Hearn, Lafcadio. 1850-1904. Translator; brought Japanese culture to West.

Hearst, Wm Randolph. 1863-1951. US newspaper giant: San Francisco Examiner.

Heath, Edward. 1916-. British Conservative Prime Minister 1970-4. Common Market.

Hébert, Jacques. 1757-94. French revolutionary extremist. Led Sansculottes. Cult of Reason.

Heem, Jan de. 1606-83. Dutch still life painter.

Heemskerk, Maerten van. 1498-1574. Dutch Mannerist painter.

Hegel, G.W.F. 1770-1831. German Idealist philosopher: Dialectical Reasoning: thesis vs antithesis = synthesis. Dialectical Materialism. “Universe is evolving from first cause toward self awareness and freedom. In man, God becomes aware of Himself”. Phenomenology 1806. Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1817. Philosophy of History 1830.

Heidegger, Martin. 1889-1976. German Existentialist philosopher. Being and Time 1927.

Heidelberg Catechism. 1563. Calvinist confession used by Reformed churches.

Heine, Heinrich. 1797-1856. German lyric satirical Socialist poet. Young Germany. Lorelei. Atta Troll 1843-5.

Heinkel, Ernst. 1888-1958. German. First turbojet aircraft.

Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-76. German quantum physicist: Uncertainty Principle 1927.

Helgoland Bight, Battle. 1914. British defeat Germans in first WWI naval battle.

Hellen. Mythical ancestral king of Greeks.

Hellenic Art. 1500-300BC. Prehistoric, Archaic, and Classical periods in Greece.

Hellenic League. 338~322BC. Philip of Macedonia. All Greek city-states except Sparta.

Hellenistic Art. c330-50BC. Cosmopolitan culturally diverse period of Alexander’s empire. Sensual, emotional sculpture. Dying Gaul. Laocoön.

Helmholtz, Hermann. 1821-94. German physicist. Conservation of Energy.

Helnaes Stone. c800. Oldest Danish runic stone.

Helsinki Accords. 1975. Human rights, freedom, co-operation. Reduced East-West tensions.

Helvétius, Claude-Adrien. 1715-71. French Materialist philosopher. All actions based on self-interest. De l’ésprit 1758.

Hemingway, Ernest. 1898-1961. US novelist: Fairwell to Arms 1929. For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940. Old Man and the Sea 1952. Style:“A stream with stones of nouns and a surface of prepositional ripples” -L. Morrow.

Hengist and Horsa. 5C. Legendary Jute brothers, founded Kent. Fought Britons.

Hennepin, Louis. 1626-1701. Missionary explorer of Great Lakes. First European to Niagara Falls.

Henry, O. 1862-1910. US short-story writer. Surprise endings and irony. Gift of the Magi. Porter.

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