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Joseph Justus In the Christian New Testament Joseph Justus (also known as Barsabbas) figures momentarily in the casting of lots among the 120 or so gathered together after the Ascension of Christ, to replace Judas Iscariot and bring the Apostles again to the twelve. According to Acts of the Apostles i.
Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila Kabange (born June 4, 1971), known commonly as Joseph Kabila, became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the assassination of his father Laurent-Désiré Kabila in January 2001. On November 27, 2006, he was confirmed as the first Congolese President to be democratically elected by universal direct suffrage.
Joseph Kaeble Joseph Kaeble, VC, MM (5 May 1892 – 9 June 1918) was a Canadian 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 Kagan, Baron Kagan Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan (June 6, 1915 – January 17, 1995) was a British industrialist and the founder of Kagan Textiles, of Elland, which made raincoats from the waterproof Gannex fabric he had invented. Gannex raincoats were most famously worn by Harold Wilson.
Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn (born October 12, 1972, Korean: 안준희) in Jersey Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston is a notable Korean American music video director. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Muse, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Blink 182, Eminem, TLC, Mariah Carey, Moby, George Michael, KoRn, Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, and many more.
Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (19 March 1894, San Diego - 25 August 1975, Santa Monica, California) was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on western films.
Joseph Karl Stieler Joseph Karl Stieler (November 1, 1781—April 9, 1858) was a German painter. Born in Mainz to a family of engravers and die-cutters, Stieler received some artistic training from his father, August Friedrich Stieler (1736-1789).
Joseph Karth Joseph Edward Karth (August 26, 1922 – May 29, 2005) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in New Brighton, Ramsey County, Minnesota, August 26, 1922; attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in the European Theater of Operations; employed by the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company; international representative of OCAW-AFL-CIO 1947 – 1958; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1950 – 1958; elected as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to the Eighty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976; established a consulting firm; died on May 29, 2005, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Joseph Kasa-Vubu Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910 (other sources have 1913, 1915 and 1917) – March 24, 1969) was the first President (1960–1965) of the Republic of Congo (Congo-Léopoldville), which was later renamed Zaire (1971-97) and still later the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-present).
Joseph Katz Joseph Katz allegedly worked for Soviet intelligence from the 1930s to the late 1940s as one of its most active liaison agents. Katz was assigned management of the “First Line,” that part of the NKGB mission aimed at recruiting selected members of the CPUSA.
Joseph Kelley The Rev. Joseph Kelley (1802-1875) was a mid-nineteenth century Congregational missionary and abolitionist in Guyana, the former British colony of British Guiana which was known as Demerara and Essequibo at the time when his mission was established.
Joseph Kent Joseph Kent (January 14, 1779 – November 24, 1837), a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837. He also served in the House of Representatives, serving the second district of Maryland from 1811-1815 and again from 1819-1826, and as Governor of Maryland from 1826-1829.
Joseph Kentenich Father Joseph Kentenich (18 November, 1885 - 15 September 1968), a priest, founder of the Schoenstatt Movement; thinker; theologian; pioneer of a Catholic response to an array of modern issues, whose teachings underwent a series of challenges from political and ecclesiastical powers; he attempted to teach Christians how to live out their faith; considered by many of those who came into contact with him to have been a saint. His cause for sainthood is currently at the diocesan level in the Diocese of Trier, pending the compilation of his writings and correspondences.
Joseph Kinsey Howard Joseph Kinsey Howard (February 28, 1906–August 25, 1951) was an American journalist, historian, and author, who wrote extensively about the history, culture, and economic circumstances of Montana. One of the state's most noted authors of nonfiction, Howard's landmark 1943 book, Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome is still widely regarded as one of the best state histories ever published, and strongly influenced later generations of local historians.
Joseph Kirkland Joseph Kirkland (January 7, 1830 - April 28, 1894), novelist, born in New York State, was a lawyer in Chicago, then served in the war. He is remembered as the author of two very vivid and life-like novels of pioneer life in the Far West, Zury: The Meanest Man in Spring County and The McVeys.
Joseph Kiselewski Sculptor Joseph Kiselewski, 1901-1986, was born in Browerville, Minnesota, graduating from the Minneapolis School of Art. Along with many other artists of the time, Kiselewski moved to New York City where he studied at the National Academy of Design and at BAID.
