Eleanor Hodgman Porter was an American novelist, creator of the Pollyanna series of books that generated a popular phenomenon. Hodgman studied singing at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. She gained a local reputation as a singer in concerts and church choirs and continued her

Frances Hodgson Burnett was an American playwright and author who wrote the popular novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. Frances Hodgson grew up in increasingly straitened circumstances after the death of her father in 1854. In 1865 the family immigrated to the United States and settled in New Market,

George Hodgson was a Canadian swimmer who won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm and set several world records. Hodgson was undefeated in three years of international swimming competition. His 1912 world record time of 22 min in the 1,500-metre freestyle remained unbroken for 11

gunpowder empires: Origins of the concept: …has been attributed to historians Marshall G.S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill, who coined the term in the 20th century to explain how the three large, centralized Islamic states flourished nearly simultaneously. They proposed that the effective use and, in some cases, monopolization of gunpowder weapons enabled rulers of the…

gunpowder empires: Origins of the concept: …has been attributed to historians Marshall G.S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill, who coined the term in the 20th century to explain how the three large, centralized Islamic states flourished nearly simultaneously. They proposed that the effective use and, in some cases, monopolization of gunpowder weapons enabled rulers of the…

Ralph Hodgson was a poet noted for simple and mystical lyrics that express a love of nature and a concern for modern man’s progressive alienation from it. While working as a journalist in London and later as the editor of Fry’s Magazine, Hodgson belonged to the loosely connected group of poets

Mauritania: Settlement patterns: In the southeast the vast Hodh Basin, with its dunes, sandstone plateaus, and immense regs, is a major livestock-raising region, the economy of which has many links with neighbouring Mali.

Sam Wood: Later films: …deadly mission, and Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, and Van Johnson appeared in supporting roles. The Stratton Story (1949) was a fine biopic about the baseball player Monty Stratton, who overcame the loss of one leg; James Stewart played the title role, and June Allyson was Stratton’s wife. Finally, there was…

Enver Hoxha was the first communist chief of state of Albania. As that country’s ruler for 40 years after World War II, he forced its transformation from a semifeudal relic of the Ottoman Empire into an industrialized economy with the most tightly controlled society in Europe. Hoxha, the son of a

HODL is a cryptocurrency slang term that refers to holding a crypto coin or token for the long term. It comes from a typo in a 2013 thread titled “I AM HODLING” posted on BitcoinTalk, a cryptocurrency forum. The misspelled term in its all-cap format attained viral popularity among crypto investors

Ferdinand Hodler was one of the most important Swiss painters of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was orphaned at the age of 12 and studied first at Thun under an artist who painted landscapes for tourists. After 1872, however, he worked in a more congenial atmosphere at Geneva, under

Chott el-Hodna, shallow saline lake in north-central Algeria. It is separated from the Tell Atlas to the north by the Hodna Mountains. The lake occupies the bottom of an arid depression (elevation of 1,280 feet [390 m]) in the Hodna Plain and serves as an interior drainage basin. Owing to the

name: Categories of names: …and the like are called hodonymy; names of bodies of water, hydronymy; and names of mountains, oronymy. Additional terms are not generally used (though one occasionally hears words like chrematonymy—names of things).

William Stephen Raikes Hodson was a British cavalry leader in India, whose reputation was clouded by charges of fraud and mistreatment. Hodson joined the British Army in India at age 23 and served through the First Sikh War (1845–46) in the Bengal grenadiers. As adjutant of the Guides, he played an

Polish National Catholic Church: History: Franciszek Hodur (1866–1953). They launched a petition calling for ownership by Polish parishes of property built by their members, parishwide elections of administrators of such property, and no appointment by bishops of non-Polish priests to such parishes without the consent of the parishioners. Excommunication followed.…

Czechoslovak history: The establishment of the republic: …Slovak parties, the Agrarians under Milan Hodža and the Social Democrats under Ivan Dérer. The strongest single party in Czechoslovakia’s opening period, the Social Democracy, was split in 1920 by internal struggles; in 1921 its left wing constituted itself as the Czechoslovak section of the Comintern (Third International). After the…

hoe, one of the oldest tools of agriculture, a digging implement consisting of a blade set at a right angle to a long handle. The blade of the modern hoe is metal and the handle of wood; earlier versions, including the picklike mattock, had stone or wooden blades; the digging stick, precursor of

