Cheke, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Cheke, Sir John chēk [key], 1514–57, English scholar. As professor of Greek at Cambridge he taught Roger Ascham and later was tutor to Edward VI. A Protestant, he was imprisoned by Mary I. Although...
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Fox, Charles James
(Encyclopedia) Fox, Charles James, 1749–1806, British statesman and orator, for many years the outstanding parliamentary proponent of liberal reform. He entered Parliament in 1768 and served as lord of the admiral...
Percivale, Sir
(Encyclopedia) Percivale, Sir: see Arthurian legend and Parsifal.
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Nordhoff, Charles Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Nordhoff, Charles Bernard: see under Nordhoff, Charles.
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Charles Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia) Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward.
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Coster, Charles de
(Encyclopedia) Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles.
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Viana, Charles of
(Encyclopedia) Viana, Charles of: see Charles of Viana.
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Buhl, André Charles
(Encyclopedia) Buhl, André Charles: see Boulle, André Charles.
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Gaulle, Charles de
(Encyclopedia) Gaulle, Charles de: see de Gaulle, Charles.
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Paget, Sir James
(Encyclopedia) Paget, Sir James păjˈĭt [key], 1814–99, British surgeon and pathologist. He taught and practiced at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and cataloged the museums of St. Bartholomew's and of the R...
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