Hanno
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Hanno may refer to:
People named Hanno:
- Hanno, SaitamaHanno, Saitamais a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 82,683 and a population density of 614.29 per km²...
, Honshū, Japan - Hanno (crater)Hanno (crater)Hanno is a lunar crater that lies near the southeastern limb of the Moon, along the western edge of the Mare Australe. About a crater diameter to the southwest is the prominent crater Pontécoulant....
, a lunar crater - Hanno (elephant)Hanno (elephant)Hanno was the pet white elephant given by King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X at his coronation. Hanno, actually an Asian elephant, came to Rome in 1514 with the Portuguese ambassador Tristão da Cunha and quickly became the Pope's favorite animal...
, the pet white elephant of Pope Leo X
People named Hanno:
- Several ancient Carthaginians, including:
- Hanno the ElderHanno the ElderHanno the Elder was a Carthaginian general who served under Hannibal during the Second Punic War. According to the historian Livy, his track record was terrible: in 215 BC he was defeated by Tiberius Sempronius Longus at Grumentum, in 214 BC he was defeated by Gracchus at Beneventum, two years...
(died 204 BC), Carthaginian general - Hanno I the Great (4th century BC), Carthaginian admiral
- Hanno II the Great (3rd century BC), wealthy Carthaginian aristocrat
- Hanno III the Great (2nd century BC), ultra-conservative Carthaginian politician
- Hanno the NavigatorHanno the NavigatorHanno the Navigator was a Carthaginian explorer c. 500 BC, best known for his naval exploration of the African coast...
, Carthaginian explorer - Hanno, son of HannibalHanno, son of HannibalHanno son of Hannibal was a Carthaginian general during the First Punic War.Before the Battle of Agrigentum, Hannibal was in the city of Agrigentum, besieged by the Romans, and Hanno was sent to provide relief. Hanno concentrated his troops at Heraclea Minoa and captured the Roman supply base at...
, Carthaginian general in the First Punic War - Hanno, Messana garrison commanderHanno, Messana garrison commanderHanno the Messana garrison commander was a Carthaginian general prominent in the events leading to the start of the First Punic War. Hanno was a very common name amongst the Carthaginians hence the need to refer to him in this way, his surname being unknown....
, Carthaginian general in The First Punic War - Hanno, son of BomilcarHanno, son of BomilcarHanno, son of Bomilcar, was a Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War, and nephew of Hannibal Barca, Carthages leading General as his mother was one of Hannibals three elder sisters. When Hannibal's army reached the Western bank of the Rhône River they began preparations to cross. A group of...
, Carthaginian officer in the Second Punic War - Hanno BalitschHanno BalitschHanno Balitsch is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen.-Career:In the 1999–2000 season, he transferred from his first team Stammverein FC Alsbach to Waldhof Mannheim. In 2001–02 he moved to 1. FC Köln...
(born 1981), German footballer - Hanno DrechslerHanno DrechslerDr. Hanno Drechsler was the legendary Lord Mayor of the City of Marburg, Germany, between 1970 and 1992, and the instigator of its restoration after urban renewal; he was also an important Social Democratic politician and political scientist.- Education :Hanno Drechsler went to school in Saxony,...
(1931-2003), political scientist - Hanno MöttöläHanno MöttöläHanno Aleksanteri Möttölä is a Finnish professional basketball player. Möttölä previously played for the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association , in the power forward position, where he became the first player from Finland to play in the NBA.Möttölä attended the University of Utah in...
(born 1976), Finnish professional basketball player - Hanno PöschlHanno PöschlHanno Pöschl is an Austrian actor.Pöschl has enjoyed a long and prolific career working with directors Maximilian Schell, Peter Patzak, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Paulus Manker, Richard Linklater, and Götz Spielmann...
(born 1949), Austrian television actor - Hanno RundHanno RundHanno Rund was a mathematician. He wrote numerous publications, including perhaps his most famous, The Hamilton-Jacobi theory in the calculus of variations. Its role in mathematics and physics....
(1925-1993), mathematician - Hanno, fictional character in The Boat of a Million YearsThe Boat of a Million YearsThe Boat of a Million Years is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson first published in 1989 and nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel that same year. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Prometheus Award in 1990....
, an immortal Phoenician living to our times and beyond
See also
- Anno (disambiguation)
- Hanna
- HanneHanneHanne may refer to:* Hanne Blank , American historian, writer, editor and public speaker* Hanne Harlem , Norwegian politician* Hanne Haugland , Norwegian high jumper* Hanne Hiob , German actress...
- Hannes (disambiguation)
- Hanni (disambiguation)
- Hannu (disambiguation)