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(rival of Poe.
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Herloszsohn, Karl (her'los-on). A German
novelist; born in Prague, Sept. I, 1804; died
at Leipzig, Dec. 10, 1849. He plunged into
story-writing at an early age, founding also a
periodical, The Comet, that continued from
1830 to 1848. His numerous novels show rich
fancy, and sustain the interest well, but are
marred by hasty execution. The best among
them are: “The Venetians); (Wallenstein's
First Love); and Christmas Tales. Financial
reverses overtook him, his paper suspended,
and he died at a comparatively early age, in
a public hospital, poor and friendless.
Herman, Henry. An English novelist and
playwright; born about 1850; died in London,
Sept. 25, 1894. He was collaborator with Henry
· Arthur Jones in the popular melodrama (The
Silver King) (1882), and with W. G. Wills
wrote (Claudian, a classic drama, both of
which were features of Wilson Barrett's reper-
toire for many seasons. His other plays in-
clude : Jeanne Dubarry) (1875), and (Slight
Mistakes) (1876). As a writer of fiction he
will be best remembered for A Leading
Lady, Hearts of Gold and Hearts of Steel,
and other stories; and (One Traveler Returns)
and He Fell Among Thieves,' written with
D. C. Murray.
Hermann, Nikolaus (her'man). A church-
song writer; born about 1480; died at Joachims-
thal, Bohemia (? ), May 3, 1561. His brief but
numerous songs are mainly of a liturgical
character.
Herndon, William Henry. An American
lawyer and biographer; born at Greensburg,
Ky. , Dec. 28, 1818; died near Springfield, Ill. ,
March 18, 1891. In 1843 he formed a law
partnership with Abraham Lincoln, which con-
tinued formally till the latter's death. He
wrote the well-known (Life of Abraham Lin-
coln (1889).
Herodianus (he-rô-di-ā'-nus). A Greek his-
torian, who lived in the last part of the second
and the first half of the third century A. D.
He wrote a history of Rome from the death of
Marcus Aurelius (180 A. D. ) to the accession
of Gordianus III. (238 A. D. ), which is of spe-
cial value for the reigns of the emperors sub-
sequent to Alexander Severus. Although written
in a rather declamatory style, it is distinguished
for candor and independence of view.
Herodotus (he-rod'o-tus). «The Father of
History "); born at Halicarnassus, in Caria,
about 490 B. C. ; died at Thurii, in Magna
Græcia, between B. C. 428 and B. C. 426. He
wrote his Exposition of History) in nine
books in the lonic dialect, naming them after
the nine Muses. *
Herpin, Luce (ār-pan). See Perey.
Herrera, Fernando de (er-rā'rä). A Span-
ish poet; born in Seville about 1534; died in
1597. On his ordination to the priesthood he
devoted his leisure to the composition of a
series of exquisite lyrics, which have earned
for him the title of the divine. ) His grace
and sonorousness are marred occasionally by
an excessive exactness of statement, leading to
meaningless repetition. Among his more seri.
ous poems are those on the battle of Lepanto
and the fall of the Portuguese King Sebastian.
His first volume was published under his im-
mediate supervision, comprising a selection en-
titled, “Some Works in Verse,' dated at Seville,
1582. This was followed some years later by
another collection of "Verses. He wrote a
(History of the Cyprus War and the Battle
of Lepanto' and, as one authority declares, a
(Life and Death of Sir Thomas More. He
was the friend of Garcilaso de la Vega, and
the founder of a school of poetry.
Herrick, Mrs. Christine (Terhune). An
American writer on domestic economy; born
at Newark, N. J. , 1859. Her home is in New
York. She has written : (Housekeeping Made
Easy) (1888); (The Little Dinner); "Liberal
Living upon Narrow Means); etc.
Herrick, Robert. An English poet; born in
London in August 1591 ; died at Dean Prior,
Devonshire, Oct. 15, 1674. He was a royalist
clergyman forced from his living during the
Civil War, but reinstated upon the restoration.
Moody and merry by turns, the many Noble
Numbers,' as well as the Hesperides,' pro-
duce in succession laughter and tears, but are
sometimes open to the charge of mischievous-
ness. Every revival of the forms of the lighter
Muse brings the poet into remembrance. *
Herrick, Robert. An American educator
and novelist; born in Massachusetts, 1868. He
is assistant professor at the University of Chi-
cago. He has written (The Man who Wins,
a novel.
Herrick, Mrs. Sophie Mcllvaine (Bledsoe).
An American editor and microscopist, daughter
of Albert T. Bledsoe ; born at Gambier, O. , 1837.
She became editor of the Southern Review in
1877, and afterward joined the editorial staff
of Scribner's Monthly. She has written (Won-
ders of Plant Life under the Microscope )
(1883); “The Earth in Past Ages); etc.
Herrig, Hans (her'ig). A German poet,
dramatist, and editor; born in Brunswick,
Dec. 10, 1845; died at Weimar, May 4, 1892.
He abandoned law for literature and journal.
ism, joining the staff of the Deutsches Tage-
blatt when it started. His plays have been
numerous and successful, notably Alexander
the Great); Jerusalem); (Nero); and others
serious in subject. His greatest success was
with the church play» arranged and written
for the Luther Jubilee of 1883, and widely per-
formed. His poetry includes both the light
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and “The Swine) among the latter. His prose
works include essays on Schopenhauer and
upon the development of the stage.
Herron, George Davis. A prominent Ameri-
can Congregational clergyman, writer, and lect-
urer; born in Indiana, 1862. He is professor
of Applied Christianity in Iowa College. He
has published several works on Christian So.
cialism, among them : (The Christian Society);
(The Message of Jesus to Men of Wealth);
( The Christian State); etc.
Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir
(hér'shel). An English astronomer and author,
son of Sir F. W. Herschel; born at Slough,
March 7, 1792; died at Collingwood, May 11,
1871. He continued the work of his father on
double stars and nebulæ, and in 1833 went to
the Cape of Good Hope for astronomical in-
vestigations, which occupied four years, and are
embodied in his (Results of Observations at the
Cape of Good Hope ) (1847). Besides several
encyclopædia articles, his works include : (On
the Study of Natural Philosophy) (1830); Out-
lines of Astronomy) (1849); (A Manual of Sci-
entific Inquiry) (1849); Physical Geography)
(1871); Popular Lectures on Scientific Sub-
jects) (new ed. 1880).
