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Joseph Finnemore Joseph Finnemore (1860-1939) was born in Birmingham in 1860 and educated at the Birmingham School of Art. He was a prolific book and magazine illustrator, who worked particularly for the Religious Tract Society.
Joseph Fitz Joseph Fitz (24 May 1886 Austria &died 24 February 1945 was a United States Navy Ordinary Seaman who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on 8 March 1906 during the Philippine-American War. He later obtained the rank of seaman.
Joseph Fitzmartin Joseph "Joe" Fitzmartin was born in 1943 in Philadelphia and studied piano, organ and music theory privately for twelve years before studying composition and conducting at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
Joseph Fletcher Joseph Fletcher (1905-1991) American professor who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s, and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics. Fletcher was a leading academic involved in the topics of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, eugenics, and cloning.
Joseph Fourier Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (March 21, 1768 - May 16, 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist who is best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their application to problems of heat flow. The Fourier transform is also named in his honor.
Joseph Fourier University Université Joseph Fourier (Joseph Fourier University) is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health. This institution was previously also called Université Grenoble I (Grenoble I University): this name is today outdated.
Joseph Foveaux Joseph Foveaux (1765-1846) was a soldier and convict settlement administrator in Australia. He joined the New South Wales Corps in June 1789 and reached Sydney in 1791, was promoted to major and, as senior officer between August 1796 and November 1799, he controlled the Corps at a time when the senior officers were making fortunes from trading and extending their lands.
Joseph Francis Shea Joseph Francis Shea (September 5, 1926—February 14, 1999) was manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program Office (ASPO) during the early years of the Apollo program, at the height of America's efforts to land a man on the Moon. His former colleague George Mueller remembered him as "one of the greatest systems engineers of our time".
Joseph Franklin Rutherford Joseph Franklin Rutherford 8 November 1869—8 January 1942, is best known as the second president of the Watch Tower Society, the legal organization used by Jehovah's Witnesses. During his tenure as president (1916—1942), the Bible Students experienced a schism.
Joseph Franklyn McElroy Joseph Franklyn McElroy (born 1961) is an artist and entrepreneur residing in New York City. He, along with his wife Donna McElroy, form a collaborative art and business team, responsible for such works as the first new media entry into the Museum of Computer Art - called the Cult of the Cor[porat]e [Per]form[ance] Art[ists] - which is also featured in other online art galleries.
Joseph Frazier Wall Joseph Frazier Wall (July 10 1920, Des Moines, Iowa - October 9 1995) was an American historian and professor of history at Grinnell College. His biography of Andrew Carnegie won the Bancroft Prize in 1971, and he was later nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his biography on the DuPont family.
Joseph Friedrich Freiherr von Racknitz Joseph Friedrich Freiherr von Racknitz (1744 - 1818) was part of the Racknitz family from Steiermark, Germany, a family that originated in 1180 at Castle Perneck. Residing in Dresden, he worked as the equivalent of a court marshal, and published an often-cited pamphlet about the chess-playing machine The Turk, Ueber den Schachspieler des Herrn von Kempelen, nebst einer Abbildung und Beschreibung seiner Sprachmachine, which attempted to reveal the secret behind the purported automaton using new illustrations as well as personal observations.
Joseph Frye Joseph Frye, a renowned military leader from Colonial Maine, obtained the rank of General in the British Army after serving his nation exemplarily in the Seven Years' War. His namesake, a small settlement entitled "Fryeburg", was established as a result of the territorial gains he and his company won during that conflict.
Joseph Furphy Joseph Furphy September 26, 1843–September 13, 1912, is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins, and was extremely popular in Australia during the late 19th century.
Joseph G. McDonald Joe McDonald (born in Lackawanna, New York on March 28, 1970) is a professional American sportswriter, who primarily covers the New York Mets, New York Yankees and New York Rangers for various publications in the New York area. Joe has also written articles that have appeared in the Arizona Republic, the Detroit Free Press and the Columbus Dispatch.
