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J. J. Smith (other)
J. J. Smith may refer to: * J. J. Smith (Gaelic footballer), Carlow Gaelic footballer * J. J. Smith (author) (born 1970), American author, nutritionist and weight management expert * J. J. Smith or J. J. Sm., Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867–1947), Dutch botanist * James J. Smith, FBI Supervisory Special agent * James John Smith (electrical engineer), American applied mathematician * J. J. Smith (linguist) (1883–1949), South African linguistics See also * J. Smith (other) J. Smith may refer to: People * J. Smith (1840s cricketer) (fl. 1840s), English cricketer * J. Smith (footballer) (fl. 1889–1890), English footballer * J. Smith (Gentlemen cricketer, 1833), English cricketer * J. Smith (VC) (1822–1866), Eng ... * JJ (other) * List of people with surname Smith {{hndis, Smith, J. J. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Jacobus Smith
Johannes Jacobus Smith (Antwerp 29 June 1867 – Oegstgeest 14 January 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.J.Sm. is applied to plants described by J.J. Smith. The description of the flowers of the western half of New Guinea (then a Dutch territory) is largely based on his work. He was, next to Rudolf Schlechter, the most prolific author on New Guinea orchids. He also described numerous plants from other families, such as Ericaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Biography J.J. Smith sailed to Java in 1891 and became assistant curator at the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens (near Batavia), now Bogor. He made several expeditions in Java, Celebes (now Sulawesi), the Ambon Islands and the Moluccas. In 1905 he was promoted to assistant of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James J
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James John Smith (electrical Engineer)
James John Smith (24 June 1892 – October 1983) was an Irish applied mathematician and electrical engineer. His career was mostly spent at General Electric (GE) in Schenectady, New York. Biography Smith was born on 24 June 1892 in Clonmel. His father Christopher Smith was an inspector of schools, so the family moved a lot, and James grew up in part in Cork city. He earned a diploma in engineering from the Royal College of Science in Dublin, and then two master's from University College Dublin (UCD), first in maths (1913) and then in maths physics and experimental physics (1914). After a brief period at Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works in Stafford, England, he relocated to the United States, and started work at General Electric in Schenectady. In 1919, he earned another master's, this time in electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
