(Encyclopedia) Narayan, R. K. (Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan)Narayan, R. K.nərīˈyän [key], 1906–2001, Indian novelist, b. Madras (now Chennai). Narayan, who wrote in English, published his first…
(Encyclopedia) Narayanan, K. R. (Raman Kocheril Narayanan)Narayanan, K. R.näräyänänˈ [key], 1921–2005, Indian government official. An “untouchable” or Dalit (see Harijans), he nonetheless graduated…
(Encyclopedia) Leavis, F. R. (Frank Raymond Leavis)Leavis, F. R.lēˈvĭs [key], 1895–1978, English critic and teacher. Leavis was one of the most influential literary critics of the 20th cent. A…
(Encyclopedia) Kitaj, R. B. (Ronald Brooks Kitaj)Kitaj, R. B.kĭtīˈ [key], 1932–2007, American painter, b. Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In 1958 he moved to London, where he attended the Ruskin School, Oxford…
(Encyclopedia) Laing, R. D. (Ronald David Laing)Laing, R. D.lăng [key], 1927–89, British psychiatrist. After studying at Univ. of Glasgow (M.D., 1951), he taught there (1953–56), later moving to the…
(Encyclopedia) Spalding, Gilbert R., 1811?–1880, American showman, b. Albany co., N.Y. Known as “Doc” because he owned a drug and paint store in the early 1840s, he acquired a circus in the mid-1840s…
PaleontologistBorn: 6/15/1946Birthplace: Shelby, Montana One of the best known American paleontologists, Jack Horner discovered and named two species of dinosaurs, Maiasaura and Orodromeus. He…
actor Born: March 26, 1973Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota T. R. Knight was just five years-old when he became involved with Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Later, he…
