Cardy (other)
Cardy may refer to: * Cardigan (sweater), a type of knit shirt than has an open front * Cardy (surname) * Carlene Cardy Raper (1925–2019), American mycologist and science writer * Cardy, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Cardy Site, United States, National Register of Historic Place See also * Cardi Cardi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Beatrice de Cardi (1914–2016), British archaeologist *Lodovico Cardi (1559–1613), Italian painter and architect better known as Cigoli * Ezio Cardi (born 1948), Italian c ...

Cardigan (sweater)
A cardigan is a type of knitted sweater that has an open front, and is worn like a jacket. Description Commonly cardigans are open fronted and have buttons: garments that are tied are instead considered a robe. Knit garments with zippers can also be referred to as a cardigan. A current fashion trend has the garment with no buttons or zipper and hangs open by design. By contrast, a pullover (or sweater) does not open in front but must be "pulled over" the head to be worn. It may be machine- or hand-knitted. Traditionally, cardigans were made of wool but can now be made of cotton, synthetic fibers, or any combination thereof. History The cardigan was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, a British Army major general who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat that British officers supposedly wore during the war. The legend of the event and the fame that Lord Cardigan ...
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Cardy (surname)
Cardy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Cardy, representative of Australia in rugby union *Dominic Cardy (born 1970), English born Canadian politician * Jennifer Cardy, Irish victim of serial killer Robert Black *John Cardy, British theoretical physicist *Julien Cardy (born 1981), midfielder in the French Football League *Nick Cardy (1920–2013), American comic book artist * Peter Cardy, British activist *Tom Cardy, Australian comedian and musician See also *Caddy (name) *Cardi, surname *Carry (name) Carry is an English and German feminine given name, nickname and surname, which serves as an alternate form of Carrie and a diminutive form of several names including Carola, Carol, Carlotta, Carolin, Carolina and Caroline. Notable people refer ... {{surname, Cardy Cornish-language surnames ...
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Cardy Raper
Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper (January 9, 1925 – September 5, 2019) was an American mycologist and science writer. She identified that the fungus ''Schizophyllum commune'' has over 23,000 mating types. She is regarded as one of the first women taxonomists in mycology. She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Early life and education Raper wanted to be a scientist from the age of eight. She earned a master's degree in science at the University of Chicago in 1946. She worked on '' Achlya'' and ''Schizophyllum commune''. She married her college supervisor, John (Red) Raper, in 1949. She earned her PhD in 1977. Career Raper worked alongside her husband, Red Raper, on the mating-type mutants of '' Schizophyllum''. Her husband was chair of the biology department at Harvard University when he died in 1974. After this, Cardy Raper began her formal career in science, working at Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer from 1974. She worked i ...
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Cardy, Missouri
Cardy (also La Crosse, LaCrosse) is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ..., United States. An early variant name was "La Crosse". A post office called La Crosse was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1957. La Crosse is a name derived from the French language, meaning "the cross". Notes Unincorporated communities in Macon County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{MaconCountyMO-geo-stub ...
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Cardy Site
The Cardy Site is located on the Door Peninsula south of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. History The site once served as a home to Paleo-Indians. As the city of Sturgeon Bay expanded, part of the site was developed and due to the disturbance of the soil is no longer considered useful for archeological research. The remaining, undeveloped portion of the site was protected by the Cardy family beginning in 1960, added to the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places in 2009, and today belongs to The Archaeological Conservancy. It is open to the public and listed as a point of interest near the Ice Age Trail The Ice Age Trail is a National Scenic Trail stretching in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. The trail is administered by the National Park Service, and is constructed and maintained by private and public agencies including the Ice ....
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