Ross, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Sir John, 1777–1856, British arctic explorer and rear admiral. In 1818 he went in search of the Northwest Passage but turned back after exploring Baffin Bay. Financed by Sir Felix Booth, he co...
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Goode, John Paul
(Encyclopedia) Goode, John Paul go͝od [key], 1862–1932, American geographer and cartographer, b. Stewartville, Minn., grad. Univ. of Minnesota, 1889, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1901. He taught geography at the ...
Haldane, John Scott
(Encyclopedia) Haldane, John Scott, 1860–1936, British scientist, b. Edinburgh; father of John Burdon Sanderson Haldane. He made many important contributions to mine safety, investigating principally the action of...
Morgan, John Pierpont
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, John Pierpont: see Morgan, family.
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Kemble, John Philip
(Encyclopedia) Kemble, John Philip: see under Kemble, Roger.
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Marciano, John Bemelmans
(Encyclopedia) Marciano, John Bemelmans: see under Bemelmans, Ludwig.
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John XXIII, antipope
(Encyclopedia) John XXIII, antipope: see Cossa, Baldassare.
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John of Hollywood
(Encyclopedia) John of Hollywood: see Sacrobosco, Johannes de.
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Saint John, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Saint John, Lake, Canada: see Saguenay, river.
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Elkann, John Philip
(Encyclopedia) Elkann, John Philip: see under Agnelli, family.
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