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Hannoversches StraĂźenbahn-Museum The Hannoversches Strassenbahn Museum or Hanover Tramway Museum comprises a collection of tramcars from all over Germany, and is located on the site of a former potash mine in Sehnde, southeast of the city of Hanover.
Hanns Albin Rauter Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (Klagenfurt, February 4 1895 - Scheveningen, March 24 1949) was Higher SS and Police Leader in the occupied Netherlands during the period of 1940-1945. He reported to Heinrich Himmler and Arthur Seyss-Inquart.
Hanns Bruno Geinitz Hanns Bruno Geinitz (1814-1900), German geologist, was born at Altenburg, the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, on the 16th of October 1814. He was educated at the universities of Berlin and Jena, and gained the foundations of his geological knowledge under F.
Hanns Heinz Ewers Hanns Heinz Ewers (November 3, 1871, DĂĽsseldorf - June 12, 1943, Berlin) was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is today known chiefly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels centered around the adventures of Frank Braun, a character modeled not too loosely on himself.
Hanns Martin Schleyer Hanns Martin Schleyer (May 1 1915, Offenburg – October 19 1977 near Mulhouse, France) was a German manager, CDU member and employer representative. In 1977 he was kidnapped by the extreme-left terrorist organisation Red Army Faction and later murdered.
Hanns Scharff Hanns-Joachim Scharff (December 16, 1907 – September 10, 1992) was a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War. He has been called the “Master Interrogator” of the Luftwaffe and possibly all of Nazi-Germany; he has also been called the “Father of Modern Interrogation” for his contribution in shaping interrogation techniques after the war.
Hannu Manninen Hannu Kalevi Manninen (born April 17, 1978 in Rovaniemi) is a Finnish nordic combined athlete. Debuting at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at the age of 16, he took his first medal three years later at the age of 18 when he won silver in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed Histadrut haNoar haOved vehaLomed (Hebrew: הנוער העובד והלומד) for The Federation of Young Students and Workers) is an Israeli youth movement. A sister movement of Habonim Dror, the Labor Zionist movement.
Hanoch Levin Hanoch Levin (December 18, 1943 - August 18, 1999; Hebrew חנוך לוין), was one of the most prominent and prolific Israeli dramatists. Though Levin also directed plays and wrote poetry and fiction, he is best known for his contributions as a playwright: from the controversial comedy sketches and biting social satires of his early career, to the lyrical, nihilistic, absurdist plays of his later life.
Hanoch Piven Hanoch Piven is an Israeli mixed media artist best known for his celebrity caricatures. These compositions are assembled from common objects and scraps of materials, including some items popularly associated to the subject (for example, using denim patches for Bruce Springsteen's face or Hostess cakes for Rosie O'Donnell's cheeks).
Hanoi - Amsterdam High School Hanoi - Amsterdam High School, commonly known as Ams, is a public school in Hanoi, Vietnam that specializes in teaching mathematics, sciences and languages to gifted Vietnamese students aged 11-18. The school is recognized for its strong academic programs and the large percentage of its graduates who attend prestigious universities in Vietnam and abroad.
Hanoi Hilton The Hoa Loa Prison (Vietnamese: Hỏa Lò, meaning "fiery furnace"), later ironically known to American Prisoners of war as the Hanoi Hilton, was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. The prison was built in Hanoi by the French in 1904, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina to hold Vietnamese prisoners, particularly political prisoners agitating for independence who were often subject to torture and execution.
Hanoi Securities Trading Center Hanoi Securities Trading Center (Hanoi STC) located in Hanoi, Vietnam was launched in March 2005 and handles auctions and trading of stocks and bonds. It was the second securities trading center to open in Vietnam after to Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Center.
Hanoi Taxi The Hanoi Taxi is a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter strategic airlift aircraft (Serial Number 66-0177) that was in service with the United States Air Force. Introduced to replace slower piston-engined cargo planes such as the C-124 Globemaster II, the C-141 was designed to a 1960 requirement and first flew in 1963; production deliveries of an eventual 285 began in 1965, 284 for the Military Airlift Command, and one for NASA.
Hanomag Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG) is a German producer of tractors, trucks and military vehicles. Hanomag first achieved international fame when it produced a number of SS troop vehicles for the Nazi regime of 1930s Germany.
