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English naturalist and antiquarian (1640–1696)
Robert Plot (13 December 1640 – 30 April 1696) was an English naturalist and antiquarian who was the first professor of chemistry at the University of
Robert_Plot
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plot, plots, or plotting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plot or plotting may refer to: Plot (narrative), the connected story elements of a
Plot
1605 failed attempt to kill King James I of England
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an unsuccessful attempted regicide
Gunpowder_Plot
Story writing technique
A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived
Plot_device
1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I
The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English
Babington_Plot
Data visualization
In descriptive statistics, a box plot or boxplot is a method for demonstrating graphically the locality, spread and skewness groups of numerical data through
Box_plot
1944 attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler
The 20 July plot, sometimes referred to as Operation Valkyrie (German: Unternehmen Walküre), was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the dictator
20_July_plot
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
or other narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other. Plot is similar in meaning to
Plot_(narrative)
1678–1681 English anti-Catholic hysteria
The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy invented by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic
Popish_Plot
English government minister (1563–1612)
Gunpowder Plot of 1605, Robert Cecil remains a controversial historic figure as it is still debated at what point he first learned of the plot and to what
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
Alleged conspiracy of English courtiers, 1603
the highly placed Raleigh, from the rest of the "bye" plot; and presented his findings to Sir Robert Cecil and the Privy Council. Cobham and Raleigh were
Main_Plot
Electrical engineering plot
Processor Storage. The invention of the shmoo plot is sometimes credited to VLSI Hall Of Fame inductee Robert Huston (1941–2006). But this is unlikely because
Shmoo_plot
1933 plan to overthrow the U.S. government
The Business Plot, also called the Wall Street Putsch and the White House Putsch, was a political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States to overthrow
Business_Plot
2004 BBC miniseries
(Kevin McKidd). Scottish actor Robert Carlyle stars as James VI in the second part, which concentrates on the Gunpowder Plot, planned by Guy Fawkes, to blow
Gunpowder,_Treason_&_Plot
Members of the Gunpowder Plot
Robert Wintour (1568 – 30 January 1606) and Thomas Wintour (1571 or 1572 – 31 January 1606), also spelt Winter, were members of the Gunpowder Plot, a failed
Robert_and_Thomas_Wintour
English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (c. 1572–1605)
Robert Catesby (3 March 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Warwickshire
Robert_Catesby
Alleged 1794 conspiracy
The Popgun Plot was an alleged 1794 conspiracy by three members of the London Corresponding Society to assassinate King George III by means of a poison
Popgun_Plot
English criminal
Robert Keyes (1565–1606) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate
Robert_Keyes
American actor (1940–2019)
Pulver (1964), Easy Rider (1969), Beware! The Blob (1972), and The Passover Plot (1976). He was a familiar presence on television in the 1960s and early 1970s
Robert Walker (actor, born 1940)
Robert_Walker_(actor,_born_1940)
Sun setting twice as a result of local geographical features
History Of Stafford-shire, pages 2–3, Robert Plot LL.D., Oxford The Theatre, 1686. Kilburn, Kevin J. (1999), "Dr Plot and the amazing double sunset", Astronomy
Double_sunset
Section of American military cemetery in France
55056°E / 49.20028; 3.55056 The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot E is the fifth plot at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, an American military
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery Plot E
Oise-Aisne_American_Cemetery_Plot_E
Former Australian jihadist
Smith, Rohan (3 May 2019). "Leader of 'tinnie terror' plot Robert Cerantonio jailed over 2016 plot". NewsComAu. Retrieved 22 May 2020. Australian Associated
Musa_Cerantonio
American politician (born 1954)
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
1583 plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England
The 1583 Throckmorton Plot was one of a series of attempts by English Roman Catholics to depose Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen
