John Davy may refer to:
- John Davy (chemist) (1790–1868), British chemist and younger brother of Sir Humphy Davy
- John Davy (cricketer) (born 1974), Irish cricketer
- John M. Davy (1835–1909), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Davy (Blessed), English Carthusian monk executed during the English Reformation
- John Davey (Cornish speaker) of Zennor (1812–1891), Cornwall; considered to be one of the last people to have traditional knowledge of the Cornish language
- John Davy (MP), MP for Dorchester
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or davy:
“In the years of the Roman Republic, before the Christian era, Roman education was meant to produce those character traits that would make the ideal family man. Children were taught primarily to be good to their families. To revere gods, one’s parents, and the laws of the state were the primary lessons for Roman boys. Cicero described the goal of their child rearing as “self- control, combined with dutiful affection to parents, and kindliness to kindred.””
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.”
—Humphry, Sir Davy (1778–1829)