Renatus Harris was an English organ builder whose fine instruments were highly regarded by his contemporaries. Harris was the son and grandson of organ builders; his maternal grandfather was Thomas Dallam (c. 1575–c. 1630), three of whose sons also became well-known builders. Renatus’ father,

Richard Harris was an Irish actor of stage and screen who became known as much for his offstage indulgences as for his flamboyant performances. Harris, the son of a miller, played rugby football while in school, but his hopes for a future in sports ended when he contracted tuberculosis and had to

Roy Harris was a composer, teacher, and a prominent representative of nationalism in American music who came to be regarded as the musical spokesman for the American landscape. Harris’s family moved to California during his childhood. He studied music at the University of California, Berkeley, and

Simon Harris is an Irish politician who, on April 9, 2024, became the youngest taoiseach (prime minister) in the country’s history. Harris is also the leader of Ireland’s Fine Gael party. He previously served as a legislator and as the country’s health minister. He currently serves as tánaiste

Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet was a British air officer who initiated and directed the “saturation bombing” that the Royal Air Force inflicted on Germany during World War II. Harris was reared in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and educated in English public schools. He joined the 1st Rhodesian

The Golden Girls: … created by writer and producer Susan Harris that aired on the NBC network from 1985 to 1992. The series follows four older women living together as roommates in Miami. The Golden Girls was acclaimed for its positive portrayal of older women and female friendship and for the strong ensemble acting…

the Shadows: …1941, Bognor Regis, Sussex), bassist Jet Harris (byname of Terence Harris; b. July 6, 1939, London—d. March 18, 2011, Winchester, Hampshire), and drummer Tony Meehan (byname of Daniel Meehan; b. March 2, 1943, London—d. November 28, 2005, London). Later members included drummer Brian Bennett (b. February 9, 1940, London) and…

Wilson Harris was a Guyanese author noted for the broad vision and abstract complexity of his novels. Harris attended Queen’s College in Georgetown, British Guiana (1934–39). From 1942 until 1958 he was a government surveyor, and he used his intimate knowledge of the savannas and vast, mysterious

Townsend Harris was a U.S. politician and diplomat, the first Western consul to reside in Japan, whose influence helped shape the future course of Japanese–Western relations. A minor Democratic politician, Harris became the president of the New York City Board of Education in 1846 and was

Yemen: Walter B. Harris, a journalist and traveler, visited Yemen in 1892. One of the first Westerners to see many parts of the country, he recounted his impressions in the book A Journey Through the Yemen, in which he says:

William Torrey Harris was a U.S. educator, probably the most widely known public school educator and philosopher in the United States during the late 19th century. Harris attended Yale College and after 1858 worked as a teacher and later as superintendent of schools in St. Louis, Mo. (1868–80). He

African religions: New religions, independent churches, and prophetic movements: Its founder, William Wadé Harris, was a prophet-healer who claimed that the archangel Gabriel visited him while he was in prison for participating in a political revolt in his native Liberia. After his release Harris moved to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire (where the European Christian missions had not…

Wilson Harris was a Guyanese author noted for the broad vision and abstract complexity of his novels. Harris attended Queen’s College in Georgetown, British Guiana (1934–39). From 1942 until 1958 he was a government surveyor, and he used his intimate knowledge of the savannas and vast, mysterious

rhythm and blues: …Liggins, Joe Liggins, Floyd Dixon, Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner, and Charles Brown. While many of the numbers in these performers’ repertoires were in the classic 12-bar A-A-B blues form, others were straight pop songs, instrumentals that were close to light jazz, or pseudo-Latin compositions.

Zellig S. Harris was a Russian-born American scholar known for his work in structural linguistics. He carried the structural linguistic ideas of Leonard Bloomfield to their furthest logical development: to discover the linear distributional relations of phonemes and morphemes. Harris was taken to

Zellig S. Harris was a Russian-born American scholar known for his work in structural linguistics. He carried the structural linguistic ideas of Leonard Bloomfield to their furthest logical development: to discover the linear distributional relations of phonemes and morphemes. Harris was taken to

Missouri: Education: Harris-Stowe University (1857), in St. Louis, and Lincoln University (1866), in Jefferson City, are both public and historically black institutions. More than a dozen state-supported two-year colleges offer associate degrees, technical education, and preparatory courses for advanced studies. Among the most prominent private institutions are…

