(Encyclopedia) Canton, JohnCanton, Johnkănˈtən [key], 1718–72, English physicist. He is known for his research in magnetism and in electricity, especially his experiments in electrostatic induction.…
(Encyclopedia) Capgrave, John, 1393–1464, English author and Augustinian friar. One of the most learned men of his day, he was a distinguished theologian, philosopher, and historian. His writings,…
(Encyclopedia) Stow, John, 1525?–1605, English chronicler and antiquarian. He was a tailor in his youth, but after 1560 he came under the patronage of Archbishop Matthew Parker, whose Society of…
(Encyclopedia) Strachan, JohnStrachan, Johnstrôn [key], 1778–1867, Canadian Anglican prelate, b. Scotland. As a member of the executive council of Upper Canada (1815–36) and of the legislative…
(Encyclopedia) Strype, JohnStrype, Johnstrīp [key], 1643–1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. A graduate of Cambridge, he took holy orders. Much of his early life was spent in…
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, John, 1740–95, American Revolutionary general, b. Somersworth, N.H. He was a lawyer and a delegate (1774–75, 1780–81) to the Continental Congress but is better remembered as…
(Encyclopedia) Taverner, John, c.1495–1545, English organist and composer. He was choirmaster at Oxford from 1526 to 1530. His small body of work—eight masses, 28 motets, and three secular songs—may…
(Encyclopedia) Whitgift, JohnWhitgift, Johnhwĭtˈgĭft [key], 1530?–1604, archbishop of Canterbury. He was a fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. As vice chancellor (1573) he had a leading part in revising…
