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CHARLES, an American chemist, born in Noxubee co., Miss., in 1870. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1890 and carried BASQUES on post-graduate courses in Germany.
He filled various chairs in the department of chemistry in the University of North Carolina from 1891 to 1904, and in the latter year was appointed professor of chemistry and director of the College of the City of New York. He was the discoverer of several new elements including carolinium and berzellum, and carried on important investigations in the chemistry of anesthetics. He was a member of many chemical societies. His writings on chemical subjects include "School Chemistry" (1898); "Radium and Its Application in Medicine" (1909); "Municipal Chemistry"; and many articles in scientific magazines. He was the inventor of several processes for the refining of oil.