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Robert Curthose

(Encyclopedia) Robert Curthose: see Robert II, duke of Normandy.

Robert Guiscard

(Encyclopedia) Robert GuiscardRobert Guiscardgēskärˈ [key], c.1015–1085, Norman conqueror of S Italy, a son of Tancred de Hauteville (see Normans). Robert joined (c.1046) his brothers in S Italy and…

Bacon, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Bacon, Robert, 1860–1919, American banker and government official, b. Jamaica Plain, Mass. He embarked upon a career in business and in 1894 accepted a partnership with J. P. Morgan…

Persons, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Persons or Parsons, RobertPersons or Parsons, Robertboth: pärˈsənz [key], 1546–1610, English Jesuit missionary. He left a fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and went to the…

Patrisia Gonzales

journalistBorn: 6/1959Birthplace: Ft. Worth, Tex. Gonzales earned a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas in Austin in 1981. She also attended the Maynard Institute for…

Hispanic American Leaders and Activists

  Antonia Novello     Aníbal Acevedo-Vila, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Joe Baca, U.S. congressman Herman Badillo, U.S. congressman Joan Baez, folk singer and activist…

Robert Roberts HITT, Congress, IL (1834-1906)

HITT, Robert Roberts, a Representative from Illinois; born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, January 16, 1834; moved to Ogle County, Ill., in 1837 with his parents, who settled in Mount…

Robert Whyte ROBERTS, Congress, MS (1784-1865)

ROBERTS, Robert Whyte, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Kent County, Del., November 28, 1784; received a liberal education; studied law; was admitted to the bar; shortly after…

Movies and Film: Independent Films Today

Independent Films TodayMovies and FilmFilm Financing, Production, and DistributionProduction, Distribution, ExhibitionDistributionExhibition(ists)Stars' BucksIndependent Films TodayForeign FilmsSome…