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Jackson, Shoeless Joe

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Shoeless Joe (Joseph Jefferson Jackson), 1887–1951, American baseball player, b. Brandon Mills, S.C. Holder of the third highest (.356) career batting average in major league…

Eisenstadt

(Encyclopedia) Eisenstadt Eisenstadt īˈzənshtätˌ [key], town, capital of Burgenland, E Austria, at the foot of the…

banksia

(Encyclopedia) banksiabanksiabăngkˈsēə [key] [for Sir Joseph Banks], popularized name of a genus of Australian evergreen trees and shrubs of the same family as the macadamia and sometimes cultivated…

Richard, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard)Richard, Mauricezhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by…

Barthélemy, Auguste Marseille

(Encyclopedia) Barthélemy, Auguste MarseilleBarthélemy, Auguste Marseilleōgüstˈ märsāˈyə bärtālmēˈ [key], 1796–1867, French poet. With his friend Joseph Méry he wrote several brilliant and popular…

Paxton, Sir Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Paxton, Sir Joseph, 1803–65, English architect, noted for his use of glass and iron in a proto-modern manner. Beginning his career as a gardener and estate manager, he then built two…

O'Connor, John Joseph

(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, John Joseph, 1920–2000, American Roman Catholic cardinal, b. Philadelphia. He was ordained a priest in 1945 and served as a military chaplain for 27 years, achieving the rank…

Tumulty, Joseph Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Tumulty, Joseph Patrick, 1879–1954, American politician, b. Jersey City, N.J. After his admission to the bar, he practiced law in Jersey City (1902–8) and served in the New Jersey…

Grew, Joseph Clark

(Encyclopedia) Grew, Joseph Clark, 1880–1965, American diplomat, b. Boston. Entering diplomatic service in 1904, he held posts of increasing importance in different capitals until 1924, when he…

Bridges, Simon Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Bridges, Simon Joseph, 1976–, New Zealand lawyer and politician, b. Auckland. A Maori and a member of the conservative National party, Bridges was a lawyer and prosecutor before he was…