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Simcoe, John Graves
(Encyclopedia)Simcoe, John Graves sĭmˈkō [key], 1752–1806, British army officer, first governor of Upper Canada (Ontario). He served with the British in the American Revolution. Upon the division of Quebec int...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. ...White, Richard Grant
(Encyclopedia)White, Richard Grant, 1821–85, American journalist, writer, and Shakespearean scholar, b. New York City. He had a varied career and was at different times music critic and coeditor (1851–59) of th...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. ...Browse by Subject
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