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H. Robert Horvitz
H. Robert Horvitz (born May 8, 1947) is an American biologist best known for his research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. He is currently at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is Professor of Biology and a member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. He is also..

H. Rochester Sneath
H. Rochester Sneath MA L-es-L (born c. 1900, exposed 1948) was the nonexistent headmaster of the equally nonexistent Selhurst School ("near Petworth, Sussex") who wrote many bizarre letters to public figures in 1948. Selhurst supposedly had 175 male students. Front cover of The Life and Death of ..

H. Rossiter
H. Rossiter was a footballer who played inside right for Reading F.C. before moving in 1896 to Thames Ironworks F.C., the team that went on to become West Ham United F.C. He was a regular for "The Irons" in the 1896-97 season, playing in their FA Cup game of that year against Sheppey United F.C. Se..

H. Ross Perot, Jr.
Henry Ross Perot, Jr. (b.1958) is a real estate developer and CEO of Perot Systems. The only son of Ross Perot, Perot has aggressively expanded the family fortunes, primarily through real estate. He became independently prominent in the 1980's through his development and ownership of Fort Worth Alli..

Háromszék
Háromszék > County seat in 1910 SepsiszentgyörgyRO Sfântu Gheorghe Area in 1910 km² Population in 1910 148,100 Present country Romania Contemporary map about the county Háromszék (English translation:Three Chairs; Romanian: Trei Scaune) is the name of a h..

Hârşova
Hârşova (pronounced in Romanian: /'hɨr.ʃo.va/; Bulgarian: Хърсово, Harsovo) is a town in Constanţa County, Romania, with a population of 11.000. In ancient times, it was a Roman town named Carsium, in the Scythia Minor province. The current name has a Slavic suffix "-ova" and it is sti..

Hérodiade
--> Hérodiade is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Paul Milliet and Henri Grémont, based on the novella Hérodias by Gustave Flaubert. It was first performed at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels on December 19, 1881. The opera is a retelling of the story of ..

Héroes (TransMilenio)
Héroes Calle 85 ◄ ► Calle 76 ◄ ► Polo Location Autopista Norte with Calle 80 Neighborhood Chapinero and Barrios Unidos Opened 2001 The simple station Héroes is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Contents 1 L..

Héroes del Silencio
Héroes del Silencio on the cover of their Senderos de Traición album. Héroes del Silencio is a Spanish rock band from Zaragoza (Spain) formed by: Enrique Bunbury (voice)Joaquin Cardiel (bass)Juan Valdivia (guitar)Pedro Andreu (drum)Alan Boguslavsky 1993 (second guitar) Biography Héroes d..

Héroïnes
Credit Written and directed by Gérard KrawczykBased on the novel by Didier DaeninckxFrench Cast Virginie Ledoyen as JohannaMaïdi Roth as JeanneMarc Duret as LucSaïd Taghmaoui as JPDominic Gould as JasperMarie Laforêt as SylvieCharlotte de Turckheim as CatherineEdouard Baer as FrancisSerge Regg..

Héron, Belgium
Héron is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2005 Héron had a total population of 4,461. The total area is 38.32 km² which gives a population density of 116.42 inhabitants per km². ..

Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Hérouville-Saint-Clair Country France Région Basse-Normandie Départment Calvados Arrondissement Caen Canton Chief town of the canton of Caen-5 INSEE 14327 Postal Code 14200 MayorCurrent Term Rodolphe Thomas2001-2008 Intercommuna..

Hérouvillette
Hérouvillette is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14850. The INSEE code is 14328. ..

HRO
The term HRO can refer to several organizations: Harvard Radcliffe OrchestraHolme Roberts & OwenHRO may also stand for human resources outsourcing.The HRO was also a famous model of communications receiver made by the National Radio Company. ..