Joseph Galizia Joseph "Joe Glitz" Galizia (July 24, 1941-1996) was a New York City based mobster, and a high ranking solider in the Genovese crime family. Galizia was made sometime in the mid-1980s after making his "bones" by killing Genovese mobster Collie DiPietro.
Joseph Garcia Dr Joseph Garcia is a Gibraltarian politician, and the current leader of the Gibraltar Liberal Party. This party is part of the official opposition in the current government of Gibraltar, controlling two of the fifteen seats in the House of Assembly.
Joseph Gardiner Joseph Peter Gardiner (4 July 1886–23 January 1965) was the Australian Labor Party member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Roebourne from 1911 to 1915. His sudden and still unexplained departure from Western Australia in 1915 was an important factor in the collapse of John Scaddan's Labor government.
Joseph Gayles Joseph Gayles (1844-May 29, 1873), also known as Socco the Bracer, was one of the leaders of the Patsy Conroy Gang which plagued the dockyards of the New York waterfront during the 1860s and 1870s. Described by New York police as one of the most vicious criminals on the docks, Gayles was suspected to be responsible for the murders of at least 20 men.
Joseph Günzburg Baron Joseph Günzburg (1812, Vitebsk–January 12, 1878) the first Baron Günzburg, Osip Gintsburg, or Iosif-Evzel Gabrielovich Gintsburg, was a Russian financier and philanthropist. He is the son of Gabriel Günzburg and the father of Horace Günzburg.
Joseph Gelders Joseph Sidney Gelders (1898 – 1950) was a civil rights activist and labor organizer in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1920s and 1930s. He worked for the National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners and was instrumental in the founding of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare.
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (10 August 1797 - 18 February 1848) was a German botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of MĂĽnchen. He worked extensively with Philipp Franz von Siebold, assisting in describing his collections from Japan, but also described plants discovered in other areas, including Mexico.
Joseph Gian Joseph Gian (born July 13, 1961 in North Miami Beach, Florida is an American actor and singer, probably best known for his role as Detective Tom Ryan in the television series Knots Landing. He appeared on the program from 1989 to 1991 and again in 1993.
Joseph Giardina Joseph Giardina is a native of New York who has been active in operatic circles since his conducting debut at the age of 16 with Rigoletto. After graduating from the Juilliard School of Music in New York he worked with Fritz Stiedry at the Metropolitan Opera of New York.
Joseph Gilgun Joseph Gilgun (born 9th March 1984 Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a British actor known for playing the popular fictional character's Eli Dingle in ITV's Emmerdale and Jamie Armstrong in Coronation Street. Gilgun attended school at Rivington County Primary, Rivington, and went on to Southlands High School, Chorley.
Joseph Goguen Joseph Goguen (28 June,1941 – 3 July,2006) was a computer science professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, USA, who helped develop the OBJ family of programming languages. He was author of A Categorical Manifesto and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Consciousness Studies.
Joseph Goldberger Joseph Goldberger (Hungarian: Goldberger József) (July 16, 1874—January 17, 1929) was an epidemiologist in the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and an advocate for scientific and social recognition of the links between poverty and disease.
Joseph Goldstein Joseph Goldstein (born 1944) is one of the first American vipassana teachers (Fronsdal, 1998), co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg, contemporary author of numerous popular books on Buddhism (see resident guiding teacher at IMS, and leader of retreats worldwide on insight (vipassana) and lovingkindness (metta]) meditation.
Joseph Gomwalk Joseph Dechi Gomwalk (Ngo mwalk) was appointed the first Military Governor of Benue Plateau State, when 12 states were created out of the 4 regions of Nigeria. He was Governor of the state from 1966–1975 when Gowon's regime was toppled in coup d'etat.
Joseph Greenberg Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915–May 7, 2001) was a prominent and controversial linguist, known for his work in both language classification and typology. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and served for many years on the faculty of Stanford University.
