__NOTOC__ Duquesne (old spelling Du Quesne, American spelling DuQuesne) ( ; ) is a family name derived from a northern dialectal form of French (Norman and Picard) meaning ''du chêne'' in French ("of the

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"), same as the surname

Duchesne Duchesne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Joseph Duchesne (c. 1544–1609), French physician and chemist. Physician-in-ordinary to King Henry IV * André Duchesne (1584–1640), French historian * François Duchesne (1616� ...

. It can refer to:

People

Abraham de Bellebat, marquis du Quesne Abraham, ; ar, , , name=, group= (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jew ...

, governor of Martinique in 1716 (see

list of colonial and departmental heads of Martinique (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Ancien regime and First Republic (1635-1794) British occupation (1794–1814) Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire (1814–70) Third Republic (1870–1940) Fourth a ...

) *

Abraham Duquesne Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet (2 February 1688) was a French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Swedish navy. He was born in Dieppe, a seaport, in 1610, and was a Huguenot. He was the son of a naval officer and there ...

( – 1688), French admiral * Antoine Duquesne (1941–2010), Belgian politician *

Fritz Joubert Duquesne Frederick "Fritz" Joubert Duquesne (; 21 September 187724 May 1956; sometimes Du Quesne) was a South African Boer and German soldier, big-game hunter, journalist, and spy. Many of the claims Duquesne made about himself are in dispute; over his l ...

(1877–1956), Boer and later German spy in World War I and World War II * Jean du Quesne, the elder (died 1624), Huguenot refugee from Flanders who settled in England * Jean du Quesne, the Younger (1575–1612), son of the above * Jacques Duquesne (disambiguation), multiple people *

Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville Michel-Ange Du Quesne de Menneville, Marquis Du Quesne (c. 1700 17 September 1778) was a French Governor General of New France. He was born in Toulon, France. Du Quesne served from 1752 through 1755, and is best known for his role in the French ...

, Marquis Du Quesne (c. 1700–1778), Governor General of New France (in present-day Canada)

Places

United States

Duquesne, Arizona Duquesne is a ghost town in the Patagonia Mountains in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the international border with Sonora, Mexico. The town, which is currently under private ownership and closed to the public although the roads are al ...

, now a ghost town * Duquesne, Missouri, a village *

Duquesne, Pennsylvania Duquesne ( ) is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census. History The city of Duquesne was settled in 1789 and incorp ...

, a city named after Marquis Duquesne *

Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne (, ; originally called ''Fort Du Quesne'') was a fort French colonization of the Americas, established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela River, Monongahela rivers. It was lat ...

, a French fort created in 1754 which eventually became the city of Pittsburgh * Fort Duquesne (Minnesota), a former French fur trade post on the National Register of Historic Places

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* Duquesne River

Fictional characters

Calleigh Duquesne Detective Calleigh Duquesne is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Miami'', portrayed by Emily Procter. Background Calleigh is a ballistics and tool mark specialist originally from Louisiana. She is fluent in Spanish and ha ...

, in the television series ''CSI: Miami'' * Jacques Duquesne, true identity of the

Swordsman (comics) Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in '' The Avengers'' #19 (August 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. Although he was first in ...

in the Marvel Comics universe * Marc "Blackie" DuQuesne, villain of the

Skylark ''Alauda'' is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. Further, at least two additional species are ...

science fiction series of novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith

Sports

Duquesne Country and Athletic Club The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1895 until 1900. The team was considered one of the best, if not the best, professional football teams in the country from 1898 until 1 ...

, an American professional football team from 1895 to 1900 *

Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (ice hockey) The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club ice hockey team was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL) from 1896 to 1901. The team was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. History The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club (DC&AC) first ...

, an American hockey team from 1895 to 1901 *

Duquesne Dukes The Duquesne Dukes are the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Dukes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Football and bowling, however ...

, athletic teams of Duquesne University *

Duquesne Athletic Club The Duquesne Athletic Club was a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous ...

, a professional ice hockey team in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1908 to 1909 *

Duquesne Gardens The Duquesne Gardens (officially Duquesne Garden until 1940 and The Gardens afterward) was the main sports arena located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the first half of the 20th century. Built in 1890, the building originally served as a tr ...

, the main sports arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the first half of the 20th century *

Duquesne Baseball Field Duquesne Baseball Field is a baseball field located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, in the borough of Green Tree. The field was home to the Duquesne Dukes baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two ...

, Duquesne University

Other uses

* French ship ''Duquesne'', eight ships and one cruiser class in the French Navy named after Abraham Duquesne *

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit , image = Holy Gh ...

, a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *

Duquesne Club The Duquesne Club is a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873. History The Duquesne Club was founded in 1873. Its first president was John H. Ricketson. The club's present home, a Romanesque structure designed by Lon ...

, a private social club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1873 *

Duquesne Brewing Company (1899-1972) The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Brewing Company in 2008, in order to re-establish the beer in West ...

, a brewery in Pittsburgh *

Duquesne Brewing Company The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Brewing Company in 2008, in order to re-establish the beer in West ...

, revived from the above company * ''Duquesne'' (PRR), a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, later renamed the ''Keystone'' by Amtrak *

Duquesne Incline The Duquesne Incline () is a funicular located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Hungarian-American engineer Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed ...

, an inclined plane railroad or funicular {{disambiguation, geo, surname Norman-language surnames