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Hans Talhoffer Hans Talhoffer (also spelled Talhofer) was a fencing-master in southern Germany in the 15th century. He is the author of several FechtbĂĽcher, illustrated treatises describing methods of fighting with various weapons, including unarmed combat (grappling), dagger, long sword, pole weapons and mounted combat.
Hans Tanzler Hans Tanzler is an American Democratic Party politician. A local judge, he was mayor of Jacksonville, Florida when the city voted to consolidate the city government with Duval County, making him the old government's last chief executive, as well as the first mayor of a consolidated Jacksonville.
Hans Tausen Hans Tausen (1494-1561), the protagonist of the Danish Reformation, was born at Birkende in Funen in 1494. The quick-witted peasant lad ran away from the plough at an early age, finally settling down as a friar in the Johannite cloister of Antvorskov near Slagelse.
Hans Thirring Hans Thirring (March 23, 1888 - March 22, 1976) was an Austrian theoretical physicist and father of the physicist Walter Thirring. Together with the mathematician Joseph Lense, he is known for the prediction of the Lense-Thirring frame dragging effect of
Hans Tiedge Hans-Joachim Tiedge (born 24 June, 1937 in Berlin) is a former head of West Germany's counter-intelligence in the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV). He was revealed to be an East German spy in 1985, and defected to the East on August 19 1985.
Hans Tietmeyer Dr Hans Tietmeyer is a German/European economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remains one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union.
Hans Tyderle [Tyderle (Born 15th December] [[1926, in Svitavy, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic; real name Johannes Tyderle) is an illustrator and painter, who has worked for decades on the art of encaustic painting, an old technique which uses dyed wax. Tyderle’s work is also linked to both the Expressionist and Abstract movements.
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht is a German-born American literary theorist and currently the Albert Guérard Professor in Literature in the Departments of Comparative Literature, of French and Italian, at Stanford University.
Hans Ulrich Klintzsch Hans Ulrich Klintzsch was an ex-naval lieutenant from the Erhardt Brigade who served as leader of the Oberste SA-Führer from 1921 until May 11, 1923, when he returned to his former unit and ceded control to Hermann Göring.
Hans Ulrich Obrist Hans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1993, he founded the Museum Robert Walser and began to run the Migrateurs program at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris where he served as a curator for contemporary art.
Hans Ussing Hans Ussing (30 December 1911 – 22 December 2000) was a Danish scientist, best known for having invented the Ussing chamber. In the early 1950s Ussing was the first to describe the mechanism by which ions are actively transported across frog skin.
Hans van de Kimmenade Hans van de Kimmenade (born Joannes Rafaël Maria van de Kimmenade on 15 October, 1980 in Nijmegen, Netherlands) is from the Dutch Van de Kimmenade family. This family is well known for their holdings in the textile industry.
Hans van Zeeland Johannes ("Hans") Hendrikus Jacques van Zeeland (born May 4, 1954 in Arnhem) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch National Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 1980 Van Zeeland finished in sixth position with the Holland squad.
Hans von Bülow Hans Guido Freiherr von Bülow (English: Baron Hans Guido von Bülow, (January 8, 1830 – February 12, 1894) was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. He was one of the most famous conductors of the 19th century, and his activity was critical for establishing the successes of several major composers of the time, including Richard Wagner.
Hans von Dach Swiss army Major Hans von Dach is the author of the army manual Der totale Widerstand: Eine Kriegsanleitung fĂĽr Jedermann ("Total Resistance: A War Manual for Everyone"), which first appeared 1957. There are various editions that have between 64 and 287 pages.
Hans von Euler-Chelpin Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin (February 15, 1873 – November 6, 1964) was a Swedish (German-born) biochemist. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Arthur Harden for their investigations on the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.
Hans von Koester Hans von Koester (April 29, 1844 - February 21, 1928) was a German naval officer, who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy of the Second German Empire. He retired as a Grand Admiral.
Hans von Ohain Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain (December 14 1911 – March 13 1998) was one of the inventors of jet propulsion. His HeS 1 design was the first self-contained jet engine to run, and the later HeS 3 was the first to power an all-jet aircraft.