Joseph Greene Joseph Lawrence Greene (1914-1990) was a science fiction editor and author, best known for his role in creating the Tom Corbett television series and writing the Dig Allen novels, both space adventures intended for boys. He also wrote comic books and was an editor for the Grosset publishing house until 1972.
Joseph Gregg Joseph Gregg attended City College of New York and at the outbreak of war in Spain he travelled to that country and drove a truck for the Comintern affiliated Loyalists of the International Brigades for the duration of the war. Upon return to the United States Gregg found employment with Robert Miller who was operating the Hemisphere, a weekly newsservice on Latin American affairs.
Joseph Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi (December 18, 1778 - May 31, 1837), the most celebrated of English clowns, was born in London, the son of an Italian actor (of the same name, also known as 'Iron Legs'). Grimaldi's performances were, in fact, reminiscent of the classic Commedia dell'arte.
Joseph Groarke Joseph Groarke (born July 1 1988) in Birmingham, UK, is the reigning under 18's British Taekwondo champion, winning and defending the AIMAA British championships in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Taking up the sport in 2002, he has made significant progress, and is due to fight for the European championships in 2006.
Joseph Guest Joseph Guest was a chainmaker who developed his industry in the Black Country of Central England during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. He is most famous for opening the Dudley Guest Hospital in 1871, having bought the buildings from the Earl of Dudley who had built them 22 years earlier with the intention of housing miners who had been blinded in the local mines, but the miners had rejected this offer and the buildings remained empty until Guest took them over.
Joseph Guglielmo Joey Guglielmo aka "Dracula" was the elderly first cousin of Gambino family capo Roy DeMeo (d1983). He was as vicious a gangster as any of the DeMeo Crew and although his penchant was for the pornography rings that the crew operated out of the city, Joey was also an old hand at drug dealing and murder.
Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and historians generally consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such control over the House that he could often control debate.
Joseph Gutnick Joseph Isaac Gutnick (sometimes referred to as Diamond Joe) is an Australian businessman and a well known Jewish philanthropist. He is well known for his leadership of Western Mining Corporation and other resource and mining businesses.
Joseph Guy Ropartz Joseph Guy Ropartz (Guingamp, June 15 1864 – November 22 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies, three violin sonatas, cello sonatas, six string quartets, a piano trio and string trio (both in A minor), several operas, a number of choral works and other music including a Prelude, Marine et Chansons for flute, harp and string trio.
Joseph H. De Castro Corporal Joseph H. De Castro (November 14, 1844-May 8, 1892) born in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first Hispanic-American to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat — the Medal of Honor — for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.
Joseph H. Delaney Joseph Henry Delaney (1932-1999) was a US lawyer and science fiction writer. He was first published rather late in life, 1982 when he was nearly fifty, and was most associated with Analog Science Fiction and Fact.
Joseph H. Earle Joseph Haynsworth Earle (April 30, 1847 - May 20, 1897) was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Greenville, he attended private schools in Sumter and at the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (ISBN 0-670-87855-3) is the title of a 1999 book by Simms Taback that won the 2000 Caldecott Medal. The main character is Joseph, a 40-something Jewish farmer, who has a little striped overcoat.
Joseph Hall (metallurgist) Joseph Hall 1789 - 1862, the inventor of 'Wet Puddling', was born in 1789 and apprenticed in 1806 as a puddler to use Henry Cort's puddling process. He tried adding old iron to the charge of the puddling furnace and later puddler's bosh cinder (iron scale, that is rust) to the charge.
Joseph Hamilton Daviess Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess (March 4, 1774–November 6, 1811), commanded the Dragoons of the Indiana Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Although the correct spelling of his name appears to be "Daveiss", it is uniformly spelled "Daviess" in places named for him.
Joseph Hansen (writer) Joseph Hansen (July 19, 1923 - November 24, 2004) was an American mystery writer. Hansen wrote nearly 40 books in a variety of genres, but was best known for his Dave Brandstetter mystery novels (starting with Fadeout in 1970).
