(Encyclopedia) Hunt, Lamar, 1932–2006, American business and sports executive, b. El Dorado, Ark. One of the Hunt brothers—sons of Texas oil magnate H. L. Hunt—Lamar Hunt had significant business…
(Encyclopedia) Hertzberg, Arthur, 1921–2006, American rabbi, scholar, and Jewish community leader, b. Poland. His family emigrated to the United States in 1926. He attended Johns Hopkins, the Jewish…
(Encyclopedia) Hicks, Edward, 1780–1849, American painter and preacher, b. Bucks co., Pa. A member of the Society of Friends, he became a noted back-country preacher in the conservative group of…
(Encyclopedia) Gottheil, GustavGottheil, Gustavgŏtˈhīl [key], 1827–1903, American Reform rabbi, b. Prussia. He served as assistant (1855–60) in the Berlin Reform Temple and as rabbi (1860–73) in…
(Encyclopedia) Guadalupe Mountains National ParkGuadalupe Mountains National Parkgwäˈdəl&oomacr;p [key], 86,416 acres (34,998 hectares), W Tex. Located in the Guadalupe Mts., the park contains…
(Encyclopedia) Montalvo, JuanMontalvo, Juanhwän môntälˈvō [key], 1832–89, Ecuadorean essayist and political writer. A champion of liberalism and a master of political invective, he showered fiery…
(Encyclopedia) López Arellano, OswaldoLópez Arellano, Oswaldoōsväˈdō lōˈpās ärāyäˈnō [key], 1921–2010, president of Honduras (1963–71, 1972–75). An army colonel, he led the violent coup that ousted (…
(Encyclopedia) Mallea, EduardoMallea, Eduardoāˌᵺwärˈᵺō mäyāˈä [key], 1903–82, Argentine novelist and essayist. Mallea is considered one of the outstanding Latin American literary figures.…
(Encyclopedia) Kohler, KaufmannKohler, Kaufmannkoufˈmən kōˈlər [key], 1843–1926, American rabbi, scholar, and leader in Reform Judaism, b. Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1869 and…
(Encyclopedia) Aden, Gulf ofAden, Gulf ofäˈdən, āˈ– [key], western arm of the Arabian Sea, 550 mi (885 km) long, lying between Yemen and Somalia; connected with the Red Sea by the Bab el Mandeb. The…
