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  Sir Charles Wilkins - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
He returned to England in 1786, but continued his study of Sanskrit, and he afterwards became librarian to the East India Company, and examiner at Haileybury on the establishment of the college there in 1805.
Wilkins was knighted in 1833 in recognition of his services to Oriental scholarship, and he died in London in 1836.
He was a pioneer in the department of learning with which his name was associated, being the first Englishman to acquire mastery of Sanskrit, and to make a thorough study of Indian inscriptions in that script.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Charles_Wilkins   (172 words)

  
 Coquille Valley Historical Society - Wilkins Photograph Collection
Charles Wilkins was a photographer who rode the riverboats and had a studio in Coquille photographer about the turn of the 20th century.
Wilkins photographed all of the pioneers assembled at the 3rd reunion of the Coos County Pioneer Association in Myrtle Point.
The 1880 Census shows Charles Wilkins, 39, living near the north fork of the Coquille river and employed as a farmer.
museum.coquillevalley.org /Wilkins.htm   (478 words)

  
 BANGLAPEDIA: Wilkins, (Sir) Charles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wilkins, (Sir) Charles (1749-1836) Orientalist, founder member of the asiatic society in Calcutta, inventor of modern Bangla and Persian printing typefaces.
Charles Wilkins joined the east india company service in 1770 as a writer (probationer clerk).
Wilkins happened to be the pioneer in setting up printing press for Bangla and Persian languages, an event, which in effect brought a revolution in printing and in the production of books.
banglapedia.org /HT/W_0063.HTM   (511 words)

  
 Honor the fallen: Army 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III
Charles Wilkins joined the National Guard after getting out of the Air Force because he wanted to be an officer, said Lorin Wilkins, of Columbus.
Wilkins, 38, died Aug. 20 when a homemade bomb went off near the Humvee he was riding in near Samarra.
Charles Wilkins II said his last memory of his son, who was not married and did not have children, was of him swimming with his nephew, laughing like he always did.
www.militarycity.com /valor/317482.html   (852 words)

  
 Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94, 5 S.Ct. 41, 28 L.Ed. 643 (1884)
That the defendant, Charles Wilkins, held the office of and acted as registrar in the Fifth ward of said city, and that as such registrar it was the duty of such defendant to register the names of all persons entitled to exercise the elective franchise in said ward of said city at said general election.
Plaintiff avers the fact to be that by reason of said willful, unlawful, corrupt, and malicious refusal of said defendant to register this plaintiff, as provided by law, he was deprived of his right to vote at said election, to his damage in the sum of $6,000.
Born, therefore, in the territory, under the dominion and within the jurisdictional limits of the United States, plaintiff has acquired, as was his undoubted right, a residence in one of the states, with her consent, and is subject to taxation and to all other burdens imposed by her upon residents of every race.
www.utulsa.edu /law/classes/rice/USSCT_Cases/ELK_V_WILKINS_1884.HTM   (3992 words)

  
 Wilkins Family History and genealogy: Descendants of Bray Wilkins of Salem, Massachusetts, and George Washington ...
George Washington Wilkins, born in Peterborough, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, 28 October 1822, son of Abraham and Mary (Emmons) Wilkins; died in Spanish Fork, Utah, 9 March 1916; buried in Spanish Fork.
Jonathan Wilkins, born in Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, 28 November 1744, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Goodale) Wilkins; married in Middleton, 9 October 1764, Susannah Berry, daughter of Ebenezer and Phebe (Curtis) Berry, born in Middleton, 14 February 1742; died 23 December 1778.
Wilkins is to have on condition that he remain in the Plantation, else to leave it in the Plantation and not to alienate it without approbation of the twelve men."
www.familyhistorypages.com /Wilkins.htm   (8254 words)

  
 The Iraq Page - Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charles Wilkins deployed in February and was looking forward to helping rebuild Iraq, said his sister, Lorin Wilkins.
Wilkins joined the National Guard after getting out of the Air Force because he wanted to be an officer, his sister said.
Charles "Chuck" L. Wilkins III, an officer in the Ohio Army National Guard's 216th Engineering Battalion, was killed Friday, August 20, while serving his country in Iraq.
iraq.pigstye.net /article.php/20040824083528505   (1073 words)

