Richardson

Rich·ard·son  (rchrd-sn)

A city of northeast Texas, a residential and agricultural suburb of Dallas. Population: 99,800.

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Richardson, Henry Hobson 1838-1886.

American architect whose Romanesque designs include Trinity Church in Boston (1872-1877) and the Marshall Field Warehouse in Chicago (1885-1887).

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Richardson, Sir Ralph David 1902-1983.

British actor noted for his strong characterizations in classic roles as well as in contemporary works, such as Pinter's No Man's Land (1975).

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Richardson, Samuel 1689-1761.

English writer whose epistolary novels include Pamela (1740), often considered the first modern English novel, and Clarissa Harlowe (1747-1748).

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Richardson [ˈrɪtʃədsən]

n

1. (Biographies / Richardson, Dorothy M(iller) (1873-1957) F, British, WRITING: novelist) Dorothy M(iller). 1873-1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915-67)

2. (Biographies / Richardson, Henry Handel (1870-1946) F, Australian, WRITING: novelist) Henry Handel. pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, 1870-1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917-29)

3. (Biographies / Richardson, Sir Owen Willans (1879-1959) M, British, SCIENCE: physicist) Sir Owen Willans. 1879-1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928

4. (Biographies / Richardson, Sir Ralph (David) (1902-1983) M, British, THEATRE: stage actor, FILMS AND TV: actor) Sir Ralph (David). 1902-83, British stage and screen actor

5. (Biographies / Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761) M, British, WRITING: novelist) Samuel. 1689-1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Richardson - United States architect (1838-1886) Henry Hobson Richardson
	2.	Richardson - British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) Ralph Richardson, Sir Ralph David Richardson