Robert Hallowell Richards

American academic (1844-1945)
Person human Q7345190
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Summary

Robert Hallowell Richards was born on August 26, 1844[1]. He died on March 27, 1945[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], mining engineer[4], metallurgist[5], and educator[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Ellen Swallow Richards[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]
  • Educated at: Phillips Exeter Academy[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Robert Hallowell Richards[13]
  • Family name: Richards[14]
  • Given name: Robert[15]
  • Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators[16], New International Encyclopedia[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[18]
  • Subject has role: centenarian[19]

Why It Matters

Robert Hallowell Richards is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Who was Robert Hallowell Richards married to?

Robert Hallowell Richards's spouses include Ellen Swallow Richards[8].

What did Robert Hallowell Richards do for work?

Robert Hallowell Richards worked as an engineer[3], mining engineer[4], metallurgist[5], and educator[6].

Where did Robert Hallowell Richards go to school?

Robert Hallowell Richards was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy[11].

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  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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