(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Richard Charles, 1902–79, American composer, b. New York City. Rodgers studied at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art, New York City. He met both of his future…
(Encyclopedia) Daley, Richard Joseph, 1902–76, U.S. political leader, b. Chicago. Admitted to the bar in 1933, he entered politics and served as a Democrat in the state assembly (1936–38) and the…
BLAND, Richard, (uncle of Theodorick Bland), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Orange County, Va., May 6, 1710; completed preparatory studies; attended the College of William and Mary; member…
RICHARDS, John, (brother of Matthias Richards), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Hanover, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 18, 1753; educated under private tutors; served as…
RICHARDS, John, (brother of Matthias Richards), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Hanover, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 18, 1753; educated under private tutors; served as…
SPAIGHT, Richard Dobbs, (father of Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr., and grandfather of Richard Spaight Donnell), a Delegate and a Representative from North Carolina; born in New Bern, N.C., March…
(Encyclopedia) Schrock, Richard Royce, 1945–, American chemist, b. Berne, Ind., Ph.D Harvard, 1971. After working for three years with the Dupont Company, he became (1972) a professor at the…
(Encyclopedia) Goldschmidt, Richard Benedikt, 1878–1958, American zoologist and geneticist, b. Germany, Ph.D. Univ. of Heidelberg, 1902. Goldschmidt taught at the Univ. of Munich (1903–14) and was at…
(Encyclopedia) Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840–1924, American soldier and educator, b. Rushford, N.Y. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and then in the Indian wars in the West, where he…
