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Jeans, Sir James Hopwood

(Encyclopedia) Jeans, Sir James Hopwood, 1887–1946, English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was professor of applied mathematics at Princeton (1905–9), later lectured at Cambridge (1910–…

Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer

(Encyclopedia) Fisher, Sir Ronald Aylmer, 1890–1962, English statistician and geneticist, b. East Finchley, Middlesex, England; educated at Cambridge (1909–1915; Sc.D., 1926). From 1919 to 1933 he…

Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon

(Encyclopedia) Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon, 1854–1932, Irish statesman and agricultural reformer. Educated in England, Plunkett spent 10 years (1879–89) in Wyoming as a cattle rancher. Returning to…

John Foster DULLES, Congress, NY (1888-1959)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1949Party: RepublicanDULLES, John Foster, a Senator from New York; born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888; attended the public schools of Watertown, N.Y.;…

Murry, John Middleton

(Encyclopedia) Murry, John Middleton, 1889–1957, English critic and editor. In 1919 he became editor of the Athenaeum and in 1923 founded his own review, the Adelphi, with which he was associated…

John James FLYNT, Jr., Congress, GA (1914-2007)

FLYNT, John James, Jr., a Representative from Georgia; born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914; attended the public schools and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward…

Rezin A. DE BOLT, Congress, MO (1828-1891)

DE BOLT, Rezin A., a Representative from Missouri; born near Basil, Fairfield County, Ohio, January 20, 1828; attended the common schools; employed as a tanner; studied law; was admitted to…

Noyes, John Humphrey

(Encyclopedia) Noyes, John Humphrey, 1811–86, American reformer, founder of the Oneida community, b. Brattleboro, Vt. He studied theology at Yale but lost his license to preach because of his “…

Sousa, John Philip

(Encyclopedia) Sousa, John PhilipSousa, John Philips&oomacr;ˈzə, –sə [key], 1854–1932, American bandmaster and composer, b. Washington, D.C. He studied violin and harmony in his native city and…

John Alexander LOGAN, Congress, IL (1826-1886)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877; 1879-1886Party: Republican; RepublicanLOGAN, John Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., on…