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Johann Peter Eckermann Johann Peter Eckermann (September 21, 1792 - December 3, 1854), German poet and author, best known owing to his association with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was born at Winsen in Hanover, of humble parentage, and was brought up in penury and privation.
Johann Peter Hebel Johann Peter Hebel was a German short story writer and dialectal poet, most famous for his collection of alemannic tales Schatzkästlein des rheinischen Hausfreundes (Treasure chest of the family friend by the Rhine).
Johann Philipp Baratier Johann Philipp Baratier (January 10, 1721, Schwabach near Nuremberg – October 5, 1740) was a German scholar who in a very short life published eleven works and authored a great quantity of unpublished manuscript.
Johann Philipp Kirnberger temperament Kirnberger temperament is an irregular temperament which was developed in the second half of the eighteenth century by Johann Kirnberger. Kirnberger was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach, and it is rumored that they had many disagreements concerning tuning systems at the time.
Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen Johann Philipp Karl Joseph Stadion, Graf von Warthausen (June 18, 1763 – May 15, 1824). Born in Mainz, he was a statesman, foreign minister, and diplomat who served the Habsburg empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
Johann Radon Johann Radon (December 16, 1887–May 25, 1956) was a mathematician born in Litoměřice in Bohemia (now Czech Republic). He wrote a doctoral dissertation on calculus of variations in 1910, at the University of Vienna.
Johann Reinhold Forster Johann Reinhold Forster (October 22, 1729 - December 9, 1798) was a German naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage, when he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster.
Johann Rickmers Johann Rickmers ( May 7, 1881 - November 9, 1923) was a retired cavalry captain, who served in World War I, and was an early member of the Nazi Party. He believed that Adolf Hitler was the only one to restore Germany's military to strength.
Johann Ritter von Oppolzer Johann Ritter von Oppolzer (August 4, 1808 -- April 16, 1871} was a Czech physician and father of astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886). He was a university professor at Prague, Leipzig and Vienna where he was appointed Rector in 1861.
Johann Ruchrat von Wesel Johann Ruchrat von Wesel (died 1481), German theologian, was born at Oberwesel early in the 15th century. He appears to have been one of the leaders of the humanist movement in Germany, and to have had some intercourse and sympathy with the leaders of the Hussites in Bohemia.
Johann Rupert Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is the eldest son of the late Afrikaans South African business tycoon Anton Rupert and Huberte Rupert and is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont as well as of the South Africa-based companies VenFin and Remgro.
Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger Johann (Johan) Salomo Christoph Schweigger, (April 8, 1779-September 6, 1857) was a chemist, physicist, and professor of mathematics at the Gymnasium of Bayreuth in 1803, at the Polytechnic School of Nuremberg in 1819, and the University of Halle, Germany, sometime in 1820. The first galvanometer was built in Germany by Johann S.
Johann Schröder Johann Schröder (1600-1664) was a German physician and pharmacologist who was the first person to recognise that arsenic was an element. In 1649, he produced the elemental form of arsenic by heating its oxide, and published two methods for its preparation.
Johann Simon Hermstedt Johann Simon Hermstedt (29 December 1778 - 10 August 1846) was one of the most famous German clarinettists of the early 19th century. He served as court clarinettist to Duke GĂĽnther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, and taught the Duke to play the clarinet.
Johann Spurzheim <B>Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832) was a German physician who became one of the chief proponents of phrenology, a branch of the neurosciences created approximately in 1800 by Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828).
Johann Strauss I Johann Strauss I (German: Johann Strauß) born in Vienna, (March 14, 1804 – September 25, 1849) was an Austrian Romantic composer known particularly for his waltzes and for popularizing it alongside Josef Lanner thereby (without intention) setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty. His most famous piece, however, is probably the Radetzky March (named after Joseph Radetzky von Radetz) whereas his most famous waltz is probably the Lorelei Rhine Klänge op.
Johann Strauss III Johann Strauss III (February 16 1866 - January 09 1939) was an Austrian composer, son of Eduard Strauss and grandson of Johann Strauss I. He was unofficially entrusted with the task of upholding his family's tradition after the disbandment of the Strauss Orchestra by his father in 1901.
Johann Stumpf (engineer) Johann Stumpf of the Charlottenberg Technical College in Berlin is best known for popularising the uniflow type of steam engine, in the years around 1909, and his name has always been associated with it. The basic uniflow principle had been invented many years before.
