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Robinson, Sir Robert

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Sir Robert, 1886–1975, British chemist, D.Sc. Univ. of Manchester, 1910. Robinson taught at the universities of Sydney (1912–15), Liverpool (1915–20), St. Andrews (1921–22),…

Robinson, Joan Violet

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Joan Violet, 1903–83, British economist, b. Surrey, England. A socialist, she worked with Keynes and taught at Cambridge (1931–71). Her treatise, The Economics of Imperfect…

Robinson, Joseph Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872–1937, U.S. legislator, b. Lonoke co., Ark. He was admitted (1895) to the bar and served (1903–13) in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1913 he became…

Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeyevich

(Encyclopedia) Prokofiev, Sergei SergeyevichProkofiev, Sergei Sergeyevichsyĭrgāˈ syĭrgāˈəvĭch prōkôfˈēĕf [key], 1891–1953, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Prokofiev achieved wide popularity…

Robinson, John

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, John, 1576?–1625, English nonconformist pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers in Holland. In 1592 he entered Cambridge; in 1597 he received a fellowship and was ordained. Soon…

Tierney, Gene

actressBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.Born: 1920Died: 1991

Krupa, Gene

drummerBirthplace: ChicagoBorn: 1909Died: 1973

Lockhart, Gene

actorBirthplace: London, Ont., CanadaBorn: 1891Died: 1957

Raymond, Gene

actorBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1908Died: 1998

Barry, Gene

(Eugene Klass) actorBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 6/14/21