Richards

American  

[rich-erdz] / ˈrɪtʃ ərdz /

noun

1. Dickinson Woodruff 1895–1973, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize 1956.

2. I(vor) A(rmstrong) 1893–1979, English literary critic in the U.S.

3. Theodore William, 1868–1928, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1914.

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Richards British  

/ ˈrɪtʃədz /

noun

1. I ( vor ) A ( rmstrong ). 1893–1979, British literary critic and linguist, who, with C. K. Ogden, wrote The Meaning of Meaning (1923) and devised Basic English

2. Sir Gordon . 1904–86, English flat-racing jockey: champion jockey 26 times between 1925 and 1953; won 4870 races, including fourteen English classics

3. Sir Viv , full name Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards . born 1952, West Indian cricketer, born in Antigua; played in 121 tests, 50 as captain; scored 8,540 test runs

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Richards Scientific  

/ rĭch′ərdz /

1. American chemist and educator whose survey of water quality in Massachusetts led to the establishment of the first water quality standards in the United States and the first modern sewage treatment plant.

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"We're beyond crisis now," says Dr Georgia Richards, an epidemiologist at Kings College London who studies the prevention of future deaths.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Family members, now also bearing surnames like Kellermann, Millhiser and Richards, had flown and driven in from all around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Another, Elizabeth Richards, a former chef who had grown up in London and New York, began engaging with the company in her late 20s after attending the 120th anniversary celebration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Richards said the deer in The Royal Parks had begun to associate visitors with food, which was "not their natural behaviour".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Richards was driving harder, scratching and yelling and pleading for Rosemont to run.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand