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DUCHESS OF ABRANTES LAURE JUNOT (1783-1834)

JUNTA (from juntar, to join)

JURA (" deer island ")

JURAT (through Fr. from med. Lat. juratus, one sworn, Lat. jurare, to swear)

JEAN BAPTISTE EDMOND JURIEN DE LA GRAVIERE (1812-1892)

PIERRE JURIEU (1637-1713)

DIVORCE CRIMINAL LAW JURISDICTION

JURISPRUDENCE (Lat. jurisprudenlia, knowledge of law, from jus, right, and prudentia, from providere, to foresee)

COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE

JUS PRIMAE NOCTIS, or DROIT DU SEIGNEUR

JEAN ADRIEN ANTOINE JULES JUSSERAND (1855- )

JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

JUSTICIAR (med. Lat. justiciarius or justitiarius, a judge)

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY

JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

JUTIGALPA, or JUTICALPA

JUTLAND (Danish Jylland)

JUTURNA (alder form Diuturna, the lasting)

JUVENAL (DECIMUS JUNIUS JUVENALIS) (c. 60-140)

GAIUS VETTIUS AQUILINUS JUVENCUS

JUVENILE OFFENDERS

JUVENTAS (Latin for " youth " : later Juventus)

WILLIAM JUXON (1582-1663)

KABBABISH (" goatherds ": James Bruce derives the name from Hebsh, sheep)

KABBALAH (late Hebrew kabbalah, gabbalah)

KABYLES, or KABAIL

KACH GANDAVA, or KACHHI (Kach, Kej, Kiz)

ENGELBRECHT KAEMPFER (1651-1716)

KAFFIRS (Arabic Kafir, an unbeliever)

KAHLUR, or BILASPUR

GUSTAVE KAHN (1859- )

KARL FRIEDRICH AUGUST KAHNIS (1814-1888)

KAIRA, or KIIEDA

KAIRAWAN (KEROUAN)

KAITHAL, or KYTHAL

KALAHANDI (formerly KAROND)

KALAHARI DESERT

KALAMATA (officially KaltaµaL, from an ancient town near the site)

KALAPUYA, or CALLAPOOYA

JOHANN KALB (" BARON DE KALB ") (1721—1780)

KALCKREUTH (or KALKREUTH), FRIEDRICH ADOLF, COUNT VON (1737—1818)

COUNT VON LEOPOLD KALCKREUTH (1855— )

KALEIDOSCOPE (from Gr. KaXos, beautiful, dam, form, and QKoir€iv, to view)

DIMITRI KALERGIS (DEMETRIOS) (1803-1867)

KALEWALA, or KALEVALA

KALGAN (CHANG-CHIA K'ow)

KALINGA, or CALINGA

ELEAZER KALIR [QALIR]

ISIDOR KALISCH (1816-1886)

MARCUS KALISCH (or MAURICE) (1828-1885)

KALISPEL, or PEND

KALKAS, or KHALKKAS

FRIEDRICH WILHELM KALKBRENNER (1784-1849)

BENJAMIN VON KALLAY (1839—1903)

KALMAR (CALMAR)

KALMUCK, or KALMYK STEPPE

COUNT GUSTAV SIEGMUND KALNOKY (1832–1898)

KALPI, or CALPEE

KAMA, or KAMADEVA

KAME (a form of Scandinavian comb, hill)

KAMENETS PODOLSKIY, or PODOLIAN KAMENETS (Polish Kamieniec)

LORD HENRY HOME KAMES (1696-1782)

KAMMIN, or CAMMIN

KAMPTEE, or KAMTHI

KANARA, or CANARA

KANARIS (or CANARIS), CONSTANTINE (1790-1877)

ELISHA KENT KANE (1820–1857)

KANSAS (known as the Sunflower State ")

IMMANUEL KANT (1724-1804)

KANURI, or BERIBERI

KARA MUSTAFA (d. 1683)

KARACHI, or KURRACHEE

KARAGEORGE (in Servian, Karadyordye) (c. 1766-1817)

GEORGES KARAISKAKIS (1782-1827)

VUK STEFANOVICH KARAJICH (1787-1864)

