(Encyclopedia) Yates, Richard, 1926–92, American fiction writer, b. Yonkers, N.Y. A subtle and painstaking literary craftsman who has often been considered a “writers' writer,” Yates frequently…
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Sir John Richard HickseconomistBorn: 4/8/1904Birthplace: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Nobel Prize-winning economist whose works include Value and Capital (1939), A Theory of Economic History…
RICHARDS John , a Representative from New York; born in Wales April 13, 1765;
immigrated to the United States and settled in Johnsburg, Warren County, N.Y.;
received a limited schooling; member of…
Richard D'Oyly Cartetheatrical impresarioBorn: 5/3/1844Birthplace: London Having begun his career in his father's business making musical instruments, he is best known for having produced the…
RICHARDS, John, (brother of Matthias Richards), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Hanover, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 18, 1753; educated under private tutors; served as…
Sir Richard MayAge: 65 British judge who oversaw the war-crimes tribunal of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. He presided over the trial for two years, frequently sparring with…
SWETT Richard , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County,
Pa., May 1, 1957; attended public schools in Meredith and Laconia, N.H.; B.A., Yale University,
New…
Richard C. KleindienstAge: 76 President Nixon's attorney general who served for one year during the Watergate scandal. When he learned of the break-in shortly after it occurred, Kleindienst…
RICHARD Gabriel , a Delegate from Michigan Territory; born in La Ville de Saintes, France, October
15, 1767; pursued classical studies; studied theology in the seminary of Augers, France, and in…
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