Hanover Hanover (German: Hannover () []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. With a population of over 500,000 (in 2005) it is a major center of northern Germany, known for hosting annual commercial expositions such as the Hanover Fair and the CeBIT.
Hanover (district) Hanover (officially in German: Region Hannover) is a district (county) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Soltau-Fallingbostel, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg.
Hanover High School (New Hampshire) Hanover High School is the only public high school in the Dresden School District, in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. In 1963 it became the first interstate high school in the country as part of a bill that was the last ever signed into action by John F.
Hanover Park High School Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District.
Hanover Park Regional High School District The Hanover Park Regional High School District is a comprehensive regional public school district that serves students in grades 9 - 12 from three communities in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Students come from East Hanover Township, Florham Park and Hanover Township.
Hanover S-Bahn The Hanover S-Bahn (in German: S-Bahn Hannover) is an S-Bahn network operated by the Deutsche Bahn AG subsidiary intalliance around Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony, one of the states of Germany. It went operational shortly before Expo 2000 and connects the city of Hanover to its neighbouring cities like Nienburg, Lehrte or Langenhagen and is mainly operated with Class 424 electric multiple units.
Hanover Square, Manhattan Hanover Square is a square and public park in the Financial District, Manhattan, New York City. It is triangular in shape, bordered by Pearl Street, Stone Street (which is now pedestrian-only) and a street named Hanover Square.
Hanover Square, Syracuse Hanover Square is a small triangular square in Downtown Syracuse, New York formed by the intersection of Warren, Water, and East Genesee Streets. It is one of the older plazas of the city, and more recently Hanover Square is becoming a mixed-use combination of shops, restaurants, offices, and living space.
Hanover Stadtbahn The Hanover Stadtbahn is a Stadtbahn light rail system in the city of Hanover, Germany that opened in September of 1975, gradually replacing the city's tramway network over the course of the following 25 years. As of 2005, it transports 115 million passengers per year.
Hanover Street Hanover Street is a 1979 movie written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down. Set in London during World War II, Ford plays an American bomber pilot serving with the Eighth Air Force in the UK.
Hanover Street Bridge The Hanover Street Bridge is located in Baltimore, Maryland. Known as Maryland Route 2, it runs south away from downtown Baltimore, from the western base of the industrialized Locust Point peninsula and crosses over the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River to the neighborhood of Cherry Hill.
Hanover Township Public Schools The Hanover Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Hanover Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
Hanover Township, Butler County, Ohio Hanover Township, one of thirteen in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio midway between Hamilton (the Butler County seat) and Oxford. It had a population of 7,878 in 2000, up from 7,653 in 1990.
Hanover's Bertha Hanover's Bertha (1927-1944) was a standardbred horse and harness racing champion. She won the Hambletonian at Good Time Park in 1930, and was the first winner to go on to foal another Hambletonian winner, 1937's Shirley Hanover.
Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line The Hanover - Würzburg high-speed rail line was the first of several high-speed railway lines for InterCityExpress traffic that were built in Germany. While technically starting in the village of Rethen and ending several kilometres north of Würzburg Hauptbahnhof, it is a de facto link between Hanover and Würzburg, with stops at Göttingen, Kassel and Fulda.
Hanover, Ontario Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover marks the border between Grey County and Bruce County.
Hanoverian (horse) A Hanoverian is a warmblooded horse originating in Germany, which is often seen in the Olympic Games and other difficult English style competitions, and have won gold medals in all three equestrian Olympic competitions. It is one of the oldest, most numerous, and most successful of the warmbloods.
Hanpen Hanpen (半片) is a white, triangular shaped surimi product with a soft, mild taste. It is believed to have been invented during Edo period in Japan by a cook, Hanpei (半平)of Suruga and the dish is named for him.
Hans (name) Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish, originally it is short for Johannes (John) but is also recognized in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands as a name in its own right for official purposes.
Hans and Franz Hans and Franz were characters in a recurring sketch called "Pumping Up with Hans & Franz" on the television sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Hans and Franz themselves were played by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon, respectively.