Hroar Stjernen
Hroar Stjernen (born February 11 1961), is a former Norwegian Ski jumper which represented [[Sprova and Trønderhopp. He won bronze in the Norwegian Championship in 1987 in Odnesbakken, and won the ski jumping competition at Bischofshofen in 1985. Stjernen soon worked as national team coach for the ..

Hrobice
Hrobice is name of several locations in the Czech Republic: Hrobice, a village in Pardubice Region (Pardubice District)Hrobice, a village in Zlín Region (Zlín District) This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that other..

Hrobice (Pardubice District)
See other places named Hrobice. Hrobice is a village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 180 inhabitants. External links [Village website] (cz) ..

Hrochův Týnec
Hrochův Týnec is a village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 1,900 inhabitants. The place is first mentioned in written document from 1293. External links [History of the village][Unofficial village website (in Czech)][Another unofficial villa..

Hrodna
Hrodna (or Horodnia; also Grodna) (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: , German: ) is a city in Belarus. It is located at [53°40′N 23°50′E], on the Neman river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 15 km and 30 km away respectively). It has 317,366 inhabitants (2005 es..

Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Province (Grodna Province) is a province (voblast) of the Republic of Belarus located in its north-western part bordering on Poland and Lithuania. The capital - Hrodna (Russian: Гродно, Polish: Grodno, Lithuanian: Gardinas) is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman R..

Hrolf
may refer to: Rollo of Normandy a number of Vikings ..

Hron
Hron (Hungarian: Garam, German: Gran) is a 298 km long left tributary of the Danube and the second longest river in Slovakia. It flows from its source located in the Low Tatra mountains (under Kráľova hoľa) through central and southern Slovakia, pouring into the Danube near Štúrovo and Esztergo..

Hronský Beňadik
Hronský Beňadik (before 1960: Svätý Beňadik, German: Sankt Benedikt, Hungarian: Garamszentbenedek) is a village in central Slovakia. Population: 1241 (1991). It is situated in the Hron valley between the mountains Pohronský Inovec and Štiavnické vrchy. The territory of the village has bee..

Hrosvit
Hrosvit, also known as Hroswitha, Hrotsvit, and Hroswitha of Gandersheim, (c. 935; after 973) was a Monastic Christian poet from the former Central Saxony (now Lower Saxony). She wrote in Latin, and is considered by some to be the first person since Antiquity to compose drama. Since 1973 Bad Gander..

Hrotheweard
Hrotheweard (or Lodeward) was Archbishop of York between 904-931. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Hrothgar (Inheritance)
In Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy, Hrothgar is the King of the Dwarves. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Hrothgar controls the thirteen dwarf clans. The master smiths and metal workers clan (called by the dwarves "Durgrimst Ingeitum" - direc..

Hrothric Edulf Wiebraht
Artificially composed of typical Anglo-Saxon name fragments, Hrothric Edulf Wiebraht provides a fictional identity for the unknown author of Beowulf. First Conceived by the American poet Walker Pfost for From 'The Autobiography of Hrothric Edulf Wiebraht' (2002), use of the name has not extended b..

Hroubovice
Hroubovice is a village in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 330 inhabitants. External links [Village website] (cz) ..

Hroznatín
Hroznatín is a small town in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. It is located at around [49°17′60″N, 15°55′0″E]. It is the birthplace of General Ludvík Svoboda. ..

Hroznová Lhota
Hroznová Lhota is a small (1200 inhabitants) village in the heath of southern Moravia, Czech republic. It is a place with many vineyards and rich cultural life. The village is the birthplace of Joža Uprka, famous Czech artist (a painter whose subjects were mostly local people and their lives). Th..

Hroðgar
Hrólf Kraki Tradition Hrólf Kraki's saga Ynglinga saga Lejre Chronicle Gesta Danorum Beowulf People Hrólf Kraki Halfdan Helgi Yrsa Adils Áli Bödvar Bjarki Hjörvard Roar Locations Lejre Uppsala Fyrisvellir Hroðgar (Proto-Norse *Hrōþigaizaz..

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