CHARLES WILLSON PEALE
\t͡ʃˈɑːlz wˈɪlsən pˈiːl], \tʃˈɑːlz wˈɪlsən pˈiːl], \tʃ_ˈɑː_l_z w_ˈɪ_l_s_ə_n p_ˈiː_l]\
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An American artist, inventor, and miscellaneous writer; born in Maryland, April 16, 1741; died in Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1827. He attained distinction as a portrait painter, and also as a naturalist. He wrote: "Essay on Building Wooden Bridges" (1797); "Discourse Introductory to a Course of Lectures on Natural History" (1800); "Domestic Happiness" (1816).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Platidiam
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