Otto Hahn (1879-1969) German chemist. He discovered a new radioactive substance called radio thorium and a new radioactive element called protactinium. In 1938 he observed the bombardment of uranium …
Hadrian Hadrian, full name Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76-138 AD). Roman emperor from 117, selected by his predecessor Trajan. His rule was chiefly remarkable for his personal tours of …
Habsburg Chief royal family of Europe from the 5th to the 20th centuries. Its name derived from the 11th-century ancestral castle on the River Area in what is now …
Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908), French photographer. Born near Paris, Cartier-Bresson studied painting before turning to photography in 1931. He soon developed his famous technique of taking spontaneous photographs …
Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter, full name James Earl Carter (1924- ). US statesman, 39th president of the US (1977-81). The son of a peanut farmer, he resigned as a …
Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll, pen-name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98). British writer for children. He became a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford, in 1854. …
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (1753-1823), French revolutionary soldier. He reorganized the revolutionary armies and became known as the ‘Organizer of Victory’ for the numerous military …
Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), US industrialist and philanthropist, born in Scotland. As a young immigrant in the US, he started at the bottom in a railway company but …
