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Jenny Tseng Jenny Tseng (Ch: 甄妮) is a Cantopop diva who sang many songs, especially duets with Roman Tam, such as music of TVB's 1983 adaptation The Legend of the Condor Heroes. She is the widow of kung fu movie star Alexander Fu Sheng, who died in a 1983 car accident.
Jenny von Westphalen Johanna "Jenny" von Westphalen (12 February 1814, Salzwedel – 2 December 1881, London) was the wife of Karl Marx, and the daughter of Johann Ludwig, Baron von Westphalen, a professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin.
Jenny Valliere Jenny Valliere was a German actress, one of the rather few gentiles to perform in Yiddish theater. Along with Molly Picon, she was a star at New York City's Second Avenue Theater; a 1925 New York Times article singles them out as the only women whose talents provided the major anchor for a New York Yiddish theater at that time.
Jenny Wade Mary Virginia "Ginnie" Wade Her name is commonly misspelled "Jenny" or "Jennie" Wade due to a typo in the newsspaper. (May 21, 1843 – July 3, 1863), a seamstress, was the only Gettysburg citizen killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Jenny Wakeman Global Robot Response Unit XJ-9, alias "Jenny" XJ-9 Wakeman is the protagonist of My Life as a Teenage Robot, a teenage female superhero robot created by Mrs. Wakeman, and called Jenny Wakeman at her high school.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is a mountain resort park located on 1100 acre Dewey Lake and is named for the legendary pioneer woman, Jenny Wiley. Taken captive by Indians in 1789, Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and escaped after 11 months of captivity.
Jenny Willott Jennifer Nancy Willott (born 29 May 1974) is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central since the 2005 general election. She is the first woman and the first Liberal Democrat to represent her seat.
Jenny Wilson Jenny Wilson is a Swedish singer/songwriter born in 1975 in Southern Sweden. She founded the band First Floor Power in 1997 and released two albums, There is Hope and Nervesbefore leaving the band to go solo in about 2004.
Jenny Wren "Jenny Wren" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released 21 November 2005 as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom (see 2005 in British music).
Jennyanydots In the musical play Cats, Jennyanydots is the old Gumbie cat who teaches the mice music, crocheting and tatting. During the day, the family thinks she is lazy because she sits around doing nothing but when they go to sleep, she goes to work.
Jenolan Caves The Jenolan Caves () are a series of remarkable caverns in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia; 175 kilometres west of Sydney. They are the most celebrated of several similar groups in the limestone of the country being the oldest discovered open caves in the worldColchester, D.
Jenoptik Jenoptik AG is a large international Photonics technology company based in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. They made the 'Jenimage' range of cameras for a while, before having this wing of their business bought out by Concord Camera.
Jenova is a fictional video game character, and is the main antagonist in the PlayStation and computer role-playing game, Final Fantasy VII. The character also appears in a retelling of a section of the game in the original video animation Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-, and in flashbacks in the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Jenova Chen Xinghan Chen, also known as "Jenova", is the designer of the award-winning puzzle game, Cloud, and flOw. Chen has a master's degree from the University of Southern California's Interactive Media Division.
Jenquai The Jenquai were a mysterious explorer race from the defunct MMORPG Earth & Beyond by Westwood Studios. Jenquai were renowned for being able to create stable, one-end-fixed, wormholes to transport themselves or groups of travelers across the galaxy.
Jens Adler Jens Adler (born April 25, 1965) is a former German footballer. He was one of the last players to play for the German team pre-unification, and, as the final substitute made in the last match before unification took place, is considered to be the last player ever to play for the German Democratic Republic.
Jens Deimel Jens Deimel (born September 14, 1972) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and had his best individual finish of 15th twice at the championships (1999 - 15 km individual, 2001 - 7.
Jens Esmark Jens Esmark (1763–1839) was an expert mountain climber and professor of minerology who contributed to many of the iniitial discoveries and conceptual analyses of glaciers, specifically the concept that glaciers had covered larger areas in the past.
Jens Evensen Jens Ingebret Evensen (1917-15 February 2004), Norwegian lawyer, judge, and politician (Labour Party), trade minister, international offshore rights expert, judge at the International Court of Justice, The Hague.
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (Copenhagen, 1863 - Cannes, 1958) was a Danish artist who was associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. Although he was Danish, Willumsen lived almost half of his life in France.
Jens Filbrich Jens Filbrich (born March 13, 1979 in Suhl, Thuringia) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002.
Jens Frahm Jens Frahm (born March 29, 1951 in Oldenburg, Germany) is Director of the Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH (Biomedical NMR Research Inc., not-for-profit) at the Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (MPI for biophysical Chemistry) in Göttingen, Germany.
Jens Grand Jens Grand (1260? -May 29, 1327) was a Danish archbishop (1289-1302), titular Archbishop of Riga (1304-1310), and Archbishop of Bremen (1310-1327), known as the central figure of the second ecclesiastical struggle in Denmark in the late 1200s.
Jens Hoffmann Jens Hoffmann (born 1972 in San José, Costa Rica) is one of the most active and most influential exhibition makers working in the field of contemporary art today. He has worked as a curator since 1997 and is currently the Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Jens Holmboe Jens Holmboe (1821-1891) was a Norwegian minister who held several different government posts from 1874 to 1883, as Minister of Justice, Finance, Education and Church Affairs, and the Navy. He was also was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in periods from 1874 to 1874.
Jens Christian Hauge Jens Christian Hauge (15 May 1915 - 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian World War II resistance figure and politician who was the leader of the secret military organization Milorg during WWII. Hauge was a lawyer and started his resistance work in 1941, and was jailed for some months in the autumn of that year.
