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Definition of johnson in English English dictionary: Any of several place names in the United States founded by people with the surname; A common surname. The second most common surname in the U.S; A male given name transferred from the surname; the penis; an English and Scottish patronymic surname derived from the given name John; American architect who designed the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center (1964) and the American Telephone and Telegraph Headquarters Building, now the Sony Building, (1978), both in New York City. American singer and guitarist. A legendary representative of the Delta blues tradition, his recordings influenced many later blues performers. British writer and lexicographer. The leading literary figure in the second half of the 18th century, he wrote Dictionary of the English Language (1755) and Lives of the Poets (1779-1781). American politician and jurist. He was the first governor of Maryland (1777-1779) and served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1792-1793). American baseball player. A right-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators (1907-1929), he won 20 or more games a season for 10 consecutive seasons and set a major-league record for career shutouts (110). British-born American pioneer and public official. In the French and Indian Wars he defeated the French at Lake George (1755) and captured Niagara (1759). American baseball player who is considered among the finest third basemen in history. During his 19 seasons in the Negro Leagues (1918-1937), he is credited with a career batting average of.344. First Lady of the United States (1963-1969) as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson. She directed a nationwide beautification project. American basketball player. As a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers (1979-1991), he led his team to five world championships and was named the National Basketball Association's most valuable player three times. American writer and educator who was a founder and secretary (1916-1930) of the NAACP. His books include The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912). American prizefighter. He was the first Black world heavyweight champion (1908-1915). The 36th President of the United States (1963-1969), who succeeded to the office after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He won the 1964 election but faced increasing criticism over the mounting U.S. involvement in Vietnam and did not stand for reelection in 1968. American runner. At the 1995 World Championships he became the first person to win both the 200 and 400 meters. He holds world-record times in both events. Marguerite Johnson Bunche Ralph Johnson Field Stephen Johnson Heade Martin Johnson Johnson Andrew Johnson Eyvind Johnson Frank Minis Jr. Johnson Jack John Arthur Johnson Johnson James Price Johnson James Weldon Johnson John Harold Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson Magic Johnson Michael Duane Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson Rafer Lewis Johnson Richard Mentor Johnson Robert Johnson Robert Wood Johnson Samuel Johnson Sir William 1st Baronet Johnson Walter Perry Masters William Howell and Johnson Virginia Eshelman; a male given name derived from the surname; {i} family name; Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), 17th president of the U.S.; Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), 36th president of the U.S.; Earvin "Magic" Johnson (born 1959), United States professional basketball player; 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973); English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784); 17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) 36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784); johnsonianism; boswellian; bloodthirsty
Johnson grass: A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage
Johnson grasses: plural form of Johnson grass
Johnson solid: any of a class of convex polyhedra which is neither a Platonic solid, Archimedean solid, prism or antiprism
Johnson & Johnson: {i} Johnson and Johnson, large United States pharmaceutical company that manufactures products for medicine and health and beauty care (headquarters in New Jersey)
Johnson City: A city of northeast Tennessee east-northeast of Knoxville. Settled in the 1760s, it is a railroad junction and manufacturing center. Population: 49,381
Johnson and Johnson: {i} large United States company that manufactures products for medicine and health and beauty care (headquarters in New Jersey)
