- Ware, William R. by Troy Simpson
... 1832–1915) educator, architect; born in Cambridge, Mass. He founded and directed architectural programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865–81) and Columbia University (1881–1903) and practiced (1863–81) with Henry Van Brunt (1832–1903).
- Crawford, Thomas by Mallory Gomez
... 1813/14–57) sculptor; born in New York City (or Ireland). He was a woodcarver (c. 1827) and a stone cutter (c. 1832), attended the National Academy of Design (c. 1832), and settled permanently in Rome (1835). Essentially an imitator of classical sculpture, he created several marble and bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C., including Progress of ...
- Riga-Fede disease by Damien Silva
Etymology: Antonio Riga, Italian physician, 1832-1919; Francesco Fede, Italian pediatrician, 1832-1913. An ulceration of the lingual frenum in some infants, caused by abrasion of the frenum by natal or neonatal teeth. Also called Fede's disease.
- Hayne, Robert Young by Roman Parks
... born Nov. 10, 1791, Colleton District, S.C., U.S.—died Sept. 24, 1839, Asheville, N.C.) U.S. Politician. In 1823 he entered the U.S. Senate, where he became a spokesman for the South and the doctrine of states' rights. In his famous 1830 debate with Daniel Webster on the Constitution, he argued that the federal Constitution was a compact among the states ...
- Riggs, Elias by Makenzie Armstrong
... 1810–1901) linguist, missionary; born in New Providence, N.J. His gift for languages emerged by age 11; he eventually made use of seven ancient and 14 modern languages. He graduated from Andover Theological Seminary (1832) and embarked upon an extensive missionary career that took him to Greece (1832–38), Turkey (1838–44), Armenia (1844–53 ...