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Duncan Phyfe
Duncan Phyfe Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854), Scottish-born American cabinetmaker, was one of the best-known and finest furniture makers in the United States. Duncan Phyfe was born at Loch Fannich. He probably served an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker. The Phyfe family emigrated to Albany, N.Y.,... Read more |
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American art
American art the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture , North American Native art , pre-Columbian art and architecture , Mexican art and architecture , Spanish colonial art and architecture , and Canadian art and... Read more |
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Michael Clarke Duncan
DUNCAN, Michael Clarke 1957– (Michael Duncan Clarke, Michael Duncan, Michael "Big Mike " Duncan, Michael C. Duncan) PERSONAL Born December 10, 1957, in Chicago, IL; son of Jean Duncan (a house cleaner). Education: Attended Kankakee Community College; studied communications... Read more |
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Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan 1976- American basketball player Combining skills as a passer, rebounder, shooter, scorer, dribbler, and defender, Tim Duncan is one of the best all-round players in the NBA. Winner of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Most Valuable Player honors in 2002, Duncan is no stranger... Read more |
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William Duncan Strong
Strong, William DuncanWORKS BY STRONGSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYWilliam Duncan Strong (1899-1962), American anthropologist, was born in Portland, Oregon. The Strong family played an active role in the development of the Oregon and Washington territories. Strong‘s grandfather was one of the first... Read more |
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Macbeth
Macbeth , d. 1057, king of Scotland (1040-57). He succeeded his father as governor of the province of Moray c.1031 and was a military commander for Duncan I. In 1040 he killed Duncan in battle and seized the throne. Possibly of royal descent himself, he acquired a direct claim to the throne through... Read more |
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Adam Duncan
Duncan, Adam (1731–1804). Born at Lundie (Dundee), Duncan was a Scot of prodigious strength and height. He entered the merchant service initially, only obtaining his lieutenant's commission when he was 24. A protégé of Keppel, in the Seven Years War Duncan took part in the Belle... Read more |
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Edmund Duncan Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, EDMUND DUNCAN(1835–1911) Edmund Duncan Montgomery, a Scottish-American philosopher, anticipated in his "philosophy of vital organization" ideas of emergent evolution, the energetic nature of matter, and the pragmatic functioning of knowledge. Born in Edinburgh, he studied... Read more |
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Cawdor
Cawdor , village, Highland, NE Scotland, SW of Nairn. Cawdor Castle, the earliest remaining piece dating from 1454, was represented by Shakespeare , following tradition, as the scene of the slaying (1040) of Duncan by Macbeth .... Read more |
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Duncan I
Duncan I (d. 1040), king of Strathclyde (possibly before 1034) and king of Scotland (1034–40). On the death of Malcolm II as an old man, the male line of the royal dynasty was extinguished. The vacuum was filled by Duncan, son of Crínán, abbot of Dunkeld (d. 1045), and... Read more |
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