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Mosse
Mosse may refer to: Ethnic Groups * Mossé of Burkina Faso Medicine * Bartholomew Mosse (1712-1759), Irish surgeon and founder of the Rotunda Hospital * Markus Mosse (1808-1865), German physician Literature * Hans Lachmann-Mosse (1885-1944), German publisher * Kate Mosse (b. 1961), English author and broadcaster * Rudolf Mosse (1843-1920), German publisher and philanthropist Other fields * Albert Mosse (1846-1925), Prussian judge * Anthony Mosse (b. 1964), standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. * George Mosse (1918-1999), German-born American left-wing Jewish historian of fascism * Monsieur Mosse (1932-1992), Finnish make-up artist * Store Mosse National Park Store Mosse ("Big Marsh") is a national park in Småland in southern Sweden, located in the municipalities of Vaggeryd, Gnosjö and Värnamo. In total Store Mosse covers some ; of these, some were designated national park in 1983. It has th ..., national park in Småland in southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mosse
Gerhard "George" Lachmann Mosse (September 20, 1918 – January 22, 1999) was an American historian, who emigrated from Nazi Germany first to Great Britain and then to the United States. He was professor of history at the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and also in Israel, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Best known for his studies of Nazism, he authored more than 25 books on topics as diverse as constitutional history, Protestant theology, and the history of masculinity. In 1966, he and Walter Laqueur founded '' The Journal of Contemporary History'', which they co-edited. Biography Family and early years Mosse was born in Berlin to a prominent, well-to-do German Jewish family. His mother Felicia (1888-1972) was the only daughter of the publisher and philanthropist Rudolf Mosse, the son of a doctor imprisoned for revolutionary activity in 1848, and the founder of a publishing empire that included the leading, and liberal, newspapers the '' Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Mosse
Katharine Mosse (born 20 October 1961) is a British novelist, non-fiction and short story writer and broadcaster. She is best known for her 2005 novel ''Labyrinth'', which has been translated into more than 37 languages. Early life and career Mosse was born in Chichester, and raised in Fishbourne, West Sussex, the eldest of three sisters born to a solicitor, Richard (1920–2011) and Barbara (1931–2014). Mosse's aunt was involved in the campaign for the ordination of women and her grandfather was a vicar. She was educated at Chichester High School For Girls and New College, Oxford and graduated in 1984 with a BA (Hons) in English. After leaving university, she spent seven years working in publishing in London for Hodder & Stoughton, then Century, and finally as an editorial director at Hutchinson, part of the Random House Group. She was a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Women in Publishing. She left publishing in 1992, for a writing career beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Lachmann-Mosse
Hans (John Rudolf) Lachmann-Mosse, ''till 1911'' Hans Lachmann (August 9, 1885, Berlin - April 18, 1944, Oakland, California, US) was a German publisher, director during the Weimar years of the Rudolf Mosse media empire whose titles included the ''Berliner Morgenpost'' and the ''Berliner Tageblatt.'' Director of the Mosse Press Born in Berlin, Germany on 9 August 1885 to Georg Lachmann, a brass foundry owner, and Hedwig Sara Fannij Eltzbacher. In 1910, after breaking off law studies in Freiburg and Berlin, he joined the publishing house of Rudolf Mosse as an accountant. In 1911 he married Rudolf Mosse's only child Felicia Mosse (and added the family name to his own). Like his father-in-law, Lachmann-Mosse practiced Reform Judaism, was convinced of his integration in German society, and was politically liberal and socially philanthropic.Georg Lachmann Mosse: ''Confronting History - A Memoir.'' Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000, S. 44. Interviewed in 1922 by the New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Mosse
Isaac Albert Mosse (1 October 1846 – 31 May 1925) was a German judge and legal scholar. Mosse's importance lies in his work on Japan's Meiji Constitution and his continuation of Litthauer's Comments on the German Commercial Code. Biography Mosse was born into a prominent Jewish family in Grätz, in Prussia's Grand Duchy of Posen. His father, Dr. Markus Mosse, was a noted physician, and the most distinguished of his six brothers was Rudolf Mosse. Mosse attended the '' gymnasiums'' in Lissa and in Goben. He then studied law at Berlin University in 1865 thanks to the financial support of his older brothers, and passed his first state examination in 1868, and the second one in 1873. He was a volunteer in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. He became an assistant judge in 1875, and was gradually elevated to the position of a county court judge at Spandau in 1876. Eventually, he was appointed judge of the state court in Berlin, which was the highest position a Jew was allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Mosse National Park
Store Mosse ("Big Marsh") is a national park in Småland in southern Sweden, located in the municipalities of Vaggeryd, Gnosjö and Värnamo. In total Store Mosse covers some ; of these, some were designated national park in 1983. It has the largest boggy grounds south of Lapland and is an important area for birds and provides unique habitats for other animals and plants. The park has over of walking trails, three cabins available for overnight stay and a large bird watching tower. Access to the park is free; guided tours are available all summer. There are also guided snowshoe tours on the bog in the summer. Store Mosse National Park lies in the South Swedish highlands and the South Småland peneplain. The area is not to be confused with Store Mosse nature reserve, an area in Blekinge of the same name. The name is shared by another nature reserve in Uddevalla. Accessing the park Store Mosse national park is located along national road 151, between Värnamo and Gnos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Mosse
