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	John John three letters of the New Testament. Traditionally, they are ascribed to John son of Zebedee, the disciple of Jesus. All three letters probably date to the end of the 1st cent. AD, and may have been written as a corpus. First John is a homily. Owing much philosophically to the fourth Gospel, it... Read more
	John John 1167-1216, king of England (1199-1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine . Early Life The king's youngest son, John was left out of Henry's original division of territory among his sons and was nicknamed John Lackland. He was, however, his father's favorite, and despite th... Read more
	John Dyer John Dyer 1700?-1758, English nature poet, b. Wales. He is best known for the topographical poem Grongar Hill (1726). ... Read more
	John Earle John Earle , 1601?-1665, English clergyman and author. The Microcosmographie (1628), a collection of witty characterizations, is his most famous work. In 1663 he became bishop of Salisbury. ... Read more
	Saint John Saint John one of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint ; John , letters; Revelation ); it is highly unlikely, however, that all five works were written by the same author. In the Gospels he an... Read more
	John Frazee John Frazee , 1790-1852, American pioneer sculptor, b. Rahway, N.J. Without formal instruction, he advanced from tombstone cutting to portrait busts, including those of Daniel Webster, John Marshall, and other notables. The portrait of John Wells (1824; St. Paul's Church, New York City) is said to b... Read more
	John of Ephesus John of Ephesus , c.505-c.585, Syrian Monophysite historian, bishop of Ephesus. He became a leader of the Monophysites (see Monophysitism ), and Byzantine Emperor Justinian, whose favor he enjoyed, set him over the Monophysite community in Constantinople. John suffered greatly in the persecution of... Read more
	Saint John's Saint John's city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda , in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the country. Tourism is important. The harbor has been dredged to accommodate deep-draft vessels. In the 18th cent. St. Joh... Read more
	John Bale John Bale 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 the transition from the medieval morality play to the Renaissance historical drama by allegorical tre... Read more
	John XXI John XXI d. 1277, pope (1276-77), a Portuguese named Pedro Giuliano; successor of Adrian V. Known generally as Peter of Spain (Petrus Hispanus), he is the only Portuguese pope. Peter's reputation as a scholastic philosopher was widespread, and he was the reputed author of an extensively used book o... Read more

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	Johns Hopkins University Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876 by educational pioneers who...education, and support of faculty research. Early Years In 1873 Johns Hopkins, a childless bachelor, bequeathed $7 million to fund a...
	Jasper Johns Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Jasper Johns Jasper Johns (born 1930), American painter and sculptor, helped break the hold...sculptures, lithographs, and prints, as well as paintings. Jasper Johns was born in Augusta, Georgia, in the middle of the Great Depression...
	Hopkins, Johns Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Johns Hopkins American financier and philanthropist Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was the founder of Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, as well as a free hospital to serve the people of the city where he spent his life. American...
	Johns, Jasper Book article from: World Encyclopedia Johns, Jasper (1930– ) US painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Johns and Robert Rauschenberg led the movement...expressionism towards pop art and minimal art . Johns' canvases feature banal, everyday images...
	Johns Hopkins Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Johns Hopkins 1795-1873, American financier and philanthropist, founder of Johns Hopkins Univ., b. Anne Arundel co., Md. In...million for the founding of a free hospital and Johns Hopkins Univ. Bibliography: See biography by H...
	Saint Johns Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint Johns Que., Canada: see St. Jean .
	Florence Rena Sabin Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...science. She also researched and taught at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Rockefeller...becoming the first woman faculty member at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as well as...Baltimore at the time. The opening of Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore was...
	Daniel Coit Gilman Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...accomplishments as the first president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. From...until his retirement in 1901 he helped make Johns Hopkins one of America's first major...achievement was the creation and development of Johns Hopkins University, which grew out of...
	Jones, Georgeanna Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...From there, in 1932, Jones started at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in...postgraduate study, which she also completed at Johns Hopkins University. After graduation she...until 1939 when Jones took a position with Johns Hopkins Medical School. Discovered Location...
	Pair of Sixes, A Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Nettleton ( George Parson) and T. Boggs Johns ( Hale Hamilton) are partners in a pharmaceutical...not entirely disinterested, since he is Johns's rival for the affections of Florence...Ann Murdock), so he contrives to have Johns lose. Since Johns will have to give up...

