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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In 2002, Draper co-founded what is now the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, funding what he called social entrepreneurship at organizations seeking to help underserved people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We've got bereavement midwives working across Wales but often there is only one per health board," said Julie Richards, director of the Royal College of Midwives Cymru.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

McGowan worked alongside scientists at the Earlham Institute and a research group led by Professor Thomas Richards at the University of Oxford.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

I was born Vincent Furnier, but only Keith Richards calls me Vinny.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He and Detective Richards checked hotel after hotel but found no further reference to the children.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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