Hans von Salmuth Hans Eberhard Kurt von Salmuth (11 November 1888 - 1 January 1962) was a German general during World War II. A lifelong professional soldier, he served his country as a junior officer in World War I, a staff officer in the inter-war period and early World War II, and an army level commander.
Hans von Seisser Colonel Hans Ritter von Seisser was the head of the Bavarian State Police in 1923, and formed part of the right-wing triumvirate in Bavaria, along with Gustav von Kahr and Otto von Lossow. He was held at gunpoint in the Beer Hall Putsch.
Hans von Storch Hans von Storch (born 1949 in Nordfriesland) is a German climate scientist. He is Professor at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg, and (since 2001) Director of the Institute of Coastal Research at the GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht, Germany.
Hans Verèl Hans Verèl (born April 21, 1953 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam, SVV and FC Den Bosch. He retired in 1978, and soon afterwards became a football manager, who worked for FC Den Bosch, RBC Roosendaal, NAC Breda, FC Dordrecht, RKC Waalwijk, FC Pakhtakor Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Willem II Tilburg and Fortuna Sittard.
Hans Vogel Hans Vogel (February 16, 1881 - October 6, 1945) was a German politician and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) along with Arthur Crispien and Otto Wels from 1931 to 1933. After the NSDAP came to power in 1933, he became one of the leaders of the social democratic exile organization Sopade.
Hans Vogel (scientist) Hans Vogel (1900-1980) was a German scientist known for his work in helminthology (study of parasites). For much of his career he was associated with his work done at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg.
Hans Vonk (footballer) Hans Vonk (born January 30, 1970 in Alberton) is a South African football goalkeeper of Dutch parentage who has played chiefly for clubs in the Eredivisie. He has earned 42 caps for the South African national team since May 1998.
Hans Wehr Hans Wehr (1909-1981), German arabist who was professor at University of Münster from 1957-1974. Wehr published the Arabisches Wörterbuch (1952), which was later published in an English edition as A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, edited by J.
Hans Wendl Hans Wendl is a producer. He began his career in the music business with the record label ECM Records in his hometown of Munich in the mid-1970s and was associated with the German label for twelve years before moving to the United States in 1986.
Hans Werner Henze Hans Werner Henze (born July 1 1926) is a German composer well known for his left-wing political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance towards his politics and homosexuality.
Hans Werner Neulen Hans Werner Neulen (born in 1948) was a lawyer and historian, and especially an author of articles on military history. One of his more recent works is In the Skies of Europe, translated from German by Alex Vanags-Baginskis.
Hans Wiegel Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has been member of both the Higher and Lower house of Dutch Parliament, Minister of the Interior and Queen's Commissioner.
Hans Wiehler Hans Joachim Wiehler (1930-2003) was a Prussian-born American botanist who specialized in the plant family Gesneriaceae. In 1954 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Goshen Biblical Seminary in 1956.
Hans Wilhelm Frei Hans Wilhelm Frei (1922-1988) is best known for work on biblical hermeneutics, especially on the interpretation of narrative. His 1974 book, The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative (Yale University Press) is an influential history of eighteenth- and nineteenth century biblical hermeneutics in England and Germany; The Identity of Jesus Christ (Fortress Press, 1975) tried to show what kind of theology (specifically Christology) would cohere with a renewed attention to the narrative nature of the Gospels.
Hans Wouda Hans Wouda (born April 7, 1941 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. In both Mexico City and Munich he finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team.
Hans Zeisel Hans Zeisel (Kadaň, Bohemia, 1905 - Chicago, 1992) was a public opinion analyst, a sociologist, a statistician, a historian of Austrian socialism, a Shakespearan scholar, and a law professor. He was born in what is now the Czech Republic but was brought as an infant to Vienna.
Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt (September 15, 1920 - September 7 1942) was a German fighter pilot of the highest calibre, and a close friend of the famous desert ace Hans-Joachim Marseille, (158 Kills). He scored all of his 59 victories against the Western Allies in North Africa.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher (born March 21, 1927) is a German politician and member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). He was Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974-1992, making him Germany's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor.
