Douglass may refer to:
Surname
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Douglass (surname) Douglass is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Abel Douglass (before 1849 – c. 1907), American whaler
* A. E. Douglass (1867–1962), American astronomer
* Astyanax Douglass (1897–1975), Major League Baseball catcher for the ...
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Douglass family
The Douglass family is a prominent American family originating from Cordova, Maryland, United States. It was founded by the politician and activist Frederick Douglass.
History
Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, Frederick Douglass ass ...
, family of Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most impor ...
(1818–1895), noted abolitionist
Given name
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Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Rupert Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was a Canadian actor who appeared regularly in films from the early 1930s.
Life and career
Douglass Dumbrille ( ) was born in Hamilton, Ontario. As a young man, he was employed ...
(1889–1974), Canadian actor in early Hollywood
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Douglass Houghton
Douglass Houghton (September 21, 1809 – October 13, 1845) was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper mining beginning ...
(1809–1845), American geologist and physician
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Douglass Morse Howell (1906 – 1994), American papermaker and artist
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Douglass Lubahn (1947–2019), rock bassist
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Douglass Montgomery
Robert Douglass Montgomery (also credited as Kent Douglass; October 29, 1909 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor.
Early years
The son of Chester Montgomery, a jeweler, and Leona Smith, Montgomery graduated from Los Angeles High ...
(1907–1966), American actor
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Douglass North
Douglass Cecil North (November 5, 1920 – November 23, 2015) was an American economist known for his work in economic history. Along with Robert Fogel, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1993. In the words of the Nobel ...
(1920–2015), American economist and Nobel Prize laureate
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Douglass Wallop
John Douglass Wallop III (March 8, 1920 – April 1, 1985) was an American novelist and playwright.
Early life
John Douglass Wallop III was born on March 8, 1920, in Washington, D.C., to Marjorie (née Ellis) and John Douglass Wallop Jr. His ...
(1920–1985), American novelist and playwright
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Douglass Watson (1921–1989), American actor
Places
In the United States:
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Douglass, Kansas
Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,555.
History
19th century
The first settlement was made at Douglass in 186 ...
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Douglass (Memphis)
Douglass is a community on the north side of Memphis, Tennessee. Douglass was named after Frederick Douglass, who was admired by William Rush-Plummer, the one-time owner of the land (approximately ) where the Douglass neighborhood currently stan ...
, a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee
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Douglass, Texas
Douglass is an unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county ...
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Douglass (Washington, D.C.)
Douglass is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., on the eastern side of St. Elizabeths Hospital, on the border of the Congress Heights Metro Station. It is bounded by Suitland Parkway SE, Alabama Avenue SE, and Saint Elizab ...
, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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Douglass Township (disambiguation) Douglass Township may refer to the following places in the United States:
* Douglass Township, Butler County, Kansas
* Douglass Township, Michigan
* Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
* Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylva ...
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Mount Douglass
Sarnoff Mountains () is a range of mountains, long and wide separating the west-flowing Boyd Glacier and Arthur Glacier in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.
Location
The Sarnoff Mountains are in the Ford Ranges.
They run in ...
, Antarctica
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Douglass (lunar crater)
Douglass is a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater on the Far side (Moon), far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the crater Frost (crater), Frost and south-southwest of the large walled plain Landau (crater), Landau.
The western rim ha ...
, named after A. E. Douglass
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Douglass (Martian crater) Douglass may refer to:
Surname
* Douglass (surname)
* Douglass family, family of Frederick Douglass
** Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), noted abolitionist
Given name
*Douglass Dumbrille (1889–1974), Canadian actor in early Hollywood
* Dougla ...
Other uses
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Douglass Residential College (Rutgers University)
Douglass Residential College is a non-degree-granting program established in 2007 and open to Rutgers undergraduates at any of the degree-granting schools of Rutgers University-New Brunswick. It replaced the liberal arts degree-granting Douglas ...
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Douglass House (disambiguation) Douglass House may refer to:
* James S. and Melquides E. Douglass House, Florence, Arizona, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Pinal County, Arizona
* Douglass Summer House, Highland Beach, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in ...
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Douglass School (disambiguation) Douglass School may refer to:
* Douglass School (Lexington, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Kentucky
* Douglass School (Lawton, Oklahoma), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Coma ...
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Douglass Theatre
The Douglass Theatre is a theatre in Macon, Georgia. It was founded in 1921 by Charles Henry Douglass, an African-American entrepreneur who was an established theatre developer well versed in the vaudeville and entertainment business. Ben Stein o ...
, Macon, Georgia
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Douglas (disambiguation)
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
* Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...
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Douglassville, Pennsylvania
Douglassville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Amity Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Douglassville is situated along U.S. Route 422 and Pennsylvania Route 724. Developments include the Amity Gardens subdivision, th ...
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