Franz Rosenzweig: …(especially the jurist and historian Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy), who were equally critical of the academic philosophy of the day, had found the solution to the problem of man in religious faith (specifically, conversion to Christianity) and in a dialogical relationship between man and God. After an intense inner struggle Rosenzweig decided…

human ear: Organ of Corti: …osseous spiral lamina, called the canal of Rosenthal. The bipolar cell bodies of these neurons constitute the spiral ganglion. Beyond the ganglion their distal processes extend radially outward in the bony lamina beneath the limbus to pass through an array of small pores directly under the inner hair cells, called…

human ear: Organ of Corti: …osseous spiral lamina, called the canal of Rosenthal. The bipolar cell bodies of these neurons constitute the spiral ganglion. Beyond the ganglion their distal processes extend radially outward in the bony lamina beneath the limbus to pass through an array of small pores directly under the inner hair cells, called…

confessional poetry: Differences between confessional poetry and earlier styles: In 1959 literary critic M.L. Rosenthal published “Poetry as Confession,” a review in The Nation of Lowell’s Life Studies, in which he describes how Lowell’s work signaled a departure from that of earlier poets. Many scholars credit this review with the origin of the term confessional poetry.

seasonal affective disorder: …in 1984 by American psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal.

Rosenwald schools, any of roughly 5,000 rural schools for African American students that were built in the American South in the early 20th century. Rosenwald schools were the result of a collaboration between Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald, the president and part owner of Sears, Roebuck

Julius Rosenwald was an American merchant and unorthodox philanthropist who opposed the idea of perpetual endowments and frequently offered large philanthropic gifts on the condition that they be matched by other donations. He was especially noted for his aid to the education of African Americans.

Franz Rosenzweig was a German-Jewish religious Existentialist who, through his fresh handling of traditional religious themes, became one of the most influential modern Jewish theologians. In 1913, although his conversion to Christianity had seemed imminent, a religious experience caused him to

roseola infantum, infectious disease of early childhood marked by rapidly developing high fever (to 106° F) lasting about three days and then subsiding completely. A few hours after the temperature returns to normal, a mildly itchy rash develops suddenly on the trunk, neck, and behind the ears but

James Montgomery Flagg: In his autobiography, Roses and Buckshot (1946), Flagg represented himself as a bohemian, unfettered by convention.

Bobby Vinton: …decision paid off, as “Roses Are Red (My Love),” a country-tinged ode to young romance, reached number one on the Billboard singles chart in 1962. Vinton, whose clean-cut boyish appearance made him a favourite of teenagers, subsequently topped the chart with the straightforward emotional ballads “Blue Velvet” (1963), “There!…

attar of roses, fragrant, colourless or pale-yellow liquid essential oil distilled from fresh petals of Rosa damascena and R. gallica and other species of the rose family Rosaceae. Rose oils are a valuable ingredient of fine perfumes and liqueurs. They are also used for flavouring lozenges and

Wars of the Roses, (1455–85), in English history, the series of dynastic civil wars whose violence and civil strife preceded the strong government of the Tudors. Fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, the wars were named many years afterward from the supposed badges

Michel Roset was a Swiss political figure who, with Theodore Beza, played the most important role in the affairs of Geneva after the death of John Calvin in 1564. A supporter of the theocracy and an opponent of the anti-Calvinist Libertine Party, Roset assisted Beza in maintaining the Calvinist

Rosetta, town, northern Al-Buḥayrah muḥāfaẓah (governorate), in the northwestern Nile River delta, Lower Egypt. It lies on the left bank of the Rosetta (ancient Bolbitinic) Branch of the Nile River, 8 miles (13 km) southeast of its entrance into the Mediterranean and 35 miles (56 km) northeast of

Rosetta, European Space Agency spacecraft that carried Philae, the first space probe to land on a comet. Rosetta was launched on March 2, 2004, by an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on a 10-year mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The expectation was that, like the Rosetta

Nile River: Physiography of Nile River: …through two main distributaries, the Rosetta and the Damietta (Dumyāṭ) branches.