Hans-Emil Schuster Hans-Emil Schuster (born September 19 1934 in Hamburg) is a German astronomer (retired since October 1991). He worked at Hamburg Observatory at Bergedorf and European Southern Observatory (ESO), and was former director of La Silla Observatory.
Hans-Georg Backhaus Hans-Georg Backhaus (* 1929) is a German economist and philosopher and is considered to be one of the most important theorists on the field of Marx's theory of value. Already during his time as a university student a close long-term cooperation with Helmut Reichelt began.
Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck Hans-Georg "Katsche" Schwarzenbeck (born on 3 April 1948 in Munich) is a former German football player. He played in the Bundesliga from 1966 to 1979, appearing in 416 matches as a defender for Bayern Munich.
Hans-Gert Pöttering Hans-Gert Pöttering (often written as Poettering; born September 15, 1945 in Bersenbrück, Lower Saxony) is a German conservative politician (CDU), and the President of the European Parliament since January 2007.
Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall is a Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish men's team at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City for his alcohol use. Liljenwall was the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use, following the introduction of anti-doping regulations by the International Olympic Committee in 1967.
Hans-JĂĽrgen Kreische Hans-JĂĽrgen Kreische (born July 19, 1947 in Dresden) is a former East German footballer. Kreische spent his entire career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, scoring 127 goals in 234 DDR-Oberliga games between 1964 and 1978.
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal Hans-Jürgen, Graf von Blumenthal (February 23, 1907 - October 13, 1944) was a German aristocrat and Army officer in World War II who was executed by the Nazi régime for his role in the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Hans-Joachim Koellreutter Hans-Joachim Koellreutter (September 2 1915, Freiburg, Germany – September 13 2005, São Paulo, Brazil) is a composer, teacher and musicologist. He lived in Brazil from 1937 and there became one of the most influential musicians.
Hans-Martin Tillack Hans-Martin Tillack is a German reporter, formerly stationed in Brussels. He was arrested by Belgian police at the instigation of authorities of the European Union, whose bodies he was investigating in relation to allegations of fraud.
Hans-Peter DĂĽrr Hans-Peter DĂĽrr (October 7, 1929 in Stuttgart), German physicist, is a quintessential transdisciplinarian. In addition to nuclear and quantum physics, elementary particles and gravitation, epistemology, and philosophy, he has advocated for responsible scientific and energy policies.
Hans-Peter Ferner Hans-Peter Ferner (born June 6, 1956) is a former (West) German middle distance runner who won the gold medal over 800m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics in Athens where he unexpectedly defeated world-record holder Sebastian Coe. He finished eighth in the 800m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki.
Hans-Peter Martin's List The Hans-Peter Martin's List; For genuine control and transparency in Brussel (In German: Liste Dr. Hans-Peter Martin — Für echte Kontrolle in Brüssel) is a Austrian anti-corruption, pro-transparency political party.
Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl (born January 30, 1965 in Triberg im Schwarzwald) is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also won two medals in the 3 x 10 km team events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1987 (with West Germany) and a bronze in 1993 (with a unified Germany).
Hans-Rudolf Merz Hans-Rudolf Merz (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss politician. Elected member of the Swiss Federal Council on 10 December 2003 as member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD), he heads the Federal Department of Finance.
Hans-Thilo Schmidt Hans-Thilo Schmidt (13 May 1888 – 1943) codenamed Asché or Source D, was a spy who, during the 1930s, sold secrets about the Germans' Enigma machine to the French. The materials he provided facilitated Polish mathematician Marian Rejewski's reconstruction of the wiring in the Enigma's rotors and reflector; thereafter the Poles were able to read a large proportion of Enigma-enciphered traffic.
Hans-Ulrich Wehler Hans-Ulrich Wehler (born September 11, 1931) is a well-known left-wing German historian. He was born in Freudenberg and was educated at the universities of Cologne and Bonn and at Ohio University between 1952-1958.
