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White Surrey (See Horse.) “Saddle White Surrey for the field to-morrow.” Shakespeare: Richard III., v. 8. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Richard…Sir Richard Attenborough Biography
Sir Richard Attenboroughdirector, actorBorn: 8/29/1923Birthplace: Cambridge, England Academy Award-winning director and actor best known for his sweeping biopics, including Gandhi (1982) Cry Freedom…Cumberland, Richard, 1631–1718, English philosopher
(Encyclopedia) Cumberland, Richard, 1631–1718, English philosopher. He was bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In his De legibus naturae [on natural laws] (1672) he first propounded the doctrine of…Flint, town, Wales
(Encyclopedia) Flint, Welsh Fflint, town, Flintshire, NE Wales, on the Dee estuary. Flint has industries that produce rayon, nylon, paper, and clothing…Ballinger, Richard Achilles
(Encyclopedia) Ballinger, Richard AchillesBallinger, Richard Achillesbălˈĭnjər [key], 1858–1922, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1909–11), b. Boonesboro (now in Boone), Iowa. He was mayor of Seattle…Tawney, Richard Henry
(Encyclopedia) Tawney, Richard HenryTawney, Richard Henrytôˈnē [key], 1880–1962, British economic historian, b. Calcutta (now Kolkata). He was professor at the Univ. of London from 1931 to 1949. A…Howard, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Richard (Richard Joseph Howard), 1929–, American poet, translator, and essayist, b. Cleveland, studied Columbia (B.A. 1951), the Sorbonne, Paris. Beginning with Quantities (…Neutra, Richard Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Neutra, Richard JosephNeutra, Richard Josephnoiˈtrə, n&oomacr;ˈtrə [key], 1892–1970, American architect, born and educated in Vienna. Although Neutra worked for a time with Eric…Bonington, Richard Parkes
(Encyclopedia) Bonington, Richard ParkesBonington, Richard Parkesbŏnˈĭngtən [key], 1802–28, English painter. Moving to Calais at the age of 15, his first art study was with Louis Francia, who taught…Reformed Presbyterianism
(Encyclopedia) Reformed Presbyterianism: see Presbyterianism; Cameron, Richard.Trending
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