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Hojo Yasutoki: regent whose administrative innovations in the shogunate, or military dictatorship, were responsible for institutionalizing that office as the major ruling body in Japan until 1868 and for stabilizing Hojo rule ...
Hojo Yoshitoki: warrior responsible for the consolidation of the power of the Kamakura shogunate, the military dictatorship that ruled Japan from the city of Kamakura in central Japan (1192-1333).
Hokan languages: major group, or phylum, of American Indian languages; it includes three families of Meso-American Indian languages and 14 families of North American Indian languages. The Meso-American groups are Tequistlatec (two ...
Hokinson, Helen: American cartoonist best known for her gently satirical drawings of plump, slightly bewildered suburban matrons and clubwomen. Her "girls" were unworldly and naive, concerned with diets, hats, propriety, and the ...
Hokitika: town, West Coast local government region, on the west coast of South Island, New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Hokitika River, which rises in the Southern Alps ...
Hokkaido: northernmost of the four main islands of Japan, bordered by the Sea of Japan (west), the Sea of Okhotsk (north), and the Pacific Ocean (east and south). The island of ...
Hokuriku: industrial region, west-central Honshu, Japan, lying along the Sea of Japan. It is neither an administrative nor a political entity. The northeastern portion of the area, occupying parts of Niigata ...
Hokusai: Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") school. His early works represent the full spectrum of ukiyo-e art, including single-sheet prints of landscapes and ...
hol ha-mo'ed: in Judaism, the less festive days or semiholidays that occur between the initial and final days of the Passover (Pesah) and Sukkot religious holidays. Because Jews in Israel celebrate Passover ...
Holabird, William: U.S. architect who, with his partner, Martin Roche, was a leading exponent of the influential Chicago School of commercial architecture; their Tacoma Building (Chicago, 1886-89) established the use of a ...
Holarctic region: one of the six major land areas of the world defined on the basis of its characteristic animal life. It is part of the Megagaean realm; it encompasses all the ...
Holbach, Paul-Henri Dietrich, baron d': French encyclopaedist and philosopher, a celebrated exponent of atheism and Materialism, whose inherited wealth allowed him to entertain many of the noted philosophers of the day, some of whom (Comte ...
Holbaek: city and port, Vestsjaelland amtskommune (county commune), northern Sjaelland (Zealand), Denmark, on Holbaek Fjord. An old-established market town chartered in 1250, it is a rail junction with small industries and ...
Holbein rug: any of several types of 15th- to 17th-century Anatolian floor coverings, the patterns of which appear in paintings by the German painter Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1593). The best-known of ...
Holbein, Hans, The Elder: German painter associated with the Augsburg school. He was the senior member of a family of painters that included his brother Sigmund and his sons Ambrosius (c. 1494-1519/20) and the ...
Holbein, Hans, the Younger: German painter, draftsman, and designer, renowned for the precise rendering of his drawings and the compelling realism of his portraits, particularly those recording the court of King Henry VIII of ...
Holberg, Ludvig, Friherre Holberg: the outstanding Scandinavian literary figure of the Enlightenment period, claimed by both Norway and Denmark as one of the founders of their literatures.
Holborn: neighbourhood and former metropolitan borough (until 1965) of London. Now part of the borough of Camden, it lies northwest of the City of London and south of the Islington neighbourhood ...
Holcroft, Thomas: English dramatist, novelist, journalist, and actor.
Holden, William: major American film star who perfected the role of the cynic who acts heroically in spite of his scorn or pessimism.
Holdenville: city, seat (1907) of Hughes county, central Oklahoma, U.S. Founded in 1895 and originally called Fentress, the town site was renamed for J.F. Holden, general manager of the Choctaw, Oklahoma ...
Holder, Alfred Theophil: Austrian-born language scholar of astonishing productivity in classical and medieval Latin, Germanic, and Celtic studies who produced the monumental Altceltischer Sprachschatz, 3 vol. (1891-1913; "Old Celtic Vocabulary").
Holderlin, Friedrich: German lyric poet who succeeded in naturalizing the forms of classical Greek verse in German and in melding Christian and classical themes.
