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John Jones (curler)
John Jones may refer to: Academics *John Collier Jones (1770–1838), academic administrator at the University of Oxford in England *John Winter Jones (1805–1881), English librarian *John Carleton Jones (1856–1930), American educator and tenth president of the University of Missouri * John Robert Jones (1911–1970), Welsh philosopher * John Jones (academic) (1924–2016), professor at Merton College, Oxford Professor of Poetry 1978–1983 * John Finbarr Jones (1929–2013), Irish–born American academic Arts and entertainment Literature *John Jones (Jac Glan-y-gors) (1766–1821), Welsh language satirical poet and radical pamphleteer *John Jones (Talhaiarn) (1810–1869), Welsh poet * John Beauchamp Jones (1810–1866), American writer * John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) (1836–1921), Welsh writer *John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr) (1861–1899), Welsh writer * John Gwilym Jones, Welsh dramatist, writer, academic and critic * John Tudor Jones, Welsh journalist, poet and translator *J' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Collier Jones
John Collier Jones (1770 – 7 August 1838) was an academic administrator at the University of Oxford in England. The son of Richard Jones of Plympton Erle, Devon, Jones was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, matriculating in 1788 aged 18, graduating B.A. 1792, M.A. 1796, B.D. 1807, D.D. 1819, and holding a fellowship 1792–1799. He was Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 6 November 1819 until his death in 1838. He was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1828 to 1832. His portrait was painted by Thomas Phillips and a mezzotint engraving was produced by Samuel Cousins and published by James Ryman in 1834. His papers are in the Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second- ... at Oxford. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, John Collier 1770 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bush Jones
John Bush Jones (August 3, 1940 – December 31, 2019) was an American author, theatre director and critic, educator and scholar. He taught theatre for more than two decades at Brandeis University and wrote widely about musical theatre, publishing several books. Early life and education Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1940. He described himself as a child of the World War II home front, having just turned five, eleven days before the Surrender of Japan. His experience influenced his writing career, and is reflected in his books. He received an undergraduate degree in Speech (Theatre), with Distinction, from Northwestern University in 1962. He earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern in 1970. Jones married Sandra Pirie Carson, whose family commissioned architect Louis Sullivan to design the Carson's, Carson Pirie Scott & Co. store in downtown Chicago. They were married for 10 years before divorcing and had one son, Aaron Carson. Career Jones reviewed drama for the ''Kansas City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jones (Coch Bach Y Bala)
John Jones, (1854–1913) known as ''Coch Bach y Bala'' was a Welsh criminal. His nickname, Coch Bach y Bala, literally translates as 'Little Redhead of Bala'. He is also known as the Welsh Houdini for having escaped on more than one occasion from Ruthin Gaol. A habitual criminal, Jones spent over half his life in prison from which he made repeated attempts (some successful) to escape. His first successful escape was in 1879 when he escaped from Ruthin Gaol while on remand for stealing some watches. By some method he opened the door of his cell and walked out of the front door of the gaol while the staff were having their evening meal. He was recaptured three month later near Colwyn Bay. In 1900 he attempted to escape from Caernarfon Gaol while awaiting transfer to Dartmoor prison. Barricading himself in his cell he began to tunnel out but was unsuccessful. Following two lengthy sentences in Dartmoor for burglary, Jones returned to North Wales and within months on his releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoni Sguborfawr
Shoni Sguborfawr or Sioni Ysgubor Fawr (''Johnny ''of'' Big Barn'') (1811–1858) was a notorious Welsh criminal, most notable for his part in the Rebecca Riots and his subsequent attempts to blackmail fellow rioters. Early history Shoni was christened John Jones. Although police records state that he was born in Merthyr Tydfil, the name Sguborfawr was a farm near the village of Penderyn which is situated just a couple of miles away from Merthyr. He also worked as a farm labourer in the Penderyn area. Little is known about his education, however he was able to read and write to a certain extent. His occupation shifts constantly — as well as a farm hand he is recorded by some as a shaft sinker and others a brass fitter. He later joined the 98th Foot Regiment working for the authorities in Monmouthshire, and at one point was working in Brecon as a special constable during a Brecknock election. Before he reached 30, Shoni had made a name for himself as a hard man, and was seen as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John W
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 Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paul Jones (artist)
John Paul Jones (November 18, 1924 – September 25, 1999) was an American painter and printmaker, described as "one of America's foremost printmakers" in the 1950s and '60s.Richard Chang (November 19, 2010, ''The Orange County Register''. Retrieved 2013-11-27. He had a write-up in ''Time'' magazine in 1962. In 1963 he had a retrospective exhibition of his prints and drawings at The Brooklyn Museum, New York City.John Paul Jones Retrospective (press release) The Brooklyn Museum, June 2, 1963. A posthumous retrospective exhibition was held at the , Laguna Beach, in 2010. Jones was a resident of |
John Llewellyn Jones