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March, 1821 – 15 August, 1885) was a Danish archaeologist who succeeded Christian Jürgensen Thomsen as director of the National Museum of Denmark and played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology.
Jens Johansson Jens Johansson (born November 2, 1963 in Stockholm) is a world-renowned Swedish keyboardist and pianist in the power metal-genre. He is noted as one of the first and most influential "shred" keyboardists, for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.
Jens Lindemann Jens Lindemann is a German-born professional trumpet soloist and instructor. He has played at every major concert venue in the world, including the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London, Manchester, Munich, Hamburg, Lucerne and Berlin.
Jens Martin Knudsen (footballer) Jens Martin Knudsen (born 11 June 1967, in Saltangará) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is famous for his appearances for the Faroe Islands national football team and his penchant for wearing a white, wooly bobble hat.
Jens Orback Jens Olov Heinrich Orback (born 1959) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He was Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs, Integration and Gender Equality in the Ministry of Justice in the Cabinet of Göran Persson (2004-2006).
Jens Otto Krag Jens Otto Krag () (September 15 1914 – June 22 1978) was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister 1962-1968 as leader of the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I and II, and again 1971-1972 as leader of the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag III.
Jens Risager Jens Risager (born April 9, 1971) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) defensive player, who most prominently won five Danish football championships with Brøndby IF. He represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and played 13 matches for the Denmark national football team, with whom he participated in the 1995 King Fahd Cup and Euro 1996 tournaments.
Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader (since 2002) of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Stoltenberg was the leader of the Workers' Youth League between 1985 and 1989, and the Oslo chapter of the Labour Party between 1990 and 1992.
Jens Thiis Jens Thiis (Born 1870, died 1942) was a Norwegian art historian, conservator and a prominent museum director. He was conservator at Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum (Museum of Arts and Crafts) in Trondheim 1895 and director at Nasjonalgalleriet (The National Gallery) in Oslo 1908–1941.
Jens Thoren Jens Thoren is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player from Sweden. He is best known for winning the 2002 Magic Invitational although he was in the top 4 of two pro tours in a row, in San Diego and Osaka of the 2001-2002 season.
Jens Zetlitz Jens Zetlitz (January 26, 1761—January 14, 1821), was a Norwegian poet from Stavanger, who at the close of the 18th century traveled to Copenhagen to study theology. He bacame a member of Det Norske Selskab, and became well known for his entertaining songs and drinking songs.
Jens-Kristian Sørensen Jens-Kristian Sørensen (born March 21, 1987), nicknamed Farmer, is a Danish professional football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). He also plays the role of central midfielder or even striker.
Jens-Peter Bonde Jens-Peter Bonde (born on 27 March 1948 in Aabenraa) is a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Junibevægelsen party. He is co-chairman of the Independence and Democracy group in the European Parliament, with UKIP's Nigel Farage, and sits on the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
Jens-Peter Herold Jens-Peter Herold (born June 2, 1965 in Neuruppin) is a German middle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 1987 World Championships he came sixth over 1500 m.
Jensen Distribution Services Jensen Distribution Services is a wholesale hardline distributor that services over 1,000 customers in 10 western states. Jensen Distribution Services is a member/owner of Distribution America, with members throughout the United States and $2 billion in buying clout.
Jensen FF The Jensen FF was an all wheel drive GT car produced by the British manufacturer Jensen between 1966 and 1971. Preceding, by far, the Audi Quattro it was the first non all-terrain production car equipped with all wheel drive and an antilock braking system, the Dunlop Maxaret electro-mechanical system used hitherto only on aircraft or racing cars.
Jensen Interceptor The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The car broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff.
Jensen Loudspeakers Jensen Loudspeakers (or just "Jensen") is a company that manufactures speakers in many different shapes and sizes, ranging from 15 watts to 300 watts. They are mainly used in guitar and bass amplifiers.
Jensen's alpha In finance, Jensen's alpha (or Jensen's Performance Index) is used to determine the excess return of a stock, other security, or portfolio over the security's required rate of return as determined by the Capital Asset Pricing Model. This model is used to adjust for the level of beta risk, so that riskier securities are expected to have higher returns.
Jensen's formula Jensen's formula (after Johan Jensen) in complex analysis relates the behaviour of an analytic function on a circle with the moduli of the zeros inside the circle, and is important in the study of entire functions.
Jensen's inequality In mathematics, Jensen's inequality, named after the Danish mathematician Johan Jensen, relates the value of a convex function of an integral to the integral of the convex function. It was proved by Jensen in 1906Jensen, J.
Jensen-Healey The Jensen Healey is a convertible sports car that was originally produced between 1972 and 1976 by Jensen Motors, Ltd. Over these four years, roughly 10,000 vehicles came off of the West Bromwich assembly line.
Jentil The jentil (or jentilak with the basque plural), were a race of giants in the Basque mythology. This word meaning gentile, from Latin gentilis, was used to refer to prechristian civilizations and in particular to the builders of megalithic monuments.
Jentilez Jentilez or Sept ĂŽles (French for seven islands) is a small archipelago off the north coast of Brittany, in the Perros-Guirec commune of CĂ´tes-d'Armor. This group of islands is home to an important bird reserve, and is the home of various seabirds, including Northern gannets, cormorants, and members of the alcidae family (puffins, common guillemots, razorbills).
Jentink's Duiker Jentink's Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio, and Kaikulowulei in Mende) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, south-western CĂ´te d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone.
