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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. ...Mazzuchelli, Samuel Charles
(Encyclopedia)Mazzuchelli, Samuel Charles mäˈzho͞okĕlē [key], 1806–64, Italian missionary in America. He was a Dominican. He was ordered (1830) to the island of Mackinac to be the only permanent priest in th...Morphy, Paul Charles
(Encyclopedia)Morphy, Paul Charles môrˈfē [key], 1837–84, American chess player, b. New Orleans. At 10 he learned the game and at 21 was acknowledged as the greatest player in the world. Not only was Morphy po...Browse by Subject
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