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JĂłzef Cepil JĂłzef Cepil (born March 19, 1960 in Parchocin) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10526 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
JĂłzef Cukier JĂłzef Cukier was one of the leaders of the Goralenvolk during World War 2. Having been a president of the Highlander Union before the German invasion, he tried along with Waclaw Krzeptowski to establish an independent state for his ethnic group by collaborating with the occupiers.
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki (Iosif Romanovich while in the Russian military; sometimes also Dowbór-Muśnicki; 1867—1937) was a Polish military officer and commander, serving with the Imperial Russian and then Polish armies. He was also the military commander of the Greater Poland Uprising.
Józef Elsner Józef Elsner (June 1, 1769 - April 18, 1854), was a Polish composer and professor of music remembered today primarily as the teacher of composer Frédéric Chopin. From 1799 until 1824 Elsner was the principal conductor at the National Theatre in Warsaw.
Józef Garliński Józef Garliński (October 14, 1913, Kiev - November 29, 2005, London) was a Polish historian and prose writer. He wrote many notable books on the history of World War II, some of which were translated into English.
JĂłzef Glemp JĂłzef Cardinal Glemp (born December 18, 1929) is the Primate of Poland, the Ordinary for the Catholic faithful of Oriental Rite residing in Poland, and Archbishop Emeritus of Warsaw, having served as Metropolitan Archbishop of that City from 1981 to 2006. On January 7th, 2007, Cardinal Glemp was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Warsaw until the appointment of a new Metropolitan Archbishop to succeed Mons.
Józef Hauke-Bosak Józef Hauke-Bosak (March 19 1834–January 21 1871) was a Polish general in the January Uprising, and commander of the Polish army in Małopolska, the closest collaborator of dictator Romuald Traugutt. He fought many successful battles against the Russians in this region.
Józef Chłopicki Józef Chłopicki (March 14, 1771 – September 30, 1854) was a Polish general who was involved in fighting in Europe at the time of Napoleon and later. He was born in Kapustynie in Volhynia and was educated at the school of the Basilians at Szarogrod, from which in 1785 he ran away in order to enlist as a volunteer in the Polish army.
Józef Chyliński Józef Chyliński (2 October 1904 — 9 June 1985) (codenames 'Kamień', 'Grom' and 'Julian') was a Polish soldier and resistance fighter, recipient of Virtuti Militari, 5th class, Krzyż Walecznych and Gold Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami.
Józef Kanty Ossoliński Józef Jan Kanty Ossoliński (1707-1780) was a magnate in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Supported Stanisław Leszczyński, although abandoned him in 1733 when his cause looked worse and from 1735 he became a supporter of August III the Saxon.
JĂłzef Korbas JĂłzef Franciszek Korbas (November 11, 1914 - October 2, 1981) was an interwar Polish soccer player, forward of Cracovia Krakow (Champion of Poland 1937) and Polish National Team. He played two games for Poland.
Józef Kosacki Józef Stanisław Kosacki (1909–1990) was a Polish engineer, inventor and an officer of the Polish Army during the World War II. He is best known as the inventor of the Polish mine detector, the first man-portable mine detector, the basic design of which had been in use with various armies for more than 50 years.
JĂłzef Kossakowski (bishop) JĂłzef Kazimierz Korwin Kossakowski (16 March 1738 - 9 May 1794) of Ĺšlepowron Coat of Arms was a Polish noble (szlachcic), bishop of Livonia from 1781, political activist, writer, and supporter of Russian Empire.
Józef Żmij Józef Żmij was a Polish soldier and politician in the period before the World War II. During the Silesian Uprisings he took part in the fights around the village of Wisła Wielka in the rank of 2nd LieutenantAfter the war, in 1930s, he became the mayor of the town of Pszczyna], where he married Filomena née KopećArrested by the Germans after the [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|Polish Defensive War], he was imprisoned in [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
Józef Marcinkiewicz Józef Marcinkiewicz (born on March 30, 1910 in Cimoszka, near Białystok, Poland - died in 1940 in Kharkov, Ukraine) was a Polish mathematician. was a student of Antoni Zygmund]; and later worked with [[Juliusz Schauder, and Stefan Kaczmarz.
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (August 23, 1778 – August 8, 1853) was a Polish Messianist philosopher who worked in many fields of knowledge, not only as a philosopher but as mathematician, physicist, inventor, lawyer, economist.
Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński (; 1890-1939) was a Polish general and one of the high-ranking commanders of the Polish Army. A veteran of World War I, Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Bolshevik War, he was murdered by the Soviets during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.
Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (, December 5, 1867 – May 12, 1935) was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, Field Marshal, first Chief of State (1918–1922) and dictator (1926–1935) of the Second Polish Republic, as well as head of its armed forces. From the middle of World War I until his death, Piłsudski was the major influence in Poland's government and foreign policy, and an important figure in European politics.
Józef Piotr Klim Józef Piotr Klim (born October 19, 1960 in Mońki) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7815 votes in 24 Białystok district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Józef Pukowiec Józef Pukowiec codename: Chmura, Pukoc (b. September 14, 1904 in Świętochłowice - August 14, 1942 in Katowice) was a Polish teacher, Scoutmaster (harcmistrz) and Polish resistance activist during the Second World War.
Józef Stępkowski Józef Stępkowski (born April 13, 1970 in Ząbkowice Śląskie) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8714 votes in 21 Opole district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Józef Tischner Józef Stanisław Tischner (March 12, 1931 – June 28, 2000) was an eminent Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, "Solidarity" (Polish Solidarność), he was an exceptional moral authority and one of the most admired figures in Poland, both during and after the anti-communist uprising.
JĂłzef Unrug Vice Admiral JĂłzef Unrug (1884-1973) was a German-born Polish naval officer who helped to reestablish Poland's Navy after World War I. He served as commander of the Polish Navy during the opening stages of the World War II.
JĂłzef Unszlicht JĂłzef Unszlicht (nicknames Jurowski, Leon) (1879 - 1937), a communist (Bolshevik) activist. A member of Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania from 1900, he took part in Vladimir Lenin's October Revolution and in 1918 joined the Red Army.
