# Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume XII

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| Hiring, in law. Hirschau, or Hirsau, village, Würtemberg, Germany. Hirschberg, town, Prussia. Hirtius, Aulus, friend of Cæsar. Hispaniola (Hayti, q.v.), island, West Indies. Hissar, district and town, India. Hissar, state, Central Asia. Histology. Animal Histology. ... History. Hit, town, Asiatic Turkey. Hitchcock, Edward, American geologist. Hitchin, town, England. Hittites, of Scripture. Hittorff, Jacques Ignace, French architect. Hitzig, Ferdinand, German Biblical critic. | Hoatzin, or Hoactzin, bird. Hoadly, Benjamin, bishop of Winchester. Hoare, Sir Richard Cobb, English antiquary. Hobart Town (now Hobart), town, Tasmania. Hobbema, Meyndert, Dutch painter. Hobbes, Thomas, English philosopher. Hoboken, town, New Jersey, U.S.A. Hoche, Lazare, French general. Hodge, Charles, American theologian. Hodgkinson, Eaton, English engineer. Hodmezö-Vasarhely, town, Hungary. Hodograph, geometrical construction. Hody, Humphrey, English divine. Hof, or Regnitzhof, town, Bavaria. Hofer, Andreas, Tyrolese patriot. Hoffmann, August Heinrich, German writer. Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm, German romanticist. Hoffmann, Friedrich, German physician. Hoffmann, Johann Joseph, German Chinese and Japanese scholar. Hofmann, Johann Christian Konrad von, Lutheran theologian. Hogarth, William, English painter and caricaturist. Hogg, James, Scottish poet. Hohenelbe, town, Bohemia. Hohenlohe, Princes of. Hohenmauth, town, Bohemia. Hohenstein, town, Saxony. Hohenzollern, Princes of. Holbach, Baron d’, French philosopher. Holbein, Hans, the Elder, German painter. Holbein, Hans, the Younger, German painter. Holberg, Baron Ludwig, Scandinavian writer. Holcroft, Thomas, English dramatist and writer. Hölderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich, German poet. Holeschau, or Holesov, town, Moravia, Austria. Holibut, or Halibut, fish. Holinshed, or Hollinshed, Raphael, English chronicler. Holkar, Indian title. Holland. Geography and Statistics. History. Language. Literature. Holland, North and South, provinces, Holland. Holland, Sir Henry, English physician and writer. Holland, Philemon, English translator. Holland, Third Lord, English politician and writer. Hollar, Wenzel, German etcher. Holly, tree. Hollyhock, hardy garden plant. Holman, James, the Blind Traveller. Holstein, Schleswig-, province, Prussia (See Schleswig-Holstein). Holt, Sir John, English lord chief-justice. Hölty, Ludwig Heinrich Christoph, German poet. Holyhead, town, Wales. Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England. Holyoke, town, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Holy Water, in Roman Catholic ritual. Holy Week, in ecclesiastical calendar. Holywell, town, Wales. Holzminden, town, Germany. Homage, in feudal times. Homberg, Wilhelm, Dutch natural philosopher. Homburg, town, Germany. Home, Henry (Lord Kames q.v.), Scottish judge and philosopher. Home, John, Scottish dramatic poet. Homel, or Gomel, town, Russia. Homer, Greek poet. Homestead, Law relating to, in United States. Homeyer, Karl Gustav, German historical writer. Homicide, in law. Homily, Homiliarium, Books of Homilies. Homœopathy, system of medicine. Honda, or San Bartolommeo de Honda, town, Colombia, South America. Hondecoeter, Melchior d’, Dutch painter. Honduras, republic, Central America. Hone, whetstone. Hone, William, English satirist and antiquary. Honey. Honey-Eater, or Honey-Sucker, bird. Honey-Guide, bird. Honeysuckle, plant. Honfleur, town, France. Hong-Kong, island and town, China. Honiton, town, England. Honolulu, town, Hawaiian Islands (q.v.). Honorius, Flavius Augustus, emperor of