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- Italian Mannerist painter and sculptor, noted for his finely drawn, highly idealized figures done in the style of Michelangelo. [1 Related Articles]
- Danieli, Cecilia
- Italian industrialist who, as managing director of the Danieli Group, a company founded by her grandfather, revolutionized steelmaking throughout the world when she developed small, flexible steel mills, or minimills, that could produce high-quality steel more cheaply and efficiently than ...
- Danielian, Leon
- American ballet dancer who had an inimitable stage presence and masterful technique and achieved his greatest fame with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo during the 1940s and '50s; in the '60s he became a highly respected teacher (b. Oct. ...
- Daniell cell
- (from the article "Daniell, John Frederic") British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell, which was a great improvement over the voltaic cell used in the early days of battery development.batteryDevelopment of batteries...on the heels ...
- Daniell, John Frederic
- British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell, which was a great improvement over the voltaic cell used in the early days of battery development. [2 Related Articles]
- Danielou, Jean
- (from the article "biblical literature") ...method was fruitfully applied to the Old Testament by Hermann Gunkel (1862-1932) and Sigmund Mowinckel (1884-1965). Among Catholic scholars, exegetical studies are vigorously promoted by Jean Danielou (with his researches into early Jewish Christianity), the Dominicans of the Ecole Biblique ...
- Daniels, Charles
- American swimmer who won seven Olympic medals and was the originator of the "American crawl," which became the predominant freestyle form. [1 Related Articles]
- Daniels, Josephus
- U.S. editor, secretary of the U.S. Navy during World War I, and diplomat. [2 Related Articles]
- Daniels, William
- (from the article "1948: Other Winners") Screenplay: John Huston for The Treasure of the Sierra MadreMotion Picture Story: Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler for The SearchCinematography, Black-and-White: William Daniels for The Naked CityCinematography, Color: Winton Hoch, William V. Skall, Joseph Valentine for Joan of ArcArt Direction, ...
- Danielsson, Anders
- the foremost peasant leader in early 19th-century Sweden.
- Danilevsky, Nikolay Yakovlevich
- Russian naturalist and historical philosopher, author of Rossiya i Evropa (1869; "Russia and Europe"), who was the first to propound the philosophy of history as a series of distinct civilizations. According to him, Russia and the Slavs should remain indifferent ... [1 Related Articles]
- Danilo I
- the first ruler of Montenegro of the Petrovic-Njegos dynasty, which lasted from 1697 to 1918, when Montenegro was absorbed into the new Yugoslav state. [1 Related Articles]
- Danilo II
- prince-bishop (1851-52) and then prince (1852-60) of Montenegro, who elevated Montenegro to a hereditary principality. [1 Related Articles]
- Danilova, Alexandra
- prima ballerina who brought to American ballet the training and traditions of both the classical Russian and the modern Diaghilev repertoires. [1 Related Articles]
- danio
- any of several slender tropical fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio in the carp family, Cyprinidae. Danios are hardy and swim actively about in schools. They are generally some 4-5 cm (1.5-2 inches) long. Several are often kept in ...
- Danish East India Company
- (from the article "India") Other enterprises in India included a Danish East India Company, which operated intermittently from 1616 from Tranquebar in southern India, acquiring Serampore (now Shrirampur) in Bengal in 1755, and the Ostend Company of Austrian Netherlands merchants from 1723, a serious ...
- Danish Freedom Council
- (from the article "Denmark") With the end of Danish accommodation, the relationship between the Danes and the occupying Germans deteriorated even further. In September 1943 the Danish Freedom Council was formed; under its leadership the activities of the various resistance groups could be coordinated, ...
- Danish language
- the official language of Denmark, spoken there by more than five million people. It is also spoken in a few communities south of the German border; it is taught in the schools of the Faroe Islands, of Iceland, and of ... [3 Related Articles]
- Danish Law
- (from the article "Scandinavian law") ...with an assembly of nobles. Finally, during the reign of Christian V, a comprehensive work of codification was accomplished, and the earlier and often obsolete law was replaced by Christian V's Danish Law (1683) and Norwegian Law (1687). The new ...
