Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
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~ German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
Roy Wilkins
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~ United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Robert William Service
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~ Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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~ English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958)
Roger Williams
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~ English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
red willow
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~ Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
rosebay willowherb
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~ tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner
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~ United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)