Dou

Dou stands for:

• An old Chinese Volumensmaß, see Old Dimensions and Weights ( China)
• Dou ( Wen), empress and wife of Han Emperor Wen
• Dou (Zhang ), empress and wife of Han Emperor Zhang
• Dou Miao Empress and third wife of the Han emperor Huan
• Dou Wu († 168), politician of the Han Dynasty
• Dou Xian ( 50-92 ), politician of the Han Dynasty

Dou is the surname of the following persons:

• Gerard Dou (1613-1675), Dutch painter of the Baroque
• Jan Pieterszoon Dou († 1635), Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics

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