Throckmorton_Plot
Conspiracy to kidnap James I of England
The Bye Plot of 1603 was a conspiracy, by Roman Catholic priests and Puritans aiming at tolerance for their respective denominations, to kidnap the new
Bye_Plot
Plot was a failed assassination attempt against King James VI of Scotland and I of England by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby
Gunpowder Plot in popular culture
Gunpowder_Plot_in_popular_culture
Scottish presbyterian minister, conspirator and political pamphleteer
Robert Ferguson (c. 1637–1714) was a Scottish presbyterian minister, conspirator and political pamphleteer, known as "the Plotter". He was the eldest
Robert_Ferguson_(minister)
Media franchise
centered on a series of five spy action comedy films created by Robert Rodriguez. The plot follows two adventurous siblings, who discover that their respective
Spy_Kids
Background information within a narrative
Dibell, Ansen (1988). Plot. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books. ISBN 0-89879-303-3. *Kernen, Robert (1999). Building Better Plots. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer’s
Exposition_(narrative)
English folk dance
according to Robert Plot, "on New Year, and Twelfth-day" – but it now takes place on the Monday following the first Sunday after September 4. Plot reports
Abbots_Bromley_Horn_Dance
Conspiracy to overthrow Charles II (1663)
The Farnley Wood Plot was a conspiracy in Yorkshire, England in October 1663. Intended as a major rising to overturn the return to monarchy in 1660, it
Farnley_Wood_Plot
Method for determining the band gap of a material
A Tauc plot is used to determine the optical bandgap, or Tauc bandgap, of either disordered or amorphous semiconductors. In his original work Jan Tauc
Tauc_plot
American financier
Robert Anthony Granieri (born April 6, 1972) is an American billionaire financier, philanthropist, and co-founder of Jane Street Capital. Granieri was
Robert_Granieri
1976 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Family Plot is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directorial feature, and starring Karen Black, Bruce
Family_Plot
Alleged attempted assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Baltimore Plot concerned alleged conspiracies in February 1861 to assassinate President-elect of the United States Abraham Lincoln during a whistle-stop
Baltimore_Plot
Jacobite assassination plot against William III of England
"Fenwick plot" of 1695 is distinct from the assassination plot of 1696. The successor was the proposed French invasion of Scotland of 1708. Robert Charnock
1696 Jacobite assassination plot
1696_Jacobite_assassination_plot
Graphical display of scientific results
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forest plots. A forest plot, also known as a blobbogram, is a graphical display of estimated results from a number
Forest_plot
English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (c.1560–1605)
the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was a tall, physically impressive man; little is known of his
Thomas_Percy_(Gunpowder_Plot)
of what will be recognised as a dinosaur is discovered in England by Robert Plot, the femur of a Megalosaurus from a limestone quarry at Cornwell near
1670s_in_archaeology
that despite their appearances, fossils were never part of any animals. Robert Plot misinterprets a piece of Megalosaurus thigh bone as belonging to a war
17th_century_in_paleontology
English participant in the Gunpowder Plot (1570–1606)
introduced him to Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate King James I and restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plotters leased an undercroft
Guy_Fawkes
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
CIA later uncovered eight separate plots of varying ridiculousness between 1960 and 1965. But did either John or Robert Kennedy actually order him killed
Robert_F._Kennedy
Plan to assassinate Charles II of England
revolutionary measures. The assassination plot centred on a group that was convened in 1682–1683 by Robert West of the Middle Temple, a Green Ribbon Club
Rye_House_Plot
losing his right hand, left eye, and two fingers of his left hand. The bomb plot was a carefully planned coup d'état attempt against the Nazi regime, orchestrated
List of members of the 20 July plot
List_of_members_of_the_20_July_plot
English actor and producer (born 1986)
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (born 13 May 1986) is an English actor and producer. He is known for starring in both major studio productions and independent
Robert_Pattinson
