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Hoplophobia Hoplophobia, (pronounced []), from the Greek hoplon, or weapon, is a phobia identified by firearms instructor Colonel Jeff Cooper in 1962. The root of the evil - Jeff Cooper His intent was to satirically use a clinical term to bring public recognition of the irrational fear of firearms and other forms of weaponry such as knives or explosives.
Hoplosternum The Hoplosternum genus is a small genus of freshwater catfish in the Callichthyinae subfamily of the armored catfish family, and consists of 4 species from South America. The type species for this genus is Hoplosternum littorale.
Hopper barge Hopper barge is a kind of non-mechanical ship or vessel that cannot move around itself, unlike other types of barges. Designed to carry materials, like rocks, sand, soil and rubbish, for dumping into the ocean, a river or lake for land reclamation.
Hopper Levett William Howard Vincent 'Hopper' Levett (born January 25, 1908, Goudhurst, Kent, died December 1, 1995, Hastings, Sussex). Educated at Brighton College, Hopper was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1934.
Hoppin' John Hoppin' John is a traditional dish in the cuisine of the Southern United States consisting of crowder peas (black-eyed peas) and rice, often seasoned with a combination of; ham hock or fatback, onions, green peppers, vinegar and spices. In much of the region, eating Hoppin' John on New Year's Day is thought to bring a year filled with luck.
Hopping corpse In popular Chinese mythology, hopping corpses (; literally "stiff corpse"), sometimes called Chinese vampires by Westerners, are reanimated corpses that hop around, killing living creatures to absorb life essence (qì) from their victims. jiāngshī is pronounced geungsi in Cantonese. They are said to be created when a person's soul (魄 pò) fails to leave the deceased's body. The influence of Western vampire stories brought the blood-sucking aspect to the Chinese myth in modern times. In fact, Dracula is translated to Chinese as "blood-sucking jiāngshī" where the thirst of blood is explicitly emphasized because it is not a traditional trait of a jiāngshī.
Hopping mouse A hopping mouse or kangaroo rat is any of about ten different Australian native mice in the genus Notomys. They are rodents, not marsupials, and their ancestors are thought to have arrived from Asia about 5 million years ago.
Hoppip are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Hoppip in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Hoppy (beverage) Hoppy is a beer-flavored beverage (non-alcoholic beer) that Kokuka Beverage Company began selling in 1948; Kokuka subsequently changed its name to Hoppy Beverage. Hoppy is currently a registered trademark of Hoppy Beverage Co.
Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Hoppy the Marvel Bunny is a comic book superhero, an anthropomorphic pink rabbit. He was created by Chad Grothkopf (1914 - 2005) in 1942, and originally published by Fawcett Comics as a funny animal spin-off of their popular Captain Marvel character, and got his own comic book in 1945.
Hopscotch Hopscotch originated in Britain during the early Roman Empire. It was initially designed as a training regimen for Roman foot soldiers who ran the course in full armor and field packs, as it was thought this would improve their footwork.
Hopscotch (novel) Hopscotch is a 1975 novel by Brian Garfield, in which a retired CIA agent invites his old agency to pursue him by writing an exposé and mailing chapters of it piecemeal to publishers. Hopscotch won the 1976 Edgar Award for Best Novel.
Hopsfa HopSFA, or The Johns Hopkins Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, is a weekly science fiction and fantasy fan/discussion club run by undergraduate and graduate students of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The club was organized late in 1975 and has operated continuously until the current date under the name HopSFA.
Hopton-on-Sea Hopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of eastern England in the county of Norfolk. It is located some 8 km south of the town of Great Yarmouth and very close to the UK's most easterly point, Lowestoft Ness.
Hopwood Program The Hopwood Program administers the University of Michigan Hopwood Award in literature, as well as several other awards in writing. It is located in the Hopwood Room at the University of Michigan and serves the needs and interests of Hopwood contestants.