Jeoffrey Benward Jeoffrey Benward (born in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a well-known Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter. He has been involved in the Christian music business since the 70s, but achieved significant fame when he formed a duo with his then-teenage son Aaron called Aaron Jeoffrey.
Jeokjinpo Battle After the Battle of Happo, further reports of an additional 13 Japanese ships prevented Yi Sun-shin and his fleet from resting long on the morning of May 8th. Admiral Yi once again ordered his fleet to pursue the Japanese in the direction of Chinhae.
Jeoldu-san Jeoldu-san ĺ‡é ĺ±±, whose name carries the lugubrious meaning of “beheading mountain”, is a rocky promontory overlooking the Han River in the district of Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea. It is located at a historic ferry landing, but came into use during the rule of the Daewon-gun in the late 1860s as a place of execution, primarily of native Koreans who had converted to the proscribed Catholic faith.
Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
Jeon Hye Bin Jeon Hye Bin (, born on September 27, 1983) is a South Korean actress and singer. First debuting as part of a girl trio named "Luv", she found mainstream success in 2005 as Bin, her K-pop stage name.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club (also Jeonbuk FC,People living in Jeonbuk do not like the Motors name because it emphasises the name of the sponsor instead of the football team. Most of supporters prefer to just call them Jeonbuk FC.
Jeong Dojeon Jeong Dojeon (1342-1398), also known by the pen name Sambong, was a medieval Korean scholar and politician. He was an influential Neo-Confucian ideologue and served as a close advisor to Yi Seonggye, the founder of the Joseon dynasty.
Jeong Jae-eun Jeong Jae-eun (ě •ěž¬ěť€) was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1969. She is a screenwriter and film director, most noted for her debut feature film Take Care of My Cat, a story that follows the lives of a group of 5 girls moving on into the world in their own directions after graduating school.
Jeong Pal Colonel Jeong-bal (ě •ë°ś) was a korean military officer who was placed command over a garrison at Busan port. He was killed in action in 1592 while defending the garrison from elements of the Japanese vanguard, led by the christian warlord Konishi Yukinaga.
Jeong Se-hyun Jeong Se-hyun is a retired South Korean politician. He spent 22 years in the Ministry of Unification, entering it in 1977 and eventually being appointed to its top position in 2001, staying there until June of 2004.
Jeong Seon Jeong Seon (1676–1759) was a well-known Korean landscape painter, also known as by his pen name Gyeomjae (meaning humble study). He was the first known Korean painter to depart from traditional Chinese styles.
Jeong Yak-yong Jeong Yag-yong, also Jeong Yak-yong or Dasan (1762-1836), was a leading Korean philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns.
Jeong-Hyun Lim Jeong-Hyun Lim, also known by the online alias Funtwo, is a 23-year-old South Korean guitarist known for his cover of JerryC's Canon Rock. Lim has been playing the electric guitar for 6 years (self-taught, though he attended formal guitar lessons for only one month in 2000).
Jeongin Food Jeongin Food (hangul: ě •ěť¸ě‹ťí’) is a South Korean food company headquartered in Busan, Korea. Established in 1998, it manufactures several types of nurungji (hangul:ë„룽지), a traditional Korean food made of scorched rice.
Jeonju Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is situated about two and a half hours south of Seoul and is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.
Jeonse Jeonse (ě „ě„¸) is a real estate term unique to South Korea that refers to the way apartments are leased. Instead of paying monthly rent, a renter will make a lump-sum deposit on a rental space, at anywhere from 50-100% of the market value.
Jepara Jepara is a small town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Amongst its claims to fame,it has been the site of an English Fort in the 1600s, it is known as the birthplace of Kartini and as a large-scale producer of hand-crafted wooden furniture.
Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American comic book writer, screen and television writer as well as television and motion picture producer. A three-time Eisner Award Winner and five-time Wizard Award Winner, Loeb has found tremendous success at both Marvel and DC where he has written stories with such diverse characters as the X-Men and Superman as well as Batman and Spider-Man.
Jephtha (oratorio) Jephtha (HWV 70) is an oratorio (1751) by Handel with a libretto by the Rev. Thomas Morell, based on the story of Jephtha in Judges (Chapter 11) and Jephthas sive votum - "Jeptha or the Vow" (1554) by George Buchanan.
Jeppe Curth Jeppe Lund Curth (born March 21 1984) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a forward for Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the Danish Superliga. He has played 43 matches, scoring 15 goals, for various Danish youth national teams, most recently the Denmark under-21 national football team.
Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy is a 2001 opera created and commissioned by librettist-director Claes Fellbom with composer Sven-David Sandström, based on Ludvig Holberg's play, Jeppe of the Hill (Jeppe paa Bjerget eller den forvandlede Bonde), updated to a contemporary setting, with television as a major theme. Its creation was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Folkoperan, for which Fellbom is managing director.
Jeppesen Jeppesen (formerly Jeppesen Sanderson, and still used today) is an American company that specialises in aeronautical charting and navigation services, flight planning, pilot supplies and aviation training. The company is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Jepson Art Institute Jepson Art Institute, founded in Los Angeles in 1947 by artist Herbert Jepson, was an art school which flourished from 1947 to 1953 and became an important center for experimental figure drawing, art theory (aesthetics) and printmaking. On the faculty, internationally acclaimed figurative artists Rico Lebrun and Francis deErdely attracted students who later achieved distinction in their own fields such as sculptor Marisol, painters Frederick Hammersly and Delmer J.