József Cardinal Mindszenty Cardinal József Mindszenty (March 29 1892 – May 6 1975) pronounced yo-zhef meend-sen-ti) was a 20th century Hungarian Cardinal and steadfast clerical opponent of communism in general, and of the regime in Hungary in particular.
József Dudás József Dudás (September 22, 1912 - January 19, 1957), a Romanian/Hungarian politician and resistance fighter, was born in Marosvásárhely (in Romanian: Târgu Mureş) in Austria-Hungary (today in Transylvania, Romania).
József Fabchich József Fabchich (March 13, 1753, Kőszeg – December 23, 1809, Győr) was Hungarian writer and translator, known mainly due to his translations of Ancient Greek poetry (namely Sappho, Alcman, Alcaeus, Anacreon, Stesichorus, Pindar and others) into Hungarian language. Most of these translations were published in Győr in 1804.
JĂłzsef Kiprich JĂłzsef Kiprich (born 6 September, 1963) is a retired Hungarian football player and currently a football manager and scout. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1984, and got 70 caps and 28 goals until 1995.
Júlia da Silva Bruhns Júlia da Silva Bruhns (Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 14, 1851 – March 11, 1923 in Weßling, Germany) was the wife of the Lübeck senator and grain merchant Johann Heinrich Mann, and mother of writers Thomas Mann and of Heinrich Mann.
JĂşlio CĂ©sar da Silva e Souza JĂşlio CĂ©sar da Silva e Souza (born February 26, 1980 in Itaguai) is a Brazilian football player, currently performing for Greek side, AEK Athens FC, having joined them from Gil Vicente FC, in 2005. He was the scorer in the 1-1 draw against RSC Anderlecht for the second game of the group phase in the 2006-07 Champions League Campaign.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza Júlio César de Mello e Souza (Queluz, May 6, 1895 – Recife, June 18, 1974) was a Brazilian writer, educator, and mathematics professor. He is well known in Brazil and abroad by his books on recreational mathematics, most of them published under the pen names of Malba Tahan and Breno de Alencar Bianco.
Júlio Fogaça Júlio de Melo Fogaça (1907-1980) was a Portuguese politician and member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), who had a major role in the resistance against the dictatorial regime that ruled Portugal from 1926 to 1974.
JĂşlio Pomar Julio Pomar, GOL, GCM (born in Lisbon, 1926) is a Portuguese painter. He studyed painting in both Lisbon and Porto Academy of Fine Arts, in this last he one he joined the group of other fellow artists called Independentes (Independents).
Júnior Baiano Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior, known as Júnior (or adding demonym of Bahia state, became Júnior Baiano) (born March 14, 1970 in Feira de Santana, Bahia) is a former Brazilian football centre back. He retired in the end of 2005, but in December 2006 he signed a professional contract with América Football Clube from Rio de Janeiro to defend the club in Rio State Championship in the beginning of 2007.
Jáchal River The Jáchal River is a river in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It is part of the Desaguadero River basin, and one of the most important permanent watercourses in the province, with an average flow of 9 m³/s.
Jáchym Topol Jáchym Topol (August 4, 1962, Prague) is a Czech writer, a member of the Czech underground literature movement, and since the middle 1980s one of the co-founders of an underground Czech literary periodic Revolver Revue.
Ján Andrej Segner Johann Andreas Segner (German), Ján Andrej Segner (Slovak), Segner János András (Hungarian) 9 October 1704, Bratislava (in German: Pressburg, in Hungarian: Pozsony), Kingdom of Hungary (today: Slovakia) – 5 October 1777, Halle) was a Carpatho-German mathematician, physicist, doctor. Inventor of the Segner-wheel.
Ján Čarnogurský Ján Čarnogurský (born January 1, 1944, Bratislava - ) is a former Slovak politician, a former Prime Minister of Slovakia (1991-1992) and the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (1990-2002).
Ján Bahýľ Ján Bahýľ (25 May 1845, Zvolenská Slatina (Kingdom of Hungary, today Slovakia) - 13 March 1916, Bratislava) was a Slovak inventor mainly of flying machines. He is the inventor of the modern motor-driven helicopter.
Ján Cikker Ján Cikker (29 July 1911, Banská Bystrica – 21 December 1989, Bratislava) was a Slovak composer, the main representative of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize (1966) and the UNESCO Prize (1979).
Ján Figeľ Ján Figeľ (born 20 January 1960) is a Slovak politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism. His area of responsibility also covers sport, youth, and relations with civil society.
Ján Golian General Ján Golian (January 26 1906, Dombóvár, Hungary – 1945, Flossenburg, Germany) was a Slovak Brigadier General who became famous as one of the main organizers and the Commander-in-Chief of the insurrectionist Slovak Army during the Slovak National Uprising against the Nazis. He was the supreme military leader of the uprising from April 27, 1944 (while the uprising was still in preparation) until the arrival of General Rudolf Viest on October 7, 1944.
Ján Krošlák Ján Krošlák (born October 17, 1974 in Bratislava) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington.
Ján Slota Ján Slota (September 14 1953 in Lietavská Lúčka) is the co-founder and President of the Slovak National Party (SNS).Hungarian Human Rights Foundation New Slovak Government Embraces Ultra-Nationalists, Excludes Hungarian Coalition Party He was the mayor of the town of Žilina between 1990-2006.
János Arany János Arany (March 2, 1817—October 22, 1882), was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.
János Bottyán János Bottyán (1643 – September 27, 1709), also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János, fought against the Ottomans under the Habsburgs, liberating Buda, but who later became a general in the war of independence against the Habsburgs under Prince Prince Rákóczi Ferenc, 1705. He is referred to as "blind" because he lost an eye while fighting the Ottomans.
János Fadrusz János Fadrusz (Slovak Ján Fadrusz; 1858 Pressburg - 1903 Budapest) was a Hungarian (according to some Slovak sources a Slovak) sculptor. He was a celebrated artist of the age with many important public commission.