Hans A. Linde Hans Arthur Linde (born April 15, 1924) Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Willamette University College of Law, is a retired justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and former professor at the University of Oregon Law School
Hans A. Pestalozzi Hans A. Pestalozzi (1929 - July 14, 2004) was a Swiss social critic who, in the prime of life, broke free from the Establishment and started a new life explaining and criticizing late 20th century capitalism, which eventually led to his becoming a bestselling author (Nach uns die Zukunft, Auf die Bäume ihr Affen).
Hans Adam von Schöning Generalfeldmarschall Hans Adam von Schöning (1641–1696) was a cantankerous soldier in Brandenburg and Saxon service who distinguished himself in the Turkish Wars and the Nine Years War against France, but was more famous for his quarrel with General von Barfus, and was eventually arrested for supposedly plotting to bring Saxony over to the French. He was well-connected by marriage, his uncle being Field Marshal Georg von Derfflinger and his daughter being married to Colonel Count Ludwig von Blumenthal, a nephew of Field Marshal von Dünewald and brother-in-law of General Carl Friedrich von Schlippenbach (1658-1753).
Hans Adolf Krebs Sir Hans Adolf Krebs (August 25, 1900 – November 22, 1981) was a German, later British medical doctor and biochemist. Krebs is best known for his identification of the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, the key sequence of metabolic chemical reactions that produces energy in cells.
Hans Albers Hans Albers (September 22 1891 Hamburg - July 24 1960 Starnberg) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1945, one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century, a true icon of German cinema and popular culture.
Hans Albert Einstein Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Professor of hydraulic engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and the first son of renowned physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and his first wife Mileva Marić (1875-1948).
Hans Aumeier Hans Aumeier (August 20 1906 – January 28 1948) was an official in Nazi Germany and a member of the SS with the rank of SS-Hauptsturmführer. He was commander of the Vaivara, Dachau, Klooga, Esterwegen, Lichtenburg, Buchenwald, Flossenbürg, Auschwitz, Riga and Grini concentration camps.
Hans Baron Hans Baron was a German historian of thought on the Italian peninsula in the 15th century. His most important work, the Crisis, theorized that a threatened invasion of the Florentine city-state by the French had a dramatic effect on their conception of the directionality of history.
Hans Basbøll Hans Basbøll (1943-), Danish linguist and professor of Nordic languages at the University of Southern Denmark since 1975, member of Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab since 1991 and member of Dansk Sprognævn, the official regulatory body of Danish, from 1991-97. Basbøll has written much on various aspects of Danish, which includes The Phonology of Danish (2005), one of the most complete and authoritative sources on modern Danish phonology, and is currently working at the Center for Child Language (Center for Børnesprog) at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
Hans Beimler Hans Beimler is a German Jew who grew up in Mexico and is best known for his writing work on the Star Trek franchise, particularly Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is also a good friend of fellow writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and the two have recently been working on a project called The Serpent and the Eagle, which will tell the story of La Malinche, a famous Mexican legend concerning Hernán Cortés' mistress.
Hans Bellmer Hans Bellmer (1902 Katowice, Germany – 23 February 1975 Paris, France) was an artist, best known for the life-sized pubescent female dolls he produced in the mid-1930s. He is also commonly thought of, in the art world, as a Surrealist photographer.
Hans Bender Hans Bender (1907-1991) was a lecturer on the subject of parapsychology, who was also responsible for establishing the parapsychological institute Instituts fĂĽr Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene in Freiburg. For many years his pipe smoking, contemplative figure was synonymous with German parapsychology.
Hans Berger Hans Berger (May 21, 1873 – June 1, 1941) was born in Neuses near Coburg, Thuringia, Germany. He is known as the first to record electroencephalograms from human subjects and is the discoverer of the rhythmic Alpha brain waves.
Hans Berliner Hans Jack Berliner (born January 27, 1929) Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, is a former World Correspondence Chess Champion. He directed the construction of the chess computer HiTech.
Hans Bernd Gisevius Hans Bernd Gisevius (July 14, 1904-February 23, 1974) was a leading opponent to the Nazi regime. During World War II he served as a German diplomat and intelligence officer, posted in ZĂĽrich, where he served as a liaison between the OSS and the anti-Hitler forces in Germany.
Hans Bethe Hans Albrecht Bethe (pronounced 'bay-tuh'; July 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005), was a German-American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1967 for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. During World War II, he was head of the Theoretical Division at the secret Los Alamos laboratory developing the first atomic bombs.
