Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an itinerant preacher, and founder of the abbey of Fontevrault. He was born at Arbrissel (now Ar

Was an itinerant preacher, and founder of the abbey of Fontevrault. He was born at Arbrissel (now Arbressec) near Rhétiers, Brittany; and died at Orsan. Robert studied in Paris during the pontificate of Gregory VII, perhaps under Anselm of Laon and later displayed considerable theological knowledge. The date and place of his ordination are unknown. In 1089 he was recalled to his native diocese of Rennes by Bishop Sylvester de la Guerche, who desired to reform his flock.

Was a Christian saint and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order in France. Robert was a

Was a Christian saint and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order in France. Robert was a member of the nobility in Champagne, a younger son, who entered the abbey of Montier-la-Celle, near Troyes, at age fifteen and later rose to the status of prior. He was made the abbot of Saint Michel-de-Tonnerre at some point after the year 1060, but he was unable to reform the abbey, which had become known for its laxity, and so he returned to Montier-la-Celle. He was later prior of Saint-Aiyoul.

Is an American magician and professional comedy writer. He is also an author of books for magicians.

Is an American magician and professional comedy writer. He is also an author of books for magicians. He wrote a book called "Speaker's Handbook of Humor".Robert Orben published his first gag book at the age of 18 in 1946, when he was working in Stuart Robson Jr.'s (stage manager for Florenz Ziegfeld) conjuror's shop in New York. Professional magicians would use his gags to add humor to their acts; comedians also came into magic stores, for props and books, as there were no comedy stores or resources as such at that time.

Was an Irish businessman and naturalist born in Belfast, Ireland.At 19 Robert Patterson was one of s

Was an Irish businessman and naturalist born in Belfast, Ireland.At 19 Robert Patterson was one of seven young men who, on June 5, 1821, gathered at the house of Dr. James Lawson Drummond , at No. 5, Chichester Street to form the Belfast Natural History Society, which established the first museum in Ireland to be built by public subscription, at No. 7 College Square North. He served the society, later renamed, for more than fifty years, occupying every office. He was also a member of The Belfast Literary Society and the Royal Irish Academy. The Royal Society elected him a Fellow in 1856, and he was an early member of the British Association, serving as secretary to the Natural History section.

Was a Yale University psychologist and political scientist with special interests in statistics and

Was a Yale University psychologist and political scientist with special interests in statistics and logic.He was born in New York City and attended the Bronx High School of Science. He did his undergraduate work at MIT and his Ph.D. in psychology at Princ

Research Professor at Copenhagen Business School's Department of English. He is perhaps best known f

Research Professor at Copenhagen Business School's Department of English. He is perhaps best known for writing Linguistic Imperialism and English-Only Europe?: Challenging Language Policy (translated in Esperanto by István Ertl: Cu nur-angla Europo? Defio al lingva politiko).He got his PhD from the University of Amsterdam and his interests include language pedagogy, language policy, and linguistic human rights.

Was a German-based, Jewish economist and demographer and is said to be one of the founders of modern

Was a German-based, Jewish economist and demographer and is said to be one of the founders of modern vital statistics. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Munich, Freiburg and Strasburg and made his doctoral dissertation in 1897. After it he worked

A Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong.After seven years of a

A Hong Kong judge and honorary lecturer in law at the University of Hong Kong.After seven years of academic life, Ribeiro entered into private practice in 1979, and quickly established himself as an expert in admiralty and maritime law. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990.In 1997, Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa appointed Ribeiro a Recorder (part-time judge) of the High Court.Ribeiro quickly rose through the ranks, and was promoted a full Judge of the High Court in 1999, a Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal (High Court) in 2000, and a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal the same year.[citation needed]

Was an American ornithologist.Ridgway was a protege of zoologist Spencer Fullerton Baird, who, on be

Was an American ornithologist.Ridgway was a protege of zoologist Spencer Fullerton Baird, who, on becoming the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, appointed Ridgway the first full-time curator of birds at the U.S. National Museum. He served from 1880 until his death in 1929. Ridgway also published one of the first and most important color system for bird identification, with his 1886 book A Nomenclature of Colors for Naturalists (Boston: Little, Brown & Co.). In 1912 he self-published a larger work on color nomenclature, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, financed using money from his friend and colleague José Castulo Zeledón of Costa Rica. Ornithologists all over the world continue to cite Ridgway's color studies and books.

