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Minot (other)
Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. Minot may also refer to: Places ;United States * Minot, Maine, a town in Androscoggin County * Minot, Massachusetts, a locality in Plymouth County * Minot, Mississippi, a locality in Sunflower County * Minot's Ledge, a reef off the harbor of Cohasset, Massachusetts ;France * Minot, Côte-d'Or, a commune in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France People * Ann Stone Minot (1894–1980), American biochemist and physiologist. * George Minot (1885–1950), winner of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * Charles Sedgwick Minot (1852–1914), American anatomist * Fanny E. Minot (1847-1919), American public worker * Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad investor * Laurence Minot (aviator) (1896–1917), British World War I flying ace * Laurence Minot (poet), 14th-century English poet * Maxime Minot (born 1987), French politician * Susan Minot (born 1956), American novelis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minot, North Dakota
Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2020 census. Minot is the state's fourth-largest city and a trading center for a large part of northern North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba, and southeastern Saskatchewan. Founded in 1886 during the construction of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway, Minot is also known as "Magic City", commemorating its remarkable growth in size over a short time. Minot is the principal city of the Minot micropolitan area, a micropolitan area that covers McHenry, Renville, and Ward counties and had a combined population of 77,546 at the 2020 census. History Minot came into existence in 1886, after the railroad laid track through the area. A tent town sprang up overnight, as if by "magic", earning its first nickname, the Magic City, and in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny E
Fanny may refer to: Given name * Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances In slang * A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the buttocks, in the United States Plays and films * ''Fanny'' (play), a 1931 play by Marcel Pagnol ** ''Fanny'' (1932 film), a French adaptation ** ''Fanny'' (1933 film), an Italian production ** ''Fanny'' (musical), a 1954 Broadway musical based on the Pagnol plays ''Marius,'' ''Fanny'' and ''César'' ** ''Fanny'' (1961 film), an American non-musical film based on the 1954 musical ** ''Fanny'' (2013 film), a French adaptation by Daniel Auteuil * '' Fanny: The Right to Rock'', a 2021 Canadian documentary film directed by Bobbi Jo Hart profiling Fanny (band) Music * Fanny (band), an American all-female band active in the early 1970s :* ''Fanny'' (album), 1970 self-titled debut album by the band * Fanny (singer) (born 1979), French singer * Fanny J (born 1987), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Minot
Stephen Minot (May 27, 1927 – December 1, 2010) was an American novelist and short story author. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Minot graduated from Harvard College in 1951. He taught creative writing at several colleges, including Bowdoin College, Trinity College, and the University of California, Riverside. His novels have been reviewed by many prominent publications, including the New York Times. In addition to his fiction, he is the author of two textbooks, including '' Three Genres, the Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama'', which is often on creative writing curricula. In 1966, Minot ran for the US Congress in Connecticut's 6th congressional district as a third-party candidate in opposition to the Vietnam War Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War (before) or anti-Vietnam War movement (present) began with demonstrations in 1965 against the escalating role of the United States in the Vietnam War and grew into a broad social move .... He ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Minot
Susan Minot (born December 7, 1956) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and painter. Early life Minot was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Her father, George Richards Minot, was born in 1927 and worked as a banker and stockbroker in Boston. Her mother, born Helen Ruth Hannon in 1929, known as Carrie Minot, was a mother and homemaker, was killed on January 16, 1978, when the car she was driving was hit at a train crossing, the signals being down after an ice storm. Career Minot's first book, '' Monkeys'', won the 1987 Prix Femina étranger in France and was published in a dozen countries. Her other books, all published internationally, are ''Lust & Other Stories,'' ''Folly,'' ''Evening,'' ''Rapture,'' ''Poems 4 A.M.'' and ''Thirty Girls''. In 1984, she received first prize in Pushcart Prize for her story "Hiding." Among the anthologies that include her fiction are ''The Best American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime Minot
Maxime Minot (born 20 July 1987) is a French politician of the The Republicans (France), Republicans who has been a Member of Parliament (France), member of the National Assembly (France), National Assembly since 2017 French legislative election, 2017, representing Oise's 7th constituency. Political career In the 2017 French presidential election, 2017 presidential elections, Minot publicly denounced his party's candidate François Fillon amid the so-called Fillon affair and instead voted for Emmanuel Macron. Minot was elected to the French Parliament at the 2017 French legislative election, 2017 legislative election. He has since been serving on the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the French delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). In late 2019, Minot endorsed Damien Abad as chairman of the The Republicans group (National Assembly), Republicans' parliamentary group. Personal life In July 2020, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Minot (poet)
Laurence Minot (1300? – 1352?) was an English poet. Nothing definite is known of him. It has been suggested that he was a cousin of Thomas Minot, Archbishop of Dublin 1363-75.Ball. F. Elrington ''The Judges in Ireland 1221-1921'' John Murray London 1926 Vol.i p.81 If this is so, he came from a family from the north of England. He may have been a soldier. Eleven poems are attributed to him, all of which appear uniquely in London: British Library, MS Galba E. ix. In them, he celebrates in northern English and with a somewhat ferocious patriotism the victories of Edward III over the Scots and the French. References * External links *Laurence Minot, Joseph Hall (editor)''The Poems of Minot'' Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1914. *Laurence Minot, Richard H. Osberg (editor) Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications, 1997. *''Medium Ævum'on-line entry on Minotby Joanna Bellis. * 1300 births 1352 deaths 14th-century English poets English male poets {{England- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Minot (aviator)
