(Encyclopedia) Joseph Barsabas, SaintJoseph Barsabas, Saintbärˈsəbəs [key], surnamed Justus, Matthias' competitor for the place among the disciples left vacant by Judas Iscariot. Lots were drawn, and…
(Encyclopedia) Marchand, Jean BaptisteMarchand, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ märshäNˈ [key], 1863–1934, French explorer and general. Sent to Africa (1897) to establish French control of the headwaters…
(Encyclopedia) Maury, Jean SiffreinMaury, Jean SiffreinzhäN sēfrăNˈ môrēˈ [key], 1746–1817, French churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A court preacher and writer before the French…
(Encyclopedia) Nattier, Jean-MarcNattier, Jean-MarczhäN-märk nätyāˈ [key], 1685–1766, French painter; son of the painter Marc Nattier and the miniaturist Marie Courtois. His early works include…
(Encyclopedia) Deluc, Jean AndréDeluc, Jean AndrézhäN äNdrāˈ dəlükˈ [key], 1727–1817, Swiss geologist. During the first half of his life he was engaged mainly in business in Switzerland. He also made…
(Encyclopedia) Allouez, Claude JeanAllouez, Claude Jeanklōd zhäN älwāˈ [key], 1622–89, French Jesuit missionary in Canada and the American Midwest. After arriving (1658) in Canada he served at posts…
(Encyclopedia) Jourdan, Jean BaptisteJourdan, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ zh&oomacr;rdäNˈ [key], 1762–1833, marshal of France. He fought in the American Revolution, and in the French Revolutionary…
(Encyclopedia) King, Billie Jean, 1943–, American tennis player, b. Long Beach, Calif., as Billie Jean Moffitt. King won 67 tournament titles and 20 Wimbledon titles, including singles in 1966–68,…
(Encyclopedia) Chénier, Marie JosephChénier, Marie Josephmärēˈ zhôzĕfˈ [key]Chénier, Marie Joseph shānyāˈ [key], 1764–1811, French poet and dramatist, b. Constantinople; brother of André Chénier. A…
(Encyclopedia) Hume, Joseph, 1777–1855, English politician and reformer. Although a Tory in early life, he sat in Parliament from 1818 to 1855 (with only one interruption) as an indefatigable Radical…
