WebJohn Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws.

WebBright Star is a 2009 biographical romantic drama film, written and directed by Jane Campion.It is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw) and his romantic relationship with Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish).Campion's screenplay was inspired by a 1997 biography of Keats by Andrew Motion, who served as …

WebJohn Fullbright (born April 23, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter from Okemah, Oklahoma.While still in high school, Fullbright performed at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah. In 2009 he released the album Live at the Blue Door and three years later released his first studio album, From the Ground Up, which received a Grammy …

WebThe John Muir Trail (JMT) (Paiute: Nüümü Poyo, N-ue-mue Poh-yo) is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. From the northern terminus at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley) and the southern terminus located on the summit of Mount Whitney), the trail's length is …

WebJohn Paul Vann (born John Paul Tripp; July 2, 1924 – June 9, 1972) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well known for his role in the Vietnam War.Although separated from the military before the Vietnam War reached its peak, he returned to service as a civilian under the auspices of the United States Agency for …

WebJohn McGinn (born 18 October 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa, where he is captain, and the Scotland national team.McGinn previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at the under-19 and under-21 levels. He made his full international debut in …

WebJohn Keats (Londen, 31 oktober 1795 – Rome, 23 februari 1821) was een Engels dichter uit het tijdperk van de romantiek.Hij leidde een kort, maar intens leven en wordt gerekend tot de belangrijkste dichters van zijn generatie. Tijdens zijn leven werd het belang van zijn werk niet altijd erkend en over zijn poëzie werd erg kritisch geoordeeld, ook door tijdgenoten …

WebJohn Lightfoot (29 March 1602 – 6 December 1675) was an English churchman, ... The Works of Lightfoot were first edited, in 2 vols. fol., by George Bright and John Strype in 1684. The Opera Omnia, cura Joh. Texelii, appeared at Rotterdam in 1686 (2 vols. fol.), and again, ...

WebJohn DeBella is an American DJ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 102.9 WMGK-FM.He was born in Queens, New York.. Career. Before arriving in Philadelphia, DeBella did a stint at WLIR Garden City. In the early 1980s he hosted The DeBella Travesty and helped to introduce the Dare to be Different new wave format on WLIR. During that time he …

WebEdward John Eyre (5 August 1815 – 30 November 1901) was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and Governor of Jamaica ... which demanded his prosecution and included some well-known British liberal intellectuals such as John Bright, Charles Darwin, Frederic Harrison, Thomas Hughes, ...