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Bent, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Bent, Charles, 1799–1847, American frontiersman, b. St. Louis. He entered the fur trade of the Missouri River and became one of the mountain men. His interests turned to the Southwest, and he led ex...

Wesley, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Wesley, Charles, 1707–88, English Methodist preacher and hymn writer. As a student at Oxford he devoted himself to systematic study and to the regular practice of religious duties; he and companions...

Weidman, Charles

(Encyclopedia)Weidman, Charles, 1901–75, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Lincoln, Neb. Weidman performed with the troupe formed by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn from 1920 to 1927, when he and Doris Hu...

Elizabeth, pseudonym of Countess Russell

(Encyclopedia)Elizabeth: see Russell, Mary Annette. ...

Harding, Warren Gamaliel

(Encyclopedia)Harding, Warren Gamaliel gəmāˈlēəl [key], 1865–1923, 29th President of the United States (1921–23), b. Blooming Grove (now Corsica), Ohio. After study (1879–82) at Ohio Central College, he ...

Piltdown man

(Encyclopedia)Piltdown man, name given to human remains found during excavations (1908–15) at Piltdown, Sussex, England, by Charles Dawson. The find led to much speculation and argument. Since they were found wit...

Bedford, Francis Russell, 2d earl of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 2d earl of: see Russell, family. ...

Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of

(Encyclopedia)Bedford, Francis Russell, 5th duke of: see Russell, family. ...