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Richard Waller
Richard Waller may refer to: * Richard Waller (naturalist) (died 1715), English naturalist, translator and illustrator * Sir Richard Waller (knight), English soldier and official * Richard Waller (musician) Richard "Dick" Waller was an American clarinetist, visual artist and founder/former artistic director of the Linton Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1929 to Thomas (Tevye) and Son ..., American clarinetist and visual artist * Rik Waller (Richard Waller), English pop singer {{hndis, Waller, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Waller (naturalist)
Richard Waller FRS (d. 1715) was an English naturalist, translator and illustrator, long-time member and secretary of the Royal Society. Little is known about his early life. He became a member of the Royal Society on 27 April 1681, acting as secretary from 1687 to 1709, and again from 1710 to 1714, and member of its council from 1686 to 1699, Vice-President during Isaac Newton’s presidency. Waller edited the ''Philosophical Transactions'' from 1691 to 1695, also acting as translator for submissions from abroad. His ''Essays of Natural Experiments'', a translation of the collection of essays ''Saggi di naturali esperienze'' of the Accademia del Cimento is one of the important early publications by the Royal Society. The archive of the Royal Society also holds a number of botanical illustrations by Waller, possibly intended for a publication by John Ray. His fossil drawings were rediscovered together with Robert Hooke’s drawings in the British Library. On Hooke's death in 1703 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Waller (knight)
Sir Richard Waller was an English soldier and official. His most notable achievement was the capturing of the Duke of Orléans at the Battle of Agincourt, which earned him a knighthood. History Richard was born in Groombridge, Kent around the year 1395. His father was John Waller and his mother was Margaret Waller (née Landsdale). His mother was originally from Sussex and his grandfather, Thomas Waller, also hailed from Sussex. Richard served in the English army under Henry V during the Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, .... He fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, where he captured Charles d'Orléans, the Duke of Orléans. He was knighted on the battlefield for his actions by his king. Richard also fought in the Battle of Verneuil. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Waller (musician)
Richard "Dick" Waller was an American clarinetist, visual artist and founder/former artistic director of the Linton Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1929 to Thomas (Tevye) and Sonia (née Castleman) Waller. Education and early career Waller studied clarinet in Long Beach, California with Fred Ohlendorf, Ralph Sarber and Hoyt Mosher. He was also a student of Kalmon Bloch, principal clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He continued his studies at the Juilliard School with Daniel Bonade, former principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra. He was principal clarinetist of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra in 1949-1950, after which, on the advice of Leonard Bernstein that a musician should also "get a good education", he enrolled at Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. He was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
