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Hans Hermann Groër Hans Hermann Groër OSB (October 13, 1919 - March 24, 2003) was the former Archbishop of Vienna (1986 - 1995) and a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was removed from office by Pope John Paul II for alleged sexual misconduct.
Hans Hermann von Katte Hans Hermann von Katte (February 28 1704 – November 6 1730) was a close friend of Frederick II of Prussia who was executed by Frederick's father Frederick William I of Prussia when they plotted to escape from the Kingdom of Prussia to the Kingdom of Great Britain. It is believed by some that the two were lovers and were fleeing to Great Britain where they would defect to the service of George II of Great Britain and possibly return to Prussia to depose Frederick William.
Hans Herr Hans Herr (September 17, 1639 – October 11, 1725) was born in Zürich, Switzerland. He was a bishop in the Mennonite faith and came to America in 1710 with a group of fellow Mennonites seeking religious freedom.
Hans Hinrich Wendt Hans Hinrich Wendt (June 18 1853, Hamburg - January 19 1928, Jena) was a German Protestant theologian. After studying theology at Leipzig, Göttingen and Tübingen, he became in 1885 professor ordinarius of systematic theology at Heidelberg, and in 1893 was called to Jena.
Hans Holmér Hans Holmér, (December 28, 1930 - October 4, 2002), social democrat, jurist, Chief of the Swedish National Security Service (SÄPO), Stockholm county administrative chief of police. Chief of the special investigation unit on the assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
Hans Hoogveld Johannes ("Hans") Bernardus Everardus Hoogveld (born May 21, 1947 in Amersfoort, Utrecht) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In Mexico City as well as in Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.
Hans Hotter Hans Hotter (January 19, 1909 – December 6, 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty and intelligence of his singing, especially in Wagner's masterpieces.
Hans Chiari Hans Chiari (1851 â’ 1916) was a German pathologist who practiced medicine in Prague and Strasbourg. His primary duties were concerned with postmortem examinations, and most of his 177 published writings are the result of these autopsies.
Hans Christian Andersen (film) Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film, with words and music by Frank Loesser. It is a fictionalised, romanticised story revolving around the life of the Danish poet and story-teller Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the Little Nobel Prize, is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature". There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrators.
Hans Christian Ărsted Hans Christian Ărsted (August 14,1777 – March 9,1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist, influenced by the thinking of Immanuel Kant. He is best known for discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism.
Hans Christian Ărsted Institute The Hans Christian Ărsted Institute at the University of Copenhagen is a building complex that houses the departments of Mathematics and Chemistry, as well as part of Physics. It is named after the physicist Hans Christian Ărsted (1777-1851), the discoverer of electromagnetism (1820).
Hans Christian Ostrø Hans Christian Ostrø, a Norwegian tourist, was kidnapped together with six other Westerners in Kashmir between 4 and 8 July 1995. The others were John Childs (USA), Dirk Hasert (Germany), Donald Hutchins (USA), Keith Manigan (uk) and Paul Wells (UK).
Hans Christian von Baeyer Hans Christian von Baeyer is a Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary. He's authored books including Information: The New Language of Science and Warmth Disperses and Time Passes: The History of Heat.
Hans Christoff von Königsmarck Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust, (December 12, 1605 – February 20, 1663) son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier, who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus' strategy. He was appointed Major General in 1640, Governor General of Bremen-Verden, in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1651, and Field Marshal, in 1655.
Hans Christoph Ernst von Gagern Hans Christoph Ernst, Baron von Gagern (1766-1852), German statesman and political writer, was born at Kleinniedesheim, near Worms, on the 25th of January 1766. After studying law at the universities of Leipzig and Göttingen, he entered the service of the Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, whom in 1791 he represented at the imperial diet.
Hans J. MĂĽller-Eberhard Hans Joachim MĂĽller-Eberhard (May 5, 1927 - March 3, 1998) was a distinguished molecular immunologist who did pioneering research in the United States and his native Germany. The areas of investigation upon which he left his mark include the immunoglobulins and the complement system.
Hans Jacob Nielsen Hans Jacob Nielsen was an Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the gold medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category, defeating Alfredo Copello in the final.
Hans Jacobs Hans Jacobs was a German sailplane designer and pioneer. As the head of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fĂĽr Segelflug (DFS - German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) at Darmstadt in the years before World War II, he was responsible for a number of highly successful designs, including the DFS Habicht, DFS Kranich, and the DFS 230 assault glider.
Hans Järta Hans Järta (originally Hans Hierta) (1774 - 1847) was a Swedish administrator and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Gustavus IV Adolphus in 1809 and was the main drafter of the constitution of Sweden in 1809.
Hans Jæger Hans Jæger (September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist who was part of the Oslo (then Kristiania) based bohemian group Kristianiabohêmen. He was prosecuted for his book Fra Kristiania-bohemen and convicted to 60 days imprisonment in a supreme court ruling in 1886.
Hans Ji Maharaj Hans Ram Singh RawatHans Ji Maharaj, Ram Navami (Basaki) Festival, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi, April 1965."My name is Hans Ram Singh", known as Shri Hans Ji Maharaj was born (November 8 1900 - July 19 1966) in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Hans Jonas German-born philosopher Hans Jonas (may 10 1903 - February 5 1993) studied under Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Bultmann in the 1920s. In 1933 he emigrated to England; in 1935 he went to Palestine, in 1949 to Canada.
Hans Junkermann Hans Junkermann, (properly Hennes JĂĽnkermann) was a German professional cyclist who had 35 road victories in a career that lasted for 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. Born on 6 May 1934 in Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, just 12 km from the Dutch border, Junkermann was a rider who could climb very well and excelled in mountainous stage races but could also do well in one day events that had a tough profile.
Hans Karl von Diebitsch Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch and Narden () (born 13 May 1785 in GroĂź Leipe near Obernigk, Lower Silesia - died 10 June 1831 near Pultusk) was a German-born soldier serving as Russian Field Marshal.
