Dewey
Encyclopedia
Places
- Dewey, Arizona
- Dewey, IllinoisDewey, IllinoisDewey is an unincorporated town in East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois, USA. Dewey also has a new bank in town.-Geography:Dewey is located at at an elevation of 732 feet....
- Dewey, OklahomaDewey, OklahomaDewey is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by Jacob A. Bartles in 1899, the town was named for Admiral George Dewey. It was incorporated December 8, 1905...
- Dewey, UtahDewey, UtahDewey is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah. Originally named Kingsferry, it began in the 1880s when Samuel King built and operated a ferry across the Grand River . A small community soon developed around the ferry, although it never grew large. The town served as a ferry crossing until the Dewey...
- Dewey SquareDewey SquareDewey Square is a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It lies at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer Street, Federal Street, Purchase Street and Surface Artery, with the Central Artery passing underneath in the Dewey Square Tunnel and Big Dig...
, Boston, Massachusetts - Dewey, Wisconsin (disambiguation), multiple places
- Dewey Beach, DelawareDewey Beach, DelawareAs of the census of 2000, there were 301 people, 161 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was 876.6 people per square mile . There were 1,369 housing units at an average density of 3,986.9 per square mile...
- Dewey County, OklahomaDewey County, OklahomaDewey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 4,743. Its county seat is Taloga.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
- Dewey County, South DakotaDewey County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 5,972 people, 1,863 households, and 1,386 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 2,133 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...
- Dewey Marsh, WisconsinDewey Marsh, WisconsinThe Dewey Marsh is a state wildlife area in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.-Geography:The Dewey Marsh is located in central Wisconsin approximately five to ten miles north of Stevens Point....
- McGregor, British ColumbiaMcGregor, British ColumbiaMcGregor is a community located between Sinclair Mills and Upper Fraser on the north bank of the Fraser River in Central British Columbia. It was established as a post office under the name Dewey on 1 February 1915. Confusion between "Dewey" and "Dewdney" led to the name being changed to "Cornel...
or Dewey, British Columbia - Wasco, CaliforniaWasco, CaliforniaWasco is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California, United States. Wasco is located northwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 328 feet...
or Dewey, California
Other uses
- Dewey CommissionDewey CommissionThe Dewey Commission was initiated in March 1937 by the "American Committee for the Defense of Leon Trotsky." It was named after its Chairman, John Dewey...
- Dewey Decimal ClassificationDewey Decimal ClassificationDewey Decimal Classification, is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.It has been greatly modified and expanded through 23 major revisions, the most recent in 2011...
- Dewey (deer)Dewey (deer)Dewey is the first cloned deer and was born on May 23, 2003. Specifically, he is a White-tailed Deer, or Odocoileus virginianus, and was cloned from a dead buck by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine....
, the first cloned deer - Dewey Readmore BooksDewey Readmore BooksDewey Readmore Books was the resident cat at the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa, garnering worldwide publicity...
, library cat in Spencer, Iowa, and subject of 2008 non-fiction book - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, a 2008 non-fiction book
- USS DeweyUSS DeweyUSS Dewey may refer to one of these ships of the United States Navy named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War:, a floating drydock at U.S...
- Dewey (hill)Dewey (hill)A Dewey is a hill or mountain in England or Wales over 500 metres in altitude, but below 2,000 feet , with a relative height of at least 30 metres . The list was compiled by Michael Dewey and published in his book Mountain Tables.There have many changes to the original list resulting from...
Surname
- A. Peter DeweyA. Peter DeweyAlbert Peter Dewey , shot by accident by Viet Minh troops on September 26, 1945. Dewey was the first American fatality in French Indochina, killed in the early aftermath of World War II. ....
(1916-1945), American soldier - Charles Almon DeweyCharles Almon DeweyCharles Almon Dewey was a United States federal judge in Iowa's southern district for over thirty years....
(1877-1958), American judge - Charles Melville DeweyCharles Melville DeweyCharles Melville Dewey was an American tonalist painter. He was born in Lowville, N. Y. Confined to his bed from his twelfth to his seventeenth year by a hip disease, he formed the poetic conception of nature which appears in his pictures...
(1849-1937), American painter - Charles S. DeweyCharles S. DeweyCharles Schuveldt Dewey was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Cadiz, Ohio, Dewey moved in infancy to Chicago, Illinois.He attended public schools and St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire....
(1880-1980), American politician - Chester DeweyChester DeweyChester Dewey was an American botanist, clergyman and educator.- Early life :Dewey was born in Sheffield, Mass. October 25, 1784, and studied for the ministry at Williams College, graduating in 1806. He officiated at Tryingham, Massachusetts...
(1784-1867), American scientist - Davis Dewey (1858-1942), American economist
- Edward Dewey (1895-1978), American economist
- George DeweyGeorge DeweyGeorge Dewey was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...
(1837-1917), American admiral - John DeweyJohn DeweyJohn Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology...
(1859-1952), American philosopher and educator - John Frederick DeweyJohn Frederick DeweyJohn Frederick Dewey is a British structural geologist and a strong proponent of the theory of plate tectonics, building upon the early work undertaken in the 1960s and 1970s...
(born 1937), British geologist - Lyster Dewey (1865-1944), American botanist
- Matthew DeweyMatthew DeweyMatthew Ingvald Dewey is an Australian composer and singer.-General information:Dewey is an Australian composer and singer who studied composition with Professor Douglas Knehans at the University of Tasmania and composition/theatrical design/singing with Greek-Australian composer/designer...
