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Charles Arthur HAYES, Congress, IL (1918-1997)

HAYES, Charles Arthur, a Representative from Illinois; born in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., February 17, 1918; graduated from Sumner High School, Cairo, Ill., 1935; trade unionist, 1938-1983…

Peirce, Charles Sanders

(Encyclopedia) Peirce, Charles SandersPeirce, Charles Sanderspûrs [key], 1839–1914, American philosopher and polymath, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1859; son of Benjamin Peirce. Except for…

L'Enfant, Pierre Charles

(Encyclopedia) L'Enfant, Pierre CharlesL'Enfant, Pierre Charlespyĕr shärl läNfäNˈ [key], 1754–1825, American soldier, engineer, and architect. Born in France, he volunteered as a private in the…

Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis

(Encyclopedia) Guillemin, Roger Charles LouisGuillemin, Roger Charles LouisgēyəmăNˈ [key], 1924–, French-American physiologist, b. Dijon, France. Educated in France, he fought for the resistance…

Charles Edmund NASH, Congress, LA (1844-1913)

NASH, Charles Edmund, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., May 23, 1844; attended the common schools; was a bricklayer by trade; during the Civil War…

Doherty, Peter Charles

(Encyclopedia) Doherty, Peter Charles, 1940–, Australian immunologist, Ph.D., Univ. of Edinburgh, 1970. He was a research fellow at Australian National Univ. (1972–75), a professor at the Wistar…