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Robert Ross (other)
Robert Ross may refer to: Academia * Robert Ross (entrepreneur) (1918–2011), founder of Ross University * Robert J. S. Ross (born 1943), American professor of sociology and activist * Robert S. Ross (born 1954), American professor of political science at Boston College Military * Robert Ross (British Army officer) (1766–1814), Anglo-Irish British Army officer * Robert Ross (British Marines officer) (died 1794), commander in the first European settlement of New South Wales * Robert Knox Ross (1893–1951), British Army officer Nobility * Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross (1563–1595), Scottish nobleman * Robert Ross, 9th Lord Ross (died 1648), Scottish nobleman Politics * Robert Dalrymple Ross (1827–1887), South Australian politician * Robert Beatson Ross (1867–1949), New Zealand politician * Robert Tripp Ross (1903–1981), United States Representative from New York * Robert Max Ross (1933–2009), Republican activist and candidate in Louisiana * Robert Ross (Missouri pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (entrepreneur)
Robert Ross (born Robert Rosen; December 26, 1918 – March 19, 2011) was an international business entrepreneur who founded the Ross University School of Medicine in 1978 and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2007 on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. Career Ross was born in Detroit, Michigan, and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. After his return to Detroit following his discharge from the Army, he began marketing television sets in anticipation of the post-war growth of television broadcasting. Later, he began marketing clothing and pharmaceuticals, expanding into various international businesses such as steel, petro chemicals, and electronics. In 1972, ''Time'' magazine dubbed Ross, "one of the new Marco Polos", referring to his far-flung business activities. He was one of the first entrepreneurs to begin doing business behind the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe with the then-Communist countries of Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania. His export-import busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Ross (rugby League)
Robbie Ross (born 24 January 1975) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative fullback, he played his club football with the Newcastle Knights, Brisbane Broncos and Hunter Mariners before settling at the Melbourne Storm with whom he won the 1999 Premiership. Early life Born in Griffith, New South Wales. Ross was educated at Swansea High School, where he represented 1992 Australian Schoolboys. Robbie is a local Newcastle Knights junior. Playing career Ross forced clubmate Robbie O'Davis onto the wing during the 1995 season. Ross, who signed a Super League (Australia), Super League contract that year, joined Brisbane Broncos, Brisbane while News Ltd fought a battle through the courts to stage its rebel competition. The potent attacking later honoured his contract with the newly formed Hunter Mariners in Super League (Australia) season 1997, 1997. Ross repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Ross (other) , Transcendental Meditation teacher and author
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Bob Ross (1942–1995) was an American painter and television presenter. Bob Ross may also refer to: *Bob Ross (publisher) (1934–2003), American publisher/activist * Bob Ross (baseball) (born 1928), American pitcher * Bob Ross (Australian footballer) (1908–1988), Australian rules footballer * Bob Ross (footballer, born 1901), Scottish footballer See also *Robert Ross (other) * Bobby Ross (other) *Bob Roth Bob Roth (born October 10, 1950) is an American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher and author. He is the CEO of the David Lynch Foundation and a director of the Center for Leadership Performance. Early life and education Bob Roth was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (blues Singer)
Robert Ross is an American blues singer, songwriter, acoustic and electric guitarist, slide guitarist, and harmonica player. He is the leader of the Robert Ross Band and The Jazz-Manian Devils. He also performs as a solo artist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Ross was nominated seven times for a New York Music Award and has won twice, once for Best Blues Artist in 1989, and once for Best Live Blues Artist in 2011. Ross was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2011. He has also won several grants for integrating music into education programs. Ross' original song, "Sittin' in the Jailhouse", was recorded in 1980 by Johnny Winter and appeared on Winter's album, '' Raisin' Cain'' and Winter's compilation, ''A Rock 'n' Roll Collection''. As co-leader of the Dicey Ross Band with harmonica player Bill Dicey, Ross recorded with Big Joe Turner in 1976 for Spivey Records. Ross has also worked with John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Memp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Rob
Robert Ross (June 8, 1968 – April 17, 2021), known professionally as Black Rob, was an American rapper who was signed to Bad Boy Records. He was best known for his 1999 single " Whoa!", which peaked at number 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He spent four years in prison in connection with a hotel robbery in 2004. Music career Ross grew up in East Harlem and began rapping between the ages of 11 and 12. He was inspired by the artists he listened to regularly, including Spoonie Gee, Doug E. Fresh, and Slick Rick. When he was 22, he joined his first rap group, the Schizophrenics, though they did not release any albums. He initially rapped under the alias "Bacardi Rob". He began associating with the Bad Boy label as early as 1996, appearing on the Bad Boy remix to 112's "Come See Me". He was then featured on several Bad Boy releases, including remixes to Total's "What About Us" (1997) and Faith Evans's " Love Like This" (1998), the song " 24 Hrs. to Live" (1997) from Mase, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (courtier)
