(Encyclopedia) Demuth, CharlesDemuth, Charlesdāˈm&oomacr;th [key], 1883–1935, American watercolor painter, b. Lancaster, Pa. At the age of 20 he began his art study under William Chase at the…
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(Encyclopedia) Addams, Charles Samuel, 1912–88, American cartoonist, b. Westfield, N.J. Beginning in 1932, Addams's work appeared regularly in the New Yorker, to which he eventually contributed more…
(Encyclopedia) Sedley, Sir Charles, 1639?–1701, English dramatist and poet, b. London. Famous for his wit, he was a member of the intimate circle of young rakes at the court of Charles II. He wrote…
BELL Charles Keith , a Representative from Texas; born in Chattanooga, Tenn., April 18,
1853; attended the public schools and Sewanee (Tenn.) College; moved to Texas
in 1871; studied law; was…
(Encyclopedia) Charles University, at Prague, Czech Republic; also called Univ. of Prague. The oldest and one of the most important universities of central Europe, it was founded in 1348 by Holy…
TURPIN Charles Murray , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kingston, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 4, 1878; attended the public and high schools and Wyoming
Seminary, Kingston, Pa.; served…
ELSTON Charles Henry , a Representative from Ohio;
born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, August 1, 1891;
attended the public schools of Marietta and Cincinnati, Ohio;
Y.M.C.A. Law School,…
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