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Charles William Shirley Brooks
Language; Encyclopedias
Novelist and journalist, born in London; was on the staff of the Morning Chronicle; sent to Russia to inquire into and report on the condition of the peasantry and labouring classes there, as well as ...
Charles de Bonnet
Language; Encyclopedias
Swiss naturalist and philosopher, born at Geneva; his studies as a naturalist gave a materialistic cast to his philosophy; though he did not deny the existence of mind, still less that of its ...
Charles Denis Soter Bourbaki
Language; Encyclopedias
A French general, born at Pau, served in the Crimean War and in Italy, suffered disastrously in the Franco-German War, and attempted suicide; served for a time under Gambetta, afterwards retired; b. ...
Charles Brockden Brown
Language; Encyclopedias
An American novelist, born in Philadelphia, of Quaker connection; his best-known fictions are "Wieland," "Edgar Huntly," etc. (1771-1810).
Charles de Brosses
Language; Encyclopedias
A French archaeologist, born at Dijon; wrote among other subjects on the manners and customs of primitive and prehistoric man (1709-1777).
Charles Victor de Bonstetten
Language; Encyclopedias
A Swiss publicist and judge, born at Berne; wrote on anthropology, psychology, etc. (1745-1832).
Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer
Language; Encyclopedias
Actress, born in Stuttgart; acted in Berlin; wrote dramas (1800-1868).
