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Guildford

(Encyclopedia) Guildford Guildford gĭlˈfərd [key], town and district, Surrey, SE England, on the Wey River. The county…

Guys, Constantin

(Encyclopedia) Guys, ConstantinGuys, Constantingois [key], 1805?–1892, French watercolorist and draftsman, b. Holland. His work was published anonymously, most frequently in the Illustrated London…

Haakon VII

(Encyclopedia) Haakon VII, 1872–1957, king of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation…

Havering

(Encyclopedia) Havering Havering hāˈvərĭng [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. The borough is largely…

Hepworth, Dame Barbara

(Encyclopedia) Hepworth, Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor. Hepworth's smooth, usually nonfigurative sculptures recall those of Jean Arp. Working in Cornwall, she consistently sought perfection…

Heyrovsky, Jaroslav

(Encyclopedia) Heyrovsky, Jaroslav, 1890–1967, Czech chemist, Ph.D. Charles Univ. of Prague, 1918; D.Sc. University College, London, 1921. Heyrovsky was director of the Polarography Institute at the…

Holcroft, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Holcroft, ThomasHolcroft, Thomashōlˈkrôft [key], 1745–1809, English dramatist and novelist. Sometimes credited with having introduced melodrama to the London stage, he is the author of…

Hunter, William

(Encyclopedia) Hunter, William, 1718–83, Scottish physician. He was famous as a lecturer, as London's leading obstetrician, as professor of anatomy and later president of the Royal Academy of Arts,…

Jarrow

(Encyclopedia) Jarrow, town (1991 pop. 31,345), South Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the Tyne estuary. Industries include the manufacture of iron and steel products, oil installations…

Jaggard, William

(Encyclopedia) Jaggard, William, c.1568–1623, London printer and publisher. Although it seems that he had previously pirated some of Shakespeare's works, he was chosen by the editors John Heming and…