János Flesch János Flesch (1933–1983) was an International Master of chess who was born in Hungary. He is best known for claiming a world record simultaneous blindfold exhibition when he played 52 opponents in Budapest in 1960.
János Fogarassy János Fogarassy (1801-78) was a Hungarian jurist and philologist, born at Käsmark (County in Zips). In 1829 he was admitted to the bar, in 1848 became Councilor in the Hungarian Finance Ministry, and subsequently President of the Council of Commerce and a judge of the Supreme Court.
János Garay János Garay (October 10, 1812 - November 5, 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, was born in Szekszárd, in the county of Tolna. From 1823 to 1828 he studied at Fünfkirchen, and subsequently, in 1829, at the University of Pest.
János Horvay János Horvay (29 May, 1873 - 19 November, 1944) was a Hungarian sculptor, who earned reputation with his statues about Lajos Kossuth, leader of the Hungarian national uprising in 1848-49. However his most important work, the great Kossuth Memorial in Budapest proved to be a failure.
János Kajdi János Kajdi (born December 30, 1939) is a former boxer from Hungary who won the silver medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was deafeted by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).
János Kádár János Kádár, né Giovanni Csermanek (his Italian first name was due to the laws of Fiume, his father denied paternity and refused to support his mother BorbálaKádár's Shadow Tibor Hajdu, The Hungarian Quarterly, VOLUME XLII, No. 164, Winter 2001) (May 26, 1912–July 6, 1989), was the communist leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988, and twice served as Prime Minister of Hungary, from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1961 to 1965.
János Mattis-Teutsch János Mattis-Teutsch or Máttis-Teutsch, Mátis-Teutsch (the most common Hungarian-language versions of his name, all of which have also been spelled without the hyphen; his first name has been rendered as Hans or Johannes in German and Ioan in Romanian; January 13, 1884–March 17, 1960) was a Hungarian and Romanian painter, sculptor, graphic artist, art critic, and poet. Best known for his Seelenblumen ("Soulflowers") cycle of paintings, he was an important contributor to the development of modern art and avant-garde trends inside Romania (where he spent the larger part of his life).
János Rózsás János Rózsás (Budapest, 6th of August 1926) writer, dubbed the "Hungarian Solzhenitsyn". He was held captive in the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1953, and during these years he made friendship with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn the famous Noble-prize winner Soviet writer.
János Sajnovics János Sajnovics was a Hungarian linguist and Jesuit. He is best known for his pioneering work in comparative linguistics, particularly his systematic demonstratation of the relationship between Sami and Hungarian, published in 1770, which was further developed by Samuel Gyarmathi.
János Starker János Starker (born July 5, 1924) is a Hungarian-born cellist and one of the most famous cellists of the twentieth century. He has taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1958, where he holds the title of Distinguished Professor.
János Váradi János Váradi (born February 28, 1961 in Kemecse) was a Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medal at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships, held in Athens, Greece.
Jára Cimrman Jára Cimrman is a Czech fictional character created by Jiřà Šebánek and Zdeněk Svěrák. He was one of the greatest Czech playwrights, poets, composers, teachers, travellers, philosophers, inventors, detectives and sportsmen of the 19th and early 20th century.
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former county) Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus) in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is presently in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county.
Jûtien-Gustave DuRoi Jûtien-Gustave DuRoi (Born November 16, 1942 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is a Franco-Italian writer, who frequently writes for the newspaper Le Monde. DuRoi has written on such subjects as American politics, travel, and culture.
Jérémie Jérémie (Jeremi in Kréyòl) is the capital city of the department of Grand'Anse, in Haiti, with a population of about 31,000 (2003 census). It is located at , and is almost isolated from the rest of the country.
Jérémie Vespers The Jérémie Vespers refer to a massacre that took place in August, September and October 1964 in the Haitian town of Jérémie. It took place after a group of 13 young Haitians calling themselves "Jeune Haiti" landed on August 6 1964 at Petite-Rivière-de-Dame-Marie with the intention of overthrowing the regime of Francois Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc.
Jérémy Menez Jérémy Menez (born May 7 1987 in Longjumeau) is a French football player who currently plays for AS Monaco after signing in June 2006 from FC Sochaux in Ligue 1. He signed to play alongside another new signing, Jan Koller for an exciting Monaco side.
Jérôme Alonzo Jérôme Alonzo is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Paris-Saint Germain and was the back-up keeper to Lionel Letizi, but he signed with Rangers FC. He is a strong keeper who got a lot of playing time but will most likely become the number 2 keeper again because of the arrival of French international Mickaël Landreau.
JĂ©rĂ´me Ben Aoues Jerome Ben Aoues has been practising parkour since he met Sebastien Foucan, almost immediately after the creation of the popular movement art Parkour. He has starred in 4 movies/documentaries, Yamakasi - Les samouraĂŻ des temps modernes, Jump London, Jump Britain and The Making of Jump Britain.
JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (November 15, 1784 - June 24, 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him King of Westphalia (1807-1813). After 1848, when his nephew Louis Napoleon became President of the French Republic, he served in several official roles there.
JĂ©rĂ´me Bonnissel JĂ©rĂ´me Bonnissel (born 4 January 1973 in Montpellier, France) is a French football player who most recently played as a defender, a left fullback, currently without a club after being released from his contract with Olympique Marseille.
Jérôme Lalemant Jérôme Lalemant, (April 27, 1593 – January 26, 1673) was a Jesuit priest who came to Canada in 1638 after much varied experience in the priesthood in France. He was almost immediately made superior for the mission to the Hurons, succeeding Jean de Brébeuf, and in 1639 founded Sainte-Marie-des-Hurons which was the central residence of the missionaries in the field.
JĂ©rĂ´me Lejeune JĂ©rĂ´me Jean Louis Marie Lejeune (Montrouge, France; June 26 1926-April 3 1994) was a French Catholic anti-abortion paediatrician and geneticist, best known for his discovery of the link of diseases to chromosomal defects.
