Massee
Massee is the surname of the following people: *George Edward Massee (1845–1917), English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist *J. C. Massee (1871–1965), American Christian fundamentalist *May Massee (1881–1966), American children's book editor *Michael Massee (1952–2016), American actor See also * Masse (other) * Massee Lane Gardens * Massey (other) *Massie (other) Massie may refer to: In places: * Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio People with the surname Massie: *Massie (surname) Other uses: * Massie Block, fictional Character from the Clique Series * Massie Trial, 1932 murder trial in Hawaii See als ...

George Edward Massee
George Edward Massee (20 December 1845 – 16 February 1917) was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist. Background and education George Massee was born in Scampston, East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a farmer. He was educated at York School of Art and claimed to have attended Downing College, Cambridge, though no record exists of him in the University or College Records. South America and the Foreign Legion Massee had an early interest in natural history, publishing an article on British woodpeckers at the age of 16 and compiling a portfolio of botanical paintings. Through the influence of Richard Spruce, a family relative, he was able to travel on a botanical expedition to Panama and Ecuador, where, despite considerable hardships, he collected orchids and other plants. On his return, Massee joined the French Foreign Legion, hoping to see combat in the Franco-Prussian War, but, the war being almost over, he was prevailed upon to return home to the farm. ...
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May Massee
May Massee (May 1, 1881December 24, 1966) was an American children's book editor. She was the founding head of the children's literature, juvenile departments at Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday from 1922 and at Viking Press from 1932."May Massee and Marjorie Flack: A Classic Collaboration"
(abstract). The fourth annual international conference on the book. October 20–22, 2006. Before working at Doubleday, she edited the American Library Association periodical ''Booklist''.

Biography

Early life

May Massee was born on May 1, 1881 as the third of five children to Charlotte and Francis Massee in Chicago. Before attending school, she learned to read and became interested in drawing and painting through the illustrations of the books. When she was ...
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Michael Massee
Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor. Active on screen during a three decade career, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy ''The Crow'' (1994), Newton in the horror anthology ''Tales from the Hood'' (1995), Andy in the neo-noir '' Lost Highway'' (1997), and the Gentleman in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Massee also voiced Bruce Banner in the first two entries of ''Marvel Animated Features'' in 2006. On television, he played Ira Gaines on the first season of the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–2002), Isaiah Haden on the NBC fantasy mystery '' Revelations'' (2005), Dyson Frost on the ABC science fiction drama '' FlashForward'' (2009–2010), and sadistic serial killer "Dr." Charles Hoyt on the first two seasons of the TNT police procedural ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (2010–2013). Early life Michael Groo Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1952, the ...
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Massee Lane Gardens
Massee Lane Gardens (9 acres) are botanical gardens focusing on camellias, located at the American Camellia Society headquarters, 100 Massee Lane, Fort Valley, Georgia. They are open to the public for an admission fee. The gardens were originally created by David C. Strother in the 1930s within the property around his farm house. In 1966, he donated his property to the American Camellia Society. Its headquarters building was completed in 1968 and named in his honor. The T. J. Smith Memorial Greenhouse was constructed in 1969, and now houses some 200 camellia plants. Today the gardens contain more than 1,000 varieties of camellia, as well as the Abendroth Japanese Garden with tea house and koi fish, the Environmental Garden featuring plants native to the southeastern United States, the Scheibert Rose Garden with more than 150 roses, and plantings of azaleas, chrysanthemums, daffodils, daphnes, daylilies, and more. The Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Educational Museum in the visito ...
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Massey (other)
Massey may refer to: Places Canada * Massey, Ontario * Massey Island, Nunavut New Zealand * Massey, New Zealand, an Auckland suburb United States * Massey, Alabama * Massey, Iowa * Massey, Maryland People * Massey (surname) Education * Massey College, affiliated with the University of Toronto * Massey University, New Zealand * Massey High School, in Auckland, New Zealand Other uses * Massey Energy, an American coal-producing company * USS ''Massey'' (DD-778), a US Navy destroyer * Massey Brothers, a British coachbuilder based in Pemberton, Wigan, purchased by Northern Counties in 1967 * Massey product, a cohomology operation of higher order generalizing the cup product * Massey Ferguson, an American heavy equipment company * An alternative reading of Masei, the final parashah of the Book of Numbers See also * Massee, a surname * Massie (other) Massie may refer to: In places: * Massie Township, Warren County, Ohio People with the surname Massie: *Mass ...
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Masse (other)
Masse may refer to *Masse (surname) *Massè, an arrondissement in Benin *, a billiards, pool, and snooker cueing technique that produces a curving shot *Masei, the 43rd weekly portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading *Pointe de la Masse, a mountain in France *Levy en Masse Act 1803 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom *Crampe en masse, a Canadian comedy duo **''Crampe en masse et le hot dog géant'', an album by Crampe en masse **Crampe en Masse (album) by Crampe en masse *En Masse Entertainment, a Seattle-based PC and mobile game-publishing company *Levée en masse, the policy of military conscription adopted after the French Revolution of 1789 See also *Mass (other) Mass is the quantity of matter in a physical body and a measure of the body's inertia. Mass or Maß may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Mass (music), a choral composition that sets liturgical text to music * ''Mass'' (Strav ...