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Charles or Charlie Smith may refer to: Academics *C. Alphonso Smith (1864–1924), American professor, college dean, philologist, and folklorist * Charles Emrys Smith aka Dr.Charles Smith Brocca, British economist, educator, Swansea Metropolitan University / University of Wales * Charles Roach Smith (1806–1890), founding member of the British Archaeological Association * Charles Saumarez Smith (born 1954), British art historian *Charles Smith (topographer) (1715–1763), Irish topographer and writer * Charles Sprague Smith (1853–1910), founder and director of the People's Institute * Charles Piper Smith (1877–1955), American botanist *Charles Smith (mathematician) (1844–1916), British academic *Charles Forster Smith, American classical philologist Arts and entertainment * Bubba Smith (Charles Aaron Smith, 1945–2011), American actor and football player *Charles A. Smith (architect) (1866–1948), American architect *Charles Alexander Smith (1864–1915), Canadian painter f ...
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Charles Emrys Smith
Dr. Charles Smith Brocca was Head of Curriculum and Quality in Swansea School of Education at Swansea Metropolitan University (University of Wales), and following its merger with University of Wales Trinity Saint David was Senior Quality Manager and member of the Senior Leadership Team of the Faculty of Humanities at Swansea. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Swansea Business School. Author/co-author of ''Economic Development'' (Palgrave), ''International Trade and Globalisation'' (Anforme), ''Revision Express Economics'' (Pearson-Longman) and many academic and journalistic articles in the fields of economics and business education, devolution, regional development and European integration. His research specialized in comparative politics and economics of Wales and Catalonia, education, training and employment. He has also contributed to the ''Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World''. He has often broadcast on regional television and radio in an 'expert' r ...
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Class (2016 TV Series)
''Class'' is a British science fiction drama programme, and a spin-off of the long-running programme ''Doctor Who''. It was created and written by Patrick Ness, who also produced alongside ''Doctor Who'' showrunner and lead writer Steven Moffat, and Brian Minchin, who acted as producer on ''Doctor Who'' and two of its previous spin-offs, ''Torchwood'' and ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. The series of eight episodes was released on BBC Three between 22 October and 3 December 2016. The story focuses on five of the students and staff at Coal Hill Academy, a longtime recurrent location of ''Doctor Who'', who are tasked by the Doctor to deal with alien threats while trying to deal with their personal lives. The series received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its darker tone, writing, themes, characters, and acting. However, the series scored poor viewership figures for its broadcast on BBC One. In September 2017, BBC Three confirmed that the series was canc ...
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Charles Hamilton Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith, KH, KW, FRS, FLS, (26 December 1776 in East Flanders, in the United Provinces of the Netherlands – 21 September 1859 in Plymouth) was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, soldier, and spy. Military service His military career began in 1787, when he studied at the Austrian academy for artillery and engineers at Mechelen and Leuven in Belgium. Although his military service, which ended in 1820 and included the Napoleonic Wars, had him travel extensively (including the West Indies, Canada, and United States), much of his time was spent at a desk job in Britain. One of his noteworthy achievements was an 1800 experiment to determine which colour should be used for military uniforms. The increasing accuracy of firearms, especially rifles, brought advantages to shades which offer a less distinctive target – by testing the accuracy of a rifle company against grey, green, and red targets, he showed scientifically the a ...
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Charles Douglass Smith
Charles Douglass Smith ( – February 19, 1855) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. Life He was born in England, the son of John Smith, a former captain in the British Army, and Mary Wilkinson. In 1776, he was commissioned Cornet in the 1st Regiment of Horse. In 1779, he became Lieutenant in the 22nd Light Dragoons and served in the Thirteen Colonies, later becoming Captain. In 1795 he exchanged into the 32nd Light Dragoons and in 1796 into the 21st Light Dragoons and then served as a Major in Tarleton's Light Dragoons. In 1798 he was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. He was named the lieutenant governor for Prince Edward Island in 1812, replacing Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres. He attempted to reorganize the island's militia to prepare for a possible attack from the United States but encountered resistance from the legislative assembly. Smith also dismissed a number of appointed officials who he believed were conspiring against him including ...
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Charles Aitchison Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Aitchison Smith CIE (12 September 1871 – 26 January 1940) was a British Army and Indian Army officer and administrator in India. Smith was born in Leith, the son of George Smith, a well-known writer on India. His brothers were Sir George Adam Smith and Sir James Dunlop Smith. His sister was the mother of the politician Rab Butler. Smith was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Smith was commissioned into the Essex Regiment in November 1891 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, serving in Cyprus and then India, where he transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in January 1896 and served in the Tirah Campaign of 1897. He was promoted captain in October 1901. He joined the Indian Political Department in 1902 and served in the remote areas of Gilgit, Chilas, Chitral, and the Tochi, all in the Himalayas. He was promoted major in November 1909. In the First World War, he se ...
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Charles Kingsford Smith
Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (9 February 18978 November 1935), nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Kingsford Smith was born in Brisbane. He grew up in Sydney, leaving school at the age of 16 and becoming an engineering apprentice. He joined the Australian Army in 1915 and was a motorcycle despatch rider on the Gallipoli campaign. He later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 after being shot down. After the war's end, Kingsford Smith worked as a barnstormer in England and the United States before returning to Australia in 1921. He subsequently joined West Australian Airways as one of the country's first commercial pilots. In 1928, Kingsford Smith completed the first transpacific flight, a three-leg journey from California to Brisbane via Hawaii and Fiji. He and his co-pilot Charles Ulm became celebrities, tog ...
