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Flaherty, Robert Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Flaherty, Robert JosephFlaherty, Robert Josephflăˈərtē [key], 1884–1951, American explorer and film producer. He was born in Michigan and grew up in Canada. He explored (1910–16)…Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Crewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofCrewe, Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st marquess ofkr&oomacr;ˌmĭlzˈ [key], 1858–1945, British statesman. He…Cambert, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cambert, RobertCambert, Robertrōbĕrˈ käNbĕrˈ [key], c.1628–1677, French composer; pupil of Chambonnières. His Pastorale d'Issy (1659) and other works are among the first real French…Cech, Thomas Robert
(Encyclopedia) Cech, Thomas RobertCech, Thomas Robertchĕk [key], 1947–, American microbiologist, b. Chicago, grad. Univ. of California, Berkeley. A professor at the Univ. of Colorado, he discovered…Judson Dance Theater
(Encyclopedia) Judson Dance Theater, a loose collective of dancers, musicians, and visual artists that produced an influential series of avant-garde performance pieces at Judson Memorial Church in…Campin, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Campin, RobertCampin, Robertkämˈpĭn [key], 1378–1444, Flemish painter who with the van Eycks ranks as a founder of the Netherlandish school. He has been identified as the Master of…Bly, Robert Elwood
(Encyclopedia) Bly, Robert Elwood, 1926–2021, American writer, translator, editor, and publisher, b. Lac qui Parle County, Mn., Harvard (B.A., 1950),…Virginia
Virginia State Information Capital: Richmond Official Name: The Commonwealth of Virginia Organized as a territory: Virginia was organized as a territory on July 13, 1787. Entered Union (rank):…2001 National Medal of Technology Recipients
John A. Ewen, President, Catalyst Research Corporation, for his discoveries in the field of metallocene catalysis, which have revolutionized the production of polyethylene and polypropylene…Samuel Louis GILMORE, Congress, LA (1859-1910)
GILMORE Samuel Louis , a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, La., July 30, 1859; instructed by private tutors; was graduated from the Central High School of New Orleans in 1874,…Trending
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