forest, Lee, 1873–1961, American inventor, b. Council Bluffs, Iowa, grad. Yale, 1896. He was a pioneer in the development of wireless telegraphy, sound pictures, and television. His triode (1906)...

De Gasperi, Alcide

(Encyclopedia)De Gasperi, Alcide älchēˈdā dā gäˈspārē [key], 1881–1954, Italian premier and a founder of the Christian Democratic party. Born in the Trentino—then under Austria—he represented Italian...

de Gaulle, Charles

(Encyclopedia)de Gaulle, Charles shärl də gōl [key], 1890–1970, French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was reelected to a second seven-year term in 1965. A...

De Hooch, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)De Hooch or De Hoogh, Pieter: see Hooch, Pieter de. ...

De Jong, Piet

(Encyclopedia)De Jong, Piet (Petrus Jozef Sietse De Jong) pēt də yông; pāˈtrüs yōˈzəf sēĕtˈsə [key], 1915–2016, Dutch naval officer and political leader. Having entered the royal navy in 1931, he ser...

De Kalb, Johann

(Encyclopedia)De Kalb, Johann: see Kalb, Johann. ...

De Kempener, Pieter

(Encyclopedia)De Kempener, Pieter: see Kempener, Pieter de. ...

De Keyser, Thomas

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De Koninck, Philips

(Encyclopedia)De Koninck, Philips: see Koninck, Philips de. ...

de Kooning, Willem

(Encyclopedia)de Kooning, Willem də ko͞oˈnĭng [key], 1904–97, American painter, b. Netherlands; studied Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts and Techniques. De Kooning immigrated to the United States, arriving as a...