Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter R

He is the Norman Levinson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technol

He is the Norman Levinson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1971 under the supervision of Gian-Carlo Rota. He is universally recognize

An American professor of economics at Columbia University. He is one of the leading figures in the r

An American professor of economics at Columbia University. He is one of the leading figures in the revival of evolutionary economics thanks to his seminal book An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (1982) written jointly with Sidney G. Winter. He is also renowned for his work on industry, economic growth, the theory of the firm, and technical change.Nelson is currently the George Blumenthal Professor Emeritus of International and Public Affairs and the director of the Program on Science, Technology and Global Development at Columbia's The Earth Institute. He is also a part-time faculty in the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR, formerly known as PREST), University of Manchester.[1]. Previously he was professor at Oberlin College, Carnegie Mellon University, and Yale University (1968–1986) where he was the director of the Institute for Social and Policy Studies (1981–1986).

Was an English astronomer.He graduated from Trinity College of Cambridge University in 1816. He was

Was an English astronomer.He graduated from Trinity College of Cambridge University in 1816. He was called to the bar in 1824 and took orders in Church of England in 1825, but did not practice either profession because the death of his father, a textile manufacturer, left him with sufficient wealth to pursue his scientific interests.He served as editor of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and greatly improved their content.In 1832, he got involved in the lawsuit of Edward Troughton against Sir James South, in which Troughton demanded payment for an equatorial mounting that he had supplied to South, but which South claimed to be defective. Sheepshanks informally served as legal counsel to Troughton; South's legal counsel was Drinkwater Bethune. Troughton prevailed in the lawsuit.

A Harvard trained atmospheric physicist and the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the Mass

A Harvard trained atmospheric physicist and the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lindzen is known for his research in dynamic meteorology, especially planetary waves. He has published over 200 books and scientific papers. He was the lead author of Chapter 7 (physical processes) of the Third Assessment Report of the IPCC on global warming (2001). He has been a critic of some anthropogenic global warming theories and the political pressures surrounding climate scientists.

Was a French biblical critic. He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the college o

Was a French biblical critic. He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the college of the Fathers of the Oratory. The kindness of a friend enabled him to study theology at Paris, where he showed an interest in Hebrew and other Oriental languages. At the end of his course he was sent, as was usual, to learn philosophy at the College of Juilly. But he was soon recalled to Paris, and employed in the preparing a catalogue of the Oriental books in the library of the Oratory.

Was an English botanist. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent approximately

Was an English botanist. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent approximately 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to the mouth, and was one of the first Europeans to visit many of the places where he collected specimens.The plants and objects collected by Spruce (mostly in Brazil) from 1849 to 1864 form an important botanical, historical and ethnological resource, and are currently being databased at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London and at Trinity College Dublin.Spruce successfully cultivated bitter bark quinine, making the drug widely available for the first time. The Brazilian peoples were the discoverers of the bark's anti-malarial action.

British economist who in 1984 received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for developing an accou

British economist who in 1984 received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for developing an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and, later, an international scale. He is sometimes known as the father of national income accounting.

Was an American paleontologist from the early 20th century, active at Yale University, who is largel

Was an American paleontologist from the early 20th century, active at Yale University, who is largely remembered now for championing a Pre-Neo-Darwinian Synthesis view of evolution, whereby mutation(s) could unlock mysterious genetic drives that, over time, would lead populations to increasingly extreme phenotypes (and perhaps, ultimately, to extinction).

Was an American economist and leader of the progressive Movement who called for more government inte

Was an American economist and leader of the progressive Movement who called for more government intervention in order to reform the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor and labor unions. He o

Was a British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ

Was a British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist, and clergyman. In 1825 he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge and in the same year took holy orders. Became a clergyman in the Madeira Islands in 1832 where he was a part-time naturalist, extensively studying the local flora and fauna. He wrote a book on Madeiran flora. In 1874 he died when the ship he was on wrecked off Sicily.

Was an American astronomer. He was a pioneer in the observation of the sun from space.He won the Hen

Was an American astronomer. He was a pioneer in the observation of the sun from space.He won the Henry Draper Medal in 1963, the Eddington Medal in 1964, and the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1966.

Was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunic

Was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. His contributions include the Hamming code (which makes use of a Hamming matrix), the Hamming window (described in Section 5.8 of his book Digital Filters), Hamming numbers, Sphere-packing (or hamming bound) and the Hamming distance.