Johnson grass: A coarse perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage but often a troublesome weed. Also called Egyptian millet
johnson city: a town in northeastern Tennessee
johnson grass: The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine
johnson grass: Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet
johnson grass: A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay
johnson grass: tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land
John H Johnson: born Jan. 19, 1918, Arkansas City, Ark., U.S. U.S. magazine and book publisher. He moved to Chicago with his family and became a journalist. He introduced Negro Digest, a periodical for blacks, in 1942. Three years later he launched Ebony, a magazine he modeled on Life; by 2002 the magazine had a circulation of more than 1.8 million. Through Johnson Publishing Co., he also published black-oriented books and other magazines, and he later moved into radio broadcasting, insurance, and cosmetics manufacturing
John Harold Johnson: born Jan. 19, 1918, Arkansas City, Ark., U.S. U.S. magazine and book publisher. He moved to Chicago with his family and became a journalist. He introduced Negro Digest, a periodical for blacks, in 1942. Three years later he launched Ebony, a magazine he modeled on Life; by 2002 the magazine had a circulation of more than 1.8 million. Through Johnson Publishing Co., he also published black-oriented books and other magazines, and he later moved into radio broadcasting, insurance, and cosmetics manufacturing
Stevens-Johnson syndrome: A life-threatening condition affecting the skin in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis
Amy Johnson: a British pilot who flew alone in several famous flights in which she broke new records, for example from England to Australia in 1930, and from England to South Africa in 1932. She died when her plane disappeared over the English Channel during World War II (1903-41)
Andrew Johnson: (1808-1875) 17th president of the United States (1865-1869)
Andrew Johnson: the seventeenth president of the US, from 1865 to 1869 (1808-1875). born Dec. 29, 1808, Raleigh, N.C., U.S. died July 31, 1875, near Carter Station, Tenn. 17th president of the U.S. (1865-69). Born in poverty, he never attended school, and he taught himself to read and write. After a short apprenticeship as a tailor, he moved with his family to Greeneville, Tenn., where he opened his own tailor shop. Before he was 21 he organized a workingman's party. Elected to the state legislature (1835-43), he became a spokesman for small farmers. He then served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1843-53) and as governor of Tennessee (1853-57). Elected to the U.S. Senate (1857-62), he opposed antislavery agitation, but, in 1860, after the election of Pres. Abraham Lincoln, he vehemently rejected Southern secession, a position he maintained even after Tennessee seceded in 1861. During the American Civil War he was the only Southern senator who refused to join the Confederacy. In 1862 he was appointed military governor of Tennessee, then under Union control. In 1864 he was selected to run for vice president with President Lincoln; he assumed the presidency after Lincoln's assassination. During Reconstruction he favoured a moderate policy of readmitting former Confederate states to the Union with few provisions for reform or civil rights for freedmen. In 1867, Johnson's vetoes of legislation to establish a Freedmen's Bureau and other civil rights measures angered moderate as well as Radical Republicans; in response, they united to pass the Tenure of Office Act (1867), which forbade the president from removing civil officers without senatorial consent. In 1868, in defiance of the act, Johnson dismissed secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, an ally of the Radicals. The House then voted to impeach the president the first such occurrence in U.S. history. In the subsequent Senate trial, the charges proved weak, and the necessary two-thirds vote needed for conviction failed by one vote. Johnson remained in office until 1869, but he had lost the ability to lead. He returned to Tennessee, where he won reelection to the Senate shortly before he died
Ben Johnson: (born 1961) Canadian sprinter who set the 100m world record (9.83) at 1987 World Championships
Dr. Samuel Johnson: {i} Samuel Johnson, Dr. Johnson (1709-1784), English writer and lexicographer
Eyvind Johnson: born July 29, 1900, Svartbjörnsbyn, near Boden, Swed. died Aug. 25, 1976, Stockholm Swedish novelist. He endured a grim boyhood of hard labour. His early novels evince feelings of frustration; Bobinack (1932) is an exposé of the machinations of modern capitalism, and Rain at Daybreak (1933) is an attack on modern office drudgery. Return to Ithaca (1946) and The Days of His Grace (1960) have been widely translated. Johnson's working-class novels experimented with new forms and techniques; they also introduced new themes to Swedish literature. He shared the 1974 Nobel Prize for Literature with Harry Martinson
