John Covert (by 1501–58)
John Covert may refer to: *John Covert (painter), American painter * John Covert (by 1501–58), MP for Sussex and New Shoreham * John S. Covert (died 1881), shipbuilder and politician * Sir John Covert, 1st Baronet (1620–1679), MP for Horsham See also * John Covert Boyd (1850–1924), Naval surgeon and fraternity founder *Covert (other) Covert usually describes events carried out in secrecy. Covert may also refer to: Places United States * Covert, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Covert, New York, a town ** Covert (hamlet), New York, within the town * Covert Township, Mich ...

John Covert (painter)
John Covert (1882 – 1960) was an American painter born in Pittsburgh, USA. Life and career Covert began his formal studies in painting at the Pittsburgh School of Design in 1902 under Martin Leisser and then, upon receiving a German government art scholarship, traveled to Munich, Germany in 1909 to attend the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste, where he mentored under Carl Marr, another American. In 1912 he went to Paris, France, where he stayed for two years, until the beginning of World War I in 1914, after which he moved to New York City. He was a close friend of Marcel Duchamp, a founding member and first secretary of the Society of Independent Artists, a participant in the Societe Anonyme, and a notable Dadaist in the Arensberg Circle, at the forefront of American Modernism. He was one of the first American artists to affix three-dimensional objects onto paintings. In 1923 Covert returned to Pittsburgh, where he worked as a salesman in his family business, which provided ...
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John Covert (by 1501–58)
John Covert may refer to: *John Covert (painter), American painter * John Covert (by 1501–58), MP for Sussex and New Shoreham * John S. Covert (died 1881), shipbuilder and politician * Sir John Covert, 1st Baronet (1620–1679), MP for Horsham See also * John Covert Boyd (1850–1924), Naval surgeon and fraternity founder *Covert (other) Covert usually describes events carried out in secrecy. Covert may also refer to: Places United States * Covert, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Covert, New York, a town ** Covert (hamlet), New York, within the town * Covert Township, Mich ...

John S
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ...
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Sir John Covert, 1st Baronet
Sir John Covert, 1st Baronet (6 June 1620 – 11 March 1679), was an English politician. Covert was the son of Sir Walter Covert, of Maidstone, Kent, by Ann Covert, daughter and heiress of John Covert, of Slaugham, Sussex. He was created a baronet, of Slaugham in the County of Sussex, on 2 July 1660. The following year he was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ..., a seat he held until his death in 1679. Covert married Isabella Leigh, daughter of Sir William Leigh, of Longborow, Gloucestershire. They had one son, Walter Covert (d. 1672), and four daughters. The third daughter, Mary, was the second wife of Henry Goring (1646–1685), Henry Goring. Covert died in March 1679, aged 58, when the baronetcy bec ...
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John Covert Boyd
John Covert Boyd (December 24, 1850 – July 7, 1927) was a surgeon and medical director in the Medical Corps (United States Navy), United States Navy Medical Corps. He is one of the incorporators of the American Red Cross and one of the founders of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Biography John Covert Boyd was born on 24 December 1850 near Bradford Springs, South Carolina and spent his youth at the private schools of Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston. From 1869 to 1871, he attended the University of Virginia. While there, he founded the Kappa Sigma fraternity with four other friends on December 10, 1869: William Grigsby McCormick, Edmund Law Rogers Jr., Frank Courtney Nicodemus, and George Miles Arnold. After Boyd's second year, in which he entered the medical program, he transferred to the University of the City of New York. After graduating as a Doctor of Medicine, Boyd was appointed as an assistant surgeon in the Navy medical corp, eventually rising to the rank of Medical Dire ...
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