Professional/specialist Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a French astronomer and mathematician. As he had held a long interest in astronomy, in 1925 he l

Was a French astronomer and mathematician. As he had held a long interest in astronomy, in 1925 he left his teaching position to join the Paris Observatory. During his astronomy career he made a number of notable contributions. He observed the variation of star movements based on their distance from the core of a galaxy. He also found that there were globular clusters in the galaxy orbiting in a retrograde direction. He also discovered an important error in the period-luminosity law of Cepheid variables, that had resulted in a significant underestimation of the size of the universe.

Was a Dutch econometrician.He graduated from the University of Amsterdam. He was the successor of Ja

Was a Dutch econometrician.He graduated from the University of Amsterdam. He was the successor of Jan Tinbergen at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Later he taught in Chicago and at the University of Florida.He is most famous for his invention of 2-stage least squares. This estimation technique greatly simplified estimation of simultaneous equation models of the economy and came into widespread use for this purpose. He is also famous for the Theil index,

Is a Canadian linguist from Quebec. He is best known for his work on Quebec French.Henri (Hirsch) Wi

Is a Canadian linguist from Quebec. He is best known for his work on Quebec French.Henri (Hirsch) Wittmann was born in Alsatia in 1937. After studying with André Martinet at the Sorbonne, he exiled himself to North America and taught successively at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Alberta in Edmonton, the University of Windsor and McGill University in Montreal before teaching in the French university system of Quebec, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and at Rimouski as well as the University of Sherbrooke.

Was an American astronomer, and the deaf daughter of a Congregational minister.[1] A graduate of Rad

Was an American astronomer, and the deaf daughter of a Congregational minister.[1] A graduate of Radcliffe College, Leavitt went to work in 1893 at the Harvard College Observatory in a menial capacity as a 'computer,' assigned to count images on photographic plates. Study of the plates led Leavitt to propound a groundbreaking theory, worked out while she labored as a $10.50-a-week assistant, that was the basis for the Nobel Prize-winning work of astronomer Edwin Hubble and radically changed the theory of modern astronomy, an accomplishment for which Leavitt received almost no credit during her lifetime.

Was a Dutch jurist and colleague of Cornelius Bynkershoek.He is best known for his work on the textu

Was a Dutch jurist and colleague of Cornelius Bynkershoek.He is best known for his work on the textual history of the Corpus iuris civilis. His main work, the Historia Pandectarum, concerned with the Florentine Manuscript, remains of significance today.

Was an influential biochemist and geneticist.In most of his research his original training physical

Was an influential biochemist and geneticist.In most of his research his original training physical chemistry is quite evident as he focused mainly on the physical/chemical aspects of biology. Much of his early work includes work on practical chemistry, kinetics of enzyme reactions and very little on genetics. His work falls into four distinct categories: 1. building a foundation in physical chemistry; 2. development of metabolic control analysis; 3. consolidation and 4. expansion. Only in the third phase of his career his expertise in genetics came to light when he set out to find experimental models to demonstrate the correctness of his paper on metabolic control analysis.

Was a British palaeontologist and zoologist.The son of Dr. John Nicholson, a biblical scholar, was b

Was a British palaeontologist and zoologist.The son of Dr. John Nicholson, a biblical scholar, was born at Penrith, Cumbria on September 11, 1844. He was educated at Appleby Grammar School and at the universities of Gottingen (Ph.D., 1866) and Edinburgh (D.Sc., 1867; M.D., 1869). Geology had early attracted his attention, and his first publication was a thesis for his D.Sc. degree titled On the Geology of Cumberland and Westmoreland (1868).In 1871 he was appointed professor of natural history in the University of Toronto; in 1874 professor of biology in the Durham College of Science and in 1875 professor of natural history in the University of St. Andrews. This last post he held until 1882, when he became Regius Professor of natural history in the University of Aberdeen.

Was an American biologist, malacologist, and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dom

Was an American biologist, malacologist, and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century.[1] [2] For much of his career, his authority with respect to the classification of certain substantial groups of organisms was unchallenged: barnacles,[3] [4] chitons,[5] [6] North American terrestrial mollusks,[7] [8] [9] [10] and others.Pilsbry (not infrequently misspelled Pilsbury) spent his childhood and youth in Iowa. He was called "Harry" Pilsbry then, and developed an early fascination with the limited variety of mollusks he was able to find. He attended the University of Iowa, and received the Bachelor of Science degree there in 1882, but did not immediately find employment in his field of interest. Instead, Henry Pilsbry worked for publishing firms and newspapers for the next several years, but devoted most of his spare time to the study of mollusks.

