Search

Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
Conrad, 1890–1968, U.S. novelist.
Franz Xaver
[ksah-vuh r] /ˈksɑ vər/ (Show IPA), 1709–89, German composer, born in Moravia.
Jean Paul Friedrich
[zhahn poul free-drikh] /ʒɑ̃ paʊl ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), (“Jean Paul”) 1763–1825, German author.
Sviatoslav (Teofilovich)
[svee-at-uh-slahf tey-uh-fee-luh-vich;; Russian svyi-tuh-slahf tyi-uh-fyee-luh-vyich] /sviˈæt əˌslɑf ˌteɪ əˈfi lə vɪtʃ;; Russian svyɪ tʌˈslɑf tyɪ ʌˈfyi lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1915–97, Russian pianist.
Contemporary Examples

Other pieces in the exhibition take on Richter as the god of abstraction.
A Deity, Doubted Blake Gopnik June 3, 2012

The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas James Joiner January 6, 2015

Richter still lives among FLDS friends and family, many of whom no longer speak to him.
Warren Jeffs’ Flock in Denial Carol McKinley August 4, 2011

Where Richter took moments in the news and gave them a genteel blur, Fabian Marcaccio goes for gross-out goop instead.
A Deity, Doubted Blake Gopnik June 3, 2012

“It makes me feel old, dude,” Richter, who is now 33 and diving headfirst back into an acting career, tells The Daily Beast.
‘Free Willy’ Turns 20: Catching Up With Star Jason James Richter Kevin Fallon July 15, 2013

Historical Examples

It was found to be much larger than Richter could have anticipated.
The Lost Trail Edward S. Ellis

Carlyle didn’t suit him, and Richter evidently made his head ache.
Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Louisa M. Alcott

Won’t you come in and rest yourself until Mr. Richter returns?
The Lost Trail Edward S. Ellis

When at last he had been admitted, Mr. Richter whispered to Stephen his name.
The Crisis, Complete Winston Churchill

Richter compiled from his drawings we can hardly overestimate the extent of his reading.
Leonardo da Vinci Sigmund Freud

noun
(ˈrɪktə). Burton. born 1931, US physicist: shared the 1976 Nobel prize for physics with Samuel Tring for discovering the subatomic particle known as the J/psi particle
(German) (ˈrɪçtər). Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul. 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)
(Russian) (ˈrixtɪr). Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist