Canadian literature: Modern period, 1900–60: …frequently anthologized tragic narrative “David” (1942), the first of many audacious, technically varied poems exploring the troubling nature of humanity and the cosmos. His publications include the verse play Trial of a City and Other Verse (1952) and poetic collections such as Rag & Bone Shop (1971) and Ghost…

hocket: …French composer Guillaume de Machaut’s “David,” in which the two upper voices sing in hocket above a slower moving tenor.

Donatello: Early career: …knowledge, a marble statue of David, shows an artistic debt to Ghiberti, who was then the leading Florentine exponent of International Gothic, a style of graceful, softly curved lines strongly influenced by northern European art. The David, originally intended for the cathedral, was moved in 1416 to the Palazzo Vecchio,…

Donatello: Early career: …the way for the bronze David, the first large-scale free-standing nude statue of the Renaissance. Well proportioned and superbly poised, it was conceived independently of any architectural setting. Its harmonious calm makes it the most classical of Donatello’s works. The statue was undoubtedly done for a private patron, but the…

Dominica: Independence of Dominica: Hurricane David severely damaged the island in August 1979. The storm not only largely destroyed the banana crop, the island’s economic mainstay, but it also carried away most of the island’s topsoil and virtually wiped out the country’s agricultural base. The following year, Hurricane Allen set…

David, city, western Panama, on the David River and surrounded by fruit groves. It is Panama’s largest city outside of the Panama City metropolitan area and is an important commercial centre, served by the Pacific Ocean seaports of Pedregal and Puerto Armuelles on the Gulf of Chiriquí and by

Robert III: …when Robert III’s eldest son, David, duke of Rothesay, took his place. The dissolute Rothesay died in March 1402 while imprisoned in Albany’s castle of Falkland, Fife. Perhaps in an attempt to save his remaining son, James (afterward James I, king of Scots), from death at Albany’s hands, Robert III…

David was the second ruler of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and Judah. He founded the Judaean dynasty and united all the tribes of Israel under a single monarch. His son Solomon expanded the empire that David built. David is an important figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The

children’s literature: Denmark: , North to Freedom, 1965).

David IV was the king of Georgia (1089–1125). Sometimes known as David II, he became co-ruler with his father, Giorgi II, in 1089. David defeated the Turks in the Battle of Didgori (1122) and captured Tbilisi. Under his leadership, Georgia became the strongest state in

Henry King: Later films: …Peck then worked together on David and Bathsheba (1951), a popular entry in the biblical-epic genre, and The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952). The latter was based on Ernest Hemingway’s short story about a famous writer (played by Peck) who is fatally injured while hunting big game in Africa and reflects…

Orazio Gentileschi: , David and Goliath (1610?) and Saint Cecilia and an Angel (c. 1617/1618 and c. 1621/1627; with Giovanni Lanfranco)—employ Caravaggio’s use of dramatic, unconventional gesture and monumental composition, his uncompromising realism and contemporary representation of figure types, and to some extent his strong chiaroscuro, or light-and-dark…

Malcolm Gladwell: Books: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants (2013) maintains that certain experiences and situations perceived as disadvantages are in fact advantages—and vice versa. Some critics asserted that much of the volume constituted glorified common wisdom and questioned the strength of the…

Frank Perry: …his first feature, the low-budget David and Lisa (1962), an independently made film about two mentally ill teenagers (played by Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin) who develop an emotional connection while in a home for disturbed youths. The sensitive drama was written by Perry’s wife, Eleanor, who dramatized a case…

David ap Gruffudd was the last native prince of Gwynedd in northern Wales; he initiated a major rebellion against the English in Wales, and upon his death Wales fell completely under English rule. David’s grandfather, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, had made Gwynedd the centre of Welsh power. After failing

David Ap Llywelyn was a Welsh prince, ruler of the state of Gwynedd in northern Wales from 1240 to 1246. His father, Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, had made Gwynedd the centre of Welsh power, and his mother, Joan, was the illegitimate daughter of King John of England (ruled 1199–1216). Although Llywelyn

Avrom Goldfaden: …his nearly 400 plays are David at War (the first Hebrew play produced in the United States; first performed, 1904), Shulamit (considered his masterwork, 1880), and Bar Kochba (1882).

