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Comenius, John Amos
(Encyclopedia) Comenius, John AmosComenius, John Amoskōmēˈnēəs [key], Czech Jan Amos Komenský, 1592–1670, Moravian churchman and educator, last bishop of the Moravian Church. Comenius advocated…Kellogg, John Harvey
(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852–1943, American physician, health-food advocate, and breakfast cereal developer, b. Tyrone, N.Y., grad. New York Univ. (M.D., 1875) and continued his medical…Harlan, John Marshall, 1899–1971, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
(Encyclopedia) Harlan, John Marshall, 1899–1971, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1955–71), b. Chicago; grandson of John Marshall Harlan. He received his law degree from New York Law…Enders, John Franklin
(Encyclopedia) Enders, John Franklin, 1897–1985, American bacteriologist, b. West Hartford, Conn., grad. Yale, 1920, Ph.D. Harvard, 1930. He began teaching at Harvard in 1929, became associate…Osborne, John
(Encyclopedia) Osborne, John (John James Osborne), 1929–94, English dramatist. He began his theatrical career as an actor and playwright in provincial English repertory theaters. Osborne's plays…Famous Firsts by African Americans
500 Notable African American Biographies A-Z List Civil Rights Leaders Figures in Abolitionism Government Officials Religious Leaders Scholars & Educators Scientists…Mill, John Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Mill, John Stuart, 1806–73, British philosopher and economist. A precocious child, he was educated privately by his father, James Mill. In 1823, abandoning the study of law, he became…Schick, Béla
(Encyclopedia) Schick, BélaSchick, Bélabāˈlə shĭk [key], 1877–1967, American pediatrician, b. Hungary, M.D. Karl Franz Univ., Graz, 1900. After having taught at the Univ. of Vienna (1902–23), he came…Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph, 1943–, American physician, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1966. Since 1973 Lefkowitz has been a professor at Duke Univ.; he was appointed a Howard Hughes…Jacobi, Abraham
(Encyclopedia) Jacobi, AbrahamJacobi, Abrahamjəkōˈbē [key], 1830–1919, American pediatrician, founder of pediatrics in the United States, b. Westphalia, Germany, M.D. Bonn, 1851. He was imprisoned…Trending
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