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Jacob Two-Two (TV series) Jacob Two-Two (aired on the French Canadian TÉLÉTOON as Jacob Jacob and in Spanish on Telemundo as Jacobo Dos-Dos) was a TV series based on a trilogy of books written by Mordecai Richler. It was produced by Nelvana and had at least fifty episodes before it was put on hiatus in 2005.
Jacob van Thienen Jacob (or Jacques) van Thienen was a Flemish architect of the early 15th century (the dates of his birth and death are unknown). He is believed to have designed the spectacular Brussels Town Hall (HĂ´tel de Ville) circa 1402.
Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam Jacob, Banner Lord of Wassenaer, Lord Obdam, Hensbroek, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Zuidwijk and Kernhem (1610 – 13 June 1665) was a Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral, and supreme commander of the confederate Dutch navy. The name Obdam was then also spelled as Opdam.
Jacob W. Miller Jacob Welsh Miller (August 29, 1800 - September 30, 1862) was a United States Senator from New Jersey. Born in German Valley, New Jersey, he attended the public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown.
Jacob Weil Jacob Weil (Mahariv, Hebrew: יעקב בן יהודה ווייל) was a German rabbi and Talmudist who flourished during the first half of the fifteenth century. Of his life no details are known, but, according to Grätz, he died before 1456.
Jacob Weingreen Professor Jacob Weingreen was a professor of Hebrew in Trinity College, Dublin - School of religion and theology between 1939 and 1979. He excavated in Samaria and maintained contact with archaeologists who donated pieces to the Weingreen museum which was named after him.
Jacob Weisberg Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist and commentator, currently serving as editor of Slate magazine and a columnist for the Financial Times. He is the son of Lois Weisberg, a Chicago social activist and connector celebrated in Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point.
Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (the Wetterling Act) is a United States law that requires states to implement a sex offender and crimes against children registry. It was enacted as part of the Federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Jacob Young Jacob Young (born Jacob Wayne Young on September 10, 1979 in Renton, Washington) is an Emmy Award-winning American soap opera actor and singer. He was raised in Tillamook, Oregon and Roy, Washington, and moved to San Diego, California at age 17 with his mom.
Jacob Zallel Lauterbach Jacob Zallel Lauterbach (1873–1942) was an American Judaica scholar and author who served on the faculty of Hebrew Union College and composed responsa for the Reform movement in America. He specialized in Midrashic and Talmudical literature, and is best known for his landmark critical edition and English translation of the Mekilta de-Rabbi Ishmael.
Jacob Zuma Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born Inkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, April 12, 1942) is a former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and current deputy president of the governing political party, the African National Congress (ANC). A popular figure even across political divides, he gained notoriety after his financial advisor, Schabir Shaik, was convicted of corruption and fraud, leading to Zuma's dismissal as deputy president in June 2005.
Jacob Zuma rape trial Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, the former Deputy President of South Africa and current deputy president of the governing political party, the African National Congress (ANC) was charged with rape in the Johannesburg High Court on 6 December 2005. The accuser, a friend of Zuma's daughter, was known by Zuma to be HIV positive.
Jacob's Creek Jacob's Creek is a small creek that runs through the wine-producing region of the Barossa Valley, 80km north of Adelaide, South Australia. The creek itself is only several kilometers long and flows westwards from its beginning in the Barossa Ranges, eventually meeting the North Para River.
Jacob's Island Jacob's Island was a notorious rookery in Bermondsey, on the south bank of the River Thames in London. It was separated from Shad Thames to the west by St Saviour's Dock, the point where the subterranean River Neckinger enters the Thames, and on the other two sides by tidal ditches, one just west of George Street and the other just north of London Street (now named Wolseley Street).
Jacob's Ladder (film) Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, based on a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin. It starred Tim Robbins as "Jacob Singer," Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, and Jason Alexander.
Jacob's Ladder (Ropes Course) A Jacob's ladder rope course is a team climbing exercise using a structure of eight logs suspended above one another by ropes. The logs are spaced progressively farther apart with the highest log 60 feet above the ground, so that as the team climbs the structure, each log is more difficult to climb than the last.
