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(Encyclopedia) Seabury, Samuel, 1729–96, American clergyman, first bishop of the Episcopal Church, b. Connecticut, grad. Yale, 1748. He studied medicine at the Univ. of Edinburgh, then turned to theology and was o...
(Encyclopedia) Meryon, Charles shärl mĕryôNˈ [key], 1821–68, French etcher. His short life was saddened by poverty and neglect and complicated by recurring forms of mental aberration. Prevented by color blindn...
(Encyclopedia) Sheeler, Charles, 1883–1965, American painter and photographer, b. Philadelphia, studied at the School of Industrial Art there and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William M....
(Encyclopedia) Seignobos, Charles shärlˈ sānyōbōˈ [key], 1854–1942, French historian. He taught at the Univ. of Paris and wrote many works on French and European history and civilization, some being contribu...
(Encyclopedia) Hallé, Sir Charles hălˈē [key], 1819–95, German-English conductor and pianist, originally named Karl Halle. In 1857 he founded the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England He conducted many music...
(Encyclopedia) Champlain, Samuel de shămplānˈ, Fr. sämüĕlˈ də shäNplăNˈ [key], 1567–1635, French explorer, the chief founder of New France.
After serving in France under Henry of Navarre (King Henry IV)...
(Encyclopedia) Nordhoff, Charles Bernard: see under Nordhoff, Charles.
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(Encyclopedia) Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward.
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(Encyclopedia) Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles.
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(Encyclopedia) Viana, Charles of: see Charles of Viana.
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