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Rich·ards

(rĭchərdz), Ellen Swallow 1842-1911.

American chemist and educator whose research on water quality led to the establishment of the first modern sewage treatment plant, and who founded the discipline of home economics.

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Ellen Swallow Richards

Richards, Keith Born 1943.

British rock musician who, as lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones, cowrote such songs as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965) and "Sympathy for the Devil" (1968) with Mick Jagger.

Richards, Theodore William 1868-1928.

American chemist. He won a 1914 Nobel Prize for finding the atomic weights of numerous elements.

Richards, I(vor) A(rmstrong) 1893-1979.

British literary critic who helped to develop Basic English and was a founder of the New Criticism movement.

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