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Rodgers, Richard Charles

(Encyclopedia) Rodgers, Richard Charles, 1902–79, American composer, b. New York City. Rodgers studied at Columbia and the Institute of Musical Art, New York City. He met both of his future…

Jehovah's Witnesses

(Encyclopedia) Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell, whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of…

Thomas STONE, Congress, MD (1743-1787)

STONE, Thomas, (brother of Michael Jenifer Stone), a Delegate from Maryland; born at Poynton Manor, Charles County, Md., in 1743; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to…

Who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses?

The Question: Who was the man who founded the Jehovah's Witnesses religion? The Answer: Charles Taze Russell and his associates founded the International…

Foucauld, Charles, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Foucauld, Charles, vicomte deFoucauld, Charles, vicomte deshärl vēkôNtˈ də f&oomacr;kōˈ [key], 1858–1916, French priest and missionary in the Sahara. After a career as an army…

Swinburne, Algernon Charles

(Encyclopedia) Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837–1909, English poet and critic. His poetry is noted for its vitality and for the music of its language. After attending Eton (1849–53) and Oxford (1856…

Charles Handy

management educator, writerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland After studying at Oxford and becoming a manager at Shell Petroleum from 1956–65, he became an economist in London. He taught at the…

Charles Revson

cosmetics industry executiveBorn: 10/11/1906Birthplace: Boston, Ma. Miffed that he didn't land the plum job of national distributor in the cosmetics firm where he worked, Revson convinced his…

Charles Wiley

publisherBorn: 1782Birthplace: New York City Having opened his own print shop in 1807, he later expanded into publishing and published several well-known New Yorkers, including Washington Irving…

Charles Fuller

playwrightBorn: 3/5/1939Birthplace: Philadelphia Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first of Fuller's plays to…