- Danish literature
- the body of writings produced in the Danish and Latin languages. [16 Related Articles]
- Danish pastry
- (from the article "baking") Although various portion-size sweet goods are often called "Danish pastry," the name originally referred only to products made by a special roll-in procedure, in which yeast-leavened dough sheets are interleaved with layers of butter and the layers are reduced in ...
- Danish People's Party
- (from the article "Denmark") ...won a third term in office in snap elections on Nov. 13, 2007, securing a 90-seat majority in the 179-seat Folketing (parliament) with the support of allies, notably the far-right anti-immigration Danish People's Party. The aim of the election was ...
- Danish River Formation
- (from the article "Silurian Period") ...in the Canadian Arctic in the vicinity of northern Ellesmere Island. Clastic sediments eroded from this source were deposited in the Hazen Trough. One Lower Silurian (Llandovery) unit called the Danish River Formation is composed of interstratified conglomerates, sandstones, and ...
- Danish Royal Ballet
- (from the article "Performing Arts") The Danish Royal Ballet began preparations for its 2005 festival, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of its own great choreographer, August Bournonville. His works were introduced gradually into the repertory during the year, including the rarely seen Abdallah. ...
- Danish-Swedish War
- (from the article "Sweden") ...and Sten returned to Finland. By 1501 John's supporters were discontented with his rule, and Sten was recalled as regent. He died in 1503, and Svante Nilsson Sture became regent. In 1506 a new war with Denmark began, in which ...
- Danishkadeh
- (from the article "Bahar, Muhammad Taqi") ...("The New Spring"), he wrote in praise of the new Iranian constitution. He led an active political life as a deputy of the Iranian Parliament and became head of a literary group called Danishkadeh ("The Place of Knowledge"). The group ...
- Danishmend
- (from the article "Islamic arts") ...late Middle Ages, having as their basis local traditions. One such epic had as its basis the Turco-Iranian legend of an 8th-century hero, Abu Muslim, another the Turkish tales of the knight Danishmend. Other epics, such as the traditional Turkish ...
- Danishmend dynasty
- Turkmen dynasty that ruled in the Sivas-Kayseri-Malatya-Kastamonu region of central and northeastern Anatolia from about 1071 to 1178. [1 Related Articles]
- Danjon astrolabe
- (from the article "Danjon, Andre-Louis") ...concluded that the transit had reached its ultimate in precision and began looking for a fundamentally new instrument. The result of his work was the prismatic 60° astrolabe, now known as the Danjon astrolabe. Within four years of its introduction ...
- Danjon, Andre-Louis
- French astronomer noted for his important developments in astronomical instruments and for his studies of the Earth's rotation.
- Danjou, Jean
- (from the article "Foreign Legion, French") ...interesting tactical experiments, such as mounted units, and also staked out what would become its defining legend on April 30, 1863. On that day the 3rd company of the 2nd Foreign Regiment under Capt. Jean Danjou put up a heroic ...
- Danjuro I
- (from the article "Ichikawa Family") ...to inherit the mantle of a famous ancestor. Thus, there have been 12 Danjuros (the highest honorific name) and 10 Ebizos (the second highest). Among the best-known Ichikawas was Danjuro I (1660-1704), the most famous actor of the Genroku period ...
- Danjuro IX
- (from the article "Ichikawa Family") ...greatest actor of the late Tokugawa period (1603-1867), established the Kabuki juhachiban ("18 Grand Plays of Kabuki"), the special repertoire of the Ichikawa family. Danjuro IX (1838-1903), of the Meiji period (1868-1912), revitalized the theatre and participated in the first ...
- Danjuro VII
- (from the article "Ichikawa Family") Danjuro VII (1791-1859), the greatest actor of the late Tokugawa period (1603-1867), established the Kabuki juhachiban ("18 Grand Plays of Kabuki"), the special repertoire of the Ichikawa family. Danjuro IX (1838-1903), of the Meiji period (1868-1912), revitalized the theatre and...