Hertz, Henrik (herts). A Danish poet and
dramatist ; born in Copenhagen, Aug. 25, 1798 ;
died there, Feb. 25, 1870. He abandoned law
for literature. Letters of a Ghost,' a poetical
satire purporting to be written by the spirit of
Jens Baggesen, made him famous. He fol-
lowed this with Nature and Art); (Four Let-
ters of Knut the Seelander,' a good piece of
word-painting ; (Tyrfing,' a poem; and miscel-
lanies. As a playwright he has won a perma-
nent place with (The Savings Bank,' a comedy;
(Svend Dyring's House, a tragedy; and (The
Daughter of King René, his masterpiece. *
Hertz, Wilhelm. A German poet; born in
Stuttgart, Sept. 24, 1835. Upon leaving college
he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits,
after which he studied at Tübingen. He was
encouraged to write by a Munich literary cir-
cle including Geibel, lleyse, Bodenstedt, and
others. In 1859 appeared his "Poems,' remark-
able for delicate sentiment, warmth of feeling,
and perfect technique. Among his best-known
productions are: Launcelot and Guinevere);
(Henry of Suabia); and especially (Tristan
and Isolde. He is now professor of literature
at the University in Munich, and a lecturer
and critic of high authority.
Hervilly, Ernest d' (ār-vi-ye). A French
journalist, humorist, and dramatist; born in
Paris, May 26, 1839. From railroad operative
he became editorial and sketch writer, contrib-
uting to the Rappel in 1872 under the pseudo-
nym (Le Passant. ) A few years later ap-
peared volumes of verse, (The Kisses) and
(The Harem,' which won general admiration,
Humorous sketches - ( Tales for Great Per-
sonages, Pastime Stories, (The Weapons
omen, and others -- extended his fame
throughout France; and his plays, “The True
Invalid) especially, have been very successful
in Paris.
Herwegh, Georg (her'veg). An eminent
German poet; born in Stuttgart, May 31, 1817;
died at Baden-Baden, April 7, 1875. His early
theological studies were abandoned for poetry:
The 'Lyrics of a Live Man' appeared in 1877.
His poems, these particularly, display sponta-
neity and a deep love of liberty; they speedily
became popular, even winning a personal trib-
ute from Frederick William IV. He had to
flee from Prussia soon afterwards, owing to his
letter of protest to the king against his pro-
hibition of a periodical which the poet con-
templated founding. He retired to Switzerland,
married a wealthy banker's daughter, and
plunged into the movement of 1848. He was
often pursued by the authorities, and once
nearly lost his life while leading a riot, being
saved by his wife's daring. He spent his riper
years in retirement. His poems are the finest
expression in verse of the movement to which
he devoted his energies.
Herzen, Alexander (hert'sen). A Russian
journalist, novelist, and political writer; born
in Moscow, March 25, 1812; died in Paris, Jan.
21, 1870. For his outspoken liberal ideas he
was imprisoned, and subsequently banished to
Viatka and Vladimir. In 1851 he settled in
London and started the weekly paper Kolokol
(The Alarm Bell), exposing countless abuses
and. State secrets of the Russian Government.
Copies of the papers were smuggled into Rus-
sia, and had a large circulation there. Among
his publications (many of which are written in
English, French, and German) are : Dilettan-
teism in Science) (1842); (The Development
of Revolutionary Ideas in Russia' (1851); 'Im-
prisonment and Exile. In fiction, under the
pseudonym of «Iskandar," he issued : (Doctor
Krupov) (1847); “Whose Fault is It? (1847);
(Interrupted Tales) (1854).
Hesekiel, Georg Ludwig (he-zā'kë-el). A
German poet and story-writer; born in Halle,
Aug. 12, 1819; died at Berlin, Feb. 26, 1874.
He was intended for the church, but preferred
literature and political journalism. His early
prose and poetry were of a trifling and feet-
ing character, but his 'Prussian Songs) in 1846
made him famous. Then followed numerous
political novels, notably “Before Jena); (The
Calm Before the Storm); and his masterpiece,
(Under the Iron Tooth. ) Other poems are
(New Songs, and several volumes devoted to
patriotic themes. His Prince Bismarck) is a
popular and important biographical study.
Hesekiel, Ludovika. A German novelist,
daughter of George Ludwig; born in Altenburg,
July 3, 1847; died at Neustadt, April 6, 1889.
Her forte was historical-romance composition;
and she wrote a sequel to one of her father's
books, under the title (From Brandenburg to
Bismarck. Her most successful productions
are (God with Us, and a collection of short sto-
ries. Her study of (Elizabeth Louise, Queen
of Prussia, is brilliant and valuable.
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Hesiod (he'si od). A great Greek poet; born
at Ascra in Boeotia ; he lived in the ninth (? )
century B. C. Among his writings which are
still extant are the (Theogony,' or origin of the
gods; Works and Days, in which are con-
tained precepts for the conduct of life, edu-
cation, etc. , with counsels regarding agriculture.
Of his other works only fragments remain;
among which is a piece on "The Shield of
Hercules, which is complete in itself, but the
authenticity of which is doubted. *
Hettner, Hermann Theodor (het'ner). A
German historian; born in Leisersdorf, March
12, 1821 ; died at Dresden, May 29, 1882. He
studied at Heideiberg, Berlin, and Halle, and
filled professorships at Jena and elsewhere.
Ilis maste piece, published in 1856, Ilistory
of Eighteenth-Century Literature,' gave him
high rank as a philosophical historian. Pre-
viously he had made valuable studies on the
art of the ancients. He traveled extensively,
especially in Greece and Italy. His writings
are varied, but all relate to the historical as.
pects of literature, painting, and sculpture,
ancient and modern.
Hetzel, Pierre Jules (het zel). See Stahl.
Heuff, Az Johan Adrian (hef). A Dutch
prose-writer; born in Avezath, March 5,
He abandoned civil engineering for humorous
sketch-writing. Under the pseudonym of "J.
Huf van Buren he wrote a number of his-
torical romances, among them (Hertog Adolf);
a Dutch adaptation of the (Pseudolus) of Plau-
tus; and an original comedy entitled (Oom
Frederik, and other dramatic pieces. Under
the pen-name “Cosinus » he produced a hu-
morous novel, Kippeveer, wherein certain
leaders of the clerical party are ridiculed. He
is most successful in satire and caricature.
Heun, Karl. See Clauren.
Hevesi, Ludwig (hev'esh-i). A German-
Hungarian story-writer and humorist; born in
Heves, Hungary, Dec. 20, 1843. He studied
medicine at Vienna, and afterwards entered a
business office; then in 1866 he founded the
popular comic sheet Borsszem Jankó, read by
all classes in the Magyar country. He writes
German and Hungarian with equal facility.
