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JEEJEEBHOY (JIJIBHAI), SIR JAMSETJEE (JAMSETJI)

RICHARD JEFFERIES (1848-1887)

JEFFERSON CITY (legally and officially the City.of Jefferson)

JOSEPH JEFFERSON (1829-1905)

THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)

FRANCIS JEFFREY JEFFREY

1ST BARON GEORGE JEFFREYS JEFFREYS (1648-1689)

JEHOIACHIN (Heb. " Yah[weh] establisheth ")

JEHOIAKIM (Heb. " Yahweh] raiseth up ")

JEHOL (" hot stream ")

JEHORAM, or JORAM (Heb. " Yah[weh] is high ")

JEHOSHAPHAT (Heb. " Yahweh judges ")

JEHOVAH (YAHWEH2)

COUNT JOSEF JELLACHICH (1801–1859)

ADOLF JELLINEK (1821–1893)

GEORG JENATSCH (1596-1639)

JENGHIZ KHAN (1162-1227)

ROBERT JENKINS (fl. 1731-1745)

SIR LEOLINE JENKINS (1623-1685)

JEREMIAH WHIPPLE JENKS (1856– )

EDWARD JENNER (1749-1823)

BART SIR WILLIAM JENNER

WILHELM JENSEN (1837- )

SOAME JENYNS (1704-1787)

ROBERT JEPHSON (1736-1803)

JERAHMEEL (Heb. " May God pity ")

WILLIAM JERDAN (1782-186g)

EPISTLE OF JEREMY

JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS

JERICHO (WI:, m;, once ahn:, a word of disputed meaning, whether " fragrant " or " moon [-god] city ")

JEROBOAM (Heb. ydrob`dm, apparently " Am ['the clan,' here perhaps a divine name] contends "; LXX. iepof3oaµ)

JEROME OF PRAGUE (d. 1416)

JEROME KLAPKA JEROME (1859– )

ST JEROME (HIERONYMUS, in full EUSEBIUS SOPHRONIUS HIERONYMUS) (c. 340–420)

DOUGLAS WILLIAM JERROLD (1803-1857)

EARLS OF JERSEY

JERUSALEM (Heb. ^S0-r, Yerushalaim, pronounced as a dual)

SYNOD OF JERUSALEM (1672)

JESI (anc. Aesis)

EDWARD JESSE (178o–1868)

JOHN HENEAGE JESSE (1815-1874)

SIR GEORGE JESSEL (1824-1883)

MORRIS KETCHUM JESUP (1830-1908)

JET (Fr. jais, Ger. Gagat)

JETHRO (or JETHER, Exod. iv. 18)

JEVEROS (JEBEROS, JIBAROS, JIVAROS Or GIVAROS)

WILLIAM STANLEY JEVONS (1835-1882)

THE WANDERING JEW

JOHN JEWEL (1522-1571)

JEWELRY (O. Fr. jouel, Fr. joyau, perhaps from joie, joy; Lat. gaudium; retranslated into Low Lat. jocale, a toy, from jocus, by misapprehension of the origin of the word)

SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849–1909)

JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

GERALDINE ENDSOR JEWSBURY (1812-188o)

JEZEBEL (Heb. i-zebel, perhaps an artificial form to suggest " un-exalted," a divine name or its equivalent would naturally be expected instead of the first syllable)

JEZREEL (Heb. " God sows ")

JHELUM, or JEHLAM

JHELUM, or JEHLAM (Hydaspes of the Greeks)

RUDOLF VON JHERING (1818-1892)

JIBUTI (DJIBOUTI)

JIDDA (also written JEDDAH, DJIDDAH, DJEDDEH)

JIHAD (also written JEHAD, JAHAD, DJEHAD)

JIMENES (or XIMENES) DE CISNEROS, FRANCISCO (1436-1517)

JOSEF JIRECEK (1825–1888)

KONSTANTIN JOSEF JIRECEK (1854– )

JOAB (Heb. " Yah [well] is a father ")

JOACHIM OF FLORIS (c. 1145–1202)

JOSEPH JOACHIM (1831—1907)

JOANES (or JuANES), VICENTE (1506-1579)

JOANNA (1479-1555)

JOASH, or JEHOASH (Heb. " Yahweh is strong, or bath given ")

ETIENNE JODELLE

JODHPUR, or MARWAR

MANUEL JOEL (1826–189o)

