Category: Biography
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt, (1882-1945). US statesman; 3″Ind president of the US (1932-45). A distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, he married Eleanor Roosevelt, Theodore’s niece, in 1905. …
Erwin Rommel Erwin Rommel, (1891-1944). German field marshal. He rose to the rank of captain in World War I, and at the start of World War II became commander …
Charles Stewart Rolls Charles Stewart Rolls, (1877-1910). British pioneer motorist and aviator. He became a motor dealer in 1902 and in 1904 met Sir Frederick Henry Royce, who was …
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones,. British rock group: the principal members of the original line-up were Mick Jagger (1944- ), Keith Richard (1943- ), Bill Wyman (1936- ), …
Baron George Rodney Baron George Rodney, (1718-92). British admiral. Born in London, he entered the navy in 1732. In 1756 and 1760 he destroyed much of the French fleet …
August Rodin August Rodin, (1840-1917). French sculptor. After failing to get into the School of Fine Arts in Paris, Rodin worked as an ornamental mason. The extreme realism of …
Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers, (1902-79). US composer of musical comedies. With the librettist Lorenz Hart (1895-1943). he composed such popular musicals as Babes in Arms (1937), which includes the …
John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller, (1839-1937). US industrialist and philanthropist. He formed the Standard Oil Company and by 1878 had gained control of almost all the oil refineries …
