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Hồ Xuân Hương (c. late 1700s–early 1800s), Vietnamese poet and feminist. Although the exact dates of Ho Xuan Huong's life are unknown, she must have lived in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century. Being the only daughter of a hig... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 3 pages (891 words) in 1 product

H. Allen Smith Called "the screwball's Boswell" by Fred Allen, H. Allen Smith achieved overnight success as a humorist with the publication of Low Man on a Totem Pole in 1941. Turning out sequels at the rate of nearly one a year, he was rarely off the be... Study Pack: 2 Biographies About 25 pages (7,492 words) in 2 products

H. Beam Piper Henry Beam Piper was an engineer as well as a mystery and science-fiction writer. He was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and lived most of his life around Williamsport, where he served on the engineering staff of the Pennsylvania Railroad. ... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 14 pages (4,264 words) in 1 product

H. C. Artmann Known by his friends as "da H. C." (pronounced "hah-tseh") or "da Artmann," H. C. Artmann enjoys great popularity and an ever-growing number of admirers. Unlike most of his colleagues, this self-made poet had little formal education. He ha... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 11 pages (3,173 words) in 1 product

H. C. Bailey Round Reggie Fortune, doctor and detective, debuted in 1920-as did Hercule Poirot-and the good-living and straight-talking agent of Providence remains the chief claim to fame of his prolific author, H.C. Bailey. Fortune is a stylish charac... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 10 pages (3,033 words) in 1 product

H. C. Coombs The economist Herbert Cole Coombs (1906-1997) was appointed to a series of public positions which allowed him more influence on the shape of post-war Australia than all except a few prime ministers. Widely respected by all sections of the ... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 9 pages (2,740 words) in 1 product

H. C. McNeile Herman Cyril McNeile was born 28 September 1888 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, the son of Malcolm McNeile and Christiana Mary Sloggett. His father was a captain in the Royal Navy and, later, governor of the Royal Naval Prison at Lewes. McNe... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 9 pages (2,743 words) in 1 product

H. E. Bates H. E. Bates was one of the most prolific English writers of his generation. From 1926 to 1972 he published, on average, more than one book of fiction a year as well as many nonfiction and juvenile works. He is best known for the power of h... Study Pack: 2 Biographies About 37 pages (11,031 words) in 2 products

H. G. Wells   H. G. Wells's earlier works of science fiction have retained their popularity for nearly a century. In recent years they have also won academic regard for integrating the fantastic with the realistic to produce challenging alien perspectiv... Study Pack: 7 Biographies, 2 Summaries, 1 Essay, 3 Criticisms About 266 pages (79,638 words) in 13 products

H. G. Wells (BookRags) by J. D. Beresford Study Pack: 3 Biographies, 1 eBook About 117 pages (35,091 words) in 4 products

H. H. Asquith The English statesman Herbert Henry Asquith, Ist Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928), was prime minister of Great Britain from 1908 to 1916. His government sponsored significant social legislation, restricted the power of the House of L... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 15 pages (4,403 words) in 1 product

H. H. Kung (1881–1967), Chinese politician. Better known to Westerners as H. H. Kong, Kong Xiangxi was born in 1881 in Taigu, Shanxi Province, China, and claimed to be a direct descendant (seventyfifth generation) of Confucius (551–479 ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 2 pages (505 words) in 1 product

H. L. A. Hart   Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart (1907-1992) became a leading scholar in the field of legal philosophy after publishing his most influential work, The Concept of Law, in 1961. Hart was a foremost proponent of legal positivism. Law Career H.L.A... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 1 Summary About 15 pages (4,622 words) in 2 products

H. L. Davis H. L. Davis is best known for his five novels--Honey in the Horn (1935), Harp of a Thousand Strings (1947), Beulah Land (1949), Winds of Morning (1952), The Distant Music (1957)--and his short stories, but he also wrote poetry, essays, and... Study Pack: 2 Biographies About 26 pages (7,851 words) in 2 products

H. L. Hunt H. L. Hunt (1889-1974) was an entrepreneur who built a financial empire from a small early investment in oil in Arkansas. In his later years he was perhaps the world's richest man. Born on his father's farm near Vandalia, Illinois, on Febr... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 6 pages (1,854 words) in 1 product

H. L. Mencken   During his lifetime H. L. Mencken was called the Great Iconoclast and the Sage of Baltimore, appellations he gained because of his journalistic writing in newspapers and magazines. However, his contributions to American letters were more e... Study Pack: 6 Biographies, 2 Summaries About 213 pages (63,898 words) in 8 products

H. M. Tomlinson During his long and varied literary career, H. M. Tomlinson wrote thirty book-length works that, in terms of sheer volume and variety, place him among the most prolific writers of the modern age. His books include collections of essays, li... Study Pack: 3 Biographies, 10 Criticisms About 142 pages (42,662 words) in 13 products

H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is widely considered the most important literary supernaturalist of the twentieth century. He is one of the greatest in a line of authors that originated with the Gothic novelists of the eighteenth century and w... Study Pack: 2 Biographies, 13 Criticisms About 423 pages (126,814 words) in 15 products

H. R. F. Keating Best known for his creation of Ganesh Ghote (pronounced "Go-tay"), a Bombay policeman who is both an effective investigator and an appealing man, H. R. F. Keating has been instrumental in widening the boundaries of the mystery novel. In th... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 24 pages (7,086 words) in 1 product

