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- patriarch of Constantinople (John IV) and mediator of theological disputes between the Orthodox and Monophysites (q.v.). He reinforced Constantinople's preeminence among patriarchal cities in the Eastern Church by assuming the ... [1 Related Articles]
- John the Terrible
- (from the article "Moldavia") For the next 300 years the principality remained subject to the Turks, except for a few brief periods when Moldavia rejected Turkish domination-e.g., when John the Terrible (reigned 1572-74) rebelled ...
- John V
- king of Portugal from 1706 to 1750, whose relatively peaceful reign saw an increase in the wealth and power of the crown and a generous patronage of learning, culture, and ... [2 Related Articles]
- John V
- pope from July 23, 685, to Aug. 2, 686.
- John V (or VI)
- duke of Brittany from 1399, whose clever reversals in the Hundred Years' War and in French domestic conflicts served to strengthen his duchy. [1 Related Articles]
- John V Palaeologus
- Byzantine emperor (1341-91) whose rule was marked by civil war and increased domination by the Ottoman Turks, despite his efforts to salvage the empire. [9 Related Articles]
- John VI
- prince regent of Portugal from 1799 to 1816, and king from 1816 to 1826, whose reign saw the revolutionary struggle in France, the Napoleonic invasion of Portugal (during which he ... [8 Related Articles]
- John VI
- pope from 701 to 705.
- John VI Cantacuzenus
- statesman, Byzantine emperor, and historian whose dispute with John V Palaeologus over the imperial throne induced him to appeal for help to the Turks, aiding them in their conquest of ... [10 Related Articles]
- John VI Draskhanakertzi
- (from the article "Armenian literature") ...is the chief source of information on the history of Armenia to 936; an anonymous writer continued the work to 1121. The History of Armenia by the ...
- John VII
- pope from 705 to 707. [1 Related Articles]
- John VII Palaeologus
- Byzantine emperor who reigned for several months in 1390 by seizing control of Constantinople from his grandfather, the emperor John V Palaeologus.
- John VIII
- pope from 872 to 882. [5 Related Articles]
- John VIII Palaeologus
- Byzantine emperor who spent his reign appealing to the West for help against the final assaults by the Ottoman Turks on the Byzantine Empire. [5 Related Articles]
- John William Friso
- Dutch prince of Nassau-Dietz and of Orange and stadtholder of the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, whose rejection as stadtholder by five of the seven Dutch provinces in 1702 marked ...
- John X
- pope from 914 to 928. He was archbishop of Ravenna (c. 905-914) when chosen to succeed Pope Lando about March 914. [1 Related Articles]
- John XI
- pope from 931 to late 935 or early 936.
- John XI Becchus
- Greek Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1275-82) and leading Byzantine proponent of reunion between the Greek and Roman churches. [2 Related Articles]
- John XII
- original name Ottaviano, English Octavian pope from 955 to 964. [6 Related Articles]
- John XIII
- pope from 965 to 972. [1 Related Articles]
- John XIV
- pope from 983 to 984. [1 Related Articles]
- John XIX
- pope from 1024 to 1032. [1 Related Articles]
- John XV (or XVI)
- pope from 985 to 996, who carried out the first solemn canonization in history by papal decree. [1 Related Articles]
- John XVIII (or XIX)
- pope from 1003 to 1009.
- John XXI
- pope from 1276 to 1277, one of the most scholarly pontiffs in papal history. [3 Related Articles]
- John XXII
- second Avignon pope (reigned 1316-34), who centralized church administration, condemned the Spiritual Franciscans, expanded papal control over the appointment of bishops, and, against Emperor Louis IV, upheld papal authority over ... [14 Related Articles]
- John XXIII
- one of the most popular popes of all times (reigned 1958-63), who inaugurated a new era in the history of the Roman Catholic church by his openness to change (aggiornamento), ... [7 Related Articles]
- John, Acts of
- an apocryphal (noncanonical and unauthentic) Christian writing, composed about AD 180, purporting to be an account of the travels and miracles of St. John the Evangelist. Photius, the 9th-century patriarch ... [2 Related Articles]
- John, Augustus
- Welsh painter who was an accomplished portraitist, muralist, and draughtsman.
- John, Don
- (from the article "Much Ado About Nothing") ...and Hero, who have the usual expectations of each other, and Beatrice and Benedick, who are highly skeptical of romance and courtship and, seemingly, each other. Claudio is deceived by ...
