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holtz, a teacher of philology and philosophy, and a man of high learn- 

 ing and great culture. 



HELMONT, JAN BAPTISTA VAN (1577-1644), a Flemish 

 physician. 



HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN (1715-1771) [30], a French 

 philosopher, son of John Claude Adrien Helvetius (1685-1755) [55]. 

 who was physician to the queen of France and who was son of John 

 Adrian Helvetius (1630-1709), a physician who was son of John 

 Frederick Helvetius, also a physician. 



HENRY, PATRICK (1736-1799), an American orator and states- 

 man, a younger son of Col. John Henry and the widow of Col. John 

 Syme. 



HERDER, JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON (1744-1803), a Ger- 

 man author, son of a schoolmaster. 



HERODOTUS (B. C. 484-420), a Greek historian known as the 

 father of history. 



HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM (1792- 

 1871) [54], an English astronomer and physicist, son of Sir William 

 Herschel (1738-1822) [31], an English astronomer who was son of 

 Isaac Herschel (1707 ) [A], who was youngest son of Abraham 

 Herschel, who was son of Hans Herschel, who quitted Moravia early 

 in the I7th century. 



HERSCHEL, CAROLINE LUCRETIA (1750-1848) [43], an 

 astronomer, sister of Sir William Herschel. 



HOBBES, THOMAS (1588-1679), an English philosopher, second 

 son of Rev. Thomas Hobbs. 



HOGARTH, WILLIAM (1698-1764), an English painter, only 

 son of Richard Hogarth, who was a teacher and who was a third son. 



HOLBACH, PAUL HENRI THYRY (1723-1789), a French 

 philosopher. 



HOLBEIN, HANS, called the younger (1497-1543), a German 

 painter, son of Hans Holbein the Elder, who was born between 1450 

 and 1460 and who was also a painter. 



