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(Encyclopedia) JonasJonasjōˈnəs [key], Greek form of Hebrew Jonah. St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV).

Jonas, Justus

(Encyclopedia) Jonas, JustusJonas, Justusy&oobreve;sˈt&oobreve;s yōˈnäs [key], 1493–1555, German Protestant reformer. In 1521, Jonas, then a professor at the Univ. of Erfurt, accompanied…

Jonas, Franz

(Encyclopedia) Jonas, FranzJonas, Franzfränts yōˈnäs [key], 1899–1974, Austrian Socialist politician. Jonas was mayor of Vienna (1951–65) and a member of parliament (1962–65). In 1965 he was elected…

Savimbi, Jonas

(Encyclopedia) Savimbi, JonasSavimbi, Jonassävĭmˈbē [key], 1934–2002, Angolan rebel leader. He was a founding member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in 1966.…

Clark, Jonas Gilman

(Encyclopedia) Clark, Jonas Gilman, 1815–1900, founder of Clark Univ., b. Hubbardston, Mass. After a long career in business and finance, he became interested in higher education, making extended…

Lie, Jonas Lauritz Idemil

(Encyclopedia) Lie, Jonas Lauritz IdemilLie, Jonas Lauritz Idemilyōˈnäs louˈrĭts ēˈdəmēl lē [key], 1833–1908, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright. His writing deals with family life in diverse…

Almquist, Carl Jonas Love

(Encyclopedia) Almquist, Carl Jonas LoveAlmquist, Carl Jonas Lovekärl y&oomacr;ˈnäs l&oomacr;ˈvə älmˈkvĭst [key], 1793–1866, Swedish writer. He was one of the few Swedish authors developing…

Mekas, Jonas

(Encyclopedia) Mekas, Jonas, 1922–2019, Lithuanian-American avant-garde filmmaker, critic, and journalist. During and after World War II, he and his younger brother, Adolfus, were interned in labor…

Lippman, Gabriel Jonas

(Encyclopedia) Lippman, Gabriel Jonas, 1845–1921, French physicist, Ph.D. Sorbonne, 1875. He was a professor at the Sorbonne from 1883 until his death in 1921. Lippman received the 1908 Nobel Prize…

Salk, Jonas Edward

(Encyclopedia) Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914–95, American physician and microbiologist, b. New York City, B.S. College of the City of New York, 1934, M.D. New York Univ. College of Medicine, 1939. He did…