KARAKORUM (Turkish, " black stone debris ")

KARAMAN (anc. Laranda, a name still used by the Christian inhabitants)

NIKOLAI MIKHAILOVICH KARAMZIN (1765-1826)

KARAULI, or KEROWLEE

KARL HESS (1801–1874)

KARLOWITZ, or CARLOWITZ (Hungarian, Karloeza; Croatian, Karlovci)

KARLSKRONA [CARLSCRONA,]

KARLSRUHE, or CARLSRUHE

KARLSTAD [CARLSTAD]

JOZSEF KARMAN (1769-1795)

COUNT ALOYS KAROLYI (1825-1889)

JEAN BAPTISTE ALPHONSE KARR (1808-1890)

FELIX KARRER (x825-19o3)

KARL JOHANN BERNHARD KARSTEN (1782-1853)

KARWAR, or CARWAR

KARYOGAMY (Gr. Kapvov, nut or kernel, thus " nucleus," and yaµos, marriage)

KASAI, or CASSAI

KASBEK (Georgian, Mkin-vari; Ossetian, Urs-khokh)

KASHMIR, or CASHMERE

KASHMIRI (properly Kdimiri)

KASHUBES (sing. Kaszub, plur. Kaszebe)

KASTAMUNI, or KASTAMBUL

KASTORIA (Turkish Kesrie)

HENRY KATER (1777-1835)

KATHIAWAR, or KATTYWAR

MICHAEL NIKIFOROVICH KATKOV (ISI8-1887)

KATMANDU (less correctly KHATMMANDU)

MARQUESS TARO KATSURA (1847– )

KATTERFELTO (or KATERFELTO), GUSTAVUS (d. 1799)

KATWA, or CUTWA

IMARIA KAUFFMANN

CONSTANTINE PETROVICH KAUFMANN (1818-1882)

WILHELM VON KAULBACH (1805-1874)

JOHANN JAKOB KAUP (1803-1873)

KAVA (CAVA or AVA)

KAVADH (KABADES, KAUADES)

KAVALA, or CAVALLA

ARTHUR MACMORROUGH KAVANAGH (1831-1889)

JULIA KAVANAGH (1824-1877)

KAVASS, or CAVASS (adapted from the Turkish qawwas, a bow-maker; Arabic qaws, a bow)

JOHN KAY (1742-1826)

JOSEPH KAY (1821-1878)

KAYAK, or CAYAK

SIR JOHN WILLIAM KAYE (1814-1876)

FRIEDRICH HEINRICH EMANUEL KAYSER (1845- )

KAZALA, or KAZALINSK

KAZAR (called by the Cheremisses Ozon)

FERENCZ KAZINCZY (1759-1831)

EDMUND KEAN (1787–1833)

JOHN JOSEPH KEANE (1839– )

PHILIP KEARNY (1815—1862)

ANNIE KEARY (1825—1879)

JOHN KEATE (1773—1852)

JOHN KEATS (1795-1821)

JOHN KEBLE (1792-1866)

KEDDAH (from Hindu Khedna, to chase)

KEDGEREE (Hindostani, khichri)

MARY ANNE KEELEY (18o6–1899)

KEELING ISLANDS (often called Cocos and Cocos-KEELING ISLANDS)

CHARLES SAMUEL KEENE (1823–1891)

LAURA KEENE (c. 1820-1873)

KEEP (corresponding to the French donjon)

ROBERT PORTER KEEP (1844-1904)

Ewab] &c.; native Kii Key KEI ISLANDS [Ke

KEIGHLEY (locally KEITHLEY)

KARL THEODOR KEIM (1825—1878)

FRANCIS EDWARD JAMES KEITH (1696-1758)

GEORGE KEITH (c. 1639-1716)

VISCOUNT GEORGE KEITH ELPHINSTONE KEITH (1746-1823)

FRIEDRICH AUGUST KEKULE (1829-1896)

ALBERT KELLER (1845- )

GOTTFRIED KELLER (1819-1890)

HELEN ADAMS KELLER (188o- )

FRANCOIS CHRISTOPHE DE KELLERMANN (1735-1820)

JOHAN HENRIK KELLGREN (1751–1795)

CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG (1842— )

