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 (go͞ot′n-bûrg′), Johann or Johannes 1400?-1468?
German printer whose Bible (c. 1455), produced by means of movable type, transformed European society by demonstrating the advantages of the printed word in making information available to large numbers of people.
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johannes

(dʒəʊˈhæniːz) or

joannes

n, pl -nes
a Portuguese gold coin minted in the early 18th century
[C18: after Joannes (King John V) of Portugal, whose name was inscribed on the coin]
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And the names that be upon their tombs, even unto this time, are Johannes Smithianus, Trumps, Gift, High, and Low, Jack, and The Game.
And above all the voices, that of Johannes de Molendino was audible, piercing the uproar like the fife's derisive serenade: "Commence instantly!" yelped the scholar.
Symons of "Johannes Agricola" and "Porphyria's Lover"--
And when the jeweller Johannes had just paid you 40,000 francs for the diamond I had given you, and you killed him to get the diamond and the money both, was that also poverty?"
EU Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn said: "With this new allocation of funds, the European Union continues to deliver on its commitment to support Turkey in hosting the largest group of refugees in the world." The EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey was set up in 2015 for additional funding to support Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Dr Johannes Feldmann, of the Potsdam Climate Impact Research centre in Germany, said: "We find an awful lot of snow can push the ice sheet back and stop the instability."
Johannes was a Norman, probably from around Rouen, who appears to have studied in Paris and was probably teaching in the important cathedral school at Rouen in 1184 when his Architrenius appeared.
Kuru Development Board of trustees chairperson, Arone Johannes and Kuru development trust coordinator, Mangana Mangana confirmed in an interview that the annual cultural event that was an August feature at Dqae Qare farm, would not be held this year.
The BiH Presidency Chairman Milorad Dodik will pay a working visit to European Union institutions in Brussels on Monday, March 4, and handover the official responses to additional questions from the European Commission's Questionnaire to EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, it is said in a statement of the Presidency of BiH.
figure By TITUS MAERO Leaders Kabras Sugar RFC defeated visiting Menengai Cream Homeboyz RFC 39-24 in a fiercely contested Kenya Cup League match played at Kakamega showgrounds on Saturday.Felix Ayange led with two tries as Dan Sikuta, Claude Johannes, Phillip Wokorach and Kevin Kabole all chipped with a try each coupled with three conversions via Wokorach and a penalty from the full back were enough to sink Homeboyz.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Johannes Hahn, European Union Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, during the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Trend reports referring to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
Johannes Kumedjro said that the price of cocoa on the world market which is $2000.00 a tonne would be increased to $2,400.00 per metric tonne at the point of export or Free on Board (FOB), a 20% increase which currently 'is the highest fixed premium of any certification scheme.'