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Jean, Ignatius, 1689 iie became Homun

T.IBRART OF AMERICAN BIOQRAPHT.

bishop.

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bishop of

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Jeans, Jacob, ••ducator. author, wuh liorn Mr was (At. 4, ISIM). in Phihidelphia, I'rt. l>rof«>S!4ur of the practice ol medicine in the He Ilomiiitpathic cullegn of Pennsylvania. was the author of Practice of .Medicine, lie dieil Dec. 17, 1H77, in Philadelphia, Pa. Jeans, James Hopwood, educator, lecturer, author, was horn S«'|»t. 11, 1877, in Knglund. In IIKNI he was a lecturer at Cambridge university; and since l!*U3 has Iwan professor of applied mathematics at Princeton university. He is the author of Dynamical Theory of tiases; and Theoretical

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Eliakim Tapper, educator, clergycolh'ge president, author, was born 1H4I, in Nova .Siotia. In lH»5.*»-72 he was pastor of the United presl»yterian church of Oxford. Pa.; an<l in IS72-S3 was piexidcnt of Westminster colh'ge. Since IH93 he has been president of the New York collepiate institute at York, Pa. In 1894 he was president of the Pennsylvania state teachers' association. He is the author of Shortest Road to ('»rsar. Jeffers,

April

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Jeffers,

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Le Roy, librarian and book expert New York City, was born

Fifth ave.,

He was I87»5, in Ipswich, .Mass. of the Rooklovers' libraries in west; and later devised and instituted in tlu' leailiiig eastern cities economic in

August,

manager

central

.-Vftenis

of

lM»ok

sujtply

ami distribution,

lie has visited Kuro|M-an libraries; and is a student of reliffiouH and social problems. Since llMiri he has uh'u chief of the l>ook purchase division of the New York public He has library for its branch system. tevM an extensive contributor on library

economy.

Itoiicicault

Washington romance.

from

Irviiig's

He changed

the play to suit his personilication. He ia the author of an en-

Autobiography. He is the son of .Joseph Jeffers(m, Sr.; also an

tertaining

Mt'i'hanicH.

man,

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Jefferson, Joseph, actor, author, was born He has Feb. 20, 1829, in Philadelphia, Pa. won his reputation by his remarkable performa nc«' of the part of Kip Van Winkle in the play of that e written by n a

He died April 2'.i, 190.'>, in ri»ach, Fla. Jefferson, Joseph, actor, was horn July 6, lKi;9. in New York City. In 188.', he niade

actor of note.

W.St Palm

t'lift appearance «»n the stage in Denver, with his father, .I«»seph .JeflTerson. in Kip 'an WinkU-. He has played in The Rivals, Shadows of a (Jreat City, and many

liis

nr«Hluetions.

otiier

Jefferson, Mark Sylvester William, educator, geographer, coMege ]tre.Hident, was born March 1, 180.3, in Melrose, .Mass. Since 19(U In- has been jtrofessor of geography in llie stat«' normal lollege at Ypsilanti. Mich. He is an associate editor of the .Journal of (itiigraphy. He is a fellow of the Ameriean association for the advancement of •-I'ience. He was |»resident of the Michigan iu-aileiny of science. Jefferson, Martha Wayles, was born Oct. l!»,

1748.

ill

(

liarles

City county, Va.

She

Thomas .FefTers«)n in 1772. He rea romantic dev«itioii for her throughhis life; and because of her failing

married t:iiiied

out health

refused forei^'ti appointments in I77l*i. and again in 17H1. having promised author, was born n< t. i. IS'J4. in (Jloucoter that he would accept no [tublic office that county. N.-l. He became a commodore in would invtdve their s«-paration. She died 1878." He was the author of Short Metlio Sei.t. 11. I7HJ. in Monticello, Va. >)Vt in Navigation; Theory and Practice of* Jefferson, Thomas, third president of the Naa! (iiinnery; lnspe«-tion and Pnxif of United Stales, signer of declaration of inCannon: aii. C. ill United States, was Jefferson, Charles Edward, clergyman, auborn April 13, 1743, thor, was horn .Aug. 29. 18«10. in Caiiibri«!ge, in Shadwell, AlbeOhio. He is now pastor of the Hroadway marle county, Va. He taberiiach' of New York City. He is tinwas educated at Willauthor of yuiet Talks with Karnest People iam and Mary colJeffers,

William Nicholson, naval

oflicer,

.

in My Stmly; Things Ohl Year ami the New



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Fuinlanieiital

ami The

sade. Jefferson, Joseph, actor, was born in 1774 His first appearance in the in Knglaiid. United States was maile at the Federal Stre»'t theater. Koston, in I79r». He died Aug. l!S32. in Harrisburg, Pa. Jefferson, Joseph, actor, was born in 1804 In lS3.'>-37 he was conin Philadelphia. Pa. nected with the Franklin and Niblo's garden theaters in New York City. He died Nov. 24, 1842, in Mobile, Ala.

h'ge.

'irginia,

and

graduate9 he was elect<*d a member of the house of burgesses of N'irgiiiia. In 1772 he was married to Mrs, Martha Skelton, a wealthy widow, twentythree years of age. In 1775-77 and 1783-a.» he was a delegate from Virginia t<i the continental congiess; and in 1770 he was chosen chairman of the committee whicii

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