Hora 25 de los Negocios Hora 25 de los Negocios (25th Hour of Business) is an informative and economical analysis show in Cadena SER in Spain. The show is the higher in rating, in the group of shows concerning economical information, with a record of 500,000 listeners in the night .
Hora Bucuriei Hora Bucuriei (The Hora of Joy) is a song first performed by Romanian pop artist Loredana in the Revolution Square of Bucharest, Romania’s capital, during the first seconds of 2007 New Year's Eve while thousands danced the Hora, a traditional Romania folk dance to celebrate the admission of Romania and Bulgaria as new state members to the European Union. The festivities were joined by a host of European senior politicians -- European Parliament President Josep Borrell, European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, Romanian Prime Minister Popescu Tariceanu, the foreign ministers of Germany, Bulgaria and Denmark.
Hora staccato Hora staccato (1906) is a virtuoso violin showpiece by GrigoraĹź Dinicu. It is a short, fast work in a Romanian dance style, and has become a favorite encore of violinists, especially in the 1932 arrangement by Jascha Heifetz.
Hora Sfakion Hóra Sfakíon (Χώρα Σφακιων) is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 278 inhabitants (2001 cansus).
Horace Andy Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds, 19 February 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a legendary Roots reggae singer, notable for such tracks as "Government Land", "You Are My Angel" and "Skylarking".
Horace Ashenfelter Horace Ashenfelter, III (born January 23, 1923 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania) was an American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956 after service in World War II and the completion of his degree at Penn State.
Horace Augustus Curtis Horace Augustus Curtis (March 7, 1891 - July 1, 1968) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Horace Austin Warner Tabor Horace Austin Warner Tabor (November 26, 1830 - April 10, 1899), also known as Silver Dollar Tabor and The Bonanza King of Leadville, was an American prospector, businessman, and politician born in Holland, Vermont to Cornelius Dunham Tabor and Sarah Ferrin.
Horace B. Strait Horace Burton Strait (January 26, 1835 – February 25, 1894) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Potter County, PA, January 26, 1835; moved with his parents to Indiana in 1846; settled near Jordan, Minnesota, in 1855 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to Shakopee, Minnesota, in 1860 and conducted a general store; entered the Union Army in 1862 as captain in the Ninth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, being promoted to major in 1864; served at the close of the war as inspector general on the staff of General McArthur; honorably discharged in 1865; trustee of Minnesota Hospital for the Insane in 1866; mayor of Shakopee in 1870, 1871, and 1872; engaged in mercantile pursuits, manufacturing, and banking; elected as a Republican to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress; elected to the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1881 – Marc
Horace Batchelor Horace Batchelor was famous in the UK during the late 1950s and early 1960s as an advertiser on Radio Luxembourg. The product he was selling was his "famous Infra-Draw Method", which was a system supposed to increase significantly the chances of winning large sums of money on the football pools.
Horace Bristol Horace Bristol (1908–1997) used his camera to record the human, intimate moments in the grand sweep of history. He captured the best and the worst of this century, from poignant images of the urban poor and migrant farm workers during the Depression, to battle scenes of World War II and compelling portraits of post-war Japan and Southeast Asia.
Horace Calloway Horace Calloway is a fictional character in the ABC political drama Commander in Chief. He is the oldest of President Mackenzie Allen and First Gentlemen Rod Calloway's three children, a mere four minutes older than his sister, Rebecca Calloway.
Horace Carswell US Army Major Horace S Carswell Jr was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, postumously, for his bravery as a combat aviator, on October 26, 1944, while serving in China with the 308th Bombardment Wing of the 14th Air Force.
Horace Cayton Horace Cayton (1859-1940) was an American journalist and politician. An ex-slave who went to Seattle, Washington in the late 1800’s and published the Seattle Republican, a newspaper directed towards white and black readers.
Horace Cutler Sir Horace Walter Cutler OBE (July 28, 1912 - March 2, 1997) was a British politician and Leader of the Greater London Council from 1977 to 1981. He was noted for his showmanship and flair for publicity, although sceptical of the merits of the authority he was in charge of.