Saʿadia ben Joseph: Life: …exilarch (head of Babylonian Jewry) David ben Zakkai as the gaon (“head”) of the academy of Sura, which had been transferred to Baghdad. Upon assuming this office, he recognized the need to systematize Talmudic law and canonize it by subject. Toward this end he produced Kitāb al-mawārīth (“Book on the…

David Ben-Gurion was Israel’s first prime minister. Revered as the “Father of the Nation,” he had the honor of delivering, on May 14, 1948, his country’s declaration of independence. The following year, the remains of the man who had struggled for so long for the establishment of a Jewish

David Bowie: …of a blockbuster art exhibition, David Bowie Is (opened 2013).

Spike Lee: …version of the Broadway production David Byrne’s American Utopia, which aired on HBO.

David Copperfield, novel by English writer Charles Dickens, published serially in 1849–50 and in book form in 1850. David Copperfield has always been among Dickens’s most popular novels and was his own “favourite child.” The work is semiautobiographical, and, although the title character differs

Wilkins Micawber: In a 1935 film adaptation directed by George Cukor, American actor W.C. Fields gave a memorable performance as Micawber.

Pierre-Jean David d’Angers was a French sculptor, who sought to honour the heroes of modern times by means of an expressive form that could appeal to and inspire a broad public. David, the son of a carver, went to Paris as a teenager with 11 francs in his pocket to study at the École des Beaux-Arts

Marie-Charles David de Mayrena was an eccentric French adventurer who became the self-styled king of the Sedang tribe of the northern Central Highlands in what is now southern Vietnam. After defrauding French authorities in Saigon, David de Mayrena fled to Kontum in the Central Highlands, where he

Edward Noyes Westcott: …banker whose posthumously published novel David Harum: A Story of American Life (1898) was immensely popular.

Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: Jacobi replied in David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus (1787; “David Hume on Belief, or Idealism and Realism”), showing his concept of belief to be no different from that held by such advanced philosophers as Hume.

David I was one of the most powerful Scottish kings (reigned from 1124). He admitted into Scotland an Anglo-French (Norman) aristocracy that played a major part in the later history of the kingdom. He also reorganized Scottish Christianity to conform with continental European and English usages and

David II was the king of Scots from 1329, although he spent 18 years in exile or in prison. His reign was marked by costly intermittent warfare with England, a decline in the prestige of the monarchy, and an increase in the power of the barons. On July 17, 1328, in accordance with the

David IV was the king of Georgia (1089–1125). Sometimes known as David II, he became co-ruler with his father, Giorgi II, in 1089. David defeated the Turks in the Battle of Didgori (1122) and captured Tbilisi. Under his leadership, Georgia became the strongest state in

David IV was the king of Georgia (1089–1125). Sometimes known as David II, he became co-ruler with his father, Giorgi II, in 1089. David defeated the Turks in the Battle of Didgori (1122) and captured Tbilisi. Under his leadership, Georgia became the strongest state in

Kalakaua was the king of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891. The son of a high chief, Kalakaua was a candidate to the throne in 1873 but lost the election to Lunalilo. When Lunalilo died the following year, the legislature then elected Kalakaua, who inaugurated a decidedly reactionary and pro-American reign.

David Letterman: Early life and career: …him an NBC mid-morning show, The David Letterman Show. However, his unconventional humor—exemplified by the time he sent an audience member out to fetch him coffee—failed to engage daytime viewers. Although it received two Emmy Awards, the show was canceled after three months.