Was an English logician and theological writer who also served as Anglican Archbishop of Dublin.He w

Was an English logician and theological writer who also served as Anglican Archbishop of Dublin.He was born in London, the son of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Whately. He was educated at a private school near Bristol, and at Oriel College, Oxford. Richard Whately

Is a Dutch composer, pianist, and jurist.In 1959, Bois became associated with the group of composers

Is a Dutch composer, pianist, and jurist.In 1959, Bois became associated with the group of composers formed around the Gaudeamus Foundation, of which he later became a board member (Anon. 1999). He first became known outside of Holland as a composer when his music was performed at the Zagreb Biennale and the Warsaw Autumn, in both 1967 and 1969, and at the Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music in 1967 in Prague (Anon. 1973).

Is a Dutch mathematical physicist and string theorist.

Is a Dutch mathematical physicist and string theorist.

An American professor of anthropology and linguistics.Burling received his undergraduate degree from

An American professor of anthropology and linguistics.Burling received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1950 and his Ph.D in Anthropology from Harvard University in 1958. His teaching career began as a teaching fellow in Anthropology at Harvard University in the fall of 1953, the spring of 1954 and the spring of 1957.Burling was an instructor at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1957-1959. He became an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania from 1959-1963. From 1959-1963 he was the Assistant Curator of General Ethnology at the University Museum.

Was an historian, author and lecturer, member of the American Historical Association (listed in Camb

Was an historian, author and lecturer, member of the American Historical Association (listed in Cambridge Who's Who).In several books covering ancient peoples and their languages, he helped demonstrate, along with other ideas, that the ancient Egyptian language could be understood and learned like many other languages by means of grammars, dictionaries and texts with commentaries. In doing so, Guisepi provided a key necessary for interpreting Middle and New Kingdom Egyptian hieroglyphics in a manner that could be understood by even a novice.

Is a professor of economics at Columbia University. Mundell was born in Canada and is a graduate of

Is a professor of economics at Columbia University. Mundell was born in Canada and is a graduate of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he obtained his PhD in Economics in 1956. He also attended the London School of Economics and was a top performer in his years there. He went on to win the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics. Since 1974 he has been a professor in the Economics department at Columbia University; since 2001 he has held Columbia's highest academic rank - University Professor. He was also economics professor at McGill University and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

A professor of economics at Columbia University. Mundell was born in Canada and is a graduate of the

A professor of economics at Columbia University. Mundell was born in Canada and is a graduate of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

A jurist and a legal philosopher. He studied law and philosophy in Göttingen. He received his PhD i

A jurist and a legal philosopher. He studied law and philosophy in Göttingen. He received his PhD in 1976 with the dissertation A Theory of Legal Argumentation, and he achieved his Habilitation in 1984 with a Theory of Constitutional Rights).Alexy's definition of law looks like a mix of Kelsen's normativism (which was an influential version of legal positivism) and Radbruch's legal naturalism (Alexy, 2002), but Alexy's theory of argumentation (Alexy, 1983) puts him very close to legal interpretivism.

Was a South African botanist and taxonomist, working particularly on Amaryllidaceae and succulent pl

Was a South African botanist and taxonomist, working particularly on Amaryllidaceae and succulent plants, contributing to and editing of Bothalia and Flowering Plants of Africa and holding the office of Director of the Botanical Research Institute in Pret

Is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two son

Is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, both losing their lives within a year of each other.Allison entered his first race as a senior at Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in Miami, Florida, but was asked to quit by his father. After high school in 1955, Allison took his brother Donnie and some friends along on a quest for more lucrative racing than was available in south Florida.

Was an American linguist.Lees went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 to work on i

Was an American linguist.Lees went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 to work on its machine translation project. He first came to notice with an influential review of Noam Chomsky's Syntactic Structures (1957), and his 1960 book The Grammar of English Nominalizations. Lees was later dismissed by Victor Yngve from his research position, as he had wanted to continue working on straight linguistics rather than on machine translation. He then enrolled in the electrical engineering department at MIT, where he obtained his PhD in linguistics.

Is an Australian mathematician based at Monash University

Is an Australian mathematician based at Monash University

Was a Canadian geologist, professor and civil servant. He is considered Canada’s greatest explorin

Was a Canadian geologist, professor and civil servant. He is considered Canada’s greatest exploring scientist, having named over 3,000 geographical features.In 1863, Bell became a chemistry and natural sciences professor at Queen’s College, Kingston, Ontario. He continued to do fieldwork for the Geographical Survey over the summers. In 1867, he left Queen’s to join the Geographical Survey full-time.In 1869, the Geographical Survey made Bell a permanent officer. He spent the rest of his career with the Geographical Survey. He has promoted to Assistant Director (1877), Chief Geologist (1890), then Acting Director (1901-1906). He was disappointed in never having been appointed Director of the Survey.