Johann Theodor de Bry Johann Theodor de Bry (1528 – 1598) was a Flemish-born engraver, draftsman and book editor and publisher who became famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas. His name has also been written as Dietrich de Bry, Theodoor de Bry and Dirk de Bry.
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (Nivelles,February 1559 - Ingolstadt, April 301632) was a General (Field Marshal) who commanded the Imperial and Holy Roman Empire's forces in the Thirty Years' War, he had a string of important victories against the Bohemians, Germans and later the Danish, but was then defeated by forces led by the King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Along with Duke Albrecht von Wallenstein of Friedland and Mecklenburg, he was one the two chief commanders of the Holy Roman Empire’s forces.
Johann von Herbeck Johann von Herbeck (1831-77) was an Austrian musician, born in Vienna. He was practically a self-educated musician, but by hard work rose rapidly from the position of choristor to that of professor in the Vienna Conservatory.
Johann von Hiller Johann Baron von Hiller (June 10, 1754 – June 5, 1819) was an Austrian general during the Napoleonic era. He held an important command during the 1809 campaign against France and played an important role in the Battle of Aspern-Essling.
Johann von Löwenstern-Kunckel Johann Kunckel, awarded Swedish nobility in 1693 under the name von Löwenstern-Kunckel (1630 - prob. 20 March 1703), German chemist, was born in 1630 (or 1638), near Rendsburg, his father being alchemist to the court of Holstein.
Johann von Ravenstein Johann "Hans" Theodor von Ravenstein (born 1 January 1889 in Strehlen; died 26 March 1962 in Duisburg) was a German officer in the armed forces and held the final rank of lieutenant general. He fought in the First and second World Wars and was the first German general to be taken prisoner during the Second World War.
Johann von Rist Johann von Rist (1607-1667), German poet, was born at Ottensen in Holstein (today Hamburg) on 8 March 1607; the son of the Lutheran pastor of that place, Caspar Rist. He received his early training at the Johanneum in Hamburg and the Gymnasium Illustre in Bremen; he then studied theology at the University of Rinteln.
Johann von Staupitz Johann Von Staupitz (1460 – December 28 1524) was a theologian, university preacher,Franz Posset, The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation: The Life and Works of Johann von Staupitz (Surrey, Great Britain: Ashgate, 2003), 4. Vicar-General of the Augustinian Order in Germany Posset, 127.
Johann Weyer Johann Weyer, aka Wier, Wierus, Piscinarius, first name also Johannes (between February 24, 1515 and February 24, 1516 – February 24, 1588) was a Dutch physician, occultist and demonologist, disciple and follower of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. He was among the first to publish against the persecution of witches.
Johann Wilhelm Baier Lutheran theologian of the seventeenth century; born at Nuremberg November 11, 1647; died at Weimar October 19, 1695. He studied philology, especially Oriental, and philosophy at Altdorf from 1664 to 1669, in which year he went to Jena and became a disciple of the celebrated Musæus, the representative of the middle party in the syncretistic controversy, whose daughter he married in 1674.
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine, also known as Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg, (April 19, 1658 – June 8, 1716) was Elector Palatine (1690-1716), Duke Palatine of Neuburg/Danube (1690-1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679-1716), and Duke of Upper Palatinate and Cham (1707-1714).
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (December 13, 1780 – March 24, 1849) was a German chemist. The German writer Goethe was Döbereiner's good friend and attended his lectures weekly, whose theories of chemical affinities he used as a basis for his famous 1809 novella Elective Affinities.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Johann Wolfgang Goethe , , later von Goethe, (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath: he was a poet, novelist, dramatist, humanist, scientist, theorist, painter, and for ten years chief minister of state for the duchy of Weimar.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main The Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt University) was founded in 1914 as a Citizens' University, which means that while it was a State university of Prussia, it had been founded and financed by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt am Main, a unique feature in German university history. It was named in 1932 after the most famous native of Frankfurt, the greatest German poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Johann Zahn Johann Zahn (1631—1707) was the seventeenth century German author of Oculus Artificialis Teledioptricus Sive Telescopium (Würzburg, 1685). This work contains many descriptions and diagrams, illustrations and sketches of both the camera obscura and magic lantern, along with various other lanterns, slides, projection types, and peepshow boxes.