Hansa Carrier The Hansa Carrier is a container vessel. On 27 May 1990, enroute from Korea to the United States, the ship encountered a storm which caused the loss of twenty-one 40-foot cargo containers south of the Alaska Peninsula, near .
Hansard Hansard is the traditional name for the printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system of government. In addition to the Parliament of the United Kingdom and the UK's devolved institutions, a Hansard is maintained for the Parliament of Canada and the Canadian provincial legislatures, the Parliament of Australia and the Australian state parliaments, the national Parliament of South Africa and South Africa's provincial legislatures, the Parliament of New Zealand, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the Parliament of Malaysia, the Parliament of Singapore, the Legislative Council of Brunei, the Parliament of Sri Lanka, the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, the Parliament of Kenya, and the Parliament of Jamaica.
Hansaviertel The Hansaviertel is a quarter in the Tiergarten borough of Berlin. It was almost completely destroyed during World War II, but it was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a project of international master architects (Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer, etc.
Hansberry v. Lee Hansberry v. Lee, is a famous case now usually known in civil procedure for teaching that res judicata may not bind a subsequent plaintiff who had no opportunity to be represented in the earlier civil action.
Hanse Law School The Hanse Law School provides a course of studies in jurisprudence, which is oriented towards the requirements of the economy, and the constantly changing requirements of European law. The faculty has had to adapt itself to globalization and the expansion of Europe.
Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (, , , , , ) was an alliance of trading guilds that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Baltic Sea, to a certain extent the North Sea, and most of Northern Europe for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, between the 13th and 17th centuries.
Hansel and Gretel (Faerie Tale Theatre episode) Hansel and Gretel is the 8th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is adapted from the Brothers Grimm story Hansel and Gretel and stars then child actors Ricky Schroder and Bridgette Andersen as the title characters.
Hansel Mieth Hansel Mieth (born Johanna Mieth 1909 Oppelsbohm, Germany - Santa Rosa 1998) was a documentary photographer and photojournalist. She worked on the staff of LIFE magazine from 1937-1940, and was known for recording the lives of the working class.
Hansen Mountains Hansen Mountains () is a large group of nunataks lying 55 miles south of Stefansson Bay and extending 25 miles in a NW-SE direction. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named for H.
Hansen Solubility Parameters Hansen Solubility Parameters were developed by Charles Hansen as a way of predicting if one material will dissolve in another and form a solution . They are based on the idea that like dissolves like where one molecule is defined as being 'like' another if it bonds to itself in a similar way.
Hansen Township, Ontario Hansen Township was a geographic township in North central Ontario, Canada. Originally named Stalin Township, after Joseph Stalin, it was renamed in 1986 when a private member's bill passed through the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in honour of Rick Hansen, a parapelegic athlete.
Hansen Writing Ball The Hansen Writing Ball is one of the most finely crafted and impressive of the early typewriters. It was invented in 1865 by the reverend and principal of the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Copenhagen, Rasmus Malling-Hansen, 1835-1890.
Hansen Yuncken Hansen Yuncken is a Melbourne based construction company, founded in 1918. The company claims to have completed over 4000 projects, and has managed the construction of several Australian landmark buildings including Myer Emporium in Melbourne, the new terminal at Adelaide International Airport and the Bicentennial Conservatory in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Hanshan Han-Shan (寒山，translated into English as "Cold Mountain", Japanese "Kanzan") (8th or 9th century CE) is a mythological figure associated with a collection of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty in the Taoist/Zen tradition. He is honored as a Bodhisattva -figure in Zen-mythology and is a well known motif in Japanese and Chinese paintings together with his sidekick Shih-Te and with Fenggan.
Hansie Cronje Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25, 1969 - June 1, 2002) was a South African cricketer (all-rounder) and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. He was voted the 11th greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned for life from professional cricket for his role in a match-fixing scandal.
Hansik Hansik, literally meaning "cold food," is a Korean holiday falling on the 105th day after the winter solstice (April 5 by the Gregorian calendar). At this time of year, the sky becomes clearer and buds sprout in the field.
