Henry IV Henry IV, known as Henry of Navarre (1553-1610). King of France. He was educated as a Calvinist and after 1569 was recognized as the leader of the …
Henry II Henry II (1133-89). King of England. The grandson of Henry I, he inherited considerable lands in France and enlarged these through his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine …
Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix, full name James Marshall Hendrix (1942-70). Black US rock guitarist. A self-taught musician, he was influenced by the blues singers B. B. King and Muddy …
Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961). US novelist. He became a reporter on leaving school and served with the Red Cross in World War I. The book with which he …
Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann (1909-86). Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor. He was the principal male dancer of the Sadler’s Wells Ballet (1933-50) and the choreographer of Miracle in …
Werner Karl Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (1901-76). German physicist. In 1927. he invented a mathematical system, called matrix mechanics, to explain the structure of the hydrogen atom in terms …
Heinrich Heine Heinrich Heine (1797-1856). German Jewish poet. The poems in his Book of Songs (1827), some of which were set to music by Schumann, made his reputation. From …
Martin Heidegger Martin Heidegger (1889-1976). German philosopher, a pioneer of existentialist thought. The son of a sexton, he originally intended to become a Roman Catholic priest. In the 1920s …
