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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey 1773-1850, Scottish critic and judge. He was a founder and editor of the Edinburgh Review, which printed his critical essays. Bibliography: See his Contributions to the Edinburgh Review (4 vol., 1844). ... Read more
George Jeffreys Jeffreys of Wem, 1st Baron
George Jeffreys Jeffreys of Wem, 1st Baron 1645?-1689, English judge under Charles II and James II . A notoriously cruel judge, he presided over many of the trials connected with the Popish Plot (see Oates, Titus ) and was responsible for the judicial murder of Algernon Sidney and for the bruta... Read more
Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan 1963-, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament final over Georgetown. Joining the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Associa... Read more
Taunton
Taunton , city (1991 pop. 47,793), county seat of Somerset, SW England, on the Trove River. Its industries include the manufacture of textiles, shirts, gloves, and precision instruments. Taunton is also a market and railroad junction. Tourism is economically important. There are three well-known sch... Read more
Dorchester
Dorchester , town (1991 pop. 13,734), county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is a busy agricultural market, especially for sheep and lambs. Printing, leatherworking, brewing, and the manufacture of agricultural machinery are important industries. Nearby is Maiden Castle, a fortificatio... Read more
Thomas Hood
Thomas Hood 1799-1845, English poet. He was an editor of various prominent magazines and periodicals. The greater proportion of his work was written in a humorous vein, and he was celebrated for his use of figurative language, especially puns. However, it is in his serious poems, notably "The Son... Read more
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter 1615-91, English nonconformist clergyman. Ordained in 1638, he began his ministry at Kidderminster in 1641. He sided with Parliament when the civil war broke out and served (1645-47) as a chaplain in Cromwell's army, where he urged moderation in both religious and political opinions.... Read more
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks 1956-, American film actor famous for his roles as an amiable American everyman, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980-82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks subsequently appeared in numerous Hollywood comedies, among them Sp... Read more
Sir James Hopwood Jeans
Sir James Hopwood Jeans 1887-1946, English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was professor of applied mathematics at Princeton Univ. (1905-9), later lectured at Cambridge (1910-12) and Oxford (1922), and was research associate at Mt. Wilson Observatory (1923-44). He was knighted in 1928.... Read more
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden 1714-94, British jurist. Appointed (1761) chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, he earned wide popularity as a result of his ruling in Entick v. Carrington (1763), where he pronounced against the legality of the general warrant under which John Wilkes was ... Read more

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Sir Harold Jeffreys
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sir Harold Jeffreys British mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, and philosopher Sir Harold Jeffreys (1891-1989) was one of the great original...variety of scientific contributions. Harold Jeffreys was born on April 22, 1891, in Durham...
Jeffreys, Sir Harold
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth Jeffreys, Sir Harold (1891–1989) The British geophysicist Harold Jeffreys made important contributions to our knowledge...published in 1924, became a classic text. Jeffreys spent most of his working life in Cambridge...
Jeffreys, George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Jeffreys, George (1648–89). Notorious...judge who presided at the Bloody Assizes , Jeffreys was a career lawyer who became conspicuous...involved in the Bloody Assizes allowed Jeffreys to incur responsibility for the brutal...
George Jeffreys Jeffreys of Wem, 1st Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition George Jeffreys Jeffreys of Wem, 1st Baron 1645?-1689, English judge under Charles II...chancellor later that year. When James fled the country in 1688, Jeffreys was imprisoned and died in the Tower of London. Bibliography: See...
Jeffreys, George, 1st Baron
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Jeffreys, George, 1st Baron (1648–89) English judge. He became lord chief justice in 1683, and lord chancellor in 1685...
Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley , 1887-1915, English physicist, grad. Trinity College, Oxford, 1910. He began his research under Ernest Rutherford...
Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Camden, John Jeffreys Pratt, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis (1759–1840). Statesman. Son of the famous lawyer, Pratt came into Parliament...
John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2d Earl and 1st Marquess see under Pratt, Charles, 1st Earl Camden .
Wrinch, Dorothy Maud
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...with eminent physicist and statistician Sir Harry Jeffreys. Jeffreys (1891-1989), who would later become regarded...Ernest Johnson (1858-1931). Together, Wrinch and Jeffreys employed probability to explain induction and to investigate...
DNA Fingerprinting
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...different parts of the world. Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester developed...Historical Uses of DNA Fingerprinting Jeffreys was first given the opportunity to demonstrate...used in forensics. In a village near Jeffreys' home, a teenage girl was assaulted...

