Jerome
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Saint Eusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
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Jerome K(lapka) 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”
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Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad , Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
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Jerome K ( lapka ). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)
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At Jerome Powell’s House testimony in June 2025, there were questions on monetary policy, but also some on housing, digital assets and cybersecurity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
He played in a band with Stan Getz, the legendary jazz saxophonist, before touring the country with the Henry Jerome Band.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
He enrolled at the prestigious Juilliard School, where he spent two years studying saxophone and clarinet before dropping out in 1944 to play professionally with the Henry Jerome swing band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Gone was the on-the-one-hand/one-the-other-hand-isms of Jerome Powell, replaced instead with a confident, but terse, “The Committee will deliver price stability.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Showboat of 1927 was a turning point in this respect, demonstrating what a well-written, clearly structured musical with a thought-provoking plot could be.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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