You may be planning for a holiday and maybe wondering how your goldfish can survive when your are not around. It has been proven that goldfish can take around 8 days to two weeks without food and still be fine. Therefore, you should only ask a friend or a neighbor to feed your goldfish if you are planning to be away for longer than two weeks.
Johns Hopkins: The University's Founder. Johns Hopkins was born in 1795. He inherited his unusual first name from his grandfather, who was named after Johns' great grandmother, Margaret Johns. When Johns was 17, his mother sent him off to Baltimore to work for his uncle, a wholesale grocer.
Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean son of Hob.It derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as renowned-fame.It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from Hob to Robert.The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Oibicin. The name increased in popularity in, and became associated with, Wales around the 17th century.The Robert spelling was introduced to England and Scotland after the Norman conquest of England.t was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from Hob to Robert. The name in Ireland is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Oibicin. The name increased in popularity in, and became associated with, Wales around the 17th century.