  
 Col. Charles Smith Wilkins, Sr. & Descendants
The Wilkins family is of English descent and among the earlier settlers of N.C. Concerning the immediate predecessors of Col. Charles Smith Wilkins, Sr., we find evidence that his father was John Wilkins and that John Wilkins father was Charles Wilkins.
It appears that Col. Charles S. Wilkins, Sr., left Chowan County, N.C. and moved to Virginia where in 1764, he married his first wife, Mary Thompson, at Norfolk County, Portsmouth, VA He is shown in Mecklenburg County, VA., in 1776.
Charles S. Wilkins could have been in Mecklenberg County, VA in 1782, but in Rutherford County, N.C. by the time of the 1790 census.
www.angelfire.com /md/wilkins/csw.html   (544 words)

  
 Market*Access International - Charles Wilkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wilkins has more than 35 years of experience involving public contracts from both inside the aerospace and defense industry and as professional advisor.
Wilkins has assisted most of the larger defense contractors in the United States, and other large and small commercial and government contract clients in a wide array of services including litigation and dispute resolution, industry advisory and expression of his professional opinions, and on compliance matters and profit maximization.
Wilkins holds a B.A. from California State University, a B.A. from LaSalle University and a M.B.A. from the University of California.
homelanddefensejournal.com /hdl/bio_wilkins.asp   (353 words)

  
 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III - 2004 Accomplishment Report and 2005 Business Plan Summary - Ohio Division - FHWA
Charles was a generous soul who touched the lives of many people throughout his short life.
Charles was a Transportation Planner with the Federal Highway Administration in the Ohio Division and was a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.
Charles Wilkins III was a co-worker, a friend, and a hero.
www.fhwa.dot.gov /ohdiv/bp2005/part1.htm   (225 words)

  
 FTI | Professionals : Charles Wilkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charles Wilkins is a senior managing director in the FTI Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Mr.
Wilkins has more than 35 years of experience involving public contracts from inside the aerospace and defense industry and as professional advisor.
Wilkins has assisted most of the larger defense contractors in the United States and other large and small commercial and government contract clients with a wide array of services, including litigation and dispute resolution, industry advice, compliance matters and profit maximization.
www.fticonsulting.com /web/professionals/Charles_L_Wilkins.html   (469 words)

  
 Welcome to Wilkins RV: Hornell History Lesson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wilkins RV is a member of REDEX, America’s largest RV dealer buying group and also participates in the Spader 20 Group for sales.
Brian Wilkins is the New York State Representative with the RVDA and has held that position since the new organization was announced a few years ago.
Just as Charles and Ronald Wilkins grew the family business into one of the most respected RV dealers in the country, that baton is slowly moving over to the desk of Brian Wilkins.
www.wilkinsrv.com /content.asp?id=472   (2396 words)

  
 Peter C. Lybrand f/k/a Peter C. Tosto, Richard S. Kern, Donald R. Kern, Charles Wilkins, Admiral Investments Ltd., ...
Defendants Richard Kern, Donald Kern, and Charles Wilkins previously had consented, without admitting or denying the Commission's allegations, to an injunction prohibiting them from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.
The Commission's complaint, filed on February 24, 2000, alleged that the Kerns and Wilkins aided and abetted co-defendant Peter C. Lybrand in a stock manipulation and that the Kerns and Wilkins made unregistered sales of the securities of three shell corporations: Polus, Inc., Citron, Inc., and Electronic Transfer Associates, Inc. ("ETA").
The complaint alleged that beginning in March 1998, Lybrand arranged to acquire Polus, Citron, and ETA from the Kerns and Wilkins, who controlled virtually all of the issued and outstanding shares of the shell corporations.
www.sec.gov /litigation/litreleases/lr18448.htm   (411 words)

