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The Reverend Robert Willis (27 February 1800 – 28 February 1875) was an English academic. He was the first Cambridge professor to win widespread recognition as a mechanical engineer, and first to set the scientific study of vowels on a respectable foundation. He is now best remembered for his extensive writings on architectural history, including many studies of mediaeval cathedrals and a four-volume treatise on the architecture of the University of Cambridge. He was described by Pevsner as "the greatest English architectural historian of the 19th century".

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  • Robert Willis (es)
  • Robert Willis (engineer) (en)
  • Robert Willis (pt)
  • Уиллис, Роберт (ru)
  • Роберт Вілліс (uk)
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  • El reverendo Robert Willis (27 de febrero de 1800 a 28 de febrero de 1875) fue un académico Inglés. Fue el primer profesor de Cambridge en conseguir un amplio reconocimiento como ingeniero mecánico. Actualmente es especialmente recordado por sus extensos escritos arquitectónicos, entre ellos un tratado de cuatro volúmenes sobre la arquitectura de la Universidad de Cambridge. (es)
  • The Reverend Robert Willis (27 February 1800 – 28 February 1875) was an English academic. He was the first Cambridge professor to win widespread recognition as a mechanical engineer, and first to set the scientific study of vowels on a respectable foundation. He is now best remembered for his extensive writings on architectural history, including many studies of mediaeval cathedrals and a four-volume treatise on the architecture of the University of Cambridge. He was described by Pevsner as "the greatest English architectural historian of the 19th century". (en)
  • Reverendo Robert Willis (Londres, 27 de fevereiro de 1800 - 28 de fevereiro de 1875) foi um acadêmico inglês. Foi o primeiro professor de Cambridge a ganhar reconhecimento generalizado como engenheiro mecânico. Foi também o primeiro a definir o estudo científico das vogais em uma base respeitável. (pt)
  • Роберт Вілліс (англ. Robert Willis; 27 лютого 1800 — 28 лютого 1875) — англійський учений. (uk)
  • Ро́берт Уи́ллис (англ. Robert Willis; 27 февраля 1800 — 28 февраля 1875) — английский учёный. Сын придворного медика короля Георга III. Окончил Кембриджский университет в 1826 году и впоследствии преподавал там. В 1837 г. Уиллис был избран джексонианским профессором Кембриджского университета, для чего за ним должны были быть «признаны наибольшие знания по экспериментальной части натуральной философии». (ru)
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