Is a French economist and politician.[1] In 2009, he joined the MoDem and was selected to lead the M

Is a French economist and politician.[1] In 2009, he joined the MoDem and was selected to lead the MoDem list in the South-West constituency ahead of the 2009 European elections. He was the MoDem's only elected Member of the European Parliament in that region.

Was an American theoretical biologist and professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University.He receive

Was an American theoretical biologist and professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie University.He received his PhD in Relational Biology from the University of Chicago in 1959 and remained there until 1964.[1] In 1964 Rosen was offered a full professorship with tenure at the University of Buffalo, now known as the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, holding a joint appointment at the Center for Theoretical Biology. In 1970, he took a sabbatical and spent a year as a Visiting Fellow at Robert Hutchins' Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions, in Santa Barbara, California. It was a seminal year for him, leading to the conception and development of what he later called Anticipatory Systems Theory, a corollary of his larger theoretical work on relational complexity, in which it is embedded. In 1975

Was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."Together wi

Was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s."Together with W. L. Minckley, he discovered a new species of platyfish, Xiphophorus gordoni, that they named in honor of Dr Myron Gordon. He served as the ichthyological editor of Copeia from 1950 to 1955.

Was a logician and philosopher. His primary field of study was scientific axiology and he is known a

Was a logician and philosopher. His primary field of study was scientific axiology and he is known as the original theorist of the science of value. His axiology is the basis of the Hartman Value Inventory which is used in psychology to measure the charac

Was Professor of Geology at Arizona State University. Dietz was a geophysicist and oceanographer who

Was Professor of Geology at Arizona State University. Dietz was a geophysicist and oceanographer who conducted pioneering research along with Harry Hess concerning seafloor spreading as early as 1960 - 1961. While at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography he observed the nature of the Emperor chain of seamounts that extended from the northwest end of the Hawaiian Island-Midway chain and speculated over lunch with Robert Fisher in 1953 that something must be carrying these old volcanic mountains northward like a conveyor belt.[1]In later work he became interested in meteorite impacts, was the first to recognize the Sudbury Basin as an ancient impact event, and discovered a number of other impact craters. He received the Barringer Medal in 1985.

An Austrian-American biostatistician and anthropologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Sta

An Austrian-American biostatistician and anthropologist. Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of Stony Brook, New York, Sokal is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has pioneered the use of statistics in biology and co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with P. H. A. Sneath.Robert Reuben Sokal escaped with his family to China when the Nazis seized power in Austria. He earned his bachelor degree at St. John's College in Shanghai and from there moved with his wife Julie to the University of Chicago, where he also worked as a librarian to complement his scholarship. Under the influence of Sewall Wright, who supervised his dissertation work, Sokal developed an interest for statistics and quantitative biology.

American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. He was awarded

American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal (in 1961) and the 1987 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Was an American astronomer who worked at US Naval Observatory. He should not be confused with Robert

Was an American astronomer who worked at US Naval Observatory. He should not be confused with Robert G. Harrington, who was also an astronomer, but was born earlier and worked at the Palomar Observatory.Harrington was born near Newport News, Virginia. His father was an archaeologist. He was married to Betty-Jean Maycock in 1976, with two daughters, Amy and Ann.Harrington worked at the US Naval Observatory. Another astronomer there, James W. Christy, consulted with him when he (Christy) found bulges in the images of Pluto which turned out to be Pluto's satellite Charon. For this reason, some consider Harrington to be a co-discoverer of Charon, although Christy usually gets sole credit. By the laws of physics

Was an English naturalist.There is no clear record of the date of his arrival in England, but it is