JULES FRANCOIS ALEXANDRE JOFFRIN (1846–189o)

ISAAC JOGUES (2607-2646)

JOHANAN BEN ZACCAI

JOHANN BENEDIKT CARPZOV (1607-1657)

JOHANN BENEDIKT CARPZOV (1720-1803)

JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735—1782)

JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BACH (1732-1795)

JOHANN FRIEDRICH COTTA (1701-1779)

JOHANN GEORG COTTA (I) (1631-1692)

JOHANN GOTTLOB CARPZOV (1679—1767)

JOHN (1167–1216)

JOHN (1290-c. 1320)

JOHN (1296-1346)

JOHN (1371–1419)

JOHN (1468-1532)

JOHN (1801-1873)

JOHN (Heb. llni')

JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)

JOHN ALBERT (1459-1501)

JOHN ANGELUS (d. 1244)

JOHN BEAUFORT (1403—1444)

JOHN CHRYSOLORAS

JOHN DE SEGRAVE

JOHN FREDERICK (1529-1595)

JOHN FREDERICK I

JOHN GEORGE III

JOHN HYRCANUS I

JOHN HYRCANUS II

JOHN MOWBRAY (1390-1432)

JOHN MURRAY (2) (1778-1843)

JOHN OF ASIA (or of EPHESUS)

ST JOHN OF BEVERLEY (d. 721)

JOHN OF BRIENNE (c. 1148-1237)

JOHN OF DAMASCUS (JOHANNES DAMASCENUS) (d. before 754)

JOHN OF HEXHAM (c. 1160–1209)

JOHN OF IRELAND (JOHANNIS DE IRLANDIA), (ft. 1480)

JOHN OF RAVENNA

JOHN OF SALISBURY (c. 1115-1180)

ST JOHN OF THE CROSS (1542-1591)

JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE (1757-1823)

JOHN THE BAPTIST

JOHN WALTER (2) (1776-1847)

JOHN WALTER (3) (1818-1894)

4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE JOHN (c. 1695-1762)

DON JOHN (1545-1578)

DON JOHN (1629–1679)

GOSPEL OF ST JOHN

THE APOSTLE JOHN

THE EPISTLES OF JOHN

JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

ANDREW JOHNSON (1808–1875)

BENJAMIN JOHNSON (c. 1665-1742)

EASTMAN JOHNSON (1824–1906)

REVERDY JOHNSON (1796–1876)

RICHARD JOHNSON (1573–1659 ?)

RICHARD MENTOR JOHNSON (1781–1850)

SAMUEL JOHNSON (1709-1784)

SIR THOMAS JOHNSON (1664-1729)

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON (1715–1774)

ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON (1803–1862)

ALEXANDER JOHNSTON (1849-1888)

ALEXANDER KEITH JOHNSTON (1804-1871)

ARTHUR JOHNSTON (1587-1641)

JOSEPH EGGLESTON JOHNSTON (1807-1891)

SIR HENRY HAMILTON JOHNSTON (1858- )

JOHOR (Johore is the local official, but incorrect spelling)

JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

PRINCE DE FRANCOIS FERDINAND PHILIPPE LOUIS MARIE JOINVILLE (1818-1900)

SIRE DE JEAN JOINVILLE (1224-1319)

MAURUS JOKAI (1825-1904)

JOKJAKARTA, or JOKJOKARTA (more correctly JOKYAKARTA; Du. Djokjakarta)

JOLLY (from O. Fr. jolif; Fr. joli, the French word is obscure in origin; it may be from late Lat. gaudivus, from gaudere, to rejoice, the change of d to 1 being paralleled by cigada and cigale, or from O. Norse jol, Eng. " yule," the northern festival of

SIR HENRI GUSTAVE JOLY DE LOTBINIERE (1829-1908)

BARON ANTOINE HENRI JOMINI (1779-1869)

NICCOLA JOMMELLI (1714-1774)

RABBI JONAH (ABULWALID MERWAN IBN JANAH, also R. MARINUS) (c. 996-c. 1050)

JUSTUS JONAS (1493–1555)

JONATHAN (Heb. " Yah [weh] gives ")

VICTORIN JONCIERES (1839–1903)

ALFRED GILPIN JONES (1824-1906)

EBENEZER JONES (182o-186o)