Horace Davis Horace Davis (March 16, 1831 - July 12, 1916) was a United States Representative from California. He was the son of Massachusetts Governor John Davis and the younger brother of diplomat John Chandler Bancroft Davis.
Horace DeVauhan Horace DeVauhan, of Birmingham, Alabama, was the first prison inmate in Alabama to be executed by electric chair, nicknamed “Yellow Mama” because it was painted with bright yellow highway paint. DeVaughan was electrocuted on April 8, 1927.
Horace Donisthorpe Horace St. John Kelly Donisthorpe (March 17, 1870–April 22, 1951) was an eccentric British myrmecologist and coleopterist, memorable in part for his enthusiastic championing of the renaming of the genus Lasius after him as Donisthorpea, and for his many claims of discovering new species of beetles and ants.
Horace Edward Ramsden Horace Edward Ramsden (December 15, 1878 - August 3, 1948) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Horace Fletcher Horace Fletcher (1849–1919) was a British health-food faddist of the Victorian era who earned the nickname "The Great Masticator," by arguing that food should be chewed thirty two times — or, about 100 times per minute — before being swallowed: "Nature will castigate those who don't masticate." He invented elaborate justifications for his claim.
Horace Freeland Judson Horace Freeland Judson is a historian of molecular biology and the author of several books, including The Eighth Day of Creation, a history of molecular biology, and A Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science, an examination of the deliberate manipulation of scientific data.
Horace G. Burt Horace Greeley Burt (Jan 1849 -May 19, 1913) was President of The Union Pacific From 1898 until 1904 He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana He began his Railway service in1868 He started with Chicago and North Western Railway as a resident engineer from 1873 until 1881. He was Division superitendent from 1881 until 1887.
Horace Günzburg Baron Horace Günzburg, Goratsiy Evzelevich Gintsburg, Naftali-Gerts Evzelevich Ginstsburg (1833 February 8–1909) was a Russian philanthropist, the second Baron Günzburg. He was born in Zvenigorodka, government (guberniya) of Kiev, Russia, where he received his education.
Horace Greeley Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Republican party, reformer and politician. His New York Tribune was America's most influential newspaper from the 1840s to the 1870s and "established Greeley's reputation as the greatest editor of his day.
Horace Greeley Award The Horace Greeley Award is a prestigious regional American journalism award that recognizes excellence in the print media of New England. It is administered by the New England Press Association in Boston, Massachusetts.
Horace Gregory Horace Gregory (1898-1982) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college professor. Husband of poet and editor Marya Zaturenska, he was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Horace Gwynne Horace ("Lefty") Gwynne (Oct 5 1913, Toronto - Apr 16 2001, Toronto) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Canada, who competed in the 1930s and won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was still an amateur when he won the gold medal.
Horace Harmon Lurton Horace Harmon Lurton (February 26, 1844 – July 12, 1914) was an American jurist who served as a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. At age 65, he was the oldest justice appointed to the Court.
Horace Harrison Horace Harrison Harrison (August 7,1829 – December 20, 1885) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in Lebanon, Tennessee in Wilson County.
Horace Hayman Wilson Horace Hayman Wilson (26 September, 1786 - 8 May, 1860) was an English orientalist, was born in London. He studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital, and went out to India in 1808 as assistant-surgeon on the Bengal establishment of the British East India Company.
Horace Henry Glasock Horace Henry Glasock (born 16 October 1880 - died 20 October 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that may be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Horace Holley Horace Holley (1887 - 1960) was a prominent follower of the Bahá'í Faith, having been elected to several Spiritual Assemblies, appointed by Shoghi Effendi in 1951 to be a Hand of the Cause, and later elected to be one of the nine Custodians who stewarded the religion from 1957-1963.
Horace King Horace Maybray King, Baron Maybray-King, (25 May 1901 – 3 September 1986), was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 until 1970 before becoming a life peer. Following the death of Harry Hylton-Foster in September 1965, King, who had served as deputy speaker for ten months, became the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Horace Lamb Sir Horace Lamb FRS (November 29, 1849 - December 4, 1934) was a British applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1879) and Dynamical Theory of Sound (1910). Both of these books are still in print.