Richard March Hoe was an American inventor who developed and manufactured the first successful rotary printing press. He was the son of Robert Hoe (1784–1833), an English-born American mechanic, who, with his brothers-in-law Peter and Matthew Smith, established a factory for the production of

Robert Hoe was an American printing-press manufacturer who, as head (1823–33) of R. Hoe and Company, bought (1827) and improved Samuel Rust’s patent for a wrought-iron framed printing press and successfully manufactured it as the “Washington” press. Hoe emigrated to the United States in 1803 and

cornbread: The simplest are hoecakes, a mixture of cornmeal, water, and salt, so named because they were originally baked on the flat of a hoe over a wood fire. Johnnycakes and corn pone are somewhat thicker cakes that may have added ingredients such as fat or wheat flour. Spoonbread,…

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals. In 1999 it merged with French pharmaceutical

Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, former German chemical concern founded in 1863 in the Höchst quarter of Frankfurt am Main. Originally a producer of dyestuffs, it had become, by the late 20th century, one of the world’s largest producers of pharmaceuticals. In 1999 it merged with French pharmaceutical

encyclopaedia: Biography: …two further efforts of note: J.C.F. Hoefer compiled the Nouvelle Biographie générale (1852–66; “New General Biography”), and J.F. Michaud was responsible for the Biographie universelle (1811–62; “Universal Biography”). These two great works were to a certain extent competitive, which helped to improve their coverage and content; they are still used…

Norman Foster was an American film and television director best known for many of the Mr. Moto and Charlie Chan mystery films of the 1930s and ’40s and the popular Disney television shows about frontiersman Davy Crockett in 1954–55. Foster began his show-business career as a stage actor in the

civil war: Economic causes of civil war: …British economists Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler argued that low overall income makes it easier to mobilize insurgencies, since potential recruits have less to lose in foregone income from normal economic activities. The American political scientists James Fearon and David Laitin claimed that civil war is primarily a problem of…

Peter Høeg is a Danish author best known for his award-winning novel Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992; Smilla’s Sense of Snow, U.K. title Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow), a thriller that concerns the investigation into the death of a young boy. In 1984 Høeg earned a master’s degree in

Ove Høegh-Guldberg was a Danish statesman who was a powerful minister during the reign of the mentally unstable king Christian VII. Høegh-Guldberg was of humble background. He earned a theology degree in 1753, and in 1761 became professor of rhetoric at Sorø academy. He was appointed tutor to

harbours and sea works: The Delta Plan: …the New Waterway from the Hook of Holland.

Holland: …between factions known as the Hooks (Hoeken) and the Cods (Kabeljauwen), who came to represent rival aristocratic and middle-class parties, respectively. The issue was finally settled with the intervention of the house of Wittelsbach, whose members served as counts of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut until forced to give up the…

Holland: …between factions known as the Hooks (Hoeken) and the Cods (Kabeljauwen), who came to represent rival aristocratic and middle-class parties, respectively. The issue was finally settled with the intervention of the house of Wittelsbach, whose members served as counts of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut until forced to give up the…

Halvor Hoel was a peasant agitator who influenced peasant opinion against Norway’s early 19th-century political leaders. A member of a wealthy peasant family, Hoel opposed the upper-class, urban-dominated parliamentary government established in Norway in 1814; particularly, he attacked its fiscal

Sigurd Hoel was a novelist who is considered most representative of the interwar generation of fiction writers in Norway. He was the first Norwegian writer of fiction to be directly influenced by psychoanalysis. Hoel discontinued his training as a mathematics teacher when he won a Scandinavian

Bayern Munich: …outstanding German players, such as Uli Hoeness and Paul Breitner, Bayern began accumulating trophies at a remarkable rate. It won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967, its first Bundesliga title in 1968–69, the Intercontinental Cup in 1976, and three European Cups (now known as the Champions League) in a…

Vanir: …with the Aesir and received Hoenir and Mimir in exchange. The birth of the poet-god Kvasir resulted from the peace ritual in which the two races mingled their saliva in the same vessel.