Frank Jr. Johnson: born Oct. 30, 1918, Halyeville, Ala. died July 23, 1999, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. judge. After graduating at the top of his law-school class at the University of Alabama in 1943, he joined the army, becoming an infantry lieutenant. After the war he returned to Alabama to practice law. Appointed to the federal district court for middle Alabama in 1955, he became widely known for his decisions in support of the civil rights movement. In 1955 he voted with the majority to strike down the bus-segregation law challenged by Rosa Parks, and in 1965 he issued the order that allowed Martin Luther King, Jr., to lead a historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. He also ordered the desegregation of various public facilities in Alabama, and he was the first federal judge to dictate legislative reapportionment. He served on the U.S. District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1992. In 1995 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Frank Minis Jr. Johnson: born Oct. 30, 1918, Halyeville, Ala. died July 23, 1999, Montgomery, Ala. U.S. judge. After graduating at the top of his law-school class at the University of Alabama in 1943, he joined the army, becoming an infantry lieutenant. After the war he returned to Alabama to practice law. Appointed to the federal district court for middle Alabama in 1955, he became widely known for his decisions in support of the civil rights movement. In 1955 he voted with the majority to strike down the bus-segregation law challenged by Rosa Parks, and in 1965 he issued the order that allowed Martin Luther King, Jr., to lead a historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery. He also ordered the desegregation of various public facilities in Alabama, and he was the first federal judge to dictate legislative reapportionment. He served on the U.S. District Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1992. In 1995 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Howard Johnson International: worldwide network of hotels and motels
Jack Johnson: (1878-1946), a US boxer who became the first black American to win the world heavyweight Championship. Johnson was a very skilful boxer who beat the world champion Tommy Burns in 1908. in full John Arthur Johnson born Mar. 31, 1878, Galveston, Tex., U.S. died June 10, 1946, Raleigh, N.C. U.S. boxer, the first black to hold the title for the heavyweight championship of the world. Johnson's career was marked from the beginning by racial discrimination; until his match with Tommy Burns, he had a difficult time getting fights. Johnson won the heavyweight crown in 1908 by knocking out Burns and kept it until 1915, when he was knocked out by Jess Willard in 26 rounds. At the height of his career, Johnson was excoriated by the press for having twice married white women, and he further offended white supremacists by knocking out former champion James J. Jeffries, who was induced to come out of retirement as a "Great White Hope." In 1912 Johnson was convicted of violating the Mann Act for transporting his wife-to-be across state lines before their marriage. He was sentenced to a year in prison and was released on bond; he fled to Canada, made his way to Europe, and was a fugitive for seven years. He defended the championship three times in Paris before agreeing to fight Willard in Havana, Cuba. Some observers thought that Johnson, mistakenly believing that the charge against him would be dropped if he yielded the championship to a white man, deliberately lost to Willard. Johnson surrendered to U.S. authorities in 1920 to serve a one-year sentence. From 1897 to 1928, Johnson had 114 bouts, winning 80, 45 by knockouts
James P Johnson: born Feb. 1, 1894, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S. died Nov. 17, 1955, New York, N.Y. U.S. pianist and composer, a chief figure in the transition of ragtime to jazz. Johnson was performing in saloons and at parties in New York City's African American community while still in his teens. He created the stride piano technique, a development of ragtime that used two-beat left-hand rhythms to accompany wide-ranging right-hand lines, in pieces such as "Carolina Shout" and "Harlem Strut." He composed and orchestrated music for stage revues, including Keep Shufflin' (1928) with his student Fats Waller. His songs include "The Charleston" (largely responsible for the 1920s dance craze) and "Old Fashioned Love"; his large-scale works include the Harlem Symphony (1932)
