Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/DNB Epitome 30

This listing page belongs to Wikipedia:WikiProject Dictionary of National Biography, spun out of the “missing article” project, and is concerned with checking whether Wikipedia has articles for all those listed in the Dictionary of National Biography (DNB), a 63-volume British biographical dictionary published 1885-1900 and now in the public domain. This page relates to volume 30 running from name Johnes to name Kenneth.

Scope of the subproject:

It is envisaged that the following work will be done:

  • Checks made that links on this page point to a wikipedia article about the same person;
  • Addition of new articles for all red-links based on DNB text;
  • Checking whether blue-linked articles would benefit from additional text from DNB.

Listings are posted as bulleted lists, with footnotes taken from the DNB summaries published in 1904. The listings and notes are taken from scanned text that is often corrupt and in need of correction. Not all the entries on the list correspond to actual DNB articles; some are “redirects” and there are a few articles devoted to families rather than individuals.

If you are engaged in this work you will probably find quite a number of unreferenced articles among the blue links. You are also encouraged to mention the DNB as a reference on such articles whenever they correspond to the summary, as part of the broader campaign for good sourcing. A suggested template is {{DNB}}.

Locating the full text:

DNB text is now available on Wikisource for all first edition articles, on the page s:Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Vol 30 Johnes - Kenneth. Names here are not inverted, as they are in the original: Joe Bloggs would be found at Wikisource s:Bloggs, Joe (DNB00). The text for the first supplement is available too: NB that this Epitome listing includes those supplement articles also.

List maintenance and protocols:

List maintenance tasks are to check and manipulate links in the list with piping or descriptive parenthetical disambiguators, and to mark list entries with templates to denote their status; whilst as far as possible retaining the original DNB names:

  • piping: [[Charles Abbot]] -> [[Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester|Charles Abbot]]
  • descriptive parenthetical disambiguators [[Charles Abbot]] -> [[Charles Abbot (botanist)]]
  • both combined [[Charles Abbot]] -> [[Charles Abbot (botanist)|Charles Abbot]]

The work involves:

  • Checking that bluelinks link to the correct person; if so, {{tick}} them. If not, try to find the correct article and pipe or disambiguate the link.
  • Check whether redlinks can be linked to an article by piping or disambiguation.
  • Create articles based on the DNB text for redlinks for which no wikipedia article can be found
  • Check whether existing blue-linked articles could benefit from an input of DNB text (e.g. the article is a stub), and if so, update the article from DNB

A number of templates are provided to mark-up entries:

  • {{mnl}} the link runs to a wrong person; - produces the text: [link currently leads to a wrong person]. It is preferable to amend the link by adding a disambiguator to make it red, if an article for the correct person cannot be found
  • {{dn}} the link runs to a dab page - produces the text [disambiguation needed]. It is preferable to amend the link by adding a disambiguator to make it red, if an article for the correct person cannot be found
  • {{tick}} the link has been checked and runs to the correct person - checkY
  • {{tick}} {{tick}} the text of the linked article has been checked against DNB text and would not benefit from additional DNB text - checkY checkY
  • {{tick}} {{cross}} the text of the linked article looks short enough to suggest it would benefit from additional DNB text - checkY ☒N

Note that before creating new articles based on DNB text you should undertake searches to check that the article's subject does not already have an article. It is easily possible that the disambiguation used in this page is not the disambiguation used in an existing wikipedia article. Equally, feel free to improve upon the disambiguation used in redlinks on this page by amending them.

Supplement articles:

Because of the provenance of the listing, a number of the original articles will not in fact be in the announced volume, but in one of the three supplement volumes published in 1901. Since the DNB did not include articles about living people, this will be the case whenever the date of death is after the publication date of the attributed volume. In due course there will be a separate listing.

General thoughts:

This project is intended as a new generation in “merging encyclopedias”, as well as being one of the most ambitious attempted. For general ideas of where we are, and some justification of the approach being taken, see the essay Wikipedia:Merging encyclopedias.

Helpful access templates:

helpful templates

There are two templates to help link to the correct page: {{Cite DNBIE}} and {{DNBIE}}. The page number automatically link to the correct url for the page at the Internet Archive site.