His humor has found its happiest expression
in (Rainbows); (On the Sunny Side); and
above all (Andreas Jelky,' a sketch of a jour.
neyman tailor and his amusing adventures in
the “four quarters of the world. ”
Hewit, Nathaniel Augustus. An American
Roman Catholic priest and religious writer;
born at Fairfield, Conn. , 1820. Ile has had a
varied experience, at first as law student, then
in turn as Congregational minister, Episcopal
deacon, and Roman Catholic priest; join.
ing under the religious name of Augustine
Francis, the Paulist order founded by Father
Hecker, and becoming professor and superior
in the Paulist Seminary, New York. He has
written "Life of Princess Borghese) (1856);
(Problems of the Age (1868); Light in Dark-
ness) (1871); etc.
Hewitt, John Hill. An American ballad
and miscellaneous writer; born in New York
1801; died 1890.
Engaging in literary work at
Baltimore in 1825, he is said to have been a
(rival of Poe. ” His best-known work is the
ballad (The Minstrel's Return from the War.
He wrote also : (The Governess,' a comedy;
(Washington, a play; (Shadows on the Wall,
a volume of reminiscences; etc.
Hewitt, Mrs. Mary. See Stebbins.
Hey, Wilhelm (hi). A German fable-writer;
born in Leina near Gotha, March 26, 1789;
died at Ichtershausen, May 19, 1854. He was
pastor at Tottelstädt and court chaplain
Gotha. His Fables for Children, published
in 1833, had an enormous circulation from their
first appearance. He wrote a rhyming Life
of Jesus.
Heyden, Friedrich August von (hi'den).
A German poet, story-writer, and dramatist;
born in Nerſken, East Prussia, Sept. 3, 1789;
died at Breslau, Nov. 5, 1851. He gave up
law and entered the army. Of distinguished
family, he was employed in official posts at
court in 1843, but fell into disfavor through
reluctance to act as a literary censor. His
verse is graceful and pleasing. His reputation
was made with "Reginald, and A Woman's
Word. (The Intriguers) was a highly suc-
cessful novel. As a dramatist he is not im-
portant.
Heyduk, Adolf (hi'dük). A Czech poet;
born in Richenburg, June 7, 1835. He studied
in Prague and traveled through Italy and
Germany; is now a professor at Pisek. His
earlier poetry, beginning in 1859, was of a
light order, but his volume (Cymbal and l'io.
lin established his reputation. An idyl of
life among his countrymen, (Grandfather's
Legacy, and a powerful study in realism, The
Wood-Cutter,' are extremely popular. Several
recent poems are among his best work.
Heyse, Johann Ludwig Paul (hi’za ). A
German poet and novelist; born in Berlin,
March 15, 1830. At twenty-four he became
noted for the purity and elegance of his elegiac
verses, and the succeeding fertile years have
brought him high and enduring renown. Tran-
cesca da Rimini,' a tragedy ; (The Sabines, a
play that under severe tests won the prize
offered by the King of Bavaria in 1857 ; " The
Brothers); (Ourika,' a tale; "Rafael,' a legend
and metrical study, - all poems,--and New
Tales of Marianne, a series of prose idyls,
are among his numerous works. *
Heywood, John. An English dramatist;
born in London (or North Mims) about 1497 ;
died at Malines about 1587. He was court
jester, epigrammatist, and writer of plays to
Queen Mary 1. His wit amused her on her
death-bed. His literary fame rests upon such
productions as "A Mery Play between the Par.
doner and the Frere, the Curate and Neybour
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Pratte, printed in 1533. He remained a Catho-
lic, and upon Elizabeth's accession retired to
private life.
Heywood, Thomas. An English dramatic
poet; born in Lincolnshire (? ) about 1575';
died in London (? ), 1650 (? ). Although he
wrote all sorts of poetry and prose, for any
who would pay him, his reputation rests upon
his sparkling song and still more sparkling
comedy. A Woman Killed with Kindness,
a play of contemporary middle-class manners ;
(The Wise Woman of Hogsdon, a comedy
of low life; (Love's Mistress, a travesty in-
troducing Apuleius and Midas; and the amus-
ing (Rape of Lucrece, show his range. *
Hibbard, George Abiah. An American
short-story writer; born in New York State,
1858. His home is in Buffalo, N. Y. He has
written : Iduna, and Other Stories, Nowa-
days,' (The Governor,' and other collections
of short stories.
Hichens, Robert S. An English journalist
and novelist; born in 1865. Although at the
age of seventeen he wrote a novel which was
actually published, he seems to have been most
bent on a musical career; but he wearied of
music, and turned to journalism. In 1893 he
visited Egypt for his health, and while there
conceived the idea which materialized in the
Imaginative Man (1895). (The Green Carna-
tion (1894), however, epigrammatic and keenly
satirical in tone, first brought him into public
notice, and was followed by (After To-morrow,
and New Love) (1895); (The Folly of Eus-
tace and Other Stories) (1896); Flames) (1897).
Hicks, Elias. A famous American Quaker
reformer, founder of the sect known as “ Hick-
site » Quakers; born at Hempstead, L. I. , March
19, 1748; died at Jericho, N. Y. , 1830. In 1781
he began visiting the meetings and families
both of Friends and of other denominations
throughout the country, preaching greater con-
secration. He was a fearless and impressive
exhorter. An early and determined foe of
slavery, he secured the emancipation of many
slaves. He was bred a carpenter, and paid
his traveling expenses by working at his trade.
His neighbors esteemed him so highly that
they often called on him to act as umpire in
settling their disputes. Neither he nor his fol-
lowers ever recognized the name “Hicksite,
given them in reproach. He wrote : (Observa-
tions on Slavery) (1811); Doctrinal Epistle)
(1824); Journal) (1828; 3d ed. 1832); etc.
Hiel, Emanuel (hel). A Flemish poet; born
in St. Gillis, Dendermonde, May 30, 1834. He
is professor of rhetoric and music in the Indus-
trial Institute at Brussels. He has been promi-
nent in political reform movements, those of
his poems which are not of a sentimental order
relating mainly to such themes. His beautiful
poem (The Wind) won a prize, while (Luci-
fer' and (The Scheldt) rank high in popular
esteem. His poems for children and one or
two oratorios and dramatic compositions are
especially notable.
Higginson, Mary Thacher. [“Mrs. Potter. ”]
An American author and poet, wife of T. W.
Higginson; born in Machias, Me. , Nov. 27,
1843. Her works are : (Seashore and Prairies)
(1876); (Such as They Are) 893), a volume
of poems written in collaboration with her
husband.
Higginson, Mrs. Sarah Jane (Hatfield).
An American writer of stories and sketches;
born in Pennsylvania, 1840. Her home is in
New York. She has written: A Princess of
Java) (1887), a tale of the far east; Java, the
Pearl of the East,' a book of travel; (The
Bedouin Girl.