Harrisburg, capital (1812) of Pennsylvania, U.S., and seat (1785) of Dauphin county, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west of Philadelphia. It is the hub of an urbanized area that includes Steelton, Paxtang, Penbrook, Colonial Park, Linglestown, Hershey, and Middletown

Tupelo, city, seat (1867) of Lee county, northeastern Mississippi, U.S., located 62 miles (100 km) northeast of Columbus. It is the headquarters and focal point of the Natchez Trace Parkway. In 1859 the original settlement of Harrisburg was moved 2 miles (3 km) east to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad

Harrisburg, city, seat (1859) of Saline county, southern Illinois, U.S. It lies about 40 miles (65 km) east of Carbondale. It was laid out in 1853 and named in honour of James Harris, an attorney who helped establish the community. Coal mining began in 1854 and soon became Harrisburg’s chief

Scranton, city, seat (1878) of Lackawanna county, northeastern Pennsylvania, U.S., in the Lackawanna River valley, on the western fringes of the Pocono Mountains. It is the centre of an urbanized industrial complex that includes Carbondale and Wilkes-Barre. The area was inhabited by

Harrison, city, seat (1869) of Boone county, northwestern Arkansas, U.S., in the Ozark Mountains on Crooked Creek, 80 miles (129 km) south of Springfield, Missouri. The Union general M. Larue Harrison laid out the town site in about 1860. The arrival in 1900 of the Missouri and North Arkansas

dumb gulper shark, (Centrophorus harrissoni), deepwater shark of the family Centrophoridae that is related to the dogfishes. Like all members of the genus Centrophorus, it has large green eyes. The dumb gulper shark has been found almost solely off the eastern coast of Australia and near seamounts

Anna Harrison was an American first lady (March 4–April 4, 1841), the wife of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, and grandmother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president. The daughter of John Cleves Symmes (a soldier in the American Revolution and a judge) and Anna

Anna Jane Harrison was an American chemist and educator who in 1978 became the first woman president of the American Chemical Society. She was known for her advocacy for increased public awareness of science. Harrison grew up on a farm in rural Missouri. Her father died when she was seven, leaving

Anna Jane Harrison was an American chemist and educator who in 1978 became the first woman president of the American Chemical Society. She was known for her advocacy for increased public awareness of science. Harrison grew up on a farm in rural Missouri. Her father died when she was seven, leaving

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States (1889–93), a moderate Republican who won an electoral majority while losing the popular vote by more than 100,000 to Democrat Grover Cleveland. Harrison signed into law the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), the first legislation to prohibit

Caroline Harrison was an American first lady (1889–92), the wife of Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States. A history enthusiast, she was the first president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Caroline Scott was the second daughter of five children born to

Haymarket Affair: …pronounced peaceful by Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison, who attended as an observer. After Harrison and most of the demonstrators departed, a contingent of police arrived and demanded that the crowd disperse. At that point a bomb was thrown by an individual never positively identified, and police responded with random gunfire.…

Charles Harrison was an American industrial designer whose creations included such iconic consumer items as polypropylene trash cans (including those with wheels) and the plastic version of the 3-D View-Master photographic slide viewer. In 2008, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design

Japanese American internment in pictures: …Britannica Book of the Year, Earl G. Harrison, commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, described the affected population:

Elizabeth Harrison was an American educator, a major force in establishing standards and a college for the training of kindergarten teachers. Harrison encountered the fledgling kindergarten movement on a visit to Chicago in 1879, and she promptly enrolled in a training class for teachers. She

Francis Burton Harrison was the U.S. governor general of the Philippines (1913–21) and later adviser to Philippine presidents. Harrison was born into a wealthy and prominent family; his father was a successful New York lawyer who had been a private secretary to Jefferson Davis, and his mother was a

Frederic Harrison was an English author who publicized the Positivism of the French sociologist Auguste Comte in Great Britain. Like Richard Congreve, the first important English Positivist, Harrison accepted Positivism not only as a secular philosophy but also as the basis of a religion, which the

G. Donald Harrison was an English-born U.S. organ designer and builder, who designed or extensively rebuilt many of the largest and finest instruments of the 20th century. Although he studied organ as a boy, Harrison began his career as an engineer. In 1912 he passed the qualifying examination of

George Harrison was a British musician, singer, and songwriter, who gained fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles, one of the most important and influential bands in the history of rock music. Harrison was the youngest of the “Fab Four” and was known as “the quiet Beatle.” He later achieved

Johannesburg: Boomtown: …eluded searchers until 1886, when George Harrison, an Australian prospector, chanced upon an outcropping on a farm called Langlaagte. Ironically, Harrison failed to appreciate the significance of his find: he sold his claim for £10 and embarked for the goldfields of the eastern Transvaal region.

