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(Encyclopedia) Paine, Robert Treat, 3d, 1933–2016, American ecologist, b. Cambridge, Mass., Ph.D. Univ. of Michigan, 1961. He was on the faculty of the Univ. of Washington from 1962 to 1998. Paine's…
(Encyclopedia) Markham, Sir Clements RobertMarkham, Sir Clements Robertmärˈkəm [key], 1830–1916, English geographer and writer. While in the navy he served on a British expedition (1850–51) to the…
(Encyclopedia) Lamennais or La Mennais, Félicité Robert deLamennais or La Mennais, Félicité Robert defālēsētāˈ rōbĕrˈ də lämənāˈ [key], 1782–1854, French Roman Catholic apologist and liberal, b.…
(Encyclopedia) La Follette, Robert MarionLa Follette, Robert Marionləfŏlˈĭt [key], 1855–1925, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1906–25), b. Primrose, Wis.
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