Dix
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Dix, IllinoisDix, IllinoisDix is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dix is located at ....
- Dix, NebraskaDix, NebraskaDix is a village in Kimball County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dix is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Dix, New YorkDix, New YorkDix is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 4,197 at the 2000 census.The Town of Dix is located on the south border of the county and is north of Elmira, New York.- History :...
- Dix RiverDix RiverThe Dix River is a tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States.It begins in western Rockcastle County, about west of Mount Vernon. It flows generally northwest, in a tight meandering course, passing north of Stanford and east of Danville. Northwest of Danville it is...
and Dix DamDix DamThe Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake.-History:...
in Kentucky - Dix StadiumDix StadiumDix Stadium is a stadium in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. It lies at the far eastern end of the KSU campus along Summit Street, just east of State Route 261 and is the center piece of...
, a collegiate football stadium in Kent, Ohio - Fort Dix, an Army post in New Jersey
- Dix MountainDix MountainDix Mountain is the sixth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, and is located roughly on the boundary between the towns of North Hudson and Keene in Essex County, New York...
, a mountain in the Adirondacks, New York
Switzerland
- Grande Dixence DamGrande Dixence DamThe Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence River at the head of the Val d'Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the tallest gravity dam in the world and is part of the Cleuson-Dixence Complex...
, a lake in Wallis
People
- Moi dix MoisMoi dix MoisMoi dix Mois is a musical project founded by Japanese musician and fashion designer Mana in 2002 after his previous band, Malice Mizer, paused activities.- History :...
, Japanese metal band - Dorothea DixDorothea DixDorothea Lynde Dix was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums...
, American social worker - Dorothy DixDorothy DixDorothy Dix , was the pseudonym of U.S. journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer....
, American journalist - Gregory DixGregory DixGeorge Eglinton Alston Dix was an English monk and priest of Nashdom Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine community. He was a noted liturgical scholar whose work had particular influence on the reform of Anglican liturgy in the mid-20th century.-Life:Dix was born in Woolwich...
, English priest and liturgical scholar - Jan Dix, German musician
- John Alden DixJohn Alden DixJohn Alden Dix was the 38th Governor of New York from January 1911 to December 1912.-Life:Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Dix attended Cornell University, but never graduated. He was an initiated member of the Beta Charge of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity...
, New York governor - John Adams DixJohn Adams DixJohn Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, American general - Otto DixOtto DixWilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of Weimar society and the brutality of war. Along with George Grosz, he is widely considered one of the most important artists of the Neue Sachlichkeit.-Early life and...
, German expressionist - Richard DixRichard DixRichard Dix was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero.-Early life:...
, American actor - Ronald Dix, former Derby County and England footballer
- Walter DixWalter DixWalter Dix is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the fourth fastest 200 m runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 m with a best of 9.88 seconds.Dix was a highly successful amateur...
, American track and field athlete
Ship
- Dix (steamboat)Dix (steamboat)The steamboat Dix operated from 1904 to 1906 as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. She was sunk in a collision which remains one of the most serious transportation accidents in the state of Washington to this day....
, steamboat which ran from 1904 to 1906 on Puget Sound, USA and was sunk in a tragic collision.
Acronyms
DIX may refer to:- Danish Internet Exchange PointDanish Internet Exchange PointDanish Internet Exchange Point is operated by UNI•C in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.Its purpose is to alleviate the exchange of data traffic between networks that constitute the Danish part of the global Internet structure...
, an Internet Exchange Point - DIX Deutscher Immobilien IndexDIX Deutscher Immobilien IndexThe German property index ' is a performance index published annually. The index measures ungeared total returns to direct property investments....
, German property index - DIX Ethernet, a consortium of DEC, Intel and Xerox that framed an early Ethernet protocol standard.
Others
- Dix, hymn tuneHymn tuneA hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm , and no refrain or chorus....
used with hymn For the Beauty of the Earth and As with gladness - DIX (drug) A drug cocktail developed in Germany during WW2 to relieve fatigue.
- 509 in Roman numerals.
- Otto Dix (band)Otto Dix (band)Otto Dix is a Russian darkwave music trio. Named after the expressionist painter of the same name, they are notable for their androgynous singer, believed to be either a countertenor male or a contralto female....
, a Russian darkwave band
See also
- DicksDicksEdmond de la Fontaine , better known by his pen name of Dicks, was a Luxembourgian jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language. He is considered the national poet of Luxembourg, and, along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, one of the most important figures in...
, pen name of Edmond de la Fontaine, a Luxembourgian jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language.