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Southey, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Southey, RobertSouthey, Robertsouˈᵺē, sŭᵺˈē [key], 1774–1843, English author. Primarily a poet, he was numbered among the so-called Lake poets. While at Oxford he formed (1794) a…Lowie, Robert Harry
(Encyclopedia) Lowie, Robert Harry, or Robert Heinrich LowieRobert Heinrich Lowielōˈē [key], 1883–1957, American anthropologist, b. Vienna, grad. College of the City of New York, 1901, Ph.D. Columbia…McCloskey, Robert
(Encyclopedia) McCloskey, Robert (John Robert McCloskey)McCloskey, Robertməklŏˈskē [key], 1914–2003, American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamilton, Ohio. He studied at the Vesper…Scottsboro Case
(Encyclopedia) Scottsboro Case. In 1931 nine black youths were indicted at Scottsboro, Ala., on charges of having raped two white women in a freight car passing through Alabama. In a series of trials…Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…Kennedy, Robert Francis
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925–68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961–64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P. Kennedy.…Smillie, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Smillie, RobertSmillie, Robertsmīˈlē [key], 1857–1940, British labor official, b. Belfast, Ireland, of Scottish parents. He was president of the Scottish Miners' Federation from 1894…Nivelle, Robert Georges
(Encyclopedia) Nivelle, Robert GeorgesNivelle, Robert Georgesrôbĕrˈ zhôrzh nēvĕlˈ [key], 1856–1924, French general. His services in World War I gained him the post of chief assistant to General…Maturin, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia) Maturin, Charles RobertMaturin, Charles Robertmătˈy&oobreve;rĭn [key], 1782–1824, Irish author. A minister by vocation, he wrote novels in the manner of the Gothic horror tale of…Wilson, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…Trending
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