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Lean, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Lean, Sir David, 1908–91, English film director, producer, and scriptwriter, b. Croyden, England. He entered the film industry in the 1920s, and had become one of Britain's most…

Lee, David Morris

(Encyclopedia) Lee, David Morris, 1931–, American physicist, b. Rye, N.Y., Ph.D. Yale, 1959. Lee joined the faculty at Cornell in 1959, moving to Texas A&M Univ. in 2009. He was a co-recipient,…

Kornberg, Roger David

(Encyclopedia) Kornberg, Roger David, 1947–, American biochemist, b. St. Louis, Mo., Ph.D. Stanford, 1972; son of Arthur Kornberg. Kornberg held academic posts at Cambridge (1972–76) and Harvard (…

Kamen, Martin David

(Encyclopedia) Kamen, Martin DavidKamen, Martin Davidkāˈmən [key], 1913–2002, American biochemist, b. Toronto, Canada, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.S., Ph.D. 1937). He discovered carbon-14, the…

Kaunda, Kenneth David

(Encyclopedia) Kaunda, Kenneth David Kaunda, Kenneth David kounˈdə [key], 1924–2021, African political leader,…

Lange, David Russell

(Encyclopedia) Lange, David RussellLange, David Russelllăng [key], 1942–2005, New Zealand politician. After receiving his law degree (LL.M., 1970) he fought for the rights of the underprivileged in…

Palmer, Daniel David

(Encyclopedia) Palmer, Daniel David, 1845–1913, American founder of chiropractic, b. near Toronto, Canada. He practiced and taught chiropractic, chiefly in Davenport, Iowa. His work was carried on…

Paterson, David Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Paterson, David Alexander, 1954–, American politician, the first African-American governor of New York (2008–11), b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1977), Hofstra Law School (J.…

Père David's deer

(Encyclopedia) Père David's deerPère David's deerpĕr dävēdzˈ [key], Asian deer, Elaphurus davidianus, known only in a semidomesticated state. Also known as milu and elaphure, it has a bulky,…