So some 19th century European guy with a common fist name that begins with J who is not known for anything. That narrows it down to only a couple of million possibilities. 
What could this guy be known for?
DQ: From a Scandinavian country?
Holding 2 DQs
He might be known for law enforcement, or for exploration, or maybe inventions. Or something else entirely.
Good stumper, EH!
Thanks 
J.
- real
- male
- first name starts with J
- not known for the Arts
- not American
- not known for business
- not an unusual first name
- dead
- not known for politics/military
- European
- not known for sports
- died before 1950
- died after 1800
- from continental Europe
- died before 1900
- not known for science
- not known for humanities/social sciences (history, anthropology, philosophy, Sociology, literary criticism etc.)
- not a criminal
- not a native speaker of a Romance language
- not from a Scandinavian country
BTW, the recently deceased MAD artist was Al Jaffee, not Sam Jaffe. We both misremembered his name.
So probably German or eastern European, or maybe greek or Turkish (Ottoman empire?)
Could also be a religious leader, or just someone who was a the right/wrong place at the right/wrong time, to find their name recorded in history.
I have 1 DQ left, but honestly don’t have any good candidates to direct it at.
We haven’t necessarily removed the nobility either.
I thought of explorer, but I would classify that as science.
DQ: Has something named after him?
Holding one DQ
J.
- real
- male
- first name starts with J
- not known for the Arts
- not American
- not known for business
- not an unusual first name
- dead
- not known for politics/military
- European
- not known for sports
- died before 1950
- died after 1800
- from continental Europe
- died before 1900
- not known for science
- not known for humanities/social sciences (history, anthropology, philosophy, Sociology, literary criticism etc.)
- not a criminal
- not a native speaker of a Romance language
- not from a Scandinavian country
- has several things named after him
Please ask all earned DQs by noon EDST Monday.
Maybe a nonfiction writer?
Is linguistics a science?
Wiki: Linguistics is considered to be an applied science as well as an academic field of general study within the humanities and social sciences.
So DQs 16 and 17 rule out a person I’m thinking of. 
I’m stumped. Anyone is welcome to make use of my final DQ.
Using Chock’s DQ: Known for writing?
My final DQ,
Did what the person is famous for require specialized skill or knowledge, as opposed to something most anyone could do if placed in that position.
bumpity
Agreed as to linguistics.
J.
- real
- male
- first name starts with J
- not known for the Arts
- not American
- not known for business
- not an unusual first name
- dead
- not known for politics/military
- European
- not known for sports
- died before 1950
- died after 1800
- from continental Europe
- died before 1900
- not known for science
- not known for humanities/social sciences (history, anthropology, philosophy, Sociology, literary criticism etc.)
- not a criminal
- not a native speaker of a Romance language
- not from a Scandinavian country
- has several things named after him
- not particularly known for writing, although he did write
- what the person is famous for did, at least to some extent, require specialized skill or knowledge, as opposed to something most anyone could do if placed in that position
Tawk amongst yourselves, and then please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EDST tomorrow.
So much for Jakob Grimm.
Hmmm…
DQ: Are you James Ross, of Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf fame?
I am not.