The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . Greek-scien-tific and scientific, besides special courses for gradu-ate students. There are no dormitories connectedwith the institution. ROCHET, Louis, a French sculptor; born , 1813, in Paris. He studied under Pierre JeanDavid, and began to exhibit in 1835. His worksinclude Compte Ugoli)wet ses Eufants; Jeuiie FemmePleurant; Napoleoi Bonaparte; the large equestrianstatue of Dom Pedro I, erected at Rio de Janeiroin 1862; the statue of Marshal Droiiet\x\ \\\qN&x- sailles Museum; and ofMadame de Sevigi
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . Greek-scien-tific and scientific, besides special courses for gradu-ate students. There are no dormitories connectedwith the institution. ROCHET, Louis, a French sculptor; born , 1813, in Paris. He studied under Pierre JeanDavid, and began to exhibit in 1835. His worksinclude Compte Ugoli)wet ses Eufants; Jeuiie FemmePleurant; Napoleoi Bonaparte; the large equestrianstatue of Dom Pedro I, erected at Rio de Janeiroin 1862; the statue of Marshal Droiiet\x\ \\\qN&x- sailles Museum; and ofMadame de Sevigiie. Hedied Jan. 21, 1878. ROCK-CHUTE SYS-TEM. See Coal, in theseSupplements. ROCK-CRYSTAL. SeeMineralogy, Vol. XVI,p. 389. ROCKEFELLER,John Davidson, an Amer-ican capitalist; born inRichford, Tioga County,New York, July 8,1839. Atan early age he removed with his parents to Cleve-land, Ohio; was educated in its public schools, andlater employed by the firm of. Hewitt and Tuttle inthat city until he was 19, when he entered businesson his own account. He evinced great aptitude for. J. D. ROCKEFELLER. affairs, and from very small beginnings soon be-gan to get rich. In i860, when petroleum discov-eries created the oil fever, he was proprietor of arefinery in Cleveland with a modest capital. Hisbusiness developed until he became president of theStandard Oil Company, a monopolistic corporationformed in 1870, through which he became enor-mously rich. In 1889 he reconstructed ChicagoUniversity, and gave it various amounts till theinstitutions endowment was $5,500,000. He alsogave liberally to other public and religious objects. ROCKET or HESPERIS. See Horticulture,Vol. XII, p. 251. ROCK FALLS, a village in Whiteside County,northern Illinois, 11 miles of Dixon, and nomiles W. of Chicago, on the Chicago, Burlingtonand Ouincy It has numerous manufacturingestablishments, including foundries and machine-shops, furniture and agricultural-implement factories,flour and paper mills. Po
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