- John, Errol
- Trinidadian-born actor and playwright who wrote Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (1958), for which he won The Observer's prize for best new playwright in 1957 and a Guggenheim fellowship in ...
- John, Gospel According to
- fourth of the four New Testament narratives recounting the life and death of Jesus Christ; John's is the only one of the four not considered among the Synoptic Gospels (i.e., ... [21 Related Articles]
- John, Jeffrey
- (from the article "Religion") ...Otis Charles, the retired Episcopal bishop of Utah, became the world's first bishop to wed a same-sex partner in church when he married Felipe Sanchez Paris in San Francisco in ...
- John, letters of
- three New Testament writings, all composed sometime around AD 100 and traditionally attributed to John the Evangelist, son of Zebedee and disciple of Jesus. The author of the first letter ... [2 Related Articles]
- John, Little Willie
- rhythm-and-blues singer of the 1950s whose vocal style anticipated soul music.
- John, Patrick Roland
- (from the article "Dominica") On Nov. 3, 1978, Dominica achieved full independence, with Patrick Roland John as its first prime minister. John's government was implicated in a rumoured invasion of Barbados that was to ...
- John, Sir Elton
- British singer, composer, and pianist who was one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th century. He fused as many strands of popular music and stylistic showmanship as ... [3 Related Articles]
- Johne's disease
- serious infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis. Although principally a disease of cattle, it can affect sheep, deer, and goats, and it occurs worldwide. Cows may not show signs ...
- Johnny Clegg and Savuka
- (from the article "South Africa") ...were segregated, although they still collaborated on occasion; a notable example is Johnny Clegg, a white South African who learned traditional Zulu music and formed the mixed-race bands Juluka and ...
- johnnycake
- (from the article "cornbread") ...are numerous regional variations of cornbread. The simplest are hoecakes, a mixture of cornmeal, water, and salt, so named because they were originally baked on the flat of a hoe ...
- Johns Hopkins Perceptual Test
- (from the article "intelligence test") ...racial, ethnic, or social groups. Consequently, psychologists have attempted to develop culture-free tests that would more accurately reflect an individual's native ability. One such test, the Johns Hopkins Perceptual Test, ...
- Johns Hopkins University
- privately controlled institution of higher learning in Baltimore, Md., U.S. Based on the German university model, which emphasized specialized training and research, it opened primarily as a graduate school for ... [8 Related Articles]
- Johns, Hugh
- British television sports commentator was the voice of ITV's Midlands regional association football (soccer) broadcasts in the 1960s and '70s. Between 1963 (when he switched from newspaper journalism to television) ...
- Johns, Jasper
- American painter and graphic artist who is generally associated with the Pop art movement. [4 Related Articles]
- Johnson & Johnson
- (from the article "Change in Share Price of Selected U.S. Blue-Chip Stocks") ...the partnership of Seabury & Johnson to manufacture bandages using a new formula employing India rubber. Eleven years later Johnson left that partnership to form the now well-known company of ...
- Johnson Act
- (from the article "Europe, history of") ...Hull was a free-trader, but in July 1933 Roosevelt sent a message to the conference insisting that its main concern must be monetary exchanges, and in January 1934 the United ...
- Johnson City
- city, seat (1890) of Blanco county, south-central Texas, U.S., 40 miles (64 km) west of Austin. The hometown of President Lyndon B. Johnson, it was founded in 1879 by James ...
- Johnson City
- city, Washington county, northeastern Tennessee, U.S. It lies in a valley in the southern Appalachian Mountains, about 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Knoxville and just west of Elizabethton. The ...
- Johnson v. California
- (from the article "Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement") The court also addressed two cases of consequence for the civil liberties and civil rights of prisoners. In a 5-3 decision the court ruled in Johnson v. California that the ...
- Johnson v. M'Intosh
- (from the article "Native American") The rulings in question were written by Chief Justice John Marshall. In Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823), the court ruled that European doctrine gave a "discovering" (e.g., colonial) power and its ...
- Johnson, Albert
- (from the article "theatre") ...carpentry and tasteful furnishings that were tailored to the mood, atmosphere, and mechanical requirements of the individual play. The Urban style in musical comedy design was replaced by that of ...
- Johnson, Alexander Bryan
- British-born American philosopher and semanticist who came to the United States as a child of 11 years and made his fortune as a banker in Utica in upstate New York. ...
