Benzie
Benzie may refer to: *Percy Benzie Abery (1876–1948), 20th century Welsh photographer *Isa Benzie (1902–1988), British radio broadcaster *Isaac Benzie, founder of a department store in Aberdeen, Scotland *Benzie County, Michigan, county in the U.S. state of Michigan See also *Benzie & Miller, small department store chain in Scotland that became part of House of Fraser in 1958 *Benzi *Bonzi (other) *Bunzi Bunzi, in Kongo mythology (mainly in Woyo people), is a goddess of rain. She is the daughter of Mboze, the Great Mother. Bunzi appears as a multicolored serpent, and rewards those who worship her with an abundant harvest. Mboze took her own son ...

Isa Benzie
Isa Donald Benzie (4 December 1902 – 25 June 1988) was a British radio broadcaster. She played a key role in the launch of ''Today'' on BBC Radio 4, and served as its first senior producer. Early life and education Benzie was born in 1902 in Glasgow. She took the equivalent of a degree in German at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford. She was not given a degree because she was a woman. Career Benzie became a secretary at the BBC in 1927, just two years after it first had de facto national coverage in Britain. During the World War I, her father, Lt. Colonel Robert Marr Benzie, served in the same army division as John Reith who would become the managing director of the BBC, and had written to Reith asking for a position for his daughter. Isa Benzie was paid £150 per year as assistant to the head of the Foreign Liaison department, Major CF Atkinson. Benzie gathered material for talks given by Vernon Bartlett on his programme ''The Way of the World''. In 1932, Atkinson resigned a ...
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Percy Benzie Abery
Percy Benzie Abery (20 October 1876''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 20 January 1948)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995'' was a prominent Welsh photographer of the early to mid-20th century. Abery was born in Sandgate, Kent. He came to prominence as a photographer in the Builth Wells area, where he settled in 1898 aged 21. From 1911 onwards his business was located in West End Studio, where a blue plaque commemorates the fact. Though located in Builth Wells, he covered large parts of Mid-Wales and was involved in press photography, publishing postcards as well as the stock in trade studio portraits and weddings. He was also appointed the official photographer by Birmingham Water Works to document the building of the Elan Valley Reservoirs. Abery photographed many aspects of rural life, many of which photographs have now disappeared. He died on January 20, 1948, and his ashes were scattered in the sea off A ...
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Isaac Benzie
Isaac Benzie was a department store located in Aberdeen, Scotland. History Isaac Benzie in 1894 opened a small drapery store at 185 George Street, Aberdeen after serving an apprenticeship in a general merchants shop in the village of Oyne Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Locality The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station which closed 6 May 1968, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie away .... The business grew moving to bigger premises in Gallogate and further premises being opened selling additional goods across Aberdeen and a Hosiery factory in Concert Court. In 1922, the business was incorporated and in 1924 the stores were all brought together under one roof at 143-167 George Street. However Isaac Benzie died in 1926, with his sons Isaac Junior and Athol running the business. In 1935 Isaac Junior died, leaving his brother to run the company, which he did until he retired in 195 ...
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Benzie County, Michigan
Benzie County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,970. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869.County place names
At 321 square miles (831 km²), Benzie County is the smallest of the 83 counties in Michigan in terms of land area. Benzie County is part of the micropolitan area. Part of t ...
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Benzie & Miller
Benzie & Miller was a small department store chain based in Scotland and became part of House of Fraser in 1958. Early history Benzie & Miller was set up as a department store in 1920 by an amalgamation of business' in Fraserburgh, Scotland. In 1886 a 21-year-old William Benzie took over the management of a drapery business in Mid Street, Fraserburgh called ''The Colosseum''. Within a year he had set up shop in Buckie with his own store, but was asked to take over the business in Fraserburgh from Mitchell & Co, and sold the Buckie business shortly afterwards. In 1896 William built a new shop on the opposite side of the street as the business was expanding, and in 1898 a powerplant was installed to provide the store with electric light - a first for Fraserburgh. The store continued to grow with several extensions being added to the rear of the building. James Miller was an apprentice cabinetmaker whom knew William Benzie. It was at William Benzie's recommendation that he joined a ...
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Benzi
Benzi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Erick Benzi (born 1959), French music composer *Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656–1740), Italian sculptor *Oreste Benzi (1925–2007), Italian Roman Catholic priest *Roberto Benzi Roberto Benzi (born 1937) is a French conductor and former child actor. Early life Roberto Benzi was born on December 12, 1937, in Marseille, France. His parents discovered his musicality when he was very young, and taught him solfège and piano. ...

Bonzi (other)
Bonzi or Bonzie may refer to: * Bonzie Colson (born 1996), American basketball player * Bonzi Wells (born 1976), American basketball player * Benjamin Bonzi (born 1996), French tennis player * Fausto Bonzi (born 1961), Italian former mountain runner * Piero de Bonzi (1631–1703), Italian-French Roman Catholic cardinal * Pietro Paolo Bonzi (c. 1576–1636), Italian painter * BONZIE, American singer and songwriter Nina Ferraro (born 1995) * Bonzi Records, American record label created by J. Wells See also * BonziBuddy BonziBuddy ( , stylized as BonziBUDDY) was a freeware desktop virtual assistant created by Joe and Jay Bonzi. Upon a user's choice, it would share jokes and facts, manage downloads, sing songs, and talk, among other functions, as it used Microsof ...