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Charles Willson Peale
Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist.
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science · American painter, military officer, scientist, and naturalist (1741–1827) · painter · politician · naturalist · engraver · military personnel · scientist · inventor · writer · also Charles Willson Peale, Charles Wilson Peale, Charles W. Peale, C. W. Peale, Peale, Chas. Wilson Peale
Born 15 April 1741 · Died 22 February 1827 · Q454945
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2025· 2 entries
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2024· 1 entry
Observer: Charles Willson Peale
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1827· 1 entry
Died 1827-02-22.
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1821· 1 entry
Peale lived with his son Rubens and sold Belfield in 1826
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1820· 1 entry
Franklin Peale (1795–1870), who became the Chief Coiner at the Philadelphia Mint
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1817· 2 entries
Now Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), and was the father of artist Rosalba Carriera Peale
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He founded the Gas Light Company of Baltimore in 1817, now Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), and was the father of artist Rosalba Carriera Peale.
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1810· 2 entries
In 1810, Peale purchased a farm in Germantown, where he intended to retire.
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Peale purchased a farm in Germantown, where he intended to retire
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1805· 1 entry
Peale married Hannah Moore, a Quaker from Philadelphia, who became his third wife
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1802· 1 entry
John Isaac Hawkins patented the second official physiognotrace, a mechanical drawing device, and partnered with Peale to market it to prospective buyers
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1800· 1 entry
And his proposed usage is that employed today) that Peale found in New York
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1741· 1 entry
Born 1741-04-15.
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