- Johnson, Alfred
- (from the article "yacht") ...Henrietta, owned by the American newspaper publisher James Gordon Bennett, won in 13 days of sailing. The first single-sailor transatlantic voyage was made in a 6-metre boat by Alfred Johnson ...
- Johnson, Amy
- pioneering female aviator who first achieved fame as a result of her attempt to set a record for solo flight from London to Darwin, Australia.
- Johnson, Andrew
- 17th president of the United States (1865-69), who took office upon the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln during the closing months of the American Civil War (1861-65). His lenient Reconstruction ... [17 Related Articles]
- Johnson, B. S.
- (from the article "novel") ...by a madman; again the old sense of direction (beginning at the beginning and going on to the end) has been liquidated, yet Pale Fire is a true and highly ...
- Johnson, Ban
- U.S. professional baseball administrator and first president of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1900-27).
- Johnson, Ben
- (from the article "sports") ...put aside the moral outrage that characterizes media coverage of and political commentary on this issue. Media personnel tend to focus on the actions of high-profile stars such as Canadian ...
- Johnson, Benjamin
- ("BEN"), U.S. motion picture actor who worked as a horse wrangler and stuntman before appearing in supporting roles in such films as Shane, One-Eyed Jacks, The Wild Bunch, and The ... [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Bill
- (from the article "Olympic Games") On the slopes the U.S. ski team was especially successful. American Bill Johnson captured the first-ever U.S. gold medal in the downhill event. In the men's slalom twin brothers Phil ...
- Johnson, Blind Willie
- African-American gospel singer who performed on Southern streets, noted for the energy and power of his singing and for his ingenious guitar accompaniments.
- Johnson, Boris
- American-born British journalist and Conservative Party politician, who in 2008 became the second elected mayor of London. [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Brent
- (from the article "Football") ...seven Rogers awards for outstanding performance: slotback Geroy Simon was the Outstanding Player and the Fans' Choice, with league highs of 1,856 yd receiving and 15 touchdown catches; defensive end ...
- Johnson, Bunk
- black American jazz trumpeter, one of the first musicians to play jazz and a principal figure of the 1940s traditional jazz revival. [2 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Cassie
- (from the article "Curling") ...Scot., Anette Norberg of Sweden won her first world title after having finished third four times and second once. Norberg went undefeated through the round-robin at 11-0 and beat American ...
- Johnson, Charles
- (from the article "building construction") ...Aspdin burned limestone and clay together in a kiln; the clay provided silicon compounds, which when combined with water formed stronger bonds than the calcium compounds of limestone. In the ...
- Johnson, Charles R.
- (from the article "African American literature") ...liberate its significance to today's African American struggle began with Ishmael Reed's exuberant Flight to Canada (1976) and extended into the metafiction of philosophical novelist Charles R. Johnson. In Oxherding ...
- Johnson, Charles Spurgeon
- U.S. sociologist, authority on race relations, and the first black president (1946-56) of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. (established in 1867 and long restricted to black students). Earlier he had founded ... [2 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Clarence "Kelly"
- (from the article "military aircraft") ...first U.S. jet, the Bell P-59A Airacomet, made its first flight the following year. It was slower than contemporary piston-engined fighters, but in 1943-44 a small team under Lockheed designer ...
- Johnson, Colin
- Australian Aboriginal novelist and poet who depicted the struggles of modern Aboriginals to adapt to life in a society dominated by whites.
- Johnson, Cornelius
- Baroque painter, considered the most important native English portraitist of the early 17th century. [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Denis
- (from the article "Literature") The winner of the 2007 National Book Award for best fiction was Denis Johnson's 600-page Tree of Smoke, which took its name from a biblical text that in part sets ...
- Johnson, Dennis
- (from the article "bicycle") Denis Johnson of London purchased a draisienne and patented an improved model in 1818 as the "pedestrian curricle." The following year he produced more than 300, and ...
- Johnson, Dennis Wayne
- American basketball player in a 13-year career as an exceptional defensive guard, helped two different teams capture National Basketball Association (NBA) championships. Johnson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics ...
- Johnson, Derrick
- (from the article "Football") In individual awards the Chuck Bednarik Award went to Georgia defensive end David Pollack, who also won the Vince Lombardi Trophy for linemen, and Derrick Johnson of Texas received the ...
- Johnson, Diane
- American writer and academic, best known for worldly and satiric novels set in California that portray contemporary women in crisis.
