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Charles IX, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Charles IX, 1550–74, king of France. He succeeded (1560) his brother Francis II under the regency of his mother, Catherine de' Medici. She retained her influence throughout his reign.…Bradlaugh, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Bradlaugh, CharlesBradlaugh, Charlesbrădˈlô [key], 1833–91, British social reformer, a secularist. Editor of the free-thinking weekly National Reformer from 1860 and later associated…Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl ofBalfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st earl ofbălˈf&oobreve;r [key], 1848–1930, British statesman; nephew of the 3d marquess of Salisbury. He…apartment house
(Encyclopedia) apartment house, building having three or more dwelling units. Numerous early examples of this form of dwelling have been found in remains of Roman and medieval cities and in the 17th-…Laveran, Charles Louis Alphonse
(Encyclopedia) Laveran, Charles Louis AlphonseLaveran, Charles Louis Alphonseshärl lwē älfôNsˈ lävəräNˈ [key], 1845–1922, French physician. While an army surgeon in Algiers he discovered (1880) the…Loyson, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Loyson, CharlesLoyson, Charlesshärl lwäzôNˈ [key], 1827–1912, French preacher, called Père Hyacinthe. He was successively a Sulpician, a Dominican, and a Carmelite. In 1869, when he…Ockeghem, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Ockeghem, JohannesOckeghem, Johannesyōhänˈəs ŏkˈəgĕm [key], c.1410–1497, Flemish composer. Ockeghem is thought to have been a pupil of Gilles Binchois and was definitely taught by…Münch, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Münch, CharlesMünch, Charlesshärl münsh [key], 1891–1968, French conductor and violinist, b. Alsace. Having conducted and directed orchestras in Paris (1933–48), Münch appeared for…Montmagny, Charles Jacques Huault de
(Encyclopedia) Montmagny, Charles Jacques Huault deMontmagny, Charles Jacques Huault deshärl zhäk üōˈ də môNmänyēˈ [key], fl.1622–54, governor of New France (1636–48). He was an administrator in New…Babbage, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Babbage, CharlesBabbage, Charlesbăbˈĭj [key], 1792–1871, English mathematician and inventor. He devoted most of his life and expended much of his private fortune and a government…Trending
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