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.

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

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

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

Hillary, William. Founder of English Royal National Lifeboat Institute, 1824.

Himmler, Heinrich. 1900-45. German Gestapo and SS head. Concentration camps. Suicide after Allied capture.

Hindemith, Paul. 1895-1963. German Gebrauchmusik movement composer. Music as social expression.

Hindenburg. German zeppelin, explodes 1937 in New Jersey, kills 36.

Hindenburg, Paul von. 1847-1934. Commander in Chief of the German armies 1916-18. President of Weimar Republic 1925-. Appointed Hitler chancellor 1933.

Hindenburg Line. 1917. German army’s Western Front. Breached 1918.

Hinduism. c 1500BC-. Indian religion. Cycles of life, death, reincarnation. Release by enlightenment. Caste system. Vedas. Root of Buddhism, Jainism, many sects. Upanishads.

Hippodamus. 5C BC. Greek architect. City of Rhodes.

Hiroshima. Japanese city destroyed 1945 by first A-bomb. 75000 killed.

Hiss, Alger. 1904-96. Alleged communist spy in US State Department. Jailed for perjury 1950-4.

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.

Hoffmann, August. 1798-1874. German poet. Deutschland über alles 1841.

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.

Holbein, Hans, the Elder. 1465-1524. German painter. Altar pieces. Rich color, balance.

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