Was an English naturalist.There is no clear record of the date of his arrival in England, but it is known he attended the University of London, and in 1854 joined the China consular corps. He was stationed to the remote port of Amoy, some 300 miles to the northeast of Hong Kong, in 1855. While at this port he mastered not only the Chinese language (both official Mandarin but as well the local Hokkien (Min Nan) dialect) but he also initiated a detailed and authoritative understanding of the ornithology of eastern China. In March, 1856, Swinhoe made an "adventurous" visit to the camphor districts of NW Formosa on board a lorcha, a hybrid vessel utilizing a European hull and Chinese rigging. Whether this was an official or personal visit is unknown, but he made mention of this on several occasions through the rest of his published career

Was a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as actin

Was a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Georges Vanier in 1967. He was born in Quebec.Following a career as a lawyer, Taschereau entered politics as a Liberal and successfully won a seat in the Quebec National Assembly in 1930. He held his seat of the riding of Bellechasse until retiring in 1936.On February 9, 1940, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, filling the vacancy created by the death of his former law partner, Lawrence Cannon.In 1946, he and fellow Justice R. L. Kellock conducted the Royal Commission on Spying Activities in Canada that had been prompted by the Gouzenko Affair.

Is a Dutch mathematician. Specializing in number theory, he is best known for his Tijdeman's theorem

Is a Dutch mathematician. Specializing in number theory, he is best known for his Tijdeman's theorem. He is a professor of mathematics at the Leiden University since 1975, and was chairman of the department of mathematics and computer science at Leiden from 1991 to 1993. He was also president of the Dutch Mathematical Society from 1984 to 1986.[1]

Was a Belgian economist best known for his critique of the Bretton Woods system, later known as Trif

Was a Belgian economist best known for his critique of the Bretton Woods system, later known as Triffin's dilemma.He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1938 and taught there from 1939 until 1942. He held positions in the U.S. Federal Reserve System (1942-1946), the International Monetary Fund (1946-1948), and the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (1948-1951), now the OECD. In 1951 he became a professor of economics at Yale University.

Was a Belgian-born Dutch politician and writer who was a leading collaborator during the German occu

Was a Belgian-born Dutch politician and writer who was a leading collaborator during the German occupation of the Netherlands.After the Imperial German forces invaded Belgium in the Great War Van Genechten wasted no time in collaborating with the occupying German forces. After the armistice and end of the war he fled to Netherlands in 1918, receiving an eight year prison sentence in absentia.[1] In Holland he made a living as a lawyer and a teacher at Utrecht University, taking Dutch citizenship on 14 June 1930.[1]

Is a German mathematician. He received his Ph.D. in 1958 at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelbe

Is a German mathematician. He received his Ph.D. in 1958 at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; it was titled,"Derivationen mehrstufiger diskreter Bewertungsringe von Primzahlcharakteristik."[1] He published a number of geometry textbooks. Among th

An American geographer and independent scholar in Trenton, Maine, and University Professor (Emeritus

An American geographer and independent scholar in Trenton, Maine, and University Professor (Emeritus) at Brown University.He never took an undergraduate degree, but while working in Illinois, he sought study advice from Gilbert F. White at the University of Chicago. White recognized his abilities and steered him through an MA and eventually a PhD in Geography. Kates taught at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University from 1962 until the mid 1980s. From 1986 to 1992 he was Professor and Director of the World Hunger Program at Brown University.

Professor emeritus of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico, was an American linguist known fo

Professor emeritus of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico, was an American linguist known for his work on the Navajo language. With Navajo scholar William Morgan, Young compiled the monumental The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, a dictionary accompanied by a 400-page grammar "sketch". Young, Morgan and Sally Midgette also produced the Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, which organizes the lexicon by root.A native of Chicago, Young became interested in native American languages when he discovered that a group of Mexican farmworkers whom he encountered spoke, in addition to Spanish, Nahuatl. After earning a liberal arts degree from the University of Illinois in 1935, he moved to New Mexico where he enrolled in graduate school in Anthropology at the University of New Mexico and began his study of Navajo.