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Richard Marius Biography

Richard MariusAge: 66 Reformation scholar and novelist; considered an authority on Thomas More and Martin Luther. His 1985 biography on More was nominated for a National Book Award.Died:…

Richard Martin, Biography

Richard Martin, 52: curator of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, who fused pop culture with art history and examined fashion with an intellectual eye.Died: New York…

Richard Branson Biography

Richard Bransonentrepreneur, adventurerBorn: 1950Birthplace: Sharnley Green, Surrey, England With little formal education, he began a mail-order business for discount records in 1969, then…

Richard Roberts Biography

Richard RobertsinventorBorn: 4/22/1789Birthplace: Carreghova, Montgomeryshire, Wales A mechanical genius, Roberts is best known for having improved upon or invented several machine tools,…

Richard Holbrooke Biography

Richard HolbrookediplomatBorn: 4/24/1941Birthplace: New York CityDied: 12/13/2010Deathplace: Washington, D.C. A career diplomat well known within the Washington Beltway, Holbrooke became a…

Richard Weiss Biography

Richard WeissAge: 33 Olympic kayaker; finished sixth in the slalom event at the 1996 Summer Games and honored as Kayak Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee; of a kayak accident…

Richard Hovey: Comrades

ComradesRichard HoveyComrades, pour the wine to-night For the parting is with dawn! Oh, the clink of cups together, With the daylight coming on! Greet the morn With a double horn, When strong…

Richard Le Gallienne

Le Gallienne, Richard[1866-1947](4)Born at Liverpool, England, January 20, 1866. He was already a well-known poet, novelist, and critic when he took up his residence in the United States.…

Richard Knerr Biography

toy inventor and entrepeneurDied: January 14, 2008 (Arcadia, California) Best Known as: creator of the Hoola Hoop, the Superball, and the Frisbee…