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Earl Cowley Henry Wellesley
Language; Encyclopedias
An eminent diplomatist, brother of the Duke of Wellington; served as a diplomatist in Vienna, Constantinople, and Switzerland, and was ambassador to France from 1852 to 1867 (1804-1884).
Dutton Cook
Language; Encyclopedias
Novelist, dramatic author, and critic; born in London, and bred a solicitor; contributed to several periodicals, and the "Dictionary of National Biography" (1822-1883).
Edward Colston
Language; Encyclopedias
An English philanthropist, founded and endowed a school in Bristol for the education of 100 boys, as well as almshouses elsewhere (1636-1721).
Edmund Curle
Language; Encyclopedias
A London bookseller, notorious for the issue of libellous and of obscene publications, and for prosecutions he was subjected to in consequence (1675-1747).
Edouard Colonne
Language; Encyclopedias
Musical conductor, born at Bordeaux, conductor of what are known as "Colonne Concerts"; b. 1838.
Hartley Coleridge
Language; Encyclopedias
An English man of letters, eldest son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, born at Clevedon, Somerset; lived with his father in the Lake District, and grew up in the society of Wordsworth, De Quincey, and ...
Hendrik Conscience
Language; Encyclopedias
A brilliant Flemish novelist, born at Antwerp; rose to popularity among his countrymen by his great national romance the "Lion of Flanders," a popularity which soon extended all over Europe; his ...
