Born: December 4, 1893, Kirkby Moorside, Yorkshire
[Died] June 12, 1968. Moulton British poet and art critic. After working in a bank, he entered the University of Leeds. He served in the army during World War I, and after the war he worked at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where he began his career as an art critic. He was a professor at the University of Edinburgh in 1931, and at Harvard University from 1953 to 1954. He started out as a poet, and published anthologies such as Naked Warriors (1919), while also opening up new frontiers in the study of Romanticism with his critiques such as Wordsworth (30) and The True Voice of Feeling (53). In the fields of art criticism and art studies, he was influenced by Freud, Jung, and Wallinger, and in aesthetics by Croce, but he also demonstrated excellent research in the field of visual arts in general, including industrial design and art education. His major works include The Meaning of Art (31), Art and Society (36), Poetry and Anarchism (38), Education Through Art (43), The Philosophy of Modern Art (52), and Icon and Idea (55). Lead
Reed, John Born October 22, 1887 in Portland, Oregon.
[Died] October 19, 1920, Moscow. American journalist and socialist. After graduating from Harvard University, he became an editor at the left-wing magazine Masses in 1917 and began his path to socialism. He provided outstanding reporting during the Mexican Revolution and World War I. He entered Russia in 1917 and witnessed the October Revolution closely, producing the masterpiece of reportage literature, Ten Days that Shook the World (1919). He became a friend of Lenin and was involved in the formation of the Communist Party of America, but was not welcomed in America, contracted typhus during a trip and died suddenly in Moscow. His body was buried in the Kremlin amid the mourning of Lenin and others. After his death, the John Reed Club, a group of left-wing writers and artists, was formed in various parts of America. Lead
Reed, Walter Born: September 13, 1851, Bellroy, Virginia, USA
[Died] November 23, 1902, Washington, DC, USA
A US Army surgeon. Born to a Methodist minister, he earned his doctorate at Bellevue Medical College in 1870. In 1875 he became a military surgeon and studied bacteriology, and in 1893 he became a professor at the Army Medical School in Washington as a major. During the Spanish-American War in 1898 he was a member of the typhoid prevention corps, and in 1900 he went to Cuba as the head of an investigation team when yellow fever broke out there. He refuted the conventional theory of bacterial infection, and in an experiment in which team member J. Lazear sacrificed himself, he proved that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes, and established a method of preventing yellow fever. In 1901 he also discovered the existence of a pathogen that could pass through a porcelain filter. In honor of his achievements, Walter Reed Army Hospital was established in Washington, DC. Lead
Reed, Willis Born June 25, 1942 in Hico, Louisiana. American basketball player and coach. While attending Grambling State University, he won the NCAA 1961 Collegiate Basketball Championship. In 1964, he joined the New York Knicks of the NBA. In that same year, he averaged 19.5 points per game and won the Rookie of the Year award. In 1970, the Knicks won the NBA Finals, and he was named Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, and All-Star Game MVP, becoming the first player to win MVP in three categories in the same season. He retired in 1974 with a career record of 12,183 points and 8,414 rebounds. He served as the Knicks' coach from 1977 to 1979. In 1982, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Lead
Reed, Thomas Brackett Born October 18, 1839 in Portland, Maine.
[Died] December 7, 1902, Washington, DC
American politician. He practiced law in Portland from 1865, and became a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1868. He became a state senator in 1870. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican in 1977, and served in that position until 1999. He served as Republican House Leader from 1986 to 1989, and as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. He implemented many important reforms to the conduct of the House of Representatives, including majority party management and the expansion of the committee system. He was nicknamed "Emperor Reid" for pushing through the reforms despite much opposition. In 1899, he left the Republican Party in opposition to the expansionist policies toward Cuba and Hawaii, and returned to New York to focus on his law practice and writing. Lead
Reade, Charles Born: June 8, 1814, Ipsden, Oxfordshire
[Died] April 11, 1884. London. British novelist. Studied at Oxford University and then at the Law School. An ardent advocate of social reform, he wrote plays such as Masks and Faces (1852) and propaganda novels such as It Is Never Too Late to Mend (56), Hard Cash (63), Foul Play (69), and Put Yourself in His Place (70). His most famous work is the historical novel The Cloister and the Hearth (61), which features Erasmus' father as the protagonist. Lead
Reed, Sir Carol Born: December 30, 1906, London
[Died] April 25, 1976, London. British film director. After 1936 he worked on documentaries, but after World War II he made many suspense and mystery films. His style is characterized by a continuation of the British documentary tradition and Hitchcock's suspense and mystery films. His major works include Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (48), The Third Man (49), and Oliver! (68, Academy Award for Best Director). Lead
Reid, Thomas Born: 26 April 1710, Strachan
[Died] October 7, 1796. Glasgow. British philosopher and founder of common sense philosophy. After serving as professor of moral philosophy at Aberdeen University, he succeeded A. Smith as professor at Glasgow University in 1764. Influenced by Locke and Berkeley, he began his work with criticism of perception, and particularly studied Hume's epistemology. His main work is Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense (1764). Lead
Read, George Born September 18, 1733. Cecil Maryland
Died: September 21, 1798. New Castle, Delaware. A politician during the American Revolution. One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Active as a lawyer in the Delaware Colony. Delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-77). Drafted the new Delaware Constitution in 1776 and served as chairman of the ratifying convention. Worked for small states as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. U.S. Senator from 1789 to 1791. Since 1793, Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Lead
Reed, Joseph Born August 27, 1741 in Trenton, New Jersey.
[Died] March 5, 1785. Philadelphia American soldier and politician. He first became a lawyer in Philadelphia. In 1774, he became a member of the city's Committee of Correspondence, and shifted from the support of reconciliation with Britain to the support of independence. When George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief by the Continental Congress, he served as his aide-de-camp. He was a representative to the Continental Congress from 1777 to 1778, and chairman of the Pennsylvania Executive Convention from 1778 to 1781. Lead
Reid, Whitelaw Born October 27, 1837 in Ohio
[died] December 15, 1912, London. American journalist and diplomat. Author of After the War (1866), a report on the Civil War and the postwar South. Served as editor of the New York Tribune and other newspapers (1872-1905), and was also appointed ambassador to Britain (1905-12). Lead
Lead A town in the western part of South Dakota, United States. Located in the northern Black Hills, the town was founded in 1876 with the discovery of gold ore. It is home to the Homestake Mine, one of the world's largest gold mines. Mining and related industries are the mainstays of the city's economy, with livestock farming, forestry, and tourism also contributing to the city's economy. Population: 3,632 (1990). Lead
Ried, Benedikt [Born] 1454
[Died] 1534
Czechoslovakian architect who was active in Bohemia, especially in Prague, and designed many late Gothic buildings. His main work is the Bratislava Hall (1493-1502). Lead
Reid, Thomas Mayne [Born] 1818
[Died] 1883
Irish-born British novelist, best known for The Headless Horseman (1866). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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