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Johnston, Alexander Keith

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804–71, Scottish cartographer and geographer royal of Scotland. He issued many notable atlases, maps, and gazetteers, including The National Atlas of…

Johnston

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, town (1990 pop. 26,542), Providence co., N central R.I., a suburb of Providence; inc. 1759. Among its manufactures are jewelry, textiles, and fabricated metals. Johnston is…

Swampscott

(Encyclopedia) SwampscottSwampscottswŏmpˈskət [key], town (1990 pop. 13,650), Essex co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, formerly an exclusive summer resort, on Massachusetts Bay; settled…

Chadwick, Lynn

(Encyclopedia) Chadwick, Lynn (Lynn Russell Chadwick), 1914–2003, English sculptor. After studying architecture, Chadwick began his career as a sculptor in 1945, working largely in metal. He came to…

Johnston, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Samuel, 1733–1816, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Dundee, Scotland. He emigrated as a child to North Carolina, where his uncle, Gabriel Johnston, was royal…

Simcoe

(Encyclopedia) Simcoe, town (1991 pop. 15,539), S Ont., Canada, on the Lynn River SW of Hamilton. It is a market center for a region producing fruit, vegetables, and tobacco. There are food-…

Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton, 1858–1927, British explorer and colonial official. His early interest in the natural sciences was combined with his concern for the political problems of…

Johnston Atoll

(Encyclopedia) Johnston Atoll, atoll, 2.8 sq mi (7.25 sq km), central Pacific, c.700 nautical mi (1,300 km) SW of Honolulu, central Pacific, an uninc. territory of the United States. It consists of…

Lunt, Alfred, and Lynn Fontanne

(Encyclopedia) Lunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn FontanneLunt, Alfred, 1893–1977, b. Milwaukee, and Lynn Fontannefŏntănˈ [key], 1887?–1983, b. Essex, England, American acting couple.…

Brewer's: Johnstone

The crest of this family is a winged spur. or spur between two wings, leathered, with the motto. “Nunquam non paratus.” When King Edward I. was meditating treachery in favour of Balliol,…