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David Anointed by Samuel
Samuel anointing David, Byzantine silver plate, made in Constantinople, 629-630.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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David Hume, 1766
A 1766 oil on canvas portrait by Allan Ramsay of the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776). (Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh)

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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), photograph by Benjamin Dexter Maxham, 1856.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

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Statue of David Hume
A statue of the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776). Located on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

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Mausoleum of David Hume
The mausoleum of the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) in the Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh.

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David Leslie, Lord Newark
A portrait of General David Leslie, Lord Newark (c. 1600-82) who commanded the Scottish garrison at Edinburgh during the Third English Civil War (1650-1). Leslie was defeated by the English Parliament's New Model Army led by Oliver Cromwell...

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Bernard Montgomery and his son David
A photograph of Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) with his son David (b. 1928). (Imperial War Museums)

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David Tollen
Image of author David Tollen.

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Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a Danish nobleman who made the most significant contribution to our knowledge of astronomy before the telescope arrived. He discovered a supernova, observed the elliptical interplanetary orbit of a comet, updated...

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Robert the Bruce
Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, reigned as King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 CE. For his role in achieving independence from England, Robert the Bruce has long been regarded as a national hero and one of Scotland's...