Joseph Harcourt Tombs Joseph Harcourt Tombs (1884-28 June 1966) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Hart Joseph Hart (1712-May 24, 1768) was an 18th century Calvinist minister in London. His works includes "Hart's Hymns", a much-loved hymn book amongst evangelical Christians throughout it's life-time of over 200 years, which includes the well-known hymn, "Come ye sinners, poor and needy".
Joseph Haslet Joseph Haslet (1769 – June 20 1823) was an American farmer and politician from Cedar Creek Village in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served twice as Governor of Delaware.
Joseph Haydn FranzAlthough he is still often called "Franz Joseph Haydn", the name "Franz" was not used in the composer's lifetime. Scholars, along with an increasing number of music publishers and recording companies, now use the historically more accurate form of his name, rendered in English as "Joseph Haydn".
Joseph Heller Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American satirist best remembered for writing the satiric World War II classic Catch-22. The novel was partly based on Heller's own war experiences and its literary devices are continued on into his other novels.
Joseph Henderson (soldier) Joseph Henderson (December 1869- December 19 1938) was a United States Army Sergeant awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Moro Uprising in 1909. He later obtained the rank of Master Sergeant.
Joseph Henry Allen Joseph Henry Allen (August 21, 1820 - 1898) was a Unitarian scholar, born in Northborough, Massachusetts; graduated at Harvard College in 1840; and at the Divinity School in 1843. He was pastor at different places.
Joseph Henry Blackburne Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841–1924), nicknamed "Black Death", dominated the British chess world during the latter part of the 19th century. He learnt the game at the relatively late age of 18 but quickly went on to develop a chess career that spanned over 50 years.
Joseph Henry Collin Joseph Henry Collin (April 10, 1893- April 9, 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Henry Harris Joseph Henry Harris (December 13, 1888 - October 24, 1952) was a Toronto manufacturer and politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for York East in the 1921 federal election.
Joseph Henry Longford Joseph Henry Longford (born June 25, 1849 in Dublin - died May 12, 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the British Japan Consular Service from February 24, 1869 until August 15, 1902. He was Consul in Formosa (1895-7) after the First Sino-Japanese War and at Nagasaki (1897-1902).
Joseph Henry Pendleton Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton, USMC (June 2, 1860 – February 4, 1942) pioneered Marine Corps activities in the San Diego area. He typifies many of his generation who contributed to California's evolving military heritage.
Joseph Henry Press Joseph Henry Press is an American publisher which is an imprint of the National Academies Press, publisher for the United States National Academy of Sciences. The imprint is named after American scientist Joseph Henry.
Joseph Henry Rosny Joseph Henry Rosny, a pseudonym covering the collaboration of the French novelists, Joseph Henri Honor Box, born at Brussels in 1856, and his brother SĂ©raphin Justin Francois Box, born at Brussels in 1859. The novels of J.
Joseph Henry Sharp Joseph Henry Sharp, painter, born September 27, 1859,in Bridgeport, Ohio, is credited with influencing the creation of the Taos (New Mexico)Society of Artists (See: Taos art colony). He painted American Indian portraits and cultural life, and Western landscapes.
Joseph Hill Joseph Hill (January 22, 1949–August 19, 2006) was the lead singer and songwriter for the roots reggae group Culture whose other members were Kenneth Dayes and Hill's cousin Albert Walker, most famous for their 1977 hit "Two Sevens Clash", but also well known for their "International Herb" single. Hill recorded twenty-two albums.
Joseph Hirshhorn Joseph Herman Hirshhorn (1899 - 1981) was an entrepeneur, financier and art collector. Born in Latvia, the twelfth of thirteen children, Hirshhorn emigrated to the United States with his widowed mother at the age of six.
Joseph Hirsch Weiss Joseph Hirsch Weiss, Hungarian rabbi; born at Podola, Nitra, 1800; died at Erlau, 1881. He was a descendant of a long line of rabbis resident in Moravia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; the family name was originally Weissfeld.