Was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.and studied at Durham School

Was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.and studied at Durham School and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1846 he was ordained a priest, but he suffered from tuberculosis and was forced to live abroad for his health. He was secretary to the governor of Bermuda from 1847 to 1849. He explored the Sahara desert, and in 1858 visited Palestine, returning there in 1863 and 1872, and dividing his time between natural history observations and identifying Scripture localities. In 1873 he became canon of Durham Cathedral. In 1881 he travelled again to Palestine, the Lebanon, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. He also made a voyage to Japan to visit his daughter Katherine Tristram, who was a missionary in Osaka.

N anthropologist and population geneticist at the University of Utah, where he is a Distinguished Pr

N anthropologist and population geneticist at the University of Utah, where he is a Distinguished Professor. Harpending has broken new ground in anthropology and human biology interpreting genetic and morphometric variation within and between human populations with mathematically based models, examining hypotheses such as population growth, divergence, and gene flow. Harpending is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Was a Canadian geologist and academic. A mineral was named in his honour.After school, Dr. Gunning s

Was a Canadian geologist and academic. A mineral was named in his honour.After school, Dr. Gunning started working with the Geological Survey of Canada. He concentrated on survey in the geology and mineral deposits of British Columbia, with a focus on Vancouver Island. He also surveyed part of Quebec.In 1939, he began his academic career with the University of British Columbia. As Head of the Department of Geology and Geography he both taught and performed research. In 1953, Gunning was promoted to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science. While he was Dean he initiated the creation of a Geological Engineering Program. He surrendered that position in 1959 to travel to Rhodesia, Africa and conduct research. Dr. Gunning returned to Vancouver to practice private consulting and also to establish an engineering program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

A leading 19th century economist of the American School of capitalism. He is now best known for the

A leading 19th century economist of the American School of capitalism. He is now best known for the book The Harmony of Interests, to compare and contrast what he called the "British System" of laissez faire free trade capitalism with the "American System" of developmental capitalism, through tariff protection and government intervention to encourage production.Carey's first large work on political economy was preceded and followed by many smaller volumes on wages, the credit system, interest, slavery, copyright, etc.; and in 1858-1859 he gathered the fruits of his lifelong labours into The Principles of Social Science, in three volumes.

Was a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopa

Was a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.Henry Codman Potter was born the son of another Episcopal bishop, The Right Rev'd Alonzo Potter, in Schenectady, New York in 1835. He was educated at the Philadelphia Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church and Virginia Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1857. He was ordained deacon in 1857 and priest in 1858; was rector of Christ Church, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in 1858-1859, and of St John's Church, Troy, NY, in 1859-1866; refused the presidency of Kenyon College in 1863 and the bishopric of Iowa in 1875; was secretary of the House of Bishops in 1866-1883; and was assistant rector of Trinity Church, Boston, in 1866-1868, and rector of Grace Church,

Was a Danish mycologist and specialist in cup fungi. He was a professor at the University of Copenha

Was a Danish mycologist and specialist in cup fungi. He was a professor at the University of Copenhagen.

Was an American doctor and astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.was a

Was an American doctor and astronomer. He is best known today as a pioneer of astrophotography.was an accomplished doctor, chemist, botanist, and professor at New York University; he was also the first to photograph the moon through a telescope in the winter of 1839-1840.[1] Draper's mother was Antonia Coetana de Paiva Pereira Gardner, daughter of the personal physician to the Emperor of Brazil.Draper was one of the pioneers of the use of astrophotography. He took the first stellar spectrum in 1872 that showed absorption lines. He directed an expedition to photograph the 1874 transit of Venus, and was the first to photograph the Orion Nebula, on September 30, 1880 using his 11 inch Clark Brothers photographic refractor he took a 50 minute exposure.[1] For his activities he received numerous awards, including honorary law degrees from NYU and the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

Was an English ornithologist, noted for being one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours

Was an English ornithologist, noted for being one of the first to describe territoriality behaviours in birds in a detailed manner.Howard was born at Stone House near Kidderminster and studied at Stoke Poges and Eton. He showed from his earliest childhood an intense love of natural history. It was not until 1914 that his first work, British Warblers, was published. Continually working on the theory of territory, he published Territory in Bird Life, illustrated by George Edward Lodge and Henrik Grönvold, in 1920 (a reissue in 1948 had an introduction by Julian Huxley and James Fisher), followed by An Introduction to the Study of Bird Behaviour, Nature of a Bird's World and lastly A Waterhen's World, in 1940. His books were published under the name "Eliot Howard".

Was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society, and was awarded its G

Was a British statistician. He was President of the Royal Statistical Society, and was awarded its Guy Medal in Gold in 1984. The Parry-Daniels map is named after him (together with the English mathematician Bill Parry).

