|
Bassin Tigre Euphrate , Switzerland
{{Disambiguation, surname ...
Bassin may refer to: People * Elieser Bassin (1840–1898), British Israelist * Mark Bassin, British geographer * Sherwood Bassin (born 1939), Canadian ice hockey executive Other uses * The Grand Bassin, the largest body of open water along the Canal du Midi See also * Basin (other) * Bassein (other) * Bassins Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres. History Bassins is first mentioned in 1095 as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elieser Bassin
Elieser Bassin (1840–1898) was a Russian-Jewish convert to Christianity, and an author and proponent of British Israelism. Life Born in 1840 to a wealthy Russian Jewish family in Mogilev (present day Belarus) Elieser later converted to Christianity in 1869 and became a missionary and member of the "London Jewish Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews". He later moved and settled in Britain and through the literature of Edward Hine became a proponent of British Israelism. In 1885 Bassin was appointed as the first director of the "Scottish Home Mission to the Jews" in Edinburgh, a position he held until his death in 1898. British Israelism Elieser is credited as the first Jewish convert to British Israelism. In 1884 he delivered a lecture entitled "God's Dealings With His Chosen People Israel" to a crowd of British Israelites in Portobello, Edinburgh."The British and the Jews—Are They Brethren?", Portobello Advertiser (Edinburgh, 13 Dec. 1884). In his book ''British a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bassin
Mark Bassin is a geographer and specialist on Russian and German geopolitics. He is currently employed as a Professor in historical and contemporary studies at Södertörn University. Life Mark Bassin was born in 1953. Bassin gained his Ph.D at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983. He has received personal fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the Remarque Institute at New York University, the American Academy in Berlin, the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center in Sapporo, and the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz. Between 1 July 1988 and 1 December 1988, he was a research scholar at the Kennan Institute working on challenges to Siberian Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ... development. His research has also been supported by grants from the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Bassin
Sherwood Bassin (born August 14, 1939) is a Canadian ice hockey executive known primarily for 36 years of involvement in the Ontario Hockey League as a general manager, team owner and coach. Bassin successfully turned franchises around, and his teams won five J. Ross Robertson Cups, and appeared in six Memorial Cup tournaments, winning once. Bassin helped the Canadian National junior team win its first gold medal in 1982, and another in 1985. He was twice named OHL Executive of the Year and CHL Executive of the Year, and briefly worked for the Quebec Nordiques. Background Bassin was born and raised in Semans, Saskatchewan. He played junior hockey in North Dakota, then coached a team to a state championship. Bassin completed three degrees; a Ph.D. in hospital pharmacy, a Masters in hospital administration, and a Juris Doctor. He worked with the legal division of Canada's Food & Drug Directorate in Toronto, and as a pharmacist in a hospital. He taught 25 years as a professor at D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Bassin
The Grand Bassin is the largest body of open water along the Canal du Midi. It is in Castelnaudary, France and covers some 7 hectares (18 acres). Once a scene of intense economic activity, it is now a major pleasure port used by tourist craft. It holds the water reserve for the four locks of Saint-Roche. Official opening ceremonies for the Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considere ... were held here on 19 May 1681. The basin is exposed to considerable winds, historically even blowing horses and men into the water. A windbreak called Cybele Island (french: Ile de la Cybelle) was built in 1754. Gallery Image:Castelnaudary canal midi.jpg, Grand Bassin at Castelnaudary. Image:Canal du Midi Schleussen bei Castelnaudary.jpg , Four-step locks at Castelnaudary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basin (other)
Basin may refer to: Geography and geology * Depression (geology) ** Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones ** Debris basin, designed to prevent damage from debris flow ** Drainage basin (hydrology), a topographic region in which all water drains to a common area ** Endorheic basin, a closed topographic low area with no drainage outlet ** Impact basin, a large impact crater ** Retention basin, stormwater runoff to prevent flooding and downstream erosion which includes a permanent pool of water ** Detention basin, a man-made basin used to temporarily store surplus water from rivers. ** Sedimentary basin (sedimentology), a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent higher areas ** Structural basin, rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata *** Oceanic basin, a structural basin covered by seawater *** Pull-apart basin, a section of crust separated by the action of two strike-slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassein (other)
Bassein may refer to: vasai India * Vasai, a city in Maharashtra state, India; known as Bassein during Portuguese rule ** Treaty of Bassein (1534) ** Treaty of Bassein (1802) ** Military history of Bassein * Bassein Fort, a colonial fort in Vasai built by the Portuguese * , Indian Navy ship; formerly known as HMS Littleham (M2707) * Battle of Bassein, part of Maratha Portuguese war; also known as Battle of Vasai Myanmar (Burma) * Pathein, the capital city of Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar; formerly known as Bassein ** Pathein Airport, airport in Pathein, Myanmar; formerly known as Bassein Airport ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Pathein, formerly known as Roman Catholic Diocese of Bassein * Uzana of Bassein, heir-presumptive of the throne of the Kingdom of Pagan * Pathein Township, township in Myanmar; formerly known as Bassein West Township * Pathein River, a distributary of the Yangon River in Burma; formerly known as Bassein River See also * Bassin (other) Bassin may refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
