DeForest

DeForest

DeForest, also spelled De Forest and deForest, may refer to:

  • Calvert DeForest (1921-2007), a United States actor and comedian, best known for his appearances on David Letterman's shows
  • DeVry University, formerly called the DeForest Training School, a private, for profit university system in the United States
  • De Forest, Wisconsin, a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States along the Yahara River
  • Henry deForest, a United States railroad executive who served as chair for the Southern Pacific Railroad's board of directors
  • Jessé de Forest , leader of a group of Walloons who fled Europe due to religious persecutions
  • John William De Forest (1826-1906), a United States soldier and writer of realistic fiction
  • Lee De Forest (1873-1961), an American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit
  • DeForest Kelley (1920-1999), an American actor, best known for playing Dr. Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek tv series and films
  • Humphrey DeForest Bogart, a well-known, Oscar Award winning American actor

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  • DeForest — DeForest, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 7368 Housing Units (2000): 2761 Land area (2000): 4.830617 sq. miles (12.511240 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052474 sq. miles (0.135906 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.883091 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • DeForest, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 7368 Housing Units (2000): 2761 Land area (2000): 4.830617 sq. miles (12.511240 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052474 sq. miles (0.135906 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.883091 sq. miles (12.647146 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Deforest — m U.S.: name apparently adopted in honour of John DeForest (1826–1906), the author of several once popular novels, mostly set during the American Civil War. Variant: Deforrest …   First names dictionary

  • Deforest — De*for est, v. t. To clear of forests; to disforest. U. S. Agric. Reports. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deforest — 1880 in modern sense, from DE (Cf. de ) + FOREST (Cf. forest). Related: Deforested; deforesting. Disforest in the sense to clear of trees is from 1660s. Disafforest is attested in this sense from 1842; originally it meant reduce from the legal… …   Etymology dictionary

  • deforest — ► VERB ▪ clear of forest or trees. DERIVATIVES deforestation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • deforest — [dē fôr′ist] vt. to clear (land) of forests or trees ☆ deforestation n …   English World dictionary

  • DeForest, Wisconsin —   Village   Nickname(s): DeFo Location of …   Wikipedia

  • DeForest Kelley — Kelley at a 1988 Star Trek convention Born Jackson DeForest Kelley January 20, 1920(1920 01 20) Toccoa, Georgia USA …   Wikipedia

  • DeForest High School — Established 1969 Type Public Secondary Principal Machell Schwarz Students 1,000 1,100 Grades 9–12 …   Wikipedia

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