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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. ...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...de Kruif, Paul
(Encyclopedia)de Kruif, Paul də krīf [key], 1890–1971, American author, b. Zeeland, Mich., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.S., 1912). He was bacteriologist at the university from 1912 to 1917. Among his books are Mi...De Lairesse, Gerard
(Encyclopedia)De Lairesse, Gerard: see Lairesse, Gerard de. ...de Larrocha, Alicia
(Encyclopedia)de Larrocha, Alicia (Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle), 1923–2009, Spanish pianist, b. Barcelona. One of the outstanding pianists of the 20th cent., she gave her first recital when she was five and ...Browse by Subject
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