(Encyclopedia) Whittingham, CharlesWhittingham, Charleshwĭtˈĭnjəm, –ĭng-əm [key], 1767–1840, English printer. He established a printery in London in 1789, removing to Chiswick and founding the…
(Encyclopedia) Ginner, CharlesGinner, Charlesjĭnˈər [key], 1878–1952, English painter. After study in Paris, Ginner settled in London, becoming a founder of the neorealist school. During both world…
(Encyclopedia) Koechlin, CharlesKoechlin, Charlesshärl kāklăNˈ [key], 1867–1950, French composer. Koechlin studied composition with Massenet and Fauré. He composed in all forms and many styles, but…
(Encyclopedia) Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and…
(Encyclopedia) Macklin, CharlesMacklin, Charlesmăkˈlĭn [key], 1697?–1797, English actor and dramatist, whose original name was Charles McLaughlin, b. Ireland. He began his career as a strolling…
(Encyclopedia) Dullin, CharlesDullin, Charlesshärl dülăNˈ [key], 1885–1949, French actor, producer, and director. Dullin was an outstanding member of Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux Colombier. He organized…
(Encyclopedia) Bonnet, CharlesBonnet, Charlesshärl bônāˈ [key], 1720–93, Swiss naturalist and philosopher. He drew attention to parthenogenesis in aphids, but his theories were highly fanciful and…
(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…
(Encyclopedia) Nordhoff, CharlesNordhoff, Charlesnôrdˈhŏf [key], 1830–1901, American journalist and author, b. Westphalia. In 1835 he emigrated with his family to Cincinnati. His service (1844–47) in…
(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)Heir to the Throne of Great BritainBorn: 11/14/1948Birthplace: London, England Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles Windsor was…
