Halas (hoʻlosh)

A town in the county of Pest 17,136. 14,728. Haji Khalfa (häj'ē khälfä), also called Katib Tchelebi (originally Mustapha ben Abdallah). Died at Constantinople in 1658. A Turkish historian and bibliographer. He was a native of Constantinople; spent some years in military service; studied under Cadhizadeh Effendi and Sheik A'raj Mustafazadah; and was appointed khalifa (a e or) to the principal of the Imperial College at Constantinople about 1648. He wrote in Arabic a chronological work entitled "Takwimu 'ttawárikh," and a bibliographical lexicon entitled "Kasfu zzunún 'an Asamt 'l Kutub wa 'l funún," which contains notices of 18,550 Arabic, Persian, and Turk. ish books, with memoirs of the authors (edited with Latin translation by Flügel as "Lexicon bibliographicum et encyclopædicum," 1835-58). Hajipur (häj-e-pör'). A town in the Muzaffarpur district, Bengal, British India, situated on the Gandak, near its junction with the Ganges, about 5 miles north-northeast of Patna. Population, about 25,000. Hajji Baba (hädje bä'bä), Adventures of. An Oriental novel by Morier, published in 1824 (second part 1828). Hakim (hä'kem), or Hakem (hä'kem). Born 985: died about 1021. A Fatimite calif in Egypt, 996 to about 1021, regarded as the founder of the Druses. Hakluyt (hak'löt), Richard. Born about 1552: died at London, Nov. 23, 1616. An English geographer. He studied at Oxford, took holy orders, and was attached to the suite of the English amba ador in France 1583-86. In 1603 he was made archdeacon of Westminster. While in France he published an annotated edition of Martyr's "De or be novo," and an account of Laudonnière's expedition to Florida. His great collection of travels, "The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation," first appeared in 1589, and was republished in a greatly enlarged form, in 3 vols., 1598 to 1600. There are modern editions. Hakluyt Society. [Named in honor of Richard Hakluyt.] Haklu A society established in London, in 1846, with the object of printing annotated English editions of rare works on early geography, travels, and history. It has published a large Eng and valuable series of books. Hakodate (hä-kō-dä'tā), or Hakodadi (hä-kōdä'de). A seaport in the island of Yezo, Japan, situated on the Bay of Hakodate in lat. 41°47′ N., long. 140° 44′ E. It was opened to American commerce in 1854. Population (1891), 55,677. Hakon (ha'kon), or Haco (ha'kō), I., surnamed "The Good." Born about 920: died about 961. King of Norway. He was an illegitimate son of Harold Haarfager, and was educated in England at the court of King Athelstan. He expelled Harold's son and succe or Eric and usurped the throne about 934. He alienated a majority of his subjects by attempting to introduce Christianity, and was defeated and killed by the son of Eric about 961. Hakon, or Haco, V., surnamed "The Old." Died about 1263. King of Norway from 1217 to about 1263. He annexed Green land and Iceland to Norway. Haku (hä'kö). A country, tribe, and dialect of Angola, West Africa, between the Kuanza, Ngango, and Kutato rivers. The country is high, undulating, and covered with prairie and forest. The people are well built. Their dialect, still unstudied, belongs to the Kimbundu cluster. Hal (häl). A town in the province of Brabant, Belgium, situated on the Senne 10 miles southwest of Bru els. It is a pilgrim resort on account of the shrine in its Church of Notre Dame. Population (1890), 10,441. Hala, or Halla (hä'lä). A town in the Hyderabad district, Sind, British India, situated in lat. 25° 48′ N., long. 68° 27′ E. Halacha (ha-lak'ä). [From Heb. halach , to go, the way, rule.] Those portions of the Talmud which discu in a legal manner the precepts of religion and law regulating the life of man, as opposed to Agada (which see). Halah (ha'lä). A place mentioned in connection with Habor and Gozan as one in which Sargon settled the deported Israeli tes (2 Ki. xvii. 6, xviii. 