EDWARD KELLY (1854–188o)

HUGH KELLY (1739–1777)

MICHAEL KELLY (1762–1826)

SIR FITZROY KELLY (1796–1880)

KELP (in M.E. culp or culpe, of unknown origin; the Fr. equivalent is varech)

BARON WILLIAM THOMSON KELVIN (1824-1907)

JOHN MITCHELL KEMBLE (1807-1857)

BARON ZSIGMOND KEMENY (1816-r875)

WILLIAM KEMP (fl. 1600)

JOHN KEMPE (c. 1380-1454)

RICHARD KEMPENFELT (1718-1782)

SIR JAMES KEMPT (1764-1854)

THOMAS KEN (1637-1711)

KENA, or KENEH (sometimes written Qina)

DUKEDOM OF KENDAL

WILLIAM HUNTER KENDAL (1843– )

HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL (1841-1882)

EDWARD VAUGHAN HYDE KENEALY (1819–188o)

WILLIAM GORDON KENMURE

BENJAMIN HALL KENNEDY (1804-1889)

THOMAS FRANCIS KENNEDY (1788-1879)

WALTER KENNEDY (c. 1460–c. 1508)

WHITE KENNETT (1660–1728)

JAMES KENNEY (178o-1849)

GUSTAV ADOLPH KENNGOTT (1818-1897)

BENJAMIN KENNICOTT (1718-r783)

KENORA (formerly RAT PORTAGE)

JOHN FREDERICK KENSETT (1818–1872)

EARLS AND DUKES OF KENT

JAMES KENT (1763-1847)

WILLIAM KENT (1685-1748)

KENTIGERN, ST, or MUNGO (" dear friend," a name given to him, according to Jocelyn, by St Servanus)

1ST BARON LLOYD KENYON KENYON (1732-1802)

JOHANN KEPLER (1571-1630)

VISCOUNT AUGUSTUS KEPPEL KEPPEL (1725-1786)

SIR HENRY KEPPEL (1809-1904)

JOHN KER (1673-1726)

KERALA, or CHERA

KERASUND (anc. Choerades, Pharnacia, Cerasus)

COMTE DE AUGUSTE HILARION KERATRY (1769–1859)

KERCH, or KERTCH

JAN POLYANDER VAN DEN KERCKHOVEN (1568-1646)

KERGUELEN ISLAND

KERKUK, or QERQ13Q

KERMAN (the ancient Karmania)

KERMANSHAH (Kermisin of Arab geographers)

KERMANSHAH, or KERMANSHAHAN

KERMES (Arab. girmiz; see CRIMSON)

KERMESSE (also KERMIS and KIRMESS)

JAN HENDRIK KERN (1833– )

KERNEL (O.E. cyrnel, a diminutive of " corn," seed, grain)

JUSTINUS ANDREAS CHRISTIAN KERNER (1786–1862)

COMTE DE ARMAND GUY SIMON DE COETNEMPREN KERSAINT (1742-1793)

BARON CONSTANTINE BRUNO KERVYN DE LETTENHOVE (1817–1891)

KESHUB CHUNDER SEN (KESHAVA CHANDRA SENA) (1838-1884)

KESTREL (Fr. Cresserelle or Crecerelle, O. Fr. Quercerelle and Quercelle, in Burgundy Cristel)

KESWICK CONVENTION

KET (or KETT), ROBERT (d. 1549)

JOHN KETCH (d. 1686)

BARON VON WILHELM EMMANUEL KETTELER (1811-1877)

SIR RUPERT ALFRED KETTLE (1817-1894)

KETTLEDRUM 1 (Fr. timbales; Ger. Pauken; Ital. timpani; Sp. timbal)

KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang

KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)

KEY WEST (from the Spanish Cayo Hueso, " Bone Reef ")

SIR ASTLEY COOPER KEY (1821-1888)

THOMAS HEWITT KEY (1799-1875)

KEYBOARD, or MANUAL (Fr. clavier; Ger. Klaviatur; Ital. tastatura)

KHABAROVSK (known as KHABAROVKA until 1895)

KHAIREDDIN (Khair-ed-Din = " Joy of Religion '°) (d. 1890)