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Morice may refer to: ;Persons: *Adrien-Gabriel Morice (1859–1938), French priest and missionary to Canada; created a writing system for the Carrier language * Charles Morice (footballer) (1850–1932), English international footballer *Dave Morice (born 1946), American writer, visual artist, and performance artist *Francis David Morice (1849–1926), English entomologist and author * Francis Morice (1851–1912), New Zealand cricketer * Morice Baronets, any one of several baronets of the baronetcy of Devon, England *Morice Bird (1888–1933), English professional cricketer *Peter Morice (died 1588), Dutch or German engineer who built a pumped water supply system for the city of London * Pierre Morice (born 1962), French professional football player *Tara Morice (born 1964), Australian actress, singer, and dancer * William Morice (other), any one of several 16th- and 17th-century British baronets and MPs *Nicolas Morice, French Navy officer in the 19th century ;Other *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrien-Gabriel Morice
Adrien-Gabriel Morice (27 August 1859 – 21 April 1939) was a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He served as a missionary in Canada, and created a writing system for the Carrier language. Early life Father Morice was born and raised in France, in the commune of Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont in the département of Mayenne. As a seminarian he was inspired by Father Émile Petitot and set himself the goal of becoming a missionary and explorer in Northwestern Canada. He arrived in British Columbia in 1880, and after a stint in Williams Lake at St. Joseph's school, where he studied Chilcotin and, with the aid of Jimmy Alexander, the son of a Carrier woman and a fur trader who was sent to St. Joseph's School, began his study of Carrier. Work with aboriginal languages In 1885 his dreams were realized and he was posted to Fort St. James, the fur trading and missionary center in the Carrier region. Father Morice rapidly learned the Carrier language and became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Morice (footballer)
Charles John Morice (27 May 1850 – 17 June 1932) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland. Early life and education Morice was born in London, the son of Sophia (née Levien) and Charles Walter Morice. He was educated at Harrow School. Football career On leaving school he joined Harrow Chequers and then the Barnes club. He won his solitary England cap playing at outside left in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872. He was also a member of the Wanderers club. Business career In his professional life he worked at the London Stock Exchange. Family With his wife, Rebecca Garnett, he had a daughter, Muriel Rose Morice. Through Muriel, he is the great-grandfather of actors Edward Fox and James Fox William Fox (born 19 May 1939), known professionally as James Fox, is an English actor. He appeared in several notable films of the 1960s and early 1970s, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Morice
Dave Morice (born September 10, 1946) is an American writer, visual artist, performance artist, and educator. He has written and published under the names Dave Morice, Joyce Holland, and Dr. Alphabet.Hedblad, p. 140. His works include ''60 Poetry Marathons'',Hedblad, p. 141. three anthologies of ''Poetry Comics'', ''The Wooden Nickel Art Project'',Hedblad, p. 142. and other art and writing. He is one of the founders of the Actualist Poetry Movement. In 2013, a biography of Morice was written by Tom Walz, Professor Emeritus of the University of Iowa and Joye Chizek, artist and writer called "Dr. Alphabet Unmasked: Inside the Creative Mind of David Morice". The biography feature numerous photos and illustrations as well as a complete listing of published works by Morice. Biography David Jennings Patrick Morice was the oldest of five children, born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Gilbert Morice, a Navy pilot, and Lillian Murray Morice, a ballet student. At age 6, he wrote and illustrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis David Morice
Francis David Morice (23 June 1849 in St John's Wood – 21 September 1926 in Woking) was an England, English entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera. The Reverend Francis David Morice was a noted Theology, theologist, linguist, and classical scholar who wrote ''Stories in Attic Greek'' (London, Rivingtons, 1883), still in print. Educated at Winchester, from which he passed in 1866 to New College, Oxford, he gained high distinction as a classical scholar, and in 1874 was appointed a master at Rugby under Dr. Jex-Blake. Here he remained for twenty years, retiring ultimately in 1894 to Woking, where he took a house next to his great friend Edward Saunders (entomologist), Edward Saunders, and devoted himself to entomological research. His work in entomology involved extensive travel. Morice made collecting expeditions to Egypt, Algeria, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia and Persia. Morice was President of the Royal Entomological Society (1911-1912). He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Morice
Francis Henry Morice (1851 in La Colle, Canada – 19 June 1912 in Dunedin, Otago) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 4 first-class matches for Wellington. Born in Canada, Morice was educated in England and Germany before moving to New Zealand in 1867. He worked from 1872 to 1892 as a police officer. At his sudden death of heart failure he was carrying out his duties as district agent for the Public Trustee The public trustee is an office established pursuant to national (and, if applicable, state or territory) statute, to act as a trustee, usually when a sum is required to be deposited as security by legislation, if courts remove another trustee, o ... and Official Assignee in Dunedin. He left a widow and several children. References External linksCricinfo 1851 births 1912 deaths Canadian cricketers New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers New Zealand people of Canadian descent Burials at Dunedin Southern Cemetery Cricketers from Quebec People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morice Bird
