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HEGESIPPUS (fl. A.D. 150-180)

ALEXANDER HEGIUS [VON REEK] (c. 1433-1498)

JOHAN LUDVIG HEIBERG (1791-186o)

JOHANN HEINRICH HEIDEGGER (1633–1698)

THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM

KARL ALEXANDER VON HEIDELOFF (1788–1865)

KARL AUGUST VON HEIGEL (1835-1905)

HERMANN HEIJERMANS (1864- )

HEILSBRONN (or KLOSTER-HEILSBRONN)

ALBERT VON ST GALLEN HEIM (1849- )

FRANCOIS JOSEPH HEIM (1787-1865)

HEIMDAL, or HEIMDALL

HEINRICH HEINE (1797-1856)

JOHANN GOTTLIEB HEINECCIUS (1681-1741)

CHRISTIAN HEINRICH HEINECKEN (1721-1725)

SAMUEL HEINICKE (1727-1790)

HEINRICH MARIA HESS (1798–1863)—von Hess, after he received a patent of personal nobility—was born at Dusseldorf and brought up to the profession of art by his father, the engraver Karl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755–1828)

HEINRICH WILHELM AUGUST

JOHANN JAKOB WILHELM HEINSE (1749-1803)

HEINSIUS (or HEINS) DANIEL (1580-1655)

NIKOLAES HEINSIUS (1620-1681)

HEIR (Lat. heres, from a root meaning to grasp, seen in heres or erus, master of a house, Gr. xeip, hand, Sans. hat ana, hand)

ST HELENA (c. 247-c. 327)

HELGAUD, or HELGALDUS (d. c. 1048)

HELICON (Fr. helicon, bombardon circulaire; Ger. Helikon)

HELIGOLAND (Ger. Helgoland)

HELIOGABALUS (ELAGABALUS)

HELIOGRAPH (from Gr. riXLos, sun, and ypackly to write)

HELIOMETER (from Gr. iXtos, sun, and p.Erpov, a measure)

HELIOSTAT (from Gr. rtXtor, the sun, vrares, fixed, set up)

HELIOTROPE, or TURNSOLE

HELIUM (from Gr. i)Xcor, the sun)

HELIX (Gr. € tE, a spiral or twist)

HELL (0. Eng. hel, a Teutonic word from a root meaning " to cover," cf. Ger. Holle, Dutch hel)

HELLENISM (from Or. EAXspiL'sty, to imitate the Greeks, who were known as "EAAi7ves, after "EAA17v, the son of Deucalion)

STEPHEN HELLER (181 1888)

HELLESPONT (i.e. " Sea of Helle "; variously named in classical literature `EXX oirov-ros, o "EXXns a6vros, Hellespontum Pelagus, and Rectum Hellesponticum)

HELLEVOETSLUIS, or HELVOETSLUIS

ERNEST HELLO (1828-1885)

JAN FREDERIK HELMERS (1767-1813)

GREGOR VON HELMERSEN (1803-1885)

HELMET (from an obsolete diminutive of O. Fr. helme, mod. heaume; the English word is " helm," as in O. Eng., Dutch and Ger.; all are from the Teutonic base hal-, pre-Teut. kal-, to cover; cf. Lat. celare, to hide, Eng. " hell," &c.)

HERMANN LUDWIG FERDINAND VON HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894)

JEAN BAPTISTE VAN HELMONT (1577—1644)

HELOTS (Gr. eYAwres or eiXiorat)

SIR ARTHUR HELPS (1813-1875)

HELSINGFORS (Finnish Helsinki)

BARTHOLOMAEUS VAN DER HELST

HELVETIC CONFESSIONS

HELVETII ('El ouipeot, 'EXI3ilrriol)

HELVIDIUS PRISCUS

PIERRE HELYOT (1660-1716)

FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS (1793-1835)

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

HEMICHORDA, or HEMICHORDATA

HEMICYCLE (Gr. iift-, half, and avahos, circle)

WALTER OF HEMINGBURGH

HEMIPTERA (Gr. 77µi-, half and IrTep6P, a wing)