JĂ©rĂ´me Rothen JĂ©rĂ´me Rothen (born March 31, 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Paris St-Germain. Rothen has won 11 caps for the French national team and he competed at the Euro 2004 tournament.
Jérôme Thomas Jérôme Thomas (born January 20, 1979 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a boxer from France, competing in the Flyweight (– 51kg) division. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, and won a bronze (2000) and a silver medal (2004).
JĂ©rome MoĂŻso Jerome Moiso (French: JĂ©rĂ´me MoĂŻso) (born in Paris on June 15, 1978) is a French basketball player currently playing for Virtus Roma in Italy. Formerly of the National Basketball Association, he was drafted in 2000, and played for the Boston Celtics, Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Jäger (military) Jäger was adopted in the Enlightenment era to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then. More recently it has also been adopted in the original sense of "hunter" for compound terms such as Panzerjäger, "tank destroyer" (literally "tank hunter").
Jäger Bomb A Jäger Bomb , also known as a Bulldozer, or Blaster, is a drink made by filling a shot glass with Jägermeister and dropping it into a glass filled with half a can of Red Bull. It is to be drunk immediately after "bombing" the shot into the drink.
Jäger Report The Jäger Report was written by Karl Jäger, an "Einsatzgruppen" commander. Einsatzgruppen were special task forces in charge of liquidating Jews, communist leaders, partisans and others within the Soviet Union.
Jämthund The Jämthund, also called the Swedish Elkhound, is a member of the Spitz dog breeds that are found in Northern Europe. The Jämthund is the National Dog of Sweden, the National Dog of the Swedish Marines and the Swedish Air Force's official service canine.
Jämtland or Jamtland (regional name), is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden. The province is said to have gotten it's name from a Trønder, Kettil Jamte who fled from Trøndelag and the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair in the 9th century.
Jänschwalde Power Station Jänschwalde Power Station is located near the village of Jänschwalde in Brandenburg on the German-Polish border. The installed capacity of the brown coal power station amounts to 3,000 megawatts and consists of six 500 MW blocks, where two units form a plant.
Järntorget (Göteborg) Järntorget is a public square in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located west of Haga and is the starting point for the street of Linnégatan to the south, the avenue of Nya Allén to the east, the streets of Första Långgatan and Andra Långgatan to the west.
Järva County Järva County (Estonian: Järva maakond), or Järvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north.
Järvsö Järvsö (slogan: "Sweden's Nearest Alp") is a small town in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, with a population of 1,907 (statistics as of 2004). From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle.
Järvsö Court District Järvsö Court District, or Järvsö tingslag, was a district of Hälsingland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Jægerspris Jægerspris is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 96 km², and has a total population of 9,480 (2005).
Jærbanen The Jærbanen railway runs between the cities of Stavanger and Egersund, forming the first part of the Sørlandsbanen railway. All passenger train services on the line are operated by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB).
Jæren Arena Jæren Arena is a proposed multi-use stadium in Bryne, Norway, that is expected to begin construction in February 2007. Once completed in 2008, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Bryne F.
Jõgeva County Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
Jöhstadt Jöhstadt is a town in the district of Annaberg, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 10 km southeast of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 35 km northeast of Karlovy Vary.
Jönköping County Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden, an administrative unit further subdivided into municipalities. For history, geography and culture of the county, see the article of the province: Småland.
Jönköping Municipality Jönköping Municipality ['jĹ“ncøËpiĹ‹] is a municipality in southern Sweden where the city Jönköping is the seat of residence. Geographically the municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.
Jönköping School of Engineering Jönköping School of Engineering is one of four schools which form the University College of Jönköping. The school of engineering was established in 1994 but has originally a history that dates back to 1975.
Jönköpings regemente Jönköpings regemente (Jönköping Regiment), designation I 12, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1928.
Jöns Budde Jöns Budde (sometimes written Joens Budde) (about 1435-1495) was a Franciscan monk from the Brigittine monastery in Naantali - near Turku, Finland (at the time part of the Swedish Empire) -, who lived in the 15th century. He is the earliest writer known by name in Finland.
Jöns Jakob Berzelius Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. He invented the modern chemical notation, and is together with John Dalton and Antoine Lavoisier considered a father of modern chemistry.
Jönssonligan Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson Gang, is featured in a series of comedic Swedish films. The gang consists of the criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" and Ragnar Vanheden.
Jörg Bastuck Jörg Bastuck (born 4 September 1969 in Dillingen, Saarland, Germany – died 24 March 2006 in Salou, Spain) was a German co-driver in the Junior World Rally Championship, got out of his Citroen C2 GT driven by compatriot Aaron Burkart to change a tire when he was hit by a Ford Fiesta driven by Barry Clark and co-driven by Scott Martin, during the Rally of Catalunya in northeastern Spain.
Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel (born 3 May, 1945 in Trantow) was an East German athlete, who, competing for the GDR, won the Silver medal in the triple jump in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany. In addition, he also won the European Championship in the triple jump in 1971.
Jörg Friedrich Jörg Friedrich (born August 17 1944 in Kitzbühel; often also spelt Joerg or just Jorg in English) is a Berlin-based author of books on history commonly described as an "independent German Historian". Friedrich is best known for his publication "Der Brand" (2002) in which he describes the English bombing of civilian targets during World War II as systematic mass murder.
Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) Jörg Hoffmann (born January 29 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul 1988 as a member of the East German team.
Jörg Jenatsch Georg Jenatsch, commonly called Jürg or Jörg Jenatsch (1596 - January 24, 1639), was a Swiss political leader during the Thirty Years' War. One of the most striking figures in the troubled history of the Grisons in the 17th century, he was born at Samaden (capital of the Upper Engadine).
JĂłzef Cukier JĂłzef Cukier was one of the leaders of the Goralenvolk during World War 2. Having been a president of the Highlander Union before the German invasion, he tried along with Waclaw Krzeptowski to establish an independent state for his ethnic group by collaborating with the occupiers.
Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki (Iosif Romanovich while in the Russian military; sometimes also Dowbór-Muśnicki; 1867—1937) was a Polish military officer and commander, serving with the Imperial Russian and then Polish armies. He was also the military commander of the Greater Poland Uprising.
Józef Elsner Józef Elsner (June 1, 1769 - April 18, 1854), was a Polish composer and professor of music remembered today primarily as the teacher of composer Frédéric Chopin. From 1799 until 1824 Elsner was the principal conductor at the National Theatre in Warsaw.
Józef Garliński Józef Garliński (October 14, 1913, Kiev - November 29, 2005, London) was a Polish historian and prose writer. He wrote many notable books on the history of World War II, some of which were translated into English.
JĂłzef Glemp JĂłzef Cardinal Glemp (born December 18, 1929) is the Primate of Poland, the Ordinary for the Catholic faithful of Oriental Rite residing in Poland, and Archbishop Emeritus of Warsaw, having served as Metropolitan Archbishop of that City from 1981 to 2006. On January 7th, 2007, Cardinal Glemp was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Warsaw until the appointment of a new Metropolitan Archbishop to succeed Mons.
Józef Hauke-Bosak Józef Hauke-Bosak (March 19 1834–January 21 1871) was a Polish general in the January Uprising, and commander of the Polish army in Małopolska, the closest collaborator of dictator Romuald Traugutt. He fought many successful battles against the Russians in this region.
Józef Chłopicki Józef Chłopicki (March 14, 1771 – September 30, 1854) was a Polish general who was involved in fighting in Europe at the time of Napoleon and later. He was born in Kapustynie in Volhynia and was educated at the school of the Basilians at Szarogrod, from which in 1785 he ran away in order to enlist as a volunteer in the Polish army.
Józef Chyliński Józef Chyliński (2 October 1904 — 9 June 1985) (codenames 'Kamień', 'Grom' and 'Julian') was a Polish soldier and resistance fighter, recipient of Virtuti Militari, 5th class, Krzyż Walecznych and Gold Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami.
Józef Kanty Ossoliński Józef Jan Kanty Ossoliński (1707-1780) was a magnate in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Supported Stanisław Leszczyński, although abandoned him in 1733 when his cause looked worse and from 1735 he became a supporter of August III the Saxon.
JĂłzef Korbas JĂłzef Franciszek Korbas (November 11, 1914 - October 2, 1981) was an interwar Polish soccer player, forward of Cracovia Krakow (Champion of Poland 1937) and Polish National Team. He played two games for Poland.
Józef Kosacki Józef Stanisław Kosacki (1909–1990) was a Polish engineer, inventor and an officer of the Polish Army during the World War II. He is best known as the inventor of the Polish mine detector, the first man-portable mine detector, the basic design of which had been in use with various armies for more than 50 years.
JĂłzef Kossakowski (bishop) JĂłzef Kazimierz Korwin Kossakowski (16 March 1738 - 9 May 1794) of Ĺšlepowron Coat of Arms was a Polish noble (szlachcic), bishop of Livonia from 1781, political activist, writer, and supporter of Russian Empire.
Józef Żmij Józef Żmij was a Polish soldier and politician in the period before the World War II. During the Silesian Uprisings he took part in the fights around the village of Wisła Wielka in the rank of 2nd LieutenantAfter the war, in 1930s, he became the mayor of the town of Pszczyna], where he married Filomena née KopećArrested by the Germans after the [[Invasion of Poland (1939)|Polish Defensive War], he was imprisoned in [[Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
Józef Marcinkiewicz Józef Marcinkiewicz (born on March 30, 1910 in Cimoszka, near Białystok, Poland - died in 1940 in Kharkov, Ukraine) was a Polish mathematician. was a student of Antoni Zygmund]; and later worked with [[Juliusz Schauder, and Stefan Kaczmarz.
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (August 23, 1778 – August 8, 1853) was a Polish Messianist philosopher who worked in many fields of knowledge, not only as a philosopher but as mathematician, physicist, inventor, lawyer, economist.
Józef Olszyna-Wilczyński Józef Konstanty Olszyna-Wilczyński (; 1890-1939) was a Polish general and one of the high-ranking commanders of the Polish Army. A veteran of World War I, Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Bolshevik War, he was murdered by the Soviets during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.
Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (, December 5, 1867 – May 12, 1935) was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, Field Marshal, first Chief of State (1918–1922) and dictator (1926–1935) of the Second Polish Republic, as well as head of its armed forces. From the middle of World War I until his death, Piłsudski was the major influence in Poland's government and foreign policy, and an important figure in European politics.
Józef Piotr Klim Józef Piotr Klim (born October 19, 1960 in Mońki) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7815 votes in 24 Białystok district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Józef Pukowiec Józef Pukowiec codename: Chmura, Pukoc (b. September 14, 1904 in Świętochłowice - August 14, 1942 in Katowice) was a Polish teacher, Scoutmaster (harcmistrz) and Polish resistance activist during the Second World War.
Józef Stępkowski Józef Stępkowski (born April 13, 1970 in Ząbkowice Śląskie) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8714 votes in 21 Opole district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Józef Tischner Józef Stanisław Tischner (March 12, 1931 – June 28, 2000) was an eminent Polish priest and philosopher. The first chaplain of the trade union, "Solidarity" (Polish Solidarność), he was an exceptional moral authority and one of the most admired figures in Poland, both during and after the anti-communist uprising.
JĂłzef Unrug Vice Admiral JĂłzef Unrug (1884-1973) was a German-born Polish naval officer who helped to reestablish Poland's Navy after World War I. He served as commander of the Polish Navy during the opening stages of the World War II.
JĂłzef Unszlicht JĂłzef Unszlicht (nicknames Jurowski, Leon) (1879 - 1937), a communist (Bolshevik) activist. A member of Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania from 1900, he took part in Vladimir Lenin's October Revolution and in 1918 joined the Red Army.