G. Donald Harrison was an English-born U.S. organ designer and builder, who designed or extensively rebuilt many of the largest and finest instruments of the 20th century. Although he studied organ as a boy, Harrison began his career as an engineer. In 1912 he passed the qualifying examination of

refrigeration: Shortly afterward, an Australian, James Harrison, examined the refrigerators used by Gorrie and Twinning and introduced vapour-compression refrigeration to the brewing and meat-packing industries. A somewhat more complex system was developed by Ferdinand Carré of France in 1859. Unlike earlier vapour-compression machines, which used air as a coolant, Carré’s…

Jim Harrison was an American novelist and poet known for his lyrical treatment of the human struggle between nature and domesticity. Arguably his most famous work was Legends of the Fall (1979; films 1990 and 1994), a collection of three novellas about a Montana rancher and his three sons, the

Talking Heads: ), and keyboardist Jerry Harrison (b. February 21, 1949, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.).

Jim Harrison was an American novelist and poet known for his lyrical treatment of the human struggle between nature and domesticity. Arguably his most famous work was Legends of the Fall (1979; films 1990 and 1994), a collection of three novellas about a Montana rancher and his three sons, the

John Harrison was an English horologist who invented the first practical marine chronometer, which enabled navigators to compute accurately their longitude at sea. Harrison, the son of a carpenter and a mechanic himself, became interested in constructing an accurate chronometer in 1728. Several

pottery: The United States: John Harrison of Copeland’s was hired by Norton and Fenton and brought with him a number of molds. An ironstone china called graniteware, or white granite, was also made.

Courtney Love is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress best known for her influential rock band Hole and for her troubled personal life, including her marriage to Kurt Cobain, front man for the alternative rock band Nirvana. Love began her career as an actress, appearing in two

Blondie: Later members included bassist Nigel Harrison and guitarist Frank Infante.

Peter Harrison was a British-American architect who became popular through his adaptations of designs by the great architects of history. As a sea captain, Harrison went to Rhode Island in 1740 and settled in Newport, where he engaged in agriculture and the rum trade. Considered an amateur

Rex Harrison was an English stage and film actor best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen in sophisticated comedies and social satires. After graduating from secondary school at age 16, Harrison began a stage apprenticeship with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. He first

Rex Harrison was an English stage and film actor best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen in sophisticated comedies and social satires. After graduating from secondary school at age 16, Harrison began a stage apprenticeship with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. He first

Ross Granville Harrison was an American zoologist who developed the first successful animal-tissue cultures and pioneered organ-transplantation techniques. During his first year as professor of comparative anatomy and biology at Yale (1907–38), where he also served as chairman of the zoology

Rex Harrison was an English stage and film actor best known for his portrayals of urbane, eccentric English gentlemen in sophisticated comedies and social satires. After graduating from secondary school at age 16, Harrison began a stage apprenticeship with the Liverpool Repertory Theatre. He first

Thomas Harrison was an English Parliamentarian general and a leader in the Fifth Monarchy sect (men who believed in the imminent coming of Christ and were willing to rule until he came). He helped to bring about the execution of King Charles I. In the first phase of the English Civil Wars, Harrison

Tony Harrison was an English poet, translator, dramatist, and filmmaker whose work expressed the tension between his working-class background and the formal sophistication of literary verse. Harrison was the son of a baker and a homemaker. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and received a

Wallace K. Harrison was an American architect best known as head of the group of architects that designed the United Nations building, New York City (1947–50). Harrison studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and in 1921 won a traveling fellowship to Europe and the Middle East. He was one of

Wallace K. Harrison was an American architect best known as head of the group of architects that designed the United Nations building, New York City (1947–50). Harrison studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and in 1921 won a traveling fellowship to Europe and the Middle East. He was one of

Bob Rafelson: Films of the late 1980s and beyond: …a beautifully filmed adaptation of William Harrison’s mammoth novel about British explorer Sir Richard Burton (played by Patrick Bergin). The film, scripted by Rafelson with Harrison and suffused with authentic detail, was arguably Rafelson’s most cohesive work; though it was generally well reviewed, it met with indifference commercially. Much less…