Captain Laurence Minôt (21 July 1896 – 28 July 1917) was a British World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories, who was killed in action a week after his 21st birthday. Biography Early life Laurence Minôt was born in Wandsworth, Surrey, the only son of John Edward and Ada Minôt of Upper Norwood. He was educated at Dulwich College from 1909, where he was made a school prefect and head of the house in May 1914, also representing his school in the rugby union First XV. Aerial service Minôt began learning to fly at the Hall Flying School at Hendon Aerodrome in January 1915, during the school holidays. He left Dulwich in April, and eventually gained his Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate on 8 July. Minôt was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) on 28 October 1915, and was confirmed in his rank on 15 February 1916. He was soon sent to France, posted to No. 16 Squadron RFC, flying a variety of aircraft on patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Minot
Henry Davis Minot (August 18, 1859 – November 14, 1890) was a Massachusetts ornithologist and railroad executive. Henry was born at his family's estate, Woodbourne in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. He was the fourth of five sons born to William and Katherine Maria (Sedgwick) Minot. He attended Harvard College in 1876, where he was friends with classmate Theodore Roosevelt, who, like Minot, was interested in ornithology. In 1877, he published ''The Land Birds and Game Birds of New England'' at the age of seventeen. He left Harvard during his sophomore year. After leaving Harvard he became involved in railroad investments. He traveled extensively and reported on various railroad systems, from Mexico to Minnesota. He become associated with James J. Hill, and at one point, he was the director of the Great Northern Railway (U.S.), Great Northern Railway. In 1887, he became the president of a new railroad line which connected Manitoba to Lake Superior. He was also involved in a va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sedgwick Minot
Charles Sedgwick Minot (December 23, 1852 – November 19, 1914) was an American anatomist and a founding member of the American Society for Psychical Research. Life Charles Sedgwick Minot was born December 23, 1852, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. His mother was Catharine "Kate" Maria Sedgwick (1820–1880) and father was William Minot II (1817–1894). Through his mother, namesake of her aunt, novelist Catharine Sedgwick (1789–1867), he was twice connected to the New England Dwight family of academics. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1872, studied biology at Leipzig, Paris, and Würzburg. At Harvard Medical School he taught from 1880 till his death as the James Stillman Professor of comparative anatomy in 1905 and director of the anatomical laboratories in 1912. He was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1901, and of the Association of American Anatomists from 1904 to 1905, and was corresponding member of vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minot, Maine
Minot is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,766 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of West Minot and Minot Center. It is part of both the Lewiston- Auburn, Maine metropolitan statistical area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. History Present-day Minot was part of Bakerstown Plantation, granted in 1765 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Thomas Baker and his company of soldiers for their services to the state at the 1690 Battle of Quebec. It replaced a 1736 grant at what is now Salisbury, New Hampshire, ruled invalid in 1741 because of a prior claim from the descendants of John Mason. In 1795, Bakerstown Plantation was incorporated as Poland, named after Chief Poland, a noted local Indian sachem. On February 18, 1802, the northeastern part of Poland was set off as Minot, named after George Richards Minot (1758–1802), historian and judge of the General Court who had aide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Minot
George Richards Minot (December 2, 1885 – February 25, 1950) was an American medical researcher who shared the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize with George Hoyt Whipple and William P. Murphy for their pioneering work on pernicious anemia. Early life George Richards Minot was born in Boston, Massachusetts to James Jackson Minot (1853–1938) and Elizabeth Whitney. He was namesake of his great-great-grandfather George Richards Minot (1758–1802). His father was a physician; his father's cousin was Anatomy, anatomist Charles Sedgwick Minot (1852–1914); one of his great-grandfathers was James Jackson (physician), James Jackson (1777–1867), co-founder of Massachusetts General Hospital. He developed interest, first, in the natural sciences, and then, in medicine. Education Minot obtained his B.A. from Harvard College in 1908, where he was elected to Owl Club (Harvard), The Owl Club, and obtained his M.D. degree in 1912 from the Harvard University, Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Stone Minot
Ann Stone Minot (April 25, 1894 – 1980) was an American biochemist and physiologist. She was born in Woodsville, New Hampshire, the oldest of six children born to Jonas Minot and Sybil Buck. For their early education, Minot and her siblings attended the Bath Village School, a small three-room schoolhouse. Starting in 1911, Minot matriculated to Smith College with the help of a partial scholarship, where she majored in chemistry and English. She graduated in 1915 with an A.B. degree. Her first full-time job was as a teacher at Woodsville High School. She was soon hired as a lab assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she remained for five years, acquiring an interest in biochemical and physiological clinical studies. During this period she published eighteen scientific papers, and worked with the biochemical pioneer Willey Denis starting in 1917. In 1920 she returned to school for graduate studies at Radcliffe College, which then functioned as the all-female branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
