Encyclopedia - John: Encyclopedia - John
John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages. John - New Testament. In the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Name: Encyclopedia Ii - John Name - John
The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Name: Encyclopedia Ii - John Name - John
The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John: Encyclopedia Ii - John - New Testament
In the context of the New Testament, the name typically refers to one of the following: Gospel of John John the Baptist John the Apostle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Rodgers: Encyclopedia - John Rodgers
John Rodgers or John Rogers may refer to: John Rodgers John Rodgers (1772 - 1838), U.S. Naval officer during the War of 1812 John Rodge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Of Patmos: Encyclopedia - John Of Patmos
John of Patmos is the name given to the author of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. According to the text of Revelation, the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocryphon Of John: Encyclopedia - Apocryphon Of John
The Secret Book of John (Apocryphon of John) are two distinct 2nd century gnostic texts of secret teachings, which are given a Christian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss John Rodgers: Encyclopedia - Uss John Rodgers
Several ships of United States Navy were named USS John Rodgers for John Rodgers (1772-1838), his son, John Rodgers (1812-1882) and his g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lill: Encyclopedia - John Lill
John Lill (born March 17, 1944) is a British pianist. Lill studied at the Royal College of Music and under Wilhelm Kempff. He made his Lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Masefield: Encyclopedia - John Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OM (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copper John: Encyclopedia - Copper John
Copper John is a famous statue of an American Revolutionary War soldier that stands atop the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn, New ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John The Baptist: Encyclopedia - John The Baptist
John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipope John Viii: Encyclopedia - Antipope John Viii
John was an antipope of the Roman Catholic church, during the year of 844. Other related archives844, Roman Catholic, antipope, church    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipope John Xvi: Encyclopedia - Antipope John Xvi
John XVI (originally John Piligato or Philagathus) (died AD 1013?) was an Italian antipope between 997 and 998. He was chosen by Crescent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John The Evangelist: Encyclopedia - John The Evangelist
John the Evangelist (? - c. 110; יוחנן "The LORD is merciful", Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Yôḥānān) is the name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acts Of John: Encyclopedia - Acts Of John
The Acts of John is a 2nd-century Christian collection of narratives and traditions, well described as a "library of materials" [1], insp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Carroll: Encyclopedia Ii - John Carroll - The Other John Carroll
Born of January 18, 1991, John Carroll rose up to be the greatest person in exsistance, right next to Jesus, and Chuck Norris. John is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Harington: Encyclopedia Ii - John Harington - Quotes
"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason." ... See also:John Harington, John Harin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron John: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron John - The Iron John Movement
In 1990 Robert Bly published Iron John: A Book About Men. It analyzed the Iron John story in-depth and used it to examine the nature of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Elefante: Encyclopedia Ii - John Elefante - Releases
John Elefante - Kansas. Vinyl Confessions (1982, Kirshner) Drastic Measures (1983, Kirshner) John Elefante - Mastedon. California ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prester John: Encyclopedia Ii - Prester John - The Letter Of Prester John
No more of the tale is recorded until about 1165 when copies of the Letter of Prester John started spreading throughout Europe. An episto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prester John: Encyclopedia Ii - Prester John - Prester John And Ethiopia
Though Prester John had been considered the ruler of India since the legend's beginnings, "India" was a vague concept to the Europeans. W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Romero: Encyclopedia Ii - John Romero - Biography
John Romero's first game Scout Search was published in 1984 by inCider magazine, a popular Apple II magazine during the 1980s. John's fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wyndham: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wyndham - Introduction
In his earlier writings, Wyndham used various combinations of his names, such as John Benyon or Lucas Parkes. In one example, The Outward...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John The Conqueror: Encyclopedia Ii - John The Conqueror - Who Is John The Conqueror?
