Researching Charles Geer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 342 people with the Geer surname? In that year Geer was ranked number 3237 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Geer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Geer and the Geer Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 444 people with the Geer surname in the UK? Geer is now ranked number 3622 for popularity in the UK. |
Geer Family History Databases
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Geer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Geer surname in the USA? Geer is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Geer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Geer
Charles Geer
Charles Hand Geer (August 25, 1922 – December 7, 2008) was an American illustrator of children's books, two of which he wrote. He also designed numerous book jackets.Geer grew up on Long Island, New York, attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and then served in the United States Navy during World War II. Following the war he attended art school at the Pratt Institute.
Many of the buildings in his illustrations feature Second Empire architecture, with their characteristic mansard roofs.
Geer lived until his death in 2008 in Rockland, Maine, where he enjoyed sailing and painting watercolors. Over the years he built several boats.
== Books illustrated ==
* Game of Statues by Anne Stevenson * Schoolboy Johnson by John R. Tunis* Mystery at Redtop Hill, by Marjory Schwalje, 1965* The Mad Scientists' Club, by Bertrand R. Brinley* The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club, by Bertrand R. Brinley* The Big Kerplop, by Bertrand R. Brinley* The Big Chunk of Ice, by Bertrand R. Brinley* The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, by Clifford B. Hicks* Miss Pickerell on the Moon, by Dora F. Pantell* Miss Pickerell and the Weather Satellite, by Dora F. Pantell* Miss Pickerell and the Blue Whales, by Dora F. Pantell* Miss Pickerell and the War of the Computers, by Dora F. Pantell* Miss Pickerell and the Lost World, by Dora F. Pantell* Wild Geese Flying, by Cornelia Meigs* That Summer With Lexy!, by Audrey McKim* McNulty's Holiday, by Rutherford Montgomery* Sauncey and Mr. King's Gallery, by Clara Ann Simmons* The Biggest (and Best) Flag That Ever Flew, by Rebecca C. Jones, 1988*The Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower, by Arthur J. Beckhard, 1956* Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat* Sandro's Battle, by David Scott Daniell, 1962 (jacket only)* The Pipe Organ in the Parlour, by Lilla Stirling, 1960* Secret Under Antarctica, by Gordon R. Dickson* The Secret Raft, by Hazel Krantz* Plain Girl, by Virginia Sorensen* Gretchen of Grand Pré, by Lilla StirlingAlso listed as the cover illustrator for "The Lonely Mound," by William Campbell Gault
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