Jowett, Benjamin. 1817-93. English scholar. Translated Dialogues of Plato 1871.

Justinian. 483-565. Eastern Roman Emperor, conquered Africa and Italy. Codified Roman law 529. Closed all non-Christian schools, beginning Dark Ages. Nika Riot. Corpus Juris Civilis. Hagia Sophia. Digest 553. Ulpian.

Kano School. 15-17C. Family. 7 generations of influential Japanese painters. Moral symbolism.

Kapp Putsch. 1920. Failed German revolt vs Weimar Republic.

Karadzic, Vuk. 1787-1864. Serbian scholar. Adapted cyrillic alphabet for Serbian. Collected folk stories and songs 1814.

Kleist, Heinrich von. 1777-1811. German dramatist. Schroffenstein 1803.

Kokoschka, Oskar. 1886-1980. Austrian Expressionist painter, writer.

Kuan Ti. 3C Chinese scholar, executed. Deified as god of war.

Lapua. 1929-32. Finnish-Estonian Fascist movement. Failed putsch, 1932.

Lateran Councils. Roman Catholic church councils. 1123,39 vs Schism of Arnold of Brescia. 1179 Crusade vs Albigens. 1215 Crusade. 1512-17 Reform.

Laurens, Henry. 1724-92. US President of Continental Congress 1777-8. Captured by British. Exchanged for Cornwallis.

Law, John. 1671-1729. Scottish financier. Founded Paris stock exchange, 1717. Bankrupted by Mississippi Scheme, 1720.

Leo IX, St. 1002-54. Pope 1049-. Excommunicated Cerularius, causing East-West Schism.

Levi, Primo. 1919-87. Italian writer. Survival in Auschwitz 1947. Periodic Table 1975.

Liberalism, Economic. 19C. Striving for personal profits and liberty. Manchester School. Cobden.

Lithuania. 1238 Mindaugas unites. 1385 +Poland. 1569 Lublin Union under Poland. 1795 Prussia/ Russia. 1918 Independent. 1926 Smetona putsch. 1940 USSR. 1991 Independent.

Loisy, Alfred. 1857-1940. French Modernist religious scholar.

Louisiana. 1643 French LaSalle claims. 1719 Mississippi Company. 1762 England cedes to Spain. 1801 France (San Ildefonso Treaty). 1803 US purchase. 1812 18th State.

Lowell, Percival. 1855-1916. US astronomer. Predicted Pluto 1905 (erroneously). PL of Pluto name after him. Studied Mars’ “canals” 1906. Schiaparelli.

Lyceum. c335BC. Athenian school founded by Aristotle, called ’Peripatetics’.

Lyons, Council, 2nd. 1274. Union of East, West churches. Later repudiated by Greek clergy. Schism.

Mabillon, Jean. 1632-1707. French Benedictine scholar. Science of diplomatics. De re diplomatica 1681.

Malone, Edmund. 1741-1812. English Shakespearean scholar. Exposed W Ireland.

Manchester School. 19C British free-trade movement. Cobden.

Martin V. 1368-1431. Pope 1417-. Election ended Great Schism.

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