Jeptha Knob Jeptha Knob (elevation 1,188 ft or 362 m) is the highest point in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. It is located in Shelby County, Kentucky, about eight miles east of Shelbyville near the hamlet of Clay Village and rises some 300 ft (90 m) higher than the surrounding rolling farmland.
Jequirity The Jequirity, also called Crab's Eye, Rosary Pea, Precatory bean or Indian Licorice (Abrus precatorius), is a legume with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves. Their seeds are often used as beads and in percussion instruments.
Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River is a river that flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Serra do Espinhaço at an elevation of 1,200 m, after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands.
Jera JÄra or JÄ“ra "harvest, (good) year" is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the j-rune . In the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, it is continued as GÄ“r and Ior, the latter a bind rune of Gyfu and Is (compare also Ear).
Jerald and Sandra Tanner Jerald Tanner (died October 1, 2006) and Sandra Tanner have been prominent critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Tanners founded and Sandra currently runs the Utah Lighthouse Ministry, whose stated mission is to "document problems with the claims of Mormonism and compare LDS doctrines with Christianity".
Jerald Honeycutt Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20 1974, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Honeycutt played 2 years in the NBA for the Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 5.
Jerame Tuman Jerame Dean Tuman (born March 24, 1976 in Liberal, Kansas) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He was selected with the third pick of the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan.
Jeramy Gordon Award-winning journalist Jeramy Gordon, at age 21, became the youngest managing editor in the history of Knight Ridder when he was hired to run a chain of six free-daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gordon was an employee of the Palo Alto Daily News when newspaper giant Knight Ridder bought the paper in early 2005.
Jerash Jerash (Arabic جرش , ancient Gerasa) is the capital of Jerash Governorate (Ů…ŘاŮظة جرش) part of the Kingdom of Jordan.The total population of the city of Jerash and nearby villages exceeds 120,000 people.
Jerónimo Arango Jerónimo Arango is a Mexican businessman, co-founder of the Aurrerá chain of supermarkets along with his 2 younger brothers, the famous Manuel and the Spanish-celebrity Placido, known for a long time as three of Mexico's wealthiest men. His fortune was estimated at 4.
JerĂłnimo Boscana JerĂłnimo Boscana (GerĂłnimo Boscana) was an early nineteenth century Franciscan missionary in Spanish and Mexican California. He is noted for producing the most detailed ethnographic picture of a Native Californian culture to come out of the missionary period, an account that "for his time and profession, is liberal and enlightened" (Kroeber 1959:282).
Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza Don Jerónimo de Carranza is commonly called the "Father of Spanish Fencing" and he wrote his text "Of the Philosophy of the arms, of its art and the Christian offense and defense" in 1582 under the sponsorship of Don Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia).
Jerboa Jerboas are the members of the family Dipodidae; they are small jumping desert rodents of Asia and northern Africa that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. The small forelegs are not used for locomotion.
Jere Flint A frequent conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts, Jere Flint leads the ASO's popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for youngsters. He also regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park.
Jere Ratcliffe Jere Brian Ratcliffe is a retired professional Scouter in the Boy Scouts of America who was the ninth Chief Scout Executive. Ratcliffe grew up in Springfield, Ohio where he met his wife, the former Judy Jones.
Jere Wood Jere Wood is the Republican mayor of Roswell, Georgia and as of 2006 is currently serving his third consecutive term. Mayor Wood defeated Democrat "Pug" Mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997.
Jereboam O. Beauchamp Jereboam Orville Beauchamp (born September 24, 1802 - hanged July 7, 1826 in Frankfort, Kentucky) was an American lawyer and convicted murderer, who was one of the central figures in The Beauchamp-Sharp Tragedy.
Jerel Myers Erasmus Jerel Myers (born July 18, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a current Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back for the Kansas City Brigade and a former Canadian Football League wide receiver for the British Columbia Lions. Myers attended Louisiana State University.
Jeremaine Copeland Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977 in Harriman, Tennessee) is a former XFL and NFL Europe football player, and a current Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders. He has also played with the Montreal Alouettes.
JeremĂas Carlos Eduardo LĂłpez Avila, better known under his stage name JeremĂas, is a British-Venezuelan singer-songwriter who was born in London, England on September 19, 1973, of Venezuelan parents. He moved to Venezuela at the age of 2, although he still maintains a British passport.
Jereme Perry Jereme Jovon Perry (born December 15, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2006.
Jeremi WiĹ›niowiecki Jeremi MichaĹ‚ Korybut WiĹ›niowiecki () (1612- August 20, 1651) was a notable member of the gentry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prince at WiĹ›niowiec, Ĺubny and Chorol and a father of future Polish king MichaĹ‚ Korybut WiĹ›niowiecki. A notable magnate (of Ukrainian origin) and military commander, WiĹ›niowiecki was a heir of one of the biggest fortunes of the state and rose to several notable dignities, among others he was made the voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship after 1646.
Jeremiad A Jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in poetry, that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Jeremiah Atwater Jeremiah Atwater (1773-1858) was notable as an educator, minister, and college president. Atwater became principal of the Addison County Grammar School in 1799 and, a year later, when the school became Middlebury College, assumed the role of its first president.
Jeremiah B. Howell Jeremiah Brown Howell (August 28, 1771 - February 5, 1822) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1789.
Jenny von Westphalen Johanna "Jenny" von Westphalen (12 February 1814, Salzwedel – 2 December 1881, London) was the wife of Karl Marx, and the daughter of Johann Ludwig, Baron von Westphalen, a professor at Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Berlin.
