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Charles CURTIS, Congress, KS (1860-1936)

Senate Years of Service: 1907-1913; 1915-1929Party: Republican; RepublicanCURTIS, Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas and a Vice President of the United States; born in Topeka…

Charles, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Charles, river, c.60 mi (97 km) long, rising in E Mass. and flowing generally NE to Boston Bay; it separates Boston from Cambridge. Extensive development to the riverfront includes the…

Alkan, Charles Henri Valentin

(Encyclopedia) Alkan, Charles Henri ValentinAlkan, Charles Henri Valentinshärl äNrēˈ väläNtăNˈ ălkăNˈ [key], 1813–88, French pianist and composer; his original surname was Morhange. He was a pianist…

Charles KNAPP, Congress, NY (1797-1880)

KNAPP, Charles, (father of Charles Junius Knapp), a Representative from New York; born in Colchester, Delaware County, N.Y., October 8, 1797; educated at home and later attended the common…

Charles II, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles II (Charles the Lame), 1248–1309, king of Naples (1285–1309), count of Anjou and Provence, son and successor of Charles I. In the war of the Sicilian Vespers between Charles I…

Bell, Sir Charles

(Encyclopedia) Bell, Sir Charles, 1774–1842, Scottish anatomist and surgeon. He became professor of anatomy and surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, London, in 1824 and was professor of surgery…

Polanyi, John Charles

(Encyclopedia) Polanyi, John Charles, 1929–, Canadian chemist. Raised and educated in England, he worked as a researcher in Canada before taking a teaching position at the Univ. of Toronto in 1956.…

Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor

(Encyclopedia) Charles VI, 1685–1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711–40), king of Bohemia (1711–40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712–40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.…

Laveran, Charles Louis Alphonse

(Encyclopedia) Laveran, Charles Louis AlphonseLaveran, Charles Louis Alphonseshärl lwē älfôNsˈ lävəräNˈ [key], 1845–1922, French physician. While an army surgeon in Algiers he discovered (1880) the…

Charles FOSTER, Congress, OH (1828-1904)

FOSTER, Charles, a Representative from Ohio; born near Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, April 12, 1828; moved with his father to Rome, now the city of Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio; attended the…