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Hunt, Richard Morris
(Encyclopedia)Hunt, Richard Morris, 1828–95, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt., studied in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the École des Beaux-Arts; brother of William Morris Hunt. He was a leading practitione...Morris
(Encyclopedia)Morris, family of prominent American landowners and statesmen. Richard Morris, d. 1672, left England after serving in Oliver Cromwell's army, became a merchant in Barbados, and emigrated to New York C...Morris, Richard, d. 1672, American colonial landowner
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard, d. 1672: see under Morris, family. ...Morris, Richard, 1730–1810, American landowner and judge
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard, 1730–1810: see under Morris, family. ...Morris, Lewis Richard
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis Richard, 1760–1825: see under Morris, family. ...Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Nuffield, William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount nŭfˈēld [key], 1877–1963, English automobile manufacturer and philanthropist. Beginning his career as the proprietor of a bicycle shop, he later bec...Hunt, William Morris
(Encyclopedia)Hunt, William Morris, 1824–79, American painter, b. Brattleboro, Vt., studied in Düsseldorf and Paris. He was greatly influenced by the Barbizon school and by J. F. Millet. During the Civil War he ...Hunt, R. Timothy
(Encyclopedia)Hunt, R. Timothy (Richard Timothy Hunt), 1943–, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1968. Hunt was a researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City (1968–81) and a professor...Morris, Richard Valentine
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Richard Valentine, 1768–1815, American naval officer, b. Morrisania, N.Y. (now part of the Bronx); son of Lewis Morris (1726–98). After the American Revolution he entered the navy and was ...Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Lewis, 1671–1746, American colonial official, first lord of the manor of Morrisania in New York. The son of Richard Morris (d. 1672; see Morris, family), he was born in that part of Westches...Browse by Subject
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