James Price Johnson: born Feb. 1, 1894, New Brunswick, N.J., U.S. died Nov. 17, 1955, New York, N.Y. U.S. pianist and composer, a chief figure in the transition of ragtime to jazz. Johnson was performing in saloons and at parties in New York City's African American community while still in his teens. He created the stride piano technique, a development of ragtime that used two-beat left-hand rhythms to accompany wide-ranging right-hand lines, in pieces such as "Carolina Shout" and "Harlem Strut." He composed and orchestrated music for stage revues, including Keep Shufflin' (1928) with his student Fats Waller. His songs include "The Charleston" (largely responsible for the 1920s dance craze) and "Old Fashioned Love"; his large-scale works include the Harlem Symphony (1932)
James Weldon Johnson: born June 17, 1871, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S. died June 26, 1938, Wiscasset, Maine U.S. writer. He practiced law in Florida before moving with his brother, the composer J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), to New York; there the two collaborated on some 200 songs for the Broadway stage. Johnson held diplomatic posts in Venezuela and Nicaragua and served as executive secretary of the NAACP (1920-30). From 1930 he taught at Fisk University. His writings include the novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912), Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917), and his best-known work, God's Trombones (1927), a group of dialect sermons in verse. The brothers collaborated on the pioneering anthologies Book of American Negro Poetry (1922) and American Negro Spirituals (1925, 1926). Their most famous original song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," became an anthem of the civil rights movement
Jr. Earvin Johnson: orig. Earvin Johnson, Jr. born Aug. 14, 1959, Lansing, Mich., U.S. U.S. basketball player. He led Michigan State University to the collegiate championship in 1979 and led the NBA Los Angeles Lakers to five championships in the 1980s. Standing 6 ft 9 in. (2.06 m) tall, he was exceptionally tall for a point guard and was able to use his size to rebound and score inside. However, he was best known for his creative passing and expert floor leadership. He was named Most Valuable Player three times (1987, 1989, 1990). He retired after being diagnosed with HIV in 1991, though he returned to the Lakers for brief stints as a player and as a coach
Lyndon B Johnson: born Aug. 27, 1908, Gillespie county, Texas, U.S. died Jan. 22, 1973, San Antonio, Texas 36th president of the U.S. (1963-69). He taught school in Houston, Texas, before going to Washington, D.C., in 1932 as a congressional aide. In Washington he was befriended by Sam Rayburn, speaker of the House of Representatives, and his political career blossomed. He won a seat in the U.S. House (1937-49) as a supporter of the New Deal, which was under conservative attack. His loyalty impressed Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who made Johnson his protégé. He won election to the U.S. Senate in 1949 in a vicious campaign that involved fraud on both sides. As Democratic whip (1951-55) and majority leader (1955-61), he developed a talent for consensus building through methods both tactful and ruthless. He was largely responsible for passage of the civil rights bills of 1957 and 1960, the first in the 20th century. In 1960 he was elected vice president under John F. Kennedy; he became president after Kennedy's assassination in 1963. In his first few months in office he won passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most comprehensive and far-reaching legislation of its kind in American history. Later that year he announced his Great Society program of social-welfare and civil rights legislation. His attention to domestic matters, however, was diverted by the country's escalating involvement in the Vietnam War (see Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), which provoked large student demonstrations and other protests, beginning in the late 1960s. Meanwhile, discontent and alienation among the young and racial minorities increased as the promises of the Great Society failed to materialize. By 1967 Johnson's popularity had declined steeply, and in early 1968 he announced that he would not seek reelection. He retired to his Texas ranch
