John Fredrick Thomas Jane (August 6, 1865 – March 8, 1916) was the founding editor of reference books on warships (All the World's Fighting Ships) and aircraft (All the World's Air-ships). Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference Book (also published online on CD and Microfiche) of information on all the world's Warships He also once kidnapped Winston Churchill in a political stunt. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874
Jane was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, but worked most of his life in Portsmouth. Richmond is a town and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which His father was a vicar and he attended Exeter School. Exeter School is a selective independent Co-educational day school for children between the ages of 7 and 18 located in Exeter, Devon, England [1] He first began to sketch warships in his teens, and was notable in the 1890s for illustrating scientific romances by George Griffith and other authors, as well as for his own novels such as The Violet Flame and To Venus in Ten Seconds. See also History of science fiction Scientific romance is a bygone name for what is now commonly known as Science fiction. For George Griffith the former Headmaster of The Perse School, see The Perse School For George Griffith the 19th century English cricketer
An avid miniatures wargamer, Jane first published All the World's Fighting Ships in 1898, which identified the warships operated by each country, their armaments, and other details, as a supplement to a game he designed. The book, now an annual series, is a standard reference work. In 1909, he created All the World's Aircraft. Jane later founded what is now Jane's Information Group. Jane's Information Group (often referred to as Jane's) is a Publishing company specialising in transportation and military topics which was founded by Fred T
Jane was also involved in politics, standing as an Independent candidate for Portsmouth in the 1906 general election. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906 He was strongly opposed to the Liberal Party (especially its left-wing) and when a left-wing Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde was nominated in 1910, he arranged a stunt to disrupt their election campaign. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Edward George Hemmerde, KC (born 13 November 1871, died 24 May 1948) was an English barrister and politician In his sports car, he turned up at the railway station and told Winston Churchill (who had come to speak on behalf of Hemmerde) that he would drive him to the meeting. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 In fact, Jane headed out into the countryside at great speed, making it impossible for Churchill to get back in time. At another public meeting, Jane arranged for a sailor to ask Hemmerde to insist on the supply of hammock ladders should he be elected: Hemmerde fell for this and gave the pledge. The hammock is a fabric sling used for Sleeping or resting while suspended above ground
In later life Jane lived at Bedhampton[2] and was instrumental in setting up one of the very first Scout troups. Bedhampton is a former village and now suburb located in the Borough of Havant. Some troops are co-educational for those troops this article is relevant to them
References
- ^ "A wealth of knowledge", The Guardian, 31 October 2001
- ^ "THe Centenary History of Bedhampton Scouts" Neal,O Bedhampton, 1st Bedhampton Scout Troop, 2008
External links
- Official Biography, from Jane's website
- The Angel of The Revolution and Olga Romanoff, illustrated by Jane.
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