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George Douglas
George Douglas pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869-1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber story of Scottish life.... Read more |
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George Douglas Howard Cole
George Douglas Howard Cole 1889-1959, English economist, labor historian, and socialist. Educated at Oxford, he was long associated with the university and held a professorship from 1944 to 1957. For many years a leading exponent of guild socialism , he later returned to his original Fabianism,... Read more |
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Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts 1860-1943, Canadian author, b. New Brunswick. He was the first Canadian to be knighted for his work as a writer. He wrote over 67 works, of which the best-known are Orion (1880), Divers Tones (1886), Selected Poems (1936), and other volumes of lyrics and... Read more |
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Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas (George Norman Douglas), 1868-1952, British novelist and essayist, b. Scotland. He spent the years from 1894 to 1896 in diplomatic service in Russia but resigned from the foreign service in 1896. His masterpiece, South Wind (1917), which is set on Nepenthe, an invented... Read more |
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Kirk Douglas
Douglas, Kirk 1916–(Issur Danielovitch; George Spelvin, Jr.) PERSONALOriginal name, Issur Danielovitch Demsky (some sources cite name variously as Issur Danielovitch or Isadore Danielovitch Demsky); born December 9, 1916, in Amsterdam, NY; son of Harry (in business; some sources cite name as Jacob... Read more |
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William Douglas 1st earl of Douglas and Mar
William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar 1327?-1384, Scottish nobleman; nephew of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. About 1348 he returned to Scotland from France and recaptured the Douglas lands from the English. Later he took part in the negotiations for the ransom and release of David... Read more |
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Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold , 1803-57, English humorist and playwright. His plays Blackeyed Susan (1829) and Time Works Wonders (1845) were highly successful. Jerrold is best known, however, for his contributions to Punch, collected as Punch's Letters to His Son (1843) and Mrs. Caudle's Curtain... Read more |
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Douglas Southall Freeman
Douglas Southall Freeman , 1886-1953, American editor and historian, b. Lynchburg, Va. He was editor of the Richmond News Leader from 1915 to 1949, when he retired to devote most of his time to historical writing. An authority on military strategy and on the military history of the Civil War,... Read more |
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Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson 1882-1958, Australian antarctic explorer and geologist, b. England. His first geographical expedition was to the New Hebrides Islands as a geologist in 1903. As a member of the scientific staff of Sir Ernest Shackleton's south polar expedition (1907-9), Mawson took part in the... Read more |
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Rowan Douglas Williams
Rowan Douglas Williams archbishop of Canterbury (2002-), b. Swansea, Wales; grad. Christ's College, Cambridge (B.A., 1971; M.A., 1975), Wadham College, Oxford (D.Phil., 1975). Ordained a priest in 1978, he was a teacher, dean, and chaplain at Cambridge (1977-86) and a professor of theology at... Read more |
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Brown, George Douglas
Brown, George Douglas, see Douglas, George. |
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Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas
Roberts, Sir Charles George Douglas (1860–1943), Canadian poet, novelist, editor, and university professor, after the popular success of his history of... |
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Douglas, George
Douglas, George, the pseudonym of George Douglas Brown (1869–1902), the son of an Ayrshire farmer, published The House with the Green Shutters (1901) which was described as ‘a masterpiece’ by J. B. Priestley. The work, in contrast... |
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Douglas, (George) Norman
Douglas, (George) Norman (1868–1952), novelist and essayist, is chiefly remembered for his travel books about Capri, Tunisia, and Calabria... |
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Lincoln‐Douglas Debates
...which proceeded to return Douglas to the Senate. Although Lincoln...respectable showing against Douglas in the debates proved a major...Interpretation of the Lincoln‐Douglas Debates, 1959. Don E. Fehrenbacher...in the 1850’s, 1962. George B. Forgie |
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Douglas, Stephen A.
...triggered secession. Although Douglas venerated the Union, he figured...Branch: Senate; Lincoln‐Douglas Debates; Railroads.Bibliography...Robert W. Johannsen , Stephen A. Douglas, 1973. George B. Forgie |
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Queensberry, William Douglas, 5th duke of
...1810). Son of William Douglas, earl of March [S], whom he succeeded at the age of 6, Douglas became duke in 1778 when his...a lord of the bedchamber to George III and received the Thistle...created a British peer as Baron Douglas. After wobbling in the ... |
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Morton, William Douglas, 6th earl of
Morton, William Douglas, 6th earl of [S] (1540–1606). Douglas was son of Sir Robert Douglas of Lochleven and, by his mother, a half...escaped with the help of his younger brother George. He fought with the anti-Mary forces at... |
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Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of [S] (c.1449–1513). Son and heir of George, 4th earl of Angus [S] (d. 1463), father of the poet Gavin Douglas, and the great political maverick of late 15th- and early 16th-cent. Scotland... |
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Freeman, Douglas Southall
Freeman, Douglas Southall (1886–1953), editor of the Richmond News Leader (1915...The South to Posterity (1939), lectures on the Confederacy; and George Washington (6 vols., 1948–54; vol. 7, 1957, completed by two... |
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Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of [S] (c.1449–1513). Son and heir of George, 4th earl of Angus [S] (d. 1463), and the great political maverick of late 15th and early 16th‐cent. Scotland. Angus... |
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Stratemeyer, George Edward
Stratemeyer, George Edward ˈstræṯəˌmīyər (1890–1969) air force officer. Born in Ohio...to incapacitate the Chinese logistical system. He sided with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in his disagreement with President Harry S. Truman over war... |
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Kenney, George Churchill
Kenney, George Churchill (1889–1977) military aviator and commander, born in Yarmouth...support for numerous amphibious invasions of the ground forces led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Kenney's most notable achievements included the destruction... |
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Marshall, George Catlett, Jr.
