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Montagu, John
(Encyclopedia)Montagu, John: see Sandwich, John Montagu, 4th earl of. ...Churchill, John
(Encyclopedia)Churchill, John: see Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of. ...Digby, John
(Encyclopedia)Digby, John: see Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of. ...Fitzgibbon, John
(Encyclopedia)Fitzgibbon, John: see Clare, John Fitzgibbon, 1st earl of. ...Stuart, John
(Encyclopedia)Stuart, John: see Bute, John Stuart, 3d earl of. ...Mill, John Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Mill, John Stuart, 1806–73, British philosopher and economist. A precocious child, he was educated privately by his father, James Mill. In 1823, abandoning the study of law, he became a clerk in the...Alexander John I
(Encyclopedia)Alexander John I, prince of Romania: see Cuza, Alexander John. ...Hay, John
(Encyclopedia)Hay, John: see Tweeddale, John Hay, 2d earl and 1st marquess of. ...Crerar, John
(Encyclopedia)Crerar, John krēˈrər [key], 1827–89, American capitalist and philanthropist, b. New York City. Crerar was a manufacturer in Chicago, and gave liberally to many causes. He is remembered chiefly fo...Fleming, Sir John Ambrose
(Encyclopedia)Fleming, Sir John Ambrose, 1849–1945, English electrical engineer. He was a leader in the development of electric lighting, the telephone, and wireless telegraphy in England and the inventor of a th...Browse by Subject
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