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. A distin-
guished American essayist, poet, and novelist;
born in Cambridge, Mass. , Dec. 22, 1823. His
interesting and varied career includes having
been an active abolitionist, a Unitarian clergy-
man, and (most striking of all) colonel of the
first negro regiment in the Civil War. Among
his publications are: (Out-Door Papers) (1863);
(Malbone, an Oldport Romance (1869); Army
Life in a Black Regiment) (1870); (Atlantic
Essays) (1871); 'Oldport Days) (1873); Young
Folks' History of the United States) (1884);
Life of Margaret Fuller) (1884); (The After-
noon Landscape) (1890), a volume of poems.
His pen is still active in literature of a varied
character. *
Hildreth, Charles Lotin. An American
novelist, author, and poet; born in New York
city, Aug. 28, 1856; died 1896. He served on
the staff of the New York World and later on
Belford's Magazine. Among his works are:
Judith) (1876); (The New Symphony and
Other Stories) (1878); and the Masque of
Death and Other Poems) (1889).
Hildreth, Richard. An American historian;
born in Deerfield, Mass. , June 22, 1807; died in
Florence, Italy, July 11, 1865. He first became
known as a miscellaneous prose-writer and po-
litical journalist. The History of the United
States) is his greatest work, covering the period
from the discovery of America to the end of
President Monroe's first administration (6 vols. ,
1849-56). Among his other works are : Archy
Moore, an anti-slavery romance; (History of
Banks); «Theory of Morals); “Theory of Pol-
itics'; and Atrocious Judges as Tools of Ty.
rants, compiled for political purposes from Lord
Campbell's (Lives of the Chief Justices. He
went to ly in 1861 as United States consul. *
Hiles, Henry. An English organist, com-
poser, and author; born at Shrewsbury, Dec.
31, 1826. He is a lecturer on harmony and
musical composition at the Owens College,
Manchester, and professor of harmony at the
Royal Manchester College of Music. He is
the author of the standard theoretical works:
(The Harmony of Sounds) (1872); “The Gram-
mar of Music) (1879); (Part -Writing, or Mod-
ern Counterpoint) (1884).
Hill, Mrs. Agnes Leonard (Scanland). An
American novelist, writing under the pseudo-
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nym «Mollie Myrtle; born at Louisville,
Ky. , 1842. She has written Myrtle Blossoms
(1863); “Vanquished) (1866), a novel; Heights
and Depths) (1871); etc.
Hill, David Jayne. An American educator;
born at Plainfield, N. J. , 1850. He was made
president of Rochester University, N. Y. , in
1888. He has written biographies of (Wash-
ington Irving) (1879) and (William Cullen
Bryant' (1879); Principles and Fallacies of
Socialism) (1885); etc. , besides text-books.
Hill, George, An American writer of verse;
born at Guilford, Conn. , 1796; died 1871. He
held several government clerkships. He wrote:
(Ruins of Athens, and Other Poems); (Ti-
tania's Banquet, and Other Poems. )
Hill, George Canning. An American bio-
grapher and essayist ; born in Connecticut, 1825.
He has written Lives) of Capt. John Smith,
Israel Putnam, Benedict Arnold, and Daniel
Boone; Homespun, or Five-and-Twenty Years
Ago, by Thomas Lackland' (pseudonym : 1867);
(Our Parish, or Pen-Paintings of Village Life)
(187-).
Hill, Theophilus Hunter. An American
writer of verse ; born near Raleigh, N. C. , 1836.
He is a lawyer in Raleigh, and was once State
librarian. He has written (Hesper and Other
Poems) (1861), distinguished as being the first
book copyrighted by the Confederate gov-
ernment; Poems) (1869); Passion Flower and
Other Poems) (1883); etc.
Hill, Thomas. A distinguished Unitarian
clergyman and educator; born at New Bruns-
wick, N. J. , Jan. 7, 1818; died at Waltham, Mass. ,
Nov. 2, 1891. He was president of Harvard
College from 1862 to 1868. He wrote (Geom-
etry and Faith' (1849); (Curvature) (1850);
(In the Woods and Elsewhere) (1888), a col-
lection of poetry, etc. ; and several text-books.
Hillard, George Stillman. A distinguished
American lawyer and miscellaneous writer;
born at Machias, Me. , Sept. 22, 1808; died at
Boston, Jan. 21, 1879. As a Massachusetts legis-
lator he was commended by Daniel Webster,
and he was conspicuous as an orator. He pub-
lished (Six Months in Italy) (1853); "Life of
George Ticknor' (with Mrs. Ticknor); Life
of George B. McClellan) (1864); also a series
of school readers, and an edition of Spenser.
Hillebrand, Karl (hil'lė-bränt'). A German
critic and historian ; born at Giessen, Sept. 17,
1829; died in Florence, Oct. 19, 1884. For par-
ticipation in the insurrection in Baden (1849)
he was imprisoned, but escaped to France,
where he graduated at the Sorbonne, and in
1863 became professor of foreign languages at
Douai. On the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian
War, he removed to Italy and passed the re-
mainder of his life there. Among his valuable
publications in French, German, Italian, and
English, are : "On Good Comedy) (1863); (Con-
temporary Prussia) (1867); (Italian Studies)
(1808); (Times, Peoples, and Men (7 vols. ,
1875-85); two volumes of a History of France
from the Accession of Louis Philippe to the
Fall of Napoleon III. (1877-79); Lectures on
German Thought) (1880).
Hillern, Wilhelmine von (hil'érn). A Ger-
man novelist (daughter of Charlotte Birch-
Pfeiffer); born in Munich, March 11, 1836. In
early life she was an actress. In 1857 she
married Baron von Hillern. Her novels began
to appear in 1862, winning rapid fame. Since
1882 she has been a widow. (Double Life);
(A Physician to the Soul); “The Geyer-Wally);
and numerous other works of fiction have had
a wide circulation. Her efforts as a dramatist
have not endured, but one or two of her novels
have been adapted for the stage.
Hillhouse, James Abraham. An American
dramatic poet; born at New Haven, Conn. ,
Sept. 26, 1789; died near there, Jan. 4, 1841. A
merchant in New York, he retired from busi-
ness in 1822. He wrote: (The Judgment, a Vis-
ion) (1812); and the dramas (Percy's Masque)
(1820) and (Hadad) (1825). His Dramas,
Discourses, and other Pieces appeared in 1839.
Hilliard, Henry Washington. An American
soldier, diplomat, and lawyer; born at Fayette.
ville, N. C. , Aug. 4, 1808; died at Atlanta, Ga. ,
Dec. 17, 1892. He was brigadier-general in the
Confederate army, chargé d'affaires in Belgium,
and minister to Brazil. He wrote : (De Vane,
a Story of Plebeians and Patricians) (2d ed.
