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Rich·ter
(rĭk′tər, rĭKH′-), Jean Paul Friedrich Pen name Jean Paul. 1763-1825. German writer whose humorous and sentimental novels include Titan (1800-1803) and Years of Indiscretion (1804-1805).
Richter
, Sviatoslav Teofilovich 1915-1997. Ukrainian-born 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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Richter
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1. (Biography) 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
2. (Biography) Johann Friedrich (joˈhan ˈfriːdrɪç), wrote under the name Jean Paul. 1763–1825, German romantic novelist. His works include Hesperus (1795) and Titan (1800–03)
3. (Biography) Sviatoslav (svɪtaˈslaf). 1915–97, Ukrainian concert pianist
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