Dubois

American  

[dy-bwah] / düˈbwɑ /

noun

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

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Dubois British  

/ djuːˈbwɑː /

noun

1. 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′ /

1. 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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Dubois

Londoner Dubois was stopped by Joe Joyce as an unbeaten 23-year-old before going on to become a two-time world champion.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

It will be headlined by unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner, with the American stepping up to lightweight to face Elif Nur Turhan – on her way to a potential 2027 showdown versus Caroline Dubois.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

TKV, who has sparred Joshua, Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, has seen enough behind closed doors to believe Itauma can handle it.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The creative-writing program featured small classes composed of students serious about writing careers, recalled Scott’s schoolmate Laurent Dubois.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

“We here in Virginia do a good job of getting them in,” said Glenn Dubois, chancellor of the Virginia Community College System and himself a community college graduate.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times