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Christopher L. Sholes
Christopher L. SholesBorn: 1819Birthplace: Danville, Pa. Typewriting machine—Publisher and politician Sholes invented the first practical typewriting machine (the name was coined by the Scientific…Memminger, Christopher Gustavus
(Encyclopedia) Memminger, Christopher GustavusMemminger, Christopher Gustavusmĕmˈĭnjər [key], 1803–88, American politician, Confederate secretary of the treasury, b. Württemberg, Germany. He was…Hatton, Sir Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Hatton, Sir Christopher, 1540–91, English courtier. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, from whom he received offices, honors, and lands. Knighted in 1578, he acted as Elizabeth…Dyck, Christopher van
(Encyclopedia) Dyck, Christopher vanDyck, Christopher vanvän dīkˈ [key], 1601–c.1672, German designer and maker of printing type, who worked in Amsterdam. Types that he designed were used by the…Wordsworth, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Wordsworth, Christopher, 1774–1846, English clergyman, educator, and writer; youngest brother of William Wordsworth. He was master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1820 to 1841.…herb Christopher
(Encyclopedia) herb Christopher: see baneberry.Gardiner, Sir Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Gardiner, Sir Christopher, fl. 1630–32, figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay colony. When the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630, they found that Gardiner…Christie, Christopher James
(Encyclopedia) Christie, Christopher James: see New Jersey.North, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) North, Christopher: see John Wilson.Grieve, Christopher Murray
(Encyclopedia) Grieve, Christopher Murray: see MacDiarmid, Hugh.Trending
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