Hans Billian Hans Billian (1918 in Breslau (today, Wrocław, Poland) - ) is a German film director, screenwriter, and actor who is renowned for the "sex comedies" he directed in 1970s. He was also credited as Hans Billan, Phillip Halliday, and Christian Kessler.
Hans Bjørnstad Hans Bjørnstad (born March 18 1928 in Lier) is a former Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the late 1940's and early 1950's. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Hans Brunhart Hans Brunhart (born March 28, 1945 in Balzers, Liechtenstein) was the Head of Government, foreign minister and finance minister of the principality of Liechtenstein from April 26 1978 until May 26 1993. He was a member of the Patriotic Union party (Vaterländische Union), a liberal and social oriented party (founded 1918).
Hans Carl von Carlowitz Hans Carl von Carlowitz, originally Hannß Carl von Carlowitz, (born December 24, 1645 in Oberrabenstein bei Chemnitz; died March 3 1714 in Freiberg (Sachsen)) was a german tax accountant and mining administrator. His book Sylvicultura oeconomica, oder haußwirthliche Nachricht und Naturmäßige Anweisung zur wilden Baum-Zucht (1713) was the first comprehensive treatise about forestry.
Hans Conzelmann Hans Conzelmann (October 27, 1915 – June 20, 1989) was a German scholar who made many significant contributions to New Testament research in the twentieth century, including his book on Luke-Acts and Lukan theology The Theology of St. Luke, which triggered much of the serious discussion on Lukan theology, according to Luke Timothy Johnson's The Writings of The New Testament.
Hans Dijkstal Henri Frans (Hans) Dijkstal (February 28, 1943) is a Dutch politician. He was parliamentary leader in the Tweede Kamer of the Dutch liberal party VVD in the period 1998-2002 and he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs in the first cabinet Kok (1994-1998).
Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow (1787-1851) was a Norwegian, Danish-born architect, who is by many considered the first Norwegian architect. He is well-known to have designed the Royal Palace in Oslo and much of the surrounding park and the Karl Johans gate.
Hans Dobbertin Hans Dobbertin, (April 17 1952 - February 2 2006) was a German cryptographer who is best known for his cryptanalysis of the MD4 hash function. He was member of the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt fĂĽr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) and professor at the Ruhr University in Bochum.
Hans Dragendorff Hans Dragendorff (15 October, 1870 in Dorpat (Tartu), Estonia – 12 September, 1941 in Freiburg, Germany) was a German scholar who introduced the first classification system for Roman Samian ware, or Terra Sigillata, in 1896, using type numbers. His scheme was based on the varying forms the vessels took and although it has since been augmented and refined by others, it is still common to refer to 'Dragendorff type 37' bowls for example.
Hans Dulfer Hans Dulfer (born May 28 1940, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone. He began at age 17 and has been referred to as "Big boy" because of his album of the same name.
Hans Egede Hans Egede (January 31, 1686, Harstad, Northern Norway–November 5, 1758, Falster, Denmark) was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary, called the Apostle of Greenland. Egede was an evangelist on the northern Norwegian islands of Lofoten when he heard stories of a green land settled by the Vikings but with which contact had been lost years before.
Hans Ekkehard Bob Hans Ekkehard Bob (24 January, 1917) was a German Fighter pilot, serving with the Luftwaffe. During World War II, Bob flew approximately seven hundred combat Missions, and claimed sixty victories; thirty-seven of which were on the eastern front.
Hans Elzerman Johan Reindert ("Hans") Elzerman (born October 17, 1954 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. As a member of the Dutch Relay Teams he was eliminated in the heats of the 4x100m and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
Hans Engell Hans Engell (born October 8, 1948) is a Danish politician and journalist, currently editor-in-chief of the tabloid Ekstra Bladet. As a member of the Conservative People's Party, he was Defence Minister of Denmark between 1982 and 1987, Justice Minister between 1989 and 1993 and leader of the party from 1993 to 1997, where he retired in disgrace after a drunk driving accident.
Hans Erni Hans Erni (born February 21, 1909 in Lucerne) is an important Swiss painter and sculptor. He is known in particular for illustrating postage stamps, activism, lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, participation on the Olympic Committee, etc.
