(Encyclopedia) Pershing, John JosephPershing, John Josephpûrˈshĭng [key], 1860–1948, American army officer and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, b. Linn co., Mo.…
(Encyclopedia) Havlicek, John J.Havlicek, John J.hăvˈləchĕk [key], 1940–2019, American basketball player, b. Martins Ferry, Ohio. He attended Ohio State Univ. and was a star forward on the team that…
DUNCAN, John J., Jr., (son of John James Duncan), a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 21, 1947; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., 1969; J.D.,…
(Encyclopedia) Crèvecoeur, J. Hector St. JohnCrèvecoeur, J. Hector St. Johnkrĕvkörˈ [key], 1735–1813, American author and agriculturist, b. France as Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur. It is…
(Henry John Heinz)food manufacturerBorn: 1844Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. He began his career in the food and condiments business selling garden vegetables to neighbors, and moved up to selling to…
SCHWARZ, John J. H. (Joe), a Representative from Michigan; born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 15, 1937; graduated from Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, Mich.; B…
SCHWARZ, John J. H. (Joe), a Representative from Michigan; born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., November 15, 1937; graduated from Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, Mich…
(Encyclopedia) Chapman, John, 1774–1845, American pioneer, more familiarly known as Johnny Appleseed, b. Massachusetts. From Pennsylvania—where he had sold or given saplings and apple seeds to…
(Encyclopedia) Coetzee, J. M. (John Maxwell Coetzee)Coetzee, J. M.köˈtsē [key], 1940–, South African novelist, b. John Michael Coetzee. Educated at the Univ. of Cape Town (M.A. 1963) and the Univ. of…
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