Charles Edward Nowell (1904-1984) was an American historian and Professor of History at the University of Illinois. Born on July 14, 1904 in Fresno, California, the son of John Aus...ver maisCharles Edward Nowell (1904-1984) was an American historian and Professor of History at the University of Illinois. Born on July 14, 1904 in Fresno, California, the son of John Austin Nowell and Mary Lillian Mason Nowell, he wrote several works on the sixteenth century, including Great Discoveries and the First Colonial Empires (1954) and The History of Portugal (1952). Nowell was married to Fay Alene Porter Nowell. He died in Fresno on May 5, 1984, aged 79.ver menos