Holderness: low-lying peninsula and geographic region, geographic county of East Riding of Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England, between the River Humber estuary and the North Sea. The plain of Holderness ...
Holdheim, Samuel: German rabbi who became a founder and leader of radical Reform Judaism. His theological positions were radical even within the Reform movement.
holding company: a corporation that owns enough voting stock in one or more other companies to exercise control over them. A corporation that exists solely for this purpose is called a pure ...
hole: in solid-state physics, a phenomenon produced by the movement of valence electrons through certain metals and semiconductors, resulting in the creation of a vacancy in a corresponding energy state. Each ...
Holguin: provincia, southeastern Cuba. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean and by the provinces of Las Tunas on the west, Granma on the southwest, Santiago de Cuba ...
Holguin: city, capital of Holguin provincia, southeastern Cuba. Founded in the early 16th century, it became a centre of insurgency movements and suffered intensely the effects of the Ten Years' War ...
Holi: Hindu spring festival celebrated on the full-moon day of Phalguna (February-March). The festival, probably of ancient origin, has many characteristics of a saturnalia. Participants throw coloured waters and powders on ...
holiday: (from "holy day"), originally, a day of dedication to religious observance; in modern times, a day of either religious or secular commemoration. Many holidays ...
Holiday, Billie: American jazz singer, one of the greatest from the 1930s to the '50s.
Holiness movement: fundamentalist religious movement that arose in the 19th century among Protestant churches in the United States, characterized by a doctrine of sanctification centring on a postconversion experience. The numerous Holiness ...
Holiness, Code of: collection of secular, ritualistic, moral, and festival regulations in the Old Testament Book of Leviticus, chapters 17-26. The code stresses that the people of Israel are separated from the rest ...
Holinshed, Raphael: English chronicler, remembered chiefly because his Chronicles enjoyed great popularity and became a quarry for many Elizabethan dramatists, especially Shakespeare, who found, in the second edition, material for Macbeth, King ...
holistic medicine: a doctrine of preventive and therapeutic medicine that emphasizes the necessity of looking at the whole person-his body, mind, emotions, and environment-rather than at an isolated function or organ and ...
Holkar Dynasty: Maratha rulers of Indore in India. The family, of peasant origin and of shepherd caste, was said to have migrated from the Mathura district to the Deccan village of Hol, ...
Holland: city, Ottawa county, southwestern Michigan, U.S., on Lake Macatawa, an inlet of Lake Michigan, 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Grand Rapids. In 1847 the Reverend A.C. van Raalte led ...
Holland: submersible vessel considered the principal forerunner of the modern submarine, designed by John Holland for the United States Navy and accepted by the Navy in 1900. It was 53 feet ...
Holland: historical region of The Netherlands, divided since 1840 into the provinces of Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It constitutes the flat, low-lying northwestern portion of the modern country.
holland: plainwoven unbleached or dull-finish linen used as furniture covering or a cotton fabric that is made more or less opaque by a glazed or unglazed finish (called the Holland finish), ...
Holland Tunnel: twin-tube tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Canal Street in Manhattan, New York City, with 12th and 14th streets in Jersey City, N.J. The tunnel was completed in 1927 and ...
Holland, Henry: English architect perhaps best known for building the original Marine Pavilion (1786-87) at Brighton, Sussex, for the prince regent, later King George IV. His elegant, simple Neoclassicism contrasted with the ...
Holland, Henry Edmund: Australian-born labour leader who helped found the New Zealand Labour Party (1916), which he led in Parliament from 1919 to 1933.
Holland, Henry Fox, 1st Baron: English politician, notable chiefly for the success with which he exploited public office for private gain.
Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron: British Whig politician, associate of the party leader and reorganizer Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and nephew and disciple of the statesman Charles James Fox, whose libertarian political ideas he ...
Holland, John Henry: one of the pioneering theorists in nonlinear mathematics and the use of new mathematical techniques in understanding problems in disciplines as diverse as economics, biology, and computer science.
