324 APPENDIX. 



RIVES, AMELIE (Mrs. Chandler) (1864) [71], an American 

 authoress, daughter of William Cabell Rives (1793-1868), an Ameri- 

 can statesman. 



ROBESPIERRE, MAXIMILIEN MARIE ISIDORE DE 

 (1758-1794), a French revolutionist. 



ROMANES, GEORGE JOHN (1848-1894), an English biologist, 

 third son of Rev. George Romanes and a daughter of Rev. Robert 

 Smith. 



ROMILLY, JOHN (1802-1874) [45], an English jurist and 

 statesman, son of Sir Samuel Romilly (1757-1818) [(72+x)^-2], a 

 lawyer and statesman who was youngest son of Peter Romilly, who 

 was a younger son of Etienne Romilly, who fled from Montpelier on 

 the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Oct. 22, 1685. 



ROSSINI, GIOACCHINO (1792-1868), an Italian composer. 



ROUSSEAU, JEAN JACQUES (1712-1778), a French author, 

 son of Isaac Rousseau, a watchmaker. 



RUBENS, PETER PAUL (1577-1640), a Flemish painter, son 

 of John Rubens, who was a councillor and alderman in his native town 

 16 years before his son's birth and who removed to Cologne with his 

 wife and four children 9 years before his son was born. Rubens was 

 an orphan at 10. 



RUBINSTEIN, ANTON (1830-1894), a Russian pianist. 



RUMFORD, count (Benjamin Thompson) (1753-1814), an Amer- 

 ican natural philosopher, son of Benjamin Thompson and an orphan 

 at the age of i. 



RUSH, BENJAMIN (1745-1813), an American physician, orphan 

 at 6. His son Richard Rush (1780-1859) [35] was a statesman. 



RUSKIN, JOHN (1819-1899) [34], an English author, son of 

 J. J. Ruskin (1785 ) [25], a London merchant who was son of John 

 Ruskin (1760 ). 



SAINTE-BEUVE, CHARLES AUGUSTIN (1804-1869), a 

 French author. 



SAUSSURE, HORACE BENEDICT DE (1740-1799) [31], a 



