Momsen
Momsen may refer to: * Charles Momsen (1896–1967), American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy * Richard Paul Momsen (1891–1965), American/Brazilian lawyer, US Consul General in Rio de Janeiro *Taylor Momsen (born 1993), American actress, musician and model *Tony Momsen (1928–1994), American football center in the National Football League See also * Momsen lung, primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear *, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy * Mom Song (other) * Mommsen *Monson (surname) Monson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ander Monson, American novelist, poet, and nonfiction writer *Dan Monson (born 1961), American college basketball head coach; son of Don Monson * David Smith Monson (born 1945), U.S. Re ...

Taylor Momsen
Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American musician, singer, model, and former actress. Prior to her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the film ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) and Jenny Humphrey on The CW's teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'' (2007–2012). Momsen has been the frontwoman of the American rock band the Pretty Reckless since their inception in 2009. Early life Momsen was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents are Michael and Collette Momsen, and she has a younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who is also an actress. She is of partial Russian descent. She was raised Catholic, attending Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School for elementary school and later Herbert Hoover Middle School (in Potomac, Maryland), but is now non-religious. She also studied ballet at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis. Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me up with Ford odelingat the a ...
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Charles Momsen
Charles Bowers Momsen (June 21, 1896 – May 25, 1967), nicknamed "Swede", was born in Flushing, New York. He was an American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy, and he invented the underwater escape device later called the "Momsen lung", for which he received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal in 1929. In May 1939, Momsen directed the rescue of the crew of ''Squalus'' (SS-192). Early years in the Navy Momsen entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1914, but he was dismissed after a widespread cheating scandal during the spring of his first year there. However, Momsen pursued another appointment to the Academy, received it, repeated his plebe year, and graduated in 1919 — one year early, due to the involvement of the United States in World War I. From 1919 to 1921, Momsen served on the battleship ''Oklahoma'' (BB-37). In 1921, he entered the Naval Submarine School in New London, Connecticut, graduating in January 1922. 18 months later, he took command of t ...
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Tony Momsen
Anton Henry "Tony" Momsen, Jr. (January 29, 1928 – March 6, 1994) was an American football center in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Michigan in 1945, 1949 and 1950, and is most remembered for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1950 Snow Bowl game between Michigan and Ohio State. Early years Momsen was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1928. He was the son of Rose and Anton Momsen, Sr. He attended Toledo's Libbey High School where he was a star athlete in football, basketball and track. In 1944, he was selected as the first-team center on the Associated Press All-Ohio football team. In announcing the selection, the AP quoted an Ohio coach who said, "Momsen was one of the finest linebackers I have ever seen. He diagnoses plays rapidly, is extremely fast and a terrific tackler." He was also an all-city and all-state basketball player. University of Michigan Momsen enrolled at ...
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Richard Paul Momsen
Richard Paul Momsen (1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was an American/Brazilian lawyer who served as Consul General for the United States in Rio de Janeiro (1918–1919) and founder of the American Chambers of Commerce for Brazil. Early life Momsen was the second son of William Momsen, a native of Wisconsin, and Mary Momsen, a German immigrant. He received his LLB Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ... degree from George Washington University in 1912, and in 1913 traveled to Brazil in the service of the American consulate. Career While serving in this American consulate, in 1916 Momsen helped found the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil. In this capacity, Momsen argued for the reduction of taxation of foreign investment groups in ...
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Momsen Lung
The Momsen lung was a primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear. It was invented by Charles Momsen (nicknamed "Swede"). Submariners trained with this apparatus in an deep Escape Training Tank at New London, Mare Island, or Pearl Harbor. It was introduced as standard equipment on ''Porpoise'' (P)-class and ''Salmon''-class boats. The device recycled the breathing gas by using a counterlung containing soda lime to remove the carbon dioxide. The lung was initially filled with oxygen and connected to a mouthpiece by twin hoses containing one-way valves, one for breathing in and the other for breathing out. The only known emergency use of the Momsen lung was during the escape from on October 25, 1944. Thirteen men (of thirty survivors) left the forward escape trunk: five were picked up by the Japanese; three more reached the surface "but were unable to hang on or breathe and floated off and drowned"; the ...
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Mommsen
Mommsen is a surname, and may refer to one of a family of German historians, see Mommsen family: * Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903), classical scholar, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature * Hans Mommsen (1930–2015), historian known for arguing a functionalist explanation of the Holocaust * Wolfgang Mommsen (1930–2004), historian of 19th- and 20th-century Britain and Germany See also * Momsen Momsen may refer to: * Charles Momsen (1896–1967), American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy * Richard Paul Momsen (1891–1965), American/Brazilian lawyer, US Consul General in Rio de Janeiro *Taylor Momsen (born 1993), Am ... (especially Charles Momsen) {{surname, Mommsen German-language surnames Low German surnames Patronymic surnames ...
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Mom Song (other)
Mom Song can refer to: * A song track on the album ''Simply Mortified'' by BS 2000. * An unofficial title of the song ''Momisms'' written and sung by comedian Anita Renfroe Anita Renfroe is an American comedian from Atlanta, Georgia, the wife of a Baptist pastor and the mother of three children. She is a regular commentator on ''Good Morning America''. She became famous after her comic rendition of everything that a ...