the West. Honorius I., pope. Honorius II., pope & antipope. Honorius III., pope. Honorius IV., pope. Hontheim, Johann Nikolaus von, opponent of Ultramontanism. Honthorst, Gerard van, Dutch painter. Hooch, Pieter de, Dutch painter. Hoo-Chow Foo, or Ho-Chu Fu, town, China. Hood, Robin ({{9link|Robin Hood|See Robin Hood). Hood, Thomas, English humorist and poet. Hood, Tom, English humorist and poet. Hood, Viscount, English admiral. Hooft, Pieter Cornelissen, Dutch poet and historian. Hoogeveen, village, Netherlands. Hooghly, or Hugli, river, India. Hooghly, or Hugli, district & town, India. Hoogstraten, Samuel Dirksz van, Dutch painter. Hook, Theodore Edward, English novelist and dramatist. Hook, Walter Farquhar, dean of Westminster. Hooke, Robert, English man of science. Hooker, Joseph, American general. Hooker, Richard, English ecclesiastical writer. Hooker, Sir William Jackson, English botanist. Hoole, John, English translator and dramatist. Hooper, John, English bishop and martyr. Hooping-Cough, or Whooping-Cough. Hoopoe, bird. Hoorn, town, Holland. Hop, plant. Hope, Thomas, English writer and antiquary. Hôpital, or L’Hôpital (q.v.), chancellor of France. Hopkins, Ezekiel, bishop of Londonderry. Hopkins, Samuel, American theologian. Hopkinson, Francis, American satirist. Hoppner, John, English portrait painter. Hor, Mount, of Scripture. Horace, Latin poet. Horatii, three brothers, champions of Rome. Horde, town, Prussia. Horeb, Mount, Arabia (See Sinai). Horehound, plant. Horgen, town, Switzerland. Horitz, town, Bohemia. Hormayr, Joseph, Baron von, German statesman and historian. Hormisdas, Pope. Horn, Horns, of animals. Horn, or French Horn, musical instrument. Hornbeam, tree. Hornbill, bird. Horn-Book. Horncastle, town, England. Horne, George, bishop of Norwich. Horne, Thomas Hartwell, English Biblical writer. Hornellsville, town, New York, U.S.A. Horner, Francis, English political economist. Hornet, insect (See Wasp). Hornpipe, dance and tune. Horrocks, or Horrox, Jeremiah, English astronomer. Horse. Zoology and Anatomy. History, Management, and Breeding. Horsemanship. Horse-Racing. Horse-Chestnut, tree. Horse-Mackerel, fish. Horsemanship (See Horse). Horsens, town, Denmark. Horse-Power, engineers’ unit of energy. Horse-Racing (See Horse). Horseradish, plant. Horsetail, plant. Horsham, town, England. Horsley, John, English antiquary. Horsley, Samuel, English bishop and controversialist. Horsley, William, English musical composer. Horten, or Karljohanswærn, town, Norway. Hortense, mother of Napoleon III., emperor of the French. Hortensius, Quintus, Roman orator. Horticulture, Science and practice of. Principles or Science of Horticulture. ... Index. Hosea, Old Testament prophet. Hoshangabad, district and town, India. Hosiery. Hosius, or Osius, bishop of Cordova. Hospital, Hospitals. Hospitium, Greek institution. Hotch-Pot, or Hodge-Podge, in law. Hotho, Heinrich Gustav, German art critic. Hotman, or Hottoman, François, French publicist. Hot-Springs, town, Arkansas, U.S.A. Hottentots, South-African race. Hottinger, Johann Heinrich, Swiss theologian and philologist. Houbraken, Jacobus, Dutch engraver. Houdon, Jean Antoine, French sculptor. Hound, dog. Hounslow, town, England. House-Fly, insect. Houseleek, plant. Houssa, Housa, Haussa, or Hausa, people, Africa. Houston, town, Texas, U.S.A. Houston, Samuel, American general and statesman. Houwaert, Jean Baptista, Flemish poet. Hovedon, Roger of, English chronicler. Howard, Henry, earl of Surrey (q.v.), English poet. Howard, John, English philanthropist. Howe, John, English puritan divine. Howe, Earl, English admiral. Howell, James, English writer and politician. Howitt, William, English writer. Howrah, town, India. Höxter, town, Prussia. Hoyle, Edmund, English