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Joachim Du Bellay
Joachim Du Bellay , 1522?-1560, French poet of the Pléiade (see under Pleiad ). He wrote their manifesto, La Deffence et illustration de la langue francoyse (1549), which urges the study and emulation of the classics and the use of French as the literary language. His poetic works, broadly... Read more |
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Theatre du Nouveau Monde
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Theatre du Soleil
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Theatre du Vieux-Colombier
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Armand Jean Du Plessis duc de Richelieu
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Charles du Fresne sieur Du Cange
Charles du Fresne Du Cange, sieur , 1610-88, French medieval historian and philologist. He is principally known for his Glossarium mediae et infimae Latinitatis [glossary of medieval and late Latin] (1678). It remains the greatest collection ever made of the forms of early medieval Latin and of... Read more |
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cockatoo
cockatoo XVII (cacatoe). — Du. kaketoe — Malay kakatua; infl. by COCK 1.... Read more |
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Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier In a writing career that spanned over four decades and brought her international renown, Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) published in a number of different genres. Among her most popular works were those that spun tales of mystery, suspense, and drama, including the classic Gothic... Read more |
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Pierre Du Pont
P IERRE DUP ONT Born: January 15, 1870 Wilmington, Delaware Died: April 5, 1954 Wilmington, Delaware American industrialist and businessman The American industrialist (one who owns or manages an industry) Pierre du Pont, as chairman of... Read more |
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Samuel Francis Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont 1803-65, American naval officer, b. Bergen Point, N.J.; grandson of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours . Appointed a midshipman in 1815, he saw his first active duty in the Mediterranean (1817) and served in the Mexican War. As commander of the South Atlantic Blockading... Read more |
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