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Millin Brook
Millin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison (1759–1818), antiquary and naturalist erudite in various domains *Bill Millin (1922–2010), personal piper to Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, commander of 1 Special Service Brigade at D-Day *Henry Millin (1923–2004), U.S. Virgin Islander banker and politician *Kay Cathrine Millin Brownbill OBE (1914–2002), Australian politician *Ken Millin (born 1975), lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League *Lori Millin, Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 8th district from 2007 to 2011 *Sarah Millin, née Liebson (1889–1968), Kimberley, South African-born writer *Terence Millin (1903–1980), Irish surgeon See also *Milin, Breton surname, its equivalent, "milin" meaning Mill (grinding), mill *Akdamus Millin, prominent Aramaic liturgical poem recited annually on the Jewish holiday of Shavuos by Ashkenazi Jews *Mall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubin-Louis Millin De Grandmaison
Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison (19 July 1759 (Paris) – 14 August 1818 Paris) was an antiquary and naturalist erudite in various domains, who followed Jean-Jacques Barthélemy as curator of the Cabinet des médailles et antiques of the former French royal library and took an interest in medieval art, which was just beginning to attract serious attention, as well as classical culture. Biography During the French Revolution he was imprisoned in 1793 as a result of his campaigns against Jacobins in the ''Chronique de Paris'', which he edited. At the end of a year's term, he was freed following the Thermidorian Reaction, to teach archeology at the nationalised royal library, reestablished as the Bibliothèque nationale; there he also served as ''conservateur-professeur'' in the department of antiquities and in 1799-1800 as president of the Conservatoire de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. As a naturalist he joined Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet (1761–1807) and Louis-Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
