(Encyclopedia) Leighton, Robert, 1611–84, Scottish prelate and classical scholar. After several years in France, where he seems to have developed an admiration for the Jansenists, he became (1641) a…
(Encyclopedia) Blake, Robert, 1599–1657, English admiral. A merchant, he sat in the Short Parliament (1640) and joined the parliamentary side in the civil war. He defended Bristol, Lyme, and Taunton…
writerBorn: 9/17/1932Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts While teaching at Boston area colleges, Robert Brown Parker began writing his series of mystery novels. The first, The Godwulf…
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…
(Encyclopedia) Mondavi, Robert GeraldMondavi, Robert Geraldməndäˈvē [key], 1913–2008, American vintner who was in the forefront of establishing California as a major table-wine-producing region and…
(Encyclopedia) Becher, Johannes RobertBecher, Johannes Robertyōhänˈəs rōˈbĕrt bĕkhˈər [key], 1891–1958, German poet and essayist. After an early association with the Expressionist movement, Becher…
(Encyclopedia) Paine, Robert Treat, 1731–1814, political figure in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Boston, Mass. He served briefly as a chaplain in the French…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Robert Edmond, 1887–1954, American scene designer, b. Milton, N.H. With his design in 1915 for The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, a new era of scene design began in the United…
(Encyclopedia) Kirchhoff, Gustav RobertKirchhoff, Gustav Robertg&oobreve;sˈtäf rōˈbĕrt kĭrkhˈhôf [key], 1824–87, German physicist. He served as professor of physics at the universities of Breslau…
(Encyclopedia) Yerkes, Robert MearnsYerkes, Robert Mearnsyûrˈkēz [key], 1876–1956, American psychologist, b. Bucks co., Pa., grad. Harvard (B.A. 1898; Ph.D.1902). He taught (1902–17) at Harvard,…