Hansjörg Aschenwald Hansjörg Ashenwald (born June 28, 1965) is an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980's and early 1990's. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Hansje Bunschoten Hansje Bunschoten (born May 3, 1958 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. As a member of the Dutch Relay Teams she finished in fifth place, both in the 4x100m Medley and the 4x100m Freestyle.
Hanslope Hanslope is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes and is the centre of a Civil Parish of the same name. It is about 4 miles (6 km) WNW of Newport Pagnell, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Stony Stratford, about 8 miles (11km) north of Milton Keynes itself and just south of Northamptonshire.
Hanson (band) Hanson is a pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Clarke Isaac Hanson (Isaac) (born November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (Taylor) (born March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (Zac) (born October 22, 1985). They are best known for their 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere.
Hanson Bay Hanson Bay is a large bay which comprises almost the entire east coast of Chatham Island/Rekohu, the largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands archipelago. It is some 35 kilometres in extent, stretching from Okawa Point in the island's northeast to Manukau Point in the southeast.
Hanson Chambers Taylor Jarrett Hanson Chambers Taylor Jarrett (2 March 1837 - 11 April 1890) was a 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.
Hanson Records Hanson Records is a record label operated by musician Aaron Dilloway, formerly of the band Wolf Eyes. The label has released numerous Wolf Eyes albums as well as albums by Kevin Drumm, Smegma, Hive Mind, Nautical Almanac, Andrew Wilkes-Krier, Hair Police, Sagor & Swing, Oren Ambarchi, Loren Connors, David Grubbs, Pita, and Micheal Anderson.
Hanson Victor Turner Hanson Victor Turner (17 July 1910-7 June 1944) 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.
Hansraj Bhardwaj Hansraj Bhardwaj (born May 17, 1937) is the Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice of India. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and is an elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha.
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Ahir Hansraj Gangaram (born 11 November, 1954) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chandrapur constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
Hanstholm municipality Hanstholm municipality is a Danish municipality (Danish, kommune) in Viborg County on the northwest coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 564 km², and has a total population of 29,133 (2005).
Hansuli Banker Upokotha Hansuli Banker Upokotha is a 1962 film made by Tapan Sinha starring Kali Bannerjee, Dilip Roy, Robi Ghosh and others. Set in 1941, the movie explores life in rural bengal, the realities of the Zamindari system that was responsible for much of the social inequalities in bengal, as well as the changes in social perceptions with time.
Hansung Science High School Hansung Science High School (한성과학고등학교, or simply 한성과학고) is a high school (ages 15-18) in Seoul, Korea. It opened in 1992 and selects its students from the top 3% of middle school graduates.
Hantec Hantec is a unique dialect previously spoken among lower classes in Brno, Czech Republic during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from the mixing of the Czech language as spoken in Moravia with the languages of other residents of Brno, including Italians, Germans, and Jews.
Hanthawaddy bando system Between the 1950's and 1960's, the famous teacher Ba Than (Gyi) tried to unite the techniques from the différents Thaing styles and moderniez them by founding an new system : Hantavadi bando system (Hanthawaddy bando system).
Hants (electoral district) Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and abolished in 1924 when it was merged into Hants—Kings riding.
Hants Exhibition Arena The Hants Exhibition Arena is located in Windsor, Nova Scotia, is home to the the Hants County Exhibition (the oldest agricultural fair in North America), and the following hockey teams: Windsor Royals of the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League, Avon View Avalanche, Kings-Edgehill High School and West Hants Minor Hockey. The arena was built in the early 1960s and has a seating capacity of 2300 people.
Hantu Air Hantu Air, Puaka Air or Mambang Air is the Malay translation for Spirit of the Water , Hantu Air is the unseen dweller of watery places such as rivers, lakes, seas, swamps and even ditches. It is mainly associated with bad things happening to people which includes drowning, missing, flooding and many more.
Hantzsch pyridine synthesis The Hantzsch pyridine synthesis or Hantzsch dihydropyridine synthesis is a multi-component organic reaction between an aldehyde such as formaldehyde, 2 equivalents of a β-keto ester such as ethyl acetoacetate and a nitrogen donor such as ammonium acetate or ammonia . The initial reaction product is a dihydropyridine which can be oxidized in a subsequent step to a pyridine.
