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  Encyclopedia: John Stephens
John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805–October 13, 1852) was a American explorer, writer, and diplomat.
Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization and in the planning of the Panama railroad.
Stephens is the subject of a biography Maya Explorer by Victor Wolfgang Von Hagan, first published in 1947.
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 John L. Stephens
He was the son of Benjamin Stephens, one of the "oldest inhabitants" of New-York; his mother was a daughter of Judge Lloyd, of Monmouth county, New Jersey.
She had neither the capital, nor could she build vessels and machinery of sufficient strength and power-Mr Stephens became deeply interested in the project, and a charter was obtained from the State of New-York, incorporating The Ocean Steam Navigation Company in the city of New-York.
Stephens was called to the ruins of Guatemala and Yucatan, as represented in the works of Del Rio and Waldeck.
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 John L. Stephens
John L. Stephens with Henry Chauncey and William H. Aspinwall, played a crucial role in the planning, financing and promotion of the Panama Railroad, the first commercial link between the Atlantic and Pacific that traversed the Isthmus of Panama.
An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean.
Stephens was elected vice-president of the Panama Railroad Company at its formation in 1849, and he was responsible for negotiating the contracts with the government of New Granada (later Columbia) in Bogota.
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 John Lloyd Stephens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stephens read with interest early accounts of ruined cities of Mesoamerica by such writers and explorers as Alexander von Humboldt and Juan Galindo.
Of even greater importance, it provided descriptions of several ancient Maya sites, along with illustrations by Stephen's traveling companion, architect and draftsman Frederick Catherwood.
In 1850 he traveled to Panama to work on the project to construct a trans-isthmus railroad, where he died of malaria in 1852 before the Panama Railway's completion.
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 Stephens or Stevens Genealogy
Zachariah Stephens was born February 8, 1787 in South Carolina according to the 1880 and 1860 Federal Census of Itawamba County.
Stephens, the subject of this notice, was born in Williamson County, Tenn., November 9, 1829.
The eldest daughter of Dennis and Jane Stephens was Susan T. J., born in l825; the next child was a daughter, Martba E. born in 1827; Marcus D. LaFayette, the subject of this notice, was born in 1829, and Melissa A. was horn in 1832.
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 The Murder of John Stephens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Synopsis: The Murder of John Stephens is the story of an historical event which occurred in the Caswell County courthouse in Yanceyville, North Carolina on May 18, 1870.
John Stephens, a state senator, was accused, tried, convicted, and executed by a conspiracy of local Klansmen.
John G. Lea, a Confederate war hero, organized a Ku Klux Klan trial at which Stephens was tried and convicted of criminal activity, and sentenced to death.
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 John Stephens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Stephens returned in 1999 and was one of the South Atlantic League's dominating pitchers.
Stephens, who turned 20 on November 15th, is one of the smartest pitchers in the organization.
Prior to the injury, Stephens' fastball was regularly clocked in the 87-88 mph range.
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 Mayan Archeology - Books - Incidents of Travel in Yucatan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stephens was taken with a curiosity of the ancient cities he found in Greece and the Levant.
Stephens tells of a bull fight in which the bull could not be defeated by the men despite their weapons.
Stephens uses the first portion of his book to give some informaton and background on the Spanish efforts to conquer the Yucatan in the 16th century, and the efforts of the native indians in repelling them for as long as they could.
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 John F. Stephens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stephens is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for all districts of the United States District Court for the State of California.
Stephens is the recipient of several certificates of appreciation from the Superior Court of California Los Angeles County, where he has served as a Temporary Judge for more than five years.
Stephens was a clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Stanley Brottman.
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 John Stephens - pafg02.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Stephens (Evan) born July 12, 1714 in Wales the family settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
John sold his his land to Yodder between the years 1767 and 1772 when John and his family removed from the area and moved to what was then Westmoreland County then Fayette, Fayette, County 1790, Washington Township.n the Little Redstone Methodist Cemetery in Washington Twp.