Joseph Hodgson Joseph Hodgson (1788–1869) was a British physician, former president of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital and author of treatise On Wounds and Diseases of Arteries and Veins. He was a well-known Quaker.
Joseph Holbrooke (band) Joseph Holbrooke was a musical trio active in the United Kingdom (particularly in and around Sheffield) in the 1960s, and briefly re-formed in 1998. The group consisted of: Derek Bailey (guitar), Gavin Bryars (double bass) and Tony Oxley (drums).
Joseph Holt General Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 – August 1, 1894) was a leading member of the Buchanan administration and was Judge Advocate General in the United States Army, most notably during the Lincoln assassination trials.
Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. (born March 29, 1941) is an American astrophysicist and winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with his former student Russell Alan Hulse, "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation.
Joseph Howe Joseph Howe, PC (December 13, 1804 – June 1, 1873) was a ship builder and born the son of John Howe and Mary Edes at Halifax, Nova Scotia . In retrospect he is seen to be one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation, even though he actually opposed the union.
Joseph Hudepohl Joseph ("Joe") Bernard Hudepohl (born November 16, 1974) is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997.
Joseph Hunter Joseph Hunter (6 February 1783–1861) was a Unitarian Minister and antiquarian best known for his publications Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York and the two-volume South Yorkshire (a history of the Deanery of Doncaster), still considered among the best works written on the history of Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
Joseph Hunter Bryan Joseph Hunter Bryan (born in Martin County, North Carolina, April 9, 1782, died at La Grange, Tennessee, December 28, 1839) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina. He was a brother of Henry Hunter Bryan.
Joseph Hurwitz Yosef Yozel Hurwitz (Hebrew: יוסף יוזל הורוביץ), known as the Alter of Navordok, (1849-1919) was a student of Rabbi Israel Salanter. He established a large yeshiva in Navardok, and was the author of Madragat Ha-Adam (Hebrew: מדרגת האדם, Stature of Man).
Joseph Chambers Joseph Chambers (01/19/36 - ) is a Classical Pentecostal and has authored six books, co authored 2 books Joseph Chambers books, has written over 185 booklets Articles written by Joseph Chambers, and made over 18 videos on various Christian related subjects and is famous for his video series giving a negative expose` on the Pensacola Outpouring], [[Benny Hinn, Kenneth Hagin, and The false anointing Rapture Ready stub on Chambers. He is married to Juanita H.
Joseph Charles Brennan Joseph Charles Brennan (August 1836-24 September 1872) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Charles Fowell Joseph Charles Fowell (August 2,1891-1970) was a prominent Australian 20th Century architect. Born in Albany, Western Australia but educated in England, Joseph Fowell arrived back in Australia in 1919 where he worked with Professor Leslie Wilkinson at Sydney University.
Joseph Chebet Joseph Chebet (born August 23, 1970) was the winner of the 1999 Boston Marathon and the 1999 New York Marathon. He won in Boston in 1999 after losing to fellow Kenyan Moses Tanui the year before by only three seconds.
Joseph Chesire Joseph Cheshire is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who represented his country in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics (where he came fourth). Cheshire also won the 1500 m at the London Grand Prix in 1992.
Joseph Chilton Pearce Joseph Chilton "Joe" Pearce is the author of The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Exploring the Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, Magical Child Matures, Bond of Power, Evolution's End, and most recently The Biology of Transcendence (2002). He has a master's degree.
Joseph ibn Ezra Rabbi Josef ben Isaac ibn Ezra was a oriental rabbi of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; descendant of the Ibn Ezra family of Spain. Brought up in Salonica, he studied under the direction of Rabbi Samuel de Medina, and became head of the Talmudic school there; among his pupils were Aaron Hazzan, Meir Melammed, and Shabbethai Jonah.
