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Peters, Hugh
(Encyclopedia)Peters, Hugh: see Peter, Hugh.Boadicea
(Encyclopedia)Boadicea bōˌədĭsēˈə [key], d. a.d. 61, British queen of the Iceni (of Norfolk), properly called Boudicca. Her husband, King Prasutagus, died in a.d. 59 or 60, leaving half his property to the R...Despenser, Hugh le
(Encyclopedia)Despenser, Hugh le lə dĭspĕnˈsər [key], d. 1265, chief justiciar of England. He joined the barons in their struggle against Henry III and received various offices, becoming chief justiciar in 126...Allan, Sir Hugh
(Encyclopedia)Allan, Sir Hugh, 1810–82, Canadian financier and shipowner, b. Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1826, was employed by a large shipbuilding company in Montreal, and later founded the Allan Line of...Douglas, Clifford Hugh
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, Clifford Hugh, 1879–1952, English engineer and social economist, educated at Cambridge. Author of the economic theory of Social Credit, he became (1935) chief reconstruction adviser to the ...Clough, Arthur Hugh
(Encyclopedia)Clough, Arthur Hugh klŭf [key], 1819–61, English poet. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford, where he became friends with Matthew Arnold. After graduation (1841) he was fellow and t...Hugh the Great
(Encyclopedia)Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet. Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul, he supported the candidacy of Louis ...Hefner, Hugh Marston
(Encyclopedia)Hefner, Hugh Marston, 1926–2017, American publisher and businessman, b. Chicago. Raised according to strict Methodist principles, Hefner reacted by launching (1953) Playboy, a magazine for men that ...Johnson, Hugh Samuel
(Encyclopedia)Johnson, Hugh Samuel, 1882–1942, American army officer, government administrator, b. Fort Scott, Kans. After graduation (1903) from West Point, he entered the U.S. army as a second lieutenant. In Wo...O'Neill, Hugh
(Encyclopedia)O'Neill, Hugh: see Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, 2d earl of. ...Browse by Subject
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