Jenny Valliere Jenny Valliere was a German actress, one of the rather few gentiles to perform in Yiddish theater. Along with Molly Picon, she was a star at New York City's Second Avenue Theater; a 1925 New York Times article singles them out as the only women whose talents provided the major anchor for a New York Yiddish theater at that time.
Jenny Wade Mary Virginia "Ginnie" Wade Her name is commonly misspelled "Jenny" or "Jennie" Wade due to a typo in the newsspaper. (May 21, 1843 – July 3, 1863), a seamstress, was the only Gettysburg citizen killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Jenny Wakeman Global Robot Response Unit XJ-9, alias "Jenny" XJ-9 Wakeman is the protagonist of My Life as a Teenage Robot, a teenage female superhero robot created by Mrs. Wakeman, and called Jenny Wakeman at her high school.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is a mountain resort park located on 1100 acre Dewey Lake and is named for the legendary pioneer woman, Jenny Wiley. Taken captive by Indians in 1789, Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and escaped after 11 months of captivity.
Jenny Willott Jennifer Nancy Willott (born 29 May 1974) is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central since the 2005 general election. She is the first woman and the first Liberal Democrat to represent her seat.
Jenny Wilson Jenny Wilson is a Swedish singer/songwriter born in 1975 in Southern Sweden. She founded the band First Floor Power in 1997 and released two albums, There is Hope and Nervesbefore leaving the band to go solo in about 2004.
Jenny Wren "Jenny Wren" is a song from Paul McCartney's 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. It was released 21 November 2005 as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom (see 2005 in British music).
Jennyanydots In the musical play Cats, Jennyanydots is the old Gumbie cat who teaches the mice music, crocheting and tatting. During the day, the family thinks she is lazy because she sits around doing nothing but when they go to sleep, she goes to work.
Jenolan Caves The Jenolan Caves () are a series of remarkable caverns in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia; 175 kilometres west of Sydney. They are the most celebrated of several similar groups in the limestone of the country being the oldest discovered open caves in the worldColchester, D.
Jenoptik Jenoptik AG is a large international Photonics technology company based in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. They made the 'Jenimage' range of cameras for a while, before having this wing of their business bought out by Concord Camera.
Jenova is a fictional video game character, and is the main antagonist in the PlayStation and computer role-playing game, Final Fantasy VII. The character also appears in a retelling of a section of the game in the original video animation Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-, and in flashbacks in the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Jenova Chen Xinghan Chen, also known as "Jenova", is the designer of the award-winning puzzle game, Cloud, and flOw. Chen has a master's degree from the University of Southern California's Interactive Media Division.
Jenquai The Jenquai were a mysterious explorer race from the defunct MMORPG Earth & Beyond by Westwood Studios. Jenquai were renowned for being able to create stable, one-end-fixed, wormholes to transport themselves or groups of travelers across the galaxy.
Jens Adler Jens Adler (born April 25, 1965) is a former German footballer. He was one of the last players to play for the German team pre-unification, and, as the final substitute made in the last match before unification took place, is considered to be the last player ever to play for the German Democratic Republic.
Jens Deimel Jens Deimel (born September 14, 1972) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and had his best individual finish of 15th twice at the championships (1999 - 15 km individual, 2001 - 7.
Jens Esmark Jens Esmark (1763–1839) was an expert mountain climber and professor of minerology who contributed to many of the iniitial discoveries and conceptual analyses of glaciers, specifically the concept that glaciers had covered larger areas in the past.
Jens Evensen Jens Ingebret Evensen (1917-15 February 2004), Norwegian lawyer, judge, and politician (Labour Party), trade minister, international offshore rights expert, judge at the International Court of Justice, The Hague.
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (Copenhagen, 1863 - Cannes, 1958) was a Danish artist who was associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. Although he was Danish, Willumsen lived almost half of his life in France.
Jens Filbrich Jens Filbrich (born March 13, 1979 in Suhl, Thuringia) is a German cross-country skier who has been competing since 1998. He won 2 medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2002.
Jens Frahm Jens Frahm (born March 29, 1951 in Oldenburg, Germany) is Director of the Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH (Biomedical NMR Research Inc., not-for-profit) at the Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie (MPI for biophysical Chemistry) in Göttingen, Germany.
Jens Grand Jens Grand (1260? -May 29, 1327) was a Danish archbishop (1289-1302), titular Archbishop of Riga (1304-1310), and Archbishop of Bremen (1310-1327), known as the central figure of the second ecclesiastical struggle in Denmark in the late 1200s.
Jens Hoffmann Jens Hoffmann (born 1972 in San José, Costa Rica) is one of the most active and most influential exhibition makers working in the field of contemporary art today. He has worked as a curator since 1997 and is currently the Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
Jens Holmboe Jens Holmboe (1821-1891) was a Norwegian minister who held several different government posts from 1874 to 1883, as Minister of Justice, Finance, Education and Church Affairs, and the Navy. He was also was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in periods from 1874 to 1874.
Jens Christian Hauge Jens Christian Hauge (15 May 1915 - 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian World War II resistance figure and politician who was the leader of the secret military organization Milorg during WWII. Hauge was a lawyer and started his resistance work in 1941, and was jailed for some months in the autumn of that year.
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (14 March, 1821 – 15 August, 1885) was a Danish archaeologist who succeeded Christian Jürgensen Thomsen as director of the National Museum of Denmark and played a key role in the foundation of scientific archaeology.
Jens Johansson Jens Johansson (born November 2, 1963 in Stockholm) is a world-renowned Swedish keyboardist and pianist in the power metal-genre. He is noted as one of the first and most influential "shred" keyboardists, for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.
