Columbia Encyclopedia
Search results
500 results found
Brashear, John Alfred
(Encyclopedia)Brashear, John Alfred brəshērˈ [key], 1840–1920, American maker of scientific instruments and educator, b. Brownsville, Pa. A mechanic by trade, he taught himself the art of making lenses and mir...Morgan, John Pierpont
(Encyclopedia)Morgan, John Pierpont: see Morgan, family. ...Marciano, John Bemelmans
(Encyclopedia)Marciano, John Bemelmans: see under Bemelmans, Ludwig. ...Saint John, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Saint John, Lake, Canada: see Saguenay, river. ...Elkann, John Philip
(Encyclopedia)Elkann, John Philip: see under Agnelli, family. ...John XXIII, antipope
(Encyclopedia)John XXIII, antipope: see Cossa, Baldassare. ...John of Hollywood
(Encyclopedia)John of Hollywood: see Sacrobosco, Johannes de. ...Kemble, John Philip
(Encyclopedia)Kemble, John Philip: see under Kemble, Roger. ...Marston, John
(Encyclopedia)Marston, John, 1576–1634, English satirist and dramatist, b. Oxfordshire, grad. Oxford, 1594. In accordance with his father's wishes he studied law at Middle Temple, but his interests soon turned to...Sullivan, John
(Encyclopedia)Sullivan, John, 1740–95, American Revolutionary general, b. Somersworth, N.H. He was a lawyer and a delegate (1774–75, 1780–81) to the Continental Congress but is better remembered as a military...Browse by Subject
- Earth and the Environment +-
- History +-
- Literature and the Arts +-
- Medicine +-
- People +-
- Philosophy and Religion +-
- Places +-
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and Oceania
- Britain, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries
- Commonwealth of Independent States and the Baltic Nations
- Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Oceans, Continents, and Polar Regions
- Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and the Balkans
- United States, Canada, and Greenland
- Plants and Animals +-
- Science and Technology +-
- Social Sciences and the Law +-
- Sports and Everyday Life +-