Hans Eskilsson Hans Eskilsson (born 23 January 1966, in Ă–stersund, northern Sweden) is a former Swedish football player, most notable for his time with Hammarby and for his three appearances for the Swedish national team. He is now a professional poker player.
Hans Eysenck Hans JĂĽrgen Eysenck (March 4, 1916 - September 4, 1997) was an eminent psychologist, most remembered for his work on intelligence and personality, though he worked in a wide range of areas. At the time of his death, Eysenck was the living psychologist most frequently cited in science journals (Haggbloom et al.
Hans F.K. GĂĽnther Hans Friedrich Karl GĂĽnther (born February 16 1891 in Freiburg; died September 25 1968 also in Freiburg) was a German race researcher and eugenicist in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich. He was also known as Race GĂĽnther (RassengĂĽnther) or Race Pope (Rassenpapst).
Hans Fallada Hans Fallada (born July 21 1893 in Greifswald as Rudolf Willhelm Adolf Ditzen, died February 5 1947 in Berlin) was one of the best-known German writers of the 20th Century. He wrote primarily novels of social criticism, and his most famous work is the novel, Little Man, What Now?
Hans Fjellestad Hans Jorgen Fjellestad (born 2 May, 1968) is a musician and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Fjellestad co-founded the Trummerflora Collective, and has worked as a curator/producer for the international art initiative, inSite 05.
Hans Florine Hans Florine (born June 18, 1964) is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayamaholds the current Speed Climb World Record for climbing The Nose of Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 50 seconds. El Capitan is traditionally done by a strong party of two climbers in three to five days.
Hans Freudenthal Hans Freudenthal (September 17, 1905 – October 13, 1990) was a Dutch mathematician born in Luckenwalde in Germany into a Jewish family. He made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an interest in literature, philosophy, history and mathematics education.
Hans Fries (politician) Hans Fries was a Manitoba politician and perennial candidate for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party. In 1961, he campaigned for the leadership of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.
Hans Garrett Moore Hans Garrett Moore (VC, CB) (20 September 1830 - 6 October 1889), born in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland, was an Irish 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.
Hans Geiger Johannes (Hans) Wilhelm Geiger (September 30, 1882 – September 24, 1945) was a German physicist. He is perhaps best-known as the co-inventor of the Geiger counter, and for the Geiger-Marsden experiment which discovered the atomic nucleus.
Hans Georg Dehmelt Hans Georg Dehmelt (born September 9, 1922 in Görlitz, Germany) is a German-born American physicist, who co-developed the ion trap. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1989 for this work on ion traps, together with Wolfgang Paul.
Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister) Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1830–1907) was the Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm 1888–1889. He was also member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1884–1885 and 1886–1887, Minister of the Interior 1885–1886, and Minister of Justice 1887–1888, as well as head of the Ministry of Justice in 1888.
Hans Georg Klamroth Hans Georg Klamroth (12 October 1898 – 26 August 1944) was, by his knowledge of the plans through distant relatives and his son-in-law Lieutenant-Colonel Bernhard Klamroth, involved in the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl (1815-1877) was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1861-1863, 1864-1866, 1867-1869, 1870-1871 and 1872-1874, as well as member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1863-1864, 1866-1867, 1869-1870 and 1871-1872.
Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister (born February 9, 1956 in Lima, Peru) Former Chilean tennis player of german ancestry, who won four single and 23 doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on February 22, 1980, when he became the number 12 of the world.
Hans Gillhaus Johannes ("Hans") Paulus Gillhaus (born November 5, 1963 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch footballer, who played for PSV Eindhoven and Aberdeen primarily as a left sided forward. He is currently chief scout for Chelsea.
Hans Glad Bloch Hans Glad Bloch (1791-1865) was the Norwegian Minister of the Army 1853-1856, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1856-1857, member of the Council of State Division in interim government in Stockholm 1857, and Minister of the Army 1857-1858 and 1858-1860.
Hans Gmoser Johann Wolfgang Hans Gmoser (July 7 1932 - July 5, 2006) is a founder of modern mountaineering in Canada. Born in Austria in 1932, he came to Canada in 1951, and since then has been a major driving force behind the growing popularity of climbing, skiing and guiding.
