Search
Search results
Displaying 11 - 20
Jones, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Sir William, 1746–94, English philologist and jurist. Jones was celebrated for his understanding of jurisprudence and of Oriental languages. He published an Essay on the Law of…Jones, Casey
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Casey, 1864–1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he…Jones, Davy
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Davy: see Davy Jones.Jones, Robert Edmond
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, American scene designer, b. Milton, N.H. With his design in 1915 for The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, a new era of scene design began in the United…Jones, Mother
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Mother: see Jones, Mary Harris.Jones, Bobby
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Bobby: see Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.Jones, Sir Edward Burne-
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Sir Edward Burne-: see Burne-Jones.Davy Jones
(Encyclopedia) Davy Jones, personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression “Davy Jones's locker,” meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors go.Jones, Antony Armstrong
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Antony Armstrong: see Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of.Dow Jones Average
(Encyclopedia) Dow Jones Average, indicators used to measure and report value changes in representative stock groupings on the New York stock exchange. There are four different averages—industrial…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