John the Conqueror was supposed to be an African prince who was sold as a slave in the Americas. Despite his enslavement, his spirit was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scatman John: Encyclopedia Ii - Scatman John - Birth Of Scatman John
In 1990, Larkin moved to Berlin, Germany in order to further his career. Appreciative of the jazz culture of the city, he continued playi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lilburne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lilburne - Freeborn John
John Lilburne was arrested upon information by an informer acting for The Stationers' Company and brought before the Court of Star Chambe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mellencamp: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mellencamp - Discography
John Mellencamp - Albums. John Mellencamp - Singles. ... See also:John Mellencamp, John Mellencamp - Discography, John Mellencamp -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ewart: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ewart - Awards
John Ewart - Film awards. In 1976 John was nominated for the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint John: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint John - People
Saint John - Saints. John the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus John the Evangelist, traditionally identified with the apo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wyndham: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wyndham - Biography
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was born in the village of Knowle just outside Birmingham, England. He lived in Edgbaston until h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mauchly: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mauchly - Edvac
The ENIAC design was frozen in 1944 to allow construction. Eckert and Mauchly were already aware of the limitations of the machine and be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Pilger: Encyclopedia Ii - John Pilger - Works
John Pilger - Publications. Pilger has written for the following publications: Daily Mirror (UK) The Guardian (UK) The Independent (UK...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - John Of England - Reign
After Richard's death, John did not gain immediate universal recognition as king. Some regarded his young nephew, Arthur of Brittany, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint John: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint John - Places
Saint John - Place names including the spellings Saint Johns and Saint John's. Saint John - Antigua and Barbuda. St. John's, Antigua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Huston: Encyclopedia Ii - John Huston - Filmography
John Huston - As director. The Maltese Falcon (1941) In This Our Life (1942) Across the Pacific (1942) The Battle of San Pietro (1945)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ciardi: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ciardi - On Words
NPR continues to make his commentaries available. Etymologies and commentary on words such as daisy, demijohn, jimmies, gerrymander, glit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gotti: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gotti - Family
On March 6, 1962, Gotti married Victoria DiGiorgio, by whom he had five children: Angel (born 1961), Victoria, John Jr., Frank and Peter....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Hanson: Encyclopedia Ii - John Hanson - The John Hanson Highway
Main article: U.S. Highway 50 in Maryland The John Hanson Highway is a freeway in central Maryland, named after John Hanson. It links New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gotti: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gotti - Career
John Gotti was born John Joseph Gotti, Jr. by John Sr. & Fannie Gotti. He had five brothers that also went into the Mafia life: Faisa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Heywood: Encyclopedia Ii - John Heywood - Works
A partial list. John Heywood - Plays. The Merry Play between Johan the Husband, Tyb his Wife, and Sir John the Priest The Mery Play be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron John: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron John - Analysis
The story of Iron John can be read as a parable about a boy becoming a man. Iron John in his cage can be seen the inner wildness of all m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gribbin: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gribbin - Biography
John Gribbin graduated with a degree in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge. As a science writer, he has worked for the science...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Norman: Encyclopedia Ii - John Norman - Books
Science fiction: Chronicles of Gor (also Chronicles of Counter-Earth) (1967-2001) The Telnarian Histories (1991-1993) Historical fictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Larroquette: Encyclopedia Ii - John Larroquette - Television
Happy Family Payne The John Larroquette Show Night Court Black Sheep Squadron Doctors' Hospital McBride The Incurable Collector The 10t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mcclane: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mcclane - History
John McClane is a police officer with the New York City Police Department. In the first film he had been an officer for 11 years. At the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint John: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint John - Places
Saint John - Place names including the spellings Saint Johns and Saint John's. Saint John - Antigua and Barbuda. St. John's, Antigua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Landy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Landy - Education
Born in Melbourne, John Landy attended school at Malvern Memorial Grammar School and Geelong Grammar School. He graduated from Melbourne ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lecompt: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lecompt - Roots
His first commercial effort was in a band he put together called Mindrage. He pulled double duty as lead vocalist and lead guitarist. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ausonius: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ausonius - History
