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Browne, Thomas Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Browne, Thomas Alexander, pseud. Rolf BoldrewoodRolf Boldrewoodrōf bôlˈdərw&oobreve;dˌ, rôlf [key], 1826–1915, Australian author. A squatter, a magistrate, and a commissioner in…

Hochhuth, Rolf

(Encyclopedia) Hochhuth, RolfHochhuth, Rolfrôlf hōkhˈh&oomacr;t [key], 1931–2020, German dramatist. His provocative first drama, The Deputy (1963), accuses Pope Pius XII and the Roman Catholic…

Williams, Emlyn

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Emlyn, 1905–87, Welsh actor and dramatist. His best-known plays are Night Must Fall (1935) and The Corn Is Green (1941). His Collected Plays were published in 1961. As an…

Zinkernagel, Rolf Martin

(Encyclopedia) Zinkernagel, Rolf Martin, 1944–, Swiss immunologist, grad. Univ. of Basel (M.D., 1968), Australian National Univ. (Ph.D., 1975). He has been a professor at the Univ. of Zürich since…

Ewald, Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Ewald, JohannesEwald, Johannesyōhänˈəs āˈväl [key], 1743–81, Danish poet. Ewald's elegant verse made him the leading poet of his time. He studied for the ministry but soon turned to…

Doherty, Peter Charles

(Encyclopedia) Doherty, Peter Charles, 1940–, Australian immunologist, Ph.D., Univ. of Edinburgh, 1970. He was a research fellow at Australian National Univ. (1972–75), a professor at the Wistar…

Mercy

Director/Writer: Richard Shepard Director of Photography: Sarah Cawley Editor: Adam Lichtenstein Music: Rolfe Kent Production Designer: Anne Ross Producers: Rolfe Kent,…

The Quiet Room

Director/Writer: Rolf de HeerDirector of Photography:Tony ClarkEditor:Tania NehmeMusic:Graham TardifProduction Designers:Fiona PatersonProducers:Domenico Procacci and Rolf de HeerFine Line;…

Opechancanough Biography

OpechancanoughPamunkey Indian chief; later chief of Powhatan ConfederacyBorn: c. 1545Birthplace: ? Opechancanough is first mentioned in connection with Capt. John Smith, who set out in the…