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Robert II
Robert II (Robert Curthose), c.1054-1134, duke of Normandy (1087-1106); eldest son of King William I of England. Aided by King Philip I of France, he rebelled (1077) against his father. Father and son became reconciled, but Robert was later exiled. At William's death he inherited Normandy. Englan... Read more
Robert Blair
Robert Blair 1699-1746, English poet and clergyman. His literary reputation rests solely on his didactic, blank-verse poem on death, The Grave (1743). ... Read more
Robert the Devil
Robert the Devil hero of a medieval legend. He was sold to the devil by his mother before his birth but upon discovering the fact did penance and was able to purify himself of his many sins. The tale may have been derived from the life of Robert I, duke of Normandy. The story exists in several Fren... Read more
Robert Gloucester, earl of
Robert Gloucester, earl of d. 1147, English nobleman; illegitimate son of Henry I. Henry created (c.1121) the earldom of Gloucester for him. After his father's death (1135), Robert appeared to accept the seizure of the throne by Henry's nephew, Stephen , to whom he did conditional homage in 1136. ... Read more
Robert II
Robert II 1316-90, king of Scotland (1371-90), nephew and successor of David II . He was the first sovereign of the house of Stuart, or Stewart (see Stuart , family), which eventually succeeded to the English as well as the Scottish throne. The son of Walter the Steward and Marjory, daughter of R... Read more
Robert Franz
Robert Franz , 1815-92, German composer of about 350 lieder, intimate songs, usually in strophic form. The first of them (pub. 1843) drew warm praise from Schumann. Franz championed a revival of the music of Bach and Handel. ... Read more
Robert Garnier
Robert Garnier , 1534?-1590, French dramatic poet. He wrote mainly closet dramas in the classical manner of Seneca. Les Juives [the Jewish women] (1583), based on the Bible, is perhaps the best of his tragedies. He is also credited with the first tragicomedy in French, Bradamante (1582). ... Read more
Robert Kett
Robert Kett d. 1549, English rebel. He led an agrarian revolt in 1549 as a protest against the enclosure of common land for sheep grazing. With 16,000 men he blockaded Norwich, but was defeated and executed. ... Read more
Robert Walker
Robert Walker d. 1658?, English painter, a follower of Van Dyck and favorite portraitist of Oliver Cromwell. His portraits of Cromwell and his family and followers are convincing studies of Puritan temperament. Examples are in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Metropolitan Museum. ... Read more
Jean Eugène Robert Houdin
Jean Eugène Robert Houdin or Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin , 1805-71, French conjurer and magician. Originally a clockmaker, he was celebrated for his optical illusions and mechanical devices and for his attributing his "magic" to natural instead of supernatural means. Houdin was t... Read more

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Roberts, Oral
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Oral Roberts American evangelist Oral Roberts (born 1918) was an early pioneer in televangelism, or using television to preach the gospel. Roberts, a stutterer-turnedpreacher who survived a bout of deadly...
Roberts, Owen Josephus
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Roberts, Owen Josephus (b. Germantown, Pa...received his law degree in 1898, Owen Roberts worked first as a private attorney and...In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge named Roberts a special U.S. attorney in the Teapot...
Roberts, John G., Jr.
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography John G. Roberts, Jr. When he was sworn in by Associate...Stevens on September 29, 2005, John Glover Roberts, Jr. (born 1955) became the seventeenth...United States Supreme Court. At age 50, Roberts was the youngest chief justice since John...
Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Frederick Sleigh Roberts The British soldier and filed marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria, and Waterford (1832-1914), made his reputation in India and South Africa and then became the last commander...
Roberts, Jane (1929-1984)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Roberts, Jane (1929-1984) Public name of Jane...pope of the fourth century. In 1963, Roberts and her husband, Robert Butts, experimented...and when "Seth" spoke through her, Roberts's voice and features changed character...
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar , 1832-1914, British field marshal. He joined...relief of Kandahar in the second Afghan War (1878-80). Roberts was made commander in chief of the Madras army in 1880 and of...
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Roberts, Frederick Sleigh (1832–1914). Field marshal. Roberts first demonstrated his talents as an army officer...forces had suffered several humiliating defeats before Roberts arrived in South Africa to take command, when his...
Richard John Roberts
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Richard John Roberts 1943-, British biochemist, Ph.D., Univ. of Sheffield, 1968. Roberts joined James D. Watson 's Cold Spring Harbor...assistant director for research in 1986. Roberts the studied adenovirus, which causes the...
Mister Roberts
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Mister Roberts (1948), a play by Thomas Heggen and...Theatre, 1,157 perf.] Lt. Douglas Roberts ( Henry Fonda ) has long served the bored...instead. The Captain has regularly refused Roberts's plea for a transfer, but Roberts...
Patricia Roberts Harris
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Patricia Roberts Harris Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985) became the first African American woman...in Mattoon, Illinois, to working class parents, Patricia Roberts Harris exemplified a true American success story. Educated in...

