Robinson
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Robinson, CaliforniaRobinson, CaliforniaRobinson is a former settlement in Fresno and Kings Counties, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northwest of Lemoore, at an elevation of 226 feet ....
- Robinson, IllinoisRobinson, IllinoisRobinson is a city in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,822 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Crawford County.-Geography:Robinson is located at ....
- Robinson, IowaRobinson, IowaRobinson is an unincorporated community in Delaware County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the junction of County Highway D47 and 310th Street, five miles west of Ryan and three miles southeast of Monti, at 42.340037N, -91.578738W.-History:...
- Robinson, KansasRobinson, KansasRobinson is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 216 at the 2000 census. Robinson was named to honor the first governor of the State of Kansas, Charles Robinson...
- Robinson, North DakotaRobinson, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 71 people, 40 households, and 21 families residing in the city. The population density was 432.2 people per square mile . There were 56 housing units at an average density of 340.9 per square mile...
- Robinson, TexasRobinson, TexasRobinson is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,845 at the 2000 census, and it grew to 9,062 at the end of 2005...
- Robinson Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation), two townships in the Pittsburgh Metro Area with the same name
United Kingdom
- Robinson (Lake District)Robinson (Lake District)thumb|Robinson seen from the [[Ard Crags]] ridge, with Hindscarth to the leftRobinson is a fell in the English Lake District, its southern slopes descending to Buttermere, while its northern side is set in the Newlands Valley...
, a hill in England's Lake District - Robinson College, CambridgeRobinson College, CambridgeRobinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.Robinson is the newest of the Cambridge colleges, and is unique in being the only one to have been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of either sex.- History :The college was founded...
, a college in England's University of Cambridge
Fictional characters
- Robinson CrusoeRobinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe that was first published in 1719. Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is a fictional autobiography of the title character—a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and...
, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
Ships
- USS RobinsonUSS RobinsonUSS Robinson may refer to more than one United States Navy ship:* Robinson , a destroyer in commission from 1918 to 1922* Robinson , a destroyer in commission from 1944 to 1964...
, the name of more than one United States Navy ship - USS Jack C. Robinson (DE-671), a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72)USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72)USS Jack C. Robinson , ex-DE-671, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
- USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72)USS Jack C. Robinson (APD-72)USS Jack C. Robinson , ex-DE-671, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946.-Construction and commissioning:...
, a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946
Businesses, Products, and Manufacturers
- Robinson HelicopterRobinson HelicopterThe Robinson Helicopter Company, based at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California, is the largest manufacturer of civil helicopters in North America.-History:...
, a rotorcraft manufacturer. - Robinson Knives, a series of folding knives produced by FACOSA S.A. Coutellerie, La Monnerie-le-MontelLa Monnerie-le-MontelLa Monnerie-le-Montel is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, Arrondissement de ThiersArrondissement of ThiersThe arrondissement of Thiers is an arrondissement of France, located in the Puy-de-Dôme département, in the Auvergne région. It has 6 cantons and 43 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Thiers are:# Châteldon# Courpière# Lezoux...
, France. - Robinson Terminal Warehouse CorporationRobinson TerminalRobinson Terminal Warehouse Corporation is a warehouse company based in Alexandria, Virginia. The company primarily handles newsprint for its owner, The Washington Post Company. It operates two deep-water berths alongside the Potomac River, one at the terminus of Oronoco Street, the other at the...
, a warehouse company based in Alexandria, Virginia, that owns warehouses in Virginia and Maryland and two deep-water shipping terminals on the Potomac River. - E. S. & A. Robinson, former paper and packaging manufacturer in in Bristol, England.
Other uses
- Expedition: Robinson, the first worldwide production of the 'Robinson/Survivor' format
- Robinson & Co.Robinson & Co.Robinson & Co. Limited is a retail company which has department stores in Singapore and Malaysia. The company owns the Robinsons department store, John Little in Singapore and has franchise outlets of Marks and Spencer in both countries. The company has grown into one of the country's most renowned...
, a department store chain in Singapore and Malaysia, joint venture in Thailand with Central Group - H.B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear power plant in the U.S. state of South Carolina
- "Mrs. RobinsonMrs. Robinson"Mrs. Robinson" is a song written by Paul Simon and first performed by Simon & Garfunkel. When released as a single in 1968, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, for their second chart-topping hit after "The Sound of Silence"...
", a song by Simon and Garfunkel from 1968, featured in the film The Graduate - Robinson (horse)Robinson (horse)Robinson is a horse ridden by the American show jumper Richard Spooner.* Color: Fleabitten Gray* Sex: Gelding* Born: 1988 in Germany* Breed: Hanoverian* Breeding: by Raphael, out of Garina* Rider: Richard Spooner* Owner: HMB Enterprises...
, a horse that competed in Grand Prix show jumping - Robinson listRobinson listA Robinson list or Mail Preference Service list is an opt-out list of people who do not wish to receive marketing transmissions. The marketing can be via e-mail, postal mail, telephone, or fax. In each case, contact details will be placed on a blacklist...
, a list that contains addresses or phone numbers of people who do not want to be contacted by marketers - Robinson (novel), by Muriel SparkMuriel SparkDame Muriel Spark, DBE was an award-winning Scottish novelist. In 2008 The Times newspaper named Spark in its list of "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945".-Early life:...
- Robinson-Patman ActRobinson-Patman ActThe Robinson–Patman Act of 1936 is a United States federal law that prohibits anticompetitive practices by producers, specifically price discrimination. It grew out of practices in which chain stores were allowed to purchase goods at lower prices than other retailers...
, a U.S. law that prohibits anti-competitive practices by producers and specifically price discrimination. - The Swiss Family RobinsonThe Swiss Family Robinson-History:Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world and self-reliance...
, a novel published in 1812, about a Swiss family, shipwrecked on the way to Australia - Robinson projectionRobinson projectionThe Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map, which shows the entire world at once. It was specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image....
, a map projection popularly used since the 1960s to show the entire world at once - I Robinson, the title used in Italy for The Cosby ShowThe Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
- Robinson annulationRobinson annulationThe Robinson annulation is an organic reaction used to create a six-member ring α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone, using a ketone and methyl vinyl ketone...
, a chemical name reaction - Robinson (artist)Robinson (artist)Robinson is the pen name of a German illustrator, Werner Kruse, who in 1967 produced a book of ink drawings that show New York City's skyline and neighborhoods in intense detail...
, the German Illustrator Werner Kruse
See also
- Robinsons (disambiguation)
- Robert (disambiguation)
- Robin (disambiguation)
- Robison (disambiguation)