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Strasbourg, Oath of

(Encyclopedia)Strasbourg, Oath of, 842, oath sworn by Charles the Bald (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles II) and Louis the German in solemnizing their alliance against their brother, Emperor Lothair I. The chief po...

Goodyear, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Goodyear, Charles, 1800–1860, American inventor, b. New Haven, Conn., originator of vulcanized rubber. He failed in his earlier business ventures and was in jail for debt when he began his experimen...

Hallé, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia)Hallé, Sir Charles hălˈē [key], 1819–95, German-English conductor and pianist, originally named Karl Halle. In 1857 he founded the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England He conducted many music...

John VIII, pope

(Encyclopedia)John VIII, d. 882, pope (872–82), a Roman; successor of Adrian II. John strenuously opposed the activities of St. Ignatius of Constantinople in Bulgaria. When Ignatius died, John recognized Photius ...

Nordhoff, Charles Bernard

(Encyclopedia)Nordhoff, Charles Bernard: see under Nordhoff, Charles. ...

Viana, Charles of

(Encyclopedia)Viana, Charles of: see Charles of Viana. ...

Coster, Charles de

(Encyclopedia)Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles. ...

Charles Edward Stuart

(Encyclopedia)Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...

Gaulle, Charles de

(Encyclopedia)Gaulle, Charles de: see de Gaulle, Charles. ...

Buhl, André Charles

(Encyclopedia)Buhl, André Charles: see Boulle, André Charles. ...