Hotchkiss may refer to:

• Benjamin B. Hotchkiss - a 19th century American engineer
  • Hotchkiss et Cie - 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 (automobile) - a product of the Hotchkiss company
    • Hotchkiss drive - Automotive power transmission first used by the Hotchkiss company
  • Maria Bissell Hotchkiss - wife of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss and founder of Hotchkiss School and Hotchkiss Library
    • The Hotchkiss School - a preparatory school in Connecticut, USA
• Jedediah Hotchkiss - a cartographer for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
• Hotchkiss, Colorado - a town in the USA
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, two films, from 1990 and 2005

"Hotchkiss" （ホチキス） is also the generic name for office staplers in Japan and Korea, probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "Hoover" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named E H Hotchkiss which made staplers. [1] Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss (1826–February 14, 1885) was one of the leading American ordnance engineers of his day. ... The Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon picture published 1874 Hotchkiss was a French arms and car company established by American engineer Benjamin B. Hotchkiss, who was born in Watertown Connecticut. ... The Hotchkiss gun can refer to different products of the Hotchkiss arms company starting in the late 1800s. ... The Hotchkiss machine gun was the standard machine gun of the French Army during World War I. It was made by the French arms company Hotchkiss et Cie, which was set up by American engineer Benjamin B. Hotchkiss after he moved to France in the 1860s. ... Hotchkiss cars were made between 1903 and 1955 by the French company Hotchkiss et Cie in Saint-Denis, Paris. ... The dominant form of power transmission for front-engine, rear-drive cars in the twentieth century is called the Hotchkiss drive. ... Power transmission is the movement of energy from its place of generation to a location where it is applied to performing useful work. ... Maria Bissell Hotchkiss was the wife of U.S. engineer Benjamin B. Hotchkiss. ... The Hotchkiss School is an independent, college preparatory boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jedediah Hotchkiss Jedediah Hotchkiss (November 30, 1828 – January 17, 1899), also known as Jed, was an educator and the most famous topographer of the American Civil War. ... Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Lincoln, President Ulysses S. Grant, General Jefferson Davis, President Robert E. Lee, General Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action... Hotchkiss is a town located in Delta County, Colorado. ... Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School is film released in 2005, produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films and directed by Randall Miller. ... A standard office stapler A stapler is a tool that binds together sheets of paper or other materials by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and folding over the ends to secure the paper. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... The name Hoover can refer to: J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for many years Herbert Hoover, mining engineer, President of the United States Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover M. Herbert Hoover, an Ohio politician Bob Hoover, legendary airshow and test pilot, author...

The surname "Hotchkiss" is a variant of Hodgkin. A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Hodgkin is the surname of several prominent individuals: Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866), English pathologist for whom Hodgkins disease is named after Thomas Hodgkin (1831-1913), British historian Alan Lloyd Hodgkin (1914-1998), winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for studies on nerve function Hodgkin can also...

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