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Quimby, Phineas P. 1802-66. US mental healer by suggestion. Mary Baker Eddy was a patient. Father of New Thought movement.
Quintilian. c35-96. Roman educationalist. Institutio Oratoria 95. Modern ideas of education.
Quintuple Treaty. 1839. Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, Russia guaranteed Belgian integrity. London Treaty.
Quirinus. Roman god of war. Romulus deified.
Quisling, Vidkun. 1887-1945. Traitor, head of Norwegian puppet government during German occupation, 1940-5. WWII. Executed.
Ra (Re). Egyptian sun god.
Rabelais, François. c1483-1553. French satirical writer and humanist. Pantagruel 1532.Gargantua 1534.
Rabin, Yitzhak. 1992-95. Israeli statesman. Military leader, Six Day War. PM 74-77, 92-95. Peace negotiater.
Rachmaninov, Sergei. 1873-1943. Russian/US pianist, composer. Romantic nostalgic works of great virtuosity. Prelude 1892.
Racine, Jean. 1639-99. Classical French tragedy playwright. Molière’s rival. Andromaque 1667. Britannicus 1669. Phèdre 1677.
Radcliffe, Ann. 1764-1823. English Gothic novelist. Mysteries of Udolpho 1794.
Radcliffe-Brown, A.R. 1881-1955. British. Social anthropology as science.
Radek, Karl. 1885-1939. Russian. COMINTERN leader, propagandist. Purged.
Radical Republicans. 1860-77. Anti-slavery faction of US Republican Party. Abolitionists.
Radishchev, Aleksandr. 1749-1802. Liberal Russian writer. Denounced serfdom. Exiled to Siberia.
Radisson and Groseilliers. Huguenot explorers of Minnesota, 1658-9.
Radom, Confederation of. 1767. Polish nobles oppose king’s reforms leading to Partition.
Radowitz, Joseph von. 1797-1853. Prussian. Worked for unified Germany.
Radzin, Treaty. 1681. Ends First Russo-Turkish war. Russia gains Ukraine.
Radziwill. 15-18C. Polish-Lithuanian royal family.
Raeburn, Henry. 1756-1823. British portrait artist.
Raffles, Thomas. 1781-1826. English founder of Singapore 1819.
Rahman, Mujibur. 1920-75. Bangladesh Awami Leader. Prime Minister 1972-, President 1974-. Murdered in coup.
Raikes, Robert. 1736-1811. English Sunday School pioneer.