11): perhaps identical with miles southwest of Magdeburg. It has large trade and manufactures. The cathedral, rebuilt very slowly after a fire in 1179, was not consecrated until 1491, so that it illustrates the entire development of medieval architecture from the Romanesque to the late Pointed. The west towers and façade are in large part Romanesque, the nave is of the 13th century, and the transepts and choir chiefly of the 14th. The choir-screen is of the richest Pointed work. There are notable sculptures in wood and in alabaster of the Crucifixion, and some fine 16thcentury paintings. The bishopric of Halberstadt, founded as early as the 9th century, was granted as a secular principality to Brandenburg in 1648. Population (1890), commune, 36,786. Halbig (häl'bia), Johann. Born at Donnersdorf, Lower Franc on i a, Bavaria, July 13, 1814: died at Munich, Aug. 29, 1882. A German sculptor. His chief works are at Munich and near Obe rammer gau (group of the Crucifixion). Haldane (hal'dan), James Alexander. Born at Dundee, Scotland, July 14, 1768: died at Edinburgh, Feb. 8, 1851. A Scottish preacher, brother of Robert Haldane. He officiated in a large "tabernacle" in Edinburgh, and spent much of his time in itinerant preaching. Haldane, Robert. Born at London, Feb. 28, 1764: died at Edinburgh, Dec. 12, 1842. A Scottish philanthropist and theological writer. He spent large amounts of money and much personal effort in schemes for the advancement of religion in Scotland. Both he and his brother James left the Church of Scotland, becoming Congregationalists and afterward Baptists. He published "Evidences and Authority of Divine Revelation" (1816: 2d ed. 1834), "Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans" (1835-39), etc. Haldeman (hal'de-man), Samuel Stehman. Born near Columbia, Lancaster County, Pa., Aug. 12, 1812: died at Chickies, near Columbia, Sept. 10, 1880. An American naturalist and philologist. He was appointed profe or of the natural sciences at the University of Pennsylvania in 1851, and at Delaware College in 1855, and became profe or of com parative philology at the University of Pennsylvania in "Freshwater of the United States" (1840), "On the German Vernacular of Pennsylvania " (in “Transactions of the American Philological Society" 1870; in book form 1872), "Zoological Contributions" (1842-43), "Elements of Latin Pronuncia tion" (1851), "Affixes in their Origin and Application" (1865), "Outlines of Etymology" (1877), "Word-building (1881). Hale (hal), Benjamin. Born at Newbury, Ma ., Nov. 23, 1797: died there, July 15, 1863. An American clergyman and educator. He was profe or of chemistry and mineralogy in Dart mouth College 1827-35, and president of Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1836-58. Hale, Edward Everett. Born at Boston, April 3, 1822. An American author, editor, and Unitarian clergyman, son of Nathan Hale (17841863). Among his works are "Ninety Days' Worth of Europe" (1861), "The Man without a Country" (1861), "Puritan Politics in England and New England" (1869), "The Ingham Papers" (1870), "His Level Best, etc." (1872), "Philip Nolan's Friends" (1876), and a number of volumes of sermons, boys' books, etc. He was editor of the "Christian Examiner," founder and editor of "Old and New," and is now (1894) editor of "Lend a Hand" and a ociate editor of "The Lookout." Hale, John Parker. Born at Rochester, N. H., March 31, 1806: died at Dover, N. H., Nov. 19, 1873. An American statesman. He was member of Congre from New Hampshire 1843-45; United States senator 1847-58 and 1855-65; candidate of the Free Democratic party for the Presidency in 1852; and United States minister to Spain 1865-69. Hale, Sir Matthew. Born at Alderley, Gloucestershire, England, Nov. 1, 1609: died at Alderley, Dec. 25, 1676. A celebrated English jurist. He was judge of the Common Pleas 1653-58, and was made chief baron of the exchequer in 1660, and lord chief justice in 1671. His chief works are "Hist or i a Placitorum Corone" (published in 1736), "History of the Common Law of England," and "Contemplations, Moral and Divine." Hale, Nathan. Born at Coventry, Conn., June 6, 1755: died at New York, Sept. 22, 1776. An American patriot. He graduated at Yale College in 1773, entered the army in 1775, and became a captain in 1776. In Sept., 1776, he was sent by General Washington to procure intelligence concerning the British at New York; was arrested in the British camp; and was executed as a spy by order of Sir William Howe. A statue was erected to his memory in New York in 1893. Hale, Nathan. Born at West hampton, Ma ., Aug. 16, 1784: died at Brook line, Ma ., Feb. 9, Hale, Nathan 1863. An American journalist, nephew of Nathan Hale (1755-76). He was editor of the Boston "Daily Advertiser" from 1814. Hale, Mrs. (Sarah Joseph a Buell). Born at Newport, N. H., Oct. 24, 1790: died at Philadelphia, 1879. An American editor and writer. She became editor of the "Ladies' Magazine" (Boston) in 1828, and of "Godey's Lady's Book "(Philadelphia) in 1837. wrote "Woman's Record" (1853), etc.