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Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner
(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner: see Brooke, Sir James. ...Brooke, Edward William, 3d
(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Edward William, 3d, 1919–2015, U.S. senator (1967–79), b. Washington, D.C. A decorated World War II veteran, he was admitted to the bar in 1948. A Republican, he served (1963–66) as atto...Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson
(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir Charles Anthony Johnson: see Brooke, Sir James. ...Johnson, Reverdy
(Encyclopedia)Johnson, Reverdy, 1796–1876, American lawyer and statesman, b. Annapolis, Md. Admitted to the bar in 1816, he served in the Maryland legislature (1821–28) and the U.S. Senate (1845–49) and was a...Lauria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Lauria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Luria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Luria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Loria, Roger of
(Encyclopedia)Loria, Roger of: see Roger of Loria. ...Maris, Roger Eugene
(Encyclopedia)Maris, Roger Eugene mărˈĭs [key], 1934–85, American baseball player, b. Hibbing, Minn. He played (1957–59) for Cleveland and the Kansas City Athletics before joining (1960) the New York Yankees...Kornberg, Roger David
(Encyclopedia)Kornberg, Roger David, 1947–, American biochemist, b. St. Louis, Mo., Ph.D. Stanford, 1972; son of Arthur Kornberg. Kornberg held academic posts at Cambridge (1972–76) and Harvard (1976–78) befo...Myerson, Roger Bruce
(Encyclopedia)Myerson, Roger Bruce, 1951–, American economist, b. Boston, Mass., Ph.D. Harvard, 1976. He has taught at Northwestern Univ. (1976–2001) and the Univ. of Chicago (2001–). With Leonid Hurwicz and ...Browse by Subject
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