(Encyclopedia) Rice, Charles Moen, 1952–, American virologist, b. Sacramento, Calif., Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 1981. Rice was a researcher at the Washington Univ. School of Medicine…
(Encyclopedia) Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831–99, American paleontologist, b. Lockport, N.Y., grad. Yale, 1860. He studied abroad, and from 1866 served at Yale as the first professor of paleontology…
WASHBURN, Charles Grenfill, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Mass., January 28, 1857; was graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1875 and from Harvard…
WICKLIFFE, Robert Charles, (grandson of Charles Anderson Wickliffe and cousin of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham), a Representative from Louisiana; born in Bardstown, Ky., May 1, 1874, while his…
NASH, Charles Edmund, a Representative from Louisiana; born in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La., May 23, 1844; attended the common schools; was a bricklayer by trade; during the Civil War…
(Encyclopedia) Charles VII, 1697–1745, Holy Roman emperor (1742–45) and, as Charles Albert, elector of Bavaria (1726–45). Having married a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I, he refused to…
Senate Years of Service: 1851-1857Party: DemocratJAMES, Charles Tillinghast, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in West Greenwich Center, Kent County, R.I., September 15, 1805; attended the…
JONAS, Charles Raper, (son of Charles Andrew Jonas), a Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., December 9, 1904; graduated from Lincolnton High School…
(Encyclopedia) Peirce, Charles SandersPeirce, Charles Sanderspûrs [key], 1839–1914, American philosopher and polymath, b. Cambridge, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1859; son of Benjamin Peirce. Except for…
(Encyclopedia) L'Enfant, Pierre CharlesL'Enfant, Pierre Charlespyĕr shärl läNfäNˈ [key], 1754–1825, American soldier, engineer, and architect. Born in France, he volunteered as a private in the…