  
 My Wilkins Ancestors
The Wilkins family that settled in what is now Hickman County, Tennessee, have been traced back to Clement Wilkins who was born in the Colony of Georgia.
Although I have conflicting information (at this time) on who Sarah Wilkins parents really were: one source lists John Wilkins and Mary Anthony Wilkins of Dutch descent as her parents, and another source lists her parents as Clement Wilkins and Clarissa Dicker (who also settled Hickman Co., TN during the same period).
Clement Wilkins was a known resident Wilkes Co., GA by July 24, 1790, where he is noted on a deed that he was a resident of Wilkes Co., Ga. and purchased 287 1/2 acres in Franklin Co., Ga. on a branch of Gorhams Creeks, waters on N. Fork of the Broad River.
home.comcast.net /~laurawg/wilkins.htm   (2352 words)

  
 Fallen Heroes Memorial: Army 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III
Wilkins died near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle.
Charles is a true American hero and will always be remembered for his bravery and sacrifice he gave to this country.
FallenHeroesMemorial.com is a contribution by Tim Rivera to the families of the fallen.
www.fallenheroesmemorial.com /oif/profiles/wilkinsiiicharlesl.html   (873 words)

  
 Wilkins,Charles Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
Charles Wilkins, son of a circus enthusiast, travelled with this circus, from Thunder Bay, Ontario, to Flirt Flon in northern Manitoba -- "the edge of the earth, " as far north as any circus ever...
The following translation is a faithful portrait of the Sanskrit original of those celebrated fables, which after passing through most of the Oriental languages, ancient and modern, with various alterations to accommodate them to the taste and the genius of those for whose benefit or amusement they were designed.
Teaches the fundamentals of the BASIC programming language by description and example, and presents over 50 chemically oriented BASIC programs that can both teach about the language and be useful in their own right.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Wilkins,Charles   (609 words)

  
 WALK TO NEW YORK - Charles Wilkins - Penguin Books
In the spring of 2002, in a mid-life funk and in search of meaningful experience, writer Charles Wilkins walked east from his home in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and did not stop until he reached New York City.
This is the compelling, sometimes hilarious account of an adventure that began in snowstorms and gale-level winds on the north shore of the world's largest body of fresh water, and ended in hundred-degree heat amid celebrating Hispanics and bare-breasted lesbians.
Between the land of wolves and moose and the book's climactic scenes on the streets of Harlem and the Bronx, Wilkins meets and introduces a Chaucerian cast of characters-poets, hillbillies, corporate executives gone AWOL from the rat-race, a baronial fl African recently released from one of the vilest torture prisons in Africa.
www.penguin.ca /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_9780670044504,00.html?sym=EXC   (5298 words)

  
 Wilkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malcolm Maurice Wilkins (born November 15, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) U.S.A. Discus Throw Olympic medallist Montreal 1976, Olympic record 67.50 m
Wilkins Velez Latin pop muscian and singer, commonly known as "Wilkins"
Wilkins is the name of a crater on the Moon.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilkins   (193 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Charles Wilkins": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charles Wilkins.217 At the end of the Catalogue, following the descriptive list of the 250 etchings, Solvyns writes, It is perhaps to...
Colebrooke, Charles Wilkins and a host of lesser scholars and officials to seek out the `most learned Brahmins' and construct from them a...
Charles Wilkens -- MD Report  Check for disciplinary sanctions and background on surgeon.
www.amazon.com /phrase/Charles-Wilkins   (559 words)

  
 The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .
Lieutenant Wilkins was shot and killed while working an off duty security job at a lounge on Griggs Road.
One of the brothers shot Lieutenant Wilkins in the head as he begged for his life.
One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene by responding officers.
www.odmp.org /officer.php?oid=15985   (81 words)

  
 DaVinci: Society> Genealogy> Surnames> W> Wilkins
Godfrey Wilkin was born in Germany early in 1700.
Wilkins moderately productive w/o AllenRotoworld.com - Dec 8, 2006Sonics G/F Damien Wilkins was moderately productive without Ray Allen on Friday, finishing with 14 points, four assists and four steals.
Josh Wilkins, 10-5; 103 - Eric Ryan (N) pinned Beau Lenzen, 0:36; 112 - Tyler Gaswint (W) pinned Edwin Mejia, 0:58; 119 - John Van Beest (N) pinned Hamze Farah...
www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Society/Genealogy/Surnames/W/Wilkins   (317 words)