Hans Karl von Winterfeldt Hans Karl von Winterfeldt (1707-1757), Prussian general, was born on 1707-04-04 at Vanselow Castle in Pomerania, he was Lord of several estates. His education was imperfect, and in later life he always regretted his want of familiarity with the French language.
Hans Karlsson Hans Karlsson (born October 21, 1946) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He is currently (as of 2005) Minister for Employment in the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications of the Swedish government.
Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann (born 13 June 1948) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss National Council from the Canton of Zurich. He was elected to the National Council in 1999 as a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC).
Hans KĂĽng Hans KĂĽng (born March 19, 1928 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne), is a Catholic priest, an eminent Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos).
Hans Köchler Hans Köchler (born October 18 1948 in Schwaz, Tyrol, in Austria) is Full Professor of Philosophy and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. In his general philosophical outlook he is influenced by Husserl and Heidegger, his legal thinking has been shaped by the approach of Kelsen.
Hans Keller Hans Keller (1919-1985) was a musician and writer who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, and invented the method of 'Wordless Functional Analysis' (in which a work is analysed in musical sound alone, without any words being heard or read).
Hans Kempin SS-StandartenfĂĽhrer Hans Wilhelm Kempin (1913-1992) was an outstanding German Waffen-SS combat and training officer who served in the SS-Standarte Deutschland, SS-Regiment Der FĂĽhrer and later commanded the 32.SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division 30.
Hans Kirk Hans Kirk (1898-1962) was a celebrated Danish author, who penned the best-selling novel of all-time in his native Denmark, The Fishermen (1928). Kirk was a long-time Communist Party member in Denmark and remained active until his death.
Hans Knappertsbusch Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) German conductor born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal), best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Hans Knirsch Hans Knirsch (September 14, 1877 – December 6, 1933) was a Moravian activist for Austrian National Socialism . After the breakup of the Austrian Hungarian Empire, he led the original mother party in Czechoslovakia, at that time in Bohemia called the Sudeten German National Socialist Party.
Hans Kornberg Sir Hans Leo Kornberg, FRS (born 14 January 1928) is a British biologist. German born, he gained his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Sheffield, where he collaborated with Sir Hans Krebs to produce Energy Transformations in Living Matter (1957).
Hans Kosterlitz Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a British biologist, who graduated DrMed in Berlin. He settled in Scotland and took a DSc at the University of Aberdeen where he was, for many years, Reader in Physiology.
Hans Kroes Hans Kroes (born June 3, 1965 in Lisse, Noord-Holland) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100m Backstroke (58.
Hans Kruize Hans Tjebbe Kruize (born May 23, 1954 in Den Haag) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Montreal (1976) and in Los Angeles (1984). He ended up in fourth and in sixth place with the Dutch National Men's Team.
Hans L'Orange Field Hans L'Orange Field is a stadium in Waipahu, Hawai'i. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Hawaii Winter Baseball teams North Shore Honu and West Oahu CaneFires, as well as Hawaii Pacific University's men's baseball team, the Sea Warriors.
Hans Langsdorff Kapitän zur See Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff (March 20, 1894 – December 19 1939) was a German naval officer, most famous for his command of the Panzerschiff (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate.
Hans Ledwinka Hans Ledwinka (born in Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria),1878, died in Munich (Germany),1967) was an Austrian automobile designer. As a young man, Ledwinka worked for Nesselsdorfer-Wagenbau where he designed the 5.
Hans Leybold Hans Leybold (2 April 1892 - 8 September 1914) was a German poet and nihilist, whose small body of work was a major inspiration behind much of the Dada movement, in particular the works of his close friend Hugo Ball. Although Leybold died two years before the emergence of Dada, his absurdist writings and poems represent an important stage in the development of expressionist movement in Germany.
Hans Lindahl Hans Lindahl is a Swedish comic book artist, best known for his work on the Lee Falk created The Phantom. His work on the Phantom have been published in countires like Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, England, Australia and Brazil.
Hans Loritz OberfĂĽhrer Hans Loritz joined the SS in 1930 and in 1933, began work as an officer at the Dachau concentration camp. In July 1934 he became the commander of KZ Esterwegen where he was the Commandant for two years before being transferred back to serve as Commandant of Dachau until 1939.
Hans Lucas Hans Lucas is the Germanized form of the name used by Jean-Luc Godard when writing criticism during the 1950s for André Bazin's magazine Cahier du Cinéma, as well as for the magazine Godard founded during this time, Gazette du Cinéma.
Hans Luckhardt Hans Luckhardt (June 16, 1890 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) – October 8, 1954 in Bad Wiessee) was a German architect and the brother of Wassili Luckhardt, with whom he worked his entire life. He studied at the University of Karlsruhe with Hermann Billing and was a member of the Novembergruppe, the Arbeitsrats für Kunst, and the Glass Chain.
Hans Lufft Hans Lufft (1495-1584) was a German printer and publisher, commonly called "the Bible Printer," because in 1534 he printed at Wittenberg the first complete edition of Luther's Bible, in two quarto volumes with illuminations in gold and colors by Lucas Cranach. Lufft printed in the 40 years following more than 100,000 copies of the German Bible.
Hans Luther (15th century) [Luther in 1530 (Lucas Cranach the Elder]Hans Luther (1459-1530) is best known as the father of the reformer Martin Luther. When Martin was an infant, Hans moved the family from Eisleben to Mansfeld where he leased and operated a copper smelter.
Hans Makart Hans Makart (May 28, 1840 - October 3, 1884) was a 19th century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator; most well known for his influence on Gustav Klimt and other Austrian artists, but in his own era considered an important artist himself and was a celebrity figure in the high culture of Vienna, attended with almost cult-liked adulation.
Hans Markström Hans Markström (born October 2, 1965) is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He mainly competed in the sprint events.
Hans Matheson Hans Matheson (born August 7 1975 in Outer Hebrides, Scotland) is a Scottish-born actor who made his feature film debut as Johnny Silver in Jez Butterworth's critically acclaimed directorial debut, Mojo. Prior to Mojo, Matheson appeared in various plays and television series.
