(Encyclopedia) Charles Augustus, 1757–1828, duke and, after 1815, grand duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; friend and patron of Goethe, Schiller, and Herder. Though his duchy was small, he was important…
(Encyclopedia) Koopmans, Tjalling CharlesKoopmans, Tjalling Charlestyälˈĭng, k&oomacr;pˈmäns, –mənz [key], 1910–85, American economist, b. Graveland, the Netherlands. Raised and educated in the…
(Encyclopedia) Goren, Charles HenryGoren, Charles Henrygôrˈən [key], 1901–91, American expert on bridge, b. Philadelphia, grad. McGill Univ., 1922. Goren played bridge as a law student and by 1931…
(Encyclopedia) Gounod, Charles FrançoisGounod, Charles Françoisshärl fräNswäˈ g&oomacr;nōˈ [key], 1818–93, French composer, studied at the Paris Conservatory and received the Grand Prix de Rome…
(Encyclopedia) Wheatstone, Sir CharlesWheatstone, Sir Charleshwētˈstōn, –stən [key], 1802–75, English physicist and inventor. He was professor at King's College, London, from 1834. A pioneer in…
(Encyclopedia) Rangel, Charles BernardRangel, Charles Bernardrăngˈgəl [key], 1930–, U.S. congressman, b. New York City. Receiving his law degree from St. John's Univ. in 1960, Rangel served in the…
(Encyclopedia) Fairbanks, Charles Warren, 1852–1918, Vice President of the United States (1905–9), b. Union co., Ohio. He became wealthy as a railroad lawyer in Indianapolis, rose in Republican…
(Encyclopedia) Tupper, Sir Charles, 1821–1915, Canadian statesman, b. Nova Scotia. A doctor, he sat (1855–67) in the provincial legislature, became (1864) premier of Nova Scotia, and was a leader in…
(Encyclopedia) Griffes, Charles TomlinsonGriffes, Charles Tomlinsongrĭfˈĭs [key], 1884–1920, American composer, b. Elmira, N.Y. A pupil of Humperdinck in Germany, he returned to the United States in…