Joseph Knabl Joseph Knabl (1819-1881) was an Austrian sculptor, born at Fliess, Tirol. The son of a poor peasant, he tended cattle when a boy, was first instructed by the wood carver Franz Renn at Imst, and afterwatd in Munich by Entres and Anselm Sickinger.
Joseph Kobzon Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich Kobzon (Иосиф Давыдович Кобзон) (born September 11, 1937) is an iconic Soviet crooner, who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union". More recently, he has been notorious for his alleged links to the Russian Mafia.
Joseph Kony Joseph Kony (b. 1962) is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group that was until recently engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic government in Uganda, reportedly based on the Bible and the Ten Commandments.
Joseph Kossonogi Joseph Kossonogi (1908-1981) (variant names Yosef Kossonogy, Yossef Kossonogi) was an Israeli painter, born in 1908 in Budapest, Hungary. After studies at the Berlin Academy of Art and advanced studies in France, Holland, Italy and Spain, he immigrated to Israel and settled in Tel-Aviv in 1926.
Joseph Kpobie Joseph Kpobie is a British actor, who plays Juley Smith in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He joined the show in 2002 and was axed in early 2005 after his character was criticised for being too stereotypical.
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy The Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy is a coeducational Modern Orthodox Yeshiva Day School located in Livingston, New Jersey. The Academy is dedicated towards developmental education and religious growth, for both boys and girls from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8.
Joseph L. Armstrong Joseph L. Armstrong was a professor at Duke University (at the time, called "Trinity College") best known for reforming Duke's curriculum in the late nineteenth century, changing it to a German research university model with the help of John Franklin Crowell.
Joseph L. Epps Joseph L. Epps (16 May 1870 Jamestown Missouri – 20 June 1952, Oklahoma was a United States Army private awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on 4 December 1899 during the Philippine-American War.
Joseph LaFlesche Joseph LaFlesche (ca 1820-1888), also known as E-sta-mah-za or Iron Eye, was the last recognized chief according to the old rituals of the Omaha tribe of Native Americans. He was the son of the French fur trader Joseph LaFlesche and his Ponca Indian wife.
Joseph Lagu Joseph Lagu was born 21 November 1931, in a hamlet called Momokwe in Moli Sudan Odessey through a state from Ruin to Hope (2006) p. 21 ISBN 99942-57-00-5 (northern region of Madiland), about 80 miles south of Juba, Sudan.
Joseph Laniel Joseph Laniel (October 121889 - April 8 1975) was a French politician of the Fourth Republic, who served as Prime Minister for a year from 1953 to 1954. Laniel was born in Vimoutiers, Orne, and died in Paris, France.
Joseph Lateiner Joseph Lateiner (1853-1935) was a playwright in the early years of Yiddish theater, first in Bucharest, Romania and later in New York City, where he was a co-founder in 1903 with Sophia Karp of the Grand Theater, New York's first purpose-built Yiddish language theater building.
Joseph Le Bel Joseph Le Bel (1847–1930) was a stereochemist known for his work on the three-dimensional structure of tetrahedral carbon structures. He and Jacobus van 't Hoff discovered this geometry independently in 1874.
Joseph Lee Joseph Lee {Chinese: 李國麟, born 14 August, 1959 in Macau with family root in Zhongshan, Guangdong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He taught nursing at The Open University of Hong Kong
Joseph Lee Heywood Joseph Lee Heywood (August 12, 1837 - September 7, 1876) was head teller at the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota at the time of its attempted robbery by Jesse James and his gang of outlaws. Heywood was shot to death after refusing to open the safe, falsely claiming that it was secured by a time lock.
Joseph Leftwich Joseph Leftwich (1892 - 1984), born Joseph Lefkowitz, was a British-Jewish critic and translator into English of Yiddish literature. He is known particularly for his 1939 anthology The Golden Peacock of Yiddish poetry, and his 1957 biography of Israel Zangwill.
Joseph Legwaila Joseph Manson John Legwaila (born February 2, 1937) is a diplomat and UN co-worker from Botswana. Legewaila studied politics, history and international relations at the University of Alberta in Canada and taught there for a time.
