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(Encyclopedia) John Scotus: see Duns Scotus, John; Eriugena, John Scotus. ...

(Encyclopedia) Asheboro ăshˈbərə [key], town (2020 pop. 27,156), seat of Randolph co., central N.C., in the Piedmont; inc. 1796. Manufactures include transportation equipment, furnit...

(Encyclopedia) Bale, John, 1495–1563, English dramatist and clergyman. An ardent proponent of the Reformation, he used the stage as a vehicle for his views. His most famous play, King John (written c.1535), shows ...

(Encyclopedia) Dalrymple, John: see Stair, John Dalrymple, 1st earl of, and Stair, John Dalrymple, 2d earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Cumming, John. For persons thus named, use Comyn, John.

(Encyclopedia) Van Rensselaer, Martha, 1864–1932, American home economist and pioneer in the development of extension courses for women in rural areas, b. Randolph, N.Y. In 1900 she joined the faculty of Cornell t...

(Encyclopedia) Opie, John, 1761–1807, English portrait and historical painter. Opie showed a remarkable talent as a young man. He became the protégé of the poet John Wolcot, and enjoyed a brief popularity as a f...

(Encyclopedia) St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after 1869 practiced l...

(Encyclopedia) Lesley, John: see Leslie, John.

(Encyclopedia) Leyland, John: see Leland, John.