Robert Noyce: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and the integrated circuit: In 1958 Jean Hoerni, another Fairchild Semiconductor founder, engineered a process to place a layer of silicon oxide on top of transistors, sealing out dirt, dust, and other contaminants. For Noyce, Hoerni’s process made a fundamental innovation possible. At that time, Fairchild produced transistors and other elements…

Hannah Van Buren was the wife of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States. She died 18 years before her husband was sworn in as president and so did not serve as first lady. Hannah Hoes and Martin Van Buren were distant cousins and childhood sweethearts. They married in 1807, after

Wolter Robert, baron van Hoëvell was a statesman and member of the Dutch Parliament who was largely responsible for ending the exploitive colonial Culture System, which extracted wealth from the Dutch East Indies from 1830 to about 1860, and who advocated replacing autocratic, arbitrary control of

John Hoeven is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and began representing North Dakota in that body the following year. He previously served as governor of the state (2000–10). After graduating from Dartmouth College (B.A., 1979), Hoeven attended

John Hoeven is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and began representing North Dakota in that body the following year. He previously served as governor of the state (2000–10). After graduating from Dartmouth College (B.A., 1979), Hoeven attended

Lavender Scare: The Wherry-Hill and Hoey committees: …authorizing the creation of the Hoey Committee, named for its chairman, Democratic Sen. Clyde Hoey of North Carolina. The group also included Democratic Senators James Eastland of Mississippi, John McClellan of Arkansas, and Herbert O’Conor of Maryland and Republican Senators Karl Mundt of South Dakota, Andrew Schoeppel of Kansas, and…

Germanic religion and mythology: Worship: The word hof, commonly applied to temples in the literature of Iceland, seems to belong to the later rather than to the earlier period. A detailed description of a hof is given in one of the sagas. The temple consisted of two compartments, perhaps analogous to the…

Denmark: The monarchy: In addition, a parliament, the hof, was established by the high prelates and aristocrats as a check against royal misuse of power; it met at short intervals and also functioned as the highest court. After Valdemar II’s death, peace and stability disintegrated. Power disputes culminated in two instances of regicide:…

St. Clement Mary Hofbauer ; canonized May 20, 1909; feast day March 15) was a Roman Catholic missionary priest who established Redemptorist monasteries throughout northern Europe. He is venerated as the patron saint of Vienna and Warsaw as well as of bakers and waiters. The son of a butcher, John

St. Clement Mary Hofbauer ; canonized May 20, 1909; feast day March 15) was a Roman Catholic missionary priest who established Redemptorist monasteries throughout northern Europe. He is venerated as the patron saint of Vienna and Warsaw as well as of bakers and waiters. The son of a butcher, John

Hofburg, vast complex of buildings in the center of Vienna, Austria, that was the former imperial palace and winter palace of the Habsburg dynasty and has been since 1946 the official residence and office of the president of Austria. There are buildings within the complex dating from the 13th

fishing: Big-game fishing: …with an internal drag by Julius von Hofe of Brooklyn, New York, in 1913. Big-game anglers fish from “fighting seats” into which they can be strapped. Rods are massive, and the butts fit into a socket mounted on the chair. Reels are large, and the line is usually of Dacron…

radical: Unstable radicals: Hofeditz in 1929 by the following experiment. The vapours of tetramethyllead, Pb(CH3)4, mixed with gaseous hydrogen, H2, were passed through a silica tube at low pressure. When a portion of the tube was heated to about 800° C, the tetramethyllead was decomposed and a mirror…

Andreas Hofer was a Tirolese patriot, military leader, and popular hero who fought Napoleonic France and Bavaria for two years (1809–10) in an attempt to keep his homeland under Austrian rule. Hofer was an innkeeper, wine merchant, and cattle dealer and was intensely loyal to the Austrian house of

nostalgia: History: …coined by Swiss medical student Johannes Hofer by blending the Greek words nostos (“return” or “homecoming”) and algos (“pain”). It first appeared in print in 1688 as Dissertatio Medica de Nostalgia, oder Heimweh (“Medical Dissertation on Nostalgia, or Homesickness”), in which Hofer described the feeling as a “cerebral disease” that…

Neue Künstlervereinigung: Alfred Kubin, Marianne von Werefkin, Karl Hofer, and several other artists. The works exhibited, which reflected primarily the newer styles of Jugendstil and Fauvism, were not favourably received by the critics or the public.

