(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Roger, 1932–2017, American government official, civil-rights activists, journalist, and educator, b. Kansas City, Mo., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1953; LL.B. 1956); nephew…
(Encyclopedia) Flor, Roger de, d. c.1306, German commander of Spanish mercenaries, b. Italy. He entered the order of the Knights Templars and fought (1291) at Acre (see Akko, but he was obliged to…
(Encyclopedia) Maris, Roger EugeneMaris, Roger Eugenemărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining…
PRICE, Tom, a Representative from Georgia; born in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., October 8, 1954; B.A., University of Michigan, 1976; M.D., University of Michigan, 1979; physician; member of…
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow, Roger, b. 1590, d. after 1664, one of the founders of Connecticut, b. England. Educated at Oxford and admitted to the Inner Temple to study law, he was elected (1630) an…
zoologistBorn: 1889Birthplace: Clifton Forge, Va. Roger Arliner Young overcame racial and sexual barriers to become the first African-American woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in zoology, which she…
PRICE, David Eugene, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tenn., August 17, 1940; graduated from Unicoi County High School, Erwin, Tenn.; attended Mars Hill…
(Encyclopedia) Federer, Roger, 1981–, Swiss tennis player, b. Basel. He was an outstanding junior player, ranking number one in 1998, the year he turned pro. Federer won his first Association of…