Johann's Pinyon Johann's Pinyon (Pinus johannis) is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to North America. The range extends from southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico, United States, south in Mexico along the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental to southern Zacatecas and San Luis PotosĂ­.
Johanna Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form Ioanna lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially.
Johanna Booyson Johanna Booyson (January 17, 1857–June 16, 1968) is currently the official longevity recordholder for South Africa. She was also briefly the oldest person in the world, according to the 1967 edition of Guinness World Records.
Johanna Halkoaho Johanna Miia Maria Halkoaho (born January 13, 1977 in Suodenniemi) is a Finnish 100m hurdler and long jumper. She is 165cm (5'5") tall, and weighs 55kg (121lb, 8st 9lb), and trains with Suodenniemen Urheilijat.
Johanna Moore Johanna Doris Moore is a Computational Linguist and Cognitive Scientist. Her research Interests include Natural language generation, spoken dialogue systems, computational models of discourse, intelligent tutoring and training systems, human-computer interaction, user modeling, and knowledge representation.
Johanna Nichols Linguist Johanna Nichols is a professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include the Slavic languages, the linguistic prehistory of northern Eurasia, language typology, ancient linguistic prehistory, and languages of the Caucasus, chiefly Chechen and Ingush.
Johanna Rosaly Johanna Rosaly (born January 13, 1948) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. She was born in the San Juan area known as Santurce, which was also the birthplace to such other famous Puerto Rican entertainers as Andy Montañez and Cano Estremera.
Johanna Sjöberg Johanna Sjöberg (born on March 8, 1978 in Bromölla) is a former international topswimmer from Sweden, who won her first medal in 1997 by the European Swimming Championships in Sevilla: a bronze on the 100 Butterfly.
Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri () (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in GraubĂĽnden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Johanna Sumuvuori Johanna Sumuvuori (born November 8, 1976 in Laihia) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected as a substitute member to the parliament in 2003, and became member of parliament when Irina Krohn left, August 1 2006.
Johanna Toffanello Johanna Toffanello is an amateur comedian from Fredericton New Brunswick. Born and raised in the small mining town of Timmins, Ontario, Toffanello (known better by her stage name "Toff-Bag") first got her start in stand-up while living in residence at the University of New Brunswick.
Johanna van der Merwe Johanna Cornelia van der Merwe (7 March 1825 - 15 January 1888) was a Voortrekker heroine who survived an impi attack on her trekking party at the Boesmans and Bloukrans Rivers on 17 February 1838, despite suffering more than twenty assegai wounds.
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Johanna van Gogh-Bonger (4 October 1862 - 2 September 1925 ) was the wife of Theo van Gogh, art dealer and brother of the painter Vincent van Gogh. After the death of Vincent and her husband she worked assiduously on editing the brothers' correspondence, producing the first volume in Dutch in 1914.
Johanna Wolf Johanna Wolf (1 June 1900 - 28 June 1984), was one of Adolf Hitler's secretaries. Born in Munich, she joined Hitler's personal secretariat in 1929 as a typist, at which time she also became a Nazi Party member.
Johanna, Victoria Johanna (Johanna page at Geoscience Australia) is a small town on the coast of Victoria, Australia located west of Cape Otway in the Colac Otway Shire. It is named after Johanna Dennie, infamous mistress of the town's founder, Julian Gray.
Johannas Nobel Johannas Nobel (1696-1748) was a writer and philosopher that moved in the intellectual arena dominated by Bishop Berkeley, John Locke and other such Philosophers. These men did not meet but corresponded with opposing publications.
Johanne Agerskov Johanne Elisabeth Agerskov (1873–1948), daughter of the Danish inventor Rasmus Malling-Hansen, was a Danish intermediary. Together with her husband, Michael Agerskov, she was responsible for the ethic-religious, philosophic and scientific book, Toward the Light (in Danish, Vandrer mod Lyset!
Johanne Deschamps Johanne Deschamps (born April 2, 1959 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. She served as a councillor in Val-Barrette, Quebec from 1994 to 2004 and was Commissionor of the school board in Pierre-Neveu, Quebec from 1998 to 2004.
Johanne James Johanne James is the drummer for British progressive metal band Threshold. He joined the band officially, replacing Mark Heaney, in 2001, to record the album Hypothetical, after having toured with the band in support of the albums Extinct Instinct and Clone.
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg (née Pätges) (22 November 1812 – 21 December 1890) was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.