Jacobus Henricus van ’t Hoff was a Dutch physical chemist and the first winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1901), for his work on rates of chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium, and osmotic pressure. Van ’t Hoff was the son of a physician and among the first generation to benefit from the

computer: The Intel 4004: Three Intel engineers—Federico Faggin, Marcian (“Ted”) Hoff, and Stan Mazor—considered the request of the Japanese firm and proposed a more versatile design.

computer: The Intel 4004: Three Intel engineers—Federico Faggin, Marcian (“Ted”) Hoff, and Stan Mazor—considered the request of the Japanese firm and proposed a more versatile design.

Danny DeVito: Career: …Roses (1989), the crime biopic Hoffa (1992), and the dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987). In 1992 DeVito, along with Perlman and American producer Michael Shamberg, cofounded the production company Jersey Films, which produced movies such as the fantasy comedy Matilda (1996; also directed by DeVito), the Andy…

James P. Hoffa is an American labour leader who served as general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1998 to 2022. He is the son of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. On his 18th birthday Hoffa was sworn in as a Teamster by his father. He studied economics at

James P. Hoffa is an American labour leader who served as general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1998 to 2022. He is the son of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. On his 18th birthday Hoffa was sworn in as a Teamster by his father. He studied economics at

Jimmy Hoffa was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971 and was one of the most controversial labor organizers of his time. Hoffa’s disappearance in 1975 became one of the most enduring unsolved cases in the United States. The

Jimmy Hoffa was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971 and was one of the most controversial labor organizers of his time. Hoffa’s disappearance in 1975 became one of the most enduring unsolved cases in the United States. The

Fred Allen: He married a fellow performer, Portland Hoffa (1906–90), and during the 1920s appeared in a number of revues, such as The Passing Show, the Little Show, and Three’s a Crowd.

American Visionary Art Museum: …cofounder, director, and lead curator Rebecca Alban Hoffberger. Having left high school before graduating and having established AVAM without input from the more traditionally educated collectors and scholars of outsider art, she was a controversial figure in the art world.

Eric Hoffer was an American longshoreman and philosopher whose writings on life, power, and social order brought him celebrity. Hoffer’s family was of modest means, and his early life was marked by hardship. A fall at the age of 7 left him partially blind until he was 15, when his eyesight

rat: General features: …are about the size of Hoffman’s rat (R. hoffmanni), native to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and weighing 95 to 240 grams (3.4 to 8.5 ounces), with a body length of 17 to 21 cm (6.7 to 8.3 inches) and a tail about as long. One of the smaller species…

Abbie Hoffman was an American political activist who founded the Youth International Party (Yippies) and was known for his successful media events. He was also one of the Chicago Seven put on trial in 1969. Hoffman, who received psychology degrees from both Brandeis University (1959) and the

Abbie Hoffman was an American political activist who founded the Youth International Party (Yippies) and was known for his successful media events. He was also one of the Chicago Seven put on trial in 1969. Hoffman, who received psychology degrees from both Brandeis University (1959) and the

Alice Hoffman is an American novelist whose books about women in search of their identities mix realism and the supernatural. Hoffman was educated at Adelphi University (B.A., 1973) and Stanford University (M.A., 1975) and began her professional writing career by contributing short stories to

physical culture: Weightlifting: …these two fitness strands was Bob Hoffman, founder of the York (Pennsylvania) Barbell Company, publisher of Strength & Health, and the acknowledged “father of American weightlifting.” Although he believed that no race or ethnic group was superior, he believed that America, as the melting pot of nationalities and a leading…