Household plot is a legally defined farm type in all former socialist countries in CIS and CEE. This is a small plot of land (typically less than 0.5 ha
Household_plot
2002 film
cats go too. Brenda Blethyn as Betty Rhys-Jones Robert Pugh as Hugh Rhys-Jones Alfred Molina as Boris Plots Naomi Watts as Meredith Mainwaring Lee Evans
Plots_with_a_View
American actor (born 1943)
his brother (Robert Duvall), a detective investigating the murder of a prostitute. Vincent Canby of The New York Times thought the plot was hard to follow
Robert_De_Niro
Planned terror attacks around Europe
jailed over Paris bomb plot". BBC. 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2019-01-02. Roberts, Joel (2005-03-15). "France Convicts 6 In Terror Plot". CBS. Retrieved 2019-01-06
2001_bomb_plot_in_Europe
Technique in biology for recording presence and distribution of all living organisms
recording in the United Kingdom dating back to John Ray (1627–1705), Robert Plot (1640–1696) and their contemporaries. The basis of a biological record
Biological_recording
2020 plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan
announced the arrests of 13 men suspected of orchestrating a domestic terror plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, and otherwise using
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot
unknown date – Christine Kirch, German astronomer (d. 1782) April 30 – Robert Plot, English naturalist and chemist (born 1640) Jean Richer, French astronomer
1696_in_science
Member of the failed Gunpowder Plot
Warwickshire. He married the sister of another plotter, Thomas Wintour. Grant was enlisted by Robert Catesby, a religious zealot who had grown so impatient
John_Grant_(Gunpowder_Plot)
Dutch illustrator and artist
Illustrations to Dr. Plot's Natural History of Oxfordshire. Being an Essay towards the Natural History of England. 1677. Illustrations to Robert Plot's Natural History
Michael_Burghers
1571 plan to overthrow Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots
The Ridolfi plot was a Catholic plot in 1571 to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. The plot was hatched
Ridolfi_plot
Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)
from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025. "Bokeh Plot". "32c Robert E. Lee single", Arago: people, postage & the post, National Postal
Robert_E._Lee
"extraordinary and perfectly unintelligible". He also invented a clock which Robert Plot described as being "moved by the air, equally expressed out of bellows
John Jones (physician, died 1709)
John_Jones_(physician,_died_1709)
Christopher Adolphus Baldwin (1632–1682) Sir Peter Colleton (1635–1694) Robert Plot (1640–1696) Thomas Gale (1636–1702) Thomas Smith (1638–1710) John Flamsteed
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1677
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_elected_in_1677
American Civil War operative (1835–1865)
Robert Cobb Kennedy (October 25, 1835 – March 25, 1865) was a Confederate operative who was hanged for his role in a failed plot to burn New York City
Robert_Cobb_Kennedy
Internet artwork by Martine Neddam
book Mouchette by Georges Bernanos and the 1967 film Mouchette by Robert Bresson. The plot revolves around a French teenager who commits suicide after she
Mouchette.org
English physician and author
palaeontology. In this volume Brookes noted a bone, known previously to Robert Plot, and now identified as coming from Megalosaurus; found in a quarry at
Richard_Brookes
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
for," suggesting that King Edward suspected Robert was not entirely trustworthy and may have been plotting behind his back. However, an identical phrase
Robert_the_Bruce
List of events
Fabian Stedman, pioneer of change ringing (died 1713) 13 December – Robert Plot, naturalist (died 1696) 14 December – Aphra Behn, née Amis, Johnson or
1640_in_England
1712 assassination attempt in England
The Bandbox Plot of 4 November 1712, was an attempt on the life of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, the British Lord Treasurer, which was foiled by the
Bandbox_Plot
American actor and director (1936–2025)
Charles Robert Redford Jr. (August 18, 1936 – September 16, 2025) was an American actor, director, and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as
Robert_Redford
American drummer
drummer for Marilyn Manson but has played drums for his own band Martyr Plot, and played piano with Powerman 5000 on their album Tonight the Stars Revolt
Ginger_Fish
British writer, spy and diplomat (1887–1970)
after he was accused of having led a failed plot to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, the so-called Ambassadors' plot, a charge which he always denied. He was
