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John Bull

(Encyclopedia)John Bull: see Arbuthnot, John.

Wray, John

(Encyclopedia)Wray, John: see Ray, John.

Aylmer, John

(Encyclopedia)Aylmer, John ālˈmər [key], 1521–94, bishop of London. His name is also spelled Ælmer or Elmer. He was briefly chaplain to the duke of Suffolk and tutor to his daughter, Lady Jane Grey. In 1553 h...

Calhoun, John Caldwell

(Encyclopedia)Calhoun, John Caldwell kălˌho͞onˈ [key], 1782–1850, American statesman and political philosopher, b. near Abbeville, S.C., grad. Yale, 1804. He was an intellectual giant of political life in his...

Damascene, John

(Encyclopedia)Damascene, John: see John of Damascus, Saint. ...

Davies, John

(Encyclopedia)Davies, John: see Davies of Hereford, John. ...

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