Holland, John Philip: father of the modern submarine, who designed and built the first underwater vessel accepted by the U.S. Navy.
Holland, Parts of: formerly one of the three separately administered divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire, England. It now forms two county districts; the borough of Boston, the northern portion, includes the ...
Holland, Sir Erskine: English legal writer and teacher of international law whose outstanding work, Elements of Jurisprudence, underwent 13 editions from 1880 to 1924.
Holland, Sir Sidney: leader of New Zealand's National Party (1940-57) who, as prime minister (1949-57), suppressed union unrest and relaxed government controls over the economy.
Holland-Dozier-Holland: American production and songwriting team credited with largely shaping the sound of Motown Records in the 1960s. Brian Holland (b. Feb. 15, 1941, Detroit, Mich., U.S., ), Lamont Dozier (b. ...
Hollar, Wenzel: Bohemian Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian etcher whose works are a rich source of information about the 17th century.
Hollerith, Herman: American inventor of a tabulating machine that was an important precursor of the electronic computer.
Holles, Denzil Holles, 1st Baron: English Presbyterian who was a leading but moderate Parliamentary opponent of King Charles I. Later in his career he served in the government of Charles's son King Charles II.
Holley, Marietta: American humorist who popularized women's rights and temperance doctrines under the pen names Josiah Allen's Wife and Samantha Allen.
Holley, Robert William: American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Marshall Warren Nirenberg and Har Gobind Khorana. Their research helped explain how the genetic code controls ...
Holliday, Doc: (baptized March 21, 1852, Griffin, Ga., U.S.-d. Nov. 8, 1887, Glenwood Springs, Colo.), gambler, gunman, and sometime dentist of the American West.
Holliday, Judy: American actress noted for her distinctive voice and her warm, intelligent portrayal of funny and endearing "dumb blondes" on stage and in film.
Hollies, the: five-piece rock group from Manchester, England, that enjoyed many hits in the 1960s both before and after losing singer-guitarist Graham Nash to a more celebrated partnership with David Crosby, Stephen ...
hollowware: hollow metal utensils and artifacts. The simplest metalwork technique for making hollowware is to join pieces of sheet metal together, using rivets, solder, or other means. A riveted bucket is ...
holly: any of the shrubs and trees of the genus Ilex, in the family Aquifoliaceae, comprising about 400 species of red- or black-berried plants, including the popular Christmas hollies. They have ...
Holly Springs: city, seat (1836) of Marshall county, northern Mississippi, U.S. It lies about 45 miles (70 km) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
Holly, Buddy: American singer and songwriter who produced some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music.
hollyhock: (Althaea rosea), herbaceous plant of the mallow family (Malvaceae), native to China but widely cultivated for its handsome flowers. The several varieties include annual, biennial, and perennial forms. The stalk ...
Hollywood: district within the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S., whose name is synonymous with the American film industry. Lying northwest of downtown Los Angeles, it is bounded by Hyperion Avenue ...
Hollywood: city, Broward county, southeastern Florida, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean, about 15 miles (25 km) north of Miami. The site was covered with pine forests and palmetto with ...
Hollywood Ten: in U.S. history, 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations, and, ...
Holm, Hanya: German-born American choreographer of modern dance and Broadway musicals.
Holm, Sven: Danish novelist and short-story writer, a participant in the political movement in Danish literature of the 1960s.
Holman, M. Carl: American civil rights leader, president of the National Urban Coalition (1971-88), who promoted the need for a mutual partnership between industry and government to foster inner-city development.
Holmes a Court, Robert: Australian entrepreneur nicknamed "the Great Acquirer" for his billion-dollar raids on major companies in England and Australia.
Holmes, Larry: American heavyweight boxing champion of the late 1970s and early '80s who was known for his solid defense.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell: American physician, poet, and humorist notable for his medical research and teaching, and as the author of the "Breakfast-Table" series of essays.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.: justice of the United States Supreme Court, U.S. legal historian and philosopher who advocated judicial restraint. He stated the concept of "clear and present danger" as the only basis for ...
Holmes, Sherlock: fictional character created by the Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle's A Study in ...