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John Dardess, Professor Emeritus of History
John Dardess, Professor Emeritus of History, retired in 2002 after thirty-five years of teaching East Asian, Chinese, and Inner Asian history to students at KU. He is the author of six books and many articles on Yuan and Ming history. His latest is…
John Bailey and Vera Hill wedding at Tabernacular Church, n.d.
A black-and-white photograph of groom John Bailey feeding a piece of wedding cake to his bride, Vera Hill. The couple stands behind a table that holds the wedding cake, a punch bowl and glasses, and two pairs of candlesticks.
Johann Peter Falk (1727-1774) Beyträge zur topographischen Kenntniss des Russischen Reichs. St. Petersburg: gedruckt bey der Kayserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1785-1786. 3 vols. Linnæana C525
Hunting the White Siberian Taiga... The "Academic Expeditions," so-called, had been organized between 1768 and 1774 by the tsardom and would demonstrate the high standards of the Academy of Sciences. The Empress Catherine II, however, wanted prestige…
Johann Georg Gmelin (1709-1758). Flora sibirica sive Historia plantarum sibiriae. Petropoli: ex Tip. Academiae Scientiarum, 1747-1769. 4 vols. Linnæana D63, v.1
Into the Hinterlands of the Mother of all Hinterlands... Johann Georg Gmelin, born into a famous family of German scientists, came to St. Petersburg at the age of 18 (in 1727) and 6 years later took off with German historian Gerhard Friedrich…
Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802-1879). Mittheilungen über die Naturgeschichte des Mammuth oder Mamont (Elephas primigenius). St. Petersburg: Kaiserlich Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1866. Ellis Omnia C330
The Elephantine Russian Empire... Johann Friedrich Brandt, known as well by his Russian moniker Fedor Fedorovich Brandt, was a native of Saxony, educated in Berlin as zoologist, surgeon, botanist and pharmacologist. He moved to St. P. just short of…
Joann Georg Korb. Diarium itineris in Moscoviam. Viennæ Austriæ: typis Leopoldi Voigt, 1700? Summerfield E225
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Crime and Punishment ... Austria's attitude towards pre-Peterburgian but nevertheless Petrine Russia can be seen in this diary of the journey to Moscow of the Count of Guarient and his secretary to the mission, Johann Georg Korb. While Peter was on a…
Joane Nagel
Joane Nagel
University Distinguished Professor
On Sabbatical Fall 2013
Email: nagel@ku.edu
Personal Web Site
Joane Nagel (PhD Stanford) is a political and cultural sociologist; her work focuses on ethnicities, genders, and sexualities in the…
University Distinguished Professor
On Sabbatical Fall 2013
Email: nagel@ku.edu
Personal Web Site
Joane Nagel (PhD Stanford) is a political and cultural sociologist; her work focuses on ethnicities, genders, and sexualities in the…
Jiménez, Juan Ramón
Belleza (en Verso). Madrid: J. R. Jiménez y Z. C. de Jiménez, 1923. Print.
Piedra y Cielo: Versos (1917-1918). Madrid: [Imprenta de Fortanet], 1919. Print.
Platero y Yo, 1907-1916. Ed. Jorge Urrutia. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 1997. Print.
Piedra y Cielo: Versos (1917-1918). Madrid: [Imprenta de Fortanet], 1919. Print.
Platero y Yo, 1907-1916. Ed. Jorge Urrutia. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva, 1997. Print.
Jim's House
This is a bright, vibrant still life of a fantasy neighborhood- your neighbor, Jim (the frog) welcomes you into his home while the sun sets.