Hans Memling Hans Memling (Memlinc) (c. 1430 - 11 August, 1494) was a Flemish painter, born in Germany, who was the last major fifteenth century artist in the Netherlands, the successor to Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden , whose tradition he continued with little innovation.
Hans Merensky Hans Merensky (16 March 1871 - 21 October 1952) was a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He discovered the rich deposit of alluvial diamonds at Alexander Bay in Namaqualand, vast platinum and chrome reefs at Lydenburg, Rustenburg and Potgietersrus, which led to some of the largest platinum mines in the world, phosphates and copper at Phalaborwa in the Transvaal lowveld, gold in the Free State and the world’s biggest chrome deposit at Jagdlust near Pietersburg.
Hans Meuer Hans Meuer is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Mannheim, general manager of Prometeus GmbH and general chairman of the International Supercomputing ConferenceIn 1986, he became co-founder and organizer of the first Mannheim Supercomputer Conference[http://www.top500.
Hans Meyer (geologist) Hans Meyer (March 22, 1858 -- July 5, 1929) was an Austrian geology professor from Leipzig, who is credited with being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft, 5,895 m). Kilimanjaro is comprised of three peaks; Shira- 12,999 ft (3962 m), Mawenzi- 16,893 ft (5149 m) and Kibo- whose summit was reached by Meyer in 1889.
Hans Moravec Hans Moravec (born November 30 1948 in Austria) is a research professor at the Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) of Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for his work on robotics, artificial intelligence, and writings on the impact of technology.
Hans Morgenthau Hans Joachim Morgenthau (February 17 1904 - July 19 1980) was an International Relations theorist and one of the most influential ones to date. He was born in Coburg, Germany, and educated at the universities of Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
Hans Muller Johan ("Hans") Arnoldus Muller (born January 24, 1937 in Amsterdam) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team.
Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771-1824) was a revivalist Norwegian lay preacher who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway. He and his followers were persecuted in their time, though their teachings were in keeping with Lutheran doctrine.
Hans Nieuwenburg Johannes ("Hans") Nieuwenburg (born June 5, 1968 in Koudekerk) is a former water polo defender from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics for Holland. In 1992 he finished in ninth position with the Dutch National Men's Team, in 1996 he was the captain of the squad that finished in tenth spot, under the guidance of head coach and former international Hans van Zeeland.
Hans Nilsen Hauge Hans Nilsen Hauge (November 3, 1853 – December 17, 1931) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1903-1905. Born in Nord-Audnedal, Hauge was the grandson of the revivalist lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge.
Hans Oeschger Professor Hans Oeschger (1927 – 1998) was the founder of the Division of Climate and Environmental Physics at the Physics Institute of the University of Bern in 1963 and director until his retirement in 1992.
Hans Orifice Hans Orifice (aka Jim Thompson) was ultimately the same character as GWAR drummer Hans Sphincter, who underwent a name change in 1987. Later that year he left the band to go on sabattical in the Himalayas where he studied mysticism with the legendary Yeti Llamas.
Hans Otte Hans Otte (born Hans GĂĽnther Franz Otte in Plauen, Germany, December 3, 1926) is a German composer, pianist, radio promoter, and author of many pieces of musical theatre, sound installations, poems, drawings, and art videos. From 1959 to 1984 he served as music director for Radio Bremen.
Hans Parrel Hans Parrel (born September 14, 1944 in Utrecht) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In Mexico City and Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.
Hans Petersson Hans Petersson (26 June 1902, Bentschen, Posen, Germany (now Poznan, Poland) - 1984 MĂĽnster, Germany) was a German mathematician. He introduced the Petersson inner product and is also known for the Ramanujan-Petersson conjecture.
Hans Pfitzner Hans (Erich) Pfitzner (May 5, 1869 - May 22, 1949) was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is probably the opera Palestrina, loosely based (he wrote his own libretto) on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Hans Poelzig Hans Poelzig (30 April, 1869 Berlin – June 14, 1936 Berlin) was a German architect, painter and set designer active in the Weimar years. His mother was the daughter of a countess, and Hans Poelzig took her maiden name.
Hans Poulsen Hans Sven Poulsen (born March 1945 in Victoria, Australia) was one of Australia's most successful and prolific singer-songwriters in the late 1960's and early 1970's with hit songs Boom Sha La La Lo, Light Across the Valley and Rose Coloured Glasses.
Hans Rademacher Hans Adolph Rademacher (3 April 1892, Wandsbeck, now Hamburg-Wandsbek – 7 February 1969, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and number theory. He emigrated from Europe in 1934.
Hans Raj Hans Hans Raj Hans is a Punjabi singer who sings Punjabi Folk and Sufi music but has also sung in movies and released his own Indipop albums. He has worked alongside other renowned artists such as the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, as seen in the movie 'Kachhe Dhaage'
Hans Ras Johannes Jacobus (Hans) Ras (1 April 1926 – 22 October 2003) was emeritus professor of Javanese language and literature at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya, and in 1969 first representative in Jakarta of the KITLV (the Leiden-based Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde = Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology).
Hans Rausing Professor Hans Rausing KBE (born in 1926), a Swedish businessman, is among the world's wealthiest people with a reported net worth of 8 billion US dollars (2004). He made his wealth from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak (later Tetra Laval), a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing that is currently the largest packing production company in the world.
Hans Reiser Hans Thomas Reiser (born December 1963) is an American computer programmer residing in Oakland, California who specializes in operating systems and file systems. Since 1997 Reiser has headed Namesys, a company through which he primarily develops and supports the ReiserFS and Reiser4 filesystems.
Hans Reiter Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (February 26, 1881–1969) was a German physician convicted of war crimes for his medical experiments at the concentration camp at Buchenwald. He wrote a book on "racial hygiene" called Deutsches Gold, Gesundes Leben - Frohes Schaffen.
Hans Rickheit Hans Rickheit (January 12, 1973) is an American cartoonist. Originally a resident of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Rickheit originally self-published digest-sized comics which presenting dark, surreal vignettes and short stories, many of them directly inspired by dreams.
