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Humphrey Spender

Humphrey Spender (John Humphrey Spender, 1910–2005) was a British documentary photographer, brother of poet Stephen Spender, best known for the Worktown photographs he took in Bolton for Mass Observation.

Humphrey Waldock

Sir Humphrey Waldock (1904–1981), British international lawyer; Chichele Professor at Oxford, ILC Special Rapporteur on the law of treaties and state succession, and President of the European Court of Human Rights 1971–1974.

Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act

The Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act is a 1978 United States federal law setting unemployment and inflation goals and requiring twice-yearly Federal Reserve reports to Congress.

Humphreys Peak

Humphreys Peak, the summit of the San Francisco Peaks, is the highest point in Arizona at about 12,633 feet, lying in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness 11 miles north of Flagstaff.

Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (1778–1829), was a British chemist who used electrolysis to isolate several elements, discovered nitrous oxide's effects, and invented the miners' safety lamp.

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty is the subject of a classic English nursery rhyme in which the character falls from a wall and cannot be reassembled, originally a riddle answered by an egg.

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (हम्प्टी शर्मा की दुल्हनिया)

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (हम्प्टी शर्मा की दुल्हनिया) is a 2014 Hindi romantic comedy, Shashank Khaitan's directorial debut, starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, a DDLJ homage released 11 July 2014 by Dharma Productions.

Humraaz (हमराज़)

Humraaz (हमराज़) is a 2002 Hindi romantic thriller by Abbas-Mustan, starring Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, and Ameesha Patel, adapted from A Perfect Murder; released 5 July 2002, Average verdict.

Hums

Hums (الحُمْس) was a pre-Islamic Meccan confederacy led by Quraysh and allied tribes, who claimed privileged status as guardians of the Kaaba and imposed stricter pilgrimage rules.

Humsafar (ہم سفر)

Humsafar (ہم سفر), also transliterated Hamsafar, is a 2011–2012 Hum TV Pakistani Urdu drama directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, adapted from Farhat Ishtiaq's novel, starring Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan, a landmark romantic serial with a large Indian and international following.

Humsafar Express

The Humsafar Express is a class of fully air-conditioned 3-tier sleeper trains operated by Indian Railways, first run in December 2016 between Gorakhpur and Delhi.

Humshakals (हमशकल्स)

Humshakals (हमशकल्स) is a 2014 Hindi comedy directed by Sajid Khan, starring Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, and Ram Kapoor in triple lookalike roles; a box-office flop that won the 2015 Ghanta Award for Worst Film.

Humulene

Humulene, more precisely α-humulene (also called α-caryophyllene), is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene hydrocarbon and a major constituent of hop essential oil, contributing to the kettle-hop aroma of beer.

Humulus

Humulus (hops genus) is a Cannabaceae genus of dioecious twining herbs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with 7 accepted species; H. lupulus cones supply beer bitterness, aroma, and preservation.

Humulus lupulus

Humulus lupulus, common hop, is a dioecious perennial Cannabaceae vine whose female cones (strobili) supply beer's bitterness and aroma; ~97% of production goes to brewing, with humulone, xanthohumol, and 8-prenylnaringenin as key compounds.

Humulus scandens (Japanese hop) pollen allergen skin prick test solution

葎草花粉变应原皮肤点刺液, Skin Prick Solution for Humulus japonicus (Japanese hop) pollen allergens: Wolwo Biotech's NMPA-approved (国药准字 S20230025, 2023) 3333 DU/ml skin prick reagent aiding diagnosis of Humulus pollen type I allergy in China.

Humus

Humus: the stable, brown to black, amorphous fraction of soil organic matter formed by decomposition of dead biomass; 45-75% of soil organic matter; classical fractions fulvic acid, humic acid, humin; key to water and nutrient retention.

Humvee

The Humvee, formally the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), is a four-wheel-drive military truck built by AM General that replaced the Jeep lineage from 1985.

Humza Yousaf

Humza Yousaf, SNP politician, First Minister of Scotland 28 March 2023 to 7 May 2024 and first Muslim leader of a Western democracy; won the 2023 SNP leadership with 52.1%, resigned after ending the Bute House Agreement with the Greens.

Hun (album)

Hun (HUN) is the 2026 third album by Mongolian folk metal band The Hu, released July 24 on Better Noise Music; 11 tracks, 51 minutes, mostly Mongolian lyrics, guest Jonny Hawkins on "Lost Soul". Distinct from Trell's 2026 single "Hun".

Hun Haqeem

Hun Haqeem, full name Haqeem bin Hermy, is a Malaysian actor, model, and television host born in 1998 in Kuching, Sarawak, known for Kampung People.

Hun Manet

Hun Manet (ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត), born 1977, eldest son of Hun Sen, is Cambodia's prime minister since August 2023, a former four-star general with a Bristol PhD, presiding over continued rights repression and US-China hedging.

Hun Sen (ហ៊ុន សែន)

Hun Sen (ហ៊ុន សែន), Cambodia's prime minister 1985–2023 (38 years, Asia's longest-serving leader), now CPP president and Senate president; father and successor of Hun Manet, ex-Khmer Rouge defector.

Huna confederation

The Huna confederation (हूण) was a group of Central Asian Hunnic rulers, known as the Hunas and mainly the Alkhan dynasty, who occupied northwestern India and weakened the Gupta empire.

Huna dynasty of Kashmir

The Huna dynasty of Kashmir (हूण वंश) was, according to Kalhana's Rajatarangini, a line of Kashmiri kings descended from the Huna king Mihirakula, ending when Meghavahana restored the Gonanda line.

Huna I (Anan)

Huna I, also called Anan or Anani, was the fourth exilarch, head of Babylonian Jewry, from about 170 to 210 CE, the first known from a contemporary source.

Huna II

Huna II was the fourth Exilarch of Babylonia, c. 240-260 CE, whose chief advisers were the rabbis Rab and Samuel and during whose tenure Nehardea was destroyed.

Huna invasion of India

The Huna invasion of India was the penetration of the subcontinent by the Alkhan Huns, called Hunas in Indian sources, from about 455 to the mid-sixth century.

Huna IV (Huna b. Nathan)

Huna IV, also known as Huna bar Natan (חונא בר נתן), was Exilarch of Babylonian Jewry in the Sasanian Empire, in office from 415 to 442.

Huna Mar III

Huna Mar III was Exilarch (Resh Galuta), head of Babylonian Jewry, from 337 to 350 under Shapur II; no source records his deeds, family, or conduct.