Griffiths, John Willis — ▪ American naval architect born Oct. 6, 1809, New York City died March 30, 1882 American naval architect who created the first extreme clipper ship, the Rainbow, which was designed to engage in the China trade. The Rainbow was launched in… … Universalium
John Morgan (mathematician) — John Willard Morgan is an American mathematician, well known for his contributions to topology and geometry. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Mathematics Department at Columbia University. LifeHe received his B.A. in 1968 and Ph.D. in… … Wikipedia
Griffiths Island — is a small island at the mouth of the Moyne River, in Port Fairy, south western Victoria, Australia. It is now connected by a short causeway to the mainland, which gives easy public access on foot. Notable features of the island include the… … Wikipedia
John Griffiths (cricketer) — John Griffiths (born January 27, 1863) was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Long Eaton.Griffiths made a single first class appearance for the side during the 1891 season, though he did not bat or bowl in the… … Wikipedia
John Griffiths (mathematician) — John Griffiths (1837 or 1838 ndash; May 1916) was a Welsh mathematician and academic associated with Jesus College, Oxford for nearly 60 years.BiographyGriffiths was born near Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, Wales and educated at Cowbridge Grammar… … Wikipedia
John Byng — (October 29, 1704 ndash; March 14, 1757) was a British admiral who was court martialled and executed for failing to do his utmost during the Battle of Minorca, at the beginning of the Seven Years War. Early life and career John Byng was born in… … Wikipedia
John Verity — John Verity, born 3 July 1949 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England was a member of the band Argent from 1973 to 1976. When Argent split up he formed Phoenix with Bob Henrit and Jim Rodford from Argent. The band recorded three albums with CBS… … Wikipedia
John Ainsworth-Davis — (* 23. April 1895 in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion; † 3. Januar 1976 in Stockland, Devon) war ein britischer Sprinter, der in den Jahren um 1920 im 400 Meter Lauf aktiv war. Er nahm an den Olympischen Spielen 1920 in Antwerpen teil. Im Einzelrennen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
John Henry Thorpe — OBE (7 August 1887 ndash;31 October 1944) was a British, Conservative politician.Thorpe was the eldest son of Ven. John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the… … Wikipedia
John O'Shea (rugby player) — John Patrick O Shea (born 2 June 1940) [cite book |last=Griffiths|first=John |title=The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records |year=1987 |publisher=J. M. Dent Sons Ltd |location=London |isbn=0460070037 |pages=p12:32] is a former Nrut|Wales… … Wikipedia
John Owen (theologian) — John Owen (1616 August 24, 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader and theologian.Early lifeOf Welsh descent, he was born at Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, and was educated at Queen s College, Oxford (B.A. 1632, M.A. 1635); at the time the… … Wikipedia
