. ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Man am endra - A rach chi , ▁K . ▁& ▁P eth iy ag oda , ▁R . ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Phil aut us ▁nem us . ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁IU CN ▁Red ▁List ▁of ▁Th re aten ed ▁Species . ▁▁ ▁Down loaded ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁nem us ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa una ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : F ro gs ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Category : T ax onomy ▁articles ▁created ▁by ▁Pol bot <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁" D ick " ▁Nor ris ▁Williams ▁II ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁generally ▁known ▁as ▁R . ▁Nor ris ▁Williams , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁tennis ▁player ▁and ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁surv iv or . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Williams ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁parents ▁Charles ▁Du ane ▁Williams , ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁from ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin , ▁and ▁L yd ia ▁B iddle ▁White . ▁He ▁was ▁t utor ed ▁priv ately ▁at ▁a ▁Swiss ▁board ing ▁school ▁and ▁spoke ▁fl uent ▁French ▁and ▁German . ▁He ▁started ▁playing ▁tennis ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁mainly ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1