Ricardo, David
re-kar'do, David (1772-1823), a celebrated political economist. He was a native of London. He belonged to an honorable family of Jewish bankers and received a commercial education. He alienated his parents by joining the Church of England and marrying a Protestant. His character and knowledge of the banking business, enabled him to amass a moderate fortune by the time he reached the age of twenty-five. He then abandoned the business and betook himself to the study of political and financial questions. He studied the works of Adam Smith and made the acquaintance of James Mill, the father of John Stuart Mill. He was a member of a circle of thinkers and writers who studied social and political questions. He contributed to the periodicals of the day, and wrote also a number of works of a serious nature. He is best known by his chief work, The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, which appeared in 1817. At the present time the name of Ricardo is still prominent in the history of political economy. In 1819 he entered Parliament, in which body he became a distinguished advocate of free trade . His fundamental doctrine is the theory that selling price is determined ultimately by the cost of production.
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Ricardus Corinensis
a monkish chronicler of the 14th century, sometimes called the Monk of Westminster. He entered the Benedictine monastery of St. Peter's, Westminster, England, residing in 1391 he visited Rome. He was the there during the remainder of his life; author the year 1348. The so-called Itinerary of a Latin history of England to of Richard "On the Situation of Britain" (1758), formerly much referred to as an authority on Roman Britain, was forgery perpetrated by Dr. C. J. Bera tram, of Copenhagen. Richard died in his monastery about 1401.
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Ricasoli
BARON BETTINO, an Italian statesman; born in Florence, March 9, 1809; studied at Pisa and Florence; was one of the best agriculturists in Italy; wrote books on the cultivation of the vine, the olive, and the mulberry, and for 10 years worked successfully at the drainage of the Tuscan Maremma. In 1859 he took a prominent part in opposing the government of the grand duke and when the latter fled Ricasoli was made dictator of Tuscany. He la- Vol 8 bored with great energy for the unity of Italy, and when that end was accomplished was by Victor Emmanuel appointed governor-general of Tuscany. On the death of Cavour (1861) he was called to the head of the ministry; but his government was undermined by Rattazzi, and he resigned in March, 1862. Ricasoli returned to power in June, 1866, but was again obliged to retire in April of the following year. At the same time he withdrew altogether from public life. He died in Rome, Oct. 23, 1880. Five volumes of his "Letters and Papers" were published by Tabarrini and Gotti at Florence in 1886-1895.
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Riccio
. See Mary ; Queen Of Scots
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Rice
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, an American explorer and geographer, born in Boston, Mass., in 1875. He was educated at Harvard, and although receiving a degree of M.D. in 1902, he later became interested in geography born and exploration, studying from 1908 to 1843. 1910 at the School of Geographical Sur- by the vey and Astronomy of the Royal Geo- tiboy " graphical Society, in London. He organ- written_in ized and conducted several expeditions to sant. tropical South American countries. Dur- This ing the World War he served as surgeon with at a military hospital in Paris, and at " The the American Ambulance at Neuilly. He " The was a member of several geographical others societies in this country and abroad and had was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Turf " Geographical Society in 1914. The re- 26, 1882. sults of some of his explorations and scientific investigations were published in the form of articles in the "Geographical Journal."
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Rice (CALE YOUNG an American poet)
CALE YOUNG, an American poet and dramatist, born at Dixon. Ky., in 1872. He was educated at Cumberland University and at Harvard. In 1902 he married Alice Caldwell Hegan. He was a frequent contributor of poems to many magazines. His poems published in book form include "From Dusk to Dusk" (1898); "With Omar" (1900); "Song-Surf" (1900); "Nirvana Days" (1908); "Many Gods" (1910); "Far " (1912); "At the World's Heart" (1914); "Earth and New Earth" (1916); "Trails Sunward" (1917); "Wraiths and Realities" (1918); "Songs to A. H. R." (1918); and "Shadowy Thresholds" (1919). He also wrote several poetic dramas, including "David" (1904); “A Night in Avignon" (1907), etc. A collection of his plays and poems was published in 1915. He was a member of the National Institute of Social Sciences, the Poetry Society of America, and the Society of American Dramatists and Composers.
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Rice (II)
ALICE (CALDWELL) HEGAN, an American author, born in Shelbyville, Ky., in 1870. She was educated in private schools and gave much time and thought to philanthropic anthropic work, work, being one of the founders of the Cabbage Patch Settlement House, of Louisville, Ky. In 1902 she was married to Cale Young Rice (q. v.). Her books, some of which have met with very great success, include "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" (1901); "Lovey Mary" (1903); "Sandy" (1905); "Captain June" (1907); "Mr. Opp" (1909); "A Romance of Billy Goat Hill" (1912); "The Honorable Percival" (1914); and "Calvary Alley" (1918). She also wrote numerous short stories. Some of her have been translated into several , while others have been dra-
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Rice (III)
W (ILLIAM) NORTH, an American geologist and educator, born at Marblehead, Mass., in 1845. He was educated at Wesleyan University and at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University. From 1867 to 1884 he was professor of geology and natural history at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., and from 1884 to 1918, professor of geology, retiring in the latter year as professor emeritus. From 1907 to 1909 he served as acting president of this institution. From 1903 to 1916 he was superintendent of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey. He was a member and, at times, an officer of various scientific societies, and was also chairman of the Board of Examiners of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as president, and later secretary of the Council of the Connecticut Federation of Churches. He edited the 5th edition of Dana's "Textbook of Geology" (1897), and published "Geology of Bermuda" (1884); "Science Teaching in the Schools" (1889); "Christian Faith in an Age of Science" (1903); "Through Darkness to Dawn" (1917), etc.
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