Hans Godo Frabel Hans Godo Frabel (b. 1941 in Jena, East Germany) is one of the very first lampwork glass artists in the world, who turned the technique of "working at the lamp" to an art form back in 1968, when he opened the Frabel Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
Hans Graf von Sponeck Hans Graf von Sponeck or Hans Emil Otto Graf Sponeck (January 12, 1888 - July 23, 1944) was a German general (General-Leutnant) during World War II who was imprisoned for disobeying orders and later executed.
Hans Grässel Hans Grässel (August 8, 1860 - March 10 or 11, 1939) was a German architect. Grässel studied and performed almost his entire career in Munich, and as the council architect of the city he created a series of cemeteries of which Munich Waldfriedhof (Munich woodlands cemetery), opened in 1907, is well-known for being the first woodland cemetery.
Hans Gross Hans GroĂź (Gross, Grosz), or Hanns GroĂź (December 12, 1847, Graz - December 9, 1915, Graz) was an Austrian criminal jurist and an examining magistrate. He is believed to be the creator of the field of criminalistics; he taught as a professor at the Chernivtsi University, Prague University) and the University of Graz, and established the Institute of Criminology in Graz.
Hans Gruber Hans Gruber, portrayed by Alan Rickman, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the film Die Hard. In 2003, the American Film Institute declared Hans Gruber the 46th greatest villain in the past 100 years of film.
Hans Hagerup Falbe Hans Hagerup Falbe (1772-1830) was the Norwegian acting member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1822-1824 (appointed member 1823), 1825-1826 and 1829-1830, Minister of Auditing 1824-1825 and 1828-1829, Minister of the Navy 1826-1827 and Minister of Justice 1827-1828.
Hans Hahn Hans Hahn (September 27,1879 - July 24,1934) was an Austrian mathematician who made many contributions to functional analysis, topology, set theory, the calculus of variations, real analysis, and order theory. He was a student at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna.
Hans Hartwig von Beseler Hans Hartwig von Beseler (April 27 1850 - December 20 1921) was born in 1850 in Greifswald in a university professor's family, entered the Prussian army in 1868, fought in the Franco-German war of 1870 - 1871 and had a successful military career until his retirement in 1910. In that year he was ennobled by Emperor Wilhelm II.
Hans Hedberg Hans Hedberg (born May 25 1917 near Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrlands län, Sweden) is a Swedish sculptor who currently resides in Biot in southern France. He is mostly known for his gigantic ceramic fruit and has installations in several countries, especially in his native Sweden and in France.
Hans Hedtoft Hans Hedtoft Hansen (April 21, 1903 - January 29, 1955) was Prime Minister of Denmark from 13 November, 1947 to 30 October, 1950 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft I and again from 30 September, 1953 to 29 January, 1955 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hans Hedtoft II.
Hans Hein Theodor Nysom Hans Hein Theodor Nysom (1845-1903) was Norwegian Minister of Labour and Minister of Auditing in 1891, Minister of Labour 1891-1893 and 1899-1900, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1898-1899 and 1900.
Hans Henning Atrott Hans Henning Atrott was born 12 January 1944 in Memel, East Prussia (now Klaipéda, Lithuania) (The city was annexed by Nazi Germany 1938–1944 and was again called its historical name Memel.) Atrott is the founder and first president of the German society for Humane Dying and former secretary (executive director) of the "World Federation of Right to Die Societies".
Hans Henning Ørberg Hans Henning Orberg was born in 1920 in Denmark, received a master's degree in English, French and Latin at the University of Copenhagen. He dedicated a great part of his life(1946 to 1952 and 1961 to 1963) to the education of these languages in schools of his native country.
Hans Henric von Essen Count Hans Henrik von Essen (1755 - 1824) was a Swedish soldier and statesman, born at KaiĂĄs, West Gotland. He was educated in the State University at Upsala, then entered the army, a cornet at 18, and accompanied Gustavus III in his travels and campaigns.
Hans Henrik Andersen Hans Henrik Andersen (* 1937 Frederiksberg, Denmark) is Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen (emeritus since 2004). He is co-editor of the scientific journal "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms".
Hans Herbjørnsrud Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 2 January 1938 in Heddal) is a Norwegian author of short stories. His works frequently play with the differences between Norwegian languages Bokmål and Nynorsk and the various Norwegian dialects.

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