Helmets And Helms
Helmets And Helms. Armor For Protection Of The Head. Often The Term Casque, The French Equivalent, Is Used Synony Mously For Helmet. The Fully Developed Hel Met Consists Of A Skull-piece Called Or 'bowl' (a Domed Piece Of Metal Beaten Into A Shape Closely Fitting The Back And Top Of ...
Helmholtz
Helmholtz, Helm'holts, Hermann Lud Wig Ferdinand Von, German Scientist: B. Pots Dam, 31 Aug. 1821; D. Charlottenburg, 8 Sept. 1894. He Studied Medicine In Berlin, And Re Ceived The Appointment Of Assistant Surgeon In The Charite Hospital There In 1842. Next Year He Went To Potsdam As A Military Surgeon, ...
Helots
Helots, Heats, Were The Lowest Of The Four Classes Into Which The Population Of Ancient Sparta Was Divided. They Are Gen Erally Supposed To Have Been The Aboriginal Population Of The Country, And To Have Been Re Duced To Bondage By Their Dorian Conquerors, Their Numbers Being Swelled From Time ...
Helsingfors
Helsingfors, Hel'sing-fors, Russia, Seaport Town, Capital Of Finland, On A Small Peninsula In The Gulf Of Finland, 180 Miles By Rail West-northwest Of 1,1 1 :.is De Fended By The Fortress Of Sveaborg About Three Miles Distant, And Is The Residence Of The Gov Ernor Of Finland, The Seat Of ...
Helvetii
Helvetii, Hel-v'eshi-i, A Former Gallic Or Celtic Nation, Settled Between The Rhone And The Rhine, The Jura And The Rhaetian Alps. They Were More Numerous And Warlike Than The Neighboring Gallic Tribes. They First Ap Pear In History 107. B.c., But Were Not Known To The Romans Until The Time ...
Hemans
Hemans, Felicia Dorothea Browne, English Poet: B. Liverpool, 25 Sept. 1793; D. Near Dublin, Ireland, 16 May 1835. She Dis Played The Bent Of Her Genius When .a Mere Child, And Wrote Some Tolerable Poetry In Her Ninth Year. She First Appeared As An Author, In '1808, In A Volume ...
Hematite
Hematite, Native Sesqnioxide Of Iron, Fe.o., A Mineral Widely Distributed, And Con Stituting A Valuable Ore Of Iron. It Crystallizes In The Rhombohedral System, And Also Occurs In Massive Form, Sometimes Forming Beds Of Great Thickness. It Has A Hardness Of From 5.5 To 6.5, And A Specific Gravity Ranging ...
Hemmeter
Hemmeter, John Cohnheini, American Physician, Physiologist And Musical Author: B. Baltimore, Md., 25 April 1863. He Received His Early Education In The Public Schools Of Balti More, And Was Graduated At Baltimore City College. Later He Studied At The Royal Gym Nasium, Wiesbaden, Where He Remained Six Years. Returning To ...
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin, An Organic Coloring Mat Ter, Which Constitutes About Nine-tenths Of The Weight Of Dried Red Blood Corpuscles, And Serves As A Carrier Of Oxygen From The Lungs To The General Tissues Of The Body. It Is An Ex Ceedingly Complex Substance, And Its Formula Is Not Certainly Known. It ...
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids (greek, Haima, Blood, And Theo, To Flow), Literally, A Flow Of Blood. Until The Time Of Hippocrates This Word Was Used, Conformably To Its Etymology, As Synony Mous With Hemorrhage. It Was Afterward Used In A Narrower Sense, To Indicate The Flux Of Blood At The Extremity Of The ...
Hemp
Hemp. The Hemp Plant Proper, Or "com Mon Hemp,° Is Cannabis Saliva, An Annual Plant Belonging To The Family Urticacca% The Term Hemp, However, Is Used To Designate Many Other Kinds Of Fibre Which Are In No Way Related To The Common Hemp, Such As Manila Hemp, From A Plantain, ...
Hemstreet
Hemstreet, Charles, American Jour Nalist And Author: B. New York, 20 Sept. 1866. He Entered The Profession Of Journalism As A Reporter In 1886, And Was Connected With The City Press Association Until 1900, When He Re Signed To Devote Himself To Literature And His Torical Research. He Has Published ...