R._H._Bruce_Lockhart
List of events
Georgia as a colony (died 1785) 18 March – Robert Charnock, conspirator (born c. 1663) 30 April – Robert Plot, naturalist (born 1640) 28 May – William Gregory
1696_in_England
2024 Australian neo-Western drama television series
television series. Starring Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Robert Taylor, and Sam Corlett, the plot centres on a family running the world's largest cattle
Territory_(TV_series)
Cast with many actors given similar standing
across different cultures and time periods. The unification of different plot lines and character arcs is a key characteristic of ensemble casting in film;
Ensemble_cast
1998 American film
Joseph as if he is his favorite son, Joseph's brothers Ashton, Simon, and Robert plot to eliminate Joseph. They accomplish this by going on a business trip
Joseph's_Gift
Lake in Staffordshire, England
a mermaid. The earliest known record of the lake is from 1686, when Robert Plot wrote about it in his book The Natural History of Staffordshire. According
Blakemere_Pond
of characters from The Walking Dead comic book series, created by Robert Kirkman. Plot structure and characterization between the comic and television series
List of The Walking Dead (comics) characters
List_of_The_Walking_Dead_(comics)_characters
Austrian Wehrmacht officer and resistance fighter (1908–1943)
the attempt to kill Nazi Germany's dictator Adolf Hitler in the 20 July Plot in 1944. After finishing the military academy in Enns and Klosterneuburg
Robert_Bernardis
Text describing the history and geography of a country or landscape
Christopher Saxton and John Norden as "most skilfull (sic) Chorographers"; and Robert Plot in 1677 and Christopher Packe in 1743 both referred to their county maps
Chorography
Foiled terrorist plot in the United Kingdom
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives, carried aboard airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot
Method of viewing data to visualize possible flows through systems
A spaghetti plot (also known as a spaghetti chart, spaghetti diagram, or spaghetti model) is a method of viewing data to visualize possible flows through
Spaghetti_plot
Church in Staffordshire, England
was first described by Robert Plot in a 1686 publication. It is still visible from Leek, depending on the weather. By the time Plot publicised it, this double
St Edward the Confessor's Church, Leek
St_Edward_the_Confessor's_Church,_Leek
Grade II listed castle near the town of Stafford
West Coast inter-city mainline. The early historian of Staffordshire Robert Plot cited the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (104) for evidence that Æthelflæd, the
Stafford_Castle
List of events
of Oxford. The John Roan School is established in Greenwich, London. Robert Plot publishes The Natural History of Oxford-shire, being an essay toward
1677_in_England
Prominent hill in England's Peak District
the horizon. The occurrence was first recorded in writing in 1686 by Robert Plot in his book The Natural History Of Stafford-shire, and may well have
The_Cloud_(hill)
American series of action films depicting the character created by Tom Clancy
Fears departs significantly from its source material, with the events of the plot shifted from 1991 to 2002. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was a reboot set in
Jack_Ryan_(franchise)
Former English custom
her of her home. The story was first advanced—purely as speculation—by Robert Plot in his The Natural History of Stafford-Shire (1686), where he writes:
Bull_running
Assassination attempts and plots on the president of the United States have been numerous, ranging from the early 19th century to the present day. This
List of United States presidential assassination attempts and plots
List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots
discovered in England by Robert Plot, the femur of a Megalosaurus from a limestone quarry at Cornwell near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Robert Hooke first reveals
1676_in_science
The Zisman plot the graphical method of the Zisman theory or the Zisman method for characterizing the wettability of a solid surface [1], named for the
Zisman_Plot
List of events
Purcell's arrangement of "Lillibullero"; Thomas Wharton composes lyrics. Robert Plot publishes The Natural History of Staffordshire. 6 March – Christopher
1686_in_England
1955 film by Robert D. Webb
Robert D. Webb and starring Robert Wagner. The movie was filmed in Durango, Mexico. The story is based on fact; however, the particulars of the plot and
White_Feather_(film)
1993 film