Joseph Lelyveld Joseph Lelyveld (born April 5, 1937) was executive editor of the New York Times from 1994 to 2001. In all, Lelyveld worked at the Times for nearly 40 years, starting out in 1960 as a copy editor and becoming a foreign correspondent within three years.
Joseph Lenar Joseph Lenar was leader of a joint truce delegation of various Amerindian tribes adhering to Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Delegation sent on the evening of September 4, 1812 to the American garrison under then-Captain Zachary Taylor at Fort Harrison shortly before an Indian attack.
Joseph Lentol Joseph Lentol represents District 50 in the New York State Assembly, which is comprised of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Fort Greene, among other neighborhoods located in the northern portion of the borough of Brooklyn.
Joseph Leopold Eybler Joseph Leopold Eybler (born February 8, 1765, in Schwechat near Vienna; and died July 24, 1846 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer known today perhaps more for his friendship with Mozart than for his own music.
Joseph Lester Powell Joseph "Jody" Lester Powell (born September 30 1943) was the White House Press Secretary during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Born in Cordele, Georgia, Powell grew up in the nearby town of Vienna.
Joseph Linitz Joseph ("Joe") Linitz is a lyricist whose songs, co-written with former Phish bassist Mike Gordon, include the title track from Phish's Round Room and Train Song from Billy Breathes. In addition, Linitz supplied lyrics for the songs "Car-Carrier Blues," "With," and "Clay" for Gordon's first album with Leo Kottke, Clone (album), as well as two songs ("Over the Dam", "Invisible") on the subsequent Gordon/Kottke album Sixty Six Steps.
Joseph Linsey Joseph Linsey (b. 1899) was an organized crime figure in Boston's underworld during Prohibition, associated with Joseph Kennedy and Meyer Lansky, and later became a prominent businessman and philanthropist, specifically his contributions to Brandeis University.
Joseph Lister (VC) Joseph Lister (19 October 1886- 19 January 1963) was a sergeant in the British Army during World War I who received the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium on October 9, 1917. Lister was a native of Stockport, and served in the 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM , FRS (5 April 1827, Upton, Essex –10 February 1912) was an English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He successfully introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds.
Joseph Lloyd Brereton Prebendary Joseph Lloyd Brereton, (19 October,1822 - 15 August,1901), was an educational reformer and writer, who founded inexpensive schools for the education of the middle classes. Through his work and writings he influenced others to make similar foundations.
Joseph LoDuca Joseph LoDuca is a film score composer although he is best known for his work writing television scores for the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Cleopatra 2525, American Gothic and Jack of All Trades. He frequently provides music for producer Sam Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell's films and series.
Joseph Lombardo Joey "The Clown" Lombardo (born January 1, 1929), also known as Joe Padula, Lumbo, and Lumpy, is an American mafioso and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s and 1980s. He is currently alleged to either be the Boss of the Outfit, or its consigliere.
Joseph Lord Joseph Lord (30 June 1672 – 1748) was a Puritan priest, physician, and biologist in colonial America in the late 17th century and early 18th century. He served as a priest in Dorchester, Massachusetts and then Dorchester, South Carolina for two decades before becoming the pastor of the diocese of Chatham, Massachusetts.
Joseph Louis Anne Avenol Joseph Louis Anne Avenol (June 9, 1879, Melle, Deux-Sèvres, France—September 2, 1952, Duillier, Vaud, Switzerland) was a French diplomat. He served as the second general secretary of the League of Nations, from July 3, 1933 to August 31, 1940.
Joseph Louis François Bertrand Joseph Louis François Bertrand (March 11, 1822 – April 5, 1900, born and died in Paris) was a French mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, and thermodynamics.
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (December 6, 1778 – May 10, 1850) was a French chemist and physicist. He is known mostly for two laws related to gases, and for his work on alcohol-water mixtures, which led to the degrees Gay-Lussac used to measure alcoholic beverages in many countries.
Joseph Louis Lagrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange, comte de l'Empire (January 25, 1736 – April 10, 1813; b. Turin, baptised in the name of Giuseppe Lodovico Lagrangia) was an Italian-born French mathematician and astronomer who made important contributions to all fields of analysis and number theory and to classical and celestial mechanics as arguably the greatest mathematician of the 18th century.
Joseph Lubega Joseph Lubega (born January 1, 1982) is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the first round of the Middleweight (75 kg) division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.