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Jeffreys, George
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Jeffreys, George (1648–89). Notorious...judge who presided at the Bloody Assizes , Jeffreys was a career lawyer who became conspicuous...involved in the Bloody Assizes allowed Jeffreys to incur responsibility for the brutal...
Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron (1645–89) English judge and Lord Chief Justice. He presided at the trials of the RYE HOUSE PLOT conspirators, of those implicated in the POPISH PLOT , and of Richard BAXTER , but he is...
Moseley, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography MOSELEY, HENRY GWYN JEFFREYS ( b . Weymouth. Dorsetshire, England, 23 November 1887; d . Gelibolu...authority on naval architecture. His maternal grandfather, John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809 – 1885), F.R.S., was the dean of England...
Jeffreys, Sir Harold
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Jeffreys, Sir Harold (1891–1989) A British geophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician who studied seismic waves and developed...
Judge Jeffreys
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Judge Jeffreys ( c. 1645–89), Welsh judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1683, who took part in the Popish Plot prosecutions and later became infamous for his brutal sentencing at the Bloody Assizes.
Jeffreys, John Gwyn
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Jeffreys, John Gwyn ( b. Swansea, Wales, 18 January 1809 ; d. London, England, 24 January 1885) marine zoology. Jeffreys was the eldest son of john Jeffreys, a solicator. He was articled to a solicator at seventeen...
Jeffreys, Herbert
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Jeffreys, Herbert (?–1678) royal governor of Virginia (1677), replacing William Berkeley after Bacon's Rebellion (1676).
Jeffreys-Bullen curves
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Jeffreys-Bullen curves The travel times for seismic waves passing through the Earth, including direct, reflected, and refracted waves. They are fundamental to the determination of the density structure of the Earth's interior.
Gutenberg, Beno
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...within the earth) while similar work was being done by Harold Jeffreys and Keith Bullen. The difference in approach is well exemplified by the derivation of these curves. The Jeffreys-Bullen curves were derived by statistical methods from a large...
Johnson, William Ernest
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...propositions, This view, also adopted by J. M. Keynes, Harold Jeffreys, and Rudolf Carnap, is one of the main contemporary alternatives...interpretation of probability claims. Although Keynes and Jeffreys published their books before the appearance of Johnson...

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Garland Jeffreys shows colors in comeback
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/8/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...and a racist fan - provided Garland Jeffreys with the title track of his first album in nearly a decade. Jeffreys was at Shea Stadium, enjoying a summer...out of here! Yo, Buckwheat!' " Jeffreys recalled about the 1987 incident...
From Antarctica to Chernobyl. (Alec Jeffreys, 1997 recipient of SCI's Society's Medal for advances in applied chemistry)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 11/17/1997; ; 700+ words ; Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, this year's recipient of the SCI...chemistry, talks to Tim Chapman. Alec Jeffreys' career would make interesting reading...and the body of Josef Mengele. But Jeffreys is not a wanted man. He is the father...
Interview: Anne Jeffreys discusses her role in "Street Scene"
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 4/2/2005; ; 607 words ; ...NPR) 04-02-2005 Interview: Anne Jeffreys discusses her role in "Street Scene...named Anna and her daughter, Rose. Anne Jeffreys originated the role of Rose. She is...a few episodes of "Baywatch." Ms. Jeffreys has been invited to Portland for the...
Fed: Jeffreys makes country music comeback
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 1/19/2004; 555 words ; ...News (Australia) 01-19-2004 Fed: Jeffreys makes country music comeback By Jonathon...taking two years off to have a baby, Gina Jeffreys is getting ready to record a new album. Jeffreys is in Tamworth to perform publicly for the...
Holland and Jeffreys Elected to Peoples Holding Company Board of Directors.
Business Wire; 2/9/2005; 700+ words ; ...Neal A. Holland, Jr. and Harold B. Jeffreys have been elected to the company's...president of Cedar Ridge Golf Course. Jeffreys is owner of Cedar Lake Farms and a partner...to have Neal Holland, Jr. and Harold Jeffreys joining our board. Their extensive experience...
BIOTECH COMPANY EXPANDS IN SALEM NOVOZYMES BUYS GEORGE A. JEFFREYS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 6/13/2002; ; 552 words ; ...The company has purchased George A. Jeffreys & Co., a 40-year-old Salem biological products company. Jeffreys' operations will be integrated into...cleaning and agricultural supplies. Jeffreys primarily manufactures enzyme-based...
Jeffreys expanding with Ga. acquisition.(Jeffreys Steel Co. buys Gainesville Iron Works)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Metal Market; 4/4/1995; ; 700+ words ; CHICAGO -- Jeffreys Steel Co. has added another outlet...service center will significantly enhance Jeffreys Steel's ability to serve key customers...throughout this vibrant region," said Toby Jeffreys, president and chief executive officer...
Theatre: Pay for today: or, the secret of writing a smash hit Can you teach people how to write better plays? Stephen Jeffreys thinks so, and his pupils happily cough up pounds 250 each for his masterclass. Paul Taylor met the guru, whose own new play is reviewed below
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/6/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...a big week for the dramatist Stephen Jeffreys. On Monday night, his new play, I...time, but it is particularly so - as Jeffreys acknowledges with a laugh - coming at...helpfulness of the English theatre critics. Jeffreys once took the McKee course (along with...
Fed: Gina Jeffreys ready to tackle the music world again
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 1/17/2007; 552 words ; ...Australia) 01-17-2007 Fed: Gina Jeffreys ready to tackle the music world again...January 24, country music star Gina Jeffreys now feels content. The contentment...t know I sung and I liked that," Jeffreys said. "It was like there were these...
ROCKER JOGS FANS' MEMORIES AFTER 9-YEAR HIATUS, GARLAND JEFFREYS HAS TOUR, 2 CDS IN WORKS.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 1/7/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...as a few months off for Garland Jeffreys in the early '90s turned into a...followed by a new album, and Jeffreys, 60, plays his first Denver date...years tonight at the Lion's Lair. Jeffreys' music defies categorization...