(Encyclopedia) Whitgift, JohnWhitgift, Johnhwĭtˈgĭft [key], 1530?–1604, archbishop of Canterbury. He was a fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. As vice chancellor (1573) he had a leading part in revising…
(Encyclopedia) Huss, JohnHuss, Johnhŭs [key], Czech Jan HusHuss, Johnyän h&oobreve;s [key], 1369?–1415, Czech religious reformer.
At the invitation of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, who granted…
(Encyclopedia) Wesley, John, 1703–91, English evangelical preacher, founder of Methodism, b. Epworth, Lincolnshire.
After his conversion, Wesley became involved in evangelistic work, in the course…
(Encyclopedia) Bampton, John, 1689–1751, English clergyman, founder of an Oxford lectureship on religious subjects. The Bampton Lectures, now given biennially, have frequently given rise to lively…
(Encyclopedia) Austin, John, 1790–1859, English jurist. He served (1826–32) as professor of jurisprudence at the Univ. of London, and his lectures were published (with additional material) as The…
(Encyclopedia) Lamb, John, 1735–1800, American Revolutionary leader, b. New York City. Prior to the Revolution he was a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York and helped form the New York…
