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Robert Fitzroy 'Roy' Foster FBA FRHistS FRSL (born 16 January 1949), publishing as R. F. Foster, is an Irish historian and academic. He was the Carroll Professor of Irish History from 1991 until 2016 at Hertford College, Oxford .
Robert Frederick Foster (May 31, 1853 – December 25, 1945) [1] [2] [3] of New York City, known as R. F. Foster, was a memory training promoter and the prolific writer of more than 50 nonfiction books. [4] He wrote primarily on the rules of play and methods for successful play of card, dice, and board games.
R. F. Foster may refer to: Robert Frederick Foster (1853–1945), disseminator of the rules of many card games R. F. Foster (historian) (born 1949), Robert Fitzroy Foster, professor of Irish History
Mayberry R.F.D. (abbreviation for Rural Free Delivery) is an American television series produced as a spin-off continuation of The Andy Griffith Show.When star Andy Griffith decided to leave his series, most of the supporting characters returned for the retitled program, which ran for three seasons (78 episodes) on the CBS Television Network from 1968 to 1971.
Lucius Fisher "Buddy" Foster IV (born July 12, 1957) is an American former child actor. He is the older brother of actress and director Jodie Foster.Beginning his career at the age of eight, he had television roles from the late 1960s through the early 1970s, most notably Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971).
Robert Frederick Foster (1853–1945), memory training promoter and author of books on games; Robert P. Foster (1917–2008), president of Northwest Missouri State University (1964–1977) Robert Foster (author) (born 1949), author of The Complete Guide to Middle-earth; R. F. Foster (historian) (born 1949), British historian
The earliest rules, however, appear to have been published around 1871 in a lost booklet called Game of Rum (Coon Can) and then later, in 1887, under the name Coon Can, but are later described in much more detail in Foster's Hoyle of 1897, where it was said to be "a great favorite in Mexico and in all the American states bordering upon it ...
Professor R. F. Foster FBA, for Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890-1923 (Allen Lane, 2014) Professor Robert Fowler FBA, for Early Greek Mythography Volume 2: Commentary (Oxford University Press, 2013)