Hanukkah Hanukkah (), also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, which can occur in very late November, or throughout December. When Hanukkah begins in the last week of December, it continues into the following January.
Hanukkah bush "Hanukkah bush" is a lighthearted name for a decorated tree, similar or identical to a Christmas tree, placed in a Jewish home during the winter holiday season. It is used by assimilationist Jewish families in the United States; that is, families that try to fit into U.
Hanul cu Tei Hanul cu Tei ("The Lindentree Inn") is one of the few still standing old inns in downtown Bucharest, Romania. It was built in 1833 by Anastasie Hagi Gheorghe Polizu and Ĺžtefan Popovici, on the trading street of Lipscani.
Hanuman and the Five Riders Hanuman and the Five Riders (หนุมาน พบ 5 ไอ้มดแดง - Hanuman pob Har Aimoddaeng - literally "Hanuman and the Five Ant Men") is a tokusatsu superhero film produced in 1974 by Chaiyo Productions of Thailand. Chaiyo's own Kamen Rider film, half of it uses footage from the Kamen Rider X film Five Riders Vs.
Hanuman foundation Hanuman Foundation, instigated by Ram Dass, was incorporated in California in 1974 as a tax-exempt non-profit corporation to "promulgate spiritual well-being among members of the society as a whole through education and service, by spiritual training and by publications and recordings, and to promote the study, practice, and teaching of spiritual knowledge." A newsletter and catalog are sent semi-annually describing the activities of Hanuman Foundation, which include the Prison-Ashram Project, Dying Project, Hanuman Tape Library, Ram Dass' lecture tours and retreats, and other tentative projects.
Hanuman Foundation Hanuman Foundation, instigated by Ram Dass, was incorporated in California in 1974 as a tax-exempt non-profit corporation to "promulgate spiritual well-being among members of the society as a whole through education and service, by spiritual training and by publications and recordings, and to promote the study, practice, and teaching of spiritual knowledge." A newsletter and catalog are sent semi-annually describing the activities of Hanuman Foundation, which include the Prison-Ashram Project, Dying Project, Hanuman Tape Library, Ram Dass' lecture tours and retreats, and other tentative projects.
Hanuman Chalisa Hanuman Chalisa (, "Forty chaupais on Hanuman") is Tulsidas's most famous and read piece of literature apart from the Ramacharitamanasa, a poem primarily praising Lord Hanuman. It has gained enormous popularity among the modern-day Hindus. Many of them recite it as a prayer every week, generally on Tuesdays or Saturdays.
Hanwell Fields Community School, Banbury Hanwell Fields Community School is a school situated on Rotary Way in the Hanwell Fields estate of Banbury, Oxfordshire. It is the most recently built school in the town and because the estate in not fully complete yet it is also the smallest by student numbers.
Hanwha Hanhwa (Korean:한화, Hanja:韓火), formerly known as Hankook Hwayak (Korean: 한국화약, Hanja: 韓國火藥), is one of the largest conglomerates, or chaebol, in Korea. Its main business is in chemicals and explosives, but it has also expanded into securities, insurance, home decor, telecom, retail, logistics, shipping, construction, and resort industries.
Hanworth, Norfolk Hanworth is a village (population 168 Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes) in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk in England.
Hany Abu-Assad Hany Abu-Assad (, born 11 October 1961) is a Dutch-Palestinian film director. His controversial film Paradise Now, about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006.
Hanyang Hanyang () is one of the three towns, together with Wuchang and Hankou, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. Along with the other two sister towns, it stands at the mouth of the Han River, where it merges with the Yangtze.
HanyĹŤ A , appearing in modern Japanese manga and anime, is the product of a union between a supernatural being (commonly a yĹŤkai) and a human. A common translation is "half-demon", but this is misleading as demon has negative connotations in English while in Japanese yĹŤ or ayakashi merely means "supernatural entities" (excluding kami).

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