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Rodney, Caesar

(Encyclopedia) Rodney, Caesar, 1728–84, American political leader, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Dover, Del. He was a member of the Delaware assembly (1761–70, 1772–76), its…

Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron, 1719–92, British admiral. He served with distinction in the Seven Years War (1757–63), his most notable achievement being the capture (1762)…

Anthony Rodney, Walter

(Encyclopedia) Rodney, Walter, 1942–1980, Scholar and revolutionary, b. Georgetown, British Guiana. Ph.D. School of African and Oriental Studies, 1966…

Rodó, José Enrique

(Encyclopedia) Rodó, José EnriqueRodó, José Enriquehōsāˈ ānrēˈkā rôdōˈ [key], 1872–1917, Uruguayan essayist, literary critic, and philosopher. Rodó spent most of his life in Montevideo, where he…

Rodope

(Encyclopedia) Rodope or Rodopi: see Rhodope, mountains.

Rodoreda, Mercè

(Encyclopedia) Rodoreda, Mercè, 1909–83, Spanish novelist writing in Catalan. Exiled for several decades in Paris and Geneva following the Spanish Civil War, Rodoreda focuses her novel Time of the…

Rodosto

(Encyclopedia) Rodosto: see Tekirdağ.

Bangweulu

(Encyclopedia) BangweuluBangweulubăngˌw&oomacr;ˈl&oomacr; [key] or BangweoloBangweolo–wēōˈlō [key], lake and swamps, c.3,800 sq mi (9,840 sq km), NE Zambia. The lake is c.50 mi (80 km) long…

Rodrigo, Joaquín

(Encyclopedia) Rodrigo, Joaquín, 1902–99, Spanish composer, b. Sagunto, Valencia. He lost his sight as a child and wrote his music in Braille. After his musical talent was recognized, Rodrigo studied…

Rodriguez, Alex

(Encyclopedia) Rodriguez, Alex (Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez)Rodriguez, Alexrōdrēˈgəs [key], 1975–, American baseball player, b. New York City. Drafted (1993) out of high school by the Seattle…