Jacob's Mouse Jacob's Mouse was a three-piece indie rock band from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. They featured identical twins (Hugo and Jebb Boothby) on guitar and bass respectively, along with singing drummer (Sam Marsh).
Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone Jacob's Pillow-Pillar Stone refers to an episode in the Book of Genesis 28:10-18 when the Hebrew] patriarch [[Jacob was running from home after getting the blessing of the first born from his father Isaac (and which his brother Esau also wanted), he came to a place where he rested his head on a stone and then consecrated it after God appeared to him in a dream.
Jacob's Room Jacob's Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published in 1922. It centers around the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders, and it is presented entirely by the impressions other characters have of Jacob.
Jacob's staff In surveying, the Jacob's staff or cross-staff is a single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground. It also has a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.
Jacob's Trouble Jacob's Trouble was a rock and roll band that originated in the Atlanta area in the 1980s. Committed to Jesus and a Beatles-esque sound, the group originally consisted of members Jerry Davison (drums), Mark Blackburn (guitar), and Steve Atwell (bass), with Davison and Blackburn handling the lead vocals.
Jacobean era The Jacobean era refers to a period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period.
Jacobethan Jacobethan is the style designation coined in 1933 by John Betjeman to describe the English Revival style made popular from the 1830s, which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance (1550 - 1625), with elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean.
Jacobi (crater) Jacobi is a lunar crater that is located in the southern highlands on the near side of the Moon. It lies southeast of the Lilius crater, with Cuvier crater to the north-northwest and Baco crater to the northeast.
Jacobi field In Riemannian geometry, a Jacobi field is a certain type of vector field along a geodesic gamma in a Riemannian manifold. Jacobi fields are one of the basic objects of study in Riemannian geometry; for the origin of the name, see Carl Jacobi.
Jacobi identity In mathematics the Jacobi identity is a property that a binary operation can satisfy which determines how the order of evaluation behaves for the given operation. Unlike for associative operations, order of evaluation is significant for operations satisfying Jacobi identity.
Jacobi method The Jacobi method is an algorithm in linear algebra for determining the solutions of a system of linear equations with largest absolute values in each row and column dominated by the diagonal element. Each diagonal element is solved for, and an approximate value plugged in.
Jacobi rotation In numerical linear algebra, a Jacobi rotation is a rotation, Qkâ„“, of a 2-dimensional linear subspace of an n-dimensional inner product space, chosen to zero a symmetric pair of off-diagonal entries of an nĂ—n real symmetric matrix, A, when applied as a similarity transformation:
Jacobi triple product In mathematics, the Jacobi triple product is a relation that re-expresses the Jacobi theta function, normally written as a series, as a product. This relationship generalizes other results, such as the pentagonal number theorem.
Jacobi's elliptic functions In mathematics, the Jacobi elliptic functions are a set of basic elliptic functions, and auxiliary theta functions, that have historical importance with also many features that show up important structure, and have direct relevance to some applications (e.g.
Jacobin (politics) In the context of the French Revolution, a Jacobin originally meant a member of the Jacobin Club (1789-1794), but even at that time, the term Jacobins had been popularly applied to all promulgators of extreme revolutionary opinions: for example, "Jacobin democracy" is synonymous with totalitarian democracy. In contemporary France this term refers to the concept of a centralised Republic, with power concentrated in the national government, at the expense of local or regional governments.
Jacobin Club The Jacobin Club was the most famous of the political clubs of the French Revolution. One of its most prominent members was Maximilien Robespierre; journalist Jean-Paul Marat is also associated with the club, though never a member.
Jacobite peerage After the abdication of King James II and VII from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets. These creations were not recognised by James's de facto successors or British law, but the titles were used in Jacobite circles on the Continent.
Jacobite rising The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the British Isles occurring between 1688 and 1746. The uprisings were aimed at restoring James VII of Scotland and II of England, and later his descendants of the House of Stuart, to the throne after he was deposed by Parliament during the Glorious Revolution.