József Cardinal Mindszenty Cardinal József Mindszenty (March 29 1892 – May 6 1975) pronounced yo-zhef meend-sen-ti) was a 20th century Hungarian Cardinal and steadfast clerical opponent of communism in general, and of the regime in Hungary in particular.
József Dudás József Dudás (September 22, 1912 - January 19, 1957), a Romanian/Hungarian politician and resistance fighter, was born in Marosvásárhely (in Romanian: Târgu Mureş) in Austria-Hungary (today in Transylvania, Romania).
József Fabchich József Fabchich (March 13, 1753, Kőszeg – December 23, 1809, Győr) was Hungarian writer and translator, known mainly due to his translations of Ancient Greek poetry (namely Sappho, Alcman, Alcaeus, Anacreon, Stesichorus, Pindar and others) into Hungarian language. Most of these translations were published in Győr in 1804.
JĂłzsef Kiprich JĂłzsef Kiprich (born 6 September, 1963) is a retired Hungarian football player and currently a football manager and scout. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1984, and got 70 caps and 28 goals until 1995.
Júlia da Silva Bruhns Júlia da Silva Bruhns (Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 14, 1851 – March 11, 1923 in Weßling, Germany) was the wife of the Lübeck senator and grain merchant Johann Heinrich Mann, and mother of writers Thomas Mann and of Heinrich Mann.
JĂşlio CĂ©sar da Silva e Souza JĂşlio CĂ©sar da Silva e Souza (born February 26, 1980 in Itaguai) is a Brazilian football player, currently performing for Greek side, AEK Athens FC, having joined them from Gil Vicente FC, in 2005. He was the scorer in the 1-1 draw against RSC Anderlecht for the second game of the group phase in the 2006-07 Champions League Campaign.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza Júlio César de Mello e Souza (Queluz, May 6, 1895 – Recife, June 18, 1974) was a Brazilian writer, educator, and mathematics professor. He is well known in Brazil and abroad by his books on recreational mathematics, most of them published under the pen names of Malba Tahan and Breno de Alencar Bianco.
Júlio Fogaça Júlio de Melo Fogaça (1907-1980) was a Portuguese politician and member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), who had a major role in the resistance against the dictatorial regime that ruled Portugal from 1926 to 1974.
JĂşlio Pomar Julio Pomar, GOL, GCM (born in Lisbon, 1926) is a Portuguese painter. He studyed painting in both Lisbon and Porto Academy of Fine Arts, in this last he one he joined the group of other fellow artists called Independentes (Independents).
Júnior Baiano Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior, known as Júnior (or adding demonym of Bahia state, became Júnior Baiano) (born March 14, 1970 in Feira de Santana, Bahia) is a former Brazilian football centre back. He retired in the end of 2005, but in December 2006 he signed a professional contract with América Football Clube from Rio de Janeiro to defend the club in Rio State Championship in the beginning of 2007.
Jáchal River The Jáchal River is a river in the province of San Juan, Argentina. It is part of the Desaguadero River basin, and one of the most important permanent watercourses in the province, with an average flow of 9 m³/s.
Jáchym Topol Jáchym Topol (August 4, 1962, Prague) is a Czech writer, a member of the Czech underground literature movement, and since the middle 1980s one of the co-founders of an underground Czech literary periodic Revolver Revue.
Ján Andrej Segner Johann Andreas Segner (German), Ján Andrej Segner (Slovak), Segner János András (Hungarian) 9 October 1704, Bratislava (in German: Pressburg, in Hungarian: Pozsony), Kingdom of Hungary (today: Slovakia) – 5 October 1777, Halle) was a Carpatho-German mathematician, physicist, doctor. Inventor of the Segner-wheel.
Ján Čarnogurský Ján Čarnogurský (born January 1, 1944, Bratislava - ) is a former Slovak politician, a former Prime Minister of Slovakia (1991-1992) and the former chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (1990-2002).
Ján Bahýľ Ján Bahýľ (25 May 1845, Zvolenská Slatina (Kingdom of Hungary, today Slovakia) - 13 March 1916, Bratislava) was a Slovak inventor mainly of flying machines. He is the inventor of the modern motor-driven helicopter.
Ján Cikker Ján Cikker (29 July 1911, Banská Bystrica – 21 December 1989, Bratislava) was a Slovak composer, the main representative of modern Slovak classical music. He was awarded the title National Artist in Slovakia, the Herder Prize (1966) and the UNESCO Prize (1979).
Ján Figeľ Ján Figeľ (born 20 January 1960) is a Slovak politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism. His area of responsibility also covers sport, youth, and relations with civil society.
Ján Golian General Ján Golian (January 26 1906, Dombóvár, Hungary – 1945, Flossenburg, Germany) was a Slovak Brigadier General who became famous as one of the main organizers and the Commander-in-Chief of the insurrectionist Slovak Army during the Slovak National Uprising against the Nazis. He was the supreme military leader of the uprising from April 27, 1944 (while the uprising was still in preparation) until the arrival of General Rudolf Viest on October 7, 1944.
Ján Krošlák Ján Krošlák (born October 17, 1974 in Bratislava) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington.
Ján Slota Ján Slota (September 14 1953 in Lietavská Lúčka) is the co-founder and President of the Slovak National Party (SNS).Hungarian Human Rights Foundation New Slovak Government Embraces Ultra-Nationalists, Excludes Hungarian Coalition Party He was the mayor of the town of Žilina between 1990-2006.
János Arany János Arany (March 2, 1817—October 22, 1882), was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.
János Bottyán János Bottyán (1643 – September 27, 1709), also known as Blind Bottyán, Vak Bottyán János, fought against the Ottomans under the Habsburgs, liberating Buda, but who later became a general in the war of independence against the Habsburgs under Prince Prince Rákóczi Ferenc, 1705. He is referred to as "blind" because he lost an eye while fighting the Ottomans.
János Fadrusz János Fadrusz (Slovak Ján Fadrusz; 1858 Pressburg - 1903 Budapest) was a Hungarian (according to some Slovak sources a Slovak) sculptor. He was a celebrated artist of the age with many important public commission.