Henbane
Henbane, A Dangerous Plant (hyoscya Mu: Niger) Of The Family Solcrnacece, Which Contains The Tobacco, Stramonium And Other Plants Abounding In Narcotic Poisons. The Black Henbane (h. Niger) Is A Species Of The Mediterranean Region, And Springs Up In Waste Places Throughout Great Britain And Rarely In The Eastern United ...
Henderson
Henderson, David Bremner, Ameri Can Statesman: B. Old Deer, Scotland, 14 March 1840; D. Dubuque, Iowa, 25 Jan. 1906. He Was Educated In The Public Schools And Upper Iowa University; In 1861 Entered The Army As Lieu Tenant Of The 12th Iowa Regiment; Lost A Leg At Corinth (1863), And ...
Henley
Henley, William Ernest, English Poet, Critic And Journalist: B. Gloucester, 23 Aug. 1849; D. Woking, 12 July 1903. He Entered On A Journalistic Career In London, And In 1877 Be Came First Editor Of The Magazine London. He Was Then Editor Successively Of The Maga Zine Of Art (1882-86), Of ...
Hennepin
Hennepin, Cn P38 Or Henl-pin, Louis, French Franciscan Missionary And Explorer In North America: B. Ath, Belgium, About 1640; D. Utrecht, Holland, About 1706. He Entered A Convent, And Being Sent By His Superiors To Calais And Dunkirk, The Stories He Heard From The Sailors Inspired Him With A Desire ...
Henningsen
Henningsen, Charles Frederick, American Military Officer: B. In England, Of Swedish Parents, 1815; D. Washington, D. C., 14 June 1877. He Joined The Carlists In Spain In 1834, And Later Was A Follower Of Kossuth In The Hungarian Revolution. He Went To Nica Ragua In 1856, Where He Distinguished Himself ...
Henry
Henry, Prince Of Portugal, Surnamed The Navigator : B. 4 March 1394; D. 13 Nov. 1460. He Was A Grandson Of Old John Of Gaunt; Nephew Of Henry Iv Of England; And Great Grandson Of Edward Iii. His Father, King Joao Or John, Who Formed A Close English Con Nection ...
Henry
Henry, Patrick, American Orator And Statesman : B. 29 May 1736, In Hanover County, Va., Within A Few Miles Of The Birthplace Of Henry Clay; D. 6 June 1799, In Charlotte County, Va. His Father, John 1-fenry, Was A Well-educated Scotchman, Presiding Judge Of The Hanover Court. He Was A ...
Henry I
Henry I, King Of England, Surnamed Beauclerc, Youngest Son Of William The Con Queror: B. Selby, Yorkshire, 1068; D. Rouen, France, 1 Dec. 1135. He Was Hunting With Wil Liam Rufus In The New Forest When That Prince Received His Mortal Wound In 1100, And Instantly Going To London Caused ...
Henry Ii
Henry Ii, King Of England, The First Of The Line Of The Plantagenets: B. Normandy, 1133; D. Castle Of Chinon, Near Saumur, France, 6 July 1189. He Was The Son Of Geoffrey, Count Of Anjou, And The Empress Matilda, Daughter Of Henry I. He Was Invested With The Duchy Of ...
Henry Iii
Henry Iii, King Of England: B. Win Chester, I Oct. 1207; D. Westminster, 16 Nov. 1272. He Was The Son Of John, Whom He Suc Ceeded In 1216. As Henry Approached To Man Hood He Displayed A Character Wholly Unfit For His Station. One Of His First False Steps Was ...
Henry Iv
Henry Iv, King Of England, First King Of The House Of Lancaster: B. Bolingbroke, 3 April 1367; D. 19 March 1413. He Was The Eldest Son Of John Of Gaunt, Duke Of Lancaster' Fourth Son Of Edward Iii By The Heiress Of Edmund, Earl Of Lancaster, Second Son Of Henry ...