HEMLOCK (in O. Eng. hemlic or hymlice; no cognate is found in any other language, and the origin is unknown)

HEMP (in O. Eng. henep, cf. Dutch hennep, Ger. Hanf , cognate with Gr. Kavval3er, Lat. cannabis)

FRANCOIS HEMSTERHUIS (1721-1790)

TIBERIUS HEMSTERHUIS (1685-1766)

CHARLES JEAN FRANCOIS HENAULT (1685-177o)

HENBANE (Fr. jusquiaume, from the Gr. uoo'icuaµos, or hog's-bean; Ital. giusquiamo; Ger. Scliwarzes Bilsenkraut, Hiihnertod, Saubohue and Zigeuner-Korn or " gipsies' corn ")

ALEXANDER HENDERSON (1583-1646)

EBENEZER HENDERSON (1784-1858)

GEORGE FRANCIS ROBERT HENDERSON (1854-1903)

JOHN HENDERSON (1747-1785)

THOMAS ANDREWS HENDRICKS (1819-1885)

HENEAGE FINCH (1621—1682)

HENGELO, or HENGELOO

ERNST WILHELM HENGSTENBERG (1802-r869)

HEINRICH PHILIPP KONRAD HENKE (1752 — 1809)

FRIEDRICH GUSTAV JAKOB HENLE (1809 — 1885)

JOHN HENLEY (1692-1759)

WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY (1849-1903)

PHILIPPE AUGUSTE HENNEQUIN (1763-1833)

JEAN JACQUES HENNER (1829-1905)

HENRI ESTIENNE (1531–1598)

HENRIETTA MARIA (1609-1666)

HENRY (1129-1195)

HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig

HENRY (c. 1108-1139)

HENRY (c. 1174–1216)

HENRY BEAUFORT (1436—1464)

HENRY CHARLES KEITH PETTY FITZIIAURICE

HENRY FITZ HENRY (115 1183)

HENRY IL (1503-1555)

HENRY OF ALMAIN (1235-1271)

HENRY OF GHENT [Henricus a Gandavo] (c. 1217–1293)

HENRY OF HUNTINGDON

HENRY OF LAUSANNE (variously known as of Bruys, of Cluny, of Toulouse, and as the Deacon)

HENRY OF LORRAINE

HENRY OF PORTUGAL

HENRY PETTY FITZMAURICE

HENRY RASPE (c. 1202—1247)

EDWARD LAMSON HENRY (1841– )

JAMES HENRY (1798-1876)

JOSEPH HENRY (1797-1878)

MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714)

PATRICK HENRY (1736–1799)

PRINCE OF BATTENBERG HENRY (1858-1896)

ROBERT HENRY (1718-1790)

VICTOR HENRY (1850– )

WILLIAM HENRY (1795-1836)

ROBERT HENRYSON (c. 1425—c. 1500)

GEORGE [Ismoa GEORG] HENSCHEL (1850— )

ADOLF VON HENSELT (1814—1889)

JOHN STEVENS HENSLOW (1796-1861)

PHILIP HENSLOWE (d. 1616)

GEORGE ALFRED HENTY (1832-1902)

WILLIAM JORY HENWOOD (1805-1875)

SIR JOHN HEPBURN (c. 1598-1636)

GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE (d. 1786)

HEPTARCHY (Gr. 1rra seven, and apxi, rule)

HERACLIDES PONTICUS

HERACLITES (`Hpaoharos; c. 540–475 B.C.)