Seth Stephens was born in 1746 in,Bucks, Pennsylvania.
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 Stephens/Stevens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stevens Ancestry in England Henry Stevens and Elizabeth Gallup Richard Stevens and Sarah Harker John Stephens and Elizabeth Joseph Stephens John Stephens and Lucy Collins Frances Stephens and Mordecai Lawson C.
John Stephens to Phillip Pollard of Carteret Co. for 300 pounds 537 acres on Whiteoak River bought of Joseph Perry.
John's will was dated May 31, 1810, and was proved Oct. 22, 1810 in Pendleton District, SC.
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 STEPHENS, JOHN LLOYD (1805—1852) - Online Information article about STEPHENS, JOHN LLOYD (1805—1852)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Stephens, meantime, was appointed to a See also:
joint travels of Stephens and Catherwood occupied some eight months in 1839 and 1840.
In the autumn of 1841 the two travellers made a second exploration of Yucatan, and a work followed in 1843—Incidents of Travel in Yucatan.
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 John Stephens Wood -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Stephens Wood -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
John Stephens Wood (1885 - 1968) was a significant (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) U.S. (additional info and facts about political figure) political figure.
He served as the chairman of (additional info and facts about House Un-American Activities Committee) House Un-American Activities Committee between 1949 and 1953.
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 John Lloyd Stephens --  Encyclopædia Britannica
One of the greatest shortstops in the history of baseball, John Henry (Pop) Lloyd was often called the fl Honus Wagner.
The Irish poet and storyteller James Stephens is known for his fairy tales set in the Dublin slums of his childhood and for his compassionate poems about animals.
Learn about the Presidency of John Adams, who was the second man to hold the office of U.S. President and the first to occupy the newly constructed White House.
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 Physiology - Prof John Stephens
Mayston, M.J., Harrison, L.M. & Stephens, J.A. (1999) A neurophysiological study of mirror movements in adults and children.
Gibbs, J., Harrison, L.M., Stephens, J.A. & Evans, A.L. (1999) Cutaneomuscular reflex responses recorded from the lower limb in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
Nadler, M., Harrison, L.M. & Stephens, J.A. (2000) Acquisition of a new motor skill is accompanied by changes in cutaneomuscular reflex responses recorded from finger muscles in man. Experimental Brain Research, 131, 246-254.
www.physiol.ucl.ac.uk /research/stephens_j   (472 words)

  
 The Department of Music and Dance - The University of Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Stephens holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Illinois, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Hamburg, Germany.
In addition to teaching voice and directing opera at the University of Kansas, Stephens maintains a career as an opera and concert singer.
Stephens has recorded for Columbia Masterworks, Newport Classics and the Musical Heritage Society.
www.ku.edu /~sfa/mad/faculty/stephens.html   (339 words)

  
 Welcome to John Stephens > NEVE > Genius
John will be touring the western U.S. in April / May 2005.
There are only 10 dates on this tour so make sure you get out there and catch a show.
John will be performing the best of NEVE and Genius, as well as some of his newest, never-before-heard material -- all in a stripped-down, intimate setting on acoustic guitar and piano.
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 Amazon.com: Maya Explorer: John Lloyd Stephens and the Lost Cities of Central America and the Yucatan: Books: Victor ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In his extraordinary journeys to the Yucatan and Central America more than 150 years ago, John Lloyd Stephens uncovered the ruins of an entire culture-- at that time, a civilization without a name or documented history.
Also a lawyer, diplomat, and builder of a railroad across Panama, Stephens was a true adventurer whose exploits had been all but forgotten until Victor von Hagen published this compelling biography in 1948.
