# Botticelli – July 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301 "2026-06-30T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/261 "2026-07-16T00:59:15Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > 1. Real > 2. Male > 3. First name begins with J > 4. American > 5. Not living > 6. Last name begins with A-M > 7. Died before 1926 > 8. Not known from the Arts > 9. Known for politics or military > 10. Died after 1865 > 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. > 12. Wrote an autobiography, but not really memorialized in prose as far as I know > 13. Caucasian > 14. A progressive reformer (Prohibition, antitrust, corporate regulation, **etc.** > 15. First name does not begin with Ja-JI > 16. Married > 17. I feel like this person had more than one claim to fame, but one of them took place during a period of time in which they lived on the East Coast > 18. More famous than his wife 1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1926 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known for politics or military 10. Died after 1865 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. 12. Wrote an autobiography, but not really memorialized in prose as far as I know 13. Caucasian 14. A progressive reformer (Prohibition, antitrust, corporate regulation, **etc.** 15. First name does not begin with Ja-JI 16. Married 17. I feel like this person had more than one claim to fame, but one of them took place during a period of time in which they lived on the East Coast 18. More famous than his wife 19. Greatest fame before 1900 ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/262 "2026-07-16T01:00:43Z")
@SunUp still has a DQ, Knoodler has one anyone can use, also taking firstname lastname questions until 6 pm Eastern Thursday (tomorrow). ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/263 "2026-07-16T01:31:22Z")
I’ll open up my DQ for anyone to use, as well. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/264 "2026-07-16T01:34:21Z")
DQ: known for anti-slavery activities? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/265 "2026-07-16T03:29:09Z")
DLR I came in here to suggest the same. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/266 "2026-07-16T10:52:44Z")
1. Real 2. Male 3. First name begins with J 4. American 5. Not living 6. Last name begins with A-M 7. Died before 1926 8. Not known from the Arts 9. Known for politics or military 10. Died after 1865 11. Known for politics, but think activism, not elected office. 12. Wrote an autobiography, but not really memorialized in prose as far as I know 13. Caucasian 14. A progressive reformer (Prohibition, antitrust, corporate regulation, **etc.** 15. First name does not begin with Ja-JI 16. Married 17. I feel like this person had more than one claim to fame, but one of them took place during a period of time in which they lived on the East Coast 18. More famous than his wife 19. Greatest fame before 1900 20. Known for anti-slavery preaching ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/267 "2026-07-16T10:54:07Z")
1 DQ left for anyone with a brilliant (or even mediocre) idea. Or ask Firstname Lastnames. Deadline 6 pm Eastern today. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/268 "2026-07-16T12:29:16Z")
If I can steal? Are you a Scotsman who grew up in Wisconsin who is intimately connected to Yosemite? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/269 "2026-07-16T13:42:05Z")
I don’t care if you steal, but no, I am not that person ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/270 "2026-07-16T13:55:20Z")
I have an idea here. Looking forward to seeing if I’m right. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/271 "2026-07-16T22:14:47Z")
I am # John Gregg Fee founder of Berea, KY, Berea College, Abolitionist . . . and maybe more. And I have had a depressing suspicion that he may be too obscure for several days, and even if not, I shouldn’t have used him as a J, because too many J named people match most of the answers above. (But I liked the J questions I got better than I probably would have Fs). So, anyone heard of him before? [biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gregg_Fee) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/272 "2026-07-16T22:58:40Z")
Don’t believe I ever have. I was thinking John Brown. ---
**Author:** ![De\_La\_Rue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/273 "2026-07-16T23:28:16Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > So, anyone heard of him before? I haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/274 "2026-07-17T02:36:57Z")
I am not up on John Gregg Fee. Seems an interesting character, but I didn’t know him before. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/275 "2026-07-17T03:49:38Z")
Unknown to me, and I’ve read a fair amount about abolitionism over the years (my alma mater, Oberlin College, was prominent in the American movement). ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/276 "2026-07-17T05:00:19Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Don’t believe I ever have. I was thinking John Brown. That was my thinking as well. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/277 "2026-07-17T06:58:50Z")
Brown was close, but missed on the year of death and autobiography questions. He was memorialized in poetry, “John Brown’s Body” which was put to an old camp song which was also used as the tune for “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/278 "2026-07-17T11:51:08Z")
Clearly, John Fee was too obscure, too local a notable person. I am not all that surprised actually. Moving on to the next round . I am # C ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/279 "2026-07-17T13:26:29Z")
If nobody has heard of him, play reverts to whoever was before you. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2026/1031301/280 "2026-07-17T14:16:15Z")
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