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Patriot naval officer.
Originally known as John Paul, he took the name “Jones” after moving to America (1773), probably in an attempt to conceal his identity after his involvement in the death of a mutineer.
Commissioned lieutenant in the colonial navy (1775). Made captain (1776). Given command of the Ranger (1777). Sent to France, where he received instructions from the American commissioners, including Franklin, to protect American shipping interests and attack the British coast.
Following minor successes, the French gave Jones command of a ship which he renamed the Bonhomme Richard, after Poor Richard of Franklin’s almanac (1779). Sailing in a squadron with the Alliance, Jones defeated the British Serapis, in a battle that made him a popular hero. The Bonhomme Richard was damaged in the battle and sank. Jones sailed the Serapis to a neutral port in Holland and later charged the captain of the
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List of names in A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Rationalists
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Joseph McCabe published A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Rationalists in 1920 (London: Watts & Co.). Most (though not all) of those listed were also included in A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient, Medieval and Modern Freethinkers (1945)
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[edit]- Firmin Abauzit
- Ernst Abbe
- Francis Ellingwood Abbot
- George Frederick Abbott
- Leonard Dalton Abbott
- Edmond About
- Thomas Achelis or Thomas Ludwig Bernhard Achelis ([1] mentioned in de:Thomas Otto Achelis, his son)
- ACKERMANN, Louise V.
- ACOLLAS, Professor E.
- ACOSTA, Uriel
- ADAM, Professor Charles, D. es L.
- ADAMS, Charles Francis
- ADAMS, Francis W. L.
- ADAMS, John, President of the United States
- ADAMS, Robert
- ADAMSON, Professor Robert, Ph.D.
- ADCOCK, A. St. John
- ADICKES, Professor E., Ph.D.
- ADLER, Professor Felix, Ph.D.
- AHRENS, Professor Heinrich, Ph.D.
- AIKENHEAD, Thomas
- AIRY, Sir George B., K.C.B., D.C.L
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BACLAWSKI, Alexander S.
BACON, Curtis Stow
BAKELESS, John (Colonel)
BAKER, Gladden W.
BAKER, Hettie Gray
BAILEY, Anna Warner
BAILEY, Arthur A.
BAILEY, Irving S.
BAILEY, James Montgomery
BAILEY, John M. (State’s Attorney)
BAILEY, John M. (Democratic National Chairman)*
BALDRIDGE, Malcolm*
BALDUCCI, Richard J.
BALDWIN, Abraham
BALDWIN, Alfred
BALDWIN, Alfred C., III
BALDWIN, R. Gordon
BALDWIN, Raymond E. (Governor)*
BALDWIN, Simeon E. (Governor)*
BALL, Sarah B.
BALTHAZAR, Edward J.
BANDAZIAN, Ann
BANNAN, John H.
BANNIGAN, Thomas J. (Maj.)
BARBA, Harry
BARBER, John Warner
BARBOUR, Lucius B.
BARKER, Dennis A.
BARNARD, Henry*
BARNES, Eric W.
BARNETT, William B.
BARNEY, Austin Dunham
BARNUM, Phineas T. (showman)*
BARRETT, Thomas Robert
BARROWS, Robert W.
BARTHOLOMEW, Edward Sheffield
BARTLEWSKI, George G. (Rt. Rev.)
BARTMAN, Allen
BARTON, Clara: See also ATWATER, Dorance
BARTRAM, Isaac Newton
BASSETTE, Buell B.
BATE, Fred