Caro
Encyclopedia
Places
- Caro, MichiganCaro, MichiganCaro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2010 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census ....
, United States - Caro, MorbihanCaro, MorbihanCaro is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * -References:* *...
, France - Çaro, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesCaro, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesÇaro is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-External links:* *...
, France
People
- Abraham ben Raphael CaroAbraham ben Raphael CaroAbraham ben Raphael Caro was an Ottoman rabbi. He flourished at Adrianople in the first half of the eighteenth century. He was a descendant of Rabbi Joseph Karo, and was the stepson and pupil of Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob Nachum, author of Chazon Nachum , whom he probably succeeded as rabbi of...
, Turkish rabbi - Annibale CaroAnnibale CaroAnnibale Caro was an Italian poet.-Biography:Born in Civitanova Marche, province of Macerata, he became tutor to the wealthy family of Lodovico Gaddi in Florence, and then secretary to Lodovico's brother Giovanni...
, poet - Anthony CaroAnthony CaroSir Anthony Alfred Caro, OM, CBE is an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.-Background and early life:...
, sculptor - David CaroDavid CaroDavid Caro was a Prussian pedagogue. He belonged to the school of the Me'assefim, and devoted his great literary talents to the enlightenment of his brethren, to the reform of Judaism, and to the cultivation of the Hebrew language...
, German pedagogue - Elme Marie CaroElme Marie CaroElme Marie Caro , was a French philosopher.His father, a professor of philosophy, gave him an excellent education at the Stanislas College and the École Normale, where he graduated in 1848...
, philosopher - Heinrich CaroHeinrich CaroHeinrich Caro , was a German chemist.He started his study of chemistry at the Friedrich Wilhelms University and later chemistry and dyeing in Berlin at the Royal Trades Institute...
, industrial chemist, inventor of the Caro's acid (peroxymonosulfuric acidPeroxymonosulfuric acidPeroxymonosulfuric acid, also known as persulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid, or as Caro's acid, is H2SO5, a liquid at room temperature. In this acid, the S center adopts its characteristic tetrahedral geometry; the connectivity is indicated by the formula HO-O-S2-OH...
) - Horatio CaroHoratio CaroHoratio Caro was an English chess master.Caro was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but spent most of his chess career in Berlin, Germany. He played several matches. In 1892, he drew with Curt von Bardeleben , lost to Szymon Winawer . In 1897, he lost to Jacques Mieses . In 1903, he drew...
, chess player - Isabelle Caro, French actress
- Isaac ben Joseph CaroIsaac ben Joseph CaroIsaac ben Joseph Caro was a Spanish Talmudist and Bible commentator. He flourished in the second half of the fifteenth century and the first half of the sixteenth...
, Spanish rabbi - José María CaroJosé María CaroJosé María Caro Rodríguez was a Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago from 1939 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII....
, Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity... - Joseph ben Ephraim Caro, rabbi
- Joseph Chayyim ben Isaac Selig CaroJoseph Chayyim ben Isaac Selig CaroJoseph Chayyim ben Isaac Selig Caro was a German-Russian rabbi. He was educated as an Orthodox Talmudist, and married the daughter of Rabbi Tzebi Hirsch Amsterdam of Konin, government of Kalisz in Russian Poland, whose pupil he became...
, Polish rabbi - Nydia CaroNydia CaroNydia Caro is an American & Puerto Rican actress and singer. Born in New York City to parents from Rincón, Puerto Rico, she initiated her career in the arts at a very young age while living in New York...
, Puerto Rican singer and actress - Niki CaroNiki CaroNiki Caro is film director, producer and screenwriter who was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Her 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals....
, film director, producer and screenwriter - Nikodem CaroNikodem CaroNikodem Caro was an industrial chemist and entrepreneur. Caro was born in Łódź, and studied chemistry in Berlin at the Royal Technical College of Charlottenburg and got his doctorate from Rostock University...
, industrial chemist, co-inventor of the Frank-Caro processFrank-Caro processThe Frank–Caro process, also called cyanamide process, is the nitrogen fixation reaction of calcium carbide and nitrogen gas in an electric furnace heated at about 1,000°C. The synthesis produces calcium cyanamide and carbon.-History:...
to produce calcium cyanamideCalcium cyanamideCalcium cyanamide or CaCN2 is a calcium compound used as fertilizer, first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro . It is formed when calcium carbide reacts with nitrogen. It is commercially known as Nitrolime.... - Marc CaroMarc CaroMarc Caro, born April 2, 1956, is a French filmmaker and cartoonist, best known for his co-directing projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The two of them met at a film festival in 1974, and directed three short and two feature length films together....
, filmmaker - Mike CaroMike CaroMike A. Caro is a professional poker player, pioneer poker theorist, author of poker books, and casino executive.-Author:...
, professional poker player and instructor - Robert CaroRobert CaroRobert Allan Caro is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson...
, biographer
Chemistry
- Frank-Caro processFrank-Caro processThe Frank–Caro process, also called cyanamide process, is the nitrogen fixation reaction of calcium carbide and nitrogen gas in an electric furnace heated at about 1,000°C. The synthesis produces calcium cyanamide and carbon.-History:...
, used to produce cyanamideCyanamideCyanamide is an organic compound with the formula CN2H2. This white solid is widely used in agriculture and the production of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds. It is also used as an alcohol deterrent drug in Canada, Europe and Japan. The molecule features a nitrile group attached to an...
from calcium carbide and nitrogen gas in an electric furnace - Linde-Frank-Caro processLinde-Frank-Caro processThe Linde-Frank-Caro process is a method for hydrogen production by removing hydrogen and carbon dioxide from water gas by condensation. The process was invented in 1909 by Adolf Frank and developed with Carl von Linde and Heinrich Caro..-Process description:...
, another process used to produce hydrogen from water gasWater gasWater gas is a synthesis gas, containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen. It is a useful product but requires careful handling because of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The gas is made by passing steam over a red-hot hydrocarbon fuel such as coke:... - Peroxymonosulfuric acidPeroxymonosulfuric acidPeroxymonosulfuric acid, also known as persulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid, or as Caro's acid, is H2SO5, a liquid at room temperature. In this acid, the S center adopts its characteristic tetrahedral geometry; the connectivity is indicated by the formula HO-O-S2-OH...
, also known as Caro's acid
Others
- CAROCAROCARO is a group that was established in 1990 to research and study malware.The annual workshop is the biggest CARO annual event. The workshop usually organized and hosted by one anti-virus firm in their home country. The CARO Workshop 2009 was held in Budapest, Hungary and organized by Virus Buster...
, The Computer AntiVirus Researcher's Organization - Caro Instant BeverageCaro Instant BeverageCaro is a brand of caffeine-free roasted grain beverages. Some consider it a coffee substitute. It is manufactured by Nestlé and was first introduced in West Germany in 1954. It is available throughout Europe as well as other markets including New Zealand. It is imported to the United States under...
, a drink by Nestlé - Caro (horse)Caro (horse)Caro was a French Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Ireland, he was raced by Countess Margit Batthyany, who later owned 1972 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner San San....
, Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion Sire - Caro Ru Lushe, a fictional character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
- The FSO PolonezFSO PolonezThe FSO Polonez is a Polish motor vehicle produced from 1978 to 2002. The car name comes from the Polish dance, polonaise.-Background:The Polonez is a rebodied Polski Fiat 125p that Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych built under license from Fiat...
, a car known in some countries as the Caro - Caro, a Vietnamese variant of the game Gomoku