Biography Category
(j p´l n), city (1990 pop. 40,961), Jasper and Newton counties, SW Mo., at the edge of the Ozarks; settled c.1839, inc. 1873. It is a railroad center...
(bär´s b s) (KEY) , surnamed Justus, Matthias’ competitor for the place among the disciples left vacant by Judas Iscariot. Lots were drawn, and Ma...
1879–1958, British psychoanalyst, b. Wales. He taught (1910–13) at the Univ. of Toronto and was director (1908–13) of the Ontario Clinic for Ner...
1921–77, American novelist, b. Robinson, Ill. Written in the tradition of naturalism, his novels often celebrate the endurance of man. From Here to ...
(William Tass Jones), 1952–, American dancer and choreographer, b. Bunnell, Fla. A gay African American, he has experienced dual prejudices and has ...
(j n´ th n) (KEY) [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul’s son and David’s friend, both killed at the battle of Mt...