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Early Christianity,’ ‘Lectures on Religion,’ Britischen Reiches,’ ‘Vasco da Gama’s First RICHARDSON, Charles Francis, A.M., etc. (L. P.) Voyage,’ ‘ Map, Equatorial Africa,’ ‘ Systematic Ph.D.; Professor of English, Dartmouth Atlas.’ (E. G. R.) College, N.H. ; author of ‘History of AmeriPURSER, F., M.A., M.R.I.A.; Fellow of can Literature,’ ‘The Choice of Books,’ etc., Trinity Coll., Dublin, and Professor of Natural RAYLEIGH, Lord, 3rd Baron, D.C.L. etc. (C. F. R.) Philosophy, University of Dublin. (F. Pu.) (Hon. Oxon.), LL.D., D.Sc. (Camb. and Dublin), F.R.S. Professor of Natural Philosophy, RICHARDSON, Professor Rufus B. ; PURSER, J., M.A., D.Sc., LL.D., M.R.I.A.; director of American School of Classical Studies, Royal Institution; Scientific Adviser to Trinity emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Queen’s House; Cavendish Professor of Experimental Athens. (R. B. R.) Coll., Belfast. (J. Pu.) Physics, Cambridge, 1879-84; Secretary of RICHMOND, Sir William Blake, R.A., PUTNAM, George Haven, A.M., Litt.D.; Royal Society, 1887-96 author of ‘Optics,’ M.A., K.C.B.; Slade Professor at Oxford, 1878Head of the publishing House of G. P. Putnam’s ‘ Wave Theory,’ in Ninth Edition of ‘ Ency. 83; President of Society of Miniature Painters, Sons, N.Y. ; led in reorganizing, 1887, the Brit.,’ ‘Theory of Sound,’ numerous scientific 1899. (W. B. Ri.) American Copyright League, and was its secrepapers. (R.) tary during the movement for International RICKETTS, Charles, English printer, artist, REDWOOD, Boverton, F.R.S.Ed., Copyright which resulted in the Copyright Bill and wood-engraver; one of the founders of the A.M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E. ; Fellow of Inst, of of 1891; Received Cross of the Legion 1 of Honour Vale Press; decorated ‘ Early Poems of John Chem. V.P. and Mem. of Council and Pubfrom France, 1891; author of Question of Milton,’ ‘The Poems of Keats,’ etc. (C. Ri.) lication Com., Soc. Chem. Ind. ; Fellow of Copyright,’ ‘ Books and their Makers in the Chem. Geol. and R. Geog. Soc. D.Sc. Ohio RILEY, John Athelstan Laurie, M.A.; Middle Ages,’ etc. (G. H. P*.) travelled in Persia, 1881; Turkey in Europe, Normal University; Mem. of Am. Chem. Soc., PUTNAM, Hon. Herbert, Librarian of and Am. Philosophical Soc. (honorary); Hon. 1883 ; Persia and Kurdistan, 1884, 1886, 1888; Congress, Washington, D.C. (H. P.) member of the House of Laymen of the Corres. Mem. Imperial Russian Technical Soc. ; Province of Canterbury; member London School Chevalier of the Order of Leopold; Consulting PYLE, J oseph Gilpin; editor of the ‘ PostBoard, 1891-97; author of ‘Athos, or the Mountain Chemist, with special experience in the techIntelligencer,’ Seattle, Washington; author of of the Monks,’ various pamphlets and articles, nology of petroleum Adviser on Petroleum to ‘ Minnesota ’ in Ninth Edition of ‘ Ency. subjects connected with education, Eastern the Home Office; Consulting Adviser to the Brit.’ (J. G. P.) Christians, and foreign travel. (J. A. L. R.) Corporation of London under the Petroleum Acts; Chemical Adviser to the Oil Trade RIPON, Bishop of, Rt. Rev. William Section of the London Chamber of Commerce; Boyd Carpenter, Hon. D.D. Glasgow, Hon. member of several juries at International InQ D.C.L. Oxon.; Knight of the Order of the ventions and Health Exhibitions, president of Royal Crown, Prussia; Hulsean Lecturer, QUILLER - COUCH, Arthur Thomas, International Jury for lighting appliances and Cambridge, 1878; Bampton Lecturer, Oxford, B.A. ; Lecturer Classics Trin. Coll., Oxford, materials at Brussels Exhibition, 1897, and 1887; Pastoral Lecturer on Theology, Cambridge, 1886-87 ; author of ‘ Dead Man’s Rock,’ ‘ Troy member of Jury, Paris Exhibition, 1900; author 1895; Canon of Windsor, 1882-1884; Hon. Town,’ ‘The Splendid Spur,’ ‘Noughts and of ‘ Cantor Lectures on Petroleum and its ProChaplain to the Queen, 1879-83; Chaplain-inCrosses,’ ‘The Delectable Duchy,’ ‘Adventures ducts,’ ‘Petroleum: its Production and Use,’ Ordinary, 1883 - 84 ; author of ‘ Commentary on in Criticism,’ ‘ The Oxford Book of English ‘ Report (with Sir Frederick Abel) on Accidents Revelation,’ ‘Witness of Heart to Christ’ Verse,’ ‘ The Laird’s Luck,’ finished R. with Mineral Oil Lamps,’ ‘Report (with Sir (Huslean Lectures), ‘Permanent Elements of L. Stevenson’s uncompleted novel ‘ St Ives,’ Frederick Abel) on the Transport of Petroleum Religion’ (Bampton Lectures), ‘Lectures on etc. (A. T. Q.-C.) through the Suez Canal,’ ‘The Transport of Preaching,’ ‘Christian Reunion,’ ‘The Great Petroleum in Bulk,’ articles on the Petroleum Charter of Christ,’ ‘A Popular History of the Industry, and Lamps in Chemical Technology, Church of England.’ (W. B. R.) ‘A Treatise on Petroleum,’ ‘The Detection R and Estimation of Inflammable Gases and RISTORI, E. J., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E. (E. J. R.) Vapours in the Air’ (with Professor Clowes), ROBERTS, W. ; author of ‘ Christies’,’‘ The RADAU. R.; MembredeI’AcademiedesSciences ‘ Handbook on Petroleum ’ (with Capt. J. H. et du Bureau des Longitudes, Paris ; writer on Book-hunter in London,’ etc. (W. R*.) Thomson). (B. R.) Astronomy, etc., part author of ‘ Geologie Sir William d’Ethiopie,’ etc. (R. Ra.) REEVES, Hon. William Pember, Agent- ROBERTS-AUSTEN, Chandler, K.C.B., D.C.L. (Durham), F.R.S.; General for New Zealand ; Member of Senate RAIKES, His Honour Judge Francis Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur; chemist and of University of London ; edited the ‘ CanterWilliam, LL.D., K.C. ; Judge of County assayer to Royal Mint since 1870; Professor bury Times,’ and the ‘ Lyttelton Times ’; MemCourt (Hull) ; three years in Merchant Service, of Metallurgy, Royal School of Mines since ber of N.Z. Parliament, 1887-96 ; Minister of then passed into Royal Navy first; called to 1880 President'of Iron and Steel Institute ; Education, Labour, and Justice, 1891-96; rethe Bar, 1873; author of ‘ The New Practice ’ author of ‘Gold,’ etc., in Ninth Edition of signed position to become Agent-General for (with Mr Justice Kennedy); ‘Jurisdiction and ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘An Introduction to the Study colony; author of ‘ The Long White Cloud, a Practice of County Courts in Admiralty ’ (with of Metallurgy.’ (W. C. R.