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John Young (moral Philosopher)
John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre College * John Dragon Young (1949–1996), Chinese historian * John Lorenzo Young (1826–1881), English-Australian educationalist * John Richardson Young (1782–1804), American physiologist Arts and entertainment Performing arts * Harry Anthony (a.k.a. John Young, 1870–1954), American singer * John Young (actor) (1916–1996), Scottish actor * John Young (jazz pianist) (1922–2008), American jazz pianist * John Sacret Young (1946–2021), American author, producer, director, and screenwriter * John Paul Young (born 1950), Australian singer * John Bell Young (1953–2017), American concert pianist, music critic and author * John Young (British musician) (born 1956), British keyboardist and vocalist * John Young (composer) (born 1962), Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Young (professor Of Greek)
John Young FRSE (1747–1820) was an 18th/19th century professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1774 to 1820 (listing many figures of the Scottish Enlightenment amongst his students), and joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was affectionately known as Cocky Bung (alluding to his father's job as a cooper). Life Young was born in Glasgow on 27 January 1747, the second son of John Young, a cooper. In 1764, he entered the University of Glasgow graduating with an MA in 1769. He then became an assistant to Prof James Moor. He succeeded Moor as professor of Greek in 1774 aged 27. He was Clerk of the University Senate from 1779, and Curator of the College Chambers from 1781. On 9 June 1774 he became professor of Greek at the University, and proved an efficient and popular teacher. Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) remembered him as "a man of great humour", ready to laugh heartily with his students over the whimsicalities of Lucian and Aristophanes (Beattie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Chin Young
John Chin Young 容澤泉 (1909–1997) was a painter who was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 26, 1909. He was the son of Chinese immigrants and began drawing at the age of eight, stimulated by Chinese calligraphy, which he learned in Chinese language school. Young had his first and only art lessons while a student at President William McKinley High School in Honolulu. Thereafter, his art was entirely self-taught. Young is best known for his Zen-like depictions of horses (such as the untitled watercolor), paintings of children (such as '' Children on Carousel''), and abstractions (such as ''Tantalus''). Over the years, he acquired an important collection of ancient Asian art, which he donated to the Honolulu Museum of Art and the University of Hawaii at Manoa as the John Young Museum. John Chin Young died in 1997 at the age of 88. His daughter Debbie Young is also a painter residing in Hawaii. During his 60 years as a working artist, Young exhibited at the Corcoran G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |