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(Encyclopedia) Albanel, Charles shärl älbänĕlˈ [key], 1616–96, French missionary explorer in Canada, a Jesuit priest. After arriving in Canada (1649), he was stationed many years at Tadoussac where he explore...

(Encyclopedia) Dyck, Sir Anthony van: see Van Dyck, Sir Anthony. ...

(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Charles: see under Kemble, Roger. ...

(Encyclopedia) Charles Mound, hill, an ancient burial mound 1,241 ft (378 m) high, NW Ill., near the Wis. line; highest point in the state.

(Encyclopedia) Wordsworth, Charles: see under Wordsworth, Christopher. ...

(Encyclopedia) Gwathmey, Charles: see under Gwathmey, Robert. ...

(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton: see under Hooker, Sir William Jackson. ...

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir Giles Gilbert: see under Scott, Sir George Gilbert. ...

(Encyclopedia) Littleton, Sir Thomas, 1422?–1481, English jurist. He became a sergeant-at-law, i.e., a barrister, in the Court of Common Pleas in 1453 and a judge in 1466. He is best known for his Tenures, a short...

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Sir Malcolm, 1885–1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and motorboats an...