Johanne Samarasekera Johanne Abeyratne Samarasekera (born 22 February 1968 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former cricketer. After playing twelve first-class games for his native Colombo in 1988-89 to 1989, Samarasekera emigrated to the United Arab Emirates.
Johannes Johannes is the Latin form of the name "John". The origin of Johannes is the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "The Lord is gracious".
Johannes Agricola Johannes Agricola (originally Schneider, then Schnitter) (April 20, 1494 - September 22, 1566) was a German Protestant reformer and humanist. A follower and friend of Luther, who became his antagonist in the matter of the binding obligation of the law on Christians.
Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger (April 23, 1867 – January 30, 1928) was a Danish scientist who won the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Fibiger had claimed to find an organism he called Spiroptera carcinoma that caused cancer in mice and rats.
Johannes Antonius Farina Johannes Antonius Farina (Giovanni Antonio Farina) (January 11, 1803 - March 4, 1888) was the son of Pedro and Francisca Bellame and was born in Gambellara, Vincenza province, Italy. He studied at the seminary in Vicenza, and taught there while still a student before he was finally ordained on January 14, 1827.
Johannes Antonsson Johannes Antonsson (1921 - August 25, 1995) was a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. A member of Riksdagen from 1958 to 1979, he was interior minister from 1976 to 1978, and governor of the province of Halland from 1979 to 1986.
Johannes Balzli Johannes Hans Balzli, more commonly known as Johannes Balzli, was an Austrian/German author, newspaper editor, Theosophist and Armanist, most notable for his biography of Guido von List, entitled, "Guido v. List: Der Wiederentdecker Uralter Arischer Weisheit - Sein Leben und sein Schaffen" .
Johannes Basius Johannes Basius was born in Friesland, and studied at Leuven and afterwards in France, where he was made a doctor of law. He became then an advocate in his native country, and died as secretary of the senate at Delft, in Holland.
Johannes Bessarion Basilius Bessarion (in Greek Βασίλειος Βησσαρίων)(c. 1403-1472), mistakenly known also as Johannes Bessarion due to an erroneous interpretation of Gregory Mamme, a Roman Catholic Cardinal Bishop and the titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople, was one of the illustrious Greek scholars who contributed to the great revival of letters in the 15th century.
Johannes Birringer Johannes Birringer is an independent media choreographer and artistic director of AlienNation Co., a multimedia ensemble that has collaborated on various site-specific and cross-cultural performance and installation projects since 1993.
Johannes Blokland Johannes Blokland (born 5 March 1943 in Oegstgeest, South Holland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the ChristenUnie-SGP, treasurer of the Independence and Democracy group, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Johannes Bob van Benthem Johannes Bob van Benthem (1921 - September 11 2006, The Hague, Netherlands European Patent Office, European Patent Office in mourning for Johannes Bob van Benthem, press release, September 13, 2006. ) was a Dutch lawyer.
Johannes Bosscha Johannes Bosscha (1831-1911) was a Dutch physicist, born in Breda, and educated in Deventer, and Leyden. He made important investigations on galvanic polarization, the rapidity of sound waves, and the mechanical theory of electrolysis, and he was one of the first (1855) to suggest the possibility of sending two messages simultaneously over the same wire.
Johannes Broene Johannes Broene (1875-1967) was an academic and twice served as president of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan and his father was a minister of the Christian Reformed Church.
Johannes Bugenhagen Johannes Bugenhagen (24 June 1485 in Wollin, Pomerania—20 April 1558 in Wittenberg, Saxony), also called Doktor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, introduced the Reformation in Pomerania and Denmark in the 16th century.
Johannes Bureus Johannes Thomae Bureus Agrivillensis (Johan Bure) (1568–1652) was a Runic scholar and interested in the Rosicrucian manifestoes. He combined his runic and esoteric interests in his own runic system, which he called the "Adalruna".
Johannes Buxtorf Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629) was a celebrated Hebraist, born in Westphalia, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and was known by the title, "Master of the Rabbis". His massive tome, Synagoga Judaica (1st.
Johannes Caioni Johannes Caioni (Kájoni János in Hungarian, Ion Căian or Căianu in Romanian; 1629–1687) was a Transylvanian Franciscan monk and Roman Catholic priest, musician, folklorist, humanist, constructor and repairer of organs of Vlach (Romanian) origin (according to his own testimony, "Natus valachus sum" - "I was born a Vlach").