Marshall, George Catlett, Jr. (1880–1959) General of the Army and statesman, army chief...secretary of defense, Marshall was involved in the decision to recall Gen. Douglas MacArthur from Korea. Earlier in his career Marshall had played a major... |
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Heath, Edward Richard George
Heath, Edward Richard George ( ‘Ted’ Heath) (b. 9 July 1916). British Prime Minister 1970–4 Born...negotiator for entry into the European Economic Community (EEC). When Douglas-Home resigned as party leader in 1965, Heath became leader in... |
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First World War
...strategic situation which Lloyd George inherited when he became prime...minister in December 1916. Lloyd George knew that the people had to be convinced...commander‐in‐chief, Sir Douglas Haig, to have his way and...British had anticipated. Lloyd George ... |
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pluralism
...1985).Less commonly, the term also refers to a body of British political theory, associated with such names as George Douglas Howard Cole, John Neville Figgis, and Harold J. Laski, which attracted equal attention in the 1920s. It argued... |
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Walker, Walton Harris
...England in early 1944. In July it landed in France as part of George S. Patton's Third Army, and it earned the nickname “the...was transferred to Japan to command Eighth Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Far East Command. When the North Koreans attacked... |
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Eisenhower, Dwight David
...tank-training unit and had numerous assignments between the wars, including service with Douglas MacArthur in the Philippines. In 1942 General George Marshall selected him over 366 more senior officers to be commander of US troops in Europe... |
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social constructionism
...an innovative synthesis of the ideas of Émile Durkheim and George Herbert Mead. For Berger and Luckmann, the basic features of...researchers were deploying arguments derived from the work of Mary Douglas and Basil Bernstein to the effect that educational knowledge... |
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LT.COMMANDER GEORGE DOUGLAS WOOD
POCATELLO --Lt. Commander George Douglas Wood, USNR, Retired, earned...Tuesday, February 1, 2011. George, aka "G.D., " was born in...August 1, 1919, the oldest son of George Douglas Wood Sr., and Lena Marie Mauritzen... |
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War story ; Retired reporter and editor George Douglas could tell thousands...
...Retired reporter and editor George Douglas could tell thousands of true ones...FINALSection: AudienceWhen George Douglas started out as a newspaper reporter...Illustrations/Photos:Caption: George Douglas of Kennebunk is a ... |
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Drexel Burnham Lambert names George Douglas as research director.
...securities firm, today announced that George Douglas has been named director of quantitative...member of the Investment Policy Committee. Douglas replaces Nunzio Tartaglia, who has resigned. Douglas has worked closely with Tartaglia since... |
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George Douglas dies, aged 78
Mr George Douglas, the former industrial correspondent of the Irish Press Group, died yesterday, aged 78. Mr Douglas was born in Derry in 1924 and began his career in journalism at the Derry... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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OBIT - MOORE GEORGE DOUGLAS (DOUG)
George Douglas (Doug) Moore, 81, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, March 20...wife of 40 years, Gertrude W. Moore; his son and daughter-in-law, George D. Jr. and Christine Moore of Blacksburg; his daughter, Susan L... |
 "The News Sun - Waukegan (IL)")
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GEORGE DOUGLAS HILL
George Douglas Hill, age 78 of Waukegan, Illinois died Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, North Chicago, IL... |
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OBIT - MOORE, GEORGE DOUGLAS (DOUG)
George Douglas (Doug) Moore, 81, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2004. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2004 in the John M. Oakey & Son Chapel in Salem, 389-5441. |
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OBIT - JENKINS, GEORGE DOUGLAS (JAKE)
George (Jake) Douglas Jenkins, 60, of Buena Vista, died Wednesday, April 13, 2005. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Service, Buena Vista. |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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ES-M golfer to get taste of LPGA play; Siechen's play in George Douglas...
...for second in the girls division at the 28th annual George Douglas Invitational on May 4 at Corning CC...course. She was the highest local female finisher at the Douglas Invitational, a junior golf event held in conjunction... |
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OBIT - WELLS, GEORGE DOUGLAS
George Douglas Wells, 55, of Salem, Va., passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Arrangements by Lotz Funeral Home, Salem, Va. |
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