H. R. Haldeman A government official, business consultant, and author, H. R. Haldeman gained notoriety for his involvement in the 1972 Watergate scandal--a scheme devised by top-ranked government officials, including President Richard M. Nixon, to cover ... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 6 pages (1,850 words) in 1 product

H. Rap Brown H. Rap Brown, known after his conversion to Islam in prison in the mid-1970s as Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 4, 1943. As a student at Southern University, Brown joined the civil rights organization... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 5 pages (1,533 words) in 1 product

H. Richard Niebuhr The Protestant theologian Helmut Richard Niebuhr (1894-1962) was one of the most original and perceptive American theologians of the 20th century. On Sept. 3, 1894, H. Richard Niebuhr was born in Wright City, Mo., the youngest of five chil... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 8 pages (2,269 words) in 1 product

H. Rider Haggard Henry Rider Haggard, K.B.E., wrote tales of romantic adventure which may be termed "mysteries" only in a nonconventional sense of the term. The reader encounters no Poirots, no Lord Peter Wimseys, no clues; and while there are murders aple... Study Pack: 4 Biographies About 60 pages (18,043 words) in 4 products

H. Robert Horvitz H. Robert Horvitz identified the genes that play a significant role in programmed cell death and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); he also discovered a new receptor that responds to serotonin. His pioneering research was performed on th... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 3 pages (835 words) in 1 product

H. Russell Wakefield SOURCE: A review of They Return at Evening. Times Literary Supplement 1364 (22 March 1928): 223. In the following review, Wakefield's first collection of ghost stories, They Return at Evening, is favorably reviewed. Mr. Wakefield in this co... Study Pack: 24 Criticisms About 179 pages (53,674 words) in 24 products

H.A. Rey Instantaneous identification of an author with a popular and well-known creation, in this case a curious monkey, is the hallmark of significant contribution. H. A. Rey and his collaborator wife, Margret, were so closely linked with Curious... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 6 pages (1,916 words) in 1 product

H.C.Branner SOURCE: Mussari, Mark. “H. C. Branner and the Colors of Consciousness.” Scandinavian Studies 71, no. 1 (spring 1999): 41-66. In the following essay, Mussari studies H. C. Branner's use of pictorial language in his writings as a means to... Study Pack: 1 Criticism About 35 pages (10,605 words) in 1 product

H.D.   The American poet, translator, and novelist Hilda Doolittle (1886-1961), generally called H. D., was an imagist whose lyric art conveys intense feelings through sharp images and "free" forms. Hilda Doolittle was born on Sept. 10, 1886, in ... Study Pack: 3 Biographies, 1 Summary, 24 Criticisms About 252 pages (75,507 words) in 28 products

H.M.S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian Study Pack: 1 Study Guide, 1 Biography About 209 pages (62,564 words) in 2 products

H. V. Evatt Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965) was an Australian statesman, judge, and author. He laid the foundations of Australia's foreign policy and played an important part in establishing the United Nations. Herbert Vere Evatt was a noted internatio... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 12 pages (3,474 words) in 1 product

Ha Jin by Ha Jin Few writers have appeared on the American literary scene to such sudden acclaim as the Chinese émigré Ha Jin. His first short-story collection about life in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Ocean of Words (1996), won the... Study Pack: 2 Biographies, 2 Biographies, 4 Criticisms About 94 pages (28,092 words) in 8 products

A. J. Haagen-Smit In the mid-1940s, A. J. Haagen-Smit led investigations into the origins of smog. Through his research he discovered that smog is created by the oxidation of organic material in the air. Haagen-Smit spent a major part of his life challengin... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 3 pages (866 words) in 1 product

Haavio, Martti HAAVIO, MARTTI (1899–1973) was a Finnish poet, folklorist, and scholar of comparative mythology and phenomenology of religion whose multifaceted career and comprehensive scholarship stemmed from a deep knowledge of Finnish history. ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 2 pages (694 words) in 1 product

Haber process The Haber-Bosch Process is a catalytic reaction in which ammonia is produced from hydrogen and nitrogen gases. The ammonia produced is used for production of artificial fertilizers. Prior to the invention of this process the United States ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 7 pages (2,181 words) in 1 product

Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (1903-2000) was president of the Tunisian Republic and played a primordial role in leading his country's nationalist struggle for independence. Habib Bourguiba was born on Aug. 3, 1903, at Monastir into a modest family. He ... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 10 pages (2,882 words) in 1 product

The Habitant and Other French-Canadian Poems by William Henry Drummond Study Pack: 1 Biography, 1 eBook About 57 pages (17,112 words) in 2 products

Habitat   A habitat is the environment in which an organism, species, or community lives. Habitats can be classified in a number of ways in order to compare them at different times, across different geographic areas, and in terms of different life h... Study Pack: 5 Summaries About 260 pages (78,009 words) in 5 products

Habitat conservation   The human race is in a precarious situation as a result of its exploitation of natural ecosystems. Humans must balance their current resource needs with the future land-use needs of wildlife and people. As such, it makes sense to care for ... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 11 pages (3,159 words) in 2 products

Habitat destruction Many biologists consider habitat loss, habitat degradation, and habitat fragmentation the primary threats to species survival. Habitat is the place or kind of place where an organism or a community of organisms lives and thrives. Habitat l... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 21 pages (6,216 words) in 1 product

Habitat fragmentation As institutionalized in the U. S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, critical habitat is considered the area necessary to the survival of a species, and, in the case of endangered and threatened species, essential to their recovery. An anim... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 9 pages (2,654 words) in 2 products

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