Wolfgang Zaugg grew up in Vällingby, a working class suburb to Stockholm. As a child of German immigrants, he was bullied in his youth b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - John Of England - Death
In 1216, John, retreating from an invasion by Prince Louis of France (whom the majority of the English barons had invited to replace John...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Wayne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Wayne - Filmography
John Wayne - 1920s. Brown of Harvard (1926) Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) Annie Laurie (192...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Marcellus: Encyclopedia Ii - John Marcellus - Education
BS, University of Maryland; MM, DMA, Catholic University. Studied trombone with William Cramer, Lewis Van Haney, Edward Herman, Gordon Pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Layfield: Encyclopedia Ii - John Layfield - Jbl
The APA gimmick then continued on-and-off until early 2004, when Faarooq was fired from the WWE (actually he retired; the firing was a ka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Elliot: Encyclopedia Ii - John Elliot - Background
Sir John Elliot (1898-1988) Public Relation assistant, Southern Railway (UK) 1925- 30. Assistant for development, Southern Railway (UK) 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gaeta: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gaeta - Career
John Gaeta's career began in New York City. While acquiring a BFA degree with honors from New York University's film school, he was intro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of John: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of John - Sources
A hypothesis elaborated by German bibilical scholar Rudolf Bultmann in Das Evangelium des Johannes, 1941 (translated as The Gospel of Joh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lanchbery: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lanchbery - Life
John Lanchbery was born in London and took violin lessons from the age of eight, when he started composing. A scholarship took him to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Hooper: Encyclopedia Ii - John Hooper - Works
Two volumes of Hooper's writings are included in the Parker Society's publications and another edition appeared at Oxford in 1855. In 155...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Polkinghorne: Encyclopedia Ii - John Polkinghorne - Biography
After a career in theoretical physics, as professor of mathematical physics in Cambridge University, in his late 40s Polkinghorne began s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Oldcastle: Encyclopedia Ii - John Oldcastle - Life
He is first mentioned as serving in the expedition to Scotland in 1400, when he was probably quite a young man. Next year he was in charg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John The Baptist: Encyclopedia Ii - John The Baptist - Josephus
Flavius Josephus in Jewish Antiquities book 18, chapter 5, paragraph 2 records the following: Now some of the Jews thought that the dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John 20: Encyclopedia Ii - John 20 - Analysis
The chapter is divided into three distinct sections. Verses 1-19 describe events at Jesus' empty tomb when it is found empty and the appe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Rutter: Encyclopedia Ii - John Rutter - Compositions
Rutter's compositions are chiefly choral, and include Christmas carols, anthems and extended works such as the Gloria and Requiem. In 200...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Rutter: Encyclopedia Ii - John Rutter - Influences
Rutter's music is eclectic, showing the influences of the French and English choral traditions of the early 20th century, as well as of l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Neihardt: Encyclopedia Ii - John Neihardt - Biography
Neihardt was born in Sharpsburg, Illinois; his family moved to Wayne, Nebraska, when he was 10. A graduate of Nebraska Normal School in W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Chivington: Encyclopedia Ii - John Chivington - Biography
Chivington was born in Lebanon, Ohio. Drawn to Methodism, Chivington decided to become a minister and was ordained in 1844. During 1853, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Masters: Encyclopedia Ii - John Masters - Works
Apart from the autobiographical works (mentioned above), Masters is also known for his historical novels set in India. Five of these port...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Forrest: Encyclopedia Ii - John Forrest - Premier John Forrest
Forrest was an outstanding surveyor, and his successful expeditions had made him a popular public figure as well. Consequently, he was pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - John Legend - Biography
When Legend was 4, he started playing gospel and classical piano that his grandmother had taught him. And at the age of 5 or 6, he sang w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron John: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron John - Synopsis
There are many variants, though the important elements are common to all versions. The story begins when a king sends one of his huntsmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mauchly: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mauchly - Eniac
In 1942 Mauchly wrote a memo proposing the building of a programmable electronic computer. The proposal emphasized the enormous speed adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Keats: Encyclopedia Ii - John Keats - Life
Keats was born on October 31, 1795 in the Swan and Hoop Inn at Moorgate, London, where his father was an ostler. The pub is now called "T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Myung: Encyclopedia Ii - John Myung - Equipment
John began playing bass at the relatively late age of 16, but because of his classically trained background on the violin he was able to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ashbery: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ashbery - Works
