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Joseph CILLEY, Congress, NH (1791-1887)

Senate Years of Service: 1846-1847Party: LibertyCILLEY, Joseph, (nephew of Bradbury Cilley and brother of Jonathan Cilley), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Nottingham, Rockingham County…

Franz Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary: see Francis Joseph.

Amyot, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Amyot or Amiot, JosephAmyot or Amiot, Josephzhôzĕfˈ [key]Amyot or Amiot, Joseph ämyōˈ [key], 1718–1794?, French Roman Catholic missionary in China, a Jesuit. He wrote a long treatise…

Needham, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Needham, JosephNeedham, Josephnēdˈəm [key], 1900–1995, British biochemist, historian of science, and sinologist, b. London. He had a lifelong association with Cambridge, where he was…

Papineau, Louis Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Papineau, Louis JosephPapineau, Louis Josephlwē zhôsĕfˈ päpēnōˈ [key], 1786–1871, French Canadian political leader and insurgent, b. Montreal. After serving as an officer in the War of…

Cornell, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Cornell, Joseph, American artist, 1903–72, b. Nyack, N.Y. Cornell is best known for his surrealist-flavored shadow boxes. These are relatively small constructions, within glass-fronted…

Joubert, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Joubert, JosephJoubert, Josephzhôzĕfˈ zh&oomacr;bĕrˈ [key], 1754–1824, French moralist. His Pensées (of which there are many English translations) rank with those of La…

Scaliger, Joseph Justus

(Encyclopedia) Scaliger, Joseph JustusScaliger, Joseph Justusskălˈĭjər [key], 1540–1609, French classical scholar. He was the son of Julius Caesar Scaliger, from whom he acquired his early mastery of…

Joseph REED, Congress, PA (1741-1785)

REED, Joseph, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; was born in Trenton, N.J., August 27, 1741; attended Philadelphia Academy; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)…

Joseph, Father

(Encyclopedia) Joseph, Father (François Leclerc du Tremblay), 1577–1638, French Capuchin monk, a confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu, generally known as the Éminence Grise [gray eminence].…