János Flesch János Flesch (1933–1983) was an International Master of chess who was born in Hungary. He is best known for claiming a world record simultaneous blindfold exhibition when he played 52 opponents in Budapest in 1960.
János Fogarassy János Fogarassy (1801-78) was a Hungarian jurist and philologist, born at Käsmark (County in Zips). In 1829 he was admitted to the bar, in 1848 became Councilor in the Hungarian Finance Ministry, and subsequently President of the Council of Commerce and a judge of the Supreme Court.
János Garay János Garay (October 10, 1812 - November 5, 1853) was a Hungarian poet and author, was born in Szekszárd, in the county of Tolna. From 1823 to 1828 he studied at Fünfkirchen, and subsequently, in 1829, at the University of Pest.
János Horvay János Horvay (29 May, 1873 - 19 November, 1944) was a Hungarian sculptor, who earned reputation with his statues about Lajos Kossuth, leader of the Hungarian national uprising in 1848-49. However his most important work, the great Kossuth Memorial in Budapest proved to be a failure.
János Kajdi János Kajdi (born December 30, 1939) is a former boxer from Hungary who won the silver medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was deafeted by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).
János Kádár János Kádár, né Giovanni Csermanek (his Italian first name was due to the laws of Fiume, his father denied paternity and refused to support his mother BorbálaKádár's Shadow Tibor Hajdu, The Hungarian Quarterly, VOLUME XLII, No. 164, Winter 2001) (May 26, 1912–July 6, 1989), was the communist leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988, and twice served as Prime Minister of Hungary, from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1961 to 1965.
János Mattis-Teutsch János Mattis-Teutsch or Máttis-Teutsch, Mátis-Teutsch (the most common Hungarian-language versions of his name, all of which have also been spelled without the hyphen; his first name has been rendered as Hans or Johannes in German and Ioan in Romanian; January 13, 1884–March 17, 1960) was a Hungarian and Romanian painter, sculptor, graphic artist, art critic, and poet. Best known for his Seelenblumen ("Soulflowers") cycle of paintings, he was an important contributor to the development of modern art and avant-garde trends inside Romania (where he spent the larger part of his life).
János Rózsás János Rózsás (Budapest, 6th of August 1926) writer, dubbed the "Hungarian Solzhenitsyn". He was held captive in the Soviet Union between 1944 and 1953, and during these years he made friendship with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn the famous Noble-prize winner Soviet writer.
János Sajnovics János Sajnovics was a Hungarian linguist and Jesuit. He is best known for his pioneering work in comparative linguistics, particularly his systematic demonstratation of the relationship between Sami and Hungarian, published in 1770, which was further developed by Samuel Gyarmathi.
János Starker János Starker (born July 5, 1924) is a Hungarian-born cellist and one of the most famous cellists of the twentieth century. He has taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1958, where he holds the title of Distinguished Professor.
János Váradi János Váradi (born February 28, 1961 in Kemecse) was a Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medal at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships, held in Athens, Greece.
Jára Cimrman Jára Cimrman is a Czech fictional character created by Jiřà Šebánek and Zdeněk Svěrák. He was one of the greatest Czech playwrights, poets, composers, teachers, travellers, philosophers, inventors, detectives and sportsmen of the 19th and early 20th century.
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former county) Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus) in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is presently in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county.
Jûtien-Gustave DuRoi Jûtien-Gustave DuRoi (Born November 16, 1942 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is a Franco-Italian writer, who frequently writes for the newspaper Le Monde. DuRoi has written on such subjects as American politics, travel, and culture.
Jérémie Jérémie (Jeremi in Kréyòl) is the capital city of the department of Grand'Anse, in Haiti, with a population of about 31,000 (2003 census). It is located at , and is almost isolated from the rest of the country.
Jérémie Vespers The Jérémie Vespers refer to a massacre that took place in August, September and October 1964 in the Haitian town of Jérémie. It took place after a group of 13 young Haitians calling themselves "Jeune Haiti" landed on August 6 1964 at Petite-Rivière-de-Dame-Marie with the intention of overthrowing the regime of Francois Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc.
Jérémy Menez Jérémy Menez (born May 7 1987 in Longjumeau) is a French football player who currently plays for AS Monaco after signing in June 2006 from FC Sochaux in Ligue 1. He signed to play alongside another new signing, Jan Koller for an exciting Monaco side.
Jérôme Alonzo Jérôme Alonzo is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Paris-Saint Germain and was the back-up keeper to Lionel Letizi, but he signed with Rangers FC. He is a strong keeper who got a lot of playing time but will most likely become the number 2 keeper again because of the arrival of French international Mickaël Landreau.
JĂ©rĂ´me Ben Aoues Jerome Ben Aoues has been practising parkour since he met Sebastien Foucan, almost immediately after the creation of the popular movement art Parkour. He has starred in 4 movies/documentaries, Yamakasi - Les samouraĂŻ des temps modernes, Jump London, Jump Britain and The Making of Jump Britain.
JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (November 15, 1784 - June 24, 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him King of Westphalia (1807-1813). After 1848, when his nephew Louis Napoleon became President of the French Republic, he served in several official roles there.
JĂ©rĂ´me Bonnissel JĂ©rĂ´me Bonnissel (born 4 January 1973 in Montpellier, France) is a French football player who most recently played as a defender, a left fullback, currently without a club after being released from his contract with Olympique Marseille.
Jérôme Lalemant Jérôme Lalemant, (April 27, 1593 – January 26, 1673) was a Jesuit priest who came to Canada in 1638 after much varied experience in the priesthood in France. He was almost immediately made superior for the mission to the Hurons, succeeding Jean de Brébeuf, and in 1639 founded Sainte-Marie-des-Hurons which was the central residence of the missionaries in the field.
JĂ©rĂ´me Lejeune JĂ©rĂ´me Jean Louis Marie Lejeune (Montrouge, France; June 26 1926-April 3 1994) was a French Catholic anti-abortion paediatrician and geneticist, best known for his discovery of the link of diseases to chromosomal defects.
