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Ho Chi Minh. 1890-1969. North Vietnamese Communist President 1945-.
Hobbes, Thomas. 1588-1679. English Materialist Determinist philosopher. Nominalist. Royalist. Good is that which brings pleasure; evil, pain. Mind is the result of physical activity in the brain. Elements of Law 1640. Leviathan 1651.
Hobson, Tobias. Cambridge innkeeper who offered no choice of hired horse. -“Hobson’s choice”.
Hochelaga. -c1600. Iroquois village at site of Montreal. Discovered 1535 by Cartier.
Hodler, Ferdinand. 1853-1918. Swiss Symbolist artist. The Night 1890.
Hofer, Andreas. 1767-1810. Austrian. Led peasant rebellions vs French and Bavarians 1809-10.
Hoffmann, August. 1798-1874. German poet. Deutschland über alles 1841.
Hofmann, Hans. 1880-1966. German/US improvising painter. Influenced Abstract Expressionism.
Hogarth, William. 1697-1764. English satirical mural painter. Founded Royal Academy 1739. Rake’s Progress 1732. Marriage à la Mode 1744. Pantheon 1764.
Hogue, La. Battle. 1692. England defeats French navy to prevent invasion.
Hohenlinden, Battle. 1800. French defeat Austria. Last major battle of War of 2nd Coalition.
Hohenstaufen. German dynasty. Ruled Holy Roman Empire 1138-1254. Welfs.
Hohenzollern. German family which ruled Prussia 1415-1918, united Germany 1871-1918. Kings of Romania 1866-1947.
Hojo. 1199-1333. Japanese shogun dynasty.
Holbach, Paul, Baron d’. 1723-89. French Materialist philosopher and Encyclopaedist.
Holbein, Hans, the Elder. 1465-1524. German painter. Altar pieces. Rich color, balance.
Holbein, Hans, the Younger. 1497-1543. German/English Realist portrait painter. St. Mary 1525. Danse Macabre 1526. Henry VIII 1540.
Holberg, Ludvig. 1684-1754. Norwegian/Danish poet, historian. ’Foundation of Danish Literature’. Peder Paars 1719.
Hölderlin, Friedrich. 1770-1843. German classic Romantic poet. Elegies 1800.
Holland, John. 1352-1400. Introduced rack to England. (Banned 1628.)
Hollerith, Herman. 1860-1929. US founder of IBM. Punched cards for tabulation 1890.
Holmes, John. 1879-1964. US. Founder of ACLU, NAACP.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935. US Supreme Court Justice 1902-32. Law as social instrument.
Holocaust. 1939-45. Nazi killing of of Jews, minorities, opponents and POWs in concentration camps. Final Solution. 5.8 million Jews and 5-11 million non-Jews.