Hans Riddervold Hans Riddervold (1795-1876) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs for several periods between 1848 and 1872, as well as head of the Ministry of Auditing in 1852 and head of the Ministry of Finance in 1853, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1849-1850 and 1854-1855.
Hans Richter (conductor) Hans Richter (born 4 April 1843 in Raab, today Győr, Hungary as János Richter, died 5 December 1916 in Bayreuth) was an Austrian-Hungarian conductor. Richter studied at the Vienna Conservatory (showing a special interest in the horn) and developed his conducting career at several opera-houses in the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Hans Ritter von Adam Hans Ritter von Adam (May 24, 1886 - November 15, 1917) was a German flying ace in World War I, with 21 victories before being killed in action. Ritter von Adam was badly wounded as an infantryman September 2, 1914.
Hans Robert Jauß Hans Robert Jauß (1921–1997) was a German academic, notable for his work in reception theory and medieval and modern French literature. After studying with Hans-Georg Gadamer at the University of Heidelberg, he taught mainly at the University of Konstanz as well as at Columbia University, Yale University, and the Sorbonne.
Hans Rookmaaker Henderik Roelof "Hans" Rookmaaker (February 27, 1922–March 13, 1977) was a Dutch Christian scholar, professor, and author who wrote and lectured on art theory, art history, music, philosophy, and religion. Throughout his career, he lectured in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, as well as in his native Netherlands.
Hans Rosbaud Hans Rosbaud (born July 22, 1895 in Graz, died Dec 29, 1962 in Lugano), was an Austrian conductor, particularly associated with the music of the twentieth century. During the 1920s and 30s, he presented premieres of works by Schoenberg and BartĂłk while conducting in Frankfurt.
Hans Rosling Hans Rosling (born 1948 in Uppsala, Sweden) is since 1997 professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. From 1967 to 1974 he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he did public health at St John´s Medical College in Bangalore.
Hans Rotmo Hans Rotmo (born October 3 1948). is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, known by most Norwegians as the leading figure of 1970's folk-rock band Vømmøl Spellmannslag, and also known as the writer of hit songs like "Fire Fine Lænestola" and the christmas tune "Vårres Jul".
Hans Rottenhammer Johann Rottenhammer, or Hans Rottenhammer, (1564-1625) was a German painter, born in Munich, where he studied until 1588 under Hans Donauer the Elder. In 1593-4 (and perhaps earlier) he was in Rome, and he then settled in Venice from 1595-6 to 1606, before returning to Germany and settling in Augsburg, working also in Munich.
Hans Sebald Beham Hans Sebald Beham ( 1500 - 1550) was a German printmaker who did his best work as an engraver,and was also a designer of woodcuts and a painter and miniaturist. He is one of the most important of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making old master prints in the generation after DĂĽrer.
Hans Sedlmayr Hans Sedlmayr (born 18 January 1896 in Homstein (Burgenland) – died 9 July 1984 in Salzburg) was an Austrian art historian. Sedlmayr was University Professor of Art History in Vienna from 1936 until 1945, then in Munich from 1951 until 1964, and finally at the University of Salzburg from 1965-69, where he estsablished the art history curriculum.
Hans Segers Hans Segers (born October 30, 1961 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch goalkeeper, who is famous for his playing career in England. His early career was with PSV Eindhoven, before being signed for Nottingham Forest by Brian Clough during 1984.
Hans Seland Hans Seland (Mars 5, 1867– June 30, 1949) may not be among Norway’s most known authors, but is certainly among the most celebrated ones within such diverse circles as Norwegian emigrants in America, those who seek to promote the New Norwegian language (Nynorsk) in Norwegian society, legal practitioners, humorists and children. His life and career brought him to the White House twice, an achievement and popularity few other authors have obtained.
Hans Seyffer Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans of Heilbronn (born around 1460 in Sinsheim; died 1509 in Heilbronn), was a late gothical stone sculptor and wood carver. Seyffer created many well-known works of art in Heilbronn and Stuttgart (both in Germany):
Hans Scharoun Bernhard Hans Henry Scharoun (born September 20 1893 Bremen, Germany - November 25 1972 Berlin, Germany), was a German architect best known for designing the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall and the Schminke House in Loebau/Saxony. He was an important exponent of Organic architecture.
Hans Schmeisser Hans Schmeisser is a well-known weapons technical designer in Europe. The son of Louis Schmeisser - who was also a famous weapons technical designer - his notable achievement is his contributions to the construction of the German "weapon city" Suhl.
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (born May 5, 1900, died May 28, 1973) was a German conductor. He is most famous for conducting the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra from its inception in 1945 until shortly before his death.
Hans Schuler Hans Schuler (May 25, 1874 - March 30, 1951) was an American sculptor and monument maker who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), having studied there at the Rinehart School of Sculpture. Hauer won the Salon Gold Medal in Paris in 1901, and he served as president of MICA from 1925 to 1951.
Hans Singer Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 – 26 February 2006) was a development economist best known for the Singer-Prebisch thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products. He is one of the primary figures of heterodox economics.
Hans Smits Hans Karel Daniël Smits (born January 24, 1956 in Den Helder, Noord-Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Hans Spemann Hans Spemann (June 27, 1869 – September 9, 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, the influence exercised by various parts of the embryo that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs. Also The inventor of cloning technique - somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
Hans Sphincter When Death Piggy donned costumes and began performing as GWAR, drummer Jim Thompson took the stage as Hans Sphincter. According to early cartoons, Hans had a brother named Stephen Sphincter and they were artistic types until their violent brethren arrived.
Hans the double Hans the Double is four-piece emo/indie rock/alternative rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The outfit consists of Justin Lerner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gina Fontana (lead guitar, piano), Mike DiEva (bass, back-up vocals), and Nick Biscardi (drums).
Hans Hermann von Katte Hans Hermann von Katte (February 28 1704 – November 6 1730) was a close friend of Frederick II of Prussia who was executed by Frederick's father Frederick William I of Prussia when they plotted to escape from the Kingdom of Prussia to the Kingdom of Great Britain. It is believed by some that the two were lovers and were fleeing to Great Britain where they would defect to the service of George II of Great Britain and possibly return to Prussia to depose Frederick William.
