(Encyclopedia) Motherwell, Robert, 1915–91, American painter and writer, b. Aberdeen, Wash. Motherwell taught art at several colleges and during the early 1940s he became a cogent theoretician of…
CHILDS, Robert Andrew, a Representative from Illinois; born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., March 22, 1845; moved to Illinois with his parents, who settled near Belvidere, Boone County, in…
(Encyclopedia) Robert, LéopoldRobert, Léopoldlāôpôldˈ rōbĕrˈ [key], 1794–1835, French genre painter, b. Switzerland; pupil of J. L. David. He excelled in depicting Italian folk life in a classical…
DAHLKEMPER, Kathleen A. (Kathy), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., December 10, 1957; B. S., Edinboro State College, Edinboro, Pa., 1982; business owner;…
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925–68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961–64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P. Kennedy.…
(Encyclopedia) Frost, Robert, 1874–1963, American poet, b. San Francisco. Perhaps the most popular and beloved of 20th-century American poets, Frost wrote of the character, people, and landscape of…
(Encyclopedia) Mannyng or Manning, Robert, fl. 1298–1338, English poet, b. Brunne (modern Bourne), Lincolnshire; also called Robert of Brunne. He was a monk in the Gilbertine order. Mannyng is known…
(Encyclopedia) Runcie, Robert Alexander KennedyRuncie, Robert Alexander Kennedyrŭnˈsē [key], 1921–2000, archbishop of Canterbury (1980–91). Bishop of St. Albans from 1970 to 1980, he was enthroned as…
RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland,…
RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. (Dutch), a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; attended Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md.; attended University of Maryland,…