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Roberts, Isaac
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROBERTS, ISAAC ( b . Groes, near Denbigh, North...1904) astronomy . The son of a farmer, Roberts was brought up in Liverpool and after an...Liverpool, independently, the firm of Roberts and Robinson, which secured many important...
Roberts, Julia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ROBERTS, Julia Nationality: American. Born...October 1967; sister of the actor Eric Roberts. Family: Married Lyle Lovett, 1993...Soderbergh) (title role) Publications By ROBERTS: articles— Interview with Catherine...
Roberts-Austen, William Chandler
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ROBERTS-AUSTEN, WILLIAM CHANDLER ( b . Kennington, Surrey, England...d . London, England, 22 November 1902) metallurgy . Roberts-Austen was the eldest son of George Roberts and Maria Louisa Chandler. (In 1885, as heir of his uncle...
Roberts, Henry
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Roberts, Henry (1803–76). British...than a touch of Smirke's influence ( Roberts had assisted Smirke on the working-drawings...at the time was George Gilbert Scott . Roberts developed a successful practice, designing...
Roberts, Tom
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Roberts, Tom (1856–1931). British...meeting artists who had studied in Paris. Roberts returned to Melbourne in 1885 and was soon...fellow member Arthur Streeton said that from Roberts's ‘quick perception and expression...
Roberts, William
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Roberts, William (1895–1980). British...x2019; at the Tate Gallery in 1956, Roberts wrote a series of pamphlets (1956...x2019; at the Hayward Gallery in 1974, Roberts issued another pamphlet, In Defence of...
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Roberts, Frederick Sleigh (1832–1914). Field marshal. Roberts first demonstrated his talents as an army officer...forces had suffered several humiliating defeats before Roberts arrived in South Africa to take command, when his...
Roberts, Benjamin Stone
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Roberts, Benjamin Stone (1810–75...After four years of military service, Roberts joined the railroad industry, becoming...the Second Battle of Bull Run (1862). Roberts's failure to defend the Baltimore and...
Roberts Commission, the
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Roberts Commission, the an inquiry into the circumstances...Roosevelt on December 18, 1941. The Roberts Commission panel consisted of a U.S...of the Army. On January 23, 1942, the Roberts Commission concluded that the navy and...
Roberts et al. v. United States Jaycees
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ROBERTS ET AL. V. UNITED STATES JAYCEES ROBERTS ET AL. V. UNITED STATES JAYCEES, 468 U.S. 609 (1984...burden on their male members' freedom of association." Roberts did not ban all sex discrimination in private associations...

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Roberts looks for redemption at Southern Illinois
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...U-WIRE) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Rolan Roberts loves pit bulls. "They're just good dogs," Roberts said. "They're misunderstood." An...perhaps, but one that seems a perfect fit for Roberts. The way Roberts sees it, being misunderstood...
Roberts Checks Out of Hospital
News Wire article from: AP Online; 7/31/2007; 700+ words ; WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday, a day after suffering a seizure. Roberts walked out the hospital's ambulance...onlookers as he left. The 52-year-old Roberts plans to continue his vacation at a summer...
Roberts Hotels Group Becomes Choice Hotels Largest African American Franchisee.
PR Newswire; 12/16/2008; 700+ words ; ...International, Inc. is pleased to announce that Roberts Hotels Group is the company's largest...inventory fast approaching the 1,000 mark. Roberts Hotels Group also happens to be the largest...in the United States. "Mike and Steve Roberts are two of the nation's most successful...
George Roberts, Stanford golf's patron saint.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/11/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...pilot. But upon learning it was George Roberts, Baldwin realized his error. It was...best-selling book that dramatized how Roberts, master of the leveraged buyout, and...Nabisco. "Those are good jobs, too," Roberts responded wryly after Baldwin introduced...
Roberts: Comcast may not swing at HITS. (Comcast Pres Brian Roberts; Headend in the Sky)
Magazine article from: Multichannel News; 10/6/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...BALTIMORE - Comcast Corp. president Brian Roberts suggested last week that the cable operator...session of the Atlantic Cable Show here, Roberts said HITS worked well for TCI because...lineups that include local programming, Roberts said. Roberts also discussed Comcast...
Julia Roberts where her heart is: America's sweetheart has finally settled down. An inside look at Julia's private world and how she's planned for her new life as a mom.
Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...megastar--and Taos resident--Julia Roberts. "She really loves kids," says Violeta...She signed autographs for everyone." Roberts contributed more than her signature to...still-astonished Sanchez. These days, Roberts is feeling more than generous.--Having...
Roberts directs 5,000-plus students to Pitt: Helping young people realize their potential through education
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 5/6/2000; ; 700+ words ; Roberts directs 5,000-plus students to Pitt...their potential through education Grady Roberts Jr. has always wanted to help children...to accomplish those goals. Since 1980, Roberts, a single Garfield resident, has recruited...
Roberts Is Not Eager to Take on Debt.(Comcast Corp., Brian Roberts)
Magazine article from: Multichannel News; 6/4/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Picking Up Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts maintained his enthusiasm for the triple...its ability to buy back its own stock. Roberts, who in the past has called the triple...we have had for a couple of years,' Roberts said at the Sanford Bernstein Strategic...
Roberts meets with senators; groups on both sides mobilize.(John Roberts, Supreme Court nominee)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 7/20/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...campaign Wednesday to place Judge John Roberts on the Supreme Court as left-wing groups...and civil process, and to have Judge Roberts in place before the next court session...Bush said after eating breakfast with Roberts and before sending him off to Capitol...
THE ROBERTS REPORT - JULY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2007; 700+ words ; The office of Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kans., issued the following...AS NBAF FINALIST Last week, Senator Roberts announced that the state of Kansas...under consideration to five. Senator Roberts, who started working on bringing the...