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Encyclopedia > David (disambiguation)

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David, may refer to:

Look up David in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

People

For other people bearing this as a given name, see David (name). Look up David in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

  • David, the Biblical King of Israel (c. 1011 – 971 BC)
  • Saint David, patron saint of Wales
  • Albert David (1902–1945), American naval officer
  • Eduard David (1863–1930), president of the Constituent National Assembly and a minister in Weimar Germany
  • Félicien David (1810–1876), French composer
  • Ferdinand David (musician) (1810–1871), German musician and composer
  • Ferdinand David (politician) (1824–1883), Canadian painter, businessman, and politician [1]
  • Ferenc Dávid (1510-1579), founder of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania
  • Florence Nightingale David (1909–1993), American statistician
  • F.R. David (b. 1947), Tunisian-born French singer
  • Gerard David (c. 1455–1523), Dutch renaissance painter
  • Hérmine David (1886–1970), French painter
  • Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825), French neoclassical painter
  • Johann Nepomuk David (1895–1977), Austrian composer
  • Kornel David (b. 1971), Hungarian basketball player
  • Larry David (b. 1947), American actor and writer
  • Peter David (b. 1956), American writer

David and Goliath by Caravaggio, c. ... The Flag of Saint David. ... Albert Leroy David (July 18, 1902 – September 17, 1945) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II and a recipient of the Medal of Honor and two Navy Crosses. ... Félicien-César David (April 13, 1810– August 29, 1876) was a French composer, born at Vaucluse. ... Ferdinand David (born January 20, 1810 in Hamburg; died July 19, 1871 in Klosters) was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. ... Ferenc Dávid (1510 – November 15, 1579) was the founder of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania. ... F.R. David (originally Elli Robert Fitoussi) (born January 1, 1947) is a Tunisian-born French singer famous for his smash hit Words (1982). ... Categories: Artist stubs | Dutch painters | Renaissance art ... Hérmine David (1886, Paris - 1970) was a French painter, and a wife of Jules Pascin. ... Jacques-Louis David (August 30, 1748 – December 29, 1825) was a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the prominent painter of the era. ... Johann Nepomuk David (November 30, 1895 – December 22, 1977) was an Austrian symphonist who wrote a number of orchestral works including eight symphonies (of which the fifth has been recorded, as have some other works including a disc of organ music,) several concerti including an organ concerto and two... Kornel David (born October 22, 1971 in Nagykanizsa, Hungary) is the first and only Hungarian basketball player who has ever played in the NBA. He has played for four teams between 1998 and 2001. ... Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. ...

Places

The West Wing, see NSF Thurmont (The West Wing). ... David is a city in southwestern Panama on the Pan-American Highway. ... David is an unincorporated town in Floyd County, Kentucky along county route 404 in the Appalachian mountains, approximately 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Lexington. ... David City is a city in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. ... St. ... St. ... St. ... St Davids (Welsh: Tyddewi) is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. ... The King David Hotel, built in Jerusalem with locally quarried pink sandstone, was opened in 1931. ... The hotel after the bombing The King David Hotel bombing (July 22, 1946) was a bombing attack against the British government of Palestine by members of Irgun — a militant Zionist organization. ...

Things

Art

David by Michelangelo. ... Donatellos David Donatellos bronze statue of David (circa 1440s) is notable as the first unsupported standing work in bronze cast since classical times. ... Berninis David (1623-24) is a revolutionary statement in the history of art, and is among the first truly baroque statues. ... Andrea del Verrochios bronze statue of David was most likely made between 1473 and 1475. ...

Other

David Torpedo 2 S David was a Spanish company manufacturing cars. ... David Sunflower Seeds, also known as DAVID Seeds, is the most successful brand of sunflower seed, and the largest manufacturer of flavored sunflower seeds, in the United States. ... ConAgra Foods, Inc. ... Hurricane David was the fourth tropical cyclone, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. ... The David was a psychedelic rock band in the late 1960s and early 1970s, comprising Warren Hansen on organ and vocals, Mark Bird on guitar, Chuck Spieth on bass, and Tim Harrison on drums[1]. The David released only one album, the obscure 1967 Another Day, Another Lifetime. ... David & David was an American pop music group best known for their hit single Welcome to the Boomtown. ... King David is a film about the ancient king of Israel, King David. ...

See also

  • Dave (disambiguation)

  Results from FactBites:
 
David (3179 words)
David was sent for, and the prophet immediately recognized him as the chosen of God, chosen to succeed Saul, who was now departing from the ways of God, on the throne of the kingdom.
David took only his sling, and with a well-trained aim threw a stone "out of the brook," which struck the giant's forehead, so that he fell senseless to the ground.
Achish summoned David with his men to join his army against Saul; but the lords of the Philistines were suspicious of David's loyalty, and therefore he was sent back to Ziklag, which he found to his dismay had been pillaged and burnt during his brief absence.
David - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4281 words)
David, the youngest of the sons of Jesse, brings food each day to his brothers who are with Saul, and hears the Philistine champion, the giant Goliath, challenge the Israelites to send out their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat.
In Judaism, David's reign represents the formation of a coherent Jewish kingdom with its political and religious capital in Jerusalem and the institution of a royal lineage that culminates in the Messianic Age.
The Hebrew Bible places David's reign from around 1005 until around 965 BC and the end of the reign of the last king of the Davidic dynasty at 586 BCE; building on this basis, the first sentence of the New Testament asserts that Jesus is "the son of David" (Matthew 1:1).
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