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Haus is a Germanic word meaning ''house''. It may refer to: People * Anton Haus (1851–1917), Austrian grand admiral, fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I * Georg Haus (1895–1945), German general * Hermann A. Haus (1925–2003), Slovene-American physicist, electrical engineer and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796–1881), Belgian lawyer and professor * Julie Haus (b 1973), American fashion designer * Knut Haus (1915–2006), Norwegian politician * Samuel Haus (born 1990), Swedish actor Places * Haus, Norway, a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway * Haus or Hausvik, a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway ** Haus Church, parish church in Hausvik * Haus im Ennstal, city in Styria, Austria Buildings * Haus am Horn, historic home in Weimar, Germany * Haus Auensee, concert hall in Leipzig, Germany * Haus Bamenohl, castle in North Rhine-Westphal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Haus
Anton Johann Haus (13 June 1851 – 8 February 1917) was an Austrian naval officer. Despite his German surname, he was born to a Slovene language, Slovenian-speaking family in Tolmein (now Tolmin, Slovenia). Haus was fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I and was the Navy's Grand Admiral from 1916 until his death. Biography Haus entered the Navy in 1869. He distinguished himself as an instructor at the Imperial and Royal Naval Academy in Fiume (now Rijeka); a product of his academic study was ''Oceanography and Maritime Meteorology'' (1891). Returning to a seagoing command, Haus was commander of a corvette during the multinational intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900/01. After the suppression of the insurrection Haus remained in Peking (now Beijing) until 1902. Promoted to ''Vizeadmiral'' in 1907, Haus was Austro-Hungarian envoy to the second Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907), Hague Peace Conference from May to October of that year. Appointed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |