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Which Swiss physician is said to be the founder of modern neurology?

Haller. Albrecht von Haller (1708-1777) concluded that it was nerves that provided stimulus for the contraction of muscles and also was the first to suggest that it was the nerves in our body that allowed us to feel different sensations, rather than our skin, hair, or muscles.

Which British artist created the collage called 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?' in 1956?

Hamilton. Richard Hamilton's 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?' is deemed by many to be the first work of the Pop Art movement.

Who was the youngest of the ten Sikh gurus, upon becoming a guru?

Har Krishen. Har Krishen was only five years old when he became the eighth Sikh guru, and died at the tender age of eight.

Who was the Belgian doctor who is said to have coined the word 'gas' (from the Greek for 'chaos')?

Helmont. A pioneer in the field of chemistry, Jean Baptiste van Helmont also was the first scientist to observe that gases could exist separately from the atmosphere.

What is the name of the Nun who wrote the earliest surviving book on science written by a woman?

Hildegard. Hildegard of Bingen wrote 'Liber Scivias', a mystical treatise, and also wrote the scientific encyclopedia 'Liber Simplicis Medicinae' which is the oldest surviving book about science that was penned by a woman.

He was Chinese Communist Party chairman beginning in 1981, and was a protege of Deng Xiaoping. He was removed from his official positions in 1987, a scapegoat for the student uprising of 1986. Who was he?

Hu Yaobang. He died in 1989 (of a heart attack, but some have speculated about this) and his death was a catalyst for the Tiananmen Square uprising of that year.

Who was the German philosopher that founded phenomenology?

Husserl. He hoped that his phenomenology would become the primary science, the study of what is consciously experienced. He was an influence on both Heidegger and Schutz.

What Scottish geologist is considered to be the founder of the science of geology?

Hutton. He wrote the 'Theory of the Earth' in which he claimed that the Earth's age was infinite. He is associated with the theory of uniformitarianism....the explaining of events of the past using evidence from processes of the modern day.

Which U.S. politician is called the 'Father of the United Nations'?

Hull. Cordell Hull was secretary of state under Franklin Roosevelt from 1933-1944. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1945.

What gentle lady authored the poem and song 'Mary had a Little Lamb'?

Hale. Sarah Jospeha Buell Hale wrote the famous children's poem in 1830. Children have been grateful ever since! Thank you for trying this quiz. I hope you have enjoyed it and will try some of my other alphabetical people quizzes.