Duquesne

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Duquesne (pronounced IPA: /djuːˈkeɪn/) can refer to:

• Fritz Joubert Duquesne, the Boer/German spy who allegedly was responsible for the death of Field Marshal Kitchener in 1916
  • the Duquesne Spy Ring, which he led
• French admiral Abraham Duquesne
  • eight ships and one cruiser class in the French Navy named after him; see French ship Duquesne

• French governor Marquis Duquesne
  • things in or near Pittsburgh named after him:
    • Duquesne Incline
    • Duquesne Heights
    • Duquesne, Pennsylvania
    • Duquesne University
      • Duquesne Dukes, the name of Duquesne University's athletic teams
    • Fort Duquesne
    • Duquesne Gardens
• Duquesne (PRR), a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train, later renamed the Keystone by Amtrak

• Duquesne, Missouri
• Duquesne, Arizona, now a ghost town
• Calleigh Duquesne, a character in the television series CSI: Miami
• Skylark DuQuesne, a science fiction novel by E. E. "Doc" Smith