Joseph M. Acaba Joseph Michael "Joe" Acaba (born May 17, 1967) is the first Hispanic of Puerto Rican origin to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, he was selected in May 2004 as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19.
Joseph M. Baldwin [Mason Baldwin (9 September] [[1878 – 6 July 1945) born in Melbourne, Australia, was an astronomer who received his professional education at the University of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia from 1896 to 1913, where he received two Bachelor's, a Master's and lastly a Doctor of Science degree. Baldwin served as government astronomer in the state of Victoria from 1920–1943.
Joseph M. Belford Joseph McCrum Belford (August 5, 1852 - May 3, 1917) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, he attended Dickinson Seminary (in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) and was graduated from Dickinson College in 1871.
Joseph M. Terrell Joseph Meriwether Terrell (June 6, 1861 - November 17, 1912) was a United States Senator and Governor of Georgia. Born in Greenville, he attended the common schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1882, commencing practice in Greenville.
Joseph MacManus Joseph ("Joe") Edward MacManus (often incorrectly spelt Joe McManus) ((Irish Óglach Seosamh Mac Magnais, born May 23 1970 – February 5 1992), was a Provisional Irish Republican Army Volunteer in the Sligo Brigade. He was killed in Mulleek near Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Joseph Maguire Rear Admiral Joseph Maguire is the Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command which is the Maritime Component of United States Special Operations Command and the Special Operations Component of the United States Navy - Marine Corps Team. As Commander, he is responsible f l the dedicated Naval special operations forces both active duty and reserve.
Joseph Majczek Joseph Majczek was convicted of the murder of a Chicago police officer in 1933. Eleven years later, a series of crusading articles in the Chicago Times — the predecessor of the Chicago Sun-Times — led to his exoneration.
Joseph Malet Lambert Joseph Malet Lambert (1853-1931) played a prominent part in the history of Hull from 1881 until 1931. He was involved in great reforms in education and social affairs, proposing universal education as an economic stimulus.
Joseph Malone Joseph Malone (11 January 1833 -28 June 1883) 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 Manes Ă–sterreicher Joseph Manes Ă–sterreicher, Hungarian physician; born at Ă“buda 1756; died at Vienna, December 14, 1831. He studied medicine, but could not practise until after the promulgation of the edict of toleration by Emperor Joseph II in 1781.
Joseph Mangan Joseph Mangan is an American aerospace engineer who, in 2004, told European aviation authorities of his belief that the microprocessors controlling cabin pressurization valves in the new Airbus A380 might allow a sudden depressurization of the passenger cabin in flight—which, at normal cruising altitudes, could endanger the lives of people aboard the aircraft. A sudden loss of pressure at high altitudes can produce unconsciousness within seconds, followed eventually by death.
Joseph Mar Irenaeus In 1975 Joseph Mar Irenaeus and Easow Mar Timotheos were consecrated as Bishops. Joseph Mar Irenaeus belongs to the Palakkunnathu family in Maramon from which have come Abraham Malpan, the reformer and the first four Bishops of the Church after the reformation.
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie (1873–1958) was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar. He delineated the two chief floristic provinces of Madagascar (see Ecoregions of Madagascar).
Joseph Marie Jacquard Joseph Marie Jacquard (7 July 1752–7 August 1834) was a French silk weaver and inventor, who improved on the original punched card design of Jacques de Vaucanson's loom of 1745, to invent the Jacquard loom mechanism in 1804-1805. Jacquard's loom mechanism is controlled by recorded patterns of holes in a string of cards, and allows, what is now known as, the Jacquard weaving of intricate patterns.
Joseph Marie, Count Dessaix Joseph Marie, Count Dessaix (September 24, 1764 - October 26, 1834), French general, was born at Thonon in Savoy. He studied medicine, took his degree at Turin, and then went to Paris, where in 1789 he joined the National Guard.
Joseph Marion Hernández Joseph Marion Hernández (August 4, 1793-June 8, 1857) was the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Congress and was the first Delegate from the Florida Territory. He served from September 1822 to March 1823.
Joseph Mark McShea Joseph Mark McShea (1907–1991) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Allentown. McShea was ordained a priest by on December 6, 1931; on February 8, 1952 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia and on March 19, 1952 he was ordained titular bishop of Mina.
