(Encyclopedia) Vogler, Georg JosephVogler, Georg Josephgāˈôrkh yōˈzĕf fōˈglər [key], 1749–1814, German composer and organist, known as Abbé Vogler. He traveled widely, giving organ concerts and…
(Encyclopedia) McKenna, Joseph, 1843–1926, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1898–1925), b. Philadelphia. Admitted to the bar in 1865, he practiced law in California and…
(Encyclopedia) Jacobs, Joseph, 1854–1916, Jewish writer, historian, and folklorist, b. Australia. He lived in England until 1900, when he went to the United States to edit a revision of The Jewish…
(Encyclopedia) Lyons, Joseph AloysiusLyons, Joseph Aloysiuslīˈənz [key], 1879–1939, Australian statesman, b. Tasmania. He left schoolteaching in 1909 to enter political life, was a Labour member of…
(Encyclopedia) Lefebvre, François JosephLefebvre, François JosephfräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ ləfĕˈvrə [key], 1755–1820, marshal of France. He rose from the ranks in the French Revolutionary Wars and…
(Encyclopedia) Cogswell, Joseph GreenCogswell, Joseph Greenkŏgzˈwĕl, –wəl [key], 1786–1871, American librarian and bibliographer, b. Ipswich, Mass. After studying abroad, Cogswell taught mineralogy…
(Encyclopedia) Urban, Joseph MariaUrban, Joseph Mariaûrˈbən [key], 1872–1933, American architect and scene designer, b. Vienna. He won distinction with his architectural work, including the bridge…
(Encyclopedia) Sládek, Joseph VáclavSládek, Joseph Václavyôˈzĕf vätsˈläf släˈdĕk [key], 1845–1912, Czech poet and translator. He lived in the United States from 1868 to 1870. Sládek later taught…
(Encyclopedia) Joseph, one of the heroes of the patriarchal narratives of the Book of Genesis. He is presented as the favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold as a boy into slavery by his brothers, who…
(Encyclopedia) Story, Joseph, 1779–1845, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1811–45), b. Marblehead, Mass. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1801, he practiced law in Salem…
