Dewey
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Refer to:
- Origin:
- Dewey is a derivative of David, both meaning "beloved".
- Persons:
- George Dewey, U.S. naval officer who attained fame in the Spanish-American War; also referred to as Commodore Dewey, then Admiral Dewey, and as Dewey, the Hero of Manila.
- John Dewey - philosopher, educator
- Edward R Dewey - formed The Foundation for the Study of Cycles
- Thomas E. Dewey - a Governor of New York and unsuccessful candidate for President of the United States
- A. Peter Dewey - first American victim of Vietnam war
- Melvil Dewey, who devised the Dewey Decimal Classification for libraries
- Nelson Dewey - First Governor of Wisconsin from 1848 - 1852.
- Animals:
- Dewey (deer) - white-tailed deer cloned from a dead buck by the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Other Deweys:
- Huey, Dewey and Louie - Donald Duck's Nephews
- The Dewey Decimal Classification by Melvil Dewey