Dardenne brothers: …the Cannes film festival, for Rosetta. The movie is an unsentimental account of a young woman determined to find work in order to escape the grinding poverty of her life. It was followed in 2002 by Le Fils (The Son). In 2005, with L’Enfant (The Child), the brothers for the…

Rosetta Stone, ancient Egyptian stone bearing inscriptions in several languages and scripts; their decipherment led to the understanding of hieroglyphic writing. An irregularly shaped stone of black granite 3 feet 9 inches (114 cm) long and 2 feet 4.5 inches (72 cm) wide, and broken in antiquity,

stem: Stem types and modifications: …head (cabbage, lettuce), or a rosette (dandelion, plantain).

Roseville, city, Placer county, central California, U.S. It lies in the Sacramento Valley, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Sacramento. The region around Roseville was once home to the Maidu Indians. The city began in 1864 as Roseville Junction on the Central Pacific Railroad, but it did not develop

Ken Rosewall is an Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in men’s singles. Although he was short and had a slight build, Rosewall remained a powerful force in tennis far longer than many stronger players and was never badly

Ken Rosewall is an Australian tennis player who was a major competitor for 25 years, winning 18 Grand Slam titles, 8 of which were in men’s singles. Although he was short and had a slight build, Rosewall remained a powerful force in tennis far longer than many stronger players and was never badly

Jon Stewart: …made his directorial debut with Rosewater (2014), adapted from a memoir by journalist Maziar Bahari (played by Gael García Bernal in the film), who was detained in Iran in 2009 on suspicion of espionage while covering election protests there; Bahari had appeared in a Daily Show segment that satirized Iranian…

rosewood, any of several ornamental timbers, products of various tropical trees native to Brazil, Honduras, Jamaica, Africa, and India. The most important commercially are the Honduras rosewood, Dalbergia stevensoni, and the Brazilian rosewood, principally D. nigra, a leguminous tree up to 125 feet

John Singleton: …of three college freshmen (1993); Rosewood (1997), based on a true story of racial violence in Florida in the 1920s; a remake of the landmark blaxploitation film Shaft (2000); the action film 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003); and Four Brothers (2005), starring Mark Wahlberg and Tyrese Gibson.

Rosewood massacre of 1923: …predominantly African American community of Rosewood, Florida. In the years since, some have estimated that as many as 200 people were killed, but an official study in 1993 placed the death toll at eight: six African Americans and two whites. In addition, virtually every building was burned to the ground…

Rosewood massacre of 1923, an incident of racial violence that lasted several days in January 1923 in the predominantly African American community of Rosewood, Florida. In the years since, some have estimated that as many as 200 people were killed, but an official study in 1993 placed the death

Asher ben Jehiel was a major codifier of the Talmud, the rabbinical compendium of law, lore, and commentary. His work was a source for the great codes of his son Jacob ben Asher (1269–1340) and of Joseph Karo (1488–1575). When the German authorities began to persecute the Jews, Asher fled to France

Rosh Hashanah, a major two-day Jewish holiday now accepted as inaugurating the religious New Year on Tishri 1 (September or October). Because the New Year in Judaism ushers in a 10-day period of self-examination and penitence, Rosh Hashanah is also called the annual Day of Judgment; during this

Tu BiShvat, minor Jewish festival considered to be the new year of trees. It occurs on the 15th of Shevaṭ (falling in late January or early February) after most of the annual rain in Israel has fallen, and it marks the date after which the fruit of a tree is deemed to belong to a new year for the

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year holiday, is held every year from 1 to 10 Tishri (falling in September or October) in the lunisolar Jewish liturgical calendar. It is a time of reflection upon one’s relationship as a Jew with God and upon God’s historical relationship with Israel, his chosen

Rosh Hashanah, a major two-day Jewish holiday now accepted as inaugurating the religious New Year on Tishri 1 (September or October). Because the New Year in Judaism ushers in a 10-day period of self-examination and penitence, Rosh Hashanah is also called the annual Day of Judgment; during this

Rosh Hashanah, a major two-day Jewish holiday now accepted as inaugurating the religious New Year on Tishri 1 (September or October). Because the New Year in Judaism ushers in a 10-day period of self-examination and penitence, Rosh Hashanah is also called the annual Day of Judgment; during this