Jacobite Reliques Hogg's Jacobite Reliques is a collection of Jacobite protest songs compiled by James Hogg on commission from the Highland Society of London in 1817. Scholars speculate as to how many of the songs were authored or at least substantially altered by Hogg himself.
Jacobitism Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. The movement took its name from the Latin form Jacobus of the name of King James II and VII.
Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán (September 14, 1913 – January 27, 1971) was president of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954, when he was ousted in a coup d'état organized by the US Central Intelligence Agency, known as Operation PBSUCCESS, and was replaced by a military junta, headed by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas, plunging the country into chaos and long-lasting political turbulence.
Jacobo Arenas Jacobo Arenas (died August 10 1990) was the "nom de guerre" of Luis Morantes, a founder and ideological leader of the FARC-EP ("Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo"). He was also one of the FARC figures involved in the organization and creation of the Patriotic Union (Colombia) political party in 1985.
Jacobo Zabludovsky Jacobo Zabludovsky (born Jacobo Zabludowski Kraves May 24, 1928 in Mexico City) is a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his last TV news program, 24 Horas ("24 Hours") was for decades one of the most important in the country.
Jacobs (coffee) Jacobs is a brand of coffee that traces its beginnings to 1895 in Germany and is today marketed in Europe by Kraft Foods. Major markets are Austria, the Baltic countries, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Turkey.
Jacobs Field Jacobs Field (informally called "The Jake") is a baseball stadium located in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex, along with Quicken Loans Arena, it was built as a replacement for Cleveland Stadium.
Jacobs Media Jacobs Media is a suburban Detroit media consulting firm. The company, founded by Fred Jacobs, is linked to the growth of Classic Rock radio (Jacobs is cited as the syndicator of the format and its strongest proponent), as well as "The Edge" radio format (the most common slogan for Alternative and New Rock radio stations during the 90's).
Jacobsdal Jacobsdal is a small farming town in the Free State Province of South Africa with various crops under irrigation, such as grapes, potatoes, lucerne and groundnuts. The town was layout in 1859 by Christoffel Jacobs on his farm Kalkfontein, and today houses 6,500 inhabitants.
Jacobsen epoxidation The Jacobsen Epoxidation is a chemical reaction which allows enantioselective synthesis of epoxides from isolated alkenes. It is complementary to the Sharpless epoxidation (used to form epoxides from the double bond in allylic alcohols).
Jacobson Hat Company Jacobson Hat Company is a family owned and operated manufacturer and wholesaler of headwear, costumes, souvenirs, party hats, and various other novelty products located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. For more than 75 years, headwear buyers nationwide have commended Jacobson Hat Company on its variety, service, and value.
Jacobson Stores Jacobson Stores (known as "Jacobson's") was a regional department store that thrived primarily in Michigan and Florida, but also had stores in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Kansas. Jacobson's focused on apparel, fine jewelry and home furnishings.
Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique of stress management developed by American physician Edmund Jacobson in the early 1920s. Jacobson argued that since muscular tension accompanies anxiety, one can reduce anxiety by learning how to relax the muscular tension.
Jacobson, Minnesota Jacobson is a small unincorporated community in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Formerly known as "Mississippi Landing," it is named after Paul Jacobson, who started the local post office and mail route in 1901.
Jacobstads Wapen The Jacobstads Wapen is a modern replica of an 18th century galleon built in Jakobstad, Finland between 1988-1994. She is built according to blueprints by the Swedish warship architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (1720-1808) dating from 1755, the oldest vessel blueprints found in Finland.
Jacobus Arminius Jacobus Arminius (aka Jacob Arminius, James Arminius, and his Dutch name Jacob Harmenszoon) (October 10,1560–October 19, 1609), was a Dutch theologian and (from 1603) professor in theology at the University of Leiden. He wrote many books about theological problems.
Jacobus Barbireau Jacobus Barbireau (also Barbirianus) (1455 – August 7, 1491) was a Renaissance composer from the southern Netherlands. He was considered to be a superlative composer both by his contemporaries and by modern scholars, however his surviving output is small, and he died young.