HERACLIUS ('HpaeXaos) (c. 575-642)

HERALD (O. Fr. heraut, herault; the origin is uncertain, but O.H.G. heren, to call, or hariwald, leader of an army, have been proposed; the Gr. equivalent is Kddpvi : Lat. praeco, caduceator, fetialis)

MARIE JEAN HERAULT DE SECHELLES (1759-1794)

HERB (Lat. herba, grass, food for cattle, generally taken to represent the Old Lat. forbea, Gr. 4op(3i1, pasture, <0p/3Ew, to feed, Sans. bharb, to eat)

HERBARIUM, or HORTUS

JOHANN FRIEDRICH HERBART (1776-1841)

BARTHELEMY HERBELOT DE MOLAINVILLE

NICOLAS DE HERBERAY DES ESSARTS (d. about 1557)

HERBERT (FAMILY)

BARON EDWARD HERBERT HERBERT OF CHERBURY (1583-1648)

1ST BARON SIDNEY HERBERT HERBERT OF LEA (181b-1861)

GEORGE HERBERT (1593-1633)

HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT

SIR THOMAS HERBERT (1606-1682)

ALEXANDRE HERCULANO DE CARVALHO E ARAUJO (1810-1877)

HERCULES (0. Lat. Hercoles, Hercles)

HERD (a word common to Teutonic languages; the O. Eng. form was heord; cf. Ger. Herde, Swed. and Dan. hjord; the Sans. ca'rdhas, which shows the pre-Teutonic form, means a troop)

JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER (1744-1803)

JOSE MARIA HEREDIA Y CAMPUZANO (1803-1839)

JOSE MARIA DE HEREDIA (1842-1905)

HEREDITAMENT (from Lat. heredilare, to inherit, heres, heir)

HERERO, or OVAHERERO (" merry people ")

JOSEPH VON HERGENROTHER (1824-189o)

GEORGE HERIOT (1563-1623)

HERITABLE JURISDICTIONS

HERLEN (or HERLIN), FRITZ

HERMAN DE VALENCIENNES

HERMANDAD (from hermano, Lat. germanus, a brother)

HERMANN OF REICHENAU (HERIMANNUS AUGIENSIS)

HERMANN OF WIED (1477-1552)

JOHANN GOTTFRIED JAKOB HERMANN (1772–1848)

KARL FRIEDRICH HERMANN (1804–1855)

SHEPHERD OF HERMAS

HERMENEUTICS (Gr. Epµ-qvevrtKri, sc. 7E)(141, Lat. ars hermeneutica, from Epianvevety, to interpret, from Hermes, the messenger of the gods)

HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (" the thrice greatest Hermes ")

GEORG HERMES (1775-1831)

HERNE THE HUNTER

HERNIA (Lat. hernia, perhaps from Gr. Epvos, a sprout)

HERO (Gr. open)

HERO AND LEANDER

HERO OF ALEXANDRIA

THE YOUNGER HERO

HEROD (surnamed THE GREAT)

HERODAS (Gr. 'Hpw&as), or HERONDAS (the name is spelt differently in the few places where he is mentioned)

HERODIANS ('Hpw&avoi)

AELIUS HERODIANUS

HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

HEROIC ROMANCES

LOUIS JOSEPH FERDINAND HEROLD (1791-1833)

HERON (Fr. heron; Ital. aghirone, airone; Lat. ardea; Gr. ipw&bs: A.-S. hragra; Icelandic, hegre; Swed. hager; Dan. heire; Ger. Heiger, Reiher, Heergans; Dutch, reiger)

HERPES (from the Gr. 'paety, to creep)

ANTONIO DE HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS (1549-1625)

FERNANDO DE HERRERA (c. 1534-1597)

FRANCISCO HERRERA (1576-1656)

ROBERT HERRICK (1591-1674)

JOHN CHARLES HERRIES (1778-1855)

4TH LORD JOHN MAXWELL HERRIES (c. 1512-1583)

HERRING (Clupea harengus, Haring in German, le hareng in French, sill in Swedish)

BATTLE OF THE HERRINGS

CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL (1750-1848)

SIR FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL (1738-1822)

BART SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL

1ST BARON FARRER HERSCHELL HERSCHELL (1837-1899)

LOUIS HERSENT (1777-1860)

HERSTAL, or HERISTAL

EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF HERTFORD

HERTFORDSHIRE [HERrs]

HERTHA, or NERTHUS

HEINRICH RUDOLF HERTZ (1857-1894)

HENRIK HERTZ (1797–1870)