Horace Lawson Hunley Horace Lawson Hunley (December 29, 1823 Sumner County, Tennessee – October 15, 1863 Charleston, South Carolina), was a Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War. He developed early, hand-powered submarines, the most famous of which was named for him, H.
Horace Lunt Horace Lunt is a linguist working in the field of Slavic Studies. He has been described as, "one of the finest scholars in the field" Lunt wrote the first English language] [[grammar of the Macedonian language in the early 1950s.
Horace Mann Bond Horace Mann Bond (November 8, 1904 – December, 1972), born in Nashville, Tennessee, was a noted educator, writer, and the father of civil-rights leader Julian Bond. Bond graduated from Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) at 19, and would later become the first African American president of his alma mater from (1945-1957).
Horace Mann Elementary School (Oak Park, Illinois) Horace Mann Elementary School is an American primary school in Oak Park, Illinois. Operated by Oak Park Elementary School District, the school teaches kindergarten to fifth grade and had 420 students and a pupil/teacher ratio of 13.
Horace Mann Middle School Horace Mann Middle School was opened in 1957 on East Jersey Avenue in Brandon in unincorporated Hillsborough County, Florida. The school holds over a thousand sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, as well as faculty.
Horace Mann School The Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City. Founded in 1887, Horace Mann spans from nursery school to the twelfth grade and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League.
Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is the oldest public school for the Deaf and hard of hearing in the United States, located in Allston, Massachusetts. The Horace Mann School has a rich history providing quality education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
Horace Mann Towner Horace Mann Towner (October 23, 1855–November 23, 1937) was a Republican United States Representative from Iowa from 1911 until 1923, when President Warren G. Harding appointed him Governor of Puerto Rico, a post he held until 1929.
Horace Meek Hickam Horace Meek Hickam (born August 14, 1885, Spencer, Indiana; died November 5, 1934, Galveston, Texas) was a pioneer airpower advocate and an officer in the United States Army Air Corps. Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is named in his honor.
Horace Merrill Horace Merrill (Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators. He won a Stanley Cup Championship in 1920.
Horace Phillips (diplomat) Sir Horace Phillips, KCMG (May 31, 1917, Glasgow, Scotland - March 19, 2004) was a British diplomat who served in a number of postings in East Africa, the Middle East, and Indonesia from 1947 though 1977. Famously, he was declared a persona non grata as British ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1968 because he was of Jewish ancestry.
Horace Pinker Horace Pinker is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona and currently based in Chicago, Illinois. They play an energetic, melodic form of pop-punk, filled with catchy hooks and political lyrics, and are staunch supporters of independent music.
Horace Pym Horace Pym (July 2, 1844 -May 5, 1896) was a confidential solicitor, book collector and the editor of the best-selling private journal of the Quaker writer, Caroline Fox: Memories of Old Friends, published in 1881.
Horace Robert Martineau Horace Robert Martineau (31 October 1874-8 April1916) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva (born September 2 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American jazz pianist and composer born to a Cape Verdean father (of mixed Portuguese-African descent) and a mother of Irish and African descent. He is known for his distinctive humorous and funky playing style, and for his pioneering contributions to hard bop.
Horace Smith Horace (born Horatio) Smith (December 31, 1779 - July 12, 1849) was an English poet and novelist, perhaps best known for his participation in a sonnet-writing competition with Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was of him that Shelley said: " Is it not odd that the Only truly generous person I ever knew who had money enough to be generous with should be a stockbroker?
Horace Smith-Dorrien General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, GCB (1913), GCMG (1915), DSO (1886), KCB (1904), ADC (May 26 1858 – August 12 1930) was a British soldier and commander of the British II Corps of the BEF during the Great War.
Horace Trevor-Cox Horace Brimson Trevor-Cox (born Horace Brimson Trevor Cox, 14 June 1908 – 30 October 2005) was a British farmer, landowner and politician who served from 1937 to 1945 as a Conservative Member of Parliament, but left the Conservatives in the 1960s and subsequently joined the Labour Party.
