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Robert Barker (painter) (1739–1806), English painter; Robert Barker (physician) (died 1745), British physician and inventor; Robert Barker (printer) (died 1645), English printer; Robert Lee Barker (born 1937), American psychotherapist, author, editor, and professor of social work; Bob Barker (1923–2023), American game show host
Robert Barker (19 June 1847 – 11 November 1915) [1] was an English footballer who played for England, first in goal and later as a forward, in the first international match against Scotland. Career [ edit ]
Robert Barker (1739 – 8 April 1806) was a painter from Kells, County Meath, Ireland, known for his panoramic paintings and for his coinage of the word "panorama". [ 1 ] Biography
Robert Barker (died 1643) was a printer to James I of England and son of Christopher Barker, who had been printer to Queen Elizabeth I. He was most notably the printer of the King James Bible , one of the most influential and important books ever printed in the English language .
Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American media personality and animal rights advocate. He hosted CBS 's The Price Is Right , the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007.
Robert Barker, 1744 medal by Jacques-Antoine Dassier, the reverse side mentioning his membership of the Royal Society. Robert Barker (died 1745) was a British physician and inventor. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1732. [1] Barker invented both a reflecting microscope, exhibited in 1736, and "Barker's mill", a prototype reaction ...
The concept of the panoramic painting was conceived by Robert Barker in 1787 [1] while he was walking on a hill overlooking Edinburgh, Scotland. He obtained a patent for it in the same year. [1] Barker's vision for the panorama was to capture the magnificence of a scene from every angle, immersing the spectator completely.
The nickname Wicked Bible seems to have first been applied in 1855 by rare book dealer Henry Stevens.As he relates in his memoir of James Lenox, after buying what was then the only known copy of the 1631 octavo Bible for fifty guineas, "on June 21, I exhibited the volume at a full meeting of the Society of Antiquaries of London, at the same time nicknaming it 'The Wicked Bible,' a name that ...