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Roger Williams National Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Roger Williams National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Roget, Peter Mark
(Encyclopedia) Roget, Peter MarkRoget, Peter Markrōzhāˈ [key], 1779–1869, English physician and lexicographer. For 50 years while he practiced medicine and was secretary of the Royal Society (1827–49…Bani Hasan
(Encyclopedia) Bani HasanBani Hasanbäˈnē häsänˈ [key], village, E central Egypt, on the Nile near Al Minya. There are 39 tombs, carved out of solid rock in the XII dynasty of ancient Egypt. The name…Rogge, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Rogge, JacquesRogge, Jacqueszhäk rōˈkhə [key], 1942–, Belgian sports executive, b. Ghent. An orthopedic surgeon with a degree in sports medicine, Rogge is an accomplished sailor who…Rogovin, Milton
(Encyclopedia) Rogovin, Milton, 1909–2011, American documentary photographer, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (1931), Univ. of Buffalo (M.A., 1972). An optometrist and a political leftist, he moved…Rogue
(Encyclopedia) Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and…Rohan, Henri, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Rohan, Henri, duc deRohan, Henri, duc deäNrēˈ dük də rôäNˈ [key], 1579–1638, French Protestant general; son-in-law of the duc de Sully. A leader of the Huguenots, Rohan took up arms…Rohan, Louis René Édouard, prince de
(Encyclopedia) Rohan, Louis René Édouard, prince deRohan, Louis René Édouard, prince delwē rənāˈ ādwärˈ prăNs də [key]Rohan, Louis René Édouard, prince de rôäNˈ [key], 1734–1803, French churchman and…Róheim, Géza
(Encyclopedia) Róheim, Géza, 1891–1953, Hungarian anthropologist and psychoanalyst. He was educated at the universities of Leipzig, Berlin, and Budapest (Ph.D., 1914). From 1928 to 1931 he did…Rohingya
(Encyclopedia) Rohingya, Muslim ethnic, cultural, and linguistic group living primarily in Rakhine State, W Myanmar. A minority of some 1.5 million in a country that is predominantly Buddhist, they…Trending
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