Richard Knowles, Knolles or Knollys may refer to:
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Richard Knollys (died 1596)
Richard Knollys (c. 1548–1596) was an English Member of Parliament.
Life
He was the 5th son of Sir Francis Knollys and the brother of Edward, Francis, Robert, William and Henry Knollys, who were all MPs. He entered the Middle Temple in 157 ...
(1548–1596), MP
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Richard Knolles
Richard Knolles (c. 1545 – July 1610) was an English historian and translator, known for his historical account of the Ottoman Empire, the first major description in the English language.
Life
A native of Northamptonshire, Knolles was born in t ...
(c. 1540–1610), English historian
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Richard Brinsley Knowles
Richard Brinsley Knowles (17 January 1820 – 28 January 1882) was a British journalist.
Life
Knowles, son of James Sheridan Knowles, a dramatist, was born at Glasgow and about 1838 held an appointment in the registrar-general's office, Somerse ...
(1820–1882), nineteenth-century British journalist
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Dick Knowles (1917–2008), British politician
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Richard T. Knowles (1916–2013), United States Army general
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