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Bellarmine, Saint Robert

(Encyclopedia) Bellarmine, Saint RobertBellarmine, Saint Robertbĕlärˈmĭn [key], 1542–1621, Italian theologian, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, and a principal influence in the Counter Reformation.…

James W. OWENS, Congress, OH (1837-1900)

OWENS, James W., a Representative from Ohio; born in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Ind., October 24, 1837; pursued academic studies; was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio…

Du Bois, W. E. B.

(Encyclopedia) Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)Du Bois, W. E. B.dəboisˈ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A…

Robert I, French king

(Encyclopedia) Robert I, c.865–923, French king (922–23), son of Count Robert the Strong and younger brother of King Eudes. He inherited from Eudes the territory between the Seine and the Loire…

Merton, Robert Carhart

(Encyclopedia) Merton, Robert Carhart, 1944–, American economist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970. He has taught at MIT (1970–88, 2010–) and Harvard (1988–2010).…

Millikan, Robert Andrews

(Encyclopedia) Millikan, Robert AndrewsMillikan, Robert Andrewsmĭlˈĭkən [key], 1868–1953, American physicist and educator, b. Morrison, Ill., grad. Oberlin College, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1895,…

Robert of Geneva

(Encyclopedia) Robert of Geneva, d. 1394, Genevan churchman, antipope (1378–94; see Schism, Great) with the name Clement VII. He was archbishop of Cambrai (1368) and was created (1371) a cardinal. He…