Jacobinism, n.
the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
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Jacobite, n.
a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
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Jacobs, n.
Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
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United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
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English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
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Jacobus Arminius, n.
Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)
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Jacopo Robusti, n.
Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594)
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Jacquard, n.
a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
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French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)
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Jacquard loom, n.
a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics
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Jacqueline Cochran, n.
United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980)
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Jacquemier's sign, n.
a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
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Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles, n.
French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
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Jacques Anatole Francois Thibault, n.
French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
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Jacques Bernoulli, n.
Swiss mathematician (1654-1705)
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Jacques Cartier, n.
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
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Jacques Charles, n.
French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823)
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Jacques Costeau, n.
French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
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Jacques Derrida, n.
French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)
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Jacques Etienne Montgolfier, n.
French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)
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Jacques Francois Antoine Ibert, n.
French composer (1890-1962)
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Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy, n.
French operatic composer (1799-1862)
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Jacques Germain Soufflot, n.
French architect (1713-1780)
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Jacques Lipchitz, n.
United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973)
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Jacques Loeb, n.
United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
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Jacques Louis David, n.
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
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Jacques Lucien Monod, n.
French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)
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Jacques Marquette, n.
French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675)
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Jacques Monod, n.
French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)
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Jacques Offenbach, n.
French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)
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Jacques Tati, n.
French filmmaker (1908-1982)
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Jacques Tatischeff, n.
French filmmaker (1908-1982)
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Jacques Yves Costeau, n.
French underwater explorer (born in 1910)
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