Ashbery has won nearly every major American award for his poetry, beginning with the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 1956, selected by W. H. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Hiatt: Encyclopedia Ii - John Hiatt - Career
John Hiatt started his musical career in Indianapolis, Indiana as a teenager. He played in a variety of local clubs, most notably the Hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Of Rokycan: Encyclopedia Ii - John Of Rokycan - Life
In his youth, John of Rokycan entered the Augustine monastery in Rokycany. Later, he left the monastery to study in Prague, gaining his b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Layfield: Encyclopedia Ii - John Layfield - The Cabinet
During JBL's time as WWE Champion, Layfield employed "staff" to work for him, the stable was entitled The Cabinet. At its peak the stable...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Cheever: Encyclopedia Ii - John Cheever - Career
His most significant works include the Wapshot books. The Wapshot Chronicle won the National Book Award in 1958) and the collection The S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Perrot: Encyclopedia Ii - John Perrot - Family
Perrot was twice married, to Anne Chayney of Kent who bore his son and heir Thomas, and to Jane Pruet of Devonshire who bore him three ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Grierson: Encyclopedia Ii - John Grierson - Filmmaker
Grierson returned to Great Britain in the late 1920s armed with the sense that film could be enlisted to deal with the problems of the Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Munch: Encyclopedia Ii - John Munch - Biography
Homicide and SVU have presented different ages for Munch. Though his age was never directly stated on Homicide, a few clues were presente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gage: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gage - Career
Gage attended the University of California, Berkeley, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the Harvard Business School . He did ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gage: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gage - Projects
In 1995, Gage created NetDay , a volunteer project to contribute the resources of world high-technology companies to schools, libraries a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ashbery: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ashbery - Life
Born in Rochester, New York and raised on a farm near Lake Ontario. He is a graduate of Deerfield Academy, Harvard University, and Columb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Ausonius: Encyclopedia Ii - John Ausonius - Media
The journalist Gellert Tamas wrote a book about the case, Lasermannen - en berättelse om Sverige (2002), which became a bestseller. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Deacon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Deacon - Discography
His only solo effort is listed below. The Immortals: No Turning Back (Single from Biggles) (1986) Songs he wrote that were released as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Deacon: Encyclopedia Ii - John Deacon - Highlights
Mostly, Deacon's compositions were light and pop. One of his best is Need Your Loving Tonight, a Beatlesy number from the album The Game ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gower: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gower - Life
Few details are known of Gower's early life. He was probably born to an affluent family from Kent (Southeast England), and may have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Gower: Encyclopedia Ii - John Gower - Works
Gower's verse is by turns religious, political, historical, and moral—though he has been narrowly defined as "moral Gower" ever since C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - John Laws - Controversies
In 1999, Laws became a central figure in what has become known as the 'cash for comment' scandal. During the year, the ABC TV current aff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Landy: Encyclopedia Ii - John Landy - Athletics
During his school years, Landy enjoyed watching 1500m track events, and was a member of the Australian Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Ol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Calvin: Encyclopedia Ii - John Calvin - Biography
In 1523, at the age of 14, Calvin's father, an attorney, sent him to the University of Paris to study humanities and law. By 1532, he was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Masters: Encyclopedia Ii - John Masters - Life
Masters was educated at Wellington and Sandhurst, the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel whose family had a long tradition of service in the Bri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mackenzie: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mackenzie - Details
He was 29 years old, and a Sergeant in the 2nd Bn., The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, Duke of Albany's), British Army, employed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Malkovich: Encyclopedia Ii - John Malkovich - Biography
Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to a Roman Catholic family of Croatian descent (his paternal grandparents are from Ozalj, ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Lindsay: Encyclopedia Ii - John Lindsay - Mayoralty
Lindsay inherited a city with serious fiscal and economic problems. The old manufacturing jobs that supported generations of uneducated i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Olerud: Encyclopedia Ii - John Olerud - Career
In a 17-season career through 2005, Olerud has posted a .295 batting average with 248 home runs and 1193 RBI in 2147 games. With one of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Bromyard: Encyclopedia Ii - John Bromyard - Life
Little is known of his life. Two dates can be cited: in 1326, he was granted a license to hear confessions in the diocese of Hereford, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John: Encyclopedia Ii - John - Other Uses Of The Name John
In North America, a john is a reference to a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it. A John is also a slang...   » Read the article