Jens Lindemann Jens Lindemann is a German-born professional trumpet soloist and instructor. He has played at every major concert venue in the world, including the Philharmonics of New York, Los Angeles, London, Manchester, Munich, Hamburg, Lucerne and Berlin.
Jens Martin Knudsen (footballer) Jens Martin Knudsen (born 11 June 1967, in Saltangará) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is famous for his appearances for the Faroe Islands national football team and his penchant for wearing a white, wooly bobble hat.
Jens Orback Jens Olov Heinrich Orback (born 1959) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He was Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs, Integration and Gender Equality in the Ministry of Justice in the Cabinet of Göran Persson (2004-2006).
Jens Otto Krag Jens Otto Krag () (September 15 1914 – June 22 1978) was a Danish politician. He was Prime Minister 1962-1968 as leader of the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag I and II, and again 1971-1972 as leader of the Cabinet of Jens Otto Krag III.
Jens Risager Jens Risager (born April 9, 1971) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) defensive player, who most prominently won five Danish football championships with Brøndby IF. He represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and played 13 matches for the Denmark national football team, with whom he participated in the 1995 King Fahd Cup and Euro 1996 tournaments.
Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader (since 2002) of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Stoltenberg was the leader of the Workers' Youth League between 1985 and 1989, and the Oslo chapter of the Labour Party between 1990 and 1992.
Jens Thiis Jens Thiis (Born 1870, died 1942) was a Norwegian art historian, conservator and a prominent museum director. He was conservator at Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum (Museum of Arts and Crafts) in Trondheim 1895 and director at Nasjonalgalleriet (The National Gallery) in Oslo 1908–1941.
Jens Thoren Jens Thoren is a former professional Magic: The Gathering player from Sweden. He is best known for winning the 2002 Magic Invitational although he was in the top 4 of two pro tours in a row, in San Diego and Osaka of the 2001-2002 season.
Jens Zetlitz Jens Zetlitz (January 26, 1761—January 14, 1821), was a Norwegian poet from Stavanger, who at the close of the 18th century traveled to Copenhagen to study theology. He bacame a member of Det Norske Selskab, and became well known for his entertaining songs and drinking songs.
Jens-Kristian Sørensen Jens-Kristian Sørensen (born March 21, 1987), nicknamed Farmer, is a Danish professional football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). He also plays the role of central midfielder or even striker.
Jens-Peter Bonde Jens-Peter Bonde (born on 27 March 1948 in Aabenraa) is a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Junibevægelsen party. He is co-chairman of the Independence and Democracy group in the European Parliament, with UKIP's Nigel Farage, and sits on the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
Jens-Peter Herold Jens-Peter Herold (born June 2, 1965 in Neuruppin) is a German middle-distance runner who participated in several international championships in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 1987 World Championships he came sixth over 1500 m.
Jensen Distribution Services Jensen Distribution Services is a wholesale hardline distributor that services over 1,000 customers in 10 western states. Jensen Distribution Services is a member/owner of Distribution America, with members throughout the United States and $2 billion in buying clout.
Jensen FF The Jensen FF was an all wheel drive GT car produced by the British manufacturer Jensen between 1966 and 1971. Preceding, by far, the Audi Quattro it was the first non all-terrain production car equipped with all wheel drive and an antilock braking system, the Dunlop Maxaret electro-mechanical system used hitherto only on aircraft or racing cars.
Jensen Interceptor The Jensen Interceptor was a sporting GT-class car hand-built in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The car broke with Jensen tradition by having a steel bodyshell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff.
Jensen Loudspeakers Jensen Loudspeakers (or just "Jensen") is a company that manufactures speakers in many different shapes and sizes, ranging from 15 watts to 300 watts. They are mainly used in guitar and bass amplifiers.
Jensen's alpha In finance, Jensen's alpha (or Jensen's Performance Index) is used to determine the excess return of a stock, other security, or portfolio over the security's required rate of return as determined by the Capital Asset Pricing Model. This model is used to adjust for the level of beta risk, so that riskier securities are expected to have higher returns.
Jensen's formula Jensen's formula (after Johan Jensen) in complex analysis relates the behaviour of an analytic function on a circle with the moduli of the zeros inside the circle, and is important in the study of entire functions.
Jensen's inequality In mathematics, Jensen's inequality, named after the Danish mathematician Johan Jensen, relates the value of a convex function of an integral to the integral of the convex function. It was proved by Jensen in 1906Jensen, J.
Jensen-Healey The Jensen Healey is a convertible sports car that was originally produced between 1972 and 1976 by Jensen Motors, Ltd. Over these four years, roughly 10,000 vehicles came off of the West Bromwich assembly line.
Jentil The jentil (or jentilak with the basque plural), were a race of giants in the Basque mythology. This word meaning gentile, from Latin gentilis, was used to refer to prechristian civilizations and in particular to the builders of megalithic monuments.
Jentilez Jentilez or Sept ĂŽles (French for seven islands) is a small archipelago off the north coast of Brittany, in the Perros-Guirec commune of CĂ´tes-d'Armor. This group of islands is home to an important bird reserve, and is the home of various seabirds, including Northern gannets, cormorants, and members of the alcidae family (puffins, common guillemots, razorbills).
Jentink's Duiker Jentink's Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio, and Kaikulowulei in Mende) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, south-western CĂ´te d'Ivoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone.
Jeoffrey Benward Jeoffrey Benward (born in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a well-known Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter. He has been involved in the Christian music business since the 70s, but achieved significant fame when he formed a duo with his then-teenage son Aaron called Aaron Jeoffrey.