Morice Carlos Bird (25 March 1888, in St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, Lancashire – 9 December 1933, in Broadstone, Dorset) was an English cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1910 to 1914, all of them in South Africa. Bird's fame as a cricketer in the years before the First World War rested more on his deeds as a schoolboy than on his prowess as a county or Test player. In 1907, as captain of the Harrow School team, he scored two centuries in the annual match at Lord's against Eton College that was one of the social highlights of the year. He played a few games for Lancashire that season, then disappeared for two years, reappearing in 1909 with Surrey. On a fairly flimsy record, he was taken by H. D. G. Leveson Gower on the 1909–10 English tour of South Africa, where he played in all five Tests. He took three wickets for 11 runs in his first Test against South Africa at Johannesburg and in the third Test he put on 95 for the seventh wicket with Jack Hobbs, a stand that e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Morice
Peter Morice (died 1588; - also sometimes spelt Morrys, Morris or Maurice) was a Dutch-born (some accounts describe him as a German) engineer who developed one of the first pumped water supply systems for the City of London. In London, his first pumps were powered by an undershot waterwheel housed in the northernmost arches of London Bridge, spanning the tidal River Thames. Early London water supply Until the late 16th century, London citizens were reliant for their water supplies on water from either the River Thames, its tributaries, or one of around a dozen natural springs, including the spring at Tyburn which was connected by lead pipe to a large cistern or tank (then known as a Conduit): the Great Conduit in Cheapside.''Water-related Infrastructure in Medieval London'', http://www.waterhistory.org/histories/london/ So that water was not removed for unauthorised commercial or industrial purposes, the city authorities appointed keepers of the conduits who would ensure that users ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Morice
Pierre Morice (born 25 March 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Pierre played seven seasons for FC Nantes in the 1980s, where he was part of the French Division 1 winning team. He was also part of the Nantes squad that went on to the final rounds of the UEFA Cup (what is now the Champions League) where he scored the winning goal against Spartak Moscow in the round of 16. He went onto play for Division 1 teams Chamois Niortais, AS Saint-Etienne, and OGC Nice before moving to the United States where he finished out his career in the USL with the Minnesota Thunder (now the Minnesota United FC). Personal life His son, Max Morice, played one season of college soccer at Yale, before signing a professional contract with Ligue 1 club Rennes in August 2012. Honours Nantes *French Division 1: 1982–83 *Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Morice
Tara Morice (born 23 June 1964) is an Australian actress. Background Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child. She is a fifth-generation Australian and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Latvian, French and Jewish ancestry. She appeared in a short film for the Tasmanian Film Corporation in 1980, ''The ABC of Unions''. She made her stage debut at Australia's oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal in Hobart in ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', aged 16. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Australian History and English from the Australian National University and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987. Career She has worked extensively on stage in Australia, including productions for the Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Company, Griffin Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre Company, State Theatre of South Australia, Queensland Theatre Company, Malthouse and the Ensemble. She played Fran in ''Strictly Ballroom'' when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Morice (other)
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William Morice may refer to: * William Morice (died 1554) (1500–1554), MP * William Morice (Secretary of State) (1602–1676), English Secretary of State 1660–8, Member of Parliament for Devon, Newport (Cornwall) and Plymouth * Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet (1628–1690), his eldest son, Member of Parliament for Newport 1689–1690 * William Morice (1660-1688), eldest son of the 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament for Newport 1681–1688 * Sir William Morice, 3rd Baronet (1707–1750), Member of Parliament for Newport 1727–1734, and for Launceston 1734–1750 * William Morice (Archdeacon of Armagh) See also * William Maurice (other) * William Morris (other) William Morris (1834–1896) was a British writer, designer, and socialist. William, Bill, Willie, or Billy Morris may also refer to: Arts Literature * (1889–1979), writer, archdruid of Wales *William C. Morris (1928/29–2003), American publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Morice
Nicolas Morice (born 1774) was a French navy officer. He was born Lorient. Career Morice became an ensign in 1796 and rose to Lieutenant in 1803. He took part in the Battle of Grand Port, where he captained the corvette ''Victor''. In 1810 he was promoted to Commander. He took command of the frigate ''Andromaque'', part of a squadron raiding commerce in the Atlantic, along with the ''Ariane'', under Jean-Baptiste-Henri Féretier. ''Andromaque'' was destroyed upon her return to Lorient after catching fire during an artillery duel with the 74-gun HMS ''Northumberland'' during the action of 22 May 1812 The action of 22 May 1812 took place off Groix when a small French squadron comprising the French frigates and , and the brig ''Mameluck'' returning from a commerce raiding campaign in the Atlantic, met the 74-gun while trying the slip to Lorien .... Feretier and Morice were court-martialed for the loss of their ships, stripped of their rank, and forbidden from commanding a ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
