Herophilus. c335-280BC. Greek “Father of Anatomy”.

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

Hertz, Heinrich. 1857-94. German physicist: electromagnetic waves.

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

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

Hesiod. c800BC. Greek poet. Works and Days.

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

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

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.

Hieroglyphics. c3400BC-500. Egyptian picture writing system. Rosetta Stone.

Hill, Mildred and Patty. Wrote Happy Birthday 1893.

Hillary, Sir Edmund. 1919-2008. New Zealand, first to climb Mt. Everest, 1953, with Tenzig Norgay.

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

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

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.

Hipparchus. c190-120BC. First star catalogue. Epicyclic planetary motion around earth. Astrolabe 130.

Hippias. Greek Tyrant 527-510BC. Exiled.

Hippocrates. 460-370BC. Greek physician. Separated medicine from superstition. Established medical schools. “Diseases due to natural causes”.

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

Hippolyte. Amazon queen with gold girdle.

Hippolytus, St. c170-235. Italian martyr. First Antipope, 217-.

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