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Richard of Devizes

(Encyclopedia) Richard of DevizesRichard of Devizesdĭvīˈzĭz [key], fl. late 12th cent., English chronicler and monk. He wrote a lively Chronicon de rebus gestis Ricardi primi [chronicle of the deeds…

Riordan, Richard J.

(Encyclopedia) Riordan, Richard J. Riordan, Richard J. rĭrˈdən [key], 1930–2023, American businessman and politician,…

Roberts, Richard John

(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Richard John, 1943–, British biochemist, Ph.D., Univ. of Sheffield, 1968. Roberts joined James D. Watson's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York in 1972, becoming…

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WB While ABC continues to struggle, especially in its quest for the all-important 18-to-49-year-old viewers, the WB is making serious inroads into establishing itself as the youth network.…

Richard HANNA, Congress, NY (1951)

HANNA, Richard, a Representative from New York; born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 25, 1951; graduated from Whitesboro High School, Marcy, N.Y.; B.A., Reed College, Portland, Oreg.,…

Richard BERESFORD, Congress, SC (1803)

BERESFORD, Richard, a Delegate from South Carolina; birthdate unknown; born near Charleston, St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish, Berkeley County, S.C. (baptized June 3, 1755); educated in South…

Richard HINES, Congress, NC (1851)

HINES, Richard, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., birth date unknown; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and practiced in Raleigh, N.C.;…

Richard BLUMENTHAL, Congress, CT (1946)

Senate Years of Service: 2011-Party: DemocratBLUMENTHAL, Richard, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 13, 1946; graduated Harvard University, B.A., 1967; attended…

Richard WILLIAMS, Congress, OR (1836-1914)

WILLIAMS, Richard, a Representative from Oregon; born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 15, 1836; attended the common schools; moved to Monroe County, Oreg., in 1851; was educated at…