directed by Robert Radler, and starring Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee. It is the first sequel to the 1989 film Best of the Best. The plot follows four
Best_of_the_Best_II
Topics referred to by the same term
the Rye House Plot Robert Baillie of Westwood, Baillie, British engineer Robert Baillie-Hamilton (1828–1891), British politician Robert Bailey (disambiguation)
Robert Baillie (disambiguation)
Robert_Baillie_(disambiguation)
1802 conspiracy to kill King George III
The Despard Plot was a failed 1802 conspiracy by British revolutionaries led by Colonel Edward Marcus Despard, a former army officer and colonial official
Despard_Plot
German general and anti-Hitler conspirator (1901–1944)
behind the plot of 20 July 1944 to assassinate Hitler. He committed suicide at Królowy Most on the Eastern Front upon learning of the plot's failure. Tresckow
Henning_von_Tresckow
Scottish actor (born 1961)
playing King James VI and I in the BBC miniseries Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004). Robert Carlyle was born on 14 April 1961 in Maryhill, Glasgow, the son of
Robert_Carlyle
1605 Gunpowder Plot planner
planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Bates was born at Lapworth in Warwickshire, and became a retainer to Robert Catesby, who from 1604 planned
Thomas_Bates
1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk
the disturbing intersections between the multiple meanings of the word "plot": narrative, conspiratorial, and funereal, the word reminding us of the linguistic
Fight_Club_(novel)
Foiled terror plot in New York City
The 1993 New York City landmark bomb plot was a planned attack on well-known landmark targets throughout New York City, with one goal of being to cause
1993 New York City landmark bomb plot
1993_New_York_City_landmark_bomb_plot
List of events
fossilised bone of what is now known to be a dinosaur is discovered by Robert Plot, the femur of a Megalosaurus from a limestone quarry at Cornwell near
1676_in_England
American actor (born 1969)
Robert Lawrence Leonard (born February 28, 1969), known as Robert Sean Leonard, is an American actor. He has received a Tony Award and a Obie Award over
Robert_Sean_Leonard
English merchant
Robert Yeamans or Yeomans (died 1643) was an English merchant of Bristol who in early 1643 plotted with other Royalists to aid in the capture of Bristol
Robert_Yeamans
American film franchise
Television Studios and was ordered to series on NBC. The plot revolves around a young Robert Langdon, who is hired by the CIA to solve a number of deadly
Robert_Langdon_(franchise)
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Robert. This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Rising Sun in the Morning
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pranidhi | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¿à®¤à®¿
Spy
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
A King
Girl/Female
Danish, German
Strength of a Spear; Diminutive of Gertrude
Female
French
Feminine form of French Michel, MICHÈLE means "who is like God?"Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Jehovah Exists; Wealthy
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hridayanath | ஹரதயநாத
Lord of the heart
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Ray of Light
Girl/Female
French
Queen.
Surname or Lastname
Southern French and German
Southern French and German : from Occitan astor ‘goshawk’ (from Latin acceptor, variant of accipiter ‘hawk’), used as a nickname characterizing a predacious or otherwise hawklike man. The name was taken to southwestern Germany by 17th-century Waldensian refugees from their Alpine valleys above Italian Piedmont.English : variant spelling of Aster.Astor is the name of a famous American family of industrialists and newspaper owners. John Jacob Astor I (1763–1848) was born at Walldorf near Heidelberg, Germany, the son of a butcher. He followed his brother Henry to New York and made a fortune in the fur trade, which was greatly increased by his descendants in industry, hotels, and newspapers. They built the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The great-grandson of John Jacob I, William Waldorf Astor (1848–1919), moved to England in 1890, becoming an influential newspaper proprietor and taking British citizenship in 1899. In 1917 he was created Viscount Astor of Hever. His son, the 2nd Viscount (1879–1952), married Nancy Shaw (née Langhorne) (1879–1964), daughter of a VA planter. She became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons as a member of Parliament.
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
ROBERT PLOT
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.
v. t.
To make sober.
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.