Hotchkiss

Hotchkiss may refer to:

People

• Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (1826–1885), 19th century American engineer
• Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828–1899), cartographer for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
• Maria Bissell Hotchkiss (1827–1901), wife of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss and founder of The Hotchkiss School and Hotchkiss Library
• William Hotchkiss III (born 1943), former commanding general of the Philippine Air Force

Business

• Hotchkiss et Cie, or Hotchkiss Company, a French arms and car manufacturer set up by Benjamin Hotchkiss; full name: Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie
  • Hotchkiss gun, a product of the Hotchkiss company
  • Hotchkiss machine gun, a product of the Hotchkiss company
  • Hotchkiss (car), a product of the Hotchkiss company
  • Hotchkiss drive, automotive power transmission first used by the Hotchkiss company
  • Hotchkiss H35 (H38, H39), a French light tank developed prior to World War II by the Hotchkiss company

Places

• Hotchkiss, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
• Hotchkiss, Alberta, an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada
• Hotchkiss, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, USA
• Hotchkiss, Colorado, a town in the United States

Education

• Hotchkiss School, a preparatory school in Connecticut, USA

Other uses

• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, two films, from 1990 and 2005
• Hotchkiss bicycle railroad in Smithville, NJ
• Staplers' generic name is "Hotchkiss" in Japan and Korea.
• Rebecca Hotchkiss, a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama Passions

See also

• Hodgkin