Henry Iv_2
Henry Iv, Known As Henry Or Na Varre, King Of France: B. Pau, 13 Dec. 1553; D. 14 May 1610. He Was A Son Of Anthony Of Bourbon, Duke Of Vendome, And Of Jeanne D'albret, Daughter Of Henry, King Of Navarre, And Herself Afterward Queen Of Navarre. Educated By His ...
Henry Iv_3
Henry Iv, Emperor Of Germany: B. 11 Nov. 1050; D. Liege, 7 Aug. 1106. He Was The Son Of Henry Iii. He Was Crowned At Aix-la Chapelle In 1054. His Reign Was From The First Disturbed By Contests With His Vassals. The Saxons Joined With The Inhabitants Of Thurin Gia, ...
Henry Phipps Institute
Henry Phipps Institute, The, For The Study, Treatment And Prevention Of Tuberculosis, Was Established In 1903 By Mr. Henry Phipps, Of New York, At Third And Pine Streets, Philadelphia. The Situation Was Chosen As Being In A Section Of The City In Which Tuber Culosis Was Most Prevalent, And Was ...
Henry V
Henry V, King Of England: B. Mon Mouth, 19 Aug. 1387; D. Vincennes, France, 31 Aug. 1422. He Succeeded His Father, Henry Iv, In 1413. His Dissipated Youth, And Fondness For Joviality And Low Company, Gave His Father Much Uneasiness; But Circumstances Occurred, Even In The Midst Of His Wildness, ...
Henry Vi
Henry Vi, King Of England: B. Wind Sor, 6 Dec. 1421; D. London, 21 May 1471. He Was Crowned At Westminster In November 1429 And At Paris In December 1430. As He Was Not Nine Months Old At The Death Of His Father, Henry V, John, Duke Of Bedford, A ...
Henry Vii
Henry Vii, King Of England, First Sov Ereign Of The House Of Tudor: B. Wales, 28 Jan. 1457; 43. Richmond, Surry, 22 April 1509. He Was The Son Of Edmund, Earl Of Richmond, Son Of Owen Tudor And Catharine Of France, Widow Of Henry V. His Mother, Margaret, Was The ...
Henry Viii
Henry Viii, King Of England: B. Green Wich, 28 June 1491; D. Westminster, 28 Jan. 1547. He Succeeded His Father, Henry Vii, In 1509. His Disposition For Show And Magnifi Cence Soon Squandered The Hoards Of His Pre Decessor. James Iv, King Of Scotland, Made An Incursion With A Numerousof ...
Henry_2
Henry Joseph, American Physicist: B. Albany, N. Y., 17 Dec. 1797; D. Washington, D. C., 13 May 1878. He Was Educated At The Albany Academy, After Graduation Undertook The Study Of Chemistry, Anatomy And Physiology With A View To Adopting The Medical Profession. During The Years 1824-25, He Contributed Occa ...
Hepburn
Hepburn Vs. Griswold, 1869: The Great Case In Which The Supreme Court Of The United States Decided That The Government Had No Power To Make Its Own Notes Legal Tender; Reversed Through A Change In The Constitution Of The Court In Knox V. Lee And Juilliard V. Greenman. Mrs. Hepburn ...
Heptameron
Heptameron, The. The (heptameron) Of Marguerite, Sister Of Francois 1, Variously Called Marguerite D'angoulime, Marguerite De Valois, Or Marguerite De Navarre, Is A Collec Tion Of Stories Modeled On The (decameron) Of Boccaccio. A Company Of Travelers, Five Gentlemen And Five Ladies, On Their Way Home From Cauterets, In The ...
Heraldry
Heraldry Is The Whole Group Of Cere Monial Duties Discharged By The Heralds Of A Court, An Army, A Great Noble Or The Like, With The Assistance Of Their Pursuivants And Under The Direction Of The Earl Marshal, King-at Atms, The College Of Arms Or Other Chief Of The Institution. ...
Herbart
Herbart, Johann Friedrich, German Philosopher: B. Oldenburg, 4 May 1776; D. Got Tingen, 11 Aug. 1841. His Career Is Evidence Of The Fact That At Least Some Men May Live Peaceful Lives In Stormy Times. A Student At Jena Under Fichte, A Tutor In Switzerland, A Docent At Gottingen In ...
