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Cadman, Charles Wakefield

(Encyclopedia) Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881–1946, American composer, b. Johnstown, Pa. Although he is known to the public principally for two songs—From the Land of the Sky-blue Water, based on…

Bohlen, Charles Eustis

(Encyclopedia) Bohlen, Charles EustisBohlen, Charles Eustisbōˈlən [key], 1904–74, American diplomat, born Clayton, N.Y. He entered (1929) the U.S. Foreign Service and undertook several consular…

Bonaparte, Charles Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Bonaparte, Charles Joseph, 1851–1921, U.S. cabinet official, b. Baltimore; grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patterson. A lawyer and political leader in Baltimore, he…

Abbot, Charles Greeley

(Encyclopedia) Abbot, Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, American astrophysicist, b. Wilton, N.H. He was acting director in 1896 and director in 1907 of the astrophysical observatory of the Smithsonian…

Boulle, André Charles

(Encyclopedia) Boulle or Buhl, André CharlesBoulle or Buhl, André Charlesboth: äNdrāˈ shärl b&oomacr;l [key], 1642–1732, French cabinetmaker, the master of a distinctive style of furniture, much…

Brace, Charles Loring

(Encyclopedia) Brace, Charles Loring, 1826–90, American clergyman and social reformer, b. Litchfield, Conn. America's pioneer children's advocate, he founded (1853) the Children's Aid Society of New…

Brannan, Charles Franklin

(Encyclopedia) Brannan, Charles Franklin, 1903–92, U.S. government official, b. Denver, LL.B. Univ. of Denver, 1929. He became a specialist in agriculture and mining law. In the Dept. of Agriculture…

Briggs, Charles Augustus

(Encyclopedia) Briggs, Charles Augustus, 1841–1913, American clergyman, theologian, and educator, b. New York City, studied at the Univ. of Virginia, Union Theological Seminary, and the Univ. of…