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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] |