Jacobus de Teramo Jacobus Palladinus de Teramo (1349 — 1417), a member of the powerful family of Palladini, was a canon lawyer and bishop. His birthplace, Teramo, was then part of the Kingdom of Naples (now in the Italian region of Abruzzo).
Jacobus Golius Jacob Golius (or Gohl), (1596-1667), Dutch Orientalist, was born at the Hague in 1596, and studied at the University of Leiden, where in Arabic and other Eastern languages he was the most distinguished pupil of Erpenius. In 1622 he accompanied the Dutch embassy to Morocco, and on his return he was chosen to succeed Erpenius (1624).
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (generally just known as Pierneef) (13 August 1886 – 4 October 1957) was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His distinctive style is widely recognized and he was one of the first South African artists whose work was influenced by the local environment.
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (August 30, 1852 - March 1, 1911) was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the winner of the inaugural Nobel Prize in chemistry. His research on chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, osmotic pressure and crystallography is credited to be his major work.
Jacobus Sinapius Jakub Horcicky of Tepenec, in Latin Jacobus Sinapius, (1575 - 1622) was a Bohemian pharmacist and personal doctor of Emperor Rudolf II. He is believed to have been one of the first possessors of the Voynich Manuscript.
Jacobus Typotius Jacobus Typotius (1540–1601) was a Flemish humanist, a native of Diest in Brabant, who became court historian to the Emperor Rudolph II. He is now known for his association with the influential collection of emblems and imprese, the Symbola divina et humana appearing first in Prague, in three volumes, from 1601.
Jacoby 2NT Jacoby 2NT is a bridge convention in which a bid of 2 Notrump, over partner's 1 of a major opening, is used to show typically a balanced hand of game-forcing strength, with at least four cards in opener's suit. Opener's rebids show strength and shape.
Jacoby Ellsbury Jacoby Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in Madras, Oregon) is a baseball player who is currently the # 1 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization. He started the 2006 season as the Single A Wilmington Blue Rocks' starting center fielder, and was promoted on July 12 to the Double A Portland Sea Dogs.
Jacoby Shaddix Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976, in Mariposa, California) is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Papa Roach. He also goes by the pseudonyms Coby Dick (used on the Infest album) and Jonny Vodka but he only used Coby Dick until 2001.
Jacopo Amigoni Jacopo Amigoni (1682 – 1752) was an Italian painter known for mythological figures and religious artifacts, best known for his initial work in Venice. His Arraignment of Paris hangs in the Villa Pisani at Stra.
Jacopo Peri Jacopo Peri (August 20 1561 – August 12 1633) was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera. He wrote the first work to be called an opera today, Dafne (around 1597), and also the first opera to have survived to the present day, Euridice (1600).
Jacopo Sadoleto Jacopo Sadoleto (1477-1547), Italian humanist and churchman, was born at Modena in 1477, and, being the son of a noted jurist, was designed for the same profession. He gave himself, therefore, to humanistic studies and acquired reputation as a Latin poet, his best-known piece being one on the group of Laocoön.
Jacopo Saltarelli Born in 1459, Jacopo d’Andrea Saltarelli was a 17 year old model and male prostitute that Leonardo da Vinci was anonymously accused of committing sodomy with, an offence Leonardo was then jailed for, serving two months before the charges were dropped.
Jacquard loom The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, which used the holes punched in pasteboard punched cards to control the weaving of patterns in fabric. The loom enabled even amateur weavers to weave complex designs.
Jacquard weaving Jacquard weaving makes possible in almost any loom the programmed raising of each warp thread independently of the others. This brings much greater versatility to the weaving process, and offers the highest level of warp yarn control.
Jacque de la Morte Jacque de la Morte is a character in the TimeSplitters series of video games. He was a common murderer before he started receiving visions from "angels" (who were actually demons from another dimension).
Jacque Fresco Jacque Fresco (born March 13, 1916) is an industrial engineer, architectural designer, social engineer and futurist based in Florida. His optimistic view and desire to create solutions that maximally benefit the greatest number of people stem from his formative years during the Great Depression.
Jacqueline Jacqueline is a female given name, coming from French, as the feminine form of Jacques. Jacques originated from 'Jacob', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or, because of Jacob's actions in supplanting Esau, as recorded in the Old Testament, 'supplanter'.