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Charles Raymond Smith
Charles Raymond Smith (1798–1888) was a 19th century British sculptor. Life He was born in Marylebone in London the son of James Smith, a sculptor of some renown. Charles won the Silver Isis Medal from the Society of Arts in 1817 and their Gold Isis Medal in 1821 for a group of two figures. He attended the Royal Academy Schools from 1816 and won a Silver Medal in 1821 and the Large Gold Medal (their main prize) in 1822 for "The Fight for the Body of Patroclus". He obtained a post as assistant to William Tollemache prior to working for J P P Kendrick. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1820 to 1840 and at the British Institution from 1829 to 1833. He died at 246 Marylebone Road on 15 April 1888. Works *Bust of Mr Ricci (1820) *Statue of Rev Thomas Dunham Whitaker at Whalley, Lancashire (1822) *Monument to Major Sayer at Clare, Suffolk (1823) *Bust of Edward Goldsmith (1827) *Monument to George Holroyd at Reigate (1827) *Monument to James Hudson at Newington-by-S ...
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Charles Harriott Smith
Charles Harriott Smith (1792–1864) was an English architect and architectural sculptor involved in several prestigious projects, ranging from the National Gallery to the Houses of Parliament. His iconic works include the capital of Nelson's Column supporting the statue by Edward Hodges Baily. His work was influenced by Johann Joachim Winckelmann and architectural work was largely in the Neo-Hellenic style. Despite his undisputed contribution to London's architecture he tends to be a little-known figure. Life He was born in London on 1 February 1792, the son of Joseph Smith, a monumental sculptor with premises at 5 Portland Road near Regents Park. Charles left school in 1804 to start an apprenticeship in his father's yard. During his time there he met and befriended Joseph Bonomi (who presumably used the stone yard for supplies or for sculptors). Bonomi encouraged Charles to join the Royal Academy School in 1814. There he won the Gold Medal for Architecture in 1817. H ...
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Charles Edward Smith (jazz)
Charles Edward Smith (June 8, 1904 in Thomaston, Connecticut – December 16, 1970 in New York City) was an American jazz author and critic. He was the author or editor of several important early books on jazz history. Smith began to collect early hot jazz records in the 1920s and worked with William Russell, Eugene Williams, John Hammond, Hugues Panassié and Charles Delaunay in the Hot Record Society from 1937, from which the jazz label HRS Records sprang. With Steve Smith he was editor of the jazz magazine ''Hot Record Society Rag''. With essays in journals such as the ''Symposium'', ''Daily Worker'' and ''Esquire'', Smith was among the early jazz critics in the 1930s. With Frederic Ramsey (1915–1995) he published the book '' Jazzmen'', which appeared in 1939 and, with Wilder Hobson's ''American Jazz Music'', was one of America's first jazz books, with articles on groups like the Austin High School Gang and interviews From early jazz musicians like Willie Cornish, Papa J ...
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Charles Smith (playwright)
Charles Smith is a playwright and educator based in the Midwestern United States. He is known for his works staged at Victory Gardens Theater, and his teleplays on WMAQ-TV. He is the head of the Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University.Charles Smith papers
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives. Accessed March 1, 2017.


Early life

Smith grew up in the , and was one of seven children. Smith dropped out of high school and took factory jobs in Chicago plants. Then, he joined the US Army and was stationed in South Korea. After h ...
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Charlie Smith (Romani Poet)
Charlie Smith (June 20, 1956 — 8 November 2005) was Romnichal poet who had a booklet of his poems published in the 1980s, which included the acclaimed "Space Gypsies" poem. He was from a family of tailors, his schooling was not good and he left early, thinking himself semi-illiterate. He is a member of the International Romani Writers' Association, IRWA (Kansainvälinen Romanikirjailijaliitto) Politics He was a member of the Labour party in Britain and was a sitting councillor, and a commissioner on the Commission for Racial Equality. Books and films *''The Spirit of the Flame'' (1990) - Book *''Not all Waggons and Lanes'' (1995) - Book *''Footsteps in the Sand'' (2004) - Film External links * 1956 births 2005 deaths English Romani people Romani poets Romanichal Romani politicians Mayors of places in Essex English male poets 20th-century English poets 20th-century English male writers {{UK-poet-stub ...
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Charlie Smith (American Poet)
Charlie Smith (born June 27, 1947) is a poet and novelist. He has written seven novels and seven books of poetry. He has won the Aga Khan Prize, the Levinson prize, the J. Howard and Barbara M.J. Wood prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal .... His writing has appeared in magazines and journals such as ''The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Harper's,'' ''The New Republic,'' the ''New York Times'', and ''The Nation''. He lives in New York City and Key West. Books of poetry include: * ''Demo'' * ''Jump Soul'' * ''Word Comix'' * ''Women of America'' * ''Heroin and Other Poems'' * ''Before and After'' * ''The Palms'' * ''Indistinguishable from the Darkness'' * ''Red Roads'' Novels include: * ''Men ...
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