Senate Years of Service: 1932-1945Party: DemocratREYNOLDS, Robert Rice, a Senator from North Carolina; born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., June 18, 1884; attended the public schools,…
(Encyclopedia) Porter, Rodney Robert, 1917–85, British biochemist, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1948. He was a researcher at the National Institute of Medical Research, England (1949–1960), and a professor at St…
(Encyclopedia) Bellah, Robert NeellyBellah, Robert Neellybĕlˈə [key],1927–2013, American sociologist and educator. He was educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1955) and taught there before becoming Elliot…
Senate Years of Service: 1853-1861Party: DemocratJOHNSON, Robert Ward, (nephew of James Johnson [1774-1826], John Telemachus Johnson and Richard Mentor Johnson, and brother-in-law of Ambrose…
(Encyclopedia) Schumann, Robert AlexanderSchumann, Robert Alexandersh&oomacr;ˈmän [key], 1810–56, German composer. Both as a composer and as a highly articulate music critic he was a leader of…
(Encyclopedia) Heilbroner, Robert LouisHeilbroner, Robert Louishīlˈbrōˌnər [key], 1919–2005, American economist, b. New York City, grad. Harvard, 1940, Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1963. A…
(Encyclopedia) Ripley, Robert LeRoy, 1890–1949, American cartoonist, b. Santa Rosa, Calif., as Leroy Robert Ripley. The creator of the Believe It or Not! newspaper cartoon, Ripley began his career at…
HYNEMAN, John M., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., about April 25, 1771; received a common-school education; member of the State house of representatives…
Senate Years of Service: 2005-Party: RepublicanBURR, Richard M., a Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Va., November 30, 1955;…
LANDRY, Jeffrey M., a Representative from Louisiana; born in Saint Martinville, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, on December 23, 1970; B.S., University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, La…
