ROBERT F KENNEDY JR

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) was a German composer, poet and music critic. He intended to become a virtuoso pianist, but after a hand injury ended this dream he devoted his energy to composing. Schumann’s only piano con ...

Though Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, he is most famous for portraying New England in his poetry. As a youth, he moved with his family to Massachusetts, and was recognized for his poetry as early as high ...

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Anglo-Irish chemist. In 1661 he published The Sceptical Chymist, which marked the transformation of chemistry from the mysticism of alchemy into a modern science. He established the basic ...

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) was an English scientist and the son of a wealthy clergyman who died when he was 13. Hooke used his inheritance to study science at Oxford University. Aged 26 he became Curator of Experiments at ...

Robert Mitchum (1917-1997) was an American film star. He began work as an actor during World War II. In 1945, Mitchum received his first and only Oscar nominated for his supporting work in the film Story of G.I. Joe. Mit ...