Sasuntzi Davith: … dealing with the adventures of David of Sasun, a legendary Christian hero, in his defense against invaders from Egypt and Persia. The epic was based on oral tradition that presumably dates from the 8th to the 10th century; it was widely known from the 16th through the 19th century and…

David of Tao was a prince of the Bagratid family of Tao (Armenian: Tayk), a region between Georgia and Armenia. A just ruler and a friend of the church, he allied with Basil II to defeat the rebel Bardas Sclerus (976–979) and was rewarded with extensive lands that made him the most important ruler

Alexander Parris: …early Boston project was the David Sears House (1816) on Beacon Street, now the Somerset Club. He was also responsible for numerous other private homes in Boston. One of Parris’s best-known designs is his St. Paul’s Church (1819), which, with its graceful Ionic portico fronting a Greek-temple-type structure, marked the…

Davíð Stefánsson was an Icelandic poet and novelist, best known as a poet of humanity. Stefánsson came of a cultured yeoman family and was brought up with a love for his homeland, its literature, and its folklore. He frequently journeyed abroad but lived most of his life in the town of Akureyri,

David IV was the king of Georgia (1089–1125). Sometimes known as David II, he became co-ruler with his father, Giorgi II, in 1089. David defeated the Turks in the Battle of Didgori (1122) and captured Tbilisi. Under his leadership, Georgia became the strongest state in

David Thouless was a British-born American physicist who was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on using topology to explain superconductivity and the quantum Hall effect in two-dimensional materials. He shared the prize with British-born American physicists Duncan Haldane and

Andrea del Castagno: …achieved similar force in his David with the Head of Goliath (c. 1450–55), painted on a shield. His last dated work (in Florence Cathedral) is an equestrian portrait of Niccolò da Tolentino. Castagno’s emotionally expressive realism was strongly influenced by Donatello, Domenico, and perhaps Piero della Francesca, and Castagno’s work…

maple: hersii), and the David’s maple (A. davidii). The chalk maple, with whitish bark, is sometimes classified as A. leucoderme, although some authorities consider it a subspecies of sugar maple.

giant panda: Conservation and classification: …Stötzner expedition of 1913–15, although Armand David, a Vincentian missionary, discovered some panda furs in 1869.

Eduard Heinrich David was a leader of the revisionist wing of the German Social Democratic Party and a minister in the early years of the Weimar Republic (1919–33). As a young grammar school teacher, David founded (1893) the Socialist Mitteldeutsche Sonntagszeitung (“Mid-German Sunday News”); but

Eduard Heinrich David was a leader of the revisionist wing of the German Social Democratic Party and a minister in the early years of the Weimar Republic (1919–33). As a young grammar school teacher, David founded (1893) the Socialist Mitteldeutsche Sonntagszeitung (“Mid-German Sunday News”); but

Félicien-César David was a composer whose music opened the door for the Oriental exoticism that was to become a fixture in French Romantic music. David was choirmaster at the Saint-Sauveur Cathedral at Aix-en-Provence (1829) and in 1830 studied at the Paris Conservatory. The following year he

Ferenc Dávid was a Unitarian preacher, writer, and theologian influential in promoting religious toleration and the growth of anti-Trinitarian thought in Hungary. After successively rejecting Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism, in 1566 Dávid became bishop of the Calvinist community at Kolozsvár and

Gerard David was a Netherlandish painter who was the last great master of the Bruges school. Very little is known about David’s early life, during which time his work reflects the influence of Jacob Janszoon, Dieric Bouts, and Geertgen Tot Sint Jans. He went to Bruges, presumably from Haarlem,

Burt Bacharach: …mostly in collaboration with lyricist Hal David.

Burt Bacharach: …mostly in collaboration with lyricist Hal David.

Benton Harbor: The Israelite House of David, a religious sect, established a colony there in 1903. The city is also the site of Lake Michigan College (1946), a two-year institution, as well as a branch of Siena Heights University (1982).