Jacqueline Auriol Jacqueline Auriol (November 5, 1917 - February 11, 2000) was a French aviatrix who set several world speed records. Born Jacqueline Marie-Thérèse Suzanne Douet in Challans, Vendée, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, she graduated from the University of Nantes then she studied art at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.
Jacqueline Bisset Jacqueline Bisset (13 September, 1944) is a British actress, born Winifred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset in Weybridge, Surrey, England to Max Fraser- Bisset, a General Practitioner of Scottish descent, and the former Arlette Alexander, a French-born attorney.
Jacqueline Bouvier (The Simpsons) Jacqueline Emily "Jackie" Bouvier is a character on The Simpsons, the mother of Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier, and the wife of Clancy Bouvier. She also had a sister named Gladys Bouvier.
Jacqueline Cockburn Jacqueline Cockburn is the Head of Department for History of Art at the historic and world-renown Westminster School. Jacqueline has been a full-time member of the Westminster Common Room since 1984, teaching both History of Art and Modern Languages.
Jacqueline Domac Jacqueline Domac is a former teacher at Venice High School (California, USA) most notable for her work to improve student nutrition and animal rights. She initiated a pilot program that banned soda and other so-called junk food from being sold in vending machines or by clubs for fundraising in LAUSD schools.
Jacqueline F. Bontemps Jacqueline Fonvielle Bontemps is an Associate Professor of Art and Humanities in the Division of Arts and Humanities where she teaches Advanced Art History and Special Projects in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts at Hampton University.
Jacqueline Fitzsimon Jacqueline Fitzsimon is an alleged victim of spontaneous human combustion. On 8 January, 1985, 17-year-old Jacqueline Fitzsimon caught fire with no apparent cause at Halton Technical College, Widnes, Cheshire, England.
Jacqueline Gareau Jacqueline Gareau (born March 10, 1953, L'Annonciation, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian runner who won the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1980. Gareau led the women's field for most of the race, only to find another runner, Rosie Ruiz, wearing the traditional victor's laurels when she crossed the finish line.
Jacqueline Govaert Jacqueline Govaert (born 20 April, 1982) is a Dutch singer and pianist who currently plays with the band Krezip and has also been a guest singer for Ayreon. She is the main song writer of the band and is known for being very expressive while on stage.
Jacqueline Hill Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was a British actress best known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. As the teacher of Susan Foreman, the granddaughter of the Doctor, she was one of the first companions to appear in the show in 1963.
Jacqueline Hillier (elm hybrid) Jacqueline Hillier is a cultivar of the natural hybrid Ulmus Ă— elegantissima Horwood found in the Midlands, England. It makes a small to medium-sized suckering shrub of dense habit, bearing small, double-toothed scabrid leaves 25 mm to 35 mm long on densely-hairy twigs; resistance to Dutch elm disease is not known.
Jacqueline Livingston Jacqueline Livingston is an American photographer known for her work exploring woman's role as artist and person and investigating the boundaries of intimacy and propriety. Born Jaqueline Barrett in Tempe, Arizona and schooled at Berkley, she joined Students for a Democratic Society in the 1960's.
Jacqueline Logan Jacqueline Logan (November 30, 1901 - April 4, 1983) was a star of the silent motion picture screen who was on board William Randolph Hearst's yacht The Oneida in 1924 when film director Thomas Ince died. The young actress was under contract to him at the time.
Jacqueline Moore Jacqueline DeLois Moore, normally Jacqueline (born January 6, 1964), is an American professional wrestler and actress. She worked for both World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, and made history in the latter promotion as the first African American woman to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, and as the first African American to win the WWF Women's Championship.
Jacqueline Novogratz Jacqueline Novogratz is founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that works to solve the problems of global poverty by delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, housing and water – to the poor.
Jacqueline Pascarl-Gillespie Jacqueline Pascarl-Gillespie, born Jacqueline Pascarl, and formerly Jacqueline Gillespie, is an Australian author, TV personality and parents' rights advocate and humanitarian aid worker. Pascarl came to public attention in 1992, when her children were covertly removed from Australia, illegally under Australian law, by their Malaysian father.