Jeokjinpo Battle After the Battle of Happo, further reports of an additional 13 Japanese ships prevented Yi Sun-shin and his fleet from resting long on the morning of May 8th. Admiral Yi once again ordered his fleet to pursue the Japanese in the direction of Chinhae.
Jeoldu-san Jeoldu-san ĺ‡é ĺ±±, whose name carries the lugubrious meaning of “beheading mountain”, is a rocky promontory overlooking the Han River in the district of Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea. It is located at a historic ferry landing, but came into use during the rule of the Daewon-gun in the late 1860s as a place of execution, primarily of native Koreans who had converted to the proscribed Catholic faith.
Jeollabuk-do Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
Jeollanam-do Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla) is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea.
Jeon Hye Bin Jeon Hye Bin (, born on September 27, 1983) is a South Korean actress and singer. First debuting as part of a girl trio named "Luv", she found mainstream success in 2005 as Bin, her K-pop stage name.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Football Club (also Jeonbuk FC,People living in Jeonbuk do not like the Motors name because it emphasises the name of the sponsor instead of the football team. Most of supporters prefer to just call them Jeonbuk FC.
Jeong Dojeon Jeong Dojeon (1342-1398), also known by the pen name Sambong, was a medieval Korean scholar and politician. He was an influential Neo-Confucian ideologue and served as a close advisor to Yi Seonggye, the founder of the Joseon dynasty.
Jeong Jae-eun Jeong Jae-eun (ě •ěž¬ěť€) was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1969. She is a screenwriter and film director, most noted for her debut feature film Take Care of My Cat, a story that follows the lives of a group of 5 girls moving on into the world in their own directions after graduating school.
Jeong Pal Colonel Jeong-bal (ě •ë°ś) was a korean military officer who was placed command over a garrison at Busan port. He was killed in action in 1592 while defending the garrison from elements of the Japanese vanguard, led by the christian warlord Konishi Yukinaga.
Jeong Se-hyun Jeong Se-hyun is a retired South Korean politician. He spent 22 years in the Ministry of Unification, entering it in 1977 and eventually being appointed to its top position in 2001, staying there until June of 2004.
Jeong Seon Jeong Seon (1676–1759) was a well-known Korean landscape painter, also known as by his pen name Gyeomjae (meaning humble study). He was the first known Korean painter to depart from traditional Chinese styles.
Jeong Yak-yong Jeong Yag-yong, also Jeong Yak-yong or Dasan (1762-1836), was a leading Korean philosopher during the Joseon Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the greatest of the Silhak thinkers, who advocated that the formalist Neo-Confucian philosophy of Joseon return to practical concerns.
Jeong-Hyun Lim Jeong-Hyun Lim, also known by the online alias Funtwo, is a 23-year-old South Korean guitarist known for his cover of JerryC's Canon Rock. Lim has been playing the electric guitar for 6 years (self-taught, though he attended formal guitar lessons for only one month in 2000).
Jeongin Food Jeongin Food (hangul: ě •ěť¸ě‹ťí’) is a South Korean food company headquartered in Busan, Korea. Established in 1998, it manufactures several types of nurungji (hangul:ë„룽지), a traditional Korean food made of scorched rice.
Jeonju Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is situated about two and a half hours south of Seoul and is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.
Jeonse Jeonse (ě „ě„¸) is a real estate term unique to South Korea that refers to the way apartments are leased. Instead of paying monthly rent, a renter will make a lump-sum deposit on a rental space, at anywhere from 50-100% of the market value.
Jepara Jepara is a small town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Amongst its claims to fame,it has been the site of an English Fort in the 1600s, it is known as the birthplace of Kartini and as a large-scale producer of hand-crafted wooden furniture.
Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an American comic book writer, screen and television writer as well as television and motion picture producer. A three-time Eisner Award Winner and five-time Wizard Award Winner, Loeb has found tremendous success at both Marvel and DC where he has written stories with such diverse characters as the X-Men and Superman as well as Batman and Spider-Man.
Jephtha (oratorio) Jephtha (HWV 70) is an oratorio (1751) by Handel with a libretto by the Rev. Thomas Morell, based on the story of Jephtha in Judges (Chapter 11) and Jephthas sive votum - "Jeptha or the Vow" (1554) by George Buchanan.
Jeppe Curth Jeppe Lund Curth (born March 21 1984) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a forward for Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the Danish Superliga. He has played 43 matches, scoring 15 goals, for various Danish youth national teams, most recently the Denmark under-21 national football team.
Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy is a 2001 opera created and commissioned by librettist-director Claes Fellbom with composer Sven-David Sandström, based on Ludvig Holberg's play, Jeppe of the Hill (Jeppe paa Bjerget eller den forvandlede Bonde), updated to a contemporary setting, with television as a major theme. Its creation was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Folkoperan, for which Fellbom is managing director.
Jeppesen Jeppesen (formerly Jeppesen Sanderson, and still used today) is an American company that specialises in aeronautical charting and navigation services, flight planning, pilot supplies and aviation training. The company is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Jepson Art Institute Jepson Art Institute, founded in Los Angeles in 1947 by artist Herbert Jepson, was an art school which flourished from 1947 to 1953 and became an important center for experimental figure drawing, art theory (aesthetics) and printmaking. On the faculty, internationally acclaimed figurative artists Rico Lebrun and Francis deErdely attracted students who later achieved distinction in their own fields such as sculptor Marisol, painters Frederick Hammersly and Delmer J.