Hans Herr Hans Herr (September 17, 1639 – October 11, 1725) was born in Zürich, Switzerland. He was a bishop in the Mennonite faith and came to America in 1710 with a group of fellow Mennonites seeking religious freedom.
Hans Hinrich Wendt Hans Hinrich Wendt (June 18 1853, Hamburg - January 19 1928, Jena) was a German Protestant theologian. After studying theology at Leipzig, Göttingen and Tübingen, he became in 1885 professor ordinarius of systematic theology at Heidelberg, and in 1893 was called to Jena.
Hans Holmér Hans Holmér, (December 28, 1930 - October 4, 2002), social democrat, jurist, Chief of the Swedish National Security Service (SÄPO), Stockholm county administrative chief of police. Chief of the special investigation unit on the assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
Hans Hoogveld Johannes ("Hans") Bernardus Everardus Hoogveld (born May 21, 1947 in Amersfoort, Utrecht) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In Mexico City as well as in Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.
Hans Hotter Hans Hotter (January 19, 1909 – December 6, 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone, admired internationally after World War II for the power, beauty and intelligence of his singing, especially in Wagner's masterpieces.
Hans Chiari Hans Chiari (1851 â’ 1916) was a German pathologist who practiced medicine in Prague and Strasbourg. His primary duties were concerned with postmortem examinations, and most of his 177 published writings are the result of these autopsies.
Hans Christian Andersen (film) Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film, with words and music by Frank Loesser. It is a fictionalised, romanticised story revolving around the life of the Danish poet and story-teller Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Andersen Award The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the Little Nobel Prize, is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature". There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrators.
Hans Christian Ărsted Hans Christian Ărsted (August 14,1777 – March 9,1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist, influenced by the thinking of Immanuel Kant. He is best known for discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism.
Hans Christian Ărsted Institute The Hans Christian Ărsted Institute at the University of Copenhagen is a building complex that houses the departments of Mathematics and Chemistry, as well as part of Physics. It is named after the physicist Hans Christian Ărsted (1777-1851), the discoverer of electromagnetism (1820).
Hans Christian Ostrø Hans Christian Ostrø, a Norwegian tourist, was kidnapped together with six other Westerners in Kashmir between 4 and 8 July 1995. The others were John Childs (USA), Dirk Hasert (Germany), Donald Hutchins (USA), Keith Manigan (uk) and Paul Wells (UK).
Hans Christian von Baeyer Hans Christian von Baeyer is a Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary. He's authored books including Information: The New Language of Science and Warmth Disperses and Time Passes: The History of Heat.
Hans Christoff von Königsmarck Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust, (December 12, 1605 – February 20, 1663) son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier, who commanded Sweden's legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus' strategy. He was appointed Major General in 1640, Governor General of Bremen-Verden, in 1645, Privy Councilor in 1651, and Field Marshal, in 1655.
Hans Christoph Ernst von Gagern Hans Christoph Ernst, Baron von Gagern (1766-1852), German statesman and political writer, was born at Kleinniedesheim, near Worms, on the 25th of January 1766. After studying law at the universities of Leipzig and Göttingen, he entered the service of the Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, whom in 1791 he represented at the imperial diet.
Hans J. MĂĽller-Eberhard Hans Joachim MĂĽller-Eberhard (May 5, 1927 - March 3, 1998) was a distinguished molecular immunologist who did pioneering research in the United States and his native Germany. The areas of investigation upon which he left his mark include the immunoglobulins and the complement system.
Hans Jacob Nielsen Hans Jacob Nielsen was an Danish lightweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the gold medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category, defeating Alfredo Copello in the final.
Hans Jacobs Hans Jacobs was a German sailplane designer and pioneer. As the head of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fĂĽr Segelflug (DFS - German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) at Darmstadt in the years before World War II, he was responsible for a number of highly successful designs, including the DFS Habicht, DFS Kranich, and the DFS 230 assault glider.
Hans Järta Hans Järta (originally Hans Hierta) (1774 - 1847) was a Swedish administrator and revolutionary. He helped overthrow Gustavus IV Adolphus in 1809 and was the main drafter of the constitution of Sweden in 1809.
Hans Jæger Hans Jæger (September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist who was part of the Oslo (then Kristiania) based bohemian group Kristianiabohêmen. He was prosecuted for his book Fra Kristiania-bohemen and convicted to 60 days imprisonment in a supreme court ruling in 1886.
Hans Ji Maharaj Hans Ram Singh RawatHans Ji Maharaj, Ram Navami (Basaki) Festival, Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi, April 1965."My name is Hans Ram Singh", known as Shri Hans Ji Maharaj was born (November 8 1900 - July 19 1966) in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India.
Hans Jonas German-born philosopher Hans Jonas (may 10 1903 - February 5 1993) studied under Martin Heidegger and Rudolf Bultmann in the 1920s. In 1933 he emigrated to England; in 1935 he went to Palestine, in 1949 to Canada.
Hans Junkermann Hans Junkermann, (properly Hennes JĂĽnkermann) was a German professional cyclist who had 35 road victories in a career that lasted for 18 seasons from 1956 to 1973. Born on 6 May 1934 in Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, just 12 km from the Dutch border, Junkermann was a rider who could climb very well and excelled in mountainous stage races but could also do well in one day events that had a tough profile.
Hans Karl von Diebitsch Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch and Narden () (born 13 May 1785 in GroĂź Leipe near Obernigk, Lower Silesia - died 10 June 1831 near Pultusk) was a German-born soldier serving as Russian Field Marshal.
Hans Karl von Winterfeldt Hans Karl von Winterfeldt (1707-1757), Prussian general, was born on 1707-04-04 at Vanselow Castle in Pomerania, he was Lord of several estates. His education was imperfect, and in later life he always regretted his want of familiarity with the French language.
Hans Karlsson Hans Karlsson (born October 21, 1946) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He is currently (as of 2005) Minister for Employment in the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications of the Swedish government.
Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann (born 13 June 1948) is a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss National Council from the Canton of Zurich. He was elected to the National Council in 1999 as a member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC).
Hans KĂĽng Hans KĂĽng (born March 19, 1928 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne), is a Catholic priest, an eminent Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos).
Hans Köchler Hans Köchler (born October 18 1948 in Schwaz, Tyrol, in Austria) is Full Professor of Philosophy and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. In his general philosophical outlook he is influenced by Husserl and Heidegger, his legal thinking has been shaped by the approach of Kelsen.
Hans Keller Hans Keller (1919-1985) was a musician and writer who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, and invented the method of 'Wordless Functional Analysis' (in which a work is analysed in musical sound alone, without any words being heard or read).
Hans Kempin SS-StandartenfĂĽhrer Hans Wilhelm Kempin (1913-1992) was an outstanding German Waffen-SS combat and training officer who served in the SS-Standarte Deutschland, SS-Regiment Der FĂĽhrer and later commanded the 32.SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division 30.
Hans Kirk Hans Kirk (1898-1962) was a celebrated Danish author, who penned the best-selling novel of all-time in his native Denmark, The Fishermen (1928). Kirk was a long-time Communist Party member in Denmark and remained active until his death.
Hans Knappertsbusch Hans Knappertsbusch (March 12, 1888 - October 25, 1965) German conductor born in Elberfeld (present-day Wuppertal), best known for his performances of the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss.
Hans Knirsch Hans Knirsch (September 14, 1877 – December 6, 1933) was a Moravian activist for Austrian National Socialism . After the breakup of the Austrian Hungarian Empire, he led the original mother party in Czechoslovakia, at that time in Bohemia called the Sudeten German National Socialist Party.
Hans Kornberg Sir Hans Leo Kornberg, FRS (born 14 January 1928) is a British biologist. German born, he gained his BSc and PhD degrees from the University of Sheffield, where he collaborated with Sir Hans Krebs to produce Energy Transformations in Living Matter (1957).
Hans Kosterlitz Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a British biologist, who graduated DrMed in Berlin. He settled in Scotland and took a DSc at the University of Aberdeen where he was, for many years, Reader in Physiology.
Hans Kroes Hans Kroes (born June 3, 1965 in Lisse, Noord-Holland) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100m Backstroke (58.
Hans Kruize Hans Tjebbe Kruize (born May 23, 1954 in Den Haag) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Montreal (1976) and in Los Angeles (1984). He ended up in fourth and in sixth place with the Dutch National Men's Team.
Hans L'Orange Field Hans L'Orange Field is a stadium in Waipahu, Hawai'i. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Hawaii Winter Baseball teams North Shore Honu and West Oahu CaneFires, as well as Hawaii Pacific University's men's baseball team, the Sea Warriors.
Hans Langsdorff Kapitän zur See Hans Wilhelm Langsdorff (March 20, 1894 – December 19 1939) was a German naval officer, most famous for his command of the Panzerschiff (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee during the Battle of the River Plate.
Hans Ledwinka Hans Ledwinka (born in Klosterneuburg (Lower Austria),1878, died in Munich (Germany),1967) was an Austrian automobile designer. As a young man, Ledwinka worked for Nesselsdorfer-Wagenbau where he designed the 5.
Hans Leybold Hans Leybold (2 April 1892 - 8 September 1914) was a German poet and nihilist, whose small body of work was a major inspiration behind much of the Dada movement, in particular the works of his close friend Hugo Ball. Although Leybold died two years before the emergence of Dada, his absurdist writings and poems represent an important stage in the development of expressionist movement in Germany.
Hans Lindahl Hans Lindahl is a Swedish comic book artist, best known for his work on the Lee Falk created The Phantom. His work on the Phantom have been published in countires like Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, England, Australia and Brazil.
Hans Loritz OberfĂĽhrer Hans Loritz joined the SS in 1930 and in 1933, began work as an officer at the Dachau concentration camp. In July 1934 he became the commander of KZ Esterwegen where he was the Commandant for two years before being transferred back to serve as Commandant of Dachau until 1939.
Hans Lucas Hans Lucas is the Germanized form of the name used by Jean-Luc Godard when writing criticism during the 1950s for André Bazin's magazine Cahier du Cinéma, as well as for the magazine Godard founded during this time, Gazette du Cinéma.
Hans Luckhardt Hans Luckhardt (June 16, 1890 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) – October 8, 1954 in Bad Wiessee) was a German architect and the brother of Wassili Luckhardt, with whom he worked his entire life. He studied at the University of Karlsruhe with Hermann Billing and was a member of the Novembergruppe, the Arbeitsrats für Kunst, and the Glass Chain.
Hans Lufft Hans Lufft (1495-1584) was a German printer and publisher, commonly called "the Bible Printer," because in 1534 he printed at Wittenberg the first complete edition of Luther's Bible, in two quarto volumes with illuminations in gold and colors by Lucas Cranach. Lufft printed in the 40 years following more than 100,000 copies of the German Bible.
Hans Luther (15th century) [Luther in 1530 (Lucas Cranach the Elder]Hans Luther (1459-1530) is best known as the father of the reformer Martin Luther. When Martin was an infant, Hans moved the family from Eisleben to Mansfeld where he leased and operated a copper smelter.
Hans Makart Hans Makart (May 28, 1840 - October 3, 1884) was a 19th century Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator; most well known for his influence on Gustav Klimt and other Austrian artists, but in his own era considered an important artist himself and was a celebrity figure in the high culture of Vienna, attended with almost cult-liked adulation.
Hans Markström Hans Markström (born October 2, 1965) is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville, France. He mainly competed in the sprint events.
Hans Matheson Hans Matheson (born August 7 1975 in Outer Hebrides, Scotland) is a Scottish-born actor who made his feature film debut as Johnny Silver in Jez Butterworth's critically acclaimed directorial debut, Mojo. Prior to Mojo, Matheson appeared in various plays and television series.