writer on games. | Hrabanus Maurus Magnentius, archbishop of Mainz. Hrosvitha, or Roswitha, mediæval authoress. Huancavelica, or Guancabelica, town, Peru. Huanuco, or Guanuco, town, Peru. Huaraz, town, Peru. Huber, François, Swiss naturalist. Huber, Johann, German theologian and philosopher. Hubert, or Hugubert, St, bishop of Liége. Hubli, town, India. Huc, Évariste Régis, French missionary and traveller. Hucbald, Hugbaldus, or Hubaldus, mediæval musical composer. Huchtenburg, Jacob and John van, Dutch painters. Huddersfield, town, England. Hudson, town, New York, U.S.A. Hudson River, or North River, United States. Hudson, George, English railway promoter. Hudson, Henry, English navigator and explorer. Hudson’s Bay Company. Hué, town, Anam, Asia. Huelva, province & town, Spain. Huesca, province & town, Spain. Huescar, town, Spain. Huet, Pierre Daniel, French bishop and scholar. Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm, German physician. Hufeland, Gottlieb, German jurist. Hug, Johann Leonhard, Swiss theologian and Biblical critic. Hugh, St, of Avalon, bishop of Lincoln. Hugh of St Cher, French cardinal and scholar. Hugh of St Victor, scholastic theologian. Huguenots, French Protestants. Hull, or Kingston-upon-Hull, town, England. Huls, town, Prussia. Hulse, John, English divine. Humble-Bee, insect. Humboldt, F. H. Alexander, Baron von, German naturalist and traveller. Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm von, German statesman and writer. Hume, David, Scottish philosopher and historian. Hume, Joseph, English political reformer. Humerus, Lars Johansson, Swedish poet. Humiliati, religious order. Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, Hungarian musical composer. Humming-Bird. Hundred, territorial division, England. Hungary. Geography and Statistics. ... Huns. Hunt, J. H. Leigh, English essayist. Hunt, William Henry, English painter. Hunter, John, English physiologist and surgeon. Hunter, William, English physiologist and surgeon. Hunting. Huntingdon, or Hunts, county, England. Huntingdon, Selina, Countess of, Calvinistic Methodist. Hupfeld, Hermann, German Orientalist. Hurd, Richard, English bishop. Hurdwar (Hardwar, q.v.), town, India. Huron, Lake, North America (See St Lawrence). Hurror (Harar, q.v.), town, North-East Africa. Husband and Wife, Law relating to. Husch, or Husi, town, Moldavia. Hushiarpur, district & town, India. Huskisson, William, English statesman and financier. Huss, or Hus, John, Bohemian Reformer. Hussites, religious Reformers. Husum, town, Schleswig-Holstein. Huszt, town, Hungary. Hutcheson, Francis, Irish philosopher. Hutchinson, John, English physicist. Hutchinson, Colonel John, Puritan soldier. Hutchinson, Thomas, governor of Massachusetts, U.S.A. Hutten, Ulrich von, German humanist. Hutton, Charles, English mathematician. Hutton, James, geologist. Huy, town, Belgium. Huygens, Christiaan, Dutch mathematician and physicist. Huygens, Sir Constantijn, Dutch poet and diplomatist. Huysmans, family of Flemish painters. Huysum, Jan van, Dutch painter. Hwen T’sang, Hiouen Thsang, or Hiwen T’sang, Chinese traveller and writer. Hyacinth, or Jacinth, garden plant. Hyacinthus, of Greek mythology. Hyades, in mythology. Hyæna, carnivorous mammal. Hybla, ancient towns, Sicily. Hybridism. Hyde, town, England. Hyde, Edward, first earl of Clarendon (q.v.). Hyde, Thomas, English Orientalist. Hyder Ali, or Haidar Ali, Mohammedan leader in India. Hyderabad, or Haidarabad, territory & town, Central India. Hyderabad, or Haidarabad, district & town, Sind, India. Hydra, island and town, Greece. Hydrangea, greenhouse plant. Hydraulics, practical hydrodynamics (q.v.). Hydrocephalus, disease. Hydrogen, chemical