Whitney, John Hay — born Aug. 17, 1904, Ellsworth, Maine, U.S. died Feb. 8, 1982, Manhasset, N.Y. U.S. multimillionaire and sportsman. The son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Jock Whitney attended Yale University and later the University of… … Universalium
John Hay Whitney — (August 27, 1904 February 8, 1982), colloquially known as Jock Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune , and a member of the Whitney family.FamilyBorn August 27, 1904, in Ellsworth, Maine,… … Wikipedia
John Hay (homme politique américain) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir John Hay. Portrait de John Hay, secrétaire d État, 1897 … Wikipédia en Français
John Hay — Infobox US Cabinet official name=John Milton Hay order=12th title=United States Assistant Secretary of State term start=November 1, 1879 term end=May 3, 1881 predecessor=Frederick W. Seward successor=Robert R. Hitt order2=37th title2=United… … Wikipedia
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library — The Harvey Cushing and John Hay Whitney Medical Library is the central library of the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Previously known as the Yale Medical Library, it is one of the finest modern medical libraries. The library… … Wikipedia
Hay — /hay/, n. John Milton, 1838 1905, U.S. statesman and author. * * * I In agriculture, dried grasses and other foliage used as animal feed. Typical hay crops are timothy, alfalfa, and clover. Usually the material is cut in the field while still… … Universalium
Whitney — Whitney, William Dwight ► Monte del SO de E.U.A., en el estado de California, pico culminante de Sierra Nevada; 4 418 m. * * * (as used in expressions) Morrow, Dwight W(hitney) Whitney, Amos Whitney, Eli Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, John … Enciclopedia Universal
Whitney — /hwit nee, wit /, n. 1. Eli, 1765 1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor. 2. John Hay, 1904 82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher. 3. Josiah Dwight, 1819 96, U.S. geologist. 4. William Dwight, 1827 94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer… … Universalium
hay — hayey, adj. /hay/, n. 1. grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage. 2. grass mowed or intended for mowing. 3. Slang. a. a small sum of money: Twenty dollars an hour for doing very little certainly ain t hay. b. money: A… … Universalium
john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… … Universalium