William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841), whose Indian campaigns, while he was a territorial governor and army officer, thrust him into the national limelight and led to his election in 1840. He was the oldest man, at age 67, ever elected president up to that time,

Harrodsburg: …(later Oldtown, then Harrodsburg) by James Harrod and his pioneer group. A replica of the original fort (1776) where frontiersman Daniel Boone once lived is in nearby Old Fort Harrod State Park; the park also includes the George Rogers Clark Memorial and the Lincoln Marriage Temple, a brick building sheltering…

Sir Roy Harrod was a British economist who pioneered the economics of dynamic growth and the field of macroeconomics. Harrod was educated at Oxford and at Cambridge, where he was a student of John Maynard Keynes. His career at Christ Church, Oxford (1922–67), was interrupted by World War II service

Sir Roy Harrod was a British economist who pioneered the economics of dynamic growth and the field of macroeconomics. Harrod was educated at Oxford and at Cambridge, where he was a student of John Maynard Keynes. His career at Christ Church, Oxford (1922–67), was interrupted by World War II service

economic development: Growth economics and development economics: …this can be expressed (the Harrod–Domar growth equation) as follows: the growth in total output (g) will be equal to the savings ratio (s) divided by the capital–output ratio (k); i.e., g = s k . Thus, suppose that 12 percent of total output is saved annually and that three…

Harrods, renowned department store in London. It is located on Brompton Road, south of Hyde Park, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Henry Charles Harrod founded it as a grocery store in 1849. The enterprise expanded in the late 1800s, and many new departments were added. The store’s owners

Harrodsburg, city, seat of Mercer county, central Kentucky, U.S., near the Salt River, in the Bluegrass region, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lexington. The oldest permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, it was founded in 1774 on the Wilderness Road as Harrodstown (later Oldtown, then

Harrodsburg, city, seat of Mercer county, central Kentucky, U.S., near the Salt River, in the Bluegrass region, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Lexington. The oldest permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, it was founded in 1774 on the Wilderness Road as Harrodstown (later Oldtown, then

Harrogate: Harrogate town is the administrative centre of the borough.

Harrogate, town and borough (district), administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. Besides the town of Harrogate, the borough includes an extensive rural area, the market town of Knaresborough, and the ancient cathedral city of Ripon. Harrogate town is

Tahar Ben Jelloun: His first novel was Harrouda (1973), an erotic poetic evocation of infancy, youth, and coming to manhood in Fès and Tangier.

Indianapolis 500: In 1911 Ray Harroun won the first Indy 500. The record for most wins is held by A.J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves, all of whom have four victories. The Indy 500, along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand…

harrow, farm implement used to pulverize soil, break up crop residues, uproot weeds, and cover seed. In Neolithic times, soil was harrowed, or cultivated, with tree branches; shaped wooden harrows were used by the Egyptians and other ancient peoples, and the Romans made harrows with iron teeth.

Harrow, outer borough of London, England, forming part of the northwestern perimeter of the metropolis. It is in the historic county of Middlesex. Previously a municipal borough, Harrow became a London borough in 1965. It includes (from northwest to southeast) the areas of Pinner Green, Hatch End,

plow: Plow types: Disk tillers, also called harrow plows or one-way disk plows, usually consist of a gang of many disks mounted on one axle (see harrow). Used after grain harvest, they usually leave some stubble to help reduce wind erosion and often have seeding equipment. Two-way (reversible)…

Harrow School, educational institution for boys in Harrow, London. It is one of the foremost public (i.e., independent) schools of England and one of the most prestigious. Generally between 700 and 800 students reside and study there. Its founder, John Lyon (d. 1592), was a yeoman of neighbouring

alunogen: …hairlike sulfate minerals were called Haarsalz (“hair salts”). For detailed physical properties, see sulfate mineral (table).

Meghan, duchess of Sussex: Netflix series and other activities: …2022 the highly anticipated docuseries Harry & Meghan aired on Netflix. A candid look at their relationship, it chronicled the couple’s courtship, marriage, and decision to step back from their royal duties. The docuseries also highlighted Harry and Meghan’s struggles with the news media. Meghan subsequently focused on building a…

Paul Newman: Directing: Harry & Son (1984) featured Newman and Robby Benson as a widowed father and his unsympathetic son, respectively. However, the dynamics were less than convincing, despite a screenplay cowritten by Newman. In 1987 Newman directed his last film, The Glass Menagerie, which was a tasteful…

Paul Zindel: …My Darling, My Hamburger (1969), Harry and Hortense at Hormone High (1984), A Begonia for Miss Applebaum (1989), and David & Della (1993). Zindel broke new ground in 1994 with the horror story Loch, which he followed with The Doom Stone (1995) and Reef of Death (1998). He also wrote…

Sasquatch: Pop culture: …has inspired such comedies as Harry and the Hendersons (1987) and Sasquatch Sunset (2024). The creature is also a frequent topic of books—many of which are written by those claiming to have evidence of its existence—and various businesses have used Sasquatch in commercials and ads.