New Moon, (Hebrew: “Head of the Month”), the start of the Hebrew month, a minor Jewish festival on which fasting and mourning are not allowed. The modern observance consists principally in preserving the ancient custom of reciting a blessing on the Sabbath preceding the New Moon and in singing or

Muḥammad Shah was an ineffective, pleasure-seeking Mughal emperor of India from 1719 to 1748. Roshan Akhtar was the grandson of the emperor Bahādur Shah I (ruled 1707–12) and the son of Jahān Shah, Bahādur Shah’s youngest son. Jahān Shah was killed in 1712, early in the succession struggle

Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. Roshan first appeared on screen as a child actor in the 1980s before making his debut as a lead actor in the Hindi film Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai (“Say It…You Are in Love”) in 2000. The film’s success catapulted him to fame. His

Vairochana, the supreme Buddha, as regarded by many Mahayana Buddhists of East Asia and of Tibet, Nepal, and Java. Some Buddhists regard Vairochana, or Mahavairochana, as a being separate from the five “self-born” Dhyani-Buddhas, one of whom is known as Vairochana. Among the Shingon sect of Japan,

Josel of Rosheim: Thus, when Rosheim’s Jewish community was threatened in 1525 by marauding peasants, Josel, by a combination of bribery and persuasion, elicited their promise to pillage Rosheim last of all the towns. When its time came, the peasants were too tired and sated to sack Rosheim. Soon after…

Saudi Pro League (SPL), men’s Saudi professional association football (soccer) league established in 2008. It is the top tier of the Saudi football league system, one higher than the Saudi First Division League, and features 18 clubs. The Riyadh-based Al-Hilal SFC is the most successful club in

Rosicrucian, member of a worldwide brotherhood claiming to possess esoteric wisdom handed down from ancient times. The name derives from the order’s symbol, a rose on a cross, which is similar to the family coat of arms of Martin Luther. Rosicrucian teachings are a combination of occultism and

angiosperm: Annotated classification: Rosids A group that can be divided into two distinct lineages, which APG IV identifies as the fabids and the malvids. The order Vitales is unplaced within the group. Order Vitales Family: Vitaceae. Fabids

Roddy Doyle: Other works: …Trudy (2000) and the drama Rosie (2018).

Rosie O’Donnell: The Rosie O’Donnell Show: …1996 O’Donnell’s celebrity-studded talk-variety program, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, debuted and immediately earned high ratings. She endeared herself to audiences with her frankness, neighborly chatter, and unabashed love for popular culture, namely television theme songs, commercial jingles, and actor Tom Cruise. O’Donnell capped her show’s first season with an Emmy…

Rosie O’Donnell: The View and other TV credits: O’Donnell later hosted The Rosie Show (2011–12), a talk show that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). She returned to cohost The View for one season (2014–15). In 2016 she appeared in the TV movie Hairspray Live!, which was based on a Broadway musical. Four years later…

Rosie the Riveter: In 1943 the song “Rosie the Riveter,” by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb, was released. This song touts the patriotic qualities of the mythical female war employee who defends America by working on the home front. Following the release of this song, Norman Rockwell’s drawing of his version…

Rosie the Riveter, media icon associated with female defense workers during World War II. Since the 1940s Rosie the Riveter has stood as a symbol for women in the workforce and for women’s independence. Beginning in 1942, as an increasing number of American men were recruited for the war effort,

Richmond: …are now part of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park (established 2000). Diversified manufactures include petroleum, chemicals, biotechnology, auto parts, and aerospace components. Point Molate was a U.S. naval fuel depot centre until it was decommissioned in 1995. Recreational sites in the area include Miller…

Rose Tremain: The autobiography Rosie: Scenes from a Vanished Life, which chronicles her childhood, was published in 2018. Tremain was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2007 and advanced to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire(DBE) in 2020.