-A.) History of New Zealand,’ ‘An Introduction to Mr Kilburn), ‘ Both to Blame,’ paper read at the History of Communism and Socialism,’ also ROBERTSON, Sir George Scott, K.C.S.I., Brussels International Law Conference, 1895 ; volume of New Zealand verse. (W. P. R.) D.C.L.; entered Indian Medical Service, 1878; and various papers on ‘ Maritime Law,’ transBritish Agent in Gilgit; conducted a political lations and editions of the ‘ Maritime Codes of REICH, Emil, Dr. Juris, F.R.Hist.S.; mission to Chitral, 1893 ; besieged in Chitral, Europe,’ etc. (F. W. Ra.) author of ‘History of Hungarian Literature,’ during March and April 1895; installed the ‘ History of Civilization,’ ‘ Greeco - Roman RAMBAUT, Arthur Alcock, M.A. (Dub. present ruler of Chitral, September 1895 ; Institutions,’ ‘Historical Atlas of English and Oxon.); D.Sc., F.R.S., F.R.A.S.; Radcliffe author of ‘The Kafirs of the Hindu Kush,’ History,’ ‘Historical Atlas of Modern HisObserver, Oxford; Assistant Astronomer Trinity ‘ Chitral: The Story of a Minor Siege.’ (G. S. R.) tory,’ etc. (E. Re*.) College, Dublin, at Dunsink, 1882-92 ; Andrews James W.; Commissioner Professor of Astronomy in the University of REID, Clement, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S.; geo- ROBERTSON, of Agriculture and Dairying, Ottawa, Dublin and Royal Astronomer of Ireland, logist on survey of England and Wales; Canada. (J. W. R.) 1892-97 ; author of various memoirs and papers formerly secretary and recorder to the Geoon Astronomical subjects. (A. A. R*.) logical Section of British Association; author ROBERTSON, John G. ; Lecturer on the English Language, University of Strasof ‘Pliocene Deposits of Britain,’ ‘Origin of RAM SAY, William Mitchell, D.C.L.,LL.D. burg. (J. G. R.) the British Flora,’ many contributions to St And. and Glasgow, Litt.D. Camb. ; Professor geological journals. (C.-R.) ROBINSON, A. Mary F. (Mme. Duclaux; of Humanity, Aberdeen Univ. ; Fellow of Exeter Coll.; Oxford, 1882; Lincoln Coll., REID, Sir George, LL.D.,; President Royal formerly Mme. Darmesteter), author Oxford, 1885; Professor of Classical Art in of ‘Emily Bronte,’ ‘The End of the Middle Scottish Academy; author of ‘ Lithography,’ Oxford University, 1885; Levering Lecturer Ages,’ ‘Margaret of Angoulfeme, Queen of ‘ Painting,’ ‘ Turner,’ in Ninth Edition of in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1894 ; Navarre,’ ‘ Retrospect, and other Poems,’ ‘Life ‘Ency. Brit.’ (G. Re.) Foreign Member of Austrian Imperial and Royal of Renan,’ ‘Collected Poems,’ ‘Marguerites du Archaeological Institute, 1900 ; author of REID, Hon. Whitelaw, A.M., LL.D. ; editor Temps Passd,’ ‘Froissart,’ ‘Grands Ecrivains ‘Hermes,’ ‘Illyria,’ ‘Jupiter,’ ‘Mysteries,’ d’outre Manche,’ etc. (A. M. F. D.) of the New York Tribune ; Ex-U.S. Minister to ‘Oracle,’ ‘Phrygia,’ ‘Scio,’‘Sicyon,’‘Smyrna,’ France; author of‘Greeley,’ ‘Newspapers,’ in ROBINSON, Rev. Charles Henry, M.A.; Ninth Edition of ‘ Ency. Brit.’ (W. R.) in Ninth Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.,’ ‘The HisHon. Canon of Ripon; Lecturer in Hausa in torical Geography of Asia Minor,’ ‘The Church the University of Cambridge, 1896; travelled in A. Wood, LL.B. ; Puisne Judge, in the Roman Empire,’ ‘ The Cities and Bishop- RENTON, Armenia in order to report to Archbishop of Mauritius; author of ‘ Thurlow ’ in Ninth rics of Phrygia,’ ‘St Paul the Traveller and Canterbury on the condition of Armenian Edition of ‘Ency. Brit.’ (A. W. R.) the Roman Citizen,’ ‘Was Christ born at BethChurch, 1892 lehem 7 ’ ‘ Historical Commentary on Gala- REN WICK, I. P. A., M.A., LL.B.; Kano, 1893-95 ; author of ‘ Hausaland, or tians.’ (W. M. Ra.) Fifteen Hundred Miles through the Central assistant editor of the ‘ Statesman’s Year Soudan,’ ‘ Specimens of Hausa Literature,’ Book.’ (I. P. A. R.) RASHDAZiIi, Rev. Hastings, M.A., ‘ Grammar of the Hausa Language,’ ‘ Dictionary D.C.L. ; Fellow and Tutor of New College, REYNOLDS, Osborne, M.A., LL.D. Glasof the Hausa Language,’ ‘Studies in the Oxford; Lecturer in St David’s College, Lamgow, F.R.S., M.I.C.E., Hon. Fellow Queens’ Character of Christ,’ ‘Nigeria, Our Latest peter, 1883 ; Tutor in the Univ. of Durham, Coll., Cambridge; Professor of Engineering, Protectorate,’ ‘ Human Nature a Revelation of 1884-88; Fellow and Lecturer of Hertford Coll., Owens College, Victoria University, Manthe Divine.’ (C. H. R.) Oxford, 1888-95; Chaplain and Theological chester Fellow of Queens’ College, Cambridge, Tutor of Balliol Coll., 1894-95; author of ‘The 1877 ; President, Section G, British Associa- ROBINSON, Gerald Philip; President of Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages,’ the Society of Mezzotint Engravers ; late Mezzotion, 1887; author of upwards of sixty papers ‘Doctrine and Development’ (with R. S. Rait), tint Engraver to Queen Victoria, and appointed on original researches in ‘ Mechanics and ‘ New College.’ (H. Rl.) same to the King, 1901. (G. P. R.) Physics,’ in the Philosophical Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society, etc. (O. R.) ROBINSON, Rev. Joseph Armitage, RA.TH, Dr Zolt&u; Professor at the Royal Academy of Law, Kassa, Hungary; late of RHODES, Hon. Bradford; editor of‘The D.D., Ph.D. ; Canon of Westminster ; Norrisian the Royal Hungarian Statistical Bureau; Professor of Divinity, Cambridge University, Banker’s Magazine,’ New York. (B. R*.) author of ‘ Evitzediink egyenesado-reform 1893-99 ; author of ‘ A Collation of the Athos jairbl.’ (Z. R.) RHODES, James Ford, LL.D.; author of Codex of the Shepherd of Hermas,’ ‘Appendix 1 History of the United States from the ComRAVENSTEIN, Ernest George; War to The Apology of Aristides,’ ‘ The Passion of promise to 1850.’ (J. F. R.) Office, Topographical (now Intelligence) DeSt Perpetua,’ ‘The Philocalia of Origen,’ partment, 1855-75; Council Royal Statistical RICHARDS, Robert Hallowell, Sc.B.; ‘ Euthaliana,’ ‘ Unity in Christ.’ (J. A. R.) Society, 1877-92; President, Section E, Brit. Professor of Mining, Engineering, and Metal- ROCKHILL, Hon. William Woodville ; Assoc., 1891; Professor of Geography, Bedford Head of the Bureau of American Republics ; lurgy, Massachusetts Institute of TechnoColl., 1882-83 ; author of ‘The Russians on sometime First Assistant Secretary of State; logy. (R. H. R.) the Amur,’ ‘ Geographic und Statistik des
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