Herloszsohn, Karl (her'los-on). A German
novelist; born in Prague, Sept. I, 1804; died
at Leipzig, Dec. 10, 1849. He plunged into
story-writing at an early age, founding also a
periodical, The Comet, that continued from
1830 to 1848. His numerous novels show rich
fancy, and sustain the interest well, but are
marred by hasty execution. The best among
them are: “The Venetians); (Wallenstein's
First Love); and Christmas Tales. Financial
reverses overtook him, his paper suspended,
and he died at a comparatively early age, in
a public hospital, poor and friendless.
Herman, Henry. An English novelist and
playwright; born about 1850; died in London,
Sept. 25, 1894. He was collaborator with Henry
· Arthur Jones in the popular melodrama (The
Silver King) (1882), and with W. G. Wills
wrote (Claudian, a classic drama, both of
which were features of Wilson Barrett's reper-
toire for many seasons. His other plays in-
clude : Jeanne Dubarry) (1875), and (Slight
Mistakes) (1876). As a writer of fiction he
will be best remembered for A Leading
Lady, Hearts of Gold and Hearts of Steel,
and other stories; and (One Traveler Returns)
and He Fell Among Thieves,' written with
D. C. Murray.
Hermann, Nikolaus (her'man). A church-
song writer; born about 1480; died at Joachims-
thal, Bohemia (? ), May 3, 1561. His brief but
numerous songs are mainly of a liturgical
character.
Herndon, William Henry. An American
lawyer and biographer; born at Greensburg,
Ky. , Dec. 28, 1818; died near Springfield, Ill. ,
March 18, 1891. In 1843 he formed a law
partnership with Abraham Lincoln, which con-
tinued formally till the latter's death. He
wrote the well-known (Life of Abraham Lin-
coln (1889).
Herodianus (he-rô-di-ā'-nus). A Greek his-
torian, who lived in the last part of the second
and the first half of the third century A. D.
He wrote a history of Rome from the death of
Marcus Aurelius (180 A. D. ) to the accession
of Gordianus III. (238 A. D. ), which is of spe-
cial value for the reigns of the emperors sub-
sequent to Alexander Severus. Although written
in a rather declamatory style, it is distinguished
for candor and independence of view.
Herodotus (he-rod'o-tus). «The Father of
History "); born at Halicarnassus, in Caria,
about 490 B. C. ; died at Thurii, in Magna
Græcia, between B. C. 428 and B. C. 426. He
wrote his Exposition of History) in nine
books in the lonic dialect, naming them after
the nine Muses. *
Herpin, Luce (ār-pan). See Perey.
Herrera, Fernando de (er-rā'rä). A Span-
ish poet; born in Seville about 1534; died in
1597. On his ordination to the priesthood he
devoted his leisure to the composition of a
series of exquisite lyrics, which have earned
for him the title of the divine. ) His grace
and sonorousness are marred occasionally by
an excessive exactness of statement, leading to
meaningless repetition. Among his more seri.
ous poems are those on the battle of Lepanto
and the fall of the Portuguese King Sebastian.
His first volume was published under his im-
mediate supervision, comprising a selection en-
titled, “Some Works in Verse,' dated at Seville,
1582. This was followed some years later by
another collection of "Verses. He wrote a
(History of the Cyprus War and the Battle
of Lepanto' and, as one authority declares, a
(Life and Death of Sir Thomas More. He
was the friend of Garcilaso de la Vega, and
the founder of a school of poetry.
Herrick, Mrs. Christine (Terhune). An
American writer on domestic economy; born
at Newark, N. J. , 1859. Her home is in New
York. She has written : (Housekeeping Made
Easy) (1888); (The Little Dinner); "Liberal
Living upon Narrow Means); etc.
Herrick, Robert. An English poet; born in
London in August 1591 ; died at Dean Prior,
Devonshire, Oct. 15, 1674. He was a royalist
clergyman forced from his living during the
Civil War, but reinstated upon the restoration.
Moody and merry by turns, the many Noble
Numbers,' as well as the Hesperides,' pro-
duce in succession laughter and tears, but are
sometimes open to the charge of mischievous-
ness. Every revival of the forms of the lighter
Muse brings the poet into remembrance. *
Herrick, Robert. An American educator
and novelist; born in Massachusetts, 1868. He
is assistant professor at the University of Chi-
cago. He has written (The Man who Wins,
a novel.
Herrick, Mrs. Sophie Mcllvaine (Bledsoe).
An American editor and microscopist, daughter
of Albert T. Bledsoe ; born at Gambier, O. , 1837.
She became editor of the Southern Review in
1877, and afterward joined the editorial staff
of Scribner's Monthly. She has written (Won-
ders of Plant Life under the Microscope )
(1883); “The Earth in Past Ages); etc.
Herrig, Hans (her'ig). A German poet,
dramatist, and editor; born in Brunswick,
Dec. 10, 1845; died at Weimar, May 4, 1892.
He abandoned law for literature and journal.
ism, joining the staff of the Deutsches Tage-
blatt when it started. His plays have been
numerous and successful, notably Alexander
the Great); Jerusalem); (Nero); and others
serious in subject. His greatest success was
with the church play» arranged and written
for the Luther Jubilee of 1883, and widely per-
formed. His poetry includes both the light
and serious, (The Fat King) among the former
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and “The Swine) among the latter. His prose
works include essays on Schopenhauer and
upon the development of the stage.
Herron, George Davis. A prominent Ameri-
can Congregational clergyman, writer, and lect-
urer; born in Indiana, 1862. He is professor
of Applied Christianity in Iowa College. He
has published several works on Christian So.
cialism, among them : (The Christian Society);
(The Message of Jesus to Men of Wealth);
( The Christian State); etc.
Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir
(hér'shel). An English astronomer and author,
son of Sir F. W. Herschel; born at Slough,
March 7, 1792; died at Collingwood, May 11,
1871. He continued the work of his father on
double stars and nebulæ, and in 1833 went to
the Cape of Good Hope for astronomical in-
vestigations, which occupied four years, and are
embodied in his (Results of Observations at the
Cape of Good Hope ) (1847). Besides several
encyclopædia articles, his works include : (On
the Study of Natural Philosophy) (1830); Out-
lines of Astronomy) (1849); (A Manual of Sci-
entific Inquiry) (1849); Physical Geography)
(1871); Popular Lectures on Scientific Sub-
jects) (new ed. 1880).
