Academic/intellectual Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert, celebrity, lecturer, and motivational speak

Is an American fitness, exercise and nutritional expert, celebrity, lecturer, and motivational speaker who has been referred to as "the godfather of fitness."

Was a Dutch philologist and theologian. He was professor at the University of Groningen: in 1643 in

Was a Dutch philologist and theologian. He was professor at the University of Groningen: in 1643 in oriental languages and in 1667 in theology. His publications were overseen in 1687 by Balthasar Bekker.

Was a Dutch scholar, critic and librarian.In 1823 he was appointed as a librarian, and in 1833 as un

Was a Dutch scholar, critic and librarian.In 1823 he was appointed as a librarian, and in 1833 as university librarian and honorary professor at Leiden University, where he remained until his death. Geel materially contributed to the development of classical studies in the Netherlands. He was the author of editions of Theocritus (1820), of the Vatican fragments of Polybius (1829)

Was a Dutch physiologist and writer on dietetics.Moleschott studied at Heidelberg and began the prac

Was a Dutch physiologist and writer on dietetics.Moleschott studied at Heidelberg and began the practice of medicine at Utrecht in 1845, but soon moved to Heidelberg where he lectured on physiology at the university, beginning in 1847. Controversial statements made by him in his lectures led to his resignation after seven years at Heidelberg. Afterwards, he was professor of physiology in Zurich (1856),

Was an itinerant scholar of geography and cartographer, who lived a wandering life in Europe. He stu

Was an itinerant scholar of geography and cartographer, who lived a wandering life in Europe. He studied at the University of Ingolstadt,[1] then spent some time at the court of Pope Leo X before he converted to Protestantism; subsequently his geographical works were placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum. For a time he taught at Vienna; in his old age, 1545–49, he lived in the house of Wolfgang Salm, Bishop of Passau. His portrait by Wolf Huber (c. 1485-1553), executed about 1540, when he was about seventy years old, is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.[2

Is a French philologist of Jewish ancestry.After having taught for some time in a school, she became

Is a French philologist of Jewish ancestry.After having taught for some time in a school, she became a professor first at the University of Lille and subsequently at the Sorbonne (from 1957 to 1973). She was then elevated to the chair of Greek and the development of moral and political thought at the Collège de France — the first woman nominated to this prestigious institution. In 1988, she was the second woman (after Marguerite Yourcenar) to enter the Académie française, being elected to Chair #7, previously occupied by André Roussin. In 1995, she obtained Greek nationality and in 2000 was nominated Ambassador of Hellenism by the Greek government.

Was an explorer and pioneering French Tibetologist. He travelled extensively in India, western China

Was an explorer and pioneering French Tibetologist. He travelled extensively in India, western China, and the Tibetan border regions. He worked at the École pratique des hautes études. Bacot was the first western scholar to study the Tibetan grammatical tradition, and along with F. W. Thomas (1867-1956) belonged to the first generation of scholars to study the Old Tibetan Dunhuang manuscripts. Bacot made frequent use of Tibetan informants. He acquired aid from Gendün Chöphel in studying Dunhuang manuscripts.

Was a French academic who taught mainly in Argentina. During World War II, Jacques de Mahieu was a m

Was a French academic who taught mainly in Argentina. During World War II, Jacques de Mahieu was a member of the Division Charlemagne [3].. After the Liberation of France, he was one of the first to flee to Juan Perón's Argentina through the ratlines organized by Peron and the Vatican. A Naturalized Argentine [4], he became an ideologue of the Peronist movement, before becoming a mentor to a Roman Catholic nationalist youth group in the 1960s [5].

Was a French literary theorist and a faculty member of the Yale University French Department from 19

Was a French literary theorist and a faculty member of the Yale University French Department from 1961 until his death in 1972. The family, including his older brother Jean-Daniel (JD), came back to Paris in 1939 and he graduated from the Lycée Henri IV with a Baccalauréat in 1949, then studied at the Sorbonne where he obtained a Licence-des-Lettres in 1953.

Is a french doctor of international renown. He is Chairman of the digestive and endocrine surgery at

Is a french doctor of international renown. He is Chairman of the digestive and endocrine surgery at University Hospital, Strasbourg.

An Iranian psychiatrist and researcher. He is a professor of psychiatry in Mental Health Research Ce

An Iranian psychiatrist and researcher. He is a professor of psychiatry in Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and has been working as the director of Tehran Psychiatric Institute [1] since 1992. He has also been the director of Iranian Mental Health Research Network since its formation in 2006. His major areas of interest are community mental health services, spiritual and religious therapy, and drug abuse prevention programs. He has been one of the founders of the Program of Integration of Mental Health Care in Primary Health Care System in Iran. He is the author of several Persian-language books in for health care providers with different educational levels.

Was a German Lutheran theologian. In 1541 he was made governor of the Martinianum, and at the same t

Was a German Lutheran theologian. In 1541 he was made governor of the Martinianum, and at the same time lectured on philosophy. In 1549 he accepted the pastorate of Derendingen near Tübingen, and in 1551 he was called as professor to Tübingen. On June 2, 1557, he examined and signed, together with other theologians, the Confessio Wirtembergica, which had been prepared for the Council of Trent, and in the month of August, together with Johannes Brenz's friend Johann Isenmann, he went to Langensalza and afterward to Saxony to come to an understanding with the theologians and councilors of the elector Maurice concerning the Württemberg Confession as compared with the Saxon, which bad also been prepared for the Council of Trent.

