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Haskins, Charles Homer

(Encyclopedia)Haskins, Charles Homer, 1870–1937, American historian, an authority on medieval history, b. Meadville, Pa. At Harvard (1902–31) he was professor and dean of graduate studies (1908–24); in the la...

Best, Charles Herbert

(Encyclopedia)Best, Charles Herbert, 1899–1978, Canadian physiologist, b. West Pembroke, Maine. With F. G. Banting and J. R. R. Macleod he discovered (1921) the use of insulin in the treatment of diabetes. He was...

Carey, Henry Charles

(Encyclopedia)Carey, Henry Charles, 1793–1879, American economist, b. Philadelphia; son of Mathew Carey. In 1835 he retired from publishing, where he had done notable work, to devote himself to economics. His Pri...

De Langlade, Charles Michel

(Encyclopedia)De Langlade, Charles Michel: see Langlade. ...

Charles I, Frankish king

(Encyclopedia)Charles I, Frankish king: see Charlemagne. ...

Durand, Charles Auguste Émile

(Encyclopedia)Durand, Charles Auguste Émile: see Carolus-Duran. ...

Koch, Charles de Ganahl

(Encyclopedia)Koch, Charles de Ganahl: see under Koch, family. ...

Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner

(Encyclopedia)Brooke, Sir Charles Vyner: see Brooke, Sir James. ...

Cavendish, Lord Frederick Charles

(Encyclopedia)Cavendish, Lord Frederick Charles: see Phoenix Park murders. ...

Charles IX, king of Sweden

(Encyclopedia)Charles IX, 1550–1611, king of Sweden (1604–11), youngest son of Gustavus I. He was duke of Södermanland, Närke, and Värmland before his accession. During the reign of his brother, John III (15...