Jeptha Knob Jeptha Knob (elevation 1,188 ft or 362 m) is the highest point in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. It is located in Shelby County, Kentucky, about eight miles east of Shelbyville near the hamlet of Clay Village and rises some 300 ft (90 m) higher than the surrounding rolling farmland.
Jequirity The Jequirity, also called Crab's Eye, Rosary Pea, Precatory bean or Indian Licorice (Abrus precatorius), is a legume with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves. Their seeds are often used as beads and in percussion instruments.
Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River is a river that flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Serra do Espinhaço at an elevation of 1,200 m, after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands.
Jera JÄra or JÄ“ra "harvest, (good) year" is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the j-rune . In the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, it is continued as GÄ“r and Ior, the latter a bind rune of Gyfu and Is (compare also Ear).
Jerald and Sandra Tanner Jerald Tanner (died October 1, 2006) and Sandra Tanner have been prominent critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Tanners founded and Sandra currently runs the Utah Lighthouse Ministry, whose stated mission is to "document problems with the claims of Mormonism and compare LDS doctrines with Christianity".
Jerald Honeycutt Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20 1974, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Honeycutt played 2 years in the NBA for the Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 5.
Jerame Tuman Jerame Dean Tuman (born March 24, 1976 in Liberal, Kansas) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He was selected with the third pick of the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan.
Jeramy Gordon Award-winning journalist Jeramy Gordon, at age 21, became the youngest managing editor in the history of Knight Ridder when he was hired to run a chain of six free-daily newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gordon was an employee of the Palo Alto Daily News when newspaper giant Knight Ridder bought the paper in early 2005.
Jerash Jerash (Arabic جرش , ancient Gerasa) is the capital of Jerash Governorate (Ů…ŘاŮظة جرش) part of the Kingdom of Jordan.The total population of the city of Jerash and nearby villages exceeds 120,000 people.
Jerónimo Arango Jerónimo Arango is a Mexican businessman, co-founder of the Aurrerá chain of supermarkets along with his 2 younger brothers, the famous Manuel and the Spanish-celebrity Placido, known for a long time as three of Mexico's wealthiest men. His fortune was estimated at 4.
JerĂłnimo Boscana JerĂłnimo Boscana (GerĂłnimo Boscana) was an early nineteenth century Franciscan missionary in Spanish and Mexican California. He is noted for producing the most detailed ethnographic picture of a Native Californian culture to come out of the missionary period, an account that "for his time and profession, is liberal and enlightened" (Kroeber 1959:282).
Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza Don Jerónimo de Carranza is commonly called the "Father of Spanish Fencing" and he wrote his text "Of the Philosophy of the arms, of its art and the Christian offense and defense" in 1582 under the sponsorship of Don Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia).
Jerboa Jerboas are the members of the family Dipodidae; they are small jumping desert rodents of Asia and northern Africa that resemble mice with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. The small forelegs are not used for locomotion.
Jere Flint A frequent conductor of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts, Jere Flint leads the ASO's popular Family Concerts and its Symphony Street concerts for youngsters. He also regularly conducts on the Classic Chastain pops series at Chastain Park.
Jere Ratcliffe Jere Brian Ratcliffe is a retired professional Scouter in the Boy Scouts of America who was the ninth Chief Scout Executive. Ratcliffe grew up in Springfield, Ohio where he met his wife, the former Judy Jones.
Jere Wood Jere Wood is the Republican mayor of Roswell, Georgia and as of 2006 is currently serving his third consecutive term. Mayor Wood defeated Democrat "Pug" Mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997.
Jereboam O. Beauchamp Jereboam Orville Beauchamp (born September 24, 1802 - hanged July 7, 1826 in Frankfort, Kentucky) was an American lawyer and convicted murderer, who was one of the central figures in The Beauchamp-Sharp Tragedy.
Jerel Myers Erasmus Jerel Myers (born July 18, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a current Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back for the Kansas City Brigade and a former Canadian Football League wide receiver for the British Columbia Lions. Myers attended Louisiana State University.
Jeremaine Copeland Jeremaine Copeland (born February 19, 1977 in Harriman, Tennessee) is a former XFL and NFL Europe football player, and a current Canadian Football League wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders. He has also played with the Montreal Alouettes.
JeremĂas Carlos Eduardo LĂłpez Avila, better known under his stage name JeremĂas, is a British-Venezuelan singer-songwriter who was born in London, England on September 19, 1973, of Venezuelan parents. He moved to Venezuela at the age of 2, although he still maintains a British passport.
Jereme Perry Jereme Jovon Perry (born December 15, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 8, 2006.
Jeremi WiĹ›niowiecki Jeremi MichaĹ‚ Korybut WiĹ›niowiecki () (1612- August 20, 1651) was a notable member of the gentry of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, prince at WiĹ›niowiec, Ĺubny and Chorol and a father of future Polish king MichaĹ‚ Korybut WiĹ›niowiecki. A notable magnate (of Ukrainian origin) and military commander, WiĹ›niowiecki was a heir of one of the biggest fortunes of the state and rose to several notable dignities, among others he was made the voivode of Ruthenian Voivodship after 1646.
Jeremiad A Jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in poetry, that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Jeremiah Atwater Jeremiah Atwater (1773-1858) was notable as an educator, minister, and college president. Atwater became principal of the Addison County Grammar School in 1799 and, a year later, when the school became Middlebury College, assumed the role of its first president.
Jeremiah B. Howell Jeremiah Brown Howell (August 28, 1771 - February 5, 1822) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, he attended private schools, pursued classical studies and graduated from Brown University in 1789.
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