Daniel Hoffman was an American poet and educator whose verse is noted for its merging of history, myth, and personal experience. These concerns are also evident in his numerous critical studies. Hoffman attended Columbia University in New York, from which he received an A.B. (1947), an M.A. (1949),

Daniel Hoffman was an American poet and educator whose verse is noted for its merging of history, myth, and personal experience. These concerns are also evident in his numerous critical studies. Hoffman attended Columbia University in New York, from which he received an A.B. (1947), an M.A. (1949),

Dustin Hoffman is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types. Short in stature and not typically handsome, he helped to usher in a new Hollywood tradition of average-looking but emotionally explosive leading men. Hoffman began acting at age 19

Chicago Seven: Trial, convictions, and acquittals: …beginning, many observers found Judge Julius Hoffman to be far short of impartial toward the defendants. Hoffman, for example, rejected many of the pretrial motions of the defense counsel but granted those made by the prosecution. Similarly, during the trial his procedural rulings nearly always favored the prosecution. Despite the…

Malvina Hoffman was an American sculptor, remembered for her portraiture and for her unique sculptural contribution to Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. Hoffman was the daughter of a noted English pianist. She leaned strongly toward an artistic career from an early age, and after studying

Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile-manufacturing executive who administered international assistance programs of the United States and the United Nations. An employee of the Studebaker Corporation from 1911, he rose to become chairman of the board of directors in 1953 and chairman of the

Paul G. Hoffman was an American automobile-manufacturing executive who administered international assistance programs of the United States and the United Nations. An employee of the Studebaker Corporation from 1911, he rose to become chairman of the board of directors in 1953 and chairman of the

Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor known for scene-stealing work in supporting roles and for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Truman Capote in Capote (2005). Hoffman became interested in theater when he was in high school. Following studies at New York University’s Tisch School of

LinkedIn: Reid Hoffman, product designer Allen Blue, marketing professional Konstantin Guericke, engineer Eric Ly, and engineer Jean-Luc Vaillant founded LinkedIn, and the website was launched in 2003. Growth was slow at first. In 2005 LinkedIn introduced services that allowed companies to post job listings and search…

National Lampoon: Origin, success, and decline: Robert Hoffman, and Doug Kenney, all of whom had worked on The Harvard Lampoon, a college humor magazine established in 1876. During their tenure at The Harvard Lampoon, Beard, Hoffman, and Kenney were instrumental in publishing several nationally distributed magazine and book parodies, including parodies…

Samuel Kurtz Hoffman was an American propulsion engineer, who led U.S. efforts to develop rocket engines for space vehicles. An aeronautical-design engineer from 1932 to 1945, Hoffman later became professor of aeronautical engineering at Pennsylvania State University, University Park. In 1949 he

San Diego Padres: …of starter Jake Peavy and Trevor Hoffman (who became the league’s all-time save leader in 2006), but each postseason appearance ended with a loss in the first round of the playoffs. A disgruntled Bochy left the Padres after the 2006 season to manage the divisional rival San Francisco Giants (with…

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben was a German patriotic poet, philologist, and literary historian whose poem “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles” was adopted as the German national anthem after World War I. (See Deutschlandlied.) His uncomplicated verses, expressing his deep love of

sloth: Two-toed sloths: Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (C. hoffmanni) is found in Central and South America from Nicaragua to Peru and western Brazil. The two species can be distinguished by the colour of the fur on the throat. Hoffmann’s has a conspicuously pale throat, whereas Linnaeus’s is dark.

sloth: Two-toed sloths: Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (C. hoffmanni) is found in Central and South America from Nicaragua to Peru and western Brazil. The two species can be distinguished by the colour of the fur on the throat. Hoffmann’s has a conspicuously pale throat, whereas Linnaeus’s is dark.