{{Cite DNBIE|title=Dove, John|page=358}}
Public Domain Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Dove, John". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 358.

and

{{DNBIE|title=Dove, John|page=358}}
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Dove, John". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 358.

if a wstitle= parameter is used in place of title= then the templates also link the DNB article on Wikisource:

{{cite DNBIE|wstitle=Dove, John (d.1665?)|page=358}}
Public Domain Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Dove, John (d.1665?)". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 358.
  1. ^ Arthur James Johnes (1809–1871), Welsh county court judge; studied at London University; barrister, Lincoln's Inn, 1835; advocated legal reform -: published (as 4 Maelog) translations from David ab Gwilym; awarded prize by Oymmrodorion Society for essay on causes of Welsh dissent, 1831; issued Philological Proofs of original unity and recent origin of the Human Race 1843.
  2. ^ Basset Johnes (ft. 1634–1659). See Jones.
  3. ^ Thomas Johnes (1748–1816), translator of the chronicles of Froissart, 1803-5, and Monstrelet, 1809, and Memoirs of de Joinville 1807; of Shrewsbury, Eton, and Jesus College, Oxford; M.P., Cardigan, 1774-80, Radnorshire, 1780-96, Cardiganshire, 1796-1816; F.R.S., 1809; lord-lieutenant of Cardiganshire.
  4. ^ Ambrose Bowden Johns (1776–1858), Devonshire painter; some time friend of J. M. W. Turner.
  5. ^ Charles Alexander Johns (1811-i874), author; B.A. Trinity College, Dublin, 1841; second master at Helston school under Derwent Coleridge, afterwards (1843-7) head-master; F.L.S., 1836; published popular works of natural history and educational manuals.
  6. ^ David Johns (1794–1843), missionary to Madagascar, 1826-36; published Malagasy dictionary, 1835; died at Nossi Be.
  7. ^ William Johns (1771–1845), Unitarian minister at Nantwich and afterwards at Cross Street, Manchester; joint-secretary of Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society; published theological and educational works.
  8. ^ Benjamin Johnson (1665?–1742), actor; joined Drury Lane company, 1695, and played original parts in plays by Farquhar, Vanbrugh, and others; appeared at the Haymarket as Corbaccio ( 4 Volpone, First Gravedigger Hamlet), and Morose Epicoene), 1706-7; again at Drury Lane, 1708-9; remained there almost continuously from 1710, adding Justice Shallow, Old Gobbo, and many other parts to his repertoire.
  9. ^ Captain Charles Johnson (fl. 1724–1736), author of General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates 1724, and General History of the Lives and Adventures of the most famous Highwaymen 1734.
  10. ^ Charles Johnson (1679–1748), dramatist; friend of Robert Wilks; satirised in the Dunciad author of nineteen plays.
  11. ^ Charles Johnson (1791–1880), botanist ; lecturer at Guy's Hospital; re-edited Smith's (1832) and edited Sowerby's English Botany 1832-46; published monographs on British ferns, poisonous plants, and grasses.
  12. ^ Christopher Johnson or Jonson (1536?-1597), Latin poet and physician; fellow of New College, Oxford, 1555; M.A., 1661; head-master of Winchester, 1560-70; M.D. Oxford, 1671; F.R.C.P., 1580, several times censor, and treasurer, 1594-6; his Latin poems in Richard Willes's Poemata (1573).
  13. ^ Cornelius Johnson (1593–1664?). Sec JAN. SK VAN Kri.KN, CoKNKUt'S.
  14. ^ Cuthbert William Johnson H799–1878), agricultural writer; bftrriltar,iniy 1 * Inn, lK3ii: I 1. U.S.. 1842; puhlished The Farmers Encyclopaedia 1842, Funn.-rV Mi-di.-al Hictionary 1845. Life of Sir Edward Coke 1837; tran-latfi Tinier Principles of Agriculture 1844; collaborated with W.Shaw un.l his h rot her, George William Johnson
  15. ^ Daniel Johnson (1767-1835), author of Sketches of Indian Field-Sports 1822; surgeon in East India Company's service, 1806-9.
  16. ^ Edward Johnson (fl. 1601), musical composer; Mus.Bac. Caius College. Cambridge, 1594.
  17. ^ Edward Johnson (1599?–1672), author of History of New England from... 1628 untill 1652 ('Wonder-working Providence'); settled in Massachusetts, 1680: represented Woburn iu the state assembly from 1643, being speaker, 1655.