Lyndon B. Johnson: LBJ (1908-73) a US politician in the Democratic Party who was the President of the US from 1963 to 1969. He first became president when President Kennedy was killed in 1963, and was elected again in 1964. He then started his plan for a 'Great Society' by introducing laws that helped poor people, improved medical care and education, and gave civil rights to all US citizens whatever their race. When the US became more involved in the Vietnam War, however, he became unpopular
Lyndon B. Johnson: (1908-73) American politician, 36th president of the United States from 1963-69
Lyndon Baines Johnson: (1908-1973) American politician, 36th president of the United States from 1963-1969
Lyndon Baines Johnson: born Aug. 27, 1908, Gillespie county, Texas, U.S. died Jan. 22, 1973, San Antonio, Texas 36th president of the U.S. (1963-69). He taught school in Houston, Texas, before going to Washington, D.C., in 1932 as a congressional aide. In Washington he was befriended by Sam Rayburn, speaker of the House of Representatives, and his political career blossomed. He won a seat in the U.S. House (1937-49) as a supporter of the New Deal, which was under conservative attack. His loyalty impressed Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who made Johnson his protégé. He won election to the U.S. Senate in 1949 in a vicious campaign that involved fraud on both sides. As Democratic whip (1951-55) and majority leader (1955-61), he developed a talent for consensus building through methods both tactful and ruthless. He was largely responsible for passage of the civil rights bills of 1957 and 1960, the first in the 20th century. In 1960 he was elected vice president under John F. Kennedy; he became president after Kennedy's assassination in 1963. In his first few months in office he won passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the most comprehensive and far-reaching legislation of its kind in American history. Later that year he announced his Great Society program of social-welfare and civil rights legislation. His attention to domestic matters, however, was diverted by the country's escalating involvement in the Vietnam War (see Gulf of Tonkin Resolution), which provoked large student demonstrations and other protests, beginning in the late 1960s. Meanwhile, discontent and alienation among the young and racial minorities increased as the promises of the Great Society failed to materialize. By 1967 Johnson's popularity had declined steeply, and in early 1968 he announced that he would not seek reelection. He retired to his Texas ranch
Magic Johnson: orig. Earvin Johnson, Jr. born Aug. 14, 1959, Lansing, Mich., U.S. U.S. basketball player. He led Michigan State University to the collegiate championship in 1979 and led the NBA Los Angeles Lakers to five championships in the 1980s. Standing 6 ft 9 in. (2.06 m) tall, he was exceptionally tall for a point guard and was able to use his size to rebound and score inside. However, he was best known for his creative passing and expert floor leadership. He was named Most Valuable Player three times (1987, 1989, 1990). He retired after being diagnosed with HIV in 1991, though he returned to the Lakers for brief stints as a player and as a coach
Magic Johnson: Earvin "Magic" Johnson (born 1959), American professional basketball player
Martin Johnson Heade: born Aug. 11, 1819, Lumberville, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 4, 1904, St. Augustine, Fla. U.S. painter. He studied in Europe and Britain, then returned to the U.S. to take up portrait and landscape painting. An avid naturalist, he made extensive trips in South and Central America and the Caribbean (1863-70), where he produced luminous, meticulously detailed images of the tropical forests and landscapes. The New England coast and the rocky shore of Lake George, N.Y., also inspired notable paintings. He was a leading exponent of luminism
Masters and Johnson: two American scientists, William Howell Masters (1915- ) and Virginia Eshelman Johnson (1925- ), who have studied human sexual behaviour, and written several books on the subject, including Human Sexual Response
Michael Duane Johnson: born Sept. 13, 1967, Dallas, Texas, U.S. U.S. sprinter. For much of the 1990s he was virtually unbeaten in the 200-m and 400-m races. He shared an Olympic gold medal in 1992 on the world-record-setting 4 400-m relay team, and at the 1996 Olympics he became the first man to win gold medals in both the 200 m and 400 m, setting a world record of 19.32 seconds in the 200 m. In 1999 he set a new world record of 43.18 seconds in the 400 m. In the 2000 Olympics he again won two gold medals