Herbert
Herbert, Edward, Loan Herbert Of Cherbury, English Philosopher: B. Eyton-on Severn. Near Wroxeter, 1583; D. London, 20 Aug. 1648. He Was A Famous Soldier And Diplo Matist In His Day, But At The Present Is Remem Bered As An Author And Philosopher. At Paris, In 1624, He Printed His Famous ...
Herbert_2
Herbert, Edward, Lord Herbert Of Cherbury, Autobiography Of. The (auto Biography' Of Lord Herbert Of Cherbury Is One Of The Most Remarkable In The Whole Range Of Self-narrative. In Point Of Time It Was Among The First Important Autobiographies In The Eng Lish Language, And It Continues To Hold Its ...
Herbert_3
Herbert, George, English Religious Poet: B. At The Castle Of Montgomery, Wales, 3 April 1593; D. Bemerton, March 1633. His Father, Richard Herbert, Came Of An Illustrious Welsh Family; His Mother, Margaret Newport, Also Of Excellent Family, Is More Remembered For Her Own Noble Character. Between Her And Her Poet ...
Herbs
Herbs, Culinary, Fragrant Or Aromatic Plants Used To Add Flavor To Food. Especially Stews, Soups, Dressings And Salads. They Usually Owe These Qualities To Essential Oils, Which, Be Ing Readily Soluble Or Easily Volatilized By Heat, Quickly Permeate The Mass Of Food In Which They Are Mixed. The Seed Of ...
Herculaneum
Herculaneum, Hir-kb-la'ne-ilm, Or Herculanum. Italy. An Ancient Buried City, About Five Miles Southeast Of Naples. Strabo Says It Was First Occunied By Oscan, Afterward By Tyrrhenian And Pelasgians, And Then By The Samnites. It Took Part In The Social War Against The Romans. In The Time Of Sulk It Was ...
Hercules
Hercules, Herlii-lez, Called By The Greeks Herakles, And Also Alcides, Al-sidez, After His Grandfather, Alcleus: A Mythological Hero Of Greece, Typified By Poets, Sculptors, And Artists Of Later Ages As A Model Of Human Per Fection, Physical And Mental. According To The Traditions Of The Heroic Age, He United The ...
Herder
Herder, Johann Gottfried Von, Yo Han Goef Red Fon Her'der, German Critic And Poet: B. Mohrungen, Prussia, 25 Aug. 1744; D. Wei Mar, 18 Dec. 1803. He Was The Son Of A Poor Schoolmaster, But Friends Procured Him An Ap Pointment In Frederick's College, Where He Was At First Tutor ...
Heredity
Heredity. So Long As The Part Played I By The Male And Female In Procreation Was Obscure, As It Was To The Ancients, It Was Im Possible To Arrive At A Clear Idea Concerning The Relationship Of Offspring To Parents, But After Spallanzani's Discovery That The Solid Part Only Of ...
Heresy
Heresy (gr. H.:ere:is) Primitively Means A Choice Or Election, And In Its Application To Religious Belief Is Used To Designate As Well The Act Of Choosing For One's Self, And Maintaining Opinions Contrary To The Authorized Teaching, As Also The Heterodox Opinions Thus Adopted. In The Acts Of The Apostles ...
Heriot
Heriot, Heri-ot, George, Scottish Phi Lanthropist: B. Edinburgh, 1563; D. London, 12 Feb. 1624. His Father Was A Goldsmith In Edinburgh, And The Son Followed His Father's Profession, And Was Admitted A Member Of The Incorporation Of Goldsmiths In May 1588. In 1597 He Was Appointed Goldsmith To The Queen ...
Hermann Und Dorothea
Hermann Und Dorothea. Goe The's And Dorothea' Is A Bright Idyll Of A Small German Country Town Near The Right Bank Of The Rhine, Set Against The Dark Back Ground Of The French Invasion Of The Rhenish Palatinate In 1794. It Was Written Between September 1796 And March 1797, And ...
Hermaphroditism
Hermaphroditism, The Occurrence Of Both Kinds Of Sexual Glands In One And The Same Animal. The Differentiation Of The Sexes Begins With The Polyps, When For The First Time In The Animal Kingdom We Meet With Individ Uals Which Are Male And Female. The Lower Plants And In The Animal ...
