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Massy (Essonne)
People * Annie Massy (1867–1931), Irish marine biologist and ornithologist * Arnaud Massy, French professional golfer * Baron Massy in the Peerage of Ireland * George Godfrey Massy Wheeler V.C. * Hugh Massy (British Army officer), Lieutenant General Hugh Royds Stokes Massy, British Army General * Montagu Massy-Westropp, Australian rugby union player * Pierre Massy, Dutch footballer * R. H. Massy-Westropp, Irish rugby union player * Sylvia Massy, American entrepreneur, record producer Places * Massy, Essonne, a commune in the Essonne department, France * Massy, Saône-et-Loire, a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department, France * Massy, Seine-Maritime, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, France * Massy, Kyrgyzstan, village in Nooken District, Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan {{disambig, geodis, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Massy
Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 16 April 1931) was a self-taught marine biologist, ornithologist, and an internationally recognised expert on molluscs, in particular cephalopods. She was one of the founders of the Irish Society for the Protection of Birds in 1904. Many of the details of her life are unknown which is attributed to the fact that she is often described as a shy and retiring person, with no known photograph of her in existence. Early life and education Massy was born in Netley, Hampshire in 1868. The family home was Stagdale Lodge close to the border of County Tipperary and County Limerick. She was the third child of four to parents Annie and Hugh Deane Massy, descendants of Hamon de Massey. Her father was a surgeon in the British Army and was probably working at the Royal Victoria military hospital in Netley at the time of Annie’s birth. She grew up in Malahide, living close to the well known mollusc collecting location the Velvet Strand, spending som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaud Massy
Arnaud George Watson Massy (; 6 July 1877 – 16 April 1950) was one of France's most successful professional golfers, most notable for winning the 1907 Open Championship. Early life Massy was born in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The son of a sheep farmer, he worked on a sardine boat and supplemented his income by caddying at the new Biarritz golf course where a great many of the best professional golfers from Britain came to practice during the off-season in the warm climate of southern France. Blessed with natural abilities, he learned from these pro golfers and in 1898 traveled to North Berwick, Scotland to develop his skills for a professional career. Golf career In 1906, Massy won the first edition of the French Open played at a Paris course. The following year he won it again, defeating a strong contingent of British players including the great Harry Vardon. But Massy wasn't through, he followed up his French national championship by becoming the first non-Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Massy
Baron Massy, of Duntryleague in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 4 August 1776 for Hugh Massy, who had previously represented County Limerick in the Irish House of Commons. His son, the second Baron, also represented this constituency in the Irish Parliament. His great-grandson, the sixth Baron, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1876 to 1915. He left such heavy debts that in 1924 the family were evicted from their home. the title is held by the latter's great-great-grandson, the tenth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1995. Eyre Massey, 1st Baron Clarina, was the younger brother of the first Baron Massy. The family seat was Killakee House, near Rathfarnham, County Dublin. The house was demolished in 1941, but the Killakee estate, popularly known as Lord Massey's Wood, is now a much valued public amenity. Another seat from the 1790s was Hermitage House in Castleconnell, County Limerick, until it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Godfrey Massy Wheeler
George Godfrey Massy Wheeler, VC (31 January 1873 – 13 April 1915) was a British Army officer, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Background and family Wheeler was a grandson of Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler. He was educated at Bedford Modern School. In 1900 he married Nellie Purcell, a daughter of the surgeon Ferdinand Purcell. Military career Wheeler was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment on 20 May 1893, and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1895. He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps where he was attached to the 7th Bengal Lancers, stationed at Faizabad. Appointed adjutant of the regiment on 25 October 1901, he was promoted to captain on 20 May 1902. Victoria Cross He was Major in the 7th Hariana Lancers, British Indian Army, during World War I. On 12 April 1915 at Shaiba, Mesopotamia, Major Wheeler led his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Massy (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General Hugh Royds Stokes Massy (5 January 1884 – 21 May 1965) was a British Army officer who served during the World War I, First and Second World Wars. Military career Educated at Bradfield College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Massy was Officer (armed forces), commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1902. He served with the West African Frontier Force from 1907 and then became Adjutant for 4th East Lancashire Brigade in 1913. He served in the First World War, initially as a staff officer in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and then as a Brigade Major in France. After the war he attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1919 and became a brigade major with Irish Command in 1920 and then went to India, initially as a staff officer, and then as an instructor at the Pakistan Command and Staff College, Staff College, Quetta. After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies, Imperial Defence College in 1930, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagu Massy-Westropp
Montague Massy-Westropp (c. 1891 – c. 1974) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Massy-Westropp, a wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ..., was born in Temora, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. References Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1890s births 1974 deaths Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union wings People from the Riverina {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Massy
Petrus Hubertus "Pierre" Massy (3 February 1900 – 3 August 1958) was a Dutch footballer who earned 12 caps for the Dutch national side between 1926 and 1928, scoring three goals, and participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He played club football for RVV Roermond RVV may stand for: * Reeve Aleutian Airways, a former American airline (ICAO code) * Russell Viper Venom. See Dilute Russell's viper venom time, * Raad van Vlaanderen (World War I) - the council of Flanders * Raad van Verzet, a Dutch resistanc .... References External linksPlayer profile at FIFA 1900 births 1958 deaths Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's international footballers Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Roermond Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Lenore Massy is an American record producer, mixer, engineer, instructor and author. Massy is renowned for her multifaceted production/mixing and engineering skills, with her first major breakthrough occurring with 1993's '' Undertow'', the full-length triple platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles alternative metal band Tool as well as her work with System of a Down, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Brazilian band South Cry. History Massy's first project was in the mid-1980s as producer, engineer, and mixer for a compilation album titled ''Rat Music for Rat People, Vol. 3'' on the CD Presents label. Acts featured included Adolescents, Raw Power, Doggy Style and Mojo Nixon. She followed this with producing the punk band Verbal Abuse for Boner Records, engineering two projects for metal band Exodus and co-producing the Sea Hags independent album with a young guitarist Kirk Hammett, who had just finished the ''Master of Puppets'' album with thrash metal group Metallica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massy, Essonne
Massy () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) from the center of Paris. Population Massy underwent rapid development within a short period of time, transforming from a large borough of 6,000 inhabitants in 1950 to a town exceeding 37,000 inhabitants in 1968. Since then, its population of around 40,000 has remained relatively stable. Its population grew again after 2000 because of new constructions. The inhabitants of Massy are known as ''Massicois''. Transport Massy is served by two interchange stations on Paris RER line B and RER line C: Massy – Verrières and Massy – Palaiseau. There is also a TGV station, called Massy TGV, which is adjacent to Massy – Palaiseau station and is one of only three specially-built TGV stations in the suburbs of Paris (the two others are at Disneyland Resort Paris and at Charles de Gaulle Airport). History The etymological origin of Massy is still very dubio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massy, Saône-et-Loire
Massy () is a former commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Vineuse sur Fregande. Sights *Church Saint-Denis, dating from the eleventh century, listed as a historic monument since 1991. *Ruins from Roman times, including a small bridge crossing the river. *An old fortified middle-age castle build on the base of Roman constructions. It used to be a subsidiary of the Cluny Monastery See also * Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department References Former communes of Saône-et-Loire {{SaôneLoire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massy, Seine-Maritime
Massy () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village of farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D24, the D114 and the D915 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, dating from the thirteenth century. * A maze. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Artmazia – the maze website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
