Carpion. Greek. An architect of Parthenon.

Carpocrations. 2C-6C. Gnostic heretic sect.

Carr, Emily. 1871-1945. Canadian writer and primitivist painter. Klee Wick 1941.

Carracci, Annibale. 1560-1609. It Baroque painter. Palazzo Farnese frescoes 1599-1601.

Carrel, Alexis. 1873-1944. French/US surgeon. Pioneered transplants.

Carrera, José. 1785-1821. Chilean rebel leader, First President 1811-14.

Carrera, Rafael. 1814-65. Guatemala revolutionary. Dictator 1840-. Ended CAF, Guatemala independent.

Carrhae, Battle. 53BC. Failed Roman invasion of Parthia. Crassus killed. End of first triumvirate.

Carrillo, Julian. 1875-1965. Mexican composer of microtonic music.

Carrol, Lewis. = Dodgson, Charles.

Carson, Edward. 1854-1935. Irish. Formed Ulster Volunteers to resist Home Rule.

Carson, Kit. 1809-68. US frontier guide.

Carson, Rachel. 1907-64. US biologist: The Silent Spring 1962.

Carter, Elliott. 1908-. US composer. Experimental approach to material and structure.

Carter, Jimmy. 1924-. US President 1977-81. Camp David Talks. Habitat for Humanity.

Cartesians. Descartes.

Carthage. 814BC Phoenician colony. Dido. 574BC Independence after Tyre falls. 480BC Republic. 264-146BC Punic Wars. Hannibal. 146BC Rome razes, rebuilds. 439 Vandals plunder. 533 Byzantine. 705 Moslem. Tunis.

Carthusians. 1084. Strict order of monks founded by St Bruno. Inventors of Chartreuse liqueur.

Cartier, Jacques. 1491-1557. French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River 1534.

Cartouche. 1693-1721. Chief of a band of thieves in Paris 1717-.

Cartwright, Alexander. “Father of American baseball”. Established rules for modern game.

Cartwright, Edmund. 1743-1823. Power loom 1785.

Cartwright, John. 1740-1824. English reformer for universal male suffrage, abolition of slavery.

Caruso, Enrico. 1873-1921. Dramatic Italian tenor.

Carver, George W. 1864-1943. US agriculturalist. Former slave.

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