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	Johns Hopkins University Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, a private, non-sectarian institution of higher...graduate-level university. Funded by the Baltimore Quaker merchant Johns Hopkins with a bequest of $7 million — the largest philanthropic...
	Johns, Jasper Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Johns, Jasper (1930– ). American...characterized American art in the late 1950s. Johns was born in Augusta, Georgia, and studied...experiments. In 1955, inspired by a dream, Johns painted a picture of an American flag...
	Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies see Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies .
	long johns Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English long johns • pl. n. inf. underwear with closely fitted legs that extend to the wearer's ankles, often with a long-sleeved top.
	Moss, William Lorenzo Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...his B.S. in 1902. He proceeded to The Johns Hopkins University Medical School and received...his career teaching and doing research at Johns Hopkins, at the State Institute for the...Studies in Opsonins, ” in Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin , 18 (1907...
	Ames, Joseph Sweetman Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...education, books, and good society. At Johns Hopkins University, where he went after...laboratory in Berlin. He returned to Johns Hopkins to take his Ph.D. in 1890 under...spectral grating, and then joined the Johns Hopkins faculty. He was director of the...
	Howell, William Henry Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...schools of Baltimore and in 1876 entered the Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate...nine years Howell taught physiology at Johns Hopkins (associate professor, 1889...first professor of physiology in the new Johns Hopkins Medical School. He served also...
	Halsted, William Stewart Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...William H. Welch, professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University, in December 1886. When he...regained his health and the authorities of the Johns Hopkins Hospital (and later the Johns Hopkins Medical School) were convinced of his...
	Remsen, Ira Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Coit Gilman, first president of the new Johns Hopkins University, and in 1876 Remsen...offer of a professorship of chemistry. At Johns Hopkins, Remsen was able to introduce...became secretary to the academic council of Johns Hopkins, and in 1901 he succeeded Gilman...
	Councilman, William Thomas Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...farm. He attended local schools, St. Johns College in Annapolis, and the school of...completing the standard two-year course. Johns Hopkins University had just opened and...Baltimore in 1883 to take a fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medical School. There he advanced...

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	Johns get job at Belleville West. Newspaper article from: Telegraph (Alton, IL); 1/25/2007; 700+ words ; ...Carbondale High School three years ago, Ric Johns believed that latest opportunity lost marked...was convinced the last train left town, Johns recalls. But a whirlwind week for the...his choice of two jobs, both of which Johns considered too good to pass. After six...
	Johns Manville Goes Live With Sparta Systems' TrackWise. PR Newswire; 9/22/2006; 700+ words ; ...regulatory compliance solutions, announced that Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company...Control system. Based in Denver, CO, Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and...industrial, and residential applications. Johns Manville's change management harmonization...
	Johns Manville Announces All Fiber Glass Building Insulation To Be Formaldehyde-Free. PR Newswire; 2/7/2002; 700+ words ; ATLANTA -- Johns Manville today announced that it will begin...for residential and commercial use. All Johns Manville building insulation will be manufactured with a unique new binder that removes Johns Manville insulation as a potential source...
	Johns Takes To Soapbox For a Better Uphill View Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/8/2006; ; 700+ words ; Marie C. Johns is kicking off a week of high-profile...with a microphone and a wooden soapbox. Johns plans to respond to District residents...and Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D). Johns plans to pit herself against the two veteran...
	Johns' Marketable Mystique; His Early Work Brings Millions, But the Artist's Vision Is Fading Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/12/1988; ; 700+ words ; New York's Jasper Johns must pinch himself each morning just to...night before. It, too, was held by Johns. So was the prior record ($4.2 million...safer? That sheer green knows no bounds? Johns is still in midcareer, he's no Rembrandt...
	JOHNS LETS VIEWER PUZZLE IT OUT.(RHYTHM) Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 1/31/2008; 700+ words ; ...twice-yearly Gallery Night. POP MASTER JOHNS: Certainly the biggest and most important...by the 77-year-old Pop master Jasper Johns , to be held in the cavernous second...works comprise the largest collection of Johns prints ever displayed in the Midwest...
	Johns Hopkins 'Live Near Your Work' Program Boosts Benefits News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/30/2008; 700+ words ; Johns Hopkins University issued the following news release: A program that helps Johns Hopkins Institutions employees buy homes in select...Company Foundation. The program is designed to help Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System...
	Johns glad he picked Alabama: A top prep athlete in Mississippi, he nearly landed at Miss. State. Newspaper article from: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL); 11/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...Nov. 1--Two things to know about Jimmy Johns. He loves The University of Alabama and don...And during the process, it appeared that Johns would choose Starkville. With Croom sitting in Johns' living room, Johns told him that if he...
	JOHNS MANVILLE ANNOUNCES ALL FIBER GLASS BUILDING INSULATION TO BE FORMALDEHYDE-FREE. Newspaper article from: Advanced Materials & Composites News; 2/18/2002; 700+ words ; Johns Manville says that it will begin manufacturing...for residential and commercial use. All Johns Manville building insulation will be manufactured with a unique new binder that removes Johns Manville insulation as a potential source...
	Johns Hopkins Vice President for Medicine/Dean named Vice President for Health Affairs at Emory. Business Wire; 12/20/1995; 700+ words ; ATLANTA--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 20, 1995--Michael M. E. Johns, M.D., vice president for medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, and dean of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named executive vice president...