HESSE

I. biographical name Hermann 1877-1962 German author, II. geographical name or German ~n region W central Germany N of Baden-Württemberg, divided into , state of the Weimar Republic, equivalent to ~-Darmstadt, state of Germany & formerly of West Germany including larger part of ~-Darmstadt & part of ~-Nassau capital Wiesbaden area 8151 square miles (21,111 square kilometers ), population 5,763,300