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Richard Roberts (soccer)
Richard Roberts may refer to: Clergypeople * Richard Roberts (theologian) (1874–1945), British-Canadian theologian and pacifist * Richard Roberts (priest) (1884–1970), Welsh Anglican priest * Richard Roberts (evangelist) (born 1948), American charismatic televangelist Sportspeople * Richard Roberts (footballer, born 1878) or Dick Roberts (1878–1931), English footballer * Richard Roberts (rugby) or Dick Roberts (1889–1973), New Zealand rugby union player * Richard Roberts (footballer, born 1891) or Dick Roberts, Welsh footballer * Richard Roberts (English footballer), English footballer in the 1940s * Richard Roberts (American soccer), American soccer forward in the 1940s and 1950s Other people * Richard Roberts (engineer) (1789–1864), British engineer * Richard Roberts (sea captain) (1803–1841), Irish captain of the SS ''President'' * Richard Roberts (Australian politician) (1835–1903), New South Wales politician * Richard Howell Roberts (1916–1986), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (theologian)
Richard Roberts (31 May 1874 – 10 April 1945) was a Canadian Christian theologian and author expounding the social responsibilities of the Christian conscience. He was “one of the most influential pacifists in Canada during the interwar years”. With the outbreak of World War I, Roberts joined with Henry Hodgkin and others to launch the Fellowship of Reconciliation and he served as its first secretary. In part to help spread the organization to America, he emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States in 1917. In New York City he joined Reinhold Niebuhr and Kirby Page on the editorial board of ''The World Tomorrow (magazine), The World Tomorrow''. He acted as a liaison between British and American pacifists throughout the war. In 1922, Roberts emigrated to Montreal where in 1926 he wrote ''The Christian and War'', “the definitive Canadian pacificist statement of the period”. Soon afterwards he moved to Toronto where he established a new chapter of the Fellowship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (attorney, Born 1937)
Richard M. Roberts (born November 28, 1937) is an American attorney. Roberts was a former law enforcement officer who worked as a detective in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Essex County Bureau of Narcotics. After completing law school at Seton Hall University and passing the bar examination, Roberts served as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Roberts is recognized for his role in the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of Harlem "drug kingpin" Frank Lucas, who operated a heroin smuggling and distribution ring in the New York City neighborhood. In addition to bringing down Lucas's operation, Roberts's investigation also uncovered police corruption connected with the drug trade. Lucas's criminal enterprise and the investigation by Roberts was the subject of the 2007 film '' American Gangster'', starring actor Denzel Washington (as Lucas) and New Zealand actor Russell Crowe (as Roberts). After Lucas was incarcerated, Roberts enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi-Pig
Chi-Pig was a new wave power trio hailing from Akron, Ohio that formed in 1977. History Before Chi-Pig During the 1960s and 1970s, Susan Schmidt (daughter of Marjorie H. Schmidt of The Co-eds) and Deborah Smith were active in several area bands, notably The Poor Girls, Cinderella's Revenge, and Friction.Riegel, Richard (2004)Are We Not Zen? We Are Repo!, ''Village Voice'', August 31, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2014Heylin, Clinton (1993) ''From the Velvets to the Voidoids: a Pre-punk History for a Post-punk World'', Penguin Books Ltd., , p. 59, 298 Smith and Schmidt formed The Poor Girls with Pam Johnson and Esta Kerr in 1965, while studying at Litchfield Junior High School, the first significant rock band to come from Akron and the first to consist only of women.Adams, Deanna R. (2002) ''Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection'', Kent State University Press, , pp. 159-162 They played regularly, were profiled by Jane Scott in ''The Plain Dealer'', and opened for bands such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Owain Roberts
Richard Owain Roberts (born 1982) is a Welsh author. He is the author of the novel ''Hello Friend We Missed You,'' which has been hailed as "a turning point for Welsh fiction", and the short story collection ''All The Places We Lived.'' ''Hello Friend We Missed You'' won the 2020 Not The Booker prize in a "stunning victory that, for the English literary establishment at least, seemed to come from nowhere". There has been international interest in adapting his work for film and television. Known for his elusive reputation, Roberts has been described as "an important new voice in fiction, not just in Wales" and an "authentic interpreter of contemporary hipster hell". Roberts is a supporter of Welsh independence and is a member of the non-party affiliated YesCymru movement. Early life and education Roberts was born and raised on Anglesey (Ynys Môn), his first language is Welsh and he has made a point of refusing to recognise the name Anglesey in interviews or his work. Describin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (actor)
