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Hu Han-min
(Encyclopedia) Hu Han-minHu Han-minh&oomacr; hän-mĭn [key], 1879–1936, Chinese statesman. While studying law in Japan (1905) he was associated with Sun Yat-sen in revolutionary activities. After…Hu Shih
(Encyclopedia) Hu ShihHu Shihh&oomacr; shŭr [key], 1891–1962, Chinese philosopher and essayist, leading liberal intellectual in the May Fourth Movement (1917–23). He studied under John Dewey at…Qinghai Hu
(Encyclopedia) Qinghai HuQinghai Huchĭngˈhīˈ [key]Qinghai Huh&oomacr; [key] or Koko NorKoko Norkōkō nōr [key], salt lake, c.1,625 sq mi (4,210 sq km), in the Tibetan highlands, NE Qinghai prov…Brewer's: H.U.
Hard up. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Habeas CorpusH.M.S. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Hu Yaobang
(Encyclopedia) Hu YaobangHu Yaobangh&oomacr;ˈ youˈbängˈ [key], 1915–89, Chinese Communist political leader, b. Hunan prov. A protegé of Deng Xiaoping, Hu became general secretary of the Communist…Hu Jintao
(Encyclopedia) Hu JintaoHu Jintaoh&oomacr;ˈ jĭnˈtouˈ [key], 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Jixi, Anhui prov. A hydroelectric engineering graduate (1965) of Tsinghua Univ., he joined the…Hu Jintao Biography
Hu Jintaogeneral secretary of Chinese Communist PartyBorn: 1942Birthplace: Jixi, Anhui Province Hu became general secretary of the Chinese Communist party in 2002, replacing Jiang Zemin. Hu…Peters, Hugh
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Hugh: see Peter, Hugh.Croker, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Croker, Richard, 1841–1922, American politician, head of Tammany Hall from 1886 to 1902, b. Co. Cork, Ireland. He became prominent as Democratic leader of New York City's East Side and…Koko Nor
(Encyclopedia) Koko Nor, salt lake, China: see Qinghai Hu.