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Brookings, Robert Somers
(Encyclopedia) Brookings, Robert Somers, 1850–1932, American businessman and philanthropist, b. Cecil co., Md. He earned a fortune in business in St. Louis, Mo., and retired in 1897 to devote himself…Morgenthau, Robert Morris
(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To Robert Graham, Esq., Of Fintry
by Robert Burns The Fete ChampetreSong.-The Day ReturnsEpistle To Robert Graham, Esq., Of Fintry Requesting a Favour When Nature her great master-piece design'd, And fram'…Nelson, Wolfred
(Encyclopedia) Nelson, Wolfred, 1792–1863, Canadian rebel, b. Montreal. A brother of Robert Nelson, Wolfred served as a surgeon in the War of 1812. In 1827 he entered the Legislative Assembly of…Dett, Robert Nathaniel
(Encyclopedia) Dett, Robert Nathaniel, 1882–1943, American composer and pianist, b. Drummondville, Que. After receiving degrees from Oberlin College and the Eastman School of Music, Dett studied in…Howard, Sir Robert
(Encyclopedia) Howard, Sir Robert, 1626–98, English dramatist. He held several important government posts under Charles II. His introduction to his Foure New Plays (1665) initiated a dispute with his…Morris, Robert, 1931–2018, American artist
(Encyclopedia) Morris, Robert (Robert Eugene Morris), 1931–2018, American artist, b. Kansas City, Mo., studied Kansas City Art Institute, California School of Fine Arts, Reed College. He settled in…McCormick, Robert Sanderson
(Encyclopedia) McCormick, Robert Sanderson, 1849–1919, American diplomat, b. Rockbridge co., Va.; nephew of Cyrus Hall McCormick. President McKinley appointed (1901) him minister to Austria-Hungary.…Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia) Bunsen, Robert WilhelmBunsen, Robert Wilhelmbŭnˈsən, Ger. rōˈbĕrt vĭlˈhĕlm b&oobreve;nˈzən [key], 1811–99, German scientist, educated at the Univ. of Göttingen, where he received…New Albany
(Encyclopedia) New Albany, city (1990 pop. 36,322), seat of Floyd co., S Ind., near the falls of the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Ky.; inc. 1819. The city was a shipbuilding center in the 19th…Trending
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