Hertz, Henrik (herts). A Danish poet and
dramatist ; born in Copenhagen, Aug. 25, 1798 ;
died there, Feb. 25, 1870. He abandoned law
for literature. Letters of a Ghost,' a poetical
satire purporting to be written by the spirit of
Jens Baggesen, made him famous. He fol-
lowed this with Nature and Art); (Four Let-
ters of Knut the Seelander,' a good piece of
word-painting ; (Tyrfing,' a poem; and miscel-
lanies. As a playwright he has won a perma-
nent place with (The Savings Bank,' a comedy;
(Svend Dyring's House, a tragedy; and (The
Daughter of King René, his masterpiece. *
Hertz, Wilhelm. A German poet; born in
Stuttgart, Sept. 24, 1835. Upon leaving college
he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits,
after which he studied at Tübingen. He was
encouraged to write by a Munich literary cir-
cle including Geibel, lleyse, Bodenstedt, and
others. In 1859 appeared his "Poems,' remark-
able for delicate sentiment, warmth of feeling,
and perfect technique. Among his best-known
productions are: Launcelot and Guinevere);
(Henry of Suabia); and especially (Tristan
and Isolde. He is now professor of literature
at the University in Munich, and a lecturer
and critic of high authority.
Hervilly, Ernest d' (ār-vi-ye). A French
journalist, humorist, and dramatist; born in
Paris, May 26, 1839. From railroad operative
he became editorial and sketch writer, contrib-
uting to the Rappel in 1872 under the pseudo-
nym (Le Passant. ) A few years later ap-
peared volumes of verse, (The Kisses) and
(The Harem,' which won general admiration,
Humorous sketches - ( Tales for Great Per-
sonages, Pastime Stories, (The Weapons
omen, and others -- extended his fame
throughout France; and his plays, “The True
Invalid) especially, have been very successful
in Paris.
Herwegh, Georg (her'veg). An eminent
German poet; born in Stuttgart, May 31, 1817;
died at Baden-Baden, April 7, 1875. His early
theological studies were abandoned for poetry:
The 'Lyrics of a Live Man' appeared in 1877.
His poems, these particularly, display sponta-
neity and a deep love of liberty; they speedily
became popular, even winning a personal trib-
ute from Frederick William IV. He had to
flee from Prussia soon afterwards, owing to his
letter of protest to the king against his pro-
hibition of a periodical which the poet con-
templated founding. He retired to Switzerland,
married a wealthy banker's daughter, and
plunged into the movement of 1848. He was
often pursued by the authorities, and once
nearly lost his life while leading a riot, being
saved by his wife's daring. He spent his riper
years in retirement. His poems are the finest
expression in verse of the movement to which
he devoted his energies.
Herzen, Alexander (hert'sen). A Russian
journalist, novelist, and political writer; born
in Moscow, March 25, 1812; died in Paris, Jan.
21, 1870. For his outspoken liberal ideas he
was imprisoned, and subsequently banished to
Viatka and Vladimir. In 1851 he settled in
London and started the weekly paper Kolokol
(The Alarm Bell), exposing countless abuses
and. State secrets of the Russian Government.
Copies of the papers were smuggled into Rus-
sia, and had a large circulation there. Among
his publications (many of which are written in
English, French, and German) are : Dilettan-
teism in Science) (1842); (The Development
of Revolutionary Ideas in Russia' (1851); 'Im-
prisonment and Exile. In fiction, under the
pseudonym of «Iskandar," he issued : (Doctor
Krupov) (1847); “Whose Fault is It? (1847);
(Interrupted Tales) (1854).
Hesekiel, Georg Ludwig (he-zā'kë-el). A
German poet and story-writer; born in Halle,
Aug. 12, 1819; died at Berlin, Feb. 26, 1874.
He was intended for the church, but preferred
literature and political journalism. His early
prose and poetry were of a trifling and feet-
ing character, but his 'Prussian Songs) in 1846
made him famous. Then followed numerous
political novels, notably “Before Jena); (The
Calm Before the Storm); and his masterpiece,
(Under the Iron Tooth. ) Other poems are
(New Songs, and several volumes devoted to
patriotic themes. His Prince Bismarck) is a
popular and important biographical study.
Hesekiel, Ludovika. A German novelist,
daughter of George Ludwig; born in Altenburg,
July 3, 1847; died at Neustadt, April 6, 1889.
Her forte was historical-romance composition;
and she wrote a sequel to one of her father's
books, under the title (From Brandenburg to
Bismarck. Her most successful productions
are (God with Us, and a collection of short sto-
ries. Her study of (Elizabeth Louise, Queen
of Prussia, is brilliant and valuable.
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Hesiod (he'si od). A great Greek poet; born
at Ascra in Boeotia ; he lived in the ninth (? )
century B. C. Among his writings which are
still extant are the (Theogony,' or origin of the
gods; Works and Days, in which are con-
tained precepts for the conduct of life, edu-
cation, etc. , with counsels regarding agriculture.
Of his other works only fragments remain;
among which is a piece on "The Shield of
Hercules, which is complete in itself, but the
authenticity of which is doubted. *
Hettner, Hermann Theodor (het'ner). A
German historian; born in Leisersdorf, March
12, 1821 ; died at Dresden, May 29, 1882. He
studied at Heideiberg, Berlin, and Halle, and
filled professorships at Jena and elsewhere.
Ilis maste piece, published in 1856, Ilistory
of Eighteenth-Century Literature,' gave him
high rank as a philosophical historian. Pre-
viously he had made valuable studies on the
art of the ancients. He traveled extensively,
especially in Greece and Italy. His writings
are varied, but all relate to the historical as.
pects of literature, painting, and sculpture,
ancient and modern.
Hetzel, Pierre Jules (het zel). See Stahl.
Heuff, Az Johan Adrian (hef). A Dutch
prose-writer; born in Avezath, March 5,
He abandoned civil engineering for humorous
sketch-writing. Under the pseudonym of "J.
Huf van Buren he wrote a number of his-
torical romances, among them (Hertog Adolf);
a Dutch adaptation of the (Pseudolus) of Plau-
tus; and an original comedy entitled (Oom
Frederik, and other dramatic pieces. Under
the pen-name “Cosinus » he produced a hu-
morous novel, Kippeveer, wherein certain
leaders of the clerical party are ridiculed. He
is most successful in satire and caricature.
Heun, Karl. See Clauren.
Hevesi, Ludwig (hev'esh-i). A German-
Hungarian story-writer and humorist; born in
Heves, Hungary, Dec. 20, 1843. He studied
medicine at Vienna, and afterwards entered a
business office; then in 1866 he founded the
popular comic sheet Borsszem Jankó, read by
all classes in the Magyar country. He writes
German and Hungarian with equal facility.