Paul Mazursky: Directing: Harry and Tonto (1974), however, was a critical and commercial success. The sentimental comedy centred on a 72-year-old retired college professor (Art Carney) who sets off with his cat, Tonto, on a cross-country bus trip to visit his daughter (Burstyn) in Chicago and his son…

Mark Rydell: Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) was a strained comedy starring Caan and Elliott Gould as a pair of unsuccessful vaudeville performers who decide to become bank robbers.

World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), interdisciplinary professional association founded in 1978 to improve understandings of gender identities and to standardize treatment of transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people. WPATH was formed by Doctor Harry

Michael Caine: …a pensioner turned vigilante in Harry Brown (2009) and as the mentor to a corporate spy (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) in Nolan’s science-fiction thriller Inception (2010). Caine then provided voices for the animated films Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and its sequel, Sherlock Gnomes (2018), and Cars 2 (2011). He played

George MacDonald Fraser: …novels about the exploits of Harry Flashman, a hard-drinking, womanizing, and vain character depicted as playing a leading role in many major events of the 19th century.

Even a superficial reading of this article and its bibliography, written by the magician Harry Houdini for the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1926), conveys the inescapable conclusion that Houdini’s view of the topic was focused on two matters. The first was the debunking of the

In the 1950s, a new crop of statisticians at Bell Laboratories, the RAND Corporation, and several universities wanted to use burgeoning computer power for analysis. They found that stock market data was comprehensive enough to analyze thoroughly, and they set off a revolution in finance. In 1952,

Prince Harry, duke of Sussex is the duke of Sussex and the younger son of Charles III and Diana, princess of Wales. In 2018 Harry married Meghan Markle, and two years later the couple stopped being working members of the British royal family. Because of Princess Diana’s desire that Harry and his

Radiohead: …released the 2009 single “Harry Patch (In Memory Of),” a tribute to one of Britain’s last surviving World War I veterans.

Alan Rickman: …who evolves over the eight Harry Potter movies (2001–11) from young Harry’s bullying teacher into an unexpectedly heroic ally.

Kenneth Branagh: …in Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), a film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s book. His appearance as Olivier in My Week with Marilyn (2011), which dramatized events behind the scenes of the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl, earned him an…

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and success: Succeeding volumes—Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)—also were best sellers, available…

Harry Potter: Series summary: …story continues in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which premiered in 2016. In the production, which was based on a story cowritten by Rowling, Harry is married to Ginny Weasley, and they are the parents of James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna. Although working for the…

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and success: …final novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007.

Daniel Radcliffe: Early life and Harry Potter: …and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

Jim Broadbent: …popular Harry Potter films (2009, 2011). He later played the psychiatrist of a devious bipolar police officer in Filth (2013) and a police detective in the television miniseries The Great Train Robbery (2013), about the famous British heist that occurred in 1963.

Daniel Radcliffe: Early life and Harry Potter: …the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).

Harry Potter: Series summary: In the fourth volume, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), Voldemort regains his body and former strength through a magic ritual, and thereafter his army greatly increases in number. Harry and those who side with him—including some of his teachers, several classmates, and other members of the…

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and success: …of the Phoenix (2003), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)—also were best sellers, available in more than 200 countries and some 60 languages. The seventh and final novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007.

Jim Broadbent: …popular Harry Potter films (2009, 2011). He later played the psychiatrist of a devious bipolar police officer in Filth (2013) and a police detective in the television miniseries The Great Train Robbery (2013), about the famous British heist that occurred in 1963.

In 1997 novelist J.K. Rowling introduced readers to Harry Potter, a lonely orphan boy who discovers he’s a wizard. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) launched one of the most-successful book series in the history of publishing and a

J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and success: …the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003), and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)—also were best sellers, available in more than 200 countries and some 60 languages. The seventh and final novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was…

Daniel Radcliffe: Early life and Harry Potter: …the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011).