element. Hydromechanics, Science of. Historical Introduction. General Principles. Hydrostatics. Hydrodynamics. Hydraulics. Hydrostatics. Hydrometer, for determining densities. Hydropathy, system of medical treatment. Hydrophobia, disease. Hydrozoa, division of animal kingdom. Hydruntum, or Hydrus (Otranto, q.v.), ancient Greek town, Italy. Hyères, town, France. Hygiene. Hyginus, Caius Julius, Roman author. Hyginus Gromaticus, writer on surveying. Hygrometry, measurement of humidity. Hymen, or Hymenæus, in Greek legend. Hymenoptera, order of insects. Hymns. Hypatia of Alexandria, Pagan martyr. Hyperides, Attic orator. Hypertrophy, abnormal increase of bodily organs. Hypochondriasis, disease. Hypothec, in law. Hyrax, genus of ungulate animals. Hyrcania, province, Western Asia. Hyrcanus, John, I.–II., Jewish high priests. Hyssop, plant. Hysteria, disease. Hystero-Epilepsy, disease. Hythe, town, England. | I, the ninth letter of the alphabet. Iamblichus, Syrian Neoplatonist. Ibadan, town, West Africa. Ibarra, town, Ecuador. Iberians, race of people, Spain. Ibex, ungulate animal. Ibis, bird. Ibn Batuta, Moorish traveller and writer. Ibn Ezra (Abenezra, q.v.). Ibn Khaldoun, Arab historian and poet. Ibn Khallikan, Arab writer. Ibn Sina (Avicenna, q.v.), Arab philosopher and physician. Ibo, district, West Africa. Ibrahim Pasha, viceroy of Egypt. Ibraila, town, Roumania. Ibycus, Greek poet. Ica, town, Peru. Ice. Iceberg. Ice-House. Iceland. Iceland Moss, lichen. I-Chang, or Y-chang (Y-Lin), town, China. Ichneumon, carnivorous mammal. Ichneumon-Fly, parasitic insect. Ichthyology. Ichthyosaurus, extinct reptile. Iconium (Konieh), ancient town, Asia Minor. Iconoclasm, Iconoclasts (See Image Worship). Icterus, genus of birds. Idaho, Territory, U.S.A. Idiocy, form of insanity (q.v.). Idle, town, England. Idolatry. Idria, town, Austria. Idrisi (Edrisi, q.v), Arabian geographer. Idumea, district, south of Palestine. Iffland, August Wilhelm, German dramatist. Iglau, or Jihlava, town, Moravia. Iglesias, town, Sardinia. Iglo, town, Hungary. Ignatius, early Christian writer (See Apostolic Fathers). Ignatius de Loyola, St, founder of the Jesuits. Ignorantines, French religious brotherhood. Igualada, town, Spain. Iguana, lizard. Iguanadon, fossil reptile. Iguvium (Gubbio, q.v.), ancient town, Italy. Ilchester, town, England. Île-de-France, district, France. Ilfracombe, town, England. Ilhavo, town, Portugal. Ili, river, Central Asia. Ilion, Ilium, or Troy (q.v.), ancient town, Asia Minor. Ilkeston, town, England. Ille-et-Vilaine, department, France. Illinois, State, U.S.A. Illuminati, mystic sects. Illumination, of written or printed texts. Illyrium, or Illyricum, country, Eastern Europe. Ilori, or Ilorin, town, West Africa. Image Worship. Imam, Mohammedan priest. Imbros, or Imvro, island, Ægean Sea. Imeritia, district, Transcaucasia, Russia. Immaculate Conception of B. V. Mary, Roman Catholic dogma. Immermann, Karl Leberecht, German dramatist. Immortelle, or Everlasting, plant. Imola, town, Italy. Impeachment, in law. Incense, burnt perfume. Incest. Inchbald, Elizabeth, English dramatist. Incubation, of birds (See Birds, Reproduction, & Poultry). Independents, religious denomination. Index. Index Librorum Prohibitorum, of Roman Catholic Church. India, country, Asia. ... Indiana, State, U.S.A. Indianapolis, town, Indiana, U.S.A. Indian Archipelago. Indian Corn, or Maize (q.v.). Indian Ocean. Indians, American. ... Indian Territory, United States. India-Rubber, or Caoutchouc. Indictment, in law. Indigo, dyeing material. Indium, chemical element. Indore, state, India. Indre, department, France. Indre-et-Loire, department, France. Indulgence, Indulgences, of Roman Catholic Church. Indus, river, India. |