Jacques-Louis David was the most celebrated French artist of his day and a principal exponent of the late 18th-century Neoclassical reaction against the Rococo style. David won wide acclaim with his huge canvases on classical themes (e.g., Oath of the Horatii, 1784). When the French Revolution

Larry David is an American comedian and actor best known as the cocreator of the television series Seinfeld (1989–98) and as the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–24). David’s shows are noted for their socially awkward plot points and difficult, but often likable, characters. David attended the

Larry David is an American comedian and actor best known as the cocreator of the television series Seinfeld (1989–98) and as the star of Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–24). David’s shows are noted for their socially awkward plot points and difficult, but often likable, characters. David attended the

28 Notable Women Cricketers: Neetu David: Neetu David was one of India’s key bowlers during her career and had 182 international wickets. She was the first Indian woman to reach 100 women’s ODI wickets, and her figures of 8 wickets for 53 runs, taken against England in 1995, set…

28 Notable Women Cricketers: Neetu David: Neetu David was one of India’s key bowlers during her career and had 182 international wickets. She was the first Indian woman to reach 100 women’s ODI wickets, and her figures of 8 wickets for 53 runs, taken against England in 1995, set…

Nicol David is a Malaysian squash player who dominated the sport in the early 21st century and became the first to win eight World Open crowns (2005–06, 2008–12, 2014). David’s interest in squash started at the age of five. In 1997 she reached the quarterfinals of the World Junior Squash

Incredible Hulk: From the Bronze Age of comics to the modern era: …Byrne in the 1980s and Peter David in the 1990s—to alter the balance between Banner’s and the Hulk’s personalities, often to tremendous dramatic effect.

Star of David, Jewish symbol composed of two overlaid equilateral triangles that form a six-pointed star. It appears on synagogues, Jewish tombstones, and the flag of the State of Israel. The symbol—which historically was not limited to use by Jews—originated in antiquity, when, side by side with

Sir T.W. Edgeworth David was a geologist noted for his monumental study of the geology of Australia. David served as assistant geologist for the government survey of New South Wales from 1882 until 1891, when he became professor of geology at the University of Sydney. A leader in the investigation

Sir T.W. Edgeworth David was a geologist noted for his monumental study of the geology of Australia. David served as assistant geologist for the government survey of New South Wales from 1882 until 1891, when he became professor of geology at the University of Sydney. A leader in the investigation

St. David ; feast day March 1) was a 6th-century bishop who is revered as the patron saint of Wales. Little is known of his life. According to the hagiography written by the Welsh scholar Rhygyfarch about 1090, he was the son of the chieftain Sant, who raped David’s mother, St. Non. Educated at

Star of David, Jewish symbol composed of two overlaid equilateral triangles that form a six-pointed star. It appears on synagogues, Jewish tombstones, and the flag of the State of Israel. The symbol—which historically was not limited to use by Jews—originated in antiquity, when, side by side with

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Cast:

Jerusalem: Architecture: The Citadel (with David’s Tower) beside the Jaffa Gate, which acquired its present form in the 16th century, was created over ruins from the Hasmonean and Herodian periods, integrating large parts of Crusader structures and some Mamluk additions. The large number of churches mainly represent…

Nicolae Davidescu was a Romanian poet and novelist whose early poems, Inscripƫii (1916), showed the influence of Charles Baudelaire. Among his prose works the novel Zâna din fundul lacului (1912; “The Fairy at the Bottom of the Lake”) was an exercise in symbolism, and Vioara mută (1928; “The Muted

art market: The 21st century: …Christie’s chief executive officer (CEO), Christopher Davidge, provided the U.S. Justice Department with damning evidence of past collusion between Sotheby’s and Christie’s over the fixing of commission rates. Sotheby’s primary shareholder and CEO, A. Alfred Taubman, was tried and sentenced in the U.S. criminal court system, but Christie’s previous CEO,…

dove tree, (species Davidia involucrata), small flowering tree, in the family Nyssaceae, with showy creamy bracts (modified leaves) surrounding the flowers. Native to southwestern China, it has been introduced elsewhere. Pyramidal in shape, with large bright-green leaves, it is especially