Joseph ibn Migash Joseph ben Meir ibn Migash or Migas (1077 - 1141) () was a Rabbi, Posek, and Rosh Yeshiva in Lucena. He is also known as Ri Migash (ר"י מיגאש), the Hebrew acronym for "Rabbi Joseph Migash".
Joseph ibn Plat Joseph ibn Plat was a Rabbinical authority of the twelfth century CE. He is presumed to have been born in southern Spain, whence he went to Provence and settled in Lunel, though Epstein is of opinion that he was born in the Byzantine Empire.
Joseph in the Land of Egypt (film) Joseph in the Land of Egypt was a 1932 film, considered to be the first talkie film in Yiddish. Produced in the United States by Joseph Green and directed by George Roland, the film was intended to exploit the burgeoning Yiddish-speaking theater-going in America by introducing them to the new medium of film.
Joseph I. Goldstein Joe Goldstein is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and emeritus Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He had previously been Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Vice President for Research at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I.
Joseph J. Fern Joseph James Fern (August 25, 1872 – February 20, 1920) was the first Mayor of Honolulu from 1909 to 1915 and again from 1917 to 1920. During and after his tenure, Fern became one of the most beloved political figures in the Territory of Hawai'i.
Joseph J. McCarthy Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy (10 August 1911 – 15 June 1996) was a mustang officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, who served during World War II and the Korean War. He was also the "Supervisor of Ambulances" in the Chicago Fire Department, however, with respect for his wartime heroics, Firemen continued to address him by his wartime military rank of "Captain.
Joseph J. Sisco Joseph John Sisco (1919 - November 23, 2004), a diplomat who played a major role in then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East and whose career in the State Department spanned five presidential administrations and numerous foreign-policy crises.
Joseph Jacobs Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 - 30 January 1916) was a literary and Jewish historian. He was a writer for the Jewish Encyclopaedia and a notable folklorist, creating several noteworthy collections of fairy tales.
Joseph Jacobson Joseph Jacobson, a native and resident of Newton, Massachusetts, is a tenured professor and head of the Molecular Machines group at the Center for Bits and Atoms at the MIT Media Lab. He is the founder of several companies including E Ink, Codon Devices, Inc.
Joseph Jagger Joseph Hobson Jagger (1830–1892) was a British engineer, referred to as, but not an exclusive holder of the title of, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo. His name is sometimes reported as Jaggers, but the International Genealogical Index indicates that Jagger is more likely.
Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet Joseph Jean Baptiste Xavier Fournet (May 15, 1801 – January 8, 1869), French geologist and metallurgist, was born at Strasbourg. He was educated at the École des Mines at Paris, and after considerable experience as a mining engineer he was in 1834 appointed professor of geology at Lyon.
Joseph Jee Joseph Jee (VC, CB) (9 February 1819 - 17 March 1899) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Joffre Joseph Jacques CĂ©saire Joffre (January 12, 1852 - January 3, 1931) was a Catalan French general who became prominent in the battles of World War I. His popularity at the outbreak of that war led to his nickname Papa Joffre.
Joseph John Davies Joseph John Davies VC (28 April 1889- 23 February 1976) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph John Farmer Joseph John Farmer (15 May 1854- 30 June 1930) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joseph Johnson (FDNY Commissioner) Joseph Johnson was appointed the 8th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor William Jay Gaynor on June 1, 1911, and served in that position until the end of the Kline Administration on December 31, 1913. (Mayor Ardolph L.
Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician) Joseph Johnson (December 19, 1785 – February 27, 1877) was a United States Representative and was Governor of Virginia from 1852 to 1855. Born in Orange County, New York, he moved with his mother to Belvidere, New Jersey in 1791 and thence to Bridgeport, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1801.
Joseph Jones (Virginia) Joseph Jones (1727– October 28, 1805) was an American lawyer and statesman from King George County, Virginia. He served as a delegate for Virginia to the Continental Congress in 1777 and again from 1780 to 1783.
Joseph Jules Beecken Joseph Lules Beecken was an Belgian middleweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won the bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category, losing against John Elliot in the semi-final.

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