John Llewellyn Jones (1866 – 13 December 1927), often referred to as Llewellyn or J. Llewellyn Jones, was an Australian artist and photographer who was associated with the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. Career Born and raised in Melbourne, Jones studied painting at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School under George Folingsby between 1883 and 1889. He was an early member of both the Box Hill artists' camp, established in 1885, and the Heidelberg camp, where, alongside Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder and others, he painted the Australian landscape ''en plein air'' using impressionist techniques. During this time, he was a member of the Buonarotti Club, one of Melbourne's leading bohemian arts clubs of the mid-1880s. Streeton gifted a number of his Heidelberg works to Jones, including ''Impression for Golden Summer'' (1888), the basis of his now-iconic landscape ''Golden Summer, Eaglemont'' (1889). Jones went on to lend ''Impression ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Jones (sculptor)
John Edward Jones (2 May 1806 – 25 July 1862) was a noted Irish civil engineer and sculptor, active in Dublin and London. Biography Jones was born in Dublin, the son of miniature painter Edward Jones. As 'J. Jones', architect, 7 Amiens Street, North Strand, Dublin, he exhibited several watercolors at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1828 and 1829, including his ''View of the Town of Youghall, showing the proposed Chain Bridge'' (1828) and ''Design for a Viaduct'' (1829). He studied engineering under Alexander Nimmo, and for him worked on major engineering projects in Ireland including the building of the bridge at Waterford from 1829 to 1832 (which he directed). He was listed as a civil engineer in Wilson's Dublin Directory for the years 1833–35 with an office address at the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street. In 1839 he was awarded a Telford Medal in silver and 20 guineas for his paper and drawings on the sewage in Westminster. In 1840 Jones ceased his engineering practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jones (art Collector)
John Jones (''c.'' 1798/1799 – 7 January 1882) was an art collector. He bequeathed his collection to the South Kensington Museum (which is now the Victoria and Albert Museum). The collection is regarded as important for the French decorative arts of the 18th century. Jones was born in Middlesex. He settled in London and became a tailor and clothier for the British army. Becoming wealthy, he retired from business in 1850. He devoted himself to collecting objets d'art, mostly French, which he exhibited in his house in Piccadilly. A catalogue of his bequest to the South Kensington Museum was published in 1882. The collection contains about 780 books and 1034 other items, including 313 prints, 105 paintings, 137 portrait miniatures, 147 pieces of porcelain, and 135 pieces of furniture. The Jones collection contains the first three Shakespeare folios and examples of the work of the principal French cabinet-makers of the 18th-century, including Jean-François Oeben, Martin Carlin, Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jones (engraver)
John Jones (c.1755–1797) was a British printmaker. Life John practised both mezzotint and stipple engraving Stipple engraving is a technique used to create tone in an intaglio print by distributing a pattern of dots of various sizes and densities across the image. The pattern is created on the printing plate either in engraving by gouging out the dots ... styles. He lived in Great Portland Street, London from 1783. In 1790 he was appointed engraver extraordinary to the George IV, Prince of Wales, and he was also principal engraver to the Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Duke of York. George Jones (painter), George Jones, R.A., was his only son. Works Jones produced a large number of plates, chiefly from portraits by Joshua Reynolds, George Romney (painter), George Romney, and other contemporary painters; these, with few exceptions, he published himself. He exhibited with the Incorporated Society of Artists from 1775 to 1791. Jones's mezzotints included portraits o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jones Of Gellilyfdy
John Jones of Gellilyfdy (c. 1578 - c. 1658) was a Welsh lawyer, antiquary, calligrapher, manuscript collector and scribe. He is particularly significant for his copying of many historic Welsh language manuscripts which would otherwise have been lost. Jones often styled himself as Siôn ap Wiliam ap Siôn, using the Welsh patronymic system, in his manuscripts. Life Like many antiquaries of the period, Jones came from a family of the minor rural gentry; he was the eldest of six sons of William Jones, whose lands were at Gellilyfdy, Ysgeifiog, Flintshire (Gellilyfdy farm still stands near the small village of Babell). He was educated in law, probably at Shrewsbury School (lodging in the present-day ''Plough Inn'' on Cornmarket),Plough Inn Discovering Shropshire's History and by 1609 was engaged in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortnite Battle Royale
''Fortnite Battle Royale'' is a free-to-play battle royale video game developed and published by Epic Games. It is a companion game to '' Fortnite: Save the World'', a cooperative survival game with construction elements. It was initially released in early access on September 26, 2017, for Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, followed by ports for iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch the following year. Epic dropped the early access label for the game on June 29, 2020. Versions for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released as launch titles in late 2020. The concept of the game is similar to previous games of the genre: 100 players skydive onto an island and scavenge for gear to defend themselves from other players. Players can fight alone, or with up to three other players. As the match progresses, the playable area within the island gradually constricts, giving the players less and less room to work with; outside this safe zone is "the Storm", which inflic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