Richard Charles Roberts (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in various films and television. Early life Roberts was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. He studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, graduating in 1991. Career He played Donald D'Arby in the series '' Traders'', for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award. He moved briefly to Los Angeles in 1998 appearing in the CBS series ''L.A. Doctors'' alongside Ken Olin and Sheryl Lee. He returned to Canada to star in ''An American in Canada'', which ran for two seasons. Most recently, Roberts was featured in Michael McGowan's series '' Between'', guest starred opposite Kim Cattrall in ''Sensitive Skin'' (TMN/Movie Central), appeared in ''Zoom'' (Pedro Morelli), ''God and Country'' (Ken Finkleman) and the miniseries '' The Book of Negroes'' (CBC). Other work includes guest starring roles on ''Saving Hope'' (CTV/NBC), '' Copper'' (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (pharmaceutical Executive)
Richard H. Roberts (born 1957) is an American pharmaceutical executive, philanthropist, and political activist. Biography Born in a secular Jewish family Philadelphia in 1957 and raised in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Albert Roberts. His father, a chemist, started URL Pharma in 1946 which manufactured steroidal hormones that treated pain by collecting pig pituitary glands from slaughterhouses. Roberts earned a M.D. and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. After school, he took over his father's money-losing pharmaceutical company. In 1997, he sold majority control of the firm to several venture capital firms which left him as the CEO of the company with a ~30% ownership interest. In 2009, the FDA approved colchicine as a monotherapy for the treatment of three different indications (familial Mediterranean fever, acute gout flares, and for the prophylaxis of gout flares) and gave URL Pharma a three-year marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard W
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARC Centre Of Australian Biodiversity And Heritage
__NOTOC__ The ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) is a research centre which focuses on the natural, historic and Indigenous heritage of Australia. Its aim is to increase understanding of the past in order to be able to better adapt and plan for the future. The facility was opened at Parliament House, Canberra on 22 June 2017, and planned to run for seven years. It is funded by a grant of from the Australian Research Council, million from the New South Wales Government, and million from 20 universities, museums, and organisations, which will pay for about 40 new research positions and over 50 students over the term of its existence. An outreach program to schools and the broader community has been set up to engage participation and interest in science, and educational facilities to help train new researchers, with a particular focus on nurturing the careers of Indigenous and female researchers. As well as including scholars from STEM disci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (musician, Born 1949)
Richard James Roberts (born August 31, 1949) is an American country rock and soft rock singer-songwriter who recorded with many influential artists over several genres. He is best known as a founding member and lead singer of Firefall from 1974 to 1981, as well as his work with The Flying Burrito Brothers on their 1971 self-titled album. He also recorded two solo albums, '' Windmills'' in 1972 and ''She Is a Song'' in 1973. Career In the fall of 1981, Roberts played dates in tandem with fellow former Burrito Brother Chris Hillman. In 1985 he was a member of "A 20th Anniversary Tribute to The Byrds", a band co-founded by ex- Byrds Gene Clark and Michael Clarke. The group also originally included former members of The Band, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko, as well as Blondie Chaplin and John York (who was Chris Hillman's replacement in The Byrds in 1968). The band generated controversy through public confusion in relation to the original Byrds, at times being billed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard J
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Howell Roberts
Rear-Admiral R.H. Roberts QHP, MD, FRCPC, FACP (1916 - 3 March 1986) was the 6th Canadian Surgeon General. Roberts graduated with a Medical Degree from the Liverpool University in 1938. He married Dr. Maureen (née McWilliams) Roberts in 1940. The couple immigrated to Canada in 1948, and Roberts subsequently joined the Royal Canadian Navy. He served on several of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) over the course of his career, including HMCS Stadacona in 1949. In 1964/1965, he and his wife “joined a medical expedition to Easter Island." While on this expedition, Roberts received word that he would be posted next to Ottawa at the National Defence Medical Centre (NDMC). From 1968 to 1971, Roberts was Deputy Surgeon General (Professional) before returning to National Defence Medical Centre as the commanding officer. Roberts was appointed Surgeon General in 1973 and remained in the position until retirement in 1976. After retiring, Roberts “served on the Aviation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Roberts (priest)
The Ven. Richard Henry Roberts (23 April 1884 – 6 July 1970) was a British Anglican clergyman in the Church in Wales who served as Archdeacon of St Asaph from 1942 to 1959. He was born in Brynamman, Glamorgan, and educated at Keble College, Oxford, and ordained in 1908. He held incumbencies at Llangennech, Betws with Ammanford and Rhyl before his appointment as Archdeacon. He retired in 1959 and died in Swansea in 1970.''The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...'', Friday, 10 July 1970; p. 7; Issue 57914; col D ''Church News''.''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007''. References Alumni of Keble College, Oxford 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of St Asaph 1884 births 1970 deaths People from Brynamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