Johannes Campanus Johannes Campanus (in Italian, Giovanni Campano; also known as Campanus of Novara or similar) (1220-1296) was an Italian astrologer, astronomer, and mathematician who devised a house system for the horoscope which bears his name. This house system divides the prime vertical into equal 30° arcs, or houses.
Johannes Camphuys Johannes Camphuys (Haarlem, 18 July, 1634 - Batavia (Jakarta), 18 July, 1695) was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1684 to 1691. He is commemorated in the name of a street in the Lombok neighbourhood of Utrecht.
Johannes Cardinal Willebrands Johannes Cardinal Willebrands (4 September 1909-1 August 2006) was a Dutch prelate, the president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He was central to the increased ecumenism of the Roman Catholic church in the second half of the 20th century.
Johannes Clauberg Johannes Clauberg (born 24 February 1622 in Solingen/Germany - died 31 January 1665 in Duisburg) was a German theologian and philosopher. Clauberg was the founding Rector of the first Duisburg University, where he taught from 1655 to 1665.
Johannes Cuspinianus Johannes Cuspinianus (born Johan SpieĂźhaymer or SpeiĂźheimer) (December 1473-April 19, 1529) was an Austrian humanist, scientist, diplomat, and historian. Born in SpieĂźheim, near Schweinfurt in Franconia, of which Cuspinianus is a Latinization, he studied in Leipzig and WĂĽrzburg.
Johannes de Thurocz Johannes de Thurocz (Slovak: Ján z Turca or Ján de Turocz, Hungarian: Thuróczy János; German: Johannes de Thurocz, variant contemporary spelling: de Thwrocz) (c. 1435, Pýr (today part of Šipice, Slovakia) - 1488/1489), was a Slovak noble in the Kingdom of Hungary, and is the author of Chronicle of the Hungarians (Chronica Hungarorum), the most extensive 15th century work on Hungary, and the first chronicle on Hungary written by a layman.
Johannes Dantiscus Johannes Dantiscus, also Johann(es) von Höfen or Johann(es) Flachsbinder, , was born 1 October 1485 in Danzig (Gdańsk) and died 27 October 1548 in Lidzbark Warmiński (Heilsberg) and is known as a Father of Polish Diplomacy.
Johannes Diderik van der Waals Johannes Diderik van der Waals (November 23, 1837 – March 8, 1923) was a Dutch scientist famous "for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids", for which he won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1910. Van der Waals was the first to realize the necessity of taking into account the volumes of molecules and the intermolecular forces (now generally called "van der Waals forces") in establishing the relationship between the pressure, volume and temperature of gases and liquids.
Johannes Gilhoff Johannes Gilhoff was a teacher and author, born in a small town called Glaisin in Mecklenburg, Germany. He wrote a book in 1917 called "Juern Jacob Swehn der Amerikafahrer", roughly translated into English: "Juern Jacob Swehn, the Traveler to America".
Johannes Govertus de Man Johannes Govertus de Man (Middelburg, May 2, 1850 - Middelburg, January 9, 1930) was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the Rijksmuseum te Natuurlijke Historie (Dutch for national natural history museum) in Leiden, where he specialised in free-living nematodes and decapod crustaceans, although he also wrote papers on flatworms, sipunculids and, in his dissertation only, vertebrates.
Johannes Grant Johannes Grant was an engineer employed by the Greeks at the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Contemporary Greek accounts referred to him as being German Bartusis, Mark, Late Byzantine Army, although more recent scholarship has suggested he may actually have been Scottish, named John Grant Runciman Fall of Constantinople 1453, page 84 Nicol, Donald, Last Centuries of Byzantium.
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz is an institute of higher education in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. With approximately 35,000 students (2005) in about 150 schools and clinics, it is among the top ten largest universities in Germany.
Johannes Hanssen Johannes Hanssen (Ullensaker, near Oslo, 2 December 1874– Oslo, 25 November 1967) was a Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher. He was bandmaster of the Oslo Military Band from 1926 to 1934 and again from 1945 to 1946.
Johannes Hardenbergh Major Johannes Hardenbergh, (1670–1745) also known as Sir Johannes Hardenbergh, born in Albany, New York, was High Sheriff of Ulster County in 1690. He served as a Major in the Ulster County Regiment, and was knighted by Queen Anne, on the recommendation of the Duke of Marlborough, for gallantry at the decisive battle of Blenheim in Queen Anne's War.
Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius (Latin), also called Johann Hewelke, Johannes Höwelcke or Johannes Hewel (in German), or Jan Heweliusz (in Polish), (born January 28 1611 – died January 28 1687), was a councillor and mayor in Danzig (Gdańsk). As an astronomer he gained the reputation of "the founder of lunar topography".
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger Johann(es) Hieronymus Kapsberger (also: Giovanni Girolamo or Giovanni Geronimo Kapsperger), (1580 - january 17, 1651) was a German-Italian virtuoso performer and composer of lute, theorbo and chitarrone music during the early Baroque period. Reputedly born in Venice, son of a German gentleman, he became well-respected amongst his peers for the brilliance of his playing and was in favor of the Papal court while working in Rome from 1610.
Johannes Honter Johannes Honter (also known as Johann Hynter; Latinized as Johann Honterus or Ioannes Honterus; Romanian sources may credit him as Ioan, Hungarian ones as János;1498—January 23, 1549) was a Transylvanian humanist and theologian of Saxon origin. Honter is best known for his geographic and cartographic publishing activity, as well as for implementing the Lutheran reform in Transylvania.
Johannes II, Prince of Liechtenstein Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (5 October 1840 – 11 February 1929) was the prince of Liechtenstein between 1858 and 1929. His reign of more than seventy years is the second longest in European royal history, after Louis XIV of France.
Johannes Jacobus Poortman Johannes Jacobus Poortman (Rotterdam April 26, 1896 – The Hague December 21, 1970), studied philosophy and psychology at Groningen University under Professor Gerardus Heymans. In 1919 he received his Master of Arts; many years later he would also earn a Ph.
Johannes Jacobus Smith Johannes Jacobus Smith (Antwerp 1867 - Oegstgeest 1947) (sometimes written as Joannes Jacobus Smith) was a Dutch botanist who, between years 1905 to 1924, crossed the islands of the Dutch East Indies (mainly Java), collecting specimens of plants and describing and cataloguing the flora of these islands. The standard botanical author abbreviation J.
Johannes Janssen Johannes Janssen (April 10, 1829 - December 24, 1891), German historian, was born at Xanten, and was educated as a Roman Catholic at MĂĽnster, Leuven, Bonn and Berlin, afterwards becoming a teacher of history at Frankfurt-am-Main.
Johannes Käbin Johannes Käbin (born 24 September 1905 – died 26 October 1999) was a Soviet politician who led the Estonian Communist Party from 1950 to 1978. A relative moderate, he was an ethnic Estonian but was raised in Russia.
Johannes Keizer Johannes Keizer works at the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, where he is responsible for scientific documentation and related activities, such as the international cooperative information network, AGRIS.
Johannes Kelpius Johannes Kelpius (1673-1708), a German Pietist, mystic, musician, and writer, interested in the occult, botany, and astronomy, came to believe with his followers in the "Society of the Woman in the Wilderness" that the end of the world would occur in 1694. This belief, based on an elaborate interpretation of a passage from the biblical Book of Revelation, expected that the advent of a heavenly kingdom would occur somewhere in the wilderness during that year.
Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German Lutheran mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and a key figure in the 17th century astronomical revolution. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova and Harmonice Mundi; Kepler's laws provided one of the foundations of Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.
Johannes Kepler University Linz Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU Linz, or just JKU -- the full German name is Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, the short version is Universität Linz, University of Linz in English; its Latin name is alma mater Kepleriana) is an institution of higher education in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, offering bachelor's, diploma, master's, and doctoral degrees in business, engineering, law, science, and the social sciences.
Johannes Khuen Johannes Khuen (or Johannes Kuen, 1606 - 1675), priest, poet, and composer, was one of the leading literary figures of the early Baroque in Bavaria. Khuen, who was born in Moosach and studied with the Munich Jesuits in the early 1620s, spent his entire career in the Bavarian capital as a chaplain to the Wartenberg family and beneficiary at the church of St.
Johannes Koskinen Johannes Koskinen (born December 19, 1954) is a member of the Parliament of Finland and former Minister of Justice (1999-2005). He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) and a former member of Hämeenlinna city council (1989-2004).
Johannes Kotschy Johannes Kotschy is a famous and popular swedish singer and songwriter who rized to fame after winning the 3th season of the reality show Popstars on Kanal5 in sweden.He won the show with many votes and was an early favourite.

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