Guy de Maupassant: Mature life and works of Guy de Maupassant: >Le Rosier de Madame Husson (1888; “The Rose-Bush of Madame Husson”), and L’Inutile Beauté (1890; “The Useless Beauty”). Four more novels also appeared: Mont-Oriol (1887), on the financing of a fashionable watering place; Pierre et Jean; Fort comme la mort (1889; “As Strong as Death”);…

diabetes mellitus: Drugs used to control blood glucose levels: Thiazolidinediones, such as rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, act by reducing insulin resistance of muscle and adipose cells and by increasing glucose transport into these tissues. These agents can cause edema (fluid accumulation in tissues), liver toxicity, and adverse cardiovascular events in certain patients. Furthermore, oral hypoglycemic agents lower mean…

rosin, translucent, brittle, friable resin used for varnish and in manufacturing many products. It becomes sticky when warm and has a faint pinelike odour. Gum rosin consists of the residue obtained upon distillation of the oleoresin (a natural fluid) from pine trees (the volatile component is

television: Electronic systems: In 1907 Boris Rosing, a lecturer at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, put together equipment consisting of a mechanical scanner and a cathode-ray-tube receiver. There is no record of Rosing actually demonstrating a working television, but he had an interested student named Vladimir Zworykin, who soon…

Silphium, genus of tall perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 23 yellow-flowered species commonly called rosinweed, native to North America. Many species have rough leaves that may be opposite each other, alternate along the stem, or be grouped in whorls. The base of each

Ernst Lubitsch: Arrival in Hollywood: …Hollywood to direct her in Rosita (1923), a grand-scale costume drama. He was the first important German director to emigrate to the United States, and his success attracted many others—especially later, as the rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazism drove many German (and especially Jewish German) artists into exile. During…

Roskilde, city, eastern Zealand (Sjælland), Denmark, at the head of Roskilde Fjord. It is named for its legendary founder, Hroar (Ro), and the sacred springs (kilde), several of which remain nearby. The former seat of Danish kings (c. 1020–1416) and capital of Denmark (until 1443), it has been a

Roskilde: …city’s partly Romanesque, partly Gothic cathedral was begun by the bishop (later archbishop) Absalon about 1170 (consecrated 1464) on the site of two earlier churches. The cathedral is the royal mausoleum where 38 Danish kings and queens are buried, including 16 in an unbroken line from the Reformation to 1972.…

Roskilde: …city’s partly Romanesque, partly Gothic cathedral was begun by the bishop (later archbishop) Absalon about 1170 (consecrated 1464) on the site of two earlier churches. The cathedral is the royal mausoleum where 38 Danish kings and queens are buried, including 16 in an unbroken line from the Reformation to 1972.…

Treaty of Copenhagen: Together with the Treaty of Roskilde, the Copenhagen treaty largely fixed the modern boundaries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Roskosmos, Russian government organization founded in 1992 that is responsible for managing the Russian space program. Its headquarters are in Moscow. The head of Roskosmos is assisted by a board, a science and engineering council, and the heads of 11 departments. Roskomos is the descendant of the

Dolly: …Wilmut and colleagues of the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The announcement in February 1997 of Dolly’s birth marked a milestone in science, dispelling decades of presumption that adult mammals could not be cloned and igniting a debate concerning the many possible uses and misuses of mammalian cloning technology.

Hans Rosling was a Swedish physician and statistician who collected statistics and used computer software, props, and his own showmanship to illuminate facts and trends revealed by the data in a series of presentations that made him a YouTube star. His best-known lecture, “The Best Stats You’ve

Hans Rosling was a Swedish physician and statistician who collected statistics and used computer software, props, and his own showmanship to illuminate facts and trends revealed by the data in a series of presentations that made him a YouTube star. His best-known lecture, “The Best Stats You’ve

rosemary, (Salvia rosmarinus), small evergreen plant of the mint family (Lamiaceae), the leaves of which are used to flavor foods. Native to the dry and rocky areas of the Mediterranean region, it has been introduced and cultivated across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Its leaves have a pungent,

Sir Hercules Robinson was a British colonial governor who was high commissioner in South Africa in 1880–89 and 1895–97. After a brief army career Robinson occupied certain civil service posts connected with the administration of Ireland. He was first posted overseas as president of Montserrat in

Rosmersholm, four-act play written by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1886 and performed in 1887. The play’s plot revolves around ex-parson Johannes Rosmer, a representative of high ethical standards, and his housekeeper, the adventuress Rebecca West. Both are haunted by the spirit of Rosmer’s late

