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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. ...

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...

Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron

(Encyclopedia)Baltimore, Charles Calvert, 3d Baron: see Calvert, Charles. ...

Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia)Charles IV, 1316–78, Holy Roman emperor (1355–78), German king (1347–78), and king of Bohemia (1346–78). The son of John of Luxemburg, Charles was educated at the French court and fought the E...

Brienne, Étienne Charles Loménie de

(Encyclopedia)Brienne, Étienne Charles Loménie de: see Loménie de Brienne, Étienne Charles. ...