Jacqueline Piatigorsky Jacqueline Rebecca tsouise de Rothschild (born November 6, 1911 in Paris, France) is an American chess and tennis champion, author, sculptor and a member of the Rothschild banking family of France. The daughter of the enormously wealthy and influential banker, Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild, she is the sister of Guy de Rothschild and Bethsabée de Rothschild.
Jacqueline Pirie Jacqueline Pirie (born 10th October 1975 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish actress best known for appearing in ITV's popular soap operas Emmerdale, as Tina Dingle from 1994-1996, and Coronation Street as Linda Baldwin from 1998-2001. She left both shows for the same reason, she became pregnant.
Jacqueline Rose Jacqueline Rose (born 1949 in London) is a British academic who is Professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London. Rose is probably best known for her work on the relationship between psychoanalysis, feminism and literature.
Jacqueline S. Moore Jacqueline S. Moore (1926 - 2002), often known as Jackie Moore, was an American poet and author of Moments of My Life, a book of poems from her youth through her life including many inspired by her struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Jacqueline Scott Jacqueline Scott (born 1935 is an actress who has appeared in several films and television programs as well as guest starring in over one hundred television shows. A TV Guide article once referred to Jacqueline as “The Youngest Old-timer In The Business,” because she has played opposite most of the leading men during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Jacqueline Sturm Jacqueline Celia Sturm is a poet and writer of short stories. She was born in Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand and was the first Māori woman to complete an undergraduate university degree, at Victoria University College, followed by an MA in Philosophy.
Jacqueline Susann Jacqueline Susann (August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – September 21, 1974, New York City) was an American author known for her mass-appeal novels. Her most notable work was Valley of the Dolls, a book that broke sales records and spawned a movie and a TV series.
Jacqueline Tong Jacqueline Tong (born 21 May 1951) is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jacqueline Toxopeus Jacqueline Afine ("Jacqueline") Toxopeus (born on December 11, 1964 in Wageningen) is a former Dutch field hockey international playing in goal. She is undoubtedly one of the finest goalkeepers in Dutch women's field hockey since Det de Beus.
Jacqueline Wilson Jacqueline Wilson, OBE (born Jacqueline Aitken in Bath on December 17 1945) is a British author of children's books. Currently one of the bestselling authors in Britain, her books have won a range of prestigious awards, and been adapted for television and stage.
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut Jacoba of Bavaria or Jacqueline of Wittelsbach (1401 – 8 October 1436, Dutch: Jacoba van Beieren, French: Jacqueline de Bavière) was Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing, Countess of Hainaut and Holland from 1417 to 1432. She was the only daughter of William VI, Count of Hainaut and Holland from his marriage (born after 16 years of otherwise childless marriage) with Margaret of Burgundy, daughter of Margaret III of Flanders and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy.
Jacquelyn Mayer Jacquelyn Jeanne "Jackie" Mayer (born 1943 in Sandusky, Ohio) is a former Miss Ohio and Miss America and currently travels the United States as a motivational speaker, noted for her recovery from a near-fatal stroke suffered at age 28.
Jacques and Hayes Jacques and Hayes Company was located on Simcoe Street in Toronto and is known as 'East Lake' style furniture. During the late 19th and early 20th century, the industrial revolution was in full swing; as a result of this, a majority of the furniture made during this era was machine manufactured and mass-produced.
Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps Jacques Amand Eudes-Deslongchamps (17 January 1794–17 January 1867]), French naturalist and palaeontologist, was born at Caen in Normandy. His parents, though poor, contrived to give him a good education, and he studied medicine in his native town to such good effect that in 1812 he was appointed assistant-surgeon in the navy, and in 1815 surgeon assistant major to the military hospital of Caen.
Jacques Arcadelt Jacques Arcadelt (also Jacob Arcadelt) (1504 or 1505 – October 14, 1568) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the middle to late Renaissance, principally of madrigals and chansons. Most likely he was born in Liège, and he died in Paris.

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