(Encyclopedia) Leslie, Charles RobertLeslie, Charles Robertlĕzˈlē [key], 1794–1859, English painter and writer, b. London. Educated in the United States, he returned to England to study art and to…
(Encyclopedia) Lefkowitz, Robert Joseph, 1943–, American physician, b. New York City, M.D. Columbia, 1966. Since 1973 Lefkowitz has been a professor at Duke Univ.; he was appointed a Howard Hughes…
(Encyclopedia) Lowie, Robert Harry, or Robert Heinrich LowieRobert Heinrich Lowielōˈē [key], 1883–1957, American anthropologist, b. Vienna, grad. College of the City of New York, 1901, Ph.D. Columbia…
(Encyclopedia) Knolles or Knollys, Sir RobertKnolles or Knollys, Sir Robertboth: nōlz [key], d. 1407, English military commander in the Hundred Years War. He became a leader of a company of…
(Encyclopedia) Kocharian or Kocharyan, Robert Sedraki, 1954–, Armenian political leader. He served (1972–74) in the Soviet army and worked as a mechanical engineer (1977–81) before graduating (1982)…
(Encyclopedia) Kirchhoff, Gustav RobertKirchhoff, Gustav Robertg&oobreve;sˈtäf rōˈbĕrt kĭrkhˈhôf [key], 1824–87, German physicist. He served as professor of physics at the universities of Breslau…
(Encyclopedia) Klein, Lawrence Robert, 1920–2013, American economist, b. Omaha, Nebr., Ph.D Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1944. He was active in academia, government, and private research…
(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Robert Carlyle, 1917–2010, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947–52) in the West…
(Encyclopedia) Brustein, Robert Sanford, 1927–, American educator and drama critic, b. New York City. As dean of the Yale Univ. Drama School (1966–78), he made it one of the major American training…
(Encyclopedia) Bunsen, Robert WilhelmBunsen, Robert Wilhelmbŭnˈsən, Ger. rōˈbĕrt vĭlˈhĕlm b&oobreve;nˈzən [key], 1811–99, German scientist, educated at the Univ. of Göttingen, where he received…
