duncan

Türkisch - Türkisch

Definition von duncan im Türkisch Türkisch wörterbuch
isadora duncan: çağdaş balenin öncülerinden olup eşarbının bindiği arabanın tekerleğine dolanmasıyla boğularak ölen ünlü ABD'li dansçı
isadora duncan: Balede modern dansın öncülerinden biri olmuş, boynundaki eşarbın bindiği otomobilin tekerleğine dolanmasıyla boğularak ölmüş ünlü ABD'li kadın dansçı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von duncan im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A male given name; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland; Several places in the U.S.A. and one in Canada; a character in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Duncan is the king of Scotland and is murdered by Macbeth. died Aug. 1, 1040, near Elgin, Moray, Scot. King of the Scots (1034-40). The grandson of King Malcolm II, his accession to the throne violated the system in which kingship alternated between two branches of the royal family. He was challenged by Macbeth, mormaer (subking) of Moray, who was the inspiration for the play by William Shakespeare and who may have had a stronger claim to the throne. Macbeth murdered Duncan in 1040, and Duncan's elder son later killed Macbeth and ruled as Malcolm III Canmore. Duncan I Duncan David Douglas Duncan Isadora Angela Duncan Phyfe Duncan Duncan Fife; {i} family name; male first name; city in south Oklahoma (USA); city in Vancouver Island in British Columbia (Canada); Isadora Duncan (1878-1927), United States dancer, pioneer of modern dance; Name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland; given name, male; United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
Duncan Phyfe: orig. Duncan Fife born 1768, near Loch Fannich, Ross and Cromarty, Scot. died Aug. 16, 1854, New York, N.Y., U.S. Scottish-born U.S. furniture designer. His family settled in Albany, N.Y., 1784; there he became an apprentice cabinetmaker and eventually opened his own shop. In 1792 he moved to New York City, where he changed the spelling of his name and became so successful that he employed 100 carvers and cabinetmakers. He was one of the first Americans to use the factory method of manufacturing furniture successfully. Though he did not originate a new furniture style, he interpreted fashionable European styles Sheraton, Regency, Directoire, Empire with such grace that he became a major exponent of Neoclassicism. His furniture, decorated with typical period ornaments such as harps and acanthus leaves, was generally of high-quality mahogany
David Douglas Duncan: born Jan. 23, 1916, Kansas City, Mo., U.S. U.S. photojournalist. After graduating from college, he became a freelance photographer. In 1946 he joined the staff of Life magazine and covered the Korean War (1950); his photographs depicting the life of the ordinary soldier were published in This Is War! (1951). Resuming his freelance life, in 1956 he met Pablo Picasso, with whom he became fast friends; Duncan later published several photographic essays on Picasso's works, including The Private World of Pablo Picasso (1958) and Picasso's Picassos (1961)
Dora Angela Duncan: {i} Isadora Duncan (1878-1927), United States dancer, pioneer of modern dance
Isadora Duncan: a US dancer who had a great influence on modern dance (1878-1927). orig. Angela Duncan born May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. died Sept. 14, 1927, Nice, Fr. U.S. interpretive dancer. She rejected the conventions of classical ballet and based her technique on natural rhythms and movement inspired by ancient Greece, dancing barefoot in a tunic without tights. Enjoying little success in the U.S., she moved to Europe in 1898. She toured Europe, giving recitals to great acclaim throughout her life and earning notoriety for her liberated unconventionality, and she founded several dance schools. She was strangled when her long scarf became entangled in the rear wheel of the car in which she was riding. Her emphasis on "free dance" made her a precursor of modern dance, and she became an inspiration to many avant-garde artists
Isadora Duncan: {i} Dora Angela Duncan (1878-1927) United States dancer, pioneer of modern dance