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John Jeffries (other)
John Jeffries (1745–1819) was a physician and scientist. John Jeffries may also refer to: * John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor * John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon * John Jeffries (judge) (1929-2019), former judge, local politician and senior civil servant See also * John Jeffries Award, awarded to Harry George Armstrong Harry George Armstrong (February 17, 1899 – February 5, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force, a physician, and an airman. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine. The "Armstrong limit", the alti ... * John Jeffreys (other) * John Jeffrey (other) {{hndis, Jeffries, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffries
John Jeffries (5 February 1744 – 16 September 1819) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel. Biography Born in Boston, Jeffries graduated from Harvard College lass of 1763and obtained his medical degree at the University of Aberdeen. Dr. Jeffries played a role in the trial for the Boston Massacre as a witness for the defense. He was the surgeon for Patrick Carr, who was one of the Americans shot during that incident. Between 1771 through 1774 Jeffries was a surgeon on board a squadron of British ships in Boston Harbor and helped the wounded British soldiers on 17 June 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Jeffries is credited with being among America's first weather observers. He began taking daily weather measurements in 1774 in Boston, as well as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Calvin Jeffries
John Calvin Jeffries, Jr. (born ca. 1948) is a prominent law professor and was dean of the University of Virginia School of Law from 2001 to 2008. Biography Jeffries is the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is best known for his work in criminal law, with his essays included in many major textbooks in the subject area. He is also a co-author of one of the foremost criminal law textbooks, ''Criminal Law'' with Professors Richard J. Bonnie, Anne M. Coughlin, and Peter W. Low. A scholar on constitutional law, federal courts, civil rights, civil procedure, First Amendment rights, and the Supreme Court, Jeffries has authored or co-authored a total of ten textbooks, primarily on civil rights and criminal law. Jeffries also wrote a biography about Justice Powell titled ''Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.'' (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994). . He co-authored a book on the trial of John Hinckley. Jeffries gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffries II
John Jeffries II (March 23, 1796– July 1876) was an American ophthalmic surgeon who co-founded the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1824 with Edward Reynolds. This organization, which began life as the Boston Eye Infirmary, became officially incorporated in 1826 and maintained that name until 1924 when it became Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Jeffries and Reynolds were the only surgical staff until 1833 when the staff was expanded to include other assistant surgeons as well as an apothecary. Jeffries resigned from this position 1842 and had no other official interaction with the institution until his son Benjamin was named Surgeon of the Infirmary in 1867. Early life and education Jeffries was born in Boston. His father was the physician and meteorologist John Jeffries. He attended Harvard College at 15 and graduated in the class of class of 1815. He received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard in 1819 and become a fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffries (judge)
Sir John Francis Jeffries (28 March 1929 – 25 January 2019) was a New Zealand local politician, civil servant and later a judge of the High Court. Biography Early life and career Jeffries was born in Wellington on 28 March 1929 to Frank and Mary Jeffries and grew up in Lyall Bay. He was the second born in a family of five. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father was a joiner by trade who was unemployed during the Great Depression. His family experienced much prejudice in their lives due to their Irish Catholic background. He was educated at St Patrick's College. He failed his School Certificate exam three times and the college rector wrote a reference for Jeffries recommending to prospective employers not to hire him for a job requiring study. He began work in 1946, first as an insurance clerk, and then as a teacher. Upon finding employment he contracted tuberculosis. While at Wellington Hospital he was nursed in by Joan Patricia (Pat) Christensen. The pair married in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffries Award
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 * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry George Armstrong
Harry George Armstrong (February 17, 1899 – February 5, 1983) was a major general in the United States Air Force, a physician, and an airman. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine. The "Armstrong limit", the altitude above which water boils at the temperature of the human body, is named after him. Armstrong served in the Marines during World War I and the army and air force from 1930 to 1957. As director of the United States Aeromedical Research Laboratory, he applied his medical and aviation knowledge to the improvement of aircrew protection from temperature extremes and the lack of oxygen at high altitude. Early life, education, and military career Armstrong was born in De Smet, South Dakota, in 1899. He attended the University of Minnesota, but left after one year to enlist in the US Marine Corps, serving with them as a private from October 1918 to March 1919. He then entered the University of South Dakota, graduating in 1921. In 1925 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jeffreys (other)
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John Jeffreys may refer to: * John R.F. Jeffreys (1916–1944), British mathematician and World War II codebreaker * John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809–1885), British conchologist and malacologist * J. G. Jeffreys (1893–?), Australian schoolteacher who moved to England and founded Bryanston School in Dorset * John Jeffreys (died 1689), British Member of Parliament for Brecon and Breconshire * John Jeffreys (died 1715) (c. 1659–1715), British Member of Parliament for Breconshire, Marlborough and Radnorshire * John Jeffreys (1706–1766), British Member of Parliament for Breconshire and Dartmouth See also *John Jeffrey (other) *John Jeffries (other) John Jeffries (1745–1819) was a physician and scientist. John Jeffries may also refer to: * John Calvin Jeffries (born c. 1948), law professor * John Jeffries II (1796–1876), American ophthalmic surgeon * John Jeffries (judge) (1929-2019), for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