Joseph Mary Plunkett Joseph Mary Plunkett (21 November, 1887 – 4 May, 1916) was an Irish nationalist, poet and leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. His father, George Noble Plunkett, was a papal count and curator of the National Museum, although his father's cousin, a Protestant named Horace Plunkett was a Unionist who sought to reconcile both sides, but instead witnessed his own home burned down during the Anglo-Irish War.
Joseph Mason (settler) Joseph Mason, known as the "Father of Fort Collins, Colorado", was an early white homesteader in Larimer County, Colorado in the 1860s. Mason settled a large tract of land along the Cache la Poudre River in present-day north Fort Collins, and he played in an instrumental role in persuading the United States Army to found Camp Collins along the river adjacent to his property in 1864.
Joseph Massucci Joseph Massucci (born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the author of several bestselling thrillers. He has written more than 2,200 articles for corporate and trade publications on a variety of topics, and he is now Communications Director, North America, for BP, based in Houston, Texas.
Joseph Maull Joseph Maull (September 6 1781 – May 3 1846) was an American physician and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Federalist Party, and later the Whig Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Acting Governor of Delaware.
Joseph Maxwell Joseph Maxwell VC, MC & Bar, DCM (10 February 1896-6 July 1967) was an Australian 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. Maxwell is Australia's second highest decorated soldier.
Joseph May Joseph May (born 16 June 1974, Southampton, United Kingdom) is a British-born actor who has appeared in television and film on both sides of the Atlantic. Raised in Canada, he returned to the UK to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before embarking upon a career that made him a familiar face in the British industry, particularly throughout the late nineties.
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist) Joseph McCarthy (born September 27 1885 in Somerville, Massachusetts - died December 18 1943 in New York City) was an American songwriter and composer who worked on a number of Hollywood productions spanning a period of 50 years from 1926 to 1976.
Joseph McGrath (film director) Joseph 'Apocalypse' McGrath (born 1930, Glasgow), sometimes referred to as "'Apocalypse'" Joe McGrath or Croisette Meubles, is a Scottish film director and screenwriter best remembered for his two films, Casino Royale (1967) and The Magic Christian (1969).
Joseph McMaster Joseph Emile Patrick McMaster (born 16 March 1861 in County Down, Ireland; died 7 June 1929 in London) is notable as having probably the oddest and shortest first-class cricket career of all-time. He was selected for an under-strength England team that toured South Africa in 1888/9 and was selected as a bowler in the second and final Test match, in Cape Town, starting on 25 March 1889.
Joseph Medill Joseph Medill (April 6, 1823 – March 16, 1899) is better known as the business manager and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune than as mayor of Chicago, although his term in office occurred during two of the most important years of the city's history as Chicago tried to rebuild in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire.
Joseph Medill Patterson Joseph Medill Patterson (January 6, 1879 – May 26, 1946) was an American journalist and publisher, the grandson of publisher Joseph Medill, owner of the Chicago Tribune and a mayor of Chicago and older brother of fellow publisher Cissy Patterson. He was also the father of another publisher, Alicia Patterson, who founded and edited Newsday.
Joseph Medill Patterson Albright Joseph Medill Patterson Albright is the former husband of Madeleine Albright, former United States Secretary of State. He is the scion of a media empire, the grandson and namesake of Joseph Medill Patterson, founder of the New York Daily News who had rivaled William Randolph Hearst in the cutthroat publishing industry of the 1930s.
Joseph Meechan Joseph Meehan (born November 7, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional wrestler from Southern California best known as "The Technical Wizard" Joey Ryan. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling Guerilla.
Joseph Meek Joseph Lafayette Meek (1810–1875) was born in Washington County, Virginia, United States, near the Cumberland Gap. At the age of 18 he joined William Sublette and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, and roamed the Rocky Mountains for over a decade before settling in what was to become the state of Oregon in the Oregon Territory.
Joseph Mercola Joseph Mercola is an osteopathic physician and health activist practicing near Schaumburg, Illinois. He is the author of two New York Times best-sellers, The No-Grain Diet, and The Great Bird Flu Hoax, together with several other books.
Joseph Merrick (missionary) Joseph Merrick (August 1808–22 October 1849) was a JamaicanNgoh 352 says he was a "mulatto", but Fanso 101 says he was "black". Baptist missionary who established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa.
