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Wurtz, Charles Adolphe
(Encyclopedia)Wurtz, Charles Adolphe shärl ädôlfˈ vürts [key], 1817–84, French chemist. He was professor at the Sorbonne (1852–75), at the Faculty of Medicine, Paris (1853–75), and at the Faculty of Scie...Yerkes, Charles Tyson
(Encyclopedia)Yerkes, Charles Tyson yûrˈkēz, –kəs [key], 1837–1905, American financier, b. Philadelphia. He began his business career as a clerk in a Philadelphia grain commission house. He became a broker ...Bohlen, Charles Eustis
(Encyclopedia)Bohlen, Charles Eustis bōˈlən [key], 1904–74, American diplomat, born Clayton, N.Y. He entered (1929) the U.S. Foreign Service and undertook several consular assignments. A specialist in Russian ...Norris, Charles Gilman
(Encyclopedia)Norris, Charles Gilman: see Norris, Frank. ...Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge
(Encyclopedia)Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge: see Carroll, Lewis. ...Jeanneret, Charles Édouard
(Encyclopedia)Jeanneret, Charles Édouard: see Le Corbusier. ...King Charles Land
(Encyclopedia)King Charles Land: see Kong Karls Land. ...Browne, Charles Farrar
(Encyclopedia)Browne, Charles Farrar: see Ward, Artemus. ...Van Doren, Charles
(Encyclopedia)Van Doren, Charles: see under Van Doren, Mark. ...Charles the Great
(Encyclopedia)Charles the Great, Frankish king, emperor of the West: see Charlemagne. ...Browse by Subject
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