CHARLES À COURT REPINGTON


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  • Born: January 29, 1858
  • Died: May 25, 1925
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Charles à Court Repington, CMG,, known until 1903 as Charles à Court, was an English soldier, who went on to have a second career as an influential war correspondent during the First World War. He is also credited for coining the term 'First World War' and one of the first to use the term 'world war' in general.