Robert J. Dolan (politician)
Robert Dolan may refer to: *Robert J. Dolan (educator), University of Michigan dean * Robert Dolan (marine geologist) (1929–2016), marine geologist *Robert J. Dolan (politician), mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts *Robert E. Dolan Robert Emmett Dolan (August 3, 1908 - September 26, 1972) was a Broadway conductor, composer, and arranger beginning in the 1920s. He moved on to radio in the 1930s and then went to Hollywood in the early 1940s as a musical director for Paramou ...

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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ...
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Robert Dolan (marine Geologist)
Robert "Bob" Dolan (April 5, 1929 – April 24, 2016) was a Professor of Coastal Geology at the University of Virginia. Born in Los Angeles, California, he received his a BS from Southern Oregon College in 1955 (now Southern Oregon University, a MA in Zoology from Oregon State University in 1957 and a PhD from Louisiana State University. With the help of Robert E. Davis was the co-creator of the Dolan/Davis Scale for Nor'easter This is a scale for rating the severity of northeasters. Like the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes, it classifies northeasters in five categories of intensity. The categories for northeasters are based on the combination of two factors: wave height and duration of the storm. He received a Distinguished Professor award from the University of Virginia in 1991 and received the Outstanding Alumnus Award from Southern Oregon College and the Significant Contributions to the Science Program by the Department of the Interior in 1987. He served as the asso ...
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