Robbia
LUCA DELLA, an Italian sculptor; born in Florence in 1399 1400. He designed and executed between or 1431 and 1440 10 panels of "Angels and Dancing Boys" for the cathedral. Another great work by him was a bronze door, with 10 panels of figures in relief for the sacristy of the cathedral, made between 1448 and 1467. In marble he sculptured, in 1457-1458 Federighi, Bishop of Fiesole (now in the , the tomb of church of San Francesco outside the city). His name is closely associated with the production of figures in glazed or enameled terra cotta, by a process he perfected. Among the works of this kind are many medallions polychrome, and reliefs. He died in , some white, some Florence, Feb. 20, 1482. His principal pup pupil was his nephew 1525), who worked chiefly at the produc- ANDREA (1435tion of enameled reliefs, retables, and medallions, these last for the most part productions of the "Madonna and Child." Nearly all his works were of religious subjects ; they were made chiefly for Florence, Arezzo, and Prato. His son GIOVANNI (1469-1529?) continued the activity of his best productions are the frieze, repthe family in this style of work; resenting outside a hospital at Pistoja, and a founthe "Seven Works of Mercy," tain in the sacristy of St. Maria Novella in Florence.
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Robbins
HOWARD an American Protestant Episcopal clergy- CHANDLER, man, born pal cler at Philadelphia, in 1876. He was educated at Yale University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Mass. He became a deacon in 1903 and a priest in 1904. he was curate at St. Peter's Church, Mor- From 1903 to 1905 ristown, N. J.; from 1905 to 1911, rector of St. Paul's Church, Englewood, N. J.; and from 1911 to 1917 rector of the Church of the Incarnation, New York. In 1917 he became dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City.
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Robeck
VICE- JOHN MICHAEL DE, a British naval ADMIRAL, SIR officer. He was born in 1862 and was educated on the training ship, Britannia. In 1875 he entered the Royal Navy as cadet and became lieutenant in 1885. In 1897 he was made commander, in 1902 captain , and in 1911 rear-admiral. He was Admiral of Patrols in 1912-14. During the World War he commanded the Naval Force in the Dardanelles at the time the Expeditionary Force was landed in 1915 and was mentioned in despatches. In 1917 he was made vice-admiral. He was for a time Inspector of Boys' Training Establishments. During 1919 he was ing Esta Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean.
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Robert of Gloucester
an English chronicler, living at the time of the battle of Evesham (1265). He is remarkable for a metrical chronicle of England, from the time of the fabulous Brut to his own, based chiefly upon Geoffrey of Monmouth's book. It extends to 10,000 lines, and is one of the earliest epics of the English language. It was printed by Thomas Hearne in 1724.
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Robert, Charles George Douglas
Charles George Douglas (1860-) a Canadian author. He was born at Douglas, New Brunswick . In 1883 he became editor of a Toronto paper and later professor of English and French literature in King's College, Windsor, Nova Scotia . He has written acceptable verse and many volumes of prose. He is best known for his stories of animal life in the northern forests. His books include Kindred of the Wild, Forge in the Forest, Haunters of the Silences, Heart of the Ancient Wood, and Songs of the Common Day.
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Robertson, William
William (1721-1793), a Scottish historian. He was educated as a Presbyterian minister and became the president of the University of Edinburgh. His History of Scotland was long a standard. He wrote a History of Charles V, for which his publishers paid him the hitherto unequaled price of $25,000. A History of America has little merit. The first two are still valuable works of reference.
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Robin Goodfellow
the same as nection he was known as far N. as Aberdeen.
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Robinson, John
John (1575-1625), the English pastor of the Pilgrims. He was born near Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Cambridge for the English priesthood. He was suspended from the Church of England for Puritan views and became pastor of the Scrooby Independent church in 1606. To escape persecution, he removed with his congregation in 1608 to Amsterdam, and a year later to Leyden. In 1620 the younger portion of his congregation, known in history as the Pilgrims, migrated to the New World, settling at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He hoped to follow later, but died in Holland. Rob Roy (about 1671-1734), a noted Highland chieftain. His real name was Robert McGregor, or Campbell. He was called Rob Roy or Red Rob with reference to a shock of red hair. He was an adherent of the Stuart family. In 1691 he descended on Stirlingshire. When the cause of the Stuarts became hopeless, he pursued the course of a Highland freebooter and was outlawed. He is the subject of Sir Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy.
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Robson
MAY, an American actress, born in Australia. She was educated at Brussels and at Paris, and came to the United States in 1879. Her first appearance on the stage was as "Tilly," in "The Hoop of Gold," at Brooklyn in 1884. From 1886 to 1893 she played under the management of Daniel Frohman at the Madison Square and Lyceum Theaters, New York, and from 1893 to 1906 under the management of Charles Frohman. Her first appearance as a "star" occurred in 1907 at Scranton, Pa., in "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," in which play she appeared in London in 1910. Since then she has appeared in many stellar rôles with great success, both in this country and in England. She wrote, together with C. T. Dazey, "A Night Out" (1911).
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Rocail
Said to have been the younger brother of Seth, the son of Adam. The circumstances attending his history are. picturesque and unique. A Dive, or giant of Mount Caucasus, finding himself in difficulties, applied for aid to the human race. Rocail offered his services to the giant, and so acceptable did these prove that the Dive made his benefactor grand vizier. For a long period he governed the giant's realm with entire success, and reached a position of dignity and honour. However, when he felt himself growing old he desired to leave behind him a more lasting monument than public respect, so he built a magnificent palace and sepulchre. The palace he peopled with statues, which, by the power of magic, he made to walk and talk, and act in all ways as though they were living men, as, indeed, all who beheld them judged them to be. (See D'Herbelot, Bibliothèque Oriental.) Rochas d'Aiglun, Eugene-Auguste Albert de: French Officer and writer, born at Saint-Firmin in 1837. He is chiefly remembered as an exponent of the fluidic theory of magnetism. His works include des Force non définies (1887); le Fluide des magnetiseurs (1891); les Etats profonds de l'hypnose (1892); l'Exterioration de la sensibilité (1895); l'Exterioration de la motricité (1896); Recueil de documents relatifs à la levitation du corps humain (1897); les Etats superficiels de l'hypnose (1898); etc.
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