JĂ©rĂ´me Rothen JĂ©rĂ´me Rothen (born March 31, 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer, who plays as a left winger for Paris St-Germain. Rothen has won 11 caps for the French national team and he competed at the Euro 2004 tournament.
Jérôme Thomas Jérôme Thomas (born January 20, 1979 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a boxer from France, competing in the Flyweight (– 51kg) division. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, and won a bronze (2000) and a silver medal (2004).
JĂ©rome MoĂŻso Jerome Moiso (French: JĂ©rĂ´me MoĂŻso) (born in Paris on June 15, 1978) is a French basketball player currently playing for Virtus Roma in Italy. Formerly of the National Basketball Association, he was drafted in 2000, and played for the Boston Celtics, Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Jäger (military) Jäger was adopted in the Enlightenment era to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then. More recently it has also been adopted in the original sense of "hunter" for compound terms such as Panzerjäger, "tank destroyer" (literally "tank hunter").
Jäger Bomb A Jäger Bomb , also known as a Bulldozer, or Blaster, is a drink made by filling a shot glass with Jägermeister and dropping it into a glass filled with half a can of Red Bull. It is to be drunk immediately after "bombing" the shot into the drink.
Jäger Report The Jäger Report was written by Karl Jäger, an "Einsatzgruppen" commander. Einsatzgruppen were special task forces in charge of liquidating Jews, communist leaders, partisans and others within the Soviet Union.
Jämthund The Jämthund, also called the Swedish Elkhound, is a member of the Spitz dog breeds that are found in Northern Europe. The Jämthund is the National Dog of Sweden, the National Dog of the Swedish Marines and the Swedish Air Force's official service canine.
Jämtland or Jamtland (regional name), is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden. The province is said to have gotten it's name from a Trønder, Kettil Jamte who fled from Trøndelag and the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair in the 9th century.
Jänschwalde Power Station Jänschwalde Power Station is located near the village of Jänschwalde in Brandenburg on the German-Polish border. The installed capacity of the brown coal power station amounts to 3,000 megawatts and consists of six 500 MW blocks, where two units form a plant.
Järntorget (Göteborg) Järntorget is a public square in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located west of Haga and is the starting point for the street of Linnégatan to the south, the avenue of Nya Allén to the east, the streets of Första Långgatan and Andra Långgatan to the west.
Järva County Järva County (Estonian: Järva maakond), or Järvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north.
Järvsö Järvsö (slogan: "Sweden's Nearest Alp") is a small town in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland, Gävleborgs län, Sweden, with a population of 1,907 (statistics as of 2004). From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle.
Järvsö Court District Järvsö Court District, or Järvsö tingslag, was a district of Hälsingland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.
Jægerspris Jægerspris is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 96 km², and has a total population of 9,480 (2005).
Jærbanen The Jærbanen railway runs between the cities of Stavanger and Egersund, forming the first part of the Sørlandsbanen railway. All passenger train services on the line are operated by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB).
Jæren Arena Jæren Arena is a proposed multi-use stadium in Bryne, Norway, that is expected to begin construction in February 2007. Once completed in 2008, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Bryne F.
Jõgeva County Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
Jöhstadt Jöhstadt is a town in the district of Annaberg, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 10 km southeast of Annaberg-Buchholz, and 35 km northeast of Karlovy Vary.
Jönköping County Jönköping County, or Jönköpings län is a County or län in southern Sweden, an administrative unit further subdivided into municipalities. For history, geography and culture of the county, see the article of the province: Småland.
Jönköping Municipality Jönköping Municipality ['jĹ“ncøËpiĹ‹] is a municipality in southern Sweden where the city Jönköping is the seat of residence. Geographically the municipality is situated by the southern end of lake Vättern.
Jönköping School of Engineering Jönköping School of Engineering is one of four schools which form the University College of Jönköping. The school of engineering was established in 1994 but has originally a history that dates back to 1975.
Jönköpings regemente Jönköpings regemente (Jönköping Regiment), designation I 12, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1928.
Jöns Budde Jöns Budde (sometimes written Joens Budde) (about 1435-1495) was a Franciscan monk from the Brigittine monastery in Naantali - near Turku, Finland (at the time part of the Swedish Empire) -, who lived in the 15th century. He is the earliest writer known by name in Finland.
Jöns Jakob Berzelius Jöns Jakob Berzelius (August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848) was a Swedish chemist. He invented the modern chemical notation, and is together with John Dalton and Antoine Lavoisier considered a father of modern chemistry.
Jönssonligan Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson Gang, is featured in a series of comedic Swedish films. The gang consists of the criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" and Ragnar Vanheden.
Jörg Bastuck Jörg Bastuck (born 4 September 1969 in Dillingen, Saarland, Germany – died 24 March 2006 in Salou, Spain) was a German co-driver in the Junior World Rally Championship, got out of his Citroen C2 GT driven by compatriot Aaron Burkart to change a tire when he was hit by a Ford Fiesta driven by Barry Clark and co-driven by Scott Martin, during the Rally of Catalunya in northeastern Spain.
Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel (born 3 May, 1945 in Trantow) was an East German athlete, who, competing for the GDR, won the Silver medal in the triple jump in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany. In addition, he also won the European Championship in the triple jump in 1971.
Jörg Friedrich Jörg Friedrich (born August 17 1944 in Kitzbühel; often also spelt Joerg or just Jorg in English) is a Berlin-based author of books on history commonly described as an "independent German Historian". Friedrich is best known for his publication "Der Brand" (2002) in which he describes the English bombing of civilian targets during World War II as systematic mass murder.
Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) Jörg Hoffmann (born January 29 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m Freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul 1988 as a member of the East German team.
Jörg Jenatsch Georg Jenatsch, commonly called Jürg or Jörg Jenatsch (1596 - January 24, 1639), was a Swiss political leader during the Thirty Years' War. One of the most striking figures in the troubled history of the Grisons in the 17th century, he was born at Samaden (capital of the Upper Engadine).
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