Horace Trumbauer Horace Trumbauer (December 28,1868 – November 18,1938) was a prominent architect of the gilded age. Known predominantly for designing residential manors for the wealthy, later in his career he also designed hotels, office buildings, and part of the campus of Duke University.
Horace Twiss Horace Twiss (1787 – 1849) was an English writer and politician born at Bath, being the son of Francis Twiss (1760-1827), a Shakespearian scholar who married Mrs. Siddons's sister, Fanny Kemble, and whose brother Richard (1747-1821) made a name as a writer of travels.
Horace Waller Horace Waller (23 September, 1897-10 April 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Horace Webster Horace Webster (September 21, 1794 - July 12, 1871) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825.
Horace Wheaton Horace Wheaton (February 24, 1803 - June 23, 1882) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Pompey, Onondaga County, New York in 1810.
Horace White (writer) Horace White (1834-1916) was an American journalist and financial expert, born at Colebrook, New Hampshire. He graduated at Beloit College in 1853, and in 1854 became city editor of the Chicago Evening Journal.
Horace Worth Vaughan Horace Worth Vaughan (December 2, 1867, near Jefferson, Texas–November 10, 1922, Honolulu, Hawaii) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. From 1910 until 1912 he was a member of the Texas State Senate and in the US House of Representatives from 1912–1914.
Horacio Accavallo Horacio Enrique Accavallo (born October 14, 1934 in Villa Diamante, LanĂşs) was an Argentine flyweight boxer who fought from 1956 until 1967. He retired with a record of 75 wins (34 KOs), 2 losses and 6 draws.
Horacio Casarín Horacio Casarín (May 25, 1918 - April 12, 2005) also known as "Cascarín" was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself as one of his country's most popular sports figures in the 1940's and 50's. A symbol for Necaxa, the team Casarín served for the majority of his career, the skilled forward also played for CF Atlante, Asturias, Club América, Real España, CF Monterrey and Zacatepec in his country, as well as FC Barcelona in Spain and the Mexican national football team.
Horacio Elizondo Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (born November 4 ,1963, in Quilmes) is former Argentine international football referee best known for officiating the opening and final matches of the 2006 World Cup. Having achieved all his goals in refereeing"Hay que darles paso a los más jóvenes" - Olé newspaper.
Horacio Gutiérrez Horacio Gutiérrez (born in 1948, Havana) is a virtuoso pianist originally from Cuba, where he studied with César Pérez Sentenat (1886-1973), himself a piano student of Moritz Moszkowski and a composition student of Joaquin Nin (1859-1949). Horacio Gutiérrez moved with his family to the United States in 1961 and studied in Los Angeles with Sergey Tarnowsky (1882-1976), Vladimir Horowitz's first teacher in Kiev, and later at the Juilliard School of Music under Adele Marcus (1906-1995), a pupil of the legendary Russian pianist Josef Lhevinne.
Horacio Llamas Horacio Llamas Grey (born July 17, 1973 in Rosario in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico), better known plainly as Horacio Llamas, is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever produced.
Horacio Lugo José Horacio Lugo is retired football player now serving as a coach and trainer with the Chesterfield United children's soccer club in Richmond, Virginia. He started playing for Club Atletico Chacarita Juniors in Buenos Aires in 1985.
Horacio Quiroga Horacio Quiroga (December 31, 1878, Salto, Uruguay – February 19, 1937, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Uruguayan author of short stories. He wrote stories which, in their use of the supernatural and the bizarre, look backward to Edgar Allan Poe, but also look forward to the magic realism of Gabriel García Márquez.
Horacio Vaggione Horacio Vaggione (born 1943 in Cordoba, Argentina) is an electro-acoustic and musique concrete composer who specializes in micromontage, granular synthesis, and thus microsound and (Landy 1994, p.148) whose pieces often are for performer and computer-generated tape.