Antonio Rosmini-Serbati was an Italian religious philosopher and founder of the Institute of Charity, or Rosminians, a Roman Catholic religious organization for educational and charitable work. The child of a noble family, Rosmini studied philosophy at Padua before being ordained in 1821. In his

Antonio Rosmini-Serbati: …philosopher and founder of the Institute of Charity, or Rosminians, a Roman Catholic religious organization for educational and charitable work.

children’s literature: The 20th century: …picture of prehistoric life by J.-H. Rosny (pseudonym of J.-H.-H. Boex) appeared in 1911 and has proved so durable that in 1967 an English translation, The Quest for Fire, appeared. Patapoufs et filifers, by André Maurois, a gentle satire on war, has lasted (Eng. trans. Pattypuffs and Thinifers, 1948; reissued…

Maximilien de Béthune, duke de Sully was a French statesman who, as the trusted minister of King Henry IV, substantially contributed to the rehabilitation of France after the Wars of Religion (1562–98). The son of François de Béthune, Baron de Rosny, he was brought up as a Huguenot and was sent at

Rosales: Evolution: In the subfamily Rosoideae, fruits of Potentilla and Rubus are known from the Pliocene Epoch (about 5.3 to 2.6 million years ago) and the Oligocene Epoch (33.9 to 23.1 million years ago) of western Europe, respectively. Leaves, thorns, branchlets, calyx fragments, and fruits of Rosa (rose genus) are…

Clement IX was the pope from 1667 to 1669. Rospigliosi served as papal ambassador to Spain from 1644 to 1653 and cardinal and secretary of state under Pope Alexander VII. He was elected pope on June 20, 1667, and consecrated as Clement IX six days later. His reign was dominated by his efforts to

North Dakota: Population composition: …Lebanese immigrants in 1929 at Ross, in the northwestern corner of the state. (The mosque was torn down in the 1970s, and a new, though smaller, one was built in the same spot in 2005.)

Ross and Cromarty, historic region, northern Scotland, spanning the width of the country from the North Sea on the east to the Atlantic Ocean on the west. It includes Lewis (part of the island of Lewis and Harris) in the Outer Hebrides. Ross and Cromarty comprises the historic counties of

Pearl River: The Ross Barnett Reservoir north of Jackson provides water, flood and pollution control, and recreation facilities. The lower course of the Pearl and the East Pearl form the boundary between Mississippi and Louisiana. Honey Island Swamp, lying in the mid-delta area southwest of Picayune, is noted…

Ross Ice Shelf, world’s largest body of floating ice, lying at the head of Ross Sea, itself an enormous indentation in the continent of Antarctica. The ice shelf lies between about 155° W and 160° E longitude and about 78° S and 86° S latitude. The current estimate of its area is about 182,000

Ross Island, volcanic formation in Antarctica, located in the western Ross Sea, Ross Dependency (New Zealand), at the northern margin of the Ross Ice Shelf, just off the coast of Victoria Land. The island is 43 miles (69 km) long and 45 miles wide. On it are Mount Erebus (an active volcano 12,450

North Cascades National Park: …the two park units is Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a roughly L-shaped region that encompasses Ross Lake (the impounded waters of the, at that point south-flowing, Skagit River) and adjacent lands that lie south of the Canadian border on the eastern side of the north unit and a further…

Ross Sea, southern extension of the Southern Ocean, which, along with the vast Ross Ice Shelf at its head, makes a deep indentation in the circular continental outline of Antarctica. The sea is a generally shallow marine region approximately 370,000 square miles (960,000 square km) in area, centred

Ross seal, (Ommatophoca rossi), Antarctic seal of the family Phocidae. It has a short face, very large eyes, and coarse fur that is greenish gray above with yellowish stripes on the sides and paler below. Length in both sexes is to about 2.3 metres (7.6 feet) and weight is about 150–215 kilograms

