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Law, John
(Encyclopedia) Law, John, 1671–1729, Scottish financier in France, b. Edinburgh. After killing a man in a duel (1694) he fled to Amsterdam, where he studied banking. Returning to Scotland (1700), he…DeLorean, John Zachary
(Encyclopedia) DeLorean, John Zachary, 1925–2005, American automobile executive and entrepeneur, b. Detroit. Son of a Ford Motor Co. worker, he attended the Lawrence Institute of Technology (B.S.…Knox, John
(Encyclopedia) Knox, John, 1514?–1572, Scottish religious reformer, founder of Scottish Presbyterianism. In 1557 the Scottish Protestant nobles signed their First Covenant, banding together to…Macdonald, Sir John Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada, b. Glasgow. His parents settled in 1820 in Kingston, Ont. Macdonald first…William Raymond GREEN, Congress, IA (1856-1947)
GREEN William Raymond , a Representative from Iowa; born in Colchester, New London County, Conn., November 7, 1856; attended the public schools in Malden, Ill. and Princeton (Ill.) High School;…Whittier, John Greenleaf
(Encyclopedia) Whittier, John GreenleafWhittier, John Greenleafhwĭtˈēər [key], 1807–92, American Quaker poet and reformer, b. near Haverhill, Mass. Whittier was a pioneer in regional literature as…Brewer's: John
A contraction of Johannes (Joh'n). The French contract it differently, Jean—i.e. Jehan or Jehann; in Italian, Giovanni. Popes. JOHN I. died wretchedly in jail. JOHN II. and III. were…Hans J. Müller-Eberhard 1998 Deaths
Hans J. Müller-EberhardAge: 70 immunologist who made influential discoveries about the working of the body's immune system. Died: March 3, 1998.Wright MorrisM - QFrancis (Franny) Murray…Capt. Richard J. Ashby, 1999 News
32, Marine pilot, was cleared in March of manslaughter charges stemming from the 1998 accident in which the jet he was flying severed ski gondola cables, killing 20 at an Italian resort.…Garrison, Theodosia (Mrs. Frederick J. Faulks)
Garrison, Theodosia (Mrs. Frederick J. Faulks)[1874-1944](1)Born at Newark, N.J. Educated at private schools in New York. Mrs. Garrison was for several years a constant contributor to the…Trending
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