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Ponzi, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ponzi, Charles or Carlo, 1882–1949), Italian-American swindler. He came to the United States from his native Italy in 1903, then went in 1907 to Canada, where he was convicted of check…Reade, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Reade, Charles, 1814–84, English novelist and dramatist. He is noted for his historical romance The Cloister and the Hearth. After being elected a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford,…Sangster, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Sangster, Charles, 1822–93, Canadian poet, b. Ontario. At first an imitator of Byron, he became, with the publication of Hesperus and Other Poems and Lyrics (1860), the first notable…Seignobos, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Seignobos, CharlesSeignobos, Charlesshärlˈ sānyōbōˈ [key], 1854–1942, French historian. He taught at the Univ. of Paris and wrote many works on French and European history and…Perrault, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Perrault, CharlesPerrault, Charlesshärl pĕrōˈ [key], 1628–1703, French poet. His collections of eight fairy tales, Histoires ou contes du temps passé [stories or tales of olden times…Pinckney, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Pinckney, Charles, 1757–1824, American statesman, governor of South Carolina (1789–92, 1796–98, 1806–8), b. Charleston, S.C.; cousin of Charles C. Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney. He…Kramař, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Kramař, Charles or KarelKramař, Charles or Karelkäˈrĕl kräˈmärsh [key], 1860–1937, Czechoslovakian political leader. Elected (1891) to the Austrian parliament, Kramař soon became…Kemble, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Kemble, Charles: see under Kemble, Roger.Kingsley, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Kingsley, Charles, 1819–75, English author and clergyman. Ordained in 1842, he became vicar of Eversley in Hampshire in 1844. From 1848 to 1852 he published tracts advocating Christian…Knight, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Knight, Charles, 1874–1953, American artist, b. New York City. Knight painted and sculpted animal subjects. He is best known for his murals at the American Museum of Natural History,…Trending
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