- Danko, Rick
- Canadian-born musician played bass and other instruments and was a lead vocalist in the seminal rock group the Band, whose music drew on the American past and presaged the roots-based music genre called Americana. In the early 1960s Danko, together ... [1 Related Articles]
- Dankova Peak
- (from the article "Tien Shan") ...the depressions that separate them vary from 6,000 to 10,500 feet (1,800 to 3,200 metres). The most important ranges are Borkoldoy, Dzhetym, At-Bashy, and the Kakshaal (Kokshaal-Tau) Range, in which Dankova Peak reaches a height of 19,626 feet (5,982 metres).
- danmono
- (from the article "arts, East Asian") Koto music is known in general as sokyoku. In the koto solo instrumental music (shirabemono), the most important type is the danmono, a variation piece in several sections (dan), each normally of 104-beat length. The term for koto chamber music, ...
- Dannatt, Sir Richard
- (from the article "United Kingdom") ...in Afghanistan-was not attainable and that the troops should be brought home within months rather than years. The controversies were intensified by a newspaper interview given on October 13 by Sir Richard Dannatt, chief of the British army's general staff, ...
- Dannecker, Johann Heinrich von
- (from the article "Western sculpture") Important among central European sculptors early in the period was Johann Heinrich von Dannecker. Subsequent Neoclassicists included Johann Gottfried Schadow, who was also a painter but is better known as a sculptor; his pupil, the sculptor Christian Friedrich Tieck; the ...
- Danner process
- (from the article "industrial glass") Tubes and rods are made in three processes: the Danner process, the downdraw process, and the Vello process. In the Danner process, a continuous stream of glass flows over a hollow, rotating mandrel that is mounted on an incline inside ...
- Dannoura, Battle of
- (from the article "Antoku") 81st emperor of Japan; his death in the famous naval Battle of Dannoura (1185) on the Inland Sea in western Japan resulted in the loss of the great sword that was one of the Three Imperial Regalia, the symbols of ...
- Dano-Norwegian language
- (from the article "Scandinavian languages") ...jag) but remained ek in West Scandinavian (New Norwegian and Faroese eg, Icelandic eg); in East Norwegian it later became jak (dialects je, jae, Dano-Norwegian jeg) but remained ek (dialects a, ae) in Jutland.distinction from New Norwegian
- Danoa
- (from the article "Chad, Lake") ...from the imposed authority of Kanem's successor state, Bornu, located southwest of Lake Chad. Some ethnic groups were not assimilated. The metallurgists of Kanem, for example, were apparently the Danoa (Haddad), who currently serve as blacksmiths among the Kanembu. Other ...
- Danquah, J.B.
- the dean of Ghanaian nationalist politicians and one of the principal opposition leaders against Kwame Nkrumah.
- Danrin school
- (from the article "Japanese literature") Inevitably, a reaction arose against Teitoku's formalism. The poets of the Danrin school, headed by Nishiyama Soin and Saikaku, insisted that it was pointless to waste months if not years perfecting a sequence of 100 verses. Their ideal was rapid ...
- Dansereau, Pierre
- French-Canadian plant ecologist who was a pioneer in the study of the dynamics of forests and who attempted to extend ecological concepts to the modern human environment.
- Dansgaard-Oeschger event
- (from the article "glacier") ...period, the climate frequently alternated between full-glacial and nonglacial conditions in less than a decade. Some of these changes seem to have occurred as sudden climate fluctuations, called Dansgaard-Oeschger events, in which the temperature jumped 5° to 7° C (9° ...
- danson-johi
- (from the article "Japan") ...as absolute obedience was demanded from members of the family toward the house head (kacho). Among the family members, the status of women was especially low, and the idea of danson-johi ("respect for the male, contempt for the female") was ...
- danta gradha
- (from the article "Celtic literature") ...a tax collector. The courtly love themes, introduced into Irish literature by the Norman invaders, were used with native bardic wit and felicitous style to produce the enchanting poems called danta gradha. A different departure from praise poetry was the ...
- Dante
- Italian poet, prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher, and political thinker. He is best known for the monumental epic poem La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy). [29 Related Articles]
- Dante's View
- (from the article "Amargosa Range") ...extends 110 miles (180 km) from Grapevine Peak (8,705 feet [2,653 m]), south-southeastward to the Amargosa River. It is composed of three distinct mountain groups: the Grapevine, Funeral, and Black. Dante's View, in the Black Mountains, rises to 5,475 feet ...
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