robert henry (r. h.) charles, (1855–1931) was an irish biblical scholar and theologian. he is known particularly for english translations of apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works, and editions including "jubilees" (1895), the "book of enoch" (1906), and the "testaments of the twelve patriarchs" (1908) which have been widely used. he wrote the articles in the 1911 encyclopædia britannica attributed to the initials "r. h. c."