Hess Explained

Hess may refer to:

People

• Hess (surname), a list of people with the surname Hess or Heß
• Rudolf Hess (1894–1987), Deputy Führer of the Nazi Party, 1933-1941
• Hess, nickname of Raymond Hesselyn (1921–1963), New Zealand Second World War fighter ace

Businesses

• Hess Corporation, an American integrated oil and gasoline company
• Hess Educational Organization, the largest private provider of English instruction in the Republic of China
• Hess Oil and Chemical, an American oil company
• Hess Shoe Store, a defunct American chain of shoe stores
• Hess's, a defunct American department store chain
• Carrosserie Hess AG, a Swiss commercial vehicle manufacturer

Sports

• Hess Cycling Team, a Luxembourgish women's road cycling team

Places

• Hess, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Hess Mountain, Alaska, United States
• Hess Lake, Michigan, United States
• Hess Mesa, Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Hess (crater), an impact crater on the far side of the Moon

Other uses

• HESS, an experiment in gamma-ray astronomy
• , a 1971 biography of Rudolf Hess
• Hess Catalogue of compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven

See also

• Hess v. Indiana, a United States Supreme Court case
• Hess House (disambiguation)
• The Hess Homestead, a historic Mennonite farmstead near Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States
• Hess Tower, an office building in Houston, Texas, United States
• Hess's law, a law in chemistry
• Hesse (disambiguation)