Hans Memling Hans Memling (Memlinc) (c. 1430 - 11 August, 1494) was a Flemish painter, born in Germany, who was the last major fifteenth century artist in the Netherlands, the successor to Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden , whose tradition he continued with little innovation.
Hans Merensky Hans Merensky (16 March 1871 - 21 October 1952) was a South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He discovered the rich deposit of alluvial diamonds at Alexander Bay in Namaqualand, vast platinum and chrome reefs at Lydenburg, Rustenburg and Potgietersrus, which led to some of the largest platinum mines in the world, phosphates and copper at Phalaborwa in the Transvaal lowveld, gold in the Free State and the world’s biggest chrome deposit at Jagdlust near Pietersburg.
Hans Meuer Hans Meuer is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Mannheim, general manager of Prometeus GmbH and general chairman of the International Supercomputing ConferenceIn 1986, he became co-founder and organizer of the first Mannheim Supercomputer Conference[http://www.top500.
Hans Meyer (geologist) Hans Meyer (March 22, 1858 -- July 5, 1929) was an Austrian geology professor from Leipzig, who is credited with being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft, 5,895 m). Kilimanjaro is comprised of three peaks; Shira- 12,999 ft (3962 m), Mawenzi- 16,893 ft (5149 m) and Kibo- whose summit was reached by Meyer in 1889.
Hans Moravec Hans Moravec (born November 30 1948 in Austria) is a research professor at the Robotics Institute (Carnegie Mellon) of Carnegie Mellon University. He is known for his work on robotics, artificial intelligence, and writings on the impact of technology.
Hans Morgenthau Hans Joachim Morgenthau (February 17 1904 - July 19 1980) was an International Relations theorist and one of the most influential ones to date. He was born in Coburg, Germany, and educated at the universities of Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.
Hans Muller Johan ("Hans") Arnoldus Muller (born January 24, 1937 in Amsterdam) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1960 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team.
Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771-1824) was a revivalist Norwegian lay preacher who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway. He and his followers were persecuted in their time, though their teachings were in keeping with Lutheran doctrine.
Hans Nieuwenburg Johannes ("Hans") Nieuwenburg (born June 5, 1968 in Koudekerk) is a former water polo defender from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics for Holland. In 1992 he finished in ninth position with the Dutch National Men's Team, in 1996 he was the captain of the squad that finished in tenth spot, under the guidance of head coach and former international Hans van Zeeland.
Hans Nilsen Hauge Hans Nilsen Hauge (November 3, 1853 – December 17, 1931) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1903-1905. Born in Nord-Audnedal, Hauge was the grandson of the revivalist lay preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge.
Hans Oeschger Professor Hans Oeschger (1927 – 1998) was the founder of the Division of Climate and Environmental Physics at the Physics Institute of the University of Bern in 1963 and director until his retirement in 1992.
Hans Orifice Hans Orifice (aka Jim Thompson) was ultimately the same character as GWAR drummer Hans Sphincter, who underwent a name change in 1987. Later that year he left the band to go on sabattical in the Himalayas where he studied mysticism with the legendary Yeti Llamas.
Hans Otte Hans Otte (born Hans GĂĽnther Franz Otte in Plauen, Germany, December 3, 1926) is a German composer, pianist, radio promoter, and author of many pieces of musical theatre, sound installations, poems, drawings, and art videos. From 1959 to 1984 he served as music director for Radio Bremen.
Hans Parrel Hans Parrel (born September 14, 1944 in Utrecht) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In Mexico City and Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.
Hans Petersson Hans Petersson (26 June 1902, Bentschen, Posen, Germany (now Poznan, Poland) - 1984 MĂĽnster, Germany) was a German mathematician. He introduced the Petersson inner product and is also known for the Ramanujan-Petersson conjecture.
Hans Pfitzner Hans (Erich) Pfitzner (May 5, 1869 - May 22, 1949) was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. His best known work is probably the opera Palestrina, loosely based (he wrote his own libretto) on the life of the great sixteenth-century composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Hans Poelzig Hans Poelzig (30 April, 1869 Berlin – June 14, 1936 Berlin) was a German architect, painter and set designer active in the Weimar years. His mother was the daughter of a countess, and Hans Poelzig took her maiden name.
Hans Poulsen Hans Sven Poulsen (born March 1945 in Victoria, Australia) was one of Australia's most successful and prolific singer-songwriters in the late 1960's and early 1970's with hit songs Boom Sha La La Lo, Light Across the Valley and Rose Coloured Glasses.
Hans Rademacher Hans Adolph Rademacher (3 April 1892, Wandsbeck, now Hamburg-Wandsbek – 7 February 1969, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) was a German mathematician, known for work in mathematical analysis and number theory. He emigrated from Europe in 1934.
Hans Raj Hans Hans Raj Hans is a Punjabi singer who sings Punjabi Folk and Sufi music but has also sung in movies and released his own Indipop albums. He has worked alongside other renowned artists such as the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, as seen in the movie 'Kachhe Dhaage'
Hans Ras Johannes Jacobus (Hans) Ras (1 April 1926 – 22 October 2003) was emeritus professor of Javanese language and literature at Leiden University, the Netherlands. In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya, and in 1969 first representative in Jakarta of the KITLV (the Leiden-based Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde = Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology).
Hans Rausing Professor Hans Rausing KBE (born in 1926), a Swedish businessman, is among the world's wealthiest people with a reported net worth of 8 billion US dollars (2004). He made his wealth from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak (later Tetra Laval), a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing that is currently the largest packing production company in the world.
Hans Reiser Hans Thomas Reiser (born December 1963) is an American computer programmer residing in Oakland, California who specializes in operating systems and file systems. Since 1997 Reiser has headed Namesys, a company through which he primarily develops and supports the ReiserFS and Reiser4 filesystems.
Hans Reiter Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (February 26, 1881–1969) was a German physician convicted of war crimes for his medical experiments at the concentration camp at Buchenwald. He wrote a book on "racial hygiene" called Deutsches Gold, Gesundes Leben - Frohes Schaffen.
