Heber

[ hee-ber ]

/ ˈhi bər /

Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.

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Heber, who was struck by a pellet round to his head, was not seriously injured.
California School Shooter Had a ‘Hit List’|Christine Pelisek|January 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some of those polygamous seamstresses may have grown up with Heber Holm.
Polygamy Tourism|Terry Greene Sterling|November 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bishop Heber's lines alluding to Ceylon were certainly both pertinent and true: "Where only man is vile."
The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou
Joel remained kneeling beside old Heber, perfectly motionless.
Joel: A Boy of Galilee|Annie Fellows Johnston

Bishop Heber speaks of a Ceylon monkey that attacked a huntsman friend of his, and broke his gun-barrel!
The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou
In Heber book-collecting was not a taste, but a voracious passion.
The Confessions of a Collector|William Carew Hazlitt
Brother Brown made Heber a present of a little antelope meat.
William Clayton's Journal|William Clayton