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Hubel, David Hunter

(Encyclopedia) Hubel, David HunterHubel, David Hunterhy&oomacr;ˈbəl [key], 1926–2013, American neurobiologist, b. Ontario, Canada, to American parents. In 1958, Hubel joined Torsten Wiesel at…

Houston, David Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Houston, David FranklinHouston, David Franklinhy&oomacr;ˈstən [key], 1866–1940, American cabinet officer and educator, b. Monroe, N.C., grad. South Carolina College, 1887, M.A.…

Jones, David Charles

(Encyclopedia) Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of…

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…

Josephson, Brian David

(Encyclopedia) Josephson, Brian David, 1940–, British physicist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1964. After several postdoctoral appointments, he joined the faculty at Cambridge in 1974. Josephson was co-recipient…

Eisenhower, Dwight David

(Encyclopedia) Eisenhower, Dwight DavidEisenhower, Dwight Davidīˈzənhouˌər [key], 1890–1969, American general and 34th President of the United States, b. Denison, Tex.; his nickname was “Ike.”…

Dinkins, David Norman

(Encyclopedia) Dinkins, David Norman, 1927–2020, African-American political leader, b. Trenton, N.J. After graduating (1956) from Brooklyn Law School, he went into private law practice. Active in…

Del Tredici, David

(Encyclopedia) Del Tredici, DavidDel Tredici, Daviddĕl trədēˈchē [key], 1937–, American composer, b. Cloverdale, Calif. Originally a pianist, he made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony at 16,…

Dodge, David Low

(Encyclopedia) Dodge, David Low, 1774–1852, American merchant and pacifist, b. Brooklyn, Conn. In 1815 he founded the New York Peace Society, possibly the first such organization to be established.…

Donald, David Herbert

(Encyclopedia) Donald, David Herbert, 1920–2009, American historian, b. Goodman, Miss. After receiving his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Illinois in 1946, he taught at Columbia (1947–49; 1951–59), Smith (…