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Rydberg, Johannes Robert
(Encyclopedia) Rydberg, Johannes RobertRydberg, Johannes Roberty&oomacr;ˈhänəs rôˈbərt rüdˈbĕryə [key], 1854–1919, Swedish physicist. Rydberg was a professor at Lund from 1901 to 1919. He is best…Richet, Charles Robert
(Encyclopedia) Richet, Charles RobertRichet, Charles Robertshärl rōbĕrˈ rēshāˈ [key], 1850–1935, French physiologist. From 1887 to 1927 he was professor at the Univ. of Paris. His special study was…Cunninghame Graham, Robert Bontine
(Encyclopedia) Cunninghame Graham, Robert BontineCunninghame Graham, Robert Bontinekŭnˈĭngəm [key], 1852–1936, British politician and author. He lived as a cattle rancher in Argentina and traveled…Casadesus, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Casadesus, RobertCasadesus, Robertkäsädāsüsˈ [key], 1899–1972, French pianist and composer, b. Paris. Casadesus was born into a family remarkable for its numerous celebrated musicians…William II, king of England
(Encyclopedia) William II or William RufusWilliam IIr&oomacr;ˈfus [key], d. 1100, king of England (1087–1100), son and successor of William I. He was called William Rufus or William the Red…surrealism
(Encyclopedia) surrealismsurrealismsərēˈəlĭzəm [key], literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious…1999 Nobel Prize Winners
Peace: Doctors Without Borders, a French-based global organization. Since 1971 it has provided emergency medical assistance to populations plagued by violence and brutality in more than 80…Presidents Appointing Justices in the 20th Century
The Question: Who is the only U.S. President in the 20th century not to appoint a chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? The Answer: Actually…John Angel James CRESWELL, Congress, MD (1828-1891)
Senate Years of Service: 1865-1867 Party: Unconditional Unionist CRESWELL John Angel James , a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born at Creswells Ferry (now Port Deposit), Cecil County…George POINDEXTER, Congress, MS (1779-1853)
Senate Years of Service: 1830-1835 Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian POINDEXTER George , a Delegate, a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Louisa County, Va., in 1779; had a…Trending
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