David Koresh
/ˌdeɪvɪd kəˈreʃ/
/ˌdeɪvɪd kəˈreʃ/
- (1959-93) the leader of the religious group called the Branch Davidians. He was born Vernon Wayne Howell in Houston and became a member of the Church of Seventh-Day Adventists but was forced to leave it because he was considered a bad influence. He tried to become a pop singer in Hollywood but failed. In 1981 he joined the Branch Davidians, later becoming their leader and changing his name. He died with most of the group's members during a battle with US government forces in Waco, Texas, in 1993.
大卫·科列什(David Koresh):(1959-93)宗教团体的领导人,称为分支大卫派。他出生于休斯顿的弗农·韦恩·豪威尔(Vernon Wayne Howell),并成为基督复临安息日会成员,但由于被认为是不良影响而被迫离开。他试图成为好莱坞的流行歌手,但失败了。1981年,他加入了Davidiana分公司,后来成为其领导者并更名。在1993年与美国政府军在得克萨斯州韦科的一场战斗中,他与该组织的大多数成员一起死亡。