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Jun 21, 2024 · The area that is now Massachusetts was colonized by English settlers in the early 17th century and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Before that, it was inhabited by a variety of Native American tribes. Massachusetts is named after the Massachusett tribe that inhabited the area of present-day Greater Boston.
3 days ago · Johannes Kepler (born December 27, 1571, Weil der Stadt, Württemberg [Germany]—died November 15, 1630, Regensburg) German astronomer who discovered three major laws of planetary motion, conventionally designated as follows: (1) the planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus; (2) the time necessary to traverse any arc of a ...
6 days ago · Martin Luther Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg, Andrew Willet Herman Witsius W. L. Alexander, Jacobus Ode, Campegius Vitringa, Philip Melanchthon, Hugh Broughton, Franciscus Junius, Hävernick Amandus Polanus, Johannes Oecolampadius, Samuel Horsely, William Kincaid John Calvin Isaac Watts, John Brown, and James Wood.
5 days ago · Scientist, Physician. Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger (23 April 1867 – 30 January 1928) was a Danish physician and professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Copenhagen. He was the recipient of the 1926 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the Spiroptera carcinoma".
Jun 28, 2024 · Johannes Gutenberg (born 14th century, Mainz [Germany]—died probably February 3, 1468, Mainz) was a German craftsman and inventor who originated a method of printing from movable type. Elements of his invention are thought to have included a metal alloy that could melt readily and cool quickly to form durable reusable type, an oil-based ink ...
Jun 30, 2024 · Director of the Department of Public Engagement of the Worldwide Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Johannes Reimer is Professor for Mission Studies and Intercultural Theology at the Ewersbach University of Applied Arts (Germany) and director of the Department of Public Engagement of the Worldwide Evangelical Alliance (WEA). He also leads the Peace ...
Jun 22, 2024 · January 13, 1935. Age 66. Burial of Johannes Märtson. Helme kalmistu, Uus osa, 2, 30, 7-kohaline kirstuplats, Valgamaa, Estonia. Genealogy for Johannes Märtson (1868 - 1935) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