  18. ^ Sir Edwin Beaumont Johnson (1825–1893), general; studied at East India Company's College, Addiseoinbe; lieutenant, Bengal artillery, 1845; captain, 1857: lieutenantcolonel, 1865; major-general, 1868; general, 1877; colonel-commandant, royal (late Bengal) artillery, 1890; served in Sikh wars, 1845-6 and 1848-9; assistant adjutant-general of artillery in Oude division, 1855-63: in Indian mutiny, 1857-8; C.B. (military), 1858; military secretary for Indian affairs at headquarters of army in London, and extra aide-de-camp to the field-marshal commanding-iu-chief, the Duke of Cambridge, 1865-72; quartermaster-general in India, 1873; returned to England as member of council of secretary of state for India, 1874; K.C.B., 1875; military member of council of governor-general of India, 1877-80; O.I.E., 1878; director-general of military education at war office in London, 1884-6; G.G.B., 1887.
  19. ^ Esther Johnson (1681–1728), friend of Dean Swift; an inmate of Sir William Temple's family, where Swift met her; the Stella of Swift's Journal to Stella; possibly, but improbably, married to Swift.
  20. ^ Francis Johnson (1562–1618), presb'yterian separatist; brother of George Johnson (1564-1605); fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, 1584; M.A., 1585; imprisoned and expelled the university, 1589, for maintaining presbyterianism to be of divine right; preacher to English merchants at Middelburg, 1589-92; with John Greenwood (d. 1593) formed separatist church in London, 1592: several times imprisoned; from 1597 separatist pastor at Amsterdam; published Brownist treatises and other works.
  21. ^ Francis Johnson (1796?–1876), orientalist ; professor of Sanskrit, Bengali, and Telugu, East India Company's college at Haileybury, 1824-55; published Persian Dictionary 1829 (enlarged, 1852), an edition of the 1833; Savilian profawor of astronomy. 1839-49; Whyte profeuor of moral philosophy, 1842-6; P.R.8 1838; of i!:,- oxford.nmtiitoians of 1850 and 1854; of Weils 1854-81; edited PwUms for Speaker'i 1880.
  22. ^ George William Johnson (1808–1886), writer on gardening; barrister of Gray's Inn, 18M: collaborated with his brother CiiUiberl William Jol.n-on for Agriculture(13th edit. 1838), , B i V-r il ffindba D M ( Mi lot Outline* of Chemistry 1 works, 1839; professor of political -.,11. XT, Calcutta, and editor of the government gazette, 1837-41; published History of Kn 'Principles of Practical Gardening 1845 (retimed M 'Science and Practice 1862), and other works: established The Cottage Gardener Journal of Horticulture), 1848.
  23. ^ George Johnson (1564–1605), puritan; M.A. Christ's College Cambridge, 1588; imprisoned for separatism, 1593; sailed for America in the company of other separatists, 1597, but was obliged to return; escaped to Holland; quarrelled with his brother Francis o f Love (poem), 1641 Johnson (1562-1618) about his wife's fondness for fine clothing and was excommunicated, 1604; returned and prepared an account of the dissensions (Amsterdam, 1603); died in Durham gaol.
  24. ^ Sir George Johnson (1818–1896), physician; studied medicine at King's College, London; M.D. London, 1844; F.R.O.P., 1850; Gulstonian lecturer, 1852; materia medica lecturer, 1853; Lumleian lecturer, 1877; Harveian orator, 1882; vice-president, 1887; assistantphysician to King's College Hospital, 1847, physician, 1856, professor of materia medica and therapeutics, 18571863, of medicine, 1863-76, of clinical medicine, 1876-86, and emeritus professor of clinical medicine and consulting physician, 1886; F.R.S., 1872; physician extraordinary to Queen Victoria, 1889; knighted, 1892; published medical works.
  25. ^ Gerard Johnson (fl. 1618). See Geraert Janssen.
  26. ^ Guy Johnson (1740?–1788), American loyalist; served against the French, 1757-60; succeeded his uncle, Sir William Johnson, as superintendent of Indians, 1774; his estates in Tryon county, New York, confiscated by the Americans, against whom he fought in Canada; died in London.
  27. ^ Harry John Johnson (1826–1884), water-colour painter; friend and fellow-townsman of the elder David Cox; member of Institute of Painters in Water3, 1870. colours, It 'Gulistan 1863. and editions of Sanskrit classics
  28. ^ Henry Johnson (1698?–1760), South American traveller and translator from the Spanish.
  29. ^ Sir Henry Johnson , first baronet (1748–1835), general; commanded light battalion of 28th, 1775-8, and the 17th regiment, 1778-81, during American war; defeated Irish rebels at New Ross, 1798; general, 1809; created baronet, 1818.
  30. ^ Humphry Johnson (fl. 1713), calligrapher and mathematician.
  31. ^ Isaac Johnson (d. 1630), one of the founders of Massachusetts; accompanied Winthrop to America, 1630.