Was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist, "a first-rate science administrator and a

Was an American geologist, paleontologist, and eugenicist, "a first-rate science administrator and a third-rate scientist."[1] Osborn was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, and studied at Princeton University. He was professor of comparative anatomy from 1883 to 1890 at Princeton. In 1891 he was hired jointly by Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History, New York. He became professor of biology at Columbia University, becoming professor of zoology in 1896. At the museum he succeeded Morris K. Jesup as president in 1908, serving until 1933, during which time he accumulated one of the finest fossil collections in the world. He assembled a great team of fossil hunters and preparators, which included Roy Chapman Andrews, a gentleman allegedly a possible inspiration for the creation of the fictional archeologist Indiana Jones,

Was a blind English statesman and economist.[1]In 1858, when he was 25, he was blinded by a shooting

Was a blind English statesman and economist.[1]In 1858, when he was 25, he was blinded by a shooting accident, in spite of which he continued with his studies, especially in economics. Soon afterwards, he reportedly attended the 1860 Oxford evolution debate, during which he was asked whether he thought the bishop had actually read the Origin of Species. "Oh no, I would swear he has never read a word of it", Fawcett reportedly replied loudly. Wilberforce swung round to him scowling, ready to recriminate, but stepped back and bit his toungue on noting that the protagonist was the blind economist. (See p. 126 of Janet Browne (2003) Charles Darwin: The Power of Place.)

Was a notable American telescope manufacturer.[1] Fitz knew Alexander Wolcott, who was working on a

Was a notable American telescope manufacturer.[1] Fitz knew Alexander Wolcott, who was working on a speculum mirror for a Cassegrain reflector in the early 1830s. Fitz was able to obtain the half-finished blank that Wolcott had done. He then completed the mirror in 1837 to make a telescope.[1]Fitz traveled to Europe from August to November of 1839 learning astronomical and photographic optics. He learned the French were the best makers of high quality glass. The English and German opticians taught Fitz the techniques of sawing and grinding glass. By the 1840s Fitz had turned his amateur astronomer hobby into a successful business building telescopes.[1]

Was a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor (in 1907) of British Birds

Was a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher and founding editor (in 1907) of British Birds magazine.From an early age Witherby devoted himself to the study of ornithology, travelling extensively, including visits to Iran, the Kola Peninsula, and the White Nile. He described the latter in his book Bird Hunting on the White Nile (1902).He started one of the world's first two bird ringing schemes in 1909 (they merged in the late 1930s), transferring responsibility for it to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), who still run it, in 1937.Witherby was chairman of the British Ornithologists' Club (1924-1927) and the council of the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) (1933-1938).

Was an American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle (geography)" which is t

Was an American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle (geography)" which is the basis for topographical maps in the United States.In 1871 he was almost simultaneously offered positions with Charles Francis Hall on what would become the ill-fated Polaris Expedition or going with Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden to survey Yellowstone National Park. He chose the Hayden adventure and would map the wester portion of the Hayden's division until 1879.

Was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land,

Was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land, also known as the land value tax. He inspired the philosophy and economic ideology known as Georgism, that holds that everyone owns what they create, but that everything found in nature, most importantly land, belongs equally to all humanity. He was the author of Progress and Poverty, written in 1879.In California, George fell in love with Annie Corsina Fox, an eighteen-year-old Australian girl who had been orphaned and was living with an uncle. The uncle, a prosperous, strong-minded man, was understandably opposed to his niece's penniless suitor. But the couple, defying him, eloped and married in late 1861,

Also known as Henri Georges Fourcade and sometimes Georges Henri Fourcade, was a surveyor, forester,

Also known as Henri Georges Fourcade and sometimes Georges Henri Fourcade, was a surveyor, forester, pioneer of photogrammetry and as botanist, a major early collector of the Southern Cape Flora.In July 1882, having just turned 17, Fourcade took up an app

Was a libertarian philosopher, economist,[1] and journalist for The Wall Street Journal, The New Yor

Was a libertarian philosopher, economist,[1] and journalist for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Newsweek, and The American Mercury, among other publications.Hazlitt is well-known for his book Economics in One Lesson, but he also wrote other books, among which are a major work on ethics, The Foundations of Morality, and The Failure of the New Economics, a detailed chapter-by-chapter critique of Keynes's General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (of which he paraphrased a quote attributed to Samuel Johnson that he was "unable to find in it a single doctrine that is both true and original. What is original in the book is not true; and what is true is not original." In the preface to the General Theory, Keynes had written: "Those who are strongly wedded to what I shall call 'the classical theory', will fluctuate, I expect,