COUNT VON EWALD FRIEDRICH HERTZBERG (1725-1795)

ALEXANDER HERTZEN (1812-1870)

LORENZO HERVAS Y PANDURO (1735–1809)

MARQUIS MARIE JEAN LEON HERVEY DE SAINT DENYS

JOHN HERVEY OF ICKWORTH

JAMES HERVEY (1714–1758)

PAUL HERVIEU (1857– )

KARL EBERHARD HERWARTH VON BITTENFELD (1796-'884)

GEORG HERWEGH (1817-'875)

THEODOR HERZL (1860-1904)

HANS HERZOG (1819–1894)

JOHANN JAKOB HERZOG (1805-1882)

JOHANN GEORG LUDWIG HESEKIEL (1819–1874)

HESILRIGE (or HESELkIG), SIR ARTHUR

HESPERUS (Gr. "Ea-repor, Lat. Vesper)

FREIHERR VON HEINRICH HERMANN JOSEF HESS (1788-1870)

HESSE (Lat. Hessia, Ger. Hessen)

HELIUS EOBANUS HESSUS (1488-1540)

HESYCHASTS ($1v(acrai or ilaux4ovres, from ' avxos, quiet, also called &µc/mM‘livxoe, Umbilicanimi, and sometimes referred to as Euchites, Massalians or .Palamites)

HESYCHIUS OF MILETUS

HETAERISM (Gr. i/ratpa a mistress)

HETERONOMY (from Gr, i

HERMANN THEODOR HETTNER (1821-1882)

THEODOR VON HEUGLIN (1824-1876)

HEUSCH, WILLEM, or GUILLIAM DE

JOHANN HEVELIUS [HEVEL or H6WELCKE] (1611—1687)

SIR PRESCOTT GARDNER HEWETT

ABRAM STEVENS HEWITT (1822-1903)

MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT (1861-- )

HEXAGONAL PYRAMIDAL CLASS (Hemimorphic-tetartohedral)

HEXAPLA (Gr. for " sixfold ")

HEXAPODA (Gr. 4, six, and gobs, foot)

HEXASTYLE (Gr. gE, six, and ori)Xos, column)

JAN VAN DER HEYDEN (r637-1712)

HEYLYN (or HEYLIN), PETER (1600-1662)

PIETER PIETERZOON [commonly abbreviated to PIET] HEYN (1578-1629)

CHRISTIAN GOTTLOB HEYNE (1729–1812)

PAUL JOHANN LUDWIG HEYSE (183o– )

JOHN HEYWOOD (b. 1497)

THOMAS HEYWOOD (d. c. 165o)

HEZEKIAH (Heb. for " [my] strength is [of] Yah ")

HIATUS (Lat. for gaping, or gap)

HIAWATHA (" he makes rivers ")

HIBERNACULUM (Lat. for winter quarters)

HIBERNATION (winter sleep)

HIC DAMASI MATER POSVIT LAVREN[TIA MEMBRA]

HICKERINGILL (or HICKHRRNGILL), EDMUND (1631-1708)

GEORGE HICKES (1642-1715)

LAURENS PERSEUS HICKOK (1798-1888)

ELIAS HICKS (1748-1830)

HENRY HICKS (1837-1899)

WILLIAM HICKS (1830-1883)

HIDALGO (a Spanish word, contracted from hijo d'algo or hijo de algo, son of something, or somewhat)

MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA (1753-1811)

HIERARCHY (Gr. iepos, holy, and apxe.v, to rule)

HIERAX, or HIERACAS

HIERO (strictly HIERON)

HIEROCLES OF ALEXANDRIA

HIEROGLYPHICS (Gr. iepos, sacred, and'yXv ni, carving)

HIERONYMUS JAROSLAW LASKI (1496—1542)

HIERONYMUS OF CARDIA

HIERRO, or FERRO

HIGDON (or HIGDEN), RANULF (c. 1299—c. 1363)

MATTHEW JAMES HIGGINS (1810-1868)

THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON (1823—1911)