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Richter - 4 dictionary results

Rich⋅ter

[rik-ter; Ger. rikh-tuhr; Russ. ryeekh-tyir]
–noun
1. Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
2. Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.
3. Franz Xa⋅ver [ksah-vuhr] , 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.
4. Jean Paul Frie⋅drich [zhahn poul free-drikh] , (“Jean Paul”), 1763–1825, German author.
5. Svia⋅to⋅slav (Te⋅o⋅fi⋅lo⋅vich) [svee-at-uh-slahf tey-uh-fee-luh-vich; Russ. svyi-tuh-slahf tyi-uh-fyee-luh-vyich] , 1915–97, Russian pianist.
Rich·ter   (rĭk'tər)   
American physicist. He shared a 1976 Nobel Prize for the discovery of a subatomic particle.
Rich·ter   (rĭk'tər, rĭKH'-)   
German writer whose humorous and sentimental novels include Titan (1800-1803) and Years of Indiscretion (1804-1805).
Richter, Sviatoslav Teofilovich 1915-1997.  
Ukranian-born Soviet pianist noted for both his technique and his poetic sensibility. His diverse repertoire ranged from the Romantic symphonies of Schubert and Schumann to the modern works of Prokofiev.
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