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Comines, Philippe de
(Encyclopedia) Comines, Philippe deComines, Philippe defēlēpˈ də kōmēnˈ [key], c.1447–c.1511, French historian, courtier, and diplomat. In 1472 he left the service of Charles the Bold of Burgundy to…Joanna I
(Encyclopedia) Joanna I, 1326–82, queen of Naples (1343–81), countess of Provence. She was the granddaughter of King Robert of Naples, whom she succeeded with her husband, Andrew of Hungary. The…Mayo, Charles W.
surgeonBirthplace: Rochester, Minn.Born: 1898Died: 1968Charles Revson Biography
Charles Revsoncosmetics industry executiveBorn: 10/11/1906Birthplace: Boston, Ma. Miffed that he didn't land the plum job of national distributor in the cosmetics firm where he worked, Revson…Richter, Charles Francis
seismologistBirthplace: Hamilton, OhioBorn: 1900Died: 1985Charles Morey Biography
Charles MoreyAge: 82 retired sports director for The Associated Press Broadcast Department; joined AP in 1945 and wrote radio scripts before the department grew to include television; became…Charles Crichton Biography
Charles CrichtonAge: 89 British film director of The Lavender Hill Mob, among other comedies of the '40s and '50s. Most recently, Crichton was nominated for an Oscar for the farcical 1988…Charles Goodyear Biography
Charles Goodyear inventor of vulcanized rubberBorn: 12/29/1800Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. Early failures in business led him to carry on his experiments into finding a way to prevent rubber…Charles Handy Biography
Charles Handymanagement educator, writerBorn: 1932Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland After studying at Oxford and becoming a manager at Shell Petroleum from 1956–65, he became an economist in London…Charles Wiley Biography
Charles WileypublisherBorn: 1782Birthplace: New York City Having opened his own print shop in 1807, he later expanded into publishing and published several well-known New Yorkers, including…Trending
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