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Robert Streeter (the Younger)
Robert Streeter or Streater may refer to: * Robert Streater (1621–1679), English artist, also spelt Robert Streeter * Robert Streater (martyr) (died 1556), executed for heresy * Robert E. Streeter Robert Eugene Streeter (1916 – June 22, 2002) was an American academic. Throughout most of his academic career, he administered the University of Chicago. Streeter was born in 1916 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degre ... (1916–2002), American academic See also * Robert Street (1920–2013), British academic * Rob Street, English footballer {{hndis, Streeter, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Streater
Robert Streater (1621–1679) (also known as Streeter), was an English landscape, history, still-life and portrait artist, architectural painter, and etcher. He was Serjeant Painter to King Charles II, and decorated the ceiling of Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Life and work Streater was born in Covent Garden, London, and is said to have been the son of a painter, and to have received his instruction in painting and drawing from an artist called Du Moulin. He was very industrious, and attained considerable ability in his art, which was highly praised by his contemporaries. His style was founded on that of the Baroque Italian painters. He excelled in architectural and decorative paintings on a large scale, especially those in which perspective and a knowledge of foreshortening were required. He painted landscapes, especially topographical, with skill, and also still life. Sir William Sanderson, in his ''Graphice'' (1658), spoke of "Streter, who indeed is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Streater (martyr)
The Canterbury Martyrs were 16th-century English Protestant martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Canterbury, Kent, and were the last Protestants burnt during the reign of Mary I. Their story is recorded in '' Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. 1555 On 12 July 1555, John Bland (rector of Adesham), John Frankesh (vicar of Rolvindon), Nicholas Sheterden and Humphrey Middleton were all burnt together. According to Foxe, they ''resigned themselves with Christian fortitude, fervently praying that God would receive them into his heavenly kingdom.'' On 23 August, William Coker, William Hopper, Henry Laurence, Richard Collier (or Colliar), Richard Wright and William Stere were burnt.Thomas Bryce, "The Regester" in Edward Farr, ed.''Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth'' 1845. Exclassics.com. Retrieved on 2013-05-19. On 6 September, George Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert E
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Street
Robert Street AO FAA (16 December 1920 – 4 July 2013) was a British academic and academic administrator. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire and educated at Hanley High School, he was offered a scholarship to New College, Oxford in 1939, but upon failing to meet the university's Latin requirement he instead took up a place at King's College London where he studied physics. He later completed his PhD at University College, Nottingham. He worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield from 1954 to 1960 and as Foundation Professor of Physics at Monash University from 1960 to 1974. He later served as vice-chancellor of the University of Western Australia from 1978 to 1986.'STREET, Prof. Robert', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 He also served as president of the Australian Institute of Physics. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
