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Ecatepec de Morelos

(Encyclopedia)Ecatepec de Morelos ākätāpĕkˈ dā mōrāˈlōs [key], city, Mexico state, S cent...

De Crayer, Gaspar

(Encyclopedia)De Crayer, Gaspar: see Crayer, Gaspar de. ...

De Croo, Alexander

(Encyclopedia)De Croo, Alexander, 1975–, Belgian political leader. He worked for the Boston Consulting Group (1999–2006) and his own management consulting firm (2006–9) before entering politics. The son of Be...

De Filippo, Eduardo

(Encyclopedia)De Filippo, Eduardo ādwärˈdō dā fēlĭpˈpō [key], 1900–1984, Neapolitan playwright and actor. In his scores of plays he combined pathos and farce. Napoli milionaria (1946) depicts postwar Nap...

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 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

(Encyclopedia)De Keyser, Thomas: see Keyser, Thomas de. ...