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Herman Who? Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 10/21/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

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FTF:The Fae


Middle Ages

Herman I (archbishop of Cologne) (d. 924)
Herman I, Duke of Swabia (d. 949)
Hermann Billung Duke of Saxony (d. 973)
Herman II, Duke of Swabia (d. 1003)
Herman III, Duke of Swabia (d. 1012)
Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (d. 1038)
Herman II (archbishop of Cologne) (d. 1056)
Hermann of Reichenau (1013–1064)
Herman (bishop), bishop of Ramsbury, Sherborne and Salisbury (d. 1078)
Herman of Salm (d. 1088)
Herman II, Margrave of Baden (d. 1130)
Herman van Horne, bishop of Utrecht (d. 1156)
Herman of Carinthia (ca. 1100 - ca. 1160), Benedictine scholar
Herman Joseph of Cologne (1150–1243)
Hermann von Münster (d. 1392), master glassmaker
Hermann II, Count of Celje (1365–1435)
Herman of Valaam, saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and founder of the Valaam Monastery in Karelia (date unknown, 10th to 15th centuries)

Early Modern

Hermann of Wied, archbishop of Cologne (1477–1552)
Herman de Lynden (1547–1603), military commander in the Eighty Years' War
Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe (1625–1678)
Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738), Dutch botanist
Herman of Alaska (1756?–1837), Russian missionary to Alaska

Modern

The name Herman was popular in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th century, consistently ranking between 55 and 44 throughout the 1880–1914 period. Beginning with World War I, the name's popularity entered a steady decline for the remainder of the 20th century, falling below rank 1,000 in the year 2000.

Herman Melville (1819–1891), American novelist
Herman Stump (1837 - 1917)
Herman Lieberman (1870-1941). Polish lawyer and politician.
Herman Vedel (1875–1948), Danish painter
Herman Wirth (1885 - 1981), lay historian and scholar
Herman R. Salmon (1913-1980), American barnstormer, air racer, and test pilot
Herman Wouk (born 1915), American author
Herman Goldner (1916-2010), American politician
Herman (Swaiko) (born 1932), former head of the Orthodox Church in America
Herman Suselbeek (born 1943), Dutch rower
Herman Van Springel (born 1943)
Herman Van Rompuy (born 1947), Belgian politician, first President of the European Council
Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (born 1948)
Herman Edwards (born 1954)
Herman Jose (born 1954), Portuguese showman, singer and comedian
Herman Carl Andersen
Herman Badillo
Herman Brood
Herman Cain
Herman de Coninck
Herman Dooyeweerd
Herman Goldstine
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hupfeld
Herman Dale Jackson
Herman Kahn
Herman Li, Chinese musician with DragonForce
Herman Francis Mark
Herman Rupp
Herman Simm
Herman Stein
Herman Terrado, American mixed martial artist

Fictional characters

Herman Hermann, a one-armed character from the American TV series The Simpsons
Herman Munster from 1960s TV sitcom The Munsters
Herman I Vermin a character created by American cartoonist Marc Hempel
Herman Toothrot, character from LucasArts' Monkey Island
Herman's Head
Colonel Herman Dietrich, a character from the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark

As a surname

Variants Herrmann, Herrman, Herman, Hermann, Hermanns

Early modern

Nikolaus Herman (c.1500–1561), German cantor and hymn writer
Augustine Herman (1621–1686), Bohemian explorer of North America
Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician

Modern

Henry Herman, pen name of Henry Heydrac D'Arco (1832-1894), English dramatist and novelist
Oskar Herman (1886–1974), Croatian painter
Róża Herman (1902 - 1995), Polish chess master
Jerry Herman (born 1931), American composer
Vilim Herman (born 1949), Croatian university professor, politician and former representative in the Croatian Parliament
Arthur L. Herman (born 1956), American historian
Hanna Herman (b. 1959), Ukrainian state and political activist
Babe Herman, Major League Baseball right fielder
Billy Herman, Major League Baseball second baseman
David Herman, American actor
Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano
Woody Herman, American jazz clarinetist and big band leader
Yaron Herman, Israeli jazz pianist

Fictional characters

Pee-wee Herman, a character played by actor Paul Reubens

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V'z grfgvat bhg n arj pnzb gurbel gung fubhyq or pnzbhsyntrq naljurer lbh chg gur pbagnvare.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)