Chattanooga, city, seat (1819) of Hamilton county, southeastern Tennessee, U.S. The city lies along the Moccasin Bend of the Tennessee River, near the Georgia border, about 115 miles (185 km) north of Atlanta. Chattanooga is a headquarters for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power system,

gull: Ross’s gull (Rhodostethia rosea) is an attractive pinkish white bird that breeds in northern Siberia and wanders widely over the Arctic Ocean. Abounding in the Arctic, Sabine’s gull (Xema sabini) has a forked tail and a habit of running and picking up food like a…

philosophy of law: Alf Ross: For Ross, the latter, naturalistic assumption was explicit: influenced by logical-positivist theories of the 1920s and ’30s (which were unrelated to legal positivism), Ross accepted the view that the only things that really exist are those described by the various empirical sciences, from…

Kerri Walsh Jennings: …Walsh Jennings then teamed with April Ross. At the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, Walsh Jennings and Ross lost in the beach volleyball semifinals (which was the first match that Walsh Jennings had ever lost in the Olympics) and finished with a bronze medal.

Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led dozens of enslaved people to freedom in the North along the route of the Underground Railroad—an elaborate secret network of safe houses organized

Nine Inch Nails: …in 2009) and British musician Atticus Ross. That band released the album Welcome Oblivion in 2013, and three years later Reznor announced that Ross was a member of Nine Inch Nails.

Ellery Queen: The pair used another pseudonym, Barnaby Ross, when writing about their second detective creation, a retired Shakespearean actor named Drury Lane. They would hold public debates, wearing masks, with Lee posing as Queen and Dannay as Ross, believed by fans to be two distinct authors. The cousins’ identities were kept…

Barney Ross was an American professional boxer, world lightweight (135 pounds), junior welterweight (140 pounds), and welterweight (147 pounds) champion during the 1930s. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Two years after Ross was born, his family moved to Chicago’s Maxwell

Betsy Ross was an American seamstress who, according to family stories, fashioned and helped design the first flag of the United States. Elizabeth Griscom, the eighth of 17 children, was brought up as a member of the Society of Friends, educated in Quaker schools, and became an apprentice to a

Firefox: …American developers Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross, sought to create a light fast-loading browser that would appeal to users in its efficiency. In 2002 they released their first browser, Phoenix, which soon included features such as bookmarking (for saving website addresses) and the ability to add extensions to modify or…

Bob Ross was an American painter and television personality whose popular PBS television show The Joy of Painting (1983–94) made him a household name as the painting teacher to the masses. Ross was raised in Orlando, Florida. After completing one year of high school and working for a time as a

Diana Ross is an American pop singer and actress who achieved international stardom, first as leader of the vocal group the Supremes and later as a solo artist. Ross’s professional career began in 1959, when she joined several neighborhood friends to form the pop-soul vocal group the Primettes. The

Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley was the cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, father of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland), and direct ancestor of all subsequent British sovereigns. Darnley was the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, whose pretension

Andrew Johnson: Impeachment: One of them, Edmund Ross of Kansas, declared that, as he cast his ballot, “I almost literally looked into my open grave.” When a messenger brought Johnson the news that the Senate had failed to convict him, he wept, declaring that he would devote the remainder of his…

Edward A. Ross was a founder of sociology in the United States and one of the first sociologists to pursue a comprehensive sociological theory. Ross was also a prolific writer whose flair for popular presentation greatly stimulated interest in social science research. He was an advocate of

Edward A. Ross was a founder of sociology in the United States and one of the first sociologists to pursue a comprehensive sociological theory. Ross was also a prolific writer whose flair for popular presentation greatly stimulated interest in social science research. He was an advocate of

Harold W. Ross was the editor who founded and developed The New Yorker, a weekly magazine that from its birth in 1925 influenced American humour, fiction, and reportage. Ross was somewhat elliptical about his past. When asked by an editor of the Saturday Evening Post for a biography, he wrote a

Harold W. Ross was the editor who founded and developed The New Yorker, a weekly magazine that from its birth in 1925 influenced American humour, fiction, and reportage. Ross was somewhat elliptical about his past. When asked by an editor of the Saturday Evening Post for a biography, he wrote a

Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley was the cousin and second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, father of King James I of Great Britain and Ireland (James VI of Scotland), and direct ancestor of all subsequent British sovereigns. Darnley was the son of Matthew Stewart, 4th earl of Lennox, whose pretension