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Macurdy
Macurdy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Grace Macurdy (1866–1946), American classicist *John Macurdy (1929–2020), American operatic singer See also * MacCurdy *McCurdy (surname) McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurd ... {{surname, Macurdy Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Macurdy
Grace Harriet Macurdy (September 12, 1866 – October 23, 1946) was an American classicist, and the first American woman to gain a PhD from Columbia University. She taught at Vassar College for 44 years, despite a lengthy conflict with Abby Leach, her first employer. Macurdy eventually rose to become chair of the department of Greek before embarking upon an illustrious international career. One of her major areas of research was royal women during the Hellenistic period. Macurdy shaped the field of classics and the study of ancient history by pulling together both material evidence and textual evidence as sources in her pioneering studies of individual women. Academic career Macurdy was born in Robbinston, Maine, and was the daughter of Simon Angus Macurdy and Rebecca Thomson Macurdy. She went to high school in Watertown, Massachusetts, before studying at Radcliffe College, where she gained highest second-year honors in 1887, and graduated in 1888. Macurdy would become the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macurdy
John Macurdy (né John Edward McCurdy; – ) was an American operatic bass, who sang at the Metropolitan Opera 1,001 times from 1962–2000 (and also sang numerous performances in other opera houses). Among his teachers was the contralto Elisabeth Wood of New Orleans, who was also the pedagogue of Norman Treigle. Early life Macurdy was born on March 18, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan. He was of Scottish descent by way of Nova Scotia. As a three-year-old a neighbor paid him 10 cents to sing "O Tannenbaum". Growing up, he sung in the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church choir, singing as a soprano until his voice changed at age 12. Marie Curtis, the church choir director, encouraged him to take singing lessons. At age 16, she sent him to Avery Crew, a top voice teacher in Detroit, who became his mentor for many years. Macurdy attended Keating Elementary and Hutchinson Intermediary schools, and graduated from Cass Technical High School, all in Detroit. He attended the Wayne State Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacCurdy
MacCurdy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * George Grant MacCurdy, American anthropologist * Jean MacCurdy, American television executive *John T. MacCurdy, Canadian psychiatrist *William K. MacCurdy, American engineer See also *Samuel MacCurdy Greer, Irish politician *Macurdy, surname *McCurdy (surname) McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurd ... {{surname, MacCurdy Patronymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCurdy (surname)
McCurdy is a Scottish and Irish surname. Notable McCurdys The following is a list of notable people with the surname McCurdy: * Alexander McCurdy, American organist and educator * Allie Hann-McCurdy, Canadian ice dancer * Arthur Williams McCurdy, Canadian businessman, inventor and astronomer * Bob McCurdy (1952–2020), American basketball player * Brendan McCurdy, American television actor * Charles McCurdy, British politician * Charles J. McCurdy, American lawyer, diplomat, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut * Colin McCurdy, Northern Irish Association footballer and manager * Dave McCurdy, American lawyer and U.S. Representative (D-OK) * David McCurdy, Canadian merchant and politician * Earle McCurdy, Canadian labour leader * Ed McCurdy, folk singer, songwriter and television actor * Elmer McCurdy (1880–1911), an Oklahoma outlaw * Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, Canadian politician * George "Spanky" McCurdy, gospel/soul/pop/hip-hop drummer * Harry McCurdy, U.S. baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