Michael Johnson: born Sept. 13, 1967, Dallas, Texas, U.S. U.S. sprinter. For much of the 1990s he was virtually unbeaten in the 200-m and 400-m races. He shared an Olympic gold medal in 1992 on the world-record-setting 4 400-m relay team, and at the 1996 Olympics he became the first man to win gold medals in both the 200 m and 400 m, setting a world record of 19.32 seconds in the 200 m. In 1999 he set a new world record of 43.18 seconds in the 400 m. In the 2000 Olympics he again won two gold medals
Philip C Johnson: born July 8, 1906, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died January 25, 2005, New Canaan, Conn. U.S. architect and critic. He studied philosophy and architecture at Harvard University. As coauthor of The International Style: Architecture Since 1922 (1932) and director of the architecture department (1932-34, 1946-54) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, he did much to familiarize Americans with modern European architecture. He gained fame with his own Glass House (1949), which struck a balance between the influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (later his collaborator on the Seagram Building) and Classical allusion. His style took a striking turn with the AT&T headquarters, New York (1984), a controversial postmodernist landmark. In 1979 Johnson became the first recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Philip Cortelyou Johnson: born July 8, 1906, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died January 25, 2005, New Canaan, Conn. U.S. architect and critic. He studied philosophy and architecture at Harvard University. As coauthor of The International Style: Architecture Since 1922 (1932) and director of the architecture department (1932-34, 1946-54) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, he did much to familiarize Americans with modern European architecture. He gained fame with his own Glass House (1949), which struck a balance between the influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (later his collaborator on the Seagram Building) and Classical allusion. His style took a striking turn with the AT&T headquarters, New York (1984), a controversial postmodernist landmark. In 1979 Johnson became the first recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize
Rafer Johnson: born Aug. 18, 1935, Hillsboro, Texas, U.S. U.S. decathlete. While a student at UCLA, he won the decathlon gold medal at the 1955 Pan-American Games. At the 1960 Olympic Games he became the first African American athlete to carry the U.S. flag in the Olympic procession, and he captured the decathlon gold medalby narrowly defeating his UCLA teammate, Yang Chuan-kwang of Taiwan
Rafer Lewis Johnson: born Aug. 18, 1935, Hillsboro, Texas, U.S. U.S. decathlete. While a student at UCLA, he won the decathlon gold medal at the 1955 Pan-American Games. At the 1960 Olympic Games he became the first African American athlete to carry the U.S. flag in the Olympic procession, and he captured the decathlon gold medalby narrowly defeating his UCLA teammate, Yang Chuan-kwang of Taiwan
Ralph Johnson Bunche: born Aug. 7, 1904, Detroit, Mich., U.S. died Dec. 9, 1971, New York, N.Y. U.S. diplomat. He earned graduate degrees at Harvard University and taught at Howard University from 1928. After studying colonial policy in Africa, he collaborated with Gunnar Myrdal in An American Dilemma (1944), a study of U.S. race relations. He worked in the U.S. war and state departments during World War II. In 1947 he became director of the trusteeship department of the UN Secretariat. His work in forging a truce between Palestinian Arabs and Jews earned him the 1950 Nobel Prize for Peace. As UN undersecretary for political affairs, he oversaw UN peacekeeping forces around the Suez Canal (1956), in the Congo (1960), and in Cyprus (1964). He also served on the board of the NAACP for 22 years
Richard M Johnson: born 1780, near Louisville, Va., U.S. died Nov. 19, 1850, Frankfort, Ky. U.S. politician. He practiced law in Kentucky before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1807-19, 1829-37). As a colonel in the War of 1812, he was wounded in the Battle of the Thames, where he reputedly killed Tecumseh. He returned to his congressional seat and later was elected to the Senate (1819-29). He was a loyal supporter of Pres. Andrew Jackson, who chose him as Martin Van Buren's running mate in the 1836 election. None of the four vice-presidential candidates won an electoral-vote majority, and the outcome was decided by the Senate, the only such occurrence in U.S. history. Johnson served one term in the office
