British numismatist. Born Ipswich 2. 1. 1844, died London 12. 6. 1914. 1864 joined British Museum Department of Coins and Medals as a volunteer. 1893–1906 Keeper of the Coins there. Corresponding member of the French and Prussian Academies of Sciences. Honorary doctorates from Univs. of Heidelberg, Durham and Oxford.
On joining the Department of Coins and Medals, H. at first worked with Anglo-Saxon coins, but soon turned to Greek. In 1870, Reginald S. Poole recruited him for the planned Catalogue of Greek Coins in…