Branch Davidian: Other Davidian groups: Others include the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association headquartered in Exeter, Missouri, and the General Association of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists in Salem, South Carolina. Both groups were reorganized in the early 1960s to continue what they saw as the original teachings of the Davidian SDAs; neither had any connection…

Branch Davidian: …an offshoot group of the Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church that made headlines on February 28, 1993, when its Mount Carmel headquarters near Waco, Texas, was raided by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF); four federal agents were killed in the assault. A lengthy standoff between the group…

Branch Davidian: David Koresh and the ATF raid: …Mount Carmel and established the General Association of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists. He called his members to a purer life and promised that Christ would return soon after the members reached a state of moral maturity. When Roden died in 1978, members were torn between allegiance to his wife, Lois, and…

Ferenc Dávid was a Unitarian preacher, writer, and theologian influential in promoting religious toleration and the growth of anti-Trinitarian thought in Hungary. After successively rejecting Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism, in 1566 Dávid became bishop of the Calvinist community at Kolozsvár and

David Joris: He founded the Davidists, or Jorists, who viewed Joris as a prophet and whose internal dissension led—three years after his death—to the sensational cremation of his body after his posthumous conviction as a heretic.

Paneth’s cell, specialized type of epithelial cell found in the mucous-membrane lining of the small intestine and of the appendix, at the base of tubelike depressions known as Lieberkühn glands. Named for the 19th-century Austrian physiologist Joseph Paneth, the cell has one nucleus at its base and

Romanian literature: After World War II: …the problems of contemporary life, Mihail Davidoglu, the author of plays set in mines and factories, and the intellectual but didactic Horia Lovinescu.

Ljubomir Davidović was twice prime minister (1919–20, 1924) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia). Entering the Serbian Parliament in 1901, Davidović helped found the Independent Radical Party in the same year. He was elected leader of his party in 1912 and served

Vanderbilt University: In 1979 Vanderbilt acquired George Peabody College for Teachers, which originated in 1785 as Davidson Academy and developed into a leading teacher-training school. The Blair School of Music, founded in 1964, became a part of the university in 1981.

Davidson College, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Davidson, North Carolina, U.S. It is a liberal arts college with bachelor’s degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Junior-year students can

Davidson Current, surface oceanic countercurrent of the North Pacific Ocean along the coast of California, flowing north to latitude 48° N. The Davidson Current develops during the winter months, when upwelling has

Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson , Baron Davidson, was an Anglican archbishop of Canterbury who was prominent as a speaker in parliamentary debates on moral and national questions during his 25-year tenure. Ordained in 1875, Davidson became resident chaplain two years later to the archbishop

Bruce Davidson is an American photographer and filmmaker whose emotionally charged images frequently convey the loneliness and isolation of the subjects portrayed. Davidson studied photography at the Rochester (New York) Institute of Technology (1951–54) and the School of Design of Yale University

Donald Davidson was an American poet, essayist, and teacher who warned against technology and idealized the agrarian, pre-Civil War American South. While attending Vanderbilt University, Nashville (B.A., 1917; M.A., 1922), Davidson became one of the Fugitives, a group of Southern writers determined

Donald Davidson was an American philosopher known for his strikingly original and unusually systematic treatments of traditional problems in a number of fields. Davidson’s graduate work in philosophy at Harvard University was interrupted by three years of service in the U.S. Navy (1942–45). He was

Donald Davidson was an American poet, essayist, and teacher who warned against technology and idealized the agrarian, pre-Civil War American South. While attending Vanderbilt University, Nashville (B.A., 1917; M.A., 1922), Davidson became one of the Fugitives, a group of Southern writers determined

John Davidson was a Scottish poet and playwright whose best work shows him a master of the narrative lyrical ballad. After studying at the University of Edinburgh, Davidson became a teacher, meanwhile writing a number of blank-verse dramas that failed to win recognition. In 1890 he went to London,

wage and salary: Bargaining theory: …to a considerable extent by John Davidson, who proposed in The Bargain Theory of Wages (1898) that the determination of wages is an extremely complicated process involving numerous influences that interact to establish the relative bargaining strength of the parties.