His humor has found its happiest expression
in (Rainbows); (On the Sunny Side); and
above all (Andreas Jelky,' a sketch of a jour.
neyman tailor and his amusing adventures in
the “four quarters of the world. ”
Hewit, Nathaniel Augustus. An American
Roman Catholic priest and religious writer;
born at Fairfield, Conn. , 1820. Ile has had a
varied experience, at first as law student, then
in turn as Congregational minister, Episcopal
deacon, and Roman Catholic priest; join.
ing under the religious name of Augustine
Francis, the Paulist order founded by Father
Hecker, and becoming professor and superior
in the Paulist Seminary, New York. He has
written "Life of Princess Borghese) (1856);
(Problems of the Age (1868); Light in Dark-
ness) (1871); etc.
Hewitt, John Hill. An American ballad
and miscellaneous writer; born in New York
1801; died 1890.
Engaging in literary work at
Baltimore in 1825, he is said to have been a
(rival of Poe. ” His best-known work is the
ballad (The Minstrel's Return from the War.
He wrote also : (The Governess,' a comedy;
(Washington, a play; (Shadows on the Wall,
a volume of reminiscences; etc.
Hewitt, Mrs. Mary. See Stebbins.
Hey, Wilhelm (hi). A German fable-writer;
born in Leina near Gotha, March 26, 1789;
died at Ichtershausen, May 19, 1854. He was
pastor at Tottelstädt and court chaplain
Gotha. His Fables for Children, published
in 1833, had an enormous circulation from their
first appearance. He wrote a rhyming Life
of Jesus.
Heyden, Friedrich August von (hi'den).
A German poet, story-writer, and dramatist;
born in Nerſken, East Prussia, Sept. 3, 1789;
died at Breslau, Nov. 5, 1851. He gave up
law and entered the army. Of distinguished
family, he was employed in official posts at
court in 1843, but fell into disfavor through
reluctance to act as a literary censor. His
verse is graceful and pleasing. His reputation
was made with "Reginald, and A Woman's
Word. (The Intriguers) was a highly suc-
cessful novel. As a dramatist he is not im-
portant.
Heyduk, Adolf (hi'dük). A Czech poet;
born in Richenburg, June 7, 1835. He studied
in Prague and traveled through Italy and
Germany; is now a professor at Pisek. His
earlier poetry, beginning in 1859, was of a
light order, but his volume (Cymbal and l'io.
lin established his reputation. An idyl of
life among his countrymen, (Grandfather's
Legacy, and a powerful study in realism, The
Wood-Cutter,' are extremely popular. Several
recent poems are among his best work.
Heyse, Johann Ludwig Paul (hi’za ). A
German poet and novelist; born in Berlin,
March 15, 1830. At twenty-four he became
noted for the purity and elegance of his elegiac
verses, and the succeeding fertile years have
brought him high and enduring renown. Tran-
cesca da Rimini,' a tragedy ; (The Sabines, a
play that under severe tests won the prize
offered by the King of Bavaria in 1857 ; " The
Brothers); (Ourika,' a tale; "Rafael,' a legend
and metrical study, - all poems,--and New
Tales of Marianne, a series of prose idyls,
are among his numerous works. *
Heywood, John. An English dramatist;
born in London (or North Mims) about 1497 ;
died at Malines about 1587. He was court
jester, epigrammatist, and writer of plays to
Queen Mary 1. His wit amused her on her
death-bed. His literary fame rests upon such
productions as "A Mery Play between the Par.
doner and the Frere, the Curate and Neybour
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Pratte, printed in 1533. He remained a Catho-
lic, and upon Elizabeth's accession retired to
private life.
Heywood, Thomas. An English dramatic
poet; born in Lincolnshire (? ) about 1575';
died in London (? ), 1650 (? ). Although he
wrote all sorts of poetry and prose, for any
who would pay him, his reputation rests upon
his sparkling song and still more sparkling
comedy. A Woman Killed with Kindness,
a play of contemporary middle-class manners ;
(The Wise Woman of Hogsdon, a comedy
of low life; (Love's Mistress, a travesty in-
troducing Apuleius and Midas; and the amus-
ing (Rape of Lucrece, show his range. *
Hibbard, George Abiah. An American
short-story writer; born in New York State,
1858. His home is in Buffalo, N. Y. He has
written : Iduna, and Other Stories, Nowa-
days,' (The Governor,' and other collections
of short stories.
Hichens, Robert S. An English journalist
and novelist; born in 1865. Although at the
age of seventeen he wrote a novel which was
actually published, he seems to have been most
bent on a musical career; but he wearied of
music, and turned to journalism. In 1893 he
visited Egypt for his health, and while there
conceived the idea which materialized in the
Imaginative Man (1895). (The Green Carna-
tion (1894), however, epigrammatic and keenly
satirical in tone, first brought him into public
notice, and was followed by (After To-morrow,
and New Love) (1895); (The Folly of Eus-
tace and Other Stories) (1896); Flames) (1897).
Hicks, Elias. A famous American Quaker
reformer, founder of the sect known as “ Hick-
site » Quakers; born at Hempstead, L. I. , March
19, 1748; died at Jericho, N. Y. , 1830. In 1781
he began visiting the meetings and families
both of Friends and of other denominations
throughout the country, preaching greater con-
secration. He was a fearless and impressive
exhorter. An early and determined foe of
slavery, he secured the emancipation of many
slaves. He was bred a carpenter, and paid
his traveling expenses by working at his trade.
His neighbors esteemed him so highly that
they often called on him to act as umpire in
settling their disputes. Neither he nor his fol-
lowers ever recognized the name “Hicksite,
given them in reproach. He wrote : (Observa-
tions on Slavery) (1811); Doctrinal Epistle)
(1824); Journal) (1828; 3d ed. 1832); etc.
Hiel, Emanuel (hel). A Flemish poet; born
in St. Gillis, Dendermonde, May 30, 1834. He
is professor of rhetoric and music in the Indus-
trial Institute at Brussels. He has been promi-
nent in political reform movements, those of
his poems which are not of a sentimental order
relating mainly to such themes. His beautiful
poem (The Wind) won a prize, while (Luci-
fer' and (The Scheldt) rank high in popular
esteem. His poems for children and one or
two oratorios and dramatic compositions are
especially notable.
Higginson, Mary Thacher. [“Mrs. Potter. ”]
An American author and poet, wife of T. W.
Higginson; born in Machias, Me. , Nov. 27,
1843. Her works are : (Seashore and Prairies)
(1876); (Such as They Are) 893), a volume
of poems written in collaboration with her
husband.
Higginson, Mrs. Sarah Jane (Hatfield).
An American writer of stories and sketches;
born in Pennsylvania, 1840. Her home is in
New York. She has written: A Princess of
Java) (1887), a tale of the far east; Java, the
Pearl of the East,' a book of travel; (The
Bedouin Girl.
