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(Encyclopedia) Isabey, Jean Baptiste zhäN bätēstˈ ēzäbāˈ [key], 1767–1855, French portrait painter and miniaturist. He was a pupil of J. L. David and was greatly influenced by Fragonard. His portraits are ...

(Encyclopedia) Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor do͞oˈēvôr [key], 1863–1945, British statesman, of Welsh extraction. Lloyd George was a brilliantly eloquent, forceful, and creative statesman...

(Encyclopedia) Christian Coalition, organization founded to advance the agenda of political and social conservatives, mostly comprised of evangelical Protestant Republicans, and to preserve what it deems traditional...

(Encyclopedia) Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor grōvˈnər [key], 1869–1924, American architect, b. Pomfret, Conn. He studied under James Renwick in New York City and in 1891 entered the office of Ralph Adams Cram in B...

(Encyclopedia) Amnon. In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half-sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.

(Encyclopedia) milu: see Père David's deer.

(Encyclopedia) Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...

(Encyclopedia) elaphure: see Père David's deer. ...

(Encyclopedia) Davit, Gerard: see David, Gerard.

(Encyclopedia) Walden Pond, Mass.: see Thoreau, Henry David. ...