Richard Mentor Johnson: born 1780, near Louisville, Va., U.S. died Nov. 19, 1850, Frankfort, Ky. U.S. politician. He practiced law in Kentucky before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1807-19, 1829-37). As a colonel in the War of 1812, he was wounded in the Battle of the Thames, where he reputedly killed Tecumseh. He returned to his congressional seat and later was elected to the Senate (1819-29). He was a loyal supporter of Pres. Andrew Jackson, who chose him as Martin Van Buren's running mate in the 1836 election. None of the four vice-presidential candidates won an electoral-vote majority, and the outcome was decided by the Senate, the only such occurrence in U.S. history. Johnson served one term in the office
Robert Johnson: born 1911, Hazlehurst, Miss., U.S. died Aug. 16, 1938, near Greenwood, Miss. U.S. blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born to a sharecropping family, he learned harmonica and guitar, probably influenced by personal contact with Delta bluesmen such as Eddie "Son" House and Charley Patton. He traveled widely throughout the South and as far north as Chicago and New York City, playing at house parties, juke joints, and lumber camps. In 1936-37 he recorded songs by House and others, as well as originals such as "Me and the Devil Blues," "Hellhound on My Trail," and "Love in Vain." He is said to have died, at age 27, after drinking strychnine-laced whiskey (possibly the work of a jealous husband) in a juke joint. His eerie falsetto and masterly slide guitar influenced many later blues and rock musicians
Robert Wood Johnson: born , Feb. 15, 1845, Carbondale, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 7, 1910, New Brunswick, N.J. U.S. manufacturer. He began his career as a pharmacist and drug broker. In 1885 he founded medical supply company Johnson & Johnson with his brothers, and he served as its president until his death. An early proponent of the teachings of Joseph Lister, Johnson worked to make his products as germ-free as possible, and the firm's high-quality and inexpensive medical supplies, including antiseptic bandages and dressings, proved of great value to surgery. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a major philanthropic institution
Samuel Johnson: (1709-84), known as Dr Johnson, a British critic and dictionary writer, famous for his Dictionary of the English Language (1755). He was well-known in London society in the 18th century, and considered to be an excellent conversationalist (=his conversation was intelligent, amusing, and interesting). known as Dr. Johnson born Sept. 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. died Dec. 13, 1784, London British man of letters, one of the outstanding figures of 18th-century England. The son of a poor bookseller, he briefly attended Oxford University. He moved to London after the failure of a school he and his wife had started. He wrote for periodicals and was hired to catalog the great library of the earl of Oxford. In 1755, after eight years of labour, he produced his monumental Dictionary of the English Language (1755), the first great English dictionary, which brought him fame. He continued to write for such periodicals as The Gentleman's Magazine and The Universal Chronicle, and he almost single-handedly wrote and edited the biweekly The Rambler (1750-52). He also wrote plays, none of which succeeded on the stage. In 1765 he produced a critical edition of William Shakespeare with a famous preface that did much to establish Shakespeare as the centre of the literary canon. His travel writings include A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland (1775). His Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 10 vol. (1779-81), was a significant critical work. A brilliant conversationalist, he helped found the Literary Club ( 1763), which became famous for its members of distinction, including David Garrick, Edmund Burke, Oliver Goldsmith, and Joshua Reynolds. His aphorisms helped make him one of the most frequently quoted of English writers. The biography of Johnson written by his contemporary James Boswell is one of the most admired biographies of all time
Samuel Johnson: {i} Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), English writer and lexicographer
Sir William 1st Baronet Johnson: born 1715, Smithtown, County Meath, Ire. died July 11, 1774, near Johnstown, N.Y. British colonial official. In 1737 he emigrated from Ireland and settled in New York's Mohawk Valley. He purchased his first tract of land two years later, thus beginning the acquisitions that eventually made him one of the largest landholders and wealthiest settlers in British America. He fostered friendly relations with the Indians; his ties with them were further cemented when, following the death of his first wife, he married successively two Mohawk women. In 1746 he was appointed colonel of the Iroquois Confederacy. In the French and Indian War he defeated French forces at Lake George, N.Y. (1755), and captured Fort Niagara (1759). He was appointed superintendent of the Six Iroquois Nations (1756-74), helped subdue the Indian uprising called Pontiac's War (1763-64), and negotiated the first Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