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben was a German patriotic poet, philologist, and literary historian whose poem “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles” was adopted as the German national anthem after World War I. (See Deutschlandlied.) His uncomplicated verses, expressing his deep love of

Christianity: The role of imminent expectation in missions and emigrations: …the Temple”—Swabians who went with Christoph Hoffmann to Palestine in 1866—and the Swabians, Franks, Hessians, and Bavarians, who after the Napoleonic Wars followed the call of Tsar Alexander I to Bessarabia, were all dominated by the idea of living in the end-time and preparing themselves for the coming kingdom of…

E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men’s lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature. The product of a broken home, Hoffmann was reared by an uncle. He was

Fritz Schaudinn: …zoologist who, with the dermatologist Erich Hoffmann, in 1905 discovered the causal organism of syphilis, Spirochaeta pallida, later called Treponema pallidum. He is known for his work in the development of protozoology as an experimental science.

E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men’s lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature. The product of a broken home, Hoffmann was reared by an uncle. He was

E.T.A. Hoffmann was a German writer, composer, and painter known for his stories in which supernatural and sinister characters move in and out of men’s lives, ironically revealing tragic or grotesque sides of human nature. The product of a broken home, Hoffmann was reared by an uncle. He was

Bayer: 1863–1912: Founding and early growth: …chance invention of Bayer chemist Felix Hoffmann (1868–1946), was introduced by the company in 1899.

Heinrich Hoffmann was a German physician and writer who is best known for his creation of Struwwelpeter (“Slovenly Peter”), a boy whose wild appearance is matched by his naughty behaviour. Peter appeared in Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit füntzehn schön kolorten Tafeln für Kinder von

Josef Hoffmann was a German architect whose work was important in the early development of modern architecture in Europe. Hoffman studied under Otto Wagner in Vienna and in 1899 joined in the founding of the Vienna Sezession, which, although influenced by the Art Nouveau movement, was more

Jules Hoffmann is a French immunologist and corecipient, with American immunologist Bruce A. Beutler and Canadian immunologist and cell biologist Ralph M. Steinman, of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries relating to the activation of innate immunity (the first line

Jules Hoffmann is a French immunologist and corecipient, with American immunologist Bruce A. Beutler and Canadian immunologist and cell biologist Ralph M. Steinman, of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries relating to the activation of innate immunity (the first line

Max Hoffmann was a German officer who was primarily responsible for several striking German victories on the Eastern Front in World War I. Hoffmann joined the German army in 1887, studied at the Berlin War Academy, and eventually became the General Staff’s expert on the eastern sector (Russia and

Melchior Hofmann was a German mystic and lay preacher noted for contributing a zealous eschatology (doctrine of the end times) to the religious doctrine of the Anabaptists, a Reformation movement that advocated adult baptism. A furrier by trade, Hofmann worked as a Lutheran lay missionary in

Roald Hoffmann is a Polish-born American chemist, who was a corecipient, with Fukui Kenichi of Japan, of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1981 for their independent investigations of the mechanisms of chemical reactions. Hoffmann immigrated to the United States with his family in 1949. He graduated

Heinrich Hoffmann was a German physician and writer who is best known for his creation of Struwwelpeter (“Slovenly Peter”), a boy whose wild appearance is matched by his naughty behaviour. Peter appeared in Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit füntzehn schön kolorten Tafeln für Kinder von

Reichskammergericht: …supreme court had been the Hofgericht, in which the emperor presided and a body of assessors sat in judgment. The Hofgericht ceased to act when the emperor was abroad and was dissolved upon his death. When the emperor ceased to command respect around the 15th century, his court lost the…

Astrodome: Conceived by Roy Mark Hofheinz (a former county judge and mayor of Houston, 1953–55) and designed by architects Hermon Lloyd and W.B. Morgan, in collaboration with the local firm Wilson, Morris, Crain and Anderson, the Astrodome is a prime example of late Modernist architecture, and its space-age…

Neidhart von Reuenthal: …introduced a new genre called höfische Dorfpoesie (“courtly village poetry”). It celebrated, in dancing songs, the poet’s love of village maidens rather than noble ladies.

Lucerne: …Chapel (1178; altered 1750); the Hofkirche (an 8th-century cathedral and collegiate church of St. Leodegar); and the Mariahilf Church (1676–81). Other landmarks are Bertel Thorvaldsen’s “Lion of Lucerne” monument (1819–21), in memory of the Swiss guards slain while defending the Tuileries in Paris in 1792; the Glacier Garden, a relic…