He also illustrated several best-selling books, including Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens ( 1875 ), Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick ( 1882 ), and She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith ( 1887 ).

Backus ' historic FORTRAN team consisted of programmers Richard Goldberg, Sheldon F. Best, Harlan Herrick, Peter Sheridan, Roy Nutt, Robert Nelson, Irving Ziller, Lois Haibt, and David Sayre.

* Robert Herrick ( novelist ) ( 1868 – 1938 ), American novelist

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The first mention of the Yule log in Britain is a written account by the clergyman Robert Herrick, from the 1620s or 1630s.

* August 24 – Robert Herrick, English poet ( d. 1674 )

* October – Robert Herrick, English poet ( b. 1591 )

The initial landscaping, including Aldrich Park, was designed by an association of three firms, including that of the noted urban-landscaping innovator Robert Herrick Carter.

US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara failed to inform US President Lyndon B. Johnson that the U. S. naval task group commander in the Tonkin Gulf, Captain John J. Herrick, had changed his mind about the alleged North Vietnamese torpedo attack on U. S. warships he had reported earlier that day.

In 1981, Captain Herrick and journalist Robert Scheer re-examined Herrick's ship's log and determined that the first torpedo report from August 4, which Herrick had maintained had occurred — the " apparent ambush "— was in fact unfounded.

Other notable poets of the era include Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, George Herbert, Aphra Behn, Thomas Carew, John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, John Milton, Richard Crashaw, and Henry Vaughan.

Several entrepreneurs such as Robert Skalli and James Herrick drastically changed the face of the region, planting more commercially viable grape varieties and pushing for new AOC classifications.

The exciting possibilities afforded by this scenario, as well as the spectacular worship setting of the College's neo-Gothic Chapel, have enabled the College to attract a very high calibre of applicants for its Choral and Parry-Wood Organ Scholarships, and former Organ Scholars include Robert Sharpe ( Director of Music, York Minster ), Christopher Herrick ( International Concert Organist and former Organist, Westminster Abbey ), and David Trendell ( Director of Music, King's College London ), as well as the current Directors of Music at Rugby, Charterhouse, Sherborne, and Latymer Upper Schools.

The best known of the Cavalier poets are Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, Richard Lovelace, Thomas Carew, and Sir John Suckling.

For example, Robert Herrick was not a courtier, but his style marks him as a Cavalier poet.

Leading members of the group include Ben Jonson, Richard Lovelace, Robert Herrick, Edmund Waller, Thomas Carew and John Denham.

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* Hesperides by Robert Herrick ( poet )

* Robert Herrick returns to his parish in Devon, following the Restoration.

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Among his other works were The Passionate Pilgrim ( 1858 ), a volume of selections from Robert Herrick entitled Chrysomela ( 1877 ), a memoir of Arthur Hugh Clough ( 1862 ) and a critical essay on Sir Walter Scott ( 1866 ) prefixed to an edition of his poems.

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Robert Castleden suggests Plato may have borrowed his title from Hellanicus, and that Hellanicus may have based his work on an earlier work on Atlantis.

The term may also apply to works of fiction purporting to be autobiographies of real characters, e. g., Robert Nye's Memoirs of Lord Byron.

The author Robert Lee speculated that Teach may therefore have been born into a respectable, wealthy family.

The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night ( Burns Nicht ), although they may in principle be held at any time of the year.

He also noted that the " feud " that there may have been between Jones and colleague Robert Clampett was mainly because they were so different from each other.

However Robert Spitzer later criticized his own work on it in an interview with Adam Curtis saying it led to the medicalization of 20-30 percent of the population who may not have had any serious mental problems.

It has been suggested that the dissolute writer Robert Greene may also have been an inspiration for the character of Falstaff.

Scholars have often speculated that Hamlet < nowiki ></ nowiki >' s Polonius might have been inspired by William Cecil ( Lord Burghley )— Lord High Treasurer and chief counsellor to Queen Elizabeth I. E. K. Chambers suggested Polonius's advice to Laertes may have echoed Burghley's to his son Robert Cecil.

Robert Rines also explained that the " horns " described in some sightings may be breathing tubes or nostrils that allow the animal to breathe without breaking the surface.

However, Robert Connolly, a lecturer in physical anthropology, suggests that the sinew may have been ornamental and that ligature marks may have been caused by the body swelling when submerged.

* 1912 – Lawrence Oates, an ill member of Robert Falcon Scott's South Pole expedition, left the tent to die, saying: " I am just going outside and may be some time.

The first reason is that such groups may extend group identity and cooperation beyond the limited of family and kinship out of reciprocal altruism, in the belief that helping other individuals will produce an advantageous situation for both the sender and receiver of that help, this tendency has been noted in studies by Robert Axelrod that are summarized in his book The Evolution of Cooperation ( 1984 ).

Fulcher of Chartres was present at the Council, but his version of the speech was written c. 1100 – 1106 ; Robert the Monk may have been present, but his version dates from about 1106.

Robert or Bob Morris may refer to:

Robert Stevens, Bob Stevens or Bobby Stevens may refer to:

Some of these theories posit that " Robin Hood " or " Robert Hood " or the like was his actual name ; others suggest that this may have been merely a nickname disguising a medieval bandit perhaps known to history under another name.

If the Robert mentioned above was indeed Robin Hood, and if he did have a brother named Thomas, then consideration of the following reference may lend this theory a modicum of credence:

In September 1305, Edward ordered Robert Bruce to put his castle at Kildrummy, " in the keeping of such a man as he himself will be willing to answer for ," suggesting that King Edward suspected Robert was not entirely trustworthy and may have been plotting behind his back.

Malevolent civilizations, as speculated by Dr. Michio Kaku ( 2009 ) and Robert Freitas ( 1978 ) independently, may possess resources which can destroy humanity with little effort on the part of the extraterrestrial civilization and with little chance at resistance.

Contemporary chroniclers suggested that Henry argued that it would be in Stephen's own best interests to release the Empress and concentrate instead on attacking Robert, and Stephen may have seen Robert, not the Empress, as his main opponent at this point in the conflict.