His narrative is enriched with Stephen's own accounts of his discoveries and the superb illustrations of Frederick Catherwood, the artist who traveled with Stephens.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0877017034?v=glance   (523 words)

  
 §15. John Stephens. XVI. London and the Development of Popular Literature. Vol. 4. Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference > Cambridge History > Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to Michael Drayton > London and the Development of Popular Literature > John Stephens
Besides involved and artificial pleasantry, the Overbury collection is already touched with an air of supercilious mockery which, later, was to become the characteristic of court life.
A different line of development is traceable in another miscellany published by a young lawyer, John Stephens, in 1615, together with prose and verse essays entitled Satyrical essayes, characters and others, and followed, in the same year, by a second series.
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 ::: The Orchard :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
To hear John Stephens is to know that popular music hasn't lost its soul.
John's energetic music represents an infectious blend of his influences in classic soul, hip-hop, gospel and reggae.
"John Stephens- Live at SOB's" features John and band at their peak, grooving through nine future classics in NYC's best R&B venue.
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 Alibris: John Stephens
A lively, eloquent guide to the Maya ruins of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, as entertaining today as when it was first published in 1843, Stephens' guide recounts his two trips made to the region between 1839 and 1842.
Author John Richard Stephens reveals 85 true stories behind some of history's most fascinating events -- by uncovering rare documents, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary descriptions of episodes ranging from Viking funerals to the Vietnam war.
by Rueschemeyer, Dietrich, and Stephens, Evelyne Huber, and Stephens, John D. It is a commonplace claim of Western political discourse that capitalist development and democracy go hand in hand.
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A noted author, traveler and artist, John Stephens also played an important role in the development of the Panama Railroad.
During the first, he explored a handful of "lost" Maya cities, and in 1841, accompanied by artist Frederick Catherwood and the young doctor and amateur ornithologist Samuel Cabot, S (showing 500 of 18497 characters).
John Stephens is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
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 VANTUNA RESEARCH GROUP: CV John S. Stephens, Jr.
PUBLICATIONS BY JOHN S. Stephens, J. A description of a new genus and two new species of chaenopsid blennies from the western Atlantic.
A preliminary analysis of recruitment to a temperate rocky reef.
Notes on the occurrence and depth distribution of the bat ray in the Southern California Bight, with comments on the effect of trawl size on estimates of abundance.
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 About John Richard Stephens
John has had many different occupations ranging from driving an armored truck and working as a professional photographer to being a psychiatric counselor at a couple of hospitals and a security officer for the U.S. Navy.
John's books have been selections of the Preferred Choice Book Club, the Quality Paperback Book Club and the Book of the Month Club.
A portion of the book's introduction by John Richard Stephens revealing the origin of the myth that the mummy's curse sank the Titanic appeared as the cover story of the August 2000 issue of Fortean Times.
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 John Stephens Cabot Abbott
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ABBOTT, John Stephens Cabot, author, born in Brunswick, Maine, 18 September, 1805; died in Fair Haven, Connecticut, 17 June, 1877.
This site and its contents are not affiliated, connected, associated with or authorized by the individual, family, friends, or trademarked entities utilizing any part or the subject\x92s entire name.
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 AllRefer.com - John Lloyd Stephens (American Literature, Biography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
AllRefer.com - John Lloyd Stephens (American Literature, Biography) - Encyclopedia
John Lloyd Stephens 1805–52, American author and traveler, b.
His travels (1834–36) in Europe, the Middle East, and Central America provided the material for a number of studies.
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 John Stephens statistics - pro-football-reference.com
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 Amazon.com: Vampires, Wine and Roses: Books: John Richard Stephens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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John Richard Stephens's interesting introduction discusses the history of vampires in print from Sophocles to Karl Marx to Virginia Woolf.
Stephens, John Richard (Edt): Vampires, Wine and Roses.
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 SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - Baseball
Boston claimed Stephens off waivers from Baltimore on Thursday.
Stephens went 2-5 with a 6.09 ERA in 12 games in 2002, but spent 2003 at Triple-A. Access Stephens' news archive.
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