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth. A distin-
guished American essayist, poet, and novelist;
born in Cambridge, Mass. , Dec. 22, 1823. His
interesting and varied career includes having
been an active abolitionist, a Unitarian clergy-
man, and (most striking of all) colonel of the
first negro regiment in the Civil War. Among
his publications are: (Out-Door Papers) (1863);
(Malbone, an Oldport Romance (1869); Army
Life in a Black Regiment) (1870); (Atlantic
Essays) (1871); 'Oldport Days) (1873); Young
Folks' History of the United States) (1884);
Life of Margaret Fuller) (1884); (The After-
noon Landscape) (1890), a volume of poems.
His pen is still active in literature of a varied
character. *
Hildreth, Charles Lotin. An American
novelist, author, and poet; born in New York
city, Aug. 28, 1856; died 1896. He served on
the staff of the New York World and later on
Belford's Magazine. Among his works are:
Judith) (1876); (The New Symphony and
Other Stories) (1878); and the Masque of
Death and Other Poems) (1889).
Hildreth, Richard. An American historian;
born in Deerfield, Mass. , June 22, 1807; died in
Florence, Italy, July 11, 1865. He first became
known as a miscellaneous prose-writer and po-
litical journalist. The History of the United
States) is his greatest work, covering the period
from the discovery of America to the end of
President Monroe's first administration (6 vols. ,
1849-56). Among his other works are : Archy
Moore, an anti-slavery romance; (History of
Banks); «Theory of Morals); “Theory of Pol-
itics'; and Atrocious Judges as Tools of Ty.
rants, compiled for political purposes from Lord
Campbell's (Lives of the Chief Justices. He
went to ly in 1861 as United States consul. *
Hiles, Henry. An English organist, com-
poser, and author; born at Shrewsbury, Dec.
31, 1826. He is a lecturer on harmony and
musical composition at the Owens College,
Manchester, and professor of harmony at the
Royal Manchester College of Music. He is
the author of the standard theoretical works:
(The Harmony of Sounds) (1872); “The Gram-
mar of Music) (1879); (Part -Writing, or Mod-
ern Counterpoint) (1884).
Hill, Mrs. Agnes Leonard (Scanland). An
American novelist, writing under the pseudo-
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nym «Mollie Myrtle; born at Louisville,
Ky. , 1842. She has written Myrtle Blossoms
(1863); “Vanquished) (1866), a novel; Heights
and Depths) (1871); etc.
Hill, David Jayne. An American educator;
born at Plainfield, N. J. , 1850. He was made
president of Rochester University, N. Y. , in
1888. He has written biographies of (Wash-
ington Irving) (1879) and (William Cullen
Bryant' (1879); Principles and Fallacies of
Socialism) (1885); etc. , besides text-books.
Hill, George, An American writer of verse;
born at Guilford, Conn. , 1796; died 1871. He
held several government clerkships. He wrote:
(Ruins of Athens, and Other Poems); (Ti-
tania's Banquet, and Other Poems. )
Hill, George Canning. An American bio-
grapher and essayist ; born in Connecticut, 1825.
He has written Lives) of Capt. John Smith,
Israel Putnam, Benedict Arnold, and Daniel
Boone; Homespun, or Five-and-Twenty Years
Ago, by Thomas Lackland' (pseudonym : 1867);
(Our Parish, or Pen-Paintings of Village Life)
(187-).
Hill, Theophilus Hunter. An American
writer of verse ; born near Raleigh, N. C. , 1836.
He is a lawyer in Raleigh, and was once State
librarian. He has written (Hesper and Other
Poems) (1861), distinguished as being the first
book copyrighted by the Confederate gov-
ernment; Poems) (1869); Passion Flower and
Other Poems) (1883); etc.
Hill, Thomas. A distinguished Unitarian
clergyman and educator; born at New Bruns-
wick, N. J. , Jan. 7, 1818; died at Waltham, Mass. ,
Nov. 2, 1891. He was president of Harvard
College from 1862 to 1868. He wrote (Geom-
etry and Faith' (1849); (Curvature) (1850);
(In the Woods and Elsewhere) (1888), a col-
lection of poetry, etc. ; and several text-books.
Hillard, George Stillman. A distinguished
American lawyer and miscellaneous writer;
born at Machias, Me. , Sept. 22, 1808; died at
Boston, Jan. 21, 1879. As a Massachusetts legis-
lator he was commended by Daniel Webster,
and he was conspicuous as an orator. He pub-
lished (Six Months in Italy) (1853); "Life of
George Ticknor' (with Mrs. Ticknor); Life
of George B. McClellan) (1864); also a series
of school readers, and an edition of Spenser.
Hillebrand, Karl (hil'lė-bränt'). A German
critic and historian ; born at Giessen, Sept. 17,
1829; died in Florence, Oct. 19, 1884. For par-
ticipation in the insurrection in Baden (1849)
he was imprisoned, but escaped to France,
where he graduated at the Sorbonne, and in
1863 became professor of foreign languages at
Douai. On the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian
War, he removed to Italy and passed the re-
mainder of his life there. Among his valuable
publications in French, German, Italian, and
English, are : "On Good Comedy) (1863); (Con-
temporary Prussia) (1867); (Italian Studies)
(1808); (Times, Peoples, and Men (7 vols. ,
1875-85); two volumes of a History of France
from the Accession of Louis Philippe to the
Fall of Napoleon III. (1877-79); Lectures on
German Thought) (1880).
Hillern, Wilhelmine von (hil'érn). A Ger-
man novelist (daughter of Charlotte Birch-
Pfeiffer); born in Munich, March 11, 1836. In
early life she was an actress. In 1857 she
married Baron von Hillern. Her novels began
to appear in 1862, winning rapid fame. Since
1882 she has been a widow. (Double Life);
(A Physician to the Soul); “The Geyer-Wally);
and numerous other works of fiction have had
a wide circulation. Her efforts as a dramatist
have not endured, but one or two of her novels
have been adapted for the stage.
Hillhouse, James Abraham. An American
dramatic poet; born at New Haven, Conn. ,
Sept. 26, 1789; died near there, Jan. 4, 1841. A
merchant in New York, he retired from busi-
ness in 1822. He wrote: (The Judgment, a Vis-
ion) (1812); and the dramas (Percy's Masque)
(1820) and (Hadad) (1825). His Dramas,
Discourses, and other Pieces appeared in 1839.
Hilliard, Henry Washington. An American
soldier, diplomat, and lawyer; born at Fayette.
ville, N. C. , Aug. 4, 1808; died at Atlanta, Ga. ,
Dec. 17, 1892. He was brigadier-general in the
Confederate army, chargé d'affaires in Belgium,
and minister to Brazil. He wrote : (De Vane,
a Story of Plebeians and Patricians) (2d ed.
