Hôpital, Guillaume-François-Antoine de L'
Marquis de Sainte-Mesme and Comte d'Entremont, French mathematician; b. at Paris, 1661; d. at Paris, 2 February, 1704.
Höfler, Konstantin von
Historian; born at Memmingen, Bavaria, 26 March, 1811; died at Prague, 29 December, 1898.
Hübner, Alexander, Count
An Austrian statesman, born 26 Nov., 1811; died 30 July, 1892.
Hüffer, Hermann
Historian and jurist; born 24 March, 1830, at Münster in Westphalia; died at Bonn, 15 March, 1905.
Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth, Baroness von
Biographical article on "Germany's greatest poetess."
Habington, William
Poet and historian; born at Hindlip, Worcestershire, 1605; died 1654; son of Thomas Habington the antiquarian.
Habor River
A river of Mesopotamia in Asiatic Turkey, an important eastern affluent of the Euphrates.
Hadewych, Blessed
Prioress of the Premonstratensian convent of Mehre, d. around 1200. Also known as Hedwig or Hadewig.
Hadrian, Publius Aelius
Emperor of the Romans; born 24 January, A. D. 76 at Rome; died 10 July, 138.
Haeften, Benedict van
Benedictine writer, provost of the Monastery of Afflighem, Belgium; born at Utrecht, 1588; died 31 July, 1648.
Hagen, Gottfried
Town clerk of Cologne, and author of the Cologne "Reimchronik" (rhymed chronicle); died 1299.
Hagiography
The name given to that branch of learning which has the saints and their worship for its object.
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