John J. Adam 1807–1888 Source: Wikimedia Commons About John J. Adam Scottish-American teacher, businessman and politician People from the Same Era Hermann Christian Wittgenstein 1802–1878 merchant Korbach John Thomas 1805–1871 physician, theologian Hoxton Square Vicente Asuero y Cortázar 1806–1873 physician, senior lecturer Nájera Julius Hermann Pinder 1805–1867 politician Naumburg George Edmondstone 1809–1883 alderman, butcher, politician Edinburgh Henry Smith Lane 1811–1881 banker, lawyer, politician Sharpsburg