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Hamida Hammad

Hamida Hammad is a Belgian-based immunologist, senior full professor at Ghent University and VIB-UGent group leader, known for research on dendritic cells and epithelial cells in allergic asthma.

Hamidian autocracy

Hamidian autocracy (Istibdat donemi) was Sultan Abdulhamid II's personal rule over the Ottoman Empire from 1878 to 1908, marked by censorship, secret police, and exile.

Hamidian massacres (Համիդյան ջարդեր)

Hamidian massacres (Համիդյան ջարդեր): 1894–1896 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Abdülhamid II, begun at Sasun, spread by Hamidiye cavalry, with 100,000–300,000 estimated deaths.

Hamîdîzâde Mustafa Efendi

Hamîdîzâde Mustafa Efendi (1731–1793) was an Ottoman scholar who served as Shaykh al-Islam, head of the religious establishment, under Selim III from 1789 to 1791.

Hamidou Diallo

Hamidou Diallo (born 1998) is an American basketball guard from Queens, New York, who won the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and played six NBA seasons.

Hamiduddin Nagauri

Hamiduddin Nagauri (حمید الدین ناگوری) was a thirteenth-century Chishti Sufi who settled at Nagaur, Rajasthan, as a disciple of Muinuddin Chishti, and served only vegetarian food at his hospice.

Hamidullah Khan

Nawab Sir Muhammad Hamidullah Khan (حمید اللہ خان) was the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal, reigning from 1926 until his state merged with the Indian Union in 1949.

Hamilcar (officer of Drepanum)

Hamilcar was a Carthaginian general of the First Punic War who fortified Drepanum in Sicily about 260 BC and was defeated at Cape Ecnomus in 256 BC.

Hamilcar (son of Gisgo)

Hamilcar, son of Gisgo, was a Carthaginian general who fought Agathocles of Syracuse in Sicily from 311 BC and was captured and executed there in 309 BC.

Hamilcar (son of Hanno)

Hamilcar, son of Hanno, was a Carthaginian general who led the invasion of Sicily in 480 BC and was defeated and killed by Gelon of Syracuse at Himera.

Hamilcar Barca

Hamilcar Barca (Barcid, c. 270–228 BC), Carthaginian general and father of Hannibal; commanded in Sicily 247 BC, crushed the mercenary revolt 237, founded Carthage's Spanish empire, died in battle 228.

Hamilcar the Samnite

Hamilcar the Samnite was a Carthaginian politician, co-leader of the democratic faction, whose 151 BC attack on a Numidian convoy helped bring on the Third Punic War.

Hamilcar's death at Helice

Hamilcar's death at Helice, also called the Battle of Helice, was the death in battle of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca in Iberia in 229 or 228 BC.

Hamilton (2020 film)

Hamilton (2020 film): Disney+ filmed version of the original Broadway production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, shot June 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, released July 3, 2020, with a 2025 theatrical re-release.

Hamilton (album)

Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is the 2015 Atlantic cast album of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical: 46 songs, 2h22m, 2016 Grammy winner, No. 3 on the Billboard 200, first cast recording to top the rap chart.

Hamilton (musical)

Hamilton: An American Musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical based on Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton biography, opened on Broadway in 2015, won 11 Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize, and runs in the West End until 2027.

Hamilton (play)

Hamilton (play): 1917 Broadway play in four acts by Mary P. Hamlin and George Arliss about Alexander Hamilton under Washington's administration; 80 performances at the Knickerbocker Theatre, filmed in 1931; distinct from the 2015 musical.

Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical F.C. (Hamilton Accies), Scottish club founded 1874 by Hamilton Academy's rector and pupils; League One side at New Douglas Park; lost 1911 and 1935 Scottish Cup finals; three First Division titles; crisis, MSM takeover, and 2026 return home.

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale

The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) is a 14-item clinician-administered interview measuring anxiety severity, created by Max Hamilton in 1959 and widely used in treatment trials.

Hamilton College

Hamilton College, founded 1793 as Hamilton-Oneida Academy and chartered 1812, is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York, known for its open curriculum, writing emphasis, full need-based aid, and NESCAC Division III athletics.

Hamilton County, Indiana, United States

Hamilton County, Indiana: central Indiana county created 1823, named for Alexander Hamilton; county seat Noblesville, largest city Carmel. 2020 population 347,467; Indiana's wealthiest, fastest-growing county, north of Indianapolis.

Hamilton County, Ohio

Hamilton County, Ohio: southwestern Ohio county organized 1790 as the Northwest Territory's second county, named for Alexander Hamilton; county seat Cincinnati, 830,639 residents (2020), 49 jurisdictions, 413 square miles.

Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States

Hamilton County, Tennessee: southeastern Tennessee county created October 25, 1819, named for Alexander Hamilton; county seat Chattanooga; fourth most populous Tennessee county, 390,833 residents (2025 estimate).

Hamilton family

The Hamilton family is an American family of Scottish origin best known for Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father and the first Secretary of the Treasury.

Hamilton Hammers

Hamilton Hammers, AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders based at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario; relocated from Bridgeport, named May 21, 2026, coached by Jay McKee, inaugural season 2026-27.

Hamilton Hartridge

Hamilton Hartridge (1886–1976) was a British physiologist and inventor who, with F. J. W. Roughton, introduced the continuous-flow method for measuring rapid chemical reactions in 1923.

Hamilton Insurance Group

Hamilton Insurance Group is a Bermuda-based global specialty insurance and reinsurance company, founded in 2013, with an investment relationship with Two Sigma and a NYSE listing.

Hamilton Lane Private Equity

Hamilton Lane Private Equity is a series of private equity fund vehicles, including Funds VI through IX, managed by Hamilton Lane Incorporated, a private markets firm founded in 1991.

Hamilton Lane Strategic

Hamilton Lane Strategic is the shorthand name for Strategic Opportunities fund vehicles managed by Hamilton Lane Advisors of Pennsylvania, which raised $4.9 billion through 2024.

Hamilton Leithauser

Hamilton Leithauser (born 1978), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of indie rock band The Walkmen (formed 2000, seven albums, 2013 hiatus) and solo artist behind Black Hours, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine with Rostam, The Loves of Your Life, and This Side of the Island.