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(Encyclopedia) Robert Grosseteste: see Grosseteste, Robert. ...

(Encyclopedia) Robert, Hubert übârˈ rôbĕrˈ [key], 1733–1808, French painter and landscape architect. A follower of Piranesi and Pannini, Robert was known as a painter of idealized landscapes, fantastic ruins...

(Encyclopedia) Carr, Robert: see Somerset, Robert Carr, earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Dudley, Robert: see Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Devereux, Robert: see Essex, Robert Devereux, 2d earl of. ...

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

(Encyclopedia) Francis Joseph or Franz Joseph, 1830–1916, emperor of Austria (1848–1916), king of Hungary (1867–1916), nephew of Ferdinand, who abdicated in his favor. His long reign began in the stormy days o...

(Encyclopedia) Cecil, Robert: see Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of. ...

(Encyclopedia) Losey, Joseph lōˈzē [key], 1909–84, American film director, b. La Crosse, Wis. Among his Hollywood works, many of which dealt with social issues, are The Boy With Green Hair (1948) and M (1951). ...

(Encyclopedia) Bingham, Joseph, 1668–1723, English theologian. He is known for his learned work on Christian antiquities (10 vol., 1708–22).