Henry Hardy Heins ( - ) was an American

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

minister, historian and bibliographer. He was born in

Hollis, Queens Hollis is a residential middle class, middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Queens. While a predominantly African-American community, there are small minorities of Hispa ...

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

and received degrees from

Hartwick College Hartwick College is a private liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York. The institution's origin is rooted in the founding of Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick. In 1927, the Seminary moved to expand into a ...

and Gettysburg Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1948 and served at parishes in the upstate New York towns of Central Bridge,

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

and Albany. Heins wrote books on history and a bibliography of

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he ...

, after collecting and studying his works for over 30 years. He died on in Albany at the age of 79.

Works

* ''Throughout All the Years'' (1946) * ''Numeral Cancellations of the British Empire'' (1959) * '' A Golden Anniversary Bibliography of Edgar Rice Burroughs'' (1964) * ''Swan of Albany'' (1976)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heins, Henry Hardy 1923 births 2003 deaths 20th-century American Lutheran clergy 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers American bibliographers People from Hollis, Queens Historians from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers Hartwick College alumni