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Torrens, Sir Robert Richard

(Encyclopedia) Torrens, Sir Robert RichardTorrens, Sir Robert Richardtŏrˈənz [key], 1814–84, Australian statesman, b. Ireland. Son of Col. Robert Torrens (1780–1864), one of the founders of South…

Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia) Pembroke, Richard de Clare, 2d earl of, d. 1176, English nobleman, also known as Richard Strongbow. He went as an adventurer (1170) to Ireland at the request of the hard-pressed Dermot…

Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount

(Encyclopedia) Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st ViscountNuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscountnŭfˈēld [key], 1877–1963, English automobile manufacturer and philanthropist. Beginning his…