A world-class Iranist and a university professor.Jaleh Amouzgar holds a Ph. D. degree from Sorbonne

A world-class Iranist and a university professor.Jaleh Amouzgar holds a Ph. D. degree from Sorbonne University in Iranistics (Iranian linguistics). She is currently chairman of the department of Ancient Iranian Culture and Languages at Tehran University.Prof. Jaleh Amouzgar in collaboration with Prof. Ahmad Tafazzoli has contributed significantly to Ancient Iranian studies and the history of literature in ancient Iran.

A British academic and university administrator

A British academic and university administrator

Is a Research Fellow at Monash University in Australia, where he was a professor in the area of tele

Is a Research Fellow at Monash University in Australia, where he was a professor in the area of telecommunications before his retirement in 2003.

He earned his degree in public law at the Faculty of Law and Economy from University of Paris (1966)

He earned his degree in public law at the Faculty of Law and Economy from University of Paris (1966).In 1968, he graduated from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and held his Phd in Public Law at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Paris II (1971).He is currently Professor of Public International Law at the University of Tehran [1] and Visiting Professor at the universities of Paris I, Paris XI, XIII Paris, Caen and Grenoble II.

Was a Dutch critic and scholar.Jan Gruter was Dutch on his father's side and English on his mother's

Was a Dutch critic and scholar.Jan Gruter was Dutch on his father's side and English on his mother's, and was born at Antwerp. To avoid religious persecution his parents came to England while he was a child, and for some years he studied at Caius College, Cambridge,[1] after which he went to Leiden, where he graduated with an M.A.

Is a Dutch law professor. He is professor of European Private Law and Comparative Law in the Univers

Is a Dutch law professor. He is professor of European Private Law and Comparative Law in the University of Tilburg and director of the Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law. He is also visiting professor of Comparative Legal Studies in the University of Helsinki.

Was a professor at Charles University and became the rector of the University in 1410. He lectured o

Was a professor at Charles University and became the rector of the University in 1410. He lectured on mathematics and astronomy.Šindel's astronomical tables and maps were allegedly still used by Tycho Brahe. He had a special liking for astronomical devices. Based on his suggestion and calculations Mikuláš of Kadan constructed the Prague Orloj clock in 1410.

Is an organization and communication scholar and intellectual. He was born in the town of Preveza, w

Is an organization and communication scholar and intellectual. He was born in the town of Preveza, western Greece. He is also a citizen of Sweden. Kallinikos is currently a professor in the Information Systems and Innovation Group, Department of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His scholarly projects have over the years covered several themes ranging from the significance writing and notation has assumed in the making of modern organizations through the understanding of markets as semiotic systems to the study of bureaucracy and institutions.

Is a Chinese scholar, poet, calligrapher and painter. A versatile scholar, he contributes to every f

Is a Chinese scholar, poet, calligrapher and painter. A versatile scholar, he contributes to every field of humanities, including archaeology, literature, philology, musicology and history. Currently he lives in Hong Kong. He has two daughters.

Was one of the world's leading scholars in the history of Christianity and medieval intellectual his

Was one of the world's leading scholars in the history of Christianity and medieval intellectual history.Before he turned three, his mother had taught him to use the typewriter, as he could not yet hold a pen. His facility with languages (he is thought to have had a command of at least a dozen different tongues) may be traced to his multilingual childhood and early training. That linguistic facility was to serve him well in the career he ultimately chose (after first contemplating becoming a concert pianist)--that of the 20th century's preeminent historian of Christian doctrine, not confining his studies to Roman and Protestant theological history, but embracing also that of the Orthodox East.

A Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri

A Emeritus Professor and one of the leading authorities of the Sinhala Language. He is currently Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand [1]Dissanayake received his primary education at Dharmaraja College, Kandy, secondary education at Ananda College, he graduated from the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya campus in 1961. He would later received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of California, Berkley to read for a Masters in linguistics and obtained a PhD from the University of Colombo.

Is a French historian and sociologist specialist in sociology of religions and founder of the sociol

Is a French historian and sociologist specialist in sociology of religions and founder of the sociology of secularism. After holding the chair of "History and Sociology of Protestantism" (1978–1990), he held the chair of "History and Sociology of secularism "(since 1991) at the École pratique des hautes études which he was the honorary president.[1] He wrote twenty books, including a historical novel. He is coauthor of Déclaration internationale sur la laïcité signed by 250 scholars from 30 countries.

Was a French chemist, and director of the porcelain works at Sèvres. He was one of the first to man

Was a French chemist, and director of the porcelain works at Sèvres. He was one of the first to manufacture porcelain in France. In 1774 he was appointed professor of chemistry in the Collège de France and in 1795 he became a member of the Institute. His publications include: Sur l'action d'un feu égal sur un grand nombre de terres (1766–71); Expériences sur plusieurs diamants et pierres précieuses (1772); Rapport sur l'electricité dans les maladies nerveuses (1783)