[Chemnitz] (160), a manufacturing town in Saxony, called the "Saxon Manchester," at the foot of the Erzgebirge, in a rich mineral district; manufactures cottons, woollens, silks, machinery, &c.
[Chemnitz, Martin], an eminent Lutheran theologian, born in Brandenburg, a disciple of Melanchthon; author of "Loci Theologici," a system of theology; took a leading part in procuring the adoption of the "Formula of Concord"; his chief work "Examen Concilii Tridentini" (1522-1586).
[Chemosh], the national god of the Moabites, akin to Moloch, and their stay in battle, but an abomination to the children of Jehovah.
[Chemulpo], a town on the W. coast of Corea; a thriving town since it became a treaty-port in 1883.
[Chenab`], an affluent on the left bank of the Indus, and one of the five rivers, and the largest, which give name to the Punjab; is 750 m. long.
[Chenery, Thomas], a journalist; became editor of the Times; was distinguished for his knowledge of Arabic and Hebrew, and was one of the Old Testament revisers (1826-1884).
[Chénier, Marie-André], French poet, greatest in the 18th century, born at Constantinople; author of odes, idylls, and elegies, which place him high among French poets; took part in the Revolution as a lover of order as well as of liberty; offended Robespierre, and was guillotined two days before the fall of Robespierre; as a poet he was distinguished for the purity of his style and his originality (1762-1794).
[Chenonceaux], a magnificent château near Amboise, in, France; built by Francis I. for the Duchesse d'Etampes, afterwards the property of the Condés, and afterwards of Madame Dupont.
[Chenu], a French naturalist; author of an "Encyclopædia of Natural History" (1808-1879).
[Cheophren], king of Egypt, brother and successor of Cheops; built the second great pyramid.