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Joseph II Joseph II (1741-90). Holy Roman Emperor. He succeeded his father Francis I in 1765, but gained real power only after the death of his mother, Maria Theresa, …
Michael Jordan Michael Jordan, (1963- ). US basketball player, usually considered the greatest in the history of his sport. A Black, Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. Although …
Scott Joplin Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Black US ragtime composer and pianist. As a teenager he studied harmony and travelled round the Southern states playing in bars and brothels. Influenced …
Ben Jonson Ben Jonson, (1572-1637). English dramatist and poet. As a youth he was apprenticed to a bricklayer but ran away to Flanders as a soldier. About 1595 he …
Inigo Jones Inigo Jones, (1573-1652). English architect and stage designer. He visited Italy and was greatly influenced by Palladio’s classical style of architecture. In 1605 he began to design …
St John the Baptist St John the Baptist, (fl. 1st century AD). Jewish prophet. He spent some years in a monastic community in the desert before becoming known as …
St John the Apostle St John the Apostle, (fl. 1st century AD). One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ. He and his brother James, sons of a fisherman, …
Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson, (1709-84). British poet, essayist, and lexicographer. The son of a bookseller, he made his reputation by the poem London (1738) and the magazine The Rambler, …
