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Stella Churchill
Stella Churchill FRCS LRCP (1883–1954), was a British medical psychologist and psychotherapy, psychotherapist who specialised in the health of women and children. Early life She was born Stella Myers on 5 June 1883 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, the daughter of George Myers (b. 1841) and Flora Wertheimer (1851–1921). She was the great granddaughter of Chief Rabbi :de:Akiba Israel Wertheimer, Akiba Wertheimer, and great niece of German philosopher Constantin Brunner. Her brother Walter Myers (physician), Walter was an eminent physician and parasitologist, and her sister Violet Myers, Violet was a classical singer. She married British diplomat Sidney J. A. Churchill, