Herrera, Fernando de. 1534-97. Spanish Humanist poet.

Herschel, William. 1738-1822. German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus 1781.

Hershey, Milton. 1857-1945. US chocolate maker and philanthropist.

Herzberg, Gerhard. 1904-99. Canadian physicist. Electronic structure of molecules.

Herzen, Aleksandr. 1812-70. Russian revolutionary writer.

Herzl, Theodor. 1860-1904. Hungarian/Austrian writer. Founder of Zionism. The Jewish State 1896.

Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.

Hesperides. Nymphs who guarded Hera’s tree of golden apples.

Hess. Rudolph. 1894-1987. German Nazi leader. Flew to Scotland, 1941. Sentenced to life at Nuremberg.

Hesse, Hermann. 1877-1962. German/Swiss writer of psychological, mystical. Siddharta 1922. Steppenwolf 1927. Magister Ludi 1943.

Hestia. Greek goddess of the hearth.

Hetaerae. Greek independent courtesans.

Hetarai. 1814-. Secret Greek societies vs infidels.

Heuss, Theodor. 1884-1963. First President of German Federal Republic, 1949-59.

Hexapolis. 700BC. 6 city trading league. Rhodes.

Heydrich, Reinhard. 1904-42. Deputy head SS. Assassination led to Lidice massacre.

Heyerdahl, Thor. 1914-2002. Norwegian anthropologist. Expeditions: Kon-Tiki 1947, Ra II 1969.

Hiawatha. 15C Onondaga chief, legendary founder of League of 5 nations. Longfellow.

Hickock, James (Wild Bill). 1837-76. US frontier lawman.

Hidalgo, Miguel. 1753-1811. Led Mexican Revolution with Allende.

Highland Garb Act. 1746-82. Prohibited wearing of tartan.

Hijrah. (Hegira). 622. Muhammed’s flight from Mecca to Medina. Begins Moslem calendar.

Hilbert, David. 1862-1943. German number theorist. Hilbert Space.

Hildebrandt, Johann von. 1668-1745. Austrian Baroque architect. Belvedere Palace 1700.

Hill, Mildred and Patty. Wrote Happy Birthday 1893.

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