Sir Walter Robert "Bertie" Alexander Ross, KCVO, FRICS (born 1950) is a Scottish surveyor and courtier. Born in 1950, he is the son of Colonel Walter John Macdonald Ross,"Ross, Sir (Walter) Robert (Alexander)" '''' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 10 June 2019. who served as from 1977 to 1982; his older brother was Lieutenant-Colonel Sir [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (CEO)
Robert Ross (1920–2006) was the founder and leader of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 1950. Ross served as CEO for 44 years until his death in 2006. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public. The work of Robert Ross was appreciated by many and it was he who persuaded Jerry Lewis to undertake a yearly telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affe .... Starting in February 1999, Ross wrote a column for MDA, titled ''The Ross Report''—the final submission to The Ross Report was made in May 2006, one m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (botanist)
Robert Ross, Fellow of the Linnean Society (14 August 1912 in Pinner – 25 May 2005) was an English botanist. He was Keeper of Botany at the British Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. .... References Times Obituary * ROSS, Robert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 200accessed 19 May 2011 1912 births 2005 deaths Fellows of the Linnean Society of London English botanists People associated with the Natural History Museum, London People from Pinner Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People educated at St Paul's School, London {{UK-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Samuel Ross
Robert Samuel Ross (5 January 1873 – 24 September 1931) was an Australian socialist journalist, trade unionist, and agitator best known as the editor of a series of political magazines associated with the Australian labour movement in the 1890s and early 1900s. Ross' militant journalism and agitation against Australia's involvement in World War I led to repression by the authorities. Ross' works during the war were censored and confiscated by the police and Ross faced multiple arrests for opposing conscription, waving the socialists' red flag, and circulating anti-war literature. His publication of the article "Bolshevism Has Broken Out in Heaven" led to a 1919 trial for blasphemy. Ross' political views were drastically moderated during the 1920s. His contributions to Australian political life ended with his death as a respected member of the Australian Labor Party in 1931. Biography The eldest of three sons born to Robert Mitchell Ross, a Scottish-born compositor, and An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Ross
Robert Baldwin Ross (25 May 18695 October 1918) was a Canadian-British journalist, art critic and art dealer, best known for his relationship with Oscar Wilde, to whom he was a devoted friend and literary executor. A grandson of the Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, and son of John Ross and Augusta Elizabeth Baldwin, Ross was a pivotal figure on the London literary and artistic scene from the mid-1890s to his early death, and mentored several literary figures, including Siegfried Sassoon. His open homosexuality, in a period when male homosexual acts were illegal, brought him many hardships.. (U.S. Title: ''Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's Devoted Friend''). Biography Family Ross was born in Tours, France. His mother, Elizabeth Baldwin, was the eldest daughter of Robert Baldwin, a Toronto lawyer and politician who in the 1840s, together with his political partner Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine, led Canada to autonomy from Britain. Ross's father, John Ross, was a Baldwinite and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ross (preacher)
Robert Ross was a Presbyterian preacher. He did not have a government licence to preach. He was apprehended at Leith and sent to the Bass Rock The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass (), ( gd, Creag nam Bathais or gd, Am Bas) is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland. Approximately offshore, and north-east of North Berwick, it is a steep-sided volcan .... He was kept in confinement there for upwards of three months from April 4-July 19, 1679. Preaching and imprisonment Robert Ross was called a preacher by Wodrow. He was probably licensed by some of the ejected nonconforming ministers. He is mentioned by Alexander Reid in his Memoirs, p. 26. as one of those who, after the battle of Pentland Hills, preached in the fields, and who, when preaching in that public manner was made a capital offence, still persevered in addressing, both by night and by day, the multitudes who assembled to hear the gospel. His name, spelled Rosse, first occurs i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Ross Jr
Robert Charles Ross Jr. (born June 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox. Amateur career Ross was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended Lexington Christian Academy, where he competed in both baseball and soccer. Ross had a 1.98 career earned run average (ERA) with 176 strikeouts in 116 innings pitched, and also batted .404 with 52 runs batted in and 33 stolen bases. During his senior year, Ross was selected as the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year in Kentucky. Professional career Texas Rangers The Texas Rangers selected Ross in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. In 2011, he had a 10-5 win–loss record with a 2.34 ERA with the Class A Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Double-A Frisco RoughRiders. Ross made the Rangers opening day roster out of spring training in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
