Dubois

American

[dy-bwah] / düˈbwɑ /

noun

(Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.

Dubois British

/ djuːˈbwɑː /

noun

W ( illiam ) E ( dward ) B ( urghardt ). 1868–1963, US Black sociologist, writer, and political activist; a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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Dubois Scientific

/ do̅o̅-bwä′ /

Dutch paleontologist who in 1891 discovered in Java a fossil hominid which he believed to be the so-called missing link between the apes and humans on the evolutionary ladder. He named it Pithecanthropus erectus, but it is now known as Homo erectus.

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His win over Franklin kept him as number one challenger for the WBO title, so if his team feels he is ready, a fight against the winner of Wardley v Dubois could be next.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Wardley puts his WBO heavyweight title on the line against Daniel Dubois at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on 9 May.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

By the halfway stage, however, the contest had not quite lived up to the hype, with Dubois edging the rounds through steady work to the body.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Still, Dubois is only in her mid-20s and has time on her side.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"Sit, sit. And watch. I'm on my second official date with suitor number one—Alexander Dubois from House Berry."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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