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John Dwight

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Dwight fl. 1671-98, English potter, reputed founder of the Chelsea porcelain factory. The registration in 1671 of his patent for the "Mistery of transparent earthenware?…" is the first certain recorded event of his life. He is considered to have laid the foundation of the pottery industry in England and to have set a standard not excelled elsewhere. There are examples of his work at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum. Author not available, DWIGHT, JOHN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Dwight, John S(ullivan)
Dwight, John S[ullivan] (1813–93),Boston music critic, helped found the influential Harvard Musical Association (1837). After a few years...Farm. He contributed to The Dial and The Harbinger, making the latter a leader in U.S. music criticism, and founded and edited Dwight's Journal of Music ... Read more
Moody, Dwight Lyman
Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837–99). American revivalist preacher. A tour of Britain in 1873 met an enthusiastic response, and Moody, along... Read more

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