Hermes
Hermes, Her'ines, Georg, German Theo Logian: B. Dreyerwalde, Westphalia, 22 April 1775; D. Bonn, 26 May 1831. He Studied The Ology At The University Of Munster, Became A Teacher In The Gymnasium Of That City, And In 1807 Professor Of Dogmatic Theology In The University. When The Prussian Government Established ...
Hermes Trismegistus
Hermes Trismegistus, Petits, The Greek Title Of The Egyptian Moon God, Thoth, One Of The Most Interesting Figures In Egyptian Mythology. He Is Represented As Ibis Or With The Ibis Head, And Is Fully Illus Trated In The Monuments And Papyrus Rolls From Time To Time Brought To Light. He ...
Hermes_2
Hermes, Heemitz (called By The Romans Mercurius, And Identified With Their Own God Of That Name), In Greek Mythology The Son Of Zeus And Maia. According To Legend His Birth Place Was In The Mountains Of Cyllene, Arcadia. Four Hours After His Birth He Invented The Lyre, Which He Made ...
Hermit
Hermit (gr. Eremites), A Solitary As Cetic, Who With A View To More Complete Free Dom From The Cares, Temptations And Business Of The World Took Up His Abode In A Natural Cavern Or A Rudely Formed Hut In A Desert, Forest, Mountain Or Other Solitary Place. Her Mits Began ...
Hernandez Y Gimeno
Hernandez Y Gimeno, Pablo, Spanish Author And Priest Of The Society Of Jesus: B. Rubielos De La Cerida, Teruel, Spain, 9 Oct. 1852. He Was Educated At The Seminary Of Saragossa And At Jesuit Scholasticates In France And Spain. In 1872 He Entered The Jesuit Order And From 1877 To ...
Hernani
Hernani, By Victor Hugo, Is An Epoch Marking Play In The History Of French Drama. Finished In September 1829, Eagerly Accepted By The Committee Of The Theatre Francais In October, It Was Found So Radical In Its Departure From French Dramatic Traditions, Both In Structure And In Versification, That Intense ...
Hernia
Hernia (latin, A Rupture, A Burst, A Descent), 'a Swelling Formed By The Displace Ment Of A Soft Part, Which Protrudes By A Natural Or Accidental Opening From The Cavity In Which It Is Contained. The Three Great Cavities Of The Body Are Subject To These Displacements. The Brain, The ...
Hero And Leander
Hero And Leander, One Of The World's Unforgotten Stories Of Ill-fated 1pve, Probably Began As A Legend Of Sestos And Abydos On The Hellespont, In Explanation Of Some Immemorial Local Cult Of Swimmer, Torch And Tower. Its Literary Possibilities May Have Attracted A Poet — Perhaps Callimachus At Alexandria, Where ...
Herod
Herod, Called The Great, King Of The Jews: B. About 62 Ac.; D. 4 B.c. He Reigned From 37 Ac. Until His Death. He Was The Second Son Of Antipater The Idumean, Who, Being Made Procurator Of Judea By Julius Cesar, Appointed Him To The Government Of Galilee. He As ...
Herod_2
Herod. The Tragic Figure Of Herod The Great Is One Of The Favorite Traditions Of Litera Ture. History Tells Us That He Was Ambitious. Josephus In His 'antiquities Of The Jews' (xv), Tells Of His Tragic Love For Mariamne, His Wife, But Makes No Reference To The Gospel Story Of ...
Herodiade
Herodiade, A'ro'dyad, A Tragic Opera In Five Acts By Jules Massenet, Based On Flau Bert's 'herodias.' Originally Produced At Brussels In 1881, In New Orleans 1892 And In London As 'salome' In 1904. Though Based On The Biblical Story The Plot Is Different. The Scene Is Laid In Jerusalem, About ...
Herodotus
Herodotus, Greek Historian, Called The (( Father Of History": B. At Halicarnassus In Asia Minor, About 484 B.c. Before Writing His His Tory He Traveled Extensively, Visiting The Shores Of The Hellespont And The Euxine, Scythia, Syria, Palestine, Babylon And Ecubatana, Egypt As Far As Elephantine And Other Parts Of ...
Heroes
Heroes ( R/rwc Plu. 1pwcs) Were Men Among The Greeks Distinguished For Exceptional Strength, Bravery Or Achievement. The Etymol Ogy Of The Word Has Not Been Satisfactorily Made Out. It May Be Connected With A Root That Means °strong," Or One That Signifies "to Guard, Protect," Either Suggestive Of Soldierly ...
Heroes And
Heroes And Hero—worship. In 1837 Carlyle Had Produced
Herons
Herons, Wading Birds Of The Order He Rodii, Forming, With Egrets And Bitterns, The Family Ardeida. The Family Is Characterized By A Thin, Compressed Body; A Long, Thin Neck; A Straight, Narrow, Pointed Beak; Fully Feath Ered Head; Longish, Slender Legs; Three Toes In Front, The Two Outer United By ...
Herpes
Herpes, An Acute, Non-contagious, In Flammatory Disease Of The True Skin, Regarded Generally As Due To A Lesion Of Nerve Tissue. It Is Characterized By An Eruption Of One Or More Clusters Of Vesicles Upon A Reddened Base. Several Forms Of The Disease Are Recognized By Dermatologists, Of Which The ...
Herpetology
Herpetology, Her-0461'61i, The Study Of Reptiles. In Its Earlier Days, Included Under The Term °reptile° Were Not Only Those Now Properly So Named, But Also The Amphibia (q.v.) And Some Other °creeping Things" Not In Either Group. Cuvier's Classification, The First Approach To A Scientific One, Put Both The True ...
Herreros
Herreros, Manuel Breton De, Span• Ish Poet And Dramatist: .b. Quel (logroilo),,i9 Dec. 1796; D. Madrid, 8 Nov. 1873. He Left School To Enter The Army. As A Volunteer Id 1814, In Which He Served Until 1822. On His Retirement From The Army He Held Various Offices Under The Government. ...
Herreshopp
Herreshopp, Her'res-hof, John Brown, American Shipbuilder: B. Bristol, R. I., 24 April 1841; D. There, 20 July 1915. During Early Age He Was Attacked By Infantile Glaucoma, Which During His Youth Destroyed His Sight, After Which Be Remained Totally Blind For Life. His Education Was Carried On At The Schools ...
Herrick
Herrick, Myron T., Capitalist And Diplo Mat: B. Huntington, Lorain County, Ohio, 9 Oct. 1854. His Ancestors, Of The Same Line As That Of Robert Herrick, The English Poet, Came I To This Count From Loughborough, Leicester Shire, Englan Early In The 17th Century. His Grandfather, Imothy Herrick, One Of ...
Herring
Herring. The Typical Fishes Of The Fam Ily Clupeicke (q.v.), To Which Also Belong The Shad, Alewife, Sardine (qq.v.) And Other Food Fishes, The Numbers Of Which Consumed Make This The Most Important Economically Of All Families Of Fishes. The True Or Sea-herrings Belong To The Genus Clupea. The Common ...
Herron
Herron, George Davis, American Cler Gyman And Social Reformer: B. Montezuma, Ind., 21 Jan. 1862. He Was Educated At Ripon Col Lege, Wisconsin, And Also Studied In Europe. He Became Pastor Of The Congregational Church In Lake City, Minn., And While There Made An Address (°the Message Of Jesus To ...
Herschel
Herschel, Her'slfel, Caroline Lucretia, Sister Of Sir William Herschel (q.v.), Anglo German Astronomer: B. Hanover, Germany, 16 March 1750; D. There, 9 Tan. 1848. In Her 22d Year She Went To England To Reside With Her Brother, Then Organist In Bath. When William Abandoned His Former Profession In Favor Of ...
Herschel_2
Herschel, Sit John Frederick Wild Ham, English Astronomer • Only Son Of Sir Wil Liam Herschel (q.v.) : B. Slough, Near Windsor, 7 March 1792; D Collingwood, Kent, 1i May 1871. He Was Educated At Eton And Cambridge. His First Publication Was 'a Collection Of Ex Amples Of The. Application ...