Hans Rickheit Hans Rickheit (January 12, 1973) is an American cartoonist. Originally a resident of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Rickheit originally self-published digest-sized comics which presenting dark, surreal vignettes and short stories, many of them directly inspired by dreams.
Hans Riddervold Hans Riddervold (1795-1876) was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs for several periods between 1848 and 1872, as well as head of the Ministry of Auditing in 1852 and head of the Ministry of Finance in 1853, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1849-1850 and 1854-1855.
Hans Richter (conductor) Hans Richter (born 4 April 1843 in Raab, today Győr, Hungary as János Richter, died 5 December 1916 in Bayreuth) was an Austrian-Hungarian conductor. Richter studied at the Vienna Conservatory (showing a special interest in the horn) and developed his conducting career at several opera-houses in the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Hans Ritter von Adam Hans Ritter von Adam (May 24, 1886 - November 15, 1917) was a German flying ace in World War I, with 21 victories before being killed in action. Ritter von Adam was badly wounded as an infantryman September 2, 1914.
Hans Robert Jauß Hans Robert Jauß (1921–1997) was a German academic, notable for his work in reception theory and medieval and modern French literature. After studying with Hans-Georg Gadamer at the University of Heidelberg, he taught mainly at the University of Konstanz as well as at Columbia University, Yale University, and the Sorbonne.
Hans Rookmaaker Henderik Roelof "Hans" Rookmaaker (February 27, 1922–March 13, 1977) was a Dutch Christian scholar, professor, and author who wrote and lectured on art theory, art history, music, philosophy, and religion. Throughout his career, he lectured in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, as well as in his native Netherlands.
Hans Rosbaud Hans Rosbaud (born July 22, 1895 in Graz, died Dec 29, 1962 in Lugano), was an Austrian conductor, particularly associated with the music of the twentieth century. During the 1920s and 30s, he presented premieres of works by Schoenberg and BartĂłk while conducting in Frankfurt.
Hans Rosling Hans Rosling (born 1948 in Uppsala, Sweden) is since 1997 professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. From 1967 to 1974 he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he did public health at St John´s Medical College in Bangalore.
Hans Rotmo Hans Rotmo (born October 3 1948). is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, known by most Norwegians as the leading figure of 1970's folk-rock band Vømmøl Spellmannslag, and also known as the writer of hit songs like "Fire Fine Lænestola" and the christmas tune "Vårres Jul".
Hans Rottenhammer Johann Rottenhammer, or Hans Rottenhammer, (1564-1625) was a German painter, born in Munich, where he studied until 1588 under Hans Donauer the Elder. In 1593-4 (and perhaps earlier) he was in Rome, and he then settled in Venice from 1595-6 to 1606, before returning to Germany and settling in Augsburg, working also in Munich.
Hans Sebald Beham Hans Sebald Beham ( 1500 - 1550) was a German printmaker who did his best work as an engraver,and was also a designer of woodcuts and a painter and miniaturist. He is one of the most important of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making old master prints in the generation after DĂĽrer.
Hans Sedlmayr Hans Sedlmayr (born 18 January 1896 in Homstein (Burgenland) – died 9 July 1984 in Salzburg) was an Austrian art historian. Sedlmayr was University Professor of Art History in Vienna from 1936 until 1945, then in Munich from 1951 until 1964, and finally at the University of Salzburg from 1965-69, where he estsablished the art history curriculum.
Hans Segers Hans Segers (born October 30, 1961 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch goalkeeper, who is famous for his playing career in England. His early career was with PSV Eindhoven, before being signed for Nottingham Forest by Brian Clough during 1984.
Hans Seland Hans Seland (Mars 5, 1867– June 30, 1949) may not be among Norway’s most known authors, but is certainly among the most celebrated ones within such diverse circles as Norwegian emigrants in America, those who seek to promote the New Norwegian language (Nynorsk) in Norwegian society, legal practitioners, humorists and children. His life and career brought him to the White House twice, an achievement and popularity few other authors have obtained.
Hans Seyffer Hans Seyffer, also known as Hans of Heilbronn (born around 1460 in Sinsheim; died 1509 in Heilbronn), was a late gothical stone sculptor and wood carver. Seyffer created many well-known works of art in Heilbronn and Stuttgart (both in Germany):
Hans Scharoun Bernhard Hans Henry Scharoun (born September 20 1893 Bremen, Germany - November 25 1972 Berlin, Germany), was a German architect best known for designing the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall and the Schminke House in Loebau/Saxony. He was an important exponent of Organic architecture.
Hans Schmeisser Hans Schmeisser is a well-known weapons technical designer in Europe. The son of Louis Schmeisser - who was also a famous weapons technical designer - his notable achievement is his contributions to the construction of the German "weapon city" Suhl.
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (born May 5, 1900, died May 28, 1973) was a German conductor. He is most famous for conducting the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra from its inception in 1945 until shortly before his death.
Hans Schuler Hans Schuler (May 25, 1874 - March 30, 1951) was an American sculptor and monument maker who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), having studied there at the Rinehart School of Sculpture. Hauer won the Salon Gold Medal in Paris in 1901, and he served as president of MICA from 1925 to 1951.
Hans Singer Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 – 26 February 2006) was a development economist best known for the Singer-Prebisch thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products. He is one of the primary figures of heterodox economics.
Hans Smits Hans Karel Daniël Smits (born January 24, 1956 in Den Helder, Noord-Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Hans Spemann Hans Spemann (June 27, 1869 – September 9, 1941) was a German embryologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1935 for his discovery of the effect now known as embryonic induction, the influence exercised by various parts of the embryo that directs the development of groups of cells into particular tissues and organs. Also The inventor of cloning technique - somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)
Hans Sphincter When Death Piggy donned costumes and began performing as GWAR, drummer Jim Thompson took the stage as Hans Sphincter. According to early cartoons, Hans had a brother named Stephen Sphincter and they were artistic types until their violent brethren arrived.
Hans the double Hans the Double is four-piece emo/indie rock/alternative rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The outfit consists of Justin Lerner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gina Fontana (lead guitar, piano), Mike DiEva (bass, back-up vocals), and Nick Biscardi (drums).
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