Joseph Meyerhoff Joseph Meyerhoff was born in the Ukraine and went to the United States as a young boy in 1906, where he eventually made his fortune in residential and commercial development and construction. After his retirement in 1965 he became president of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, often referred to simply as the Meyerhoff, is a music venue in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland that opened in 1982. Its seating capacity is 2,443 people, and is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Joseph Michael Gandy Joseph Michael Gandy (1771-1843) was an English artist, visionary architect and architectural theorist, most noted for his imaginative paintings depicting Sir John Soane's architectural designs. He worked extensively with Soane both as draughtsman and creative partner from 1798 until 1809 when he (ultimately unsuccessfully) set up his own practice.
Joseph Michael Linsner Joseph Michael Linsner is best known for his comic book creation Dawn, who first appeared in "Cry for Dawn" #1, published by Cry for Dawn comics. After nine issues, Linsner moved the character to Sirius Entertainment, where he has enjoyed success with several Dawn mini-series.
Joseph Milner, CBE Joseph Milner, Commander of the British Empire (CBE), Queens Fire Service Medal, Order of Saint John, former Director of the Hong Kong Fire Services from 1951-1970 and Chief Officer, London Fire Brigade from 1970-1976.
Joseph Mitchell Joseph Mitchell (July 27, 1908 - May 24, 1996) was an American writer who wrote for The New Yorker. He is known for his carefully written portraits of eccentrics and people on the fringes of society, especially in and around New York City.
Joseph Montferrand Joseph "Joe" Montferrand (October 25 1802-October 4 1864) was a French-Canadian logger, strong man and hero of the working man, who was the inspiration for the legendary Ottawa Valley figure Big Joe Mufferaw.
Joseph Moxon Joseph Moxon (8 August 1627 - FebruaryRoyal Society archives state his death date as 28 February; the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that he was buried on 15 February 1691) , Hydrographer to Charles II, was an English printer of mathematical books and maps, a maker of globes and mathematical instruments, and mathematical lexicographer. He produced the first English language dictionary devoted to mathematics.
Joseph Mueller Joseph Mueller (1896–1979) was a prominent German Catholic lawyer and member of the resistance during World War II. He was motivated by anti-Catholic actions orchestrated by Hitler in the establishment of Nazi dominance over Germany.
Joseph Mukasa Joseph Mukasa (died November 15, 1885) was a Ugandan Roman Catholic priest and an official at the court of Mwanga II of Buganda, recognized as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. Early in his reign, the new king Mwanga began to crack down on Christian missionaries and converts in his country, and executed the British Anglican bishop James Hannington and his companions in October 1885.
Joseph Mundy Joseph Mundy did early work in computer vision and projective geometry using LISP, when computer vision still was a new area of research. In 1987 he presented his work in a video, which now is available for free at archive.
Joseph N. Cameron Joseph Neal Cameron (born July 25 1972) is an American short story author, poet, and charcoal artist. His flash fiction has appeared in various journals, most recently the Fall 2006 ezine HeavyGlow: A Journal of Flash Fiction.
Joseph N. Gallo Joseph N. Gallo (January 8, 1912 - September 1, 1995), was allegedly "the Consigliere of the Gambino Organized Crime Family during the reigns of Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and for a short time, John Gotti.
Joseph Naper Joseph Naper (1798-1862) was a shipbuilder, politician, and businessman. Born in Vermont, Naper traveled with his parents during his youth to Ashtabula, Ohio, where he helped his father, who was a ship builder.
Joseph Nasi Don Joseph Nasi (or Nassi; also known as João Miquez in a Portuguese variant, and as Yasef Nassi in Ottoman Turkish; 1524—1579) was a Jewish diplomat and administrator, member of the House of Mendes, and influential figure in the Ottoman Empire during the rules of both Sultan Suleiman I and his son Selim II.
Joseph Nathan Kane Joseph Nathan Kane (January 23, 1899–September 22, 2002) was the author of such reference books as Famous First Facts, More First Facts, 1,000 Facts Worth Knowing, Facts about the States and Facts about the Presidents. Kane is certainly one of the most important figures in the field of factual information and his books can be found throughout libraries across the United States.

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