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Leclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuel
(Encyclopedia)Leclerc, Charles Victor Emmanuel shärl vēktôrˈ ĕmänüĕlˈ ləklĕrˈ [key], 1772–1802, French general. He served under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign, married (1797) Pauline Bonap...Lyall, Sir Charles James
(Encyclopedia)Lyall, Sir Charles James līˈəl [key], 1845–1920, British Orientalist and civil servant in India. He held various offices in India and became chief commissioner of the Central Provs. (1895–98). ...Maspero, Gaston Camille Charles
(Encyclopedia)Maspero, Sir Gaston Camille Charles gästôNˈ kämēˈyə shärl mäspərōˈ [key], 1846–1916, French Egyptologist. He taught at the Collège de France and was director of archaeology in Egypt, wh...Mangin, Charles Marie Emmanuel
(Encyclopedia)Mangin, Charles Marie Emmanuel shärl märēˈ ĕmänüĕlˈ mäNzhăNˈ [key], 1866–1925, French general. A graduate of Saint-Cyr, he served in the Sudan under Jean Marchand and in French North Afr...Koch, Charles de Ganahl
(Encyclopedia)Koch, Charles de Ganahl: see under Koch, family. ...Kao, Sir Charles Kuen
(Encyclopedia)Kao, Sir Charles Kuen, 1933–2018, British-American physicist, b. Shanghai, China, Ph.D. Imperial College London, 1965. Kao was an engineer and researcher at Standard Telecommunications Laboratories ...Augereau, Pierre François Charles
(Encyclopedia)Augereau, Pierre François Charles pyĕr fräNswäˈ shärl ōzhərōˈ [key], 1757–1816, marshal of France. He fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars and was a principal in the coup...Napier, Sir Charles James
(Encyclopedia)Napier, Sir Charles James nāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1782–1853, British general; brother of Sir William Napier. He served with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars. Stationed (1822–30) on the Greek...Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William
(Encyclopedia)Harmsworth, Alfred Charles William: see Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, Viscount. ...Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis
(Encyclopedia)Guillemin, Roger Charles Louis gēyəmăNˈ [key], 1924–, French-American physiologist, b. Dijon, France. Educated in France, he fought for the resistance during World War II. He taught primarily at...Browse by Subject
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