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Roger II. 1095-1154. Norman count of Sicily 1105-; First king 1130-54. Prosperity, culture.
Ascham, Roger. 1515-68. English humanist, author.
Bacon, Roger. 1214-94. English Franciscan monk. Advocated scientific experiment, observation. Alchemist. Formulated gunpowder. Magnifying glass 1250. Opus Majus 1266.Telescope.
Bannister, Roger. 1929-. English. Ran first 4 minute mile at Oxford, 1954.
Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.
Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.
Despenser, Hugh le. 1261-1326 The Elder; -1326 The Younger. Advised/controlled Edward II. Executed by Mortimer and Isabella.
Hammerstein, Oscar. 1895-1960. US librettist. Oklahoma! 1943. Rogers.
Hart, Lorenz. 1895-1943. US lyricist. Rogers. Pal Joey 1940.
Mortimer, Roger. c1287-1330. Lover of Queen Isabella. Deposed Edward II and ruled 1327-. Executed by Edward III.
Pompidou Centre. Beaubourg. 1972-7. Architects: Rogers and Piano. Paris modernistic art and activity center.
Roger I. 1031-1101. Brother, ally of Robert Guiscard. Ruled Two Sicilies 1085-.
Rogers, John. 1500-55. English Protestant martyr. Published forerunner of King James Bible.
Rogers, Will. 1879-1935. Home-spun US satirist.
Wendover, Roger of. English historian. Flores Historiarum 1235 recorded Godiva’s ride.
Williams, Roger. c1603-83. English Calvinist founder of Rhode Island, Providence 1636. Introduced separation of church, state.