Stephen Johnson Field: born Nov. 4, 1816, Haddam, Conn., U.S. died April 9, 1899, Washington, D.C. U.S. jurist. After graduating from Williams College in 1837, he practiced law in New York with his brother, the legal reformer David Dudley Field (1805-94). In 1849 he moved to California, where he later joined the state supreme court. In 1863 he was appointed by Pres. Abraham Lincoln to the Supreme Court of the United States; he served until 1897. He became chief architect of the constitutional approach that largely exempted U.S. industry from government regulation after the American Civil War, basing his interpretation principally on the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment (1868), which had been passed as a civil-rights measure. Field's stance toward industry would be maintained by the Court until the 1930s
Virginia Eshelman Johnson: Masters and Johnson
Walter Johnson: born Nov. 6, 1887, Humboldt, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 10, 1946, Washington, D.C. U.S. baseball pitcher. Johnson had perhaps the greatest fastball in the history of the game. A right-handed thrower with a sidearm delivery who batted right as well, Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators of the American League from 1907 through 1927. He holds the all-time record for most shutouts (110), ranks second to Cy Young in wins (416), and established the record for his time for most strikeouts (3,508; broken in 1983). After his playing career, he became a manager with the Senators and later with the Cleveland Indians
Walter Perry Johnson: born Nov. 6, 1887, Humboldt, Kan., U.S. died Dec. 10, 1946, Washington, D.C. U.S. baseball pitcher. Johnson had perhaps the greatest fastball in the history of the game. A right-handed thrower with a sidearm delivery who batted right as well, Johnson pitched for the Washington Senators of the American League from 1907 through 1927. He holds the all-time record for most shutouts (110), ranks second to Cy Young in wins (416), and established the record for his time for most strikeouts (3,508; broken in 1983). After his playing career, he became a manager with the Senators and later with the Cleveland Indians
William H; and Johnson Virginia E Masters: born Dec. 27, 1915, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 16, 2001, Tucson, Ariz. born Feb. 11, 1925, Springfield, Missouri, U.S. U.S. human-sexuality research team. Together (as physician and psychologist, respectively), they founded and codirected the Masters & Johnson Institute in St. Louis. They observed couples having sex under laboratory conditions, using biochemical equipment to record sexual stimulations and reactions. Their book Human Sexual Response (1966) was considered the first comprehensive study of the physiology and anatomy of human sexual activity (see sexual response). They were married in 1971 and continued to collaborate after their divorce in 1993
William Howell; and Johnson Virginia Eshelman Masters: born Dec. 27, 1915, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 16, 2001, Tucson, Ariz. born Feb. 11, 1925, Springfield, Missouri, U.S. U.S. human-sexuality research team. Together (as physician and psychologist, respectively), they founded and codirected the Masters & Johnson Institute in St. Louis. They observed couples having sex under laboratory conditions, using biochemical equipment to record sexual stimulations and reactions. Their book Human Sexual Response (1966) was considered the first comprehensive study of the physiology and anatomy of human sexual activity (see sexual response). They were married in 1971 and continued to collaborate after their divorce in 1993

Turkish - English

Definition of johnson in Turkish English dictionary
johnson mastarı: (Mekanik) gage block
johnson gürültüsü: (Elektrik, Elektronik,Teknik) johnson noise
Dubin-Johnson Syndrome: (Tıp) bkz: Dry Mouth
samuel johnson tarzında: Johnsonian

johnson

Hyphenation

John·son

Turkish pronunciation

cänsın

Pronunciation

/ˈʤänsən/ /ˈʤɑːnsən/

Etymology

[ 'jän(t)-s&n ] (biographical name.) A patronymic surname derived from John, literally son of John. For an etymology of John, see the Wiktionary definition of John, or the Wikipedia article on John (name). * In the U.S. the name Johnson has been adopted by numerous immigrant families originally named Johansson, Johnsson, Johansen, Jonsson, etc.