Horaisan Horaisan (蓬莱山), or horaijima (蓬莱島), are terms used to refer to an inaccessible island that generally is part of a Japanese garden, and are often translated as 'Treasure Mountain' or 'Treasure Island', respectively. The name comes from Horai, a Chinese island important in Japanese mythology.
Horapollo Horapollo (from Horus Apollo, Ὡραπόλλων) is supposed author of a treatise on Egyptian hieroglyphs, extant in a Greek translation by one Philippus, titled Hieroglyphica, dating to about the 5th century.
Horary astrology Horary astrology is an ancient branch of horoscopic astrology by which an astrologer attempts to answer a question by constructing a horoscope for the exact time and place at which the question was asked. The answer might be a simple yes or no, but is generally more complex with insights into, for example, the motives of the questioner, the motives of others involved in the matter, and the options available to him.
Horatio (character) Horatio is Hamlet's friend from university in William Shakespeare's play. Apparently a commoner, or in any event not a close relation to the royal family, Horatio is not directly involved in the intrigue at the Danish court.
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans was founded in 1947. The association is named after Horatio Alger, a 19th century author who penned hundreds of books extolling the importance of adversity, perseverance, and hard work.
Horatio Bridge Commodore Horatio Bridge (1806–1893) was a United States Naval officer who, as Chief of the Bureau of Provisions, served for many years as head of the Navy's supply organization. Appointed by his former college mate, President Franklin Pierce, Bridge held this post under various administrations, including the whole period of the Civil War.
Horatio Curtis Wood Horatio Curtis Wood (1841-1920) was an American physician. He was born in Philadelphia, and in 1862 graduated in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was professor of botany (1866-76), clinical professor of nervous diseases (1875-1901), and professor of therapeutics (1876-1907).
Horatio G. Brooks Horatio G. Brooks (October 30 1828 – April 20 1887) worked as chief engineer for the New York and Erie Railroad (NY&E) until the railroad moved its steam locomotive maintenance facilities from Dunkirk, New York, to Buffalo, New York.
Horatio Gates Horatio Lloyd Gates (1726–1806) was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He is usually credited with the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and blamed for the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden.
Horatio Hornblower Horatio Hornblower, 1st Viscount Hornblower, GCB (4 July 1776 - 12 January 1857) is a fictional character, an officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, originally the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S.
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. It was as a result of these wars that he became the greatest naval hero in the history of the United Kingdom, eclipsing Admiral Robert Blake in fame.
Horatio Parker Horatio Parker (September 15, 1863–December 18, 1919) was an American composer and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is also remembered as the teacher of Charles Ives.
Horatio Thomas Austin Sir Horatio Thomas Austin (1801 – 16 November 1865) was a British officer in the Royal Navy, and an explorer of the Canadian arctic. Following the 1849 failure of James Clark Ross's attempt to locate the lost Franklin Expedition, Austin led an 1850 expedition that also attempted to find Sir John Franklin and his crew.
Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, PC (8 December 1678 – 5 February 1757), English diplomatist, was a son of Robert Walpole of Houghton, Norfolk, and a younger brother of the great Sir Robert Walpole.
Horatio Wright Horatio Gouverneur Wright (March 6, 1820 – July 2, 1899) was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.
Horatiu Radulescu The Romanian-French composer Horatiu Radulescu (Horaţiu Rădulescu) was born in Bucharest on January 7 1942. He is best known for the spectral technique of composition which he has developed since the late 1960s.
Horatius Cocles In the historical legends of ancient Rome, Horatius Cocles, Latin for "Horatius the one-eyed", was a hero who on his own defended against the Etruscans the bridge that led to Rome. It is said that there were other men with Horatius at the time, but they either fled in panic at the sight of the enemy or Horatius asked them to leave on his own accord.
Horb am Neckar Horb am Neckar is a town in the south west of the German state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg. It is located on the Neckar river, between Offenburg to the west (about 56 km away) and TĂĽbingen to the east (about 29 km away).

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