ERNEST CHARLES JONES (1819-1869)

HENRY JONES (1831-1899)

HENRY ARTHUR JONES (1851- )

INIGO JONES (1573-1651)

JOHN JONES (c. 1800-1882)

MICHAEL JONES (d. 1649)

OWEN JONES (1741-1814)

OWEN JONES (1809-1874)

RICHARD JONES (179o-1855)

SIR ALFRED LEWIS JONES (1845-1909)

SIR WILLIAM JONES (1746-1794)

THOMAS RUPERT JONES (1819– )

WILLIAM JONES (1726-1800)

JACOB JORDAENS (1593-1678)

JORDAN (the down-comer; Arab. esh-Sheri'a, the watering-place)

CAMILLE JORDAN (1771—1821)

DOROTHEA JORDAN (1762—1816)

THOMAS JORDAN (1612 ?–1685)

WILHELM JORDAN (1819–1904)

JORDANUS (JORDAN CATALANI) (ft. 1321–1330)

JORGEN ENGEBRETSEN (1813-1882)

JOHN JORTIN (1698—1770)

JOSEPH ALEXANDRE PIERRE

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA

JOSEPH SOLOMON DELMEDIGO (1591-1655)

COMTE DE JOSEPH (1785-1870)

FATHER JOSEPH (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

JOSEPHINE (MARIE ROSE JOSEPHINE TASCHER DE LA PAGERIE) (1763–1814)

FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

JOSHUA THE STYLITE

JOSIAH (Heb. yo' shiyydhu, perhaps " Yah [weh] supports ")

ISAAK MARKUS JOST (1793–1860)

BARTHELEMY CATHERINE JOUBERT (1769–1799)

JOSEPH JOUBERT (1754–1824)

PETRUS JACOBUS JOUBERT (1834–1900)

JEAN JOUFFROY (c. 1412–1473)

THEODORE SIMON JOUFFROY (1796-1842)

JOUGS, JUGGS, or JOGGS (O. Fr. joug, from Lat. jugum, a yoke)

JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE (1818–1889)

COUNT JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN (1762-1833)

JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

JOURNEY (through O. Fr. jornee or journee, mod. Fr. journee, from med. Lat. diurnata, Lat. diurnus, of or belonging to dies, day)

JEAN JOUVENET (1647-1717)

VICTOR JOSEPH ETIENNE DE JOUY (1764-1846)

JOVELLANOS (or JovE LLANOS), GASPAR MELCHOR DE (1744-1811)

JOAQUIN JOVELLAR Y SOLER (181,9-1892)

JOVIAN (FLAVIUS JoVIANUs) (c. 332-364)

BENJAMIN JOWETT (1817-1893)

JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS

DON JUAN MANUEL (1282-1349)

JUANGS (Patuas, literally " leaf-wearers ")

BENITO PABLO JUAREZ (1806-1872)

JUBBULPORE, or JABALPUR

JUBILEE (or JUBILE), YEAR OF

BOOK OF JUBILEES

LEO JUD (1482–1542)

JUDAS ISCARIOT ('IouSas 'Ioicaptd rrts or 'Ivuapu',O)

SYLVESTER JUDD (1813–1853)

THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE

JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

THE BOOK OF JUDGES

JUDGMENT DEBTOR

JUDGMENT SUMMONS

JUDICATURE ACTS

THE BOOK OF JUDITH

ADONIRAM JUDSON (1788-1850)

JENS JUEL (1631-1700)

NIELS JUEL (1629-1697)

BOFFILLE DE JUGE (d. 1502)

JUGGLER (Lat. joculator, jester)

JOSEPH BEETE JUKES (1811-1869)

JULIAN (FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS JULIANUS) (331-363)

JULICH (Fr. fullers)

STANISLAS JULIEN (1797?-1873)

LOUIS ANTOINE JULLIEN (1812-186o)

JULLUNDUR, or JALANDHAR

JUMNA, or JAMUNA

JUNAGARH, or JUNAGADH

JUNCACEAE (rush family)

MAHARAJA SIR JUNG BAHADUR (1816-1877)

JOHANN HEINRICH JUNG (1740-1817)

JUNGLE (Sans. jangala)

FRANZ JUNIUS (in French, Francois du Jon)

WILHELM JUNKER (1840-1892)

DUKE ANDOCHE JUNOT