Anthony Robin Le Clerc Mosse (born 29 October 1964 in Hong Kong) is a former New Zealand swimmer who competed at two Summer Olympic Games and three Commonwealth Games. He won one Olympic bronze medal, as well as two gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the Commonwealth Games. Biography Mosse was the standard bearer for New Zealand competitive swimming through the 1980s. He swam at his first Commonwealth Games, in Brisbane, Australia in 1982, when he was 17. At the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, Mosse won a bronze medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly. At the Los Angeles Olympics, he made the final in his two butterfly events. At the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Mosse won a silver medal in the 200-metre butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100-metre butterfly At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, he won gold and silver and in the same year was second in the 200m butterfly final at the World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartholomew Mosse
Bartholomew Mosse (1712 – 16 February 1759) was an Irish surgeon and impresario responsible for founding the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin. Early life Bartholemew Mosse was born in Dysart, 2 km east of Portlaoise (then called Maryborough), the fifth son of seven children born to William Mosse, a Protestant clergyman, and Martha Boyle. Bartholomew apprenticed with Dr. John Stone as a barber-surgeon from 1729-1733, when he passed examination by the surgeon-general. He married Mary Elizabeth Mallory in 1734, and they had a son, Michael, who was born in 1737. While historical records are unclear, it appears that both mother and infant died shortly thereafter. In 1738, he was appointed surgeon in charge of the draft of troops to Menorca, following which he spent time traveling through Europe. It is believed that it was during this time that he decided to focus on midwifery, to which end he observed maternity care in Paris, among other cities. In 1742, he married his cousin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Mosse
Markus Mosse (born 3 August 1808 at Grodzisk Wielkopolski Grodzisk Wielkopolski (german: Grätz) is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie), with a population of 13,703 (2006). It is south-west of Poznań, the voivodeship capital. It is the seat of Grodzisk Wielkopols ... – 10 November 1865 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski) was a German physician. On account of his eminent ability and popularity he was elected, while still young, a councilor in his native town, and made president of the Jewish community. The Revolution of 1848 in Poland, which had a purely national character, brought about a change in his life. Unlike his coreligionists, who either held themselves aloof or else fought on the German side, Mosse took sides with the Polish rebels, the so-called "Sensenmänner." He was wounded, taken captive, and condemned to imprisonment. His participation in the contest neither gained for him the recognition of his partizans nor brought him contentmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Mosse
Monsieur Mosse, originally Raimo Jääskeläinen, was a Finnish make-up artist (1932–1992). Monsieur Mosse was the first openly gay Finnish celebrity, who "came out of the closet" in 1971. His nickname refers to his role as a UN ranger called Mosse in the Åke Lindman-directed film ''Laukaus Kyproksella''. In the 1970s Monsieur Mosse ran beauty parlours in Helsinki and Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o .... Monsieur Mosse was permanent fixture of the magazine '' Hymy''. He published his autobiography ''Voi pojat, kun tietäisitte!'' ( translates "Oh boys, if you only knew!") in 1981. ReferencesBiography 1932 births 1992 deaths Finnish gay men Finnish hairdressers People from Vantaa 20th-century Finnish LGBT people {{LGBT-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotunda Hospital
The Rotunda Hospital ( ga, Ospidéal an Rotunda; legally the Hospital for the Relief of Poor Lying-in Women, Dublin) is a maternity hospital on Parnell Street in Dublin, Ireland, now managed by RCSI Hospitals. The eponymous Rotunda in Parnell Square is no longer a part of the hospital complex. History The hospital was founded by Bartholomew Mosse, a surgeon and midwife who was appalled at the conditions that pregnant women had to endure, in George's Lane in March 1745. It was granted by Royal Charter on 2 December 1756 by King George II. Lying-in is an archaic term for childbirth (referring to the month-long bed rest prescribed for postpartum confinement). The venture was very successful and Mosse raised money through concerts, exhibitions and even a lottery to establish larger premises. The hospital moved to new premises, designed by Richard Cassels, where it became known as "The New Lying-In Hospital" in December 1757. The Church of Ireland Chapel was opened in 1762. Open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossi People
Mossi may refer to: *Mossi people *Mossi language *Mossi Kingdoms * the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse *Mossi (given name) *Mossi (surname) See also *Mossie (other) *Mossy (other) Mossy may refer to: Places *Mossy, West Virginia, unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States Given names *Mossy Cade (born 1961), former professional American football player *Mossy Lawler (born 1980), rugby union pl ... * Mozzi (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