(born 1984), Australian composer - Melvil DeweyMelvil DeweyMelville Louis Kossuth Dewey was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the Dewey Decimal system of library classification, and a founder of the Lake Placid Club....
(1851-1931), American librarian - Nicholas DeweyNicholas DeweyNicholas Dewey is an Australian poet, from Hobart in Tasmania.-Important works:*Elegy*Compass *15 Years on Hold *Night Dance-References:...
, Australian poet - Nelson DeweyNelson DeweyNelson Dewey was a politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin; he was the first Governor of Wisconsin, serving from 1848 until 1852.- Early life :...
(1813-1889), American politician - Orville DeweyOrville DeweyOrville Dewey was an American Unitarian minister.He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts. His ancestors were among the first settlers of Sheffield, where he spent his early life, alternately working upon his father's farm and attending the village school. He was naturally thoughtful, and was...
(1794-1882), American clergyman - Rob DeweyRob DeweyRob Dewey is a Scottish rugby union player who was born on the 16th of October 1983 and currently plays for the Glasgow Warriors. Despite having only come onto the professional rugby scene in the 2005–2006 season, a lethal combination of pace and power gave him a name amongst the Scottish rugby...
(born 1983), Scottish rugby player - Sheila DeweySheila DeweySheila Dewey is a British playwright, writing for theatre since 1982. In 1991 she received the Thames Television Theatre Writers' Award, and in 1992 was awarded an Arts Council Bursary...
, British playwright - Thomas B. DeweyThomas B. DeweyThomas Blanchard Dewey was an American author of hard boiled crime novels. He created two series of novels: the first one featuring Mac, a private investigator from Chicago, and the second one with Pete Schoefield.- Mac series :* Draw the Curtain Close, 1947* Every Bet's a Sure Thing, 1953* Prey...
(1915-1981), American author - Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971), American politician
- Travis Dewey aka "Fingar Pickingood", American musician and entertainer
Given name
- Dewey BalfaDewey BalfaDewey Balfa was an American Cajun fiddler and singer who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born near Mamou, Louisiana...
(1927-1992), American musician - Dewey Bartlett (1919-1979), American politician
- Dewey Bunnell (born 1951), American musician
- Dewey LambdinDewey LambdinDewey Lambdin is an American nautical historical novelist. He is best known for his Alan Lewrie naval adventure series, spanning the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Besides the Alan Lewrie series, he is also the author of What Lies Buried: a novel of Old Cape Fear.The son of a U.S...
(born 1945), American novelist - Dewey Martin (actor)Dewey Martin (actor)-Career:Martin was born December 8, 1923 in Katemcy, Texas. His film debut was an uncredited part in Knock on Any Door . He also appeared in The Thing from Another World , co-starred with Kirk Douglas in The Big Sky , played younger brother of Humphrey Bogart in The Desperate Hours , and was...
(born 1923), American actor - Dewey Martin (musician)Dewey Martin (musician)Dewey Martin was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.-Career:Martin was born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in Chesterville, Ontario in 1940. He was raised there and the surrounding Smiths Falls and Ottawa...
(1940-2009), Canadian drummer - Dewey NicksDewey NicksGeorge Dewey Nicks III is a photographer and film director.Nicks studied photography at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and has been published in magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, W, and GQ.In 1995, Nicks directed commercials for Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo...
(born 1961), American photographer - Dewey RedmanDewey RedmanDewey Redman was an American jazz saxophonist, known for performing free jazz as a bandleader, and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett....
(1931-2006), American jazz saxophonist - Dewey Robinson (1898-1950), American actor
- Dewey Short (1898-1979), American politician
- Dewey WeberDewey WeberDavid Earl Weber, , known as Dewey Weber, was an American surfer.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he stood out for his unique surfing style...
(1938-1993), American surfer
Fiction
- Billy Dewey, fictional character in the television series SouthlandSouthland (TV series)Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
- Dewey, Cheatem & HoweDewey, Cheatem & HoweDewey, Cheatem & Howe is the gag name of a fictional law or accounting firm, used in several parody settings. For example, a popular Three Stooges poster features the Stooges as bumbling members of such a firm...
, fictional law firm - Dewey Cox, fictional character in the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
- Dewey Denouement, fictional character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events novels by Lemony Snicket
- Dewey Finn, fictional character in the 2003 film School of Rock
- Dewey Novak, fictional character in the television series Eureka Seven
- Dewey Riley, fictional character in the Scream films
- Dewey (Malcolm in the Middle), fictional character in the television series Malcolm in the Middle
- Huey, Dewey and LouieHuey, Dewey and LouieHuey, Dewey, and Louie Duck are a trio of fictional, anthropomorphic ducks who appear in animated cartoons and comic books published by the Walt Disney Company. Identical triplets, the three are Donald Duck's nephews. Huey, Dewey, and Louie were created by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro, and first...
, fictional nephews of Donald Duck - Ms. DeweyMs. DeweyMs. Dewey was a viral marketing campaign started by Microsoft in October 2006. It also refers to the character of the same name, who is the campaign's main subject. The Ms. Dewey website was an Adobe Flash-based experimental interface for Live Search...
, fictional character in a viral marketing campaign for Microsoft Live Search