Hertford College
Hertford College, Oxford, Eng Land, A Foundation Of Oxford University (q.v.). Which In Its Modem Form Dates From 1874 When Thomas Charles Baring, Then A Member Of Parliament For South Essex, Provided An Endowment For 15 Fellows And 30 Scholars, 7 Lecturers And Dean And Bursar. The Founda Tion Now ...
Hertz
Hertz, Henrik, Danish Dramatist And Oet : H. Copenhagen, 25 Aug. 1797; D. 25 Feb. 870. He Was Of Jewish Parents But Was Con Erted To Christianity; Was Educated In The Law T The University Of Copenhagen, But Soon Bandoned This Profession For The Dramatic Eld. In 1826-27 Two Plays ...
Herwegh
Herwegh, Her'vek, Georg, German Po Litical And Lyrical Poet: B. Stuttgart, 31 May 1817; D. Lichtenthal Bei Baden-baden, 7 April 1875. He Studied Theology At Tubingen, Be Came Editor Of A. Lewald's Periodical Europa At Stuttgart; Became Embroiled With A Military Officer At Stuttgart And Was Obliged To Flee To ...
Hesiod
Hesiod, Greek Poet: B. Ascra, A Village Of Bceotia, At The Foot Of Mount Helicon, Whence It Is Called The Ascrean. But Little Is Known Of Hesiod With Certainty. Even The Age In Which He Lived Cannot Be Precisely Deter Mined. Herodotus Calls Him A Contemporary Of Homer, And Says ...
Hesse
Hesse, Hes'se. Hermann (also Known Un Der The Pseudonym Hermann Lauscher), Ger Man Novelist: B. Calw, Wurttemberg, 2 July 1877, The Son Of The Editor Of A Religious Jour. Nal, Johannes Hesse. He Became A Mechanic, Later A Bookseller At Basle, Where He Ously Attended Lectures On Literature And The ...
Hesse
Hesse, Grand Duchy Of (the Grossher Zocrum Hessen), A State Of The German Em Pire Lying Between Lat. 49° 24' And 50° 51' N. And Long. 7° 51' And 9° 39' E. Its Capital, Darmstadt, Is A City Of 87,089 Inhabitants Ac Cording To The Latest Official Census, Which Gave ...
Hesse Homburg Hessen Homburg
Hesse-homburg (hessen-homburg), Germany, Former Landgraviate Comprising The Districts Of Homburg Vor Der Halle And Meisen Heim On The Right And Left Bank Of The Rhine Respectively, With An Area Of About 106 Square Miles. It Was Anciently A Part Of ,hesse Darmstadt, But Became A Separate Land In 1768. From ...
Hessians In The Revolution
Hessians In The Revolution, The. In The 18th Century Germany Was Di Vided Into Nearly 300 Sovereignties, Each Main Taining A Court And A Military Force. The Pos Sible Revenue Was Often Very Limited, The Bur Dens Were Almost Intolerable And The Prince Lings Were Often Profligate And Cruel; They ...
Hewett
Hewett, Hvt, Waterman Thomas, American Germanic Scholar: B. Miami, Mo., 10 Jan. 1846. He Was Graduated From Amherst College In 1869, Studied In Europe And Was Professor Of German Language And Literature At Cornell University From 1870 To 1910, When He Became Professor Emeritus. He Has Resided In Europe Since ...
Hewitt
Hewitt, Abram Stevens, American Manufacturer And Politician: B. Haverstraw, Rockland County, N. Y., 31 July 1822; D. New York, 18 Jan. 1903. He Was Graduated From Columbia In 1842 At The Head Of His Class, And In 1843 He Was Made Acting Professor Of Mathe Matics There; He Also Began ...
Hewitt_2
Hewitt, Peter Cooper, American Capital Ist And Inventor: B. New York, 1861. He Is The• Son Of Abram S. Hewitt (q.v.) And Grandson Of Peter Cooper, Was Educated At Stevens Institute, Hoboken, And Columbia Col Lege. He Entered Business With His Father, Be Came A Director Of Cooper, Hewitt & ...