  
 A Guide to the James Campbell Wilkins Papers, 1801-1852
He was associated prominently with four banks at Natchez (1824-1840), but lost most of his fortune in 1841 and died at Lexington, Kentucky, in 1849.
Correspondence, Financial records, and legal documents relate to the lives and careers of Wilkins, his family, and business associates and concern the cotton trade; business of commission merchants in Natchez, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana; plantation life and economy; slavery; and the planter elite of the Natchez and Adams County area.
James Campbell Wilkins Papers, 1801-1852, Natchez Trace Collection, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/utcah/00050/00050-P.html   (282 words)

  
 NPR : Remembering Ohio Guardsman Charles Wilkins
Weekend Edition Sunday, August 29, 2004 · Later this week, there will be a funeral mass for an Ohio National Guard member killed this month in a roadside explosion in Iraq.
At age 38, 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins is nearly twice as old as some of the troops he commanded.
Friends and co-workers remember Wilkins as a witty, dedicated individual who volunteered for Iraq duty.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=3877859   (137 words)

  
 University of Arkansas, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jones, M. Stump, R. Fleming, J. Lay, Jr., and C. Wilkins, “Investigation of MALDI-TOF and FTMS Techniques for Analysis of Escherichia coli Whole Cells”, Anal.
Jones, S, M. Batoy, R. Liyanage, J. Lay, Jr., and C. Wilkins, “Ionic Liquid Matrix-Induced Metastable Decay of Peptides and Oligonucleotides and Stabilization of Phospholipids in MALDI FTMS Analyses”, J. Amer.
Jaber and C. Wilkins, “Hydrocarbon Polymer Analysis by External MALDI Fourier Transform and Reflectron Time-of Flight Mass Spectrometry”, J. Amer.
www.uark.edu /depts/cheminfo/uarkchem/facultystaff/faculty/wilkins   (596 words)

  
 In Memory: Charles R. Wilkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
CHARLES REED WILKINS died at home in Kent, Conn. on December 6, 1976.
Charles had prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter Academy.
In memory of Charles Wilkins, the Class of 1979 has purchased the following book for Baker Library:
www.dartmouth.org /classes/79/memory/wilkins.htm   (39 words)

  
 WVA News: Ohio Soldier Killed in Iraq by Homemade Bomb - - The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III, of Columbus, died Friday, Lorin Wilkins said.
Dean was to be flown to a hospital in Washington, D.C., as soon as Monday for further treatment and rehabilitation that could take several weeks, his wife said.
Even with his hectic schedule - Charles Wilkins worked as a transportation planner, and attended law school at Capital University in addition to his military obligations - he always had time to take care of his family.
www.oweb.com /state/story/08232004_sta04.asp   (511 words)

  
 Philadelphia Online Member.. Charles Wilkins Term Life Insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charles Wilkins makes it very easy to purchase online.
Product details are explained in simple terms and additional information is always available when you are ready to review it.
Best of all, you always have access to a Charles Wilkins agent to answer questions and help you through the process.
www.philadex.com /philadelphia/businesses/just_term2.asp   (113 words)

  
 Philadelphia Online Memeber.. Charles Wilkins Term Life Insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Wilkins Agency has been providing valuable products and services for over 20 year(s) in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Charles has met and passed a comprehensive-exam proving an expert proficiency in tax deferred annunities, equity indexed annuities, immediate and split annuities as well as qualified annuities.
This course of action has entitled Charles to be known as a Certified Annunity Advisor.
www.philadex.com /philadelphia/businesses/just_term.asp   (115 words)

  
 Charles Wilkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Charles Wilkins was born in Toronto, grew up in a number of Ontario towns and cities,
Wilkins has written a dozen books, numerous magazine stories,
Wilkins has three children and lives in Thunder Bay, on the north shore of Lake Superior.
www.writersunion.ca /w/wilkins.htm   (311 words)

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