- Johnson, Eliza
- American first lady (1865-69), the wife of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States.
- Johnson, Esther
- (from the article "Swift, Jonathan") ...1695. At the end of the same month he was appointed vicar of Kilroot, near Belfast. Swift came to intellectual maturity at Moor Park, with Temple's rich library at his ...
- Johnson, Eyvind
- one of the few working-class novelists to bring not only new themes and points of view to Swedish literature but also to experiment with new forms and techniques of the ...
- Johnson, Frank Minis, Jr.
- American federal judge (b. Oct. 30, 1918, Haleyville, Ala.-d. July 23, 1999, Montgomery, Ala.), made a number of landmark civil rights rulings that helped end segregation in the South. After ...
- Johnson, Georgia Douglas
- (from the article "Harlem Renaissance") A friend and admirer of Locke, Georgia Douglas Johnson also authored a number of plays in the 1920s and '30s. Her plays tended to focus on folk experience, often centring ...
- Johnson, Gisle
- (from the article "Norway, Church of") ...Despite being opposed by some of the clergy and being imprisoned several times for his activities, he and his followers remained within the Church of Norway and influenced it greatly. ...
- Johnson, Glen
- (from the article "Boxing") Antonio Tarver (U.S.) regained recognition as the world's top light heavyweight with a 12-round decision over former IBF champion Glen Johnson (Jamaica) on June 18 in Memphis, Tenn. None of ...
- Johnson, Harald Norlin
- U.S. microbiologist and international specialist on such arthropod-borne viral diseases as rabies and encephalitis; while working, 1938-72, for the Rockefeller Foundation, he developed the strain of the rabies virus used ...
- Johnson, Harold Lester
- (from the article "UBV system") ...magnitudes are measured through filters sensitive to light at wavelengths of 360, 420, and 540 nanometres, respectively. This system was introduced in the early 1950s by the American astronomers Harold ...
- Johnson, Harry Gordon
- Canadian-born economist who managed to synthesize divergent economic viewpoints. He was one of the more important economists of the post-World War II era, with a published output that dwarfed those ...
- Johnson, Hiram
- reform governor of California (1911-17) and a U.S. senator for 28 years (1917-45), a Progressive Republican and later a staunch isolationist. [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Ian
- (from the article "Football") ...Boise State scored on wide receiver Vinny Peretta's fourth-down two-yard pass and then won on a two-point conversion when quarterback Jared Zabransky faked a pass but handed off behind his ...
- Johnson, Ian William
- Australian cricket player who was a reliable, slow off-spin bowler for Victoria and in 45 Test matches for Australia, including 17 as captain (1954-57). Johnson played first-class cricket for Victoria ...
- Johnson, Isaac Charles
- (from the article "cement") ...to portland stone, a limestone used for building in England. Aspdin's product may well have been too lightly burned to be a true portland cement, and the real prototype was ...
- Johnson, J.J.
- American jazz composer and one of the genre's most influential trombonists. [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Jack
- first black to hold the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. [7 Related Articles]
- Johnson, James
- (from the article "Burns, Robert") In Edinburgh Burns had met James Johnson, a keen collector of Scottish songs who was bringing out a series of volumes of songs with the music and who enlisted Burns's ...
- Johnson, James P.
- highly influential black American jazz pianist who also wrote popular songs and composed classical works. A founder of the stride piano idiom, he was a crucial figure in the transition ... [3 Related Articles]
- Johnson, James Weldon
- poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture. [2 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Jimmie
- (from the article "Automobile Racing") ...a former Formula One (F1) world champion, also joined NASCAR. Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet dominated the Nextel season, which devolved into a battle between two Hendrick drivers. In the end, ...
- Johnson, John H.
- magazine and book publisher, the first African American to attain major success in those fields. [2 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Johnnie
- British pilot (b. March 9, 1915, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, Eng.-d. Jan. 30, 2001, Buxton, Derbyshire, Eng.), was the most successful Allied fighter pilot in World War II Europe, flying ...
- Johnson, Johnnie Clyde
- American rock-and-roll pianist (b. July 8, 1924, Fairmont, W.Va.-d. April 13, 2005, St. Louis, Mo.), recorded, with Chuck Berry, some of the seminal songs of the early years of rock ...
- Johnson, Judy
- American professional baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues between 1918 and 1936. [1 Related Articles]
- Johnson, Kelly
- highly innovative American aeronautical engineer and designer. [1 Related Articles]
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