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Jones, David Charles

(Encyclopedia)Jones, David Charles, 1921–2013, American military officer, b. Aberdeen, S. Dak., studied Univ. of N Dakota and Minot State College. He joined the Army Air Corps at the outbreak of World War II, and...

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...

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...

Charles I, Frankish king

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

De Langlade, Charles Michel

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

Durand, Charles Auguste Émile

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

Mansart, Jules Hardouin

(Encyclopedia)Mansart or Mansard, Jules Hardouin mäNsärˈ [key], 1646–1708, French architect. He studied under his great-uncle François Mansart and under Libéral Bruant. Favored by Louis XIV, he was ennobled...

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. ...