William Morris Hunt
Hunt, William Morris American Painter, Was Born At Brattleboro (vt.), On March 31, 1824. He Attended At Harvard, But His Real Education Began When He Accompanied His Mother And Brother To Europe, Where He Studied With Couture In Paris And Then Came Under The Influence Of Jean Francois Millet. The ...
William Stephen Raikes Hodson
Hodson, William Stephen Raikes (1821 1858), Known As "hodson Of Hodson's Horse," British Leader Of Light Cavalry During The Indian Mutiny, Son Of A Clergyman, Was Born On March 19, 1821 At Maisemore Court, Near Gloucester. He Was Educated At Rugby And Cambridge, And Became A Cadet In The Indian ...
William Temple Hornaday
Hornaday, William Temple Amer Ican Zoological Park Administrator Was Born At Plainfield, Ind., On Dec. .1, 1854. He Was Educated At The Iowa State College. Having Made A Special Study Of Zoology, He Travelled Extensively To Collect Specimens, Visiting Florida, Cuba, The West Indies, South America, India, Ceylon, The Malay ...
Winslow Homer
Homer, Winslow (1836-191o), American Painter, Was Born In Boston (mass.), On Feb. 24, 1836. At The Age Of 19 He Was Apprenticed To A Lithographer. Two Years Later He Opened A Studio In Boston, And Devoted Much Of His Time To Making Drawings For Wood-engravers. In 1859 He Removed To ...
Zinaida Hippius
Hippius, Zinaida (1869– ) , Russian Poet And Prose Writer, Was Born On Nov. 8, 1869 At Belev, In The Tula Province. She Married Dmitry Mereshkovsky (q.v.) In 1889 And Went To Live In St. Petersburg (leningrad). Later She Settled In Paris. Hippius Was One Of The Leading Poets Of ...