San Francisco: City site: …Francisco’s hills are Twin Peaks, Mount Davidson, and Mount Sutro, all of which exceed 900 feet (270 metres) in elevation. The best known are Nob Hill, where the wealthy “nobs” (nabobs) built extravagant mansions in the 1870s, and Telegraph Hill, which once looked down on the Barbary Coast, a neighbourhood…

Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson , Baron Davidson, was an Anglican archbishop of Canterbury who was prominent as a speaker in parliamentary debates on moral and national questions during his 25-year tenure. Ordained in 1875, Davidson became resident chaplain two years later to the archbishop

Randall Thomas Davidson, Baron Davidson , Baron Davidson, was an Anglican archbishop of Canterbury who was prominent as a speaker in parliamentary debates on moral and national questions during his 25-year tenure. Ordained in 1875, Davidson became resident chaplain two years later to the archbishop

Australian literature: Literature from 1970 to 2000: …the most interesting examples was Robyn Davidson’s Tracks (1982), an account of her trek across Australia with her camels. It is a shaped narrative, tracing her increasing awareness of the meaning and experience of the desert and leading toward self-discovery. Like the imaginative writers, she looked for a pattern of…

Thomas Davidson was a Scottish naturalist and paleontologist who became known as an authority on lamp shells, a phylum of bottom-dwelling marine invertebrates (Brachiopoda) whose fossils are among the oldest found. Davidson studied at the University of Edinburgh (1835–36) and on the Continent,

Donald Alfred Davie was a British poet, literary critic, and teacher who was a major conservative influence on British poetry in the 1950s. Davie served in the Royal Navy during World War II and obtained bachelor’s (1947) and doctoral (1951) degrees from the University of Cambridge. He taught at

John Davies was an English poet and writing master whose chief work was Microcosmos (1603), a didactic religious treatise. Davies settled in Oxford and became known as the best penman of his day. As well as other religious verse treatises, he wrote Wittes Pilgrimage . . . (c. 1605), a collection of

David Davies, 1st Baron Davies was a British promoter of the League of Nations, advocate of an international policing force to prevent war. Davies was educated at King’s College, Cambridge, and was a Liberal member of the House of Commons (1906–29). He fought in World War I, after which he became

J-curve hypothesis, in sociology and political science, theory that attempts to identify the reasons behind the collective rebellion of individuals who are perceived as victims of injustice. The J-curve hypothesis was introduced in 1962 by American sociologist James C. Davies, who believed that

Cat Stevens: Breakthrough albums: …also introduced Stevens to guitarist Alun Davies, who helped him record new music. Davies and Stevens developed a long-lasting collaborative partnership and friendship. In 1970 the two released their first album, Mona Bone Jakon, which eventually sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States. The album was stripped down,…

Arthur B. Davies was an American painter, printmaker, and tapestry designer known for his idylls of classical fantasy painted in a Romantic style but best remembered for his leadership in introducing modern European painting styles into early 20th-century America. Trained in Utica, New York City,

Arthur B. Davies was an American painter, printmaker, and tapestry designer known for his idylls of classical fantasy painted in a Romantic style but best remembered for his leadership in introducing modern European painting styles into early 20th-century America. Trained in Utica, New York City,

British blues: …England) and the harmonica player Cyril Davies (b. 1932, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England—d. January 7, 1964, England).

Ray Davies: Life as a Kink: Ray and Dave Davies have had a famously tumultuous relationship, and, although there has been talk of an official Kinks reunion, it has not happened. However, the brothers did perform together live on December 18, 2015, doing a rendition of “You Really Got Me” at London’s Islington…

David Davies, 1st Baron Davies was a British promoter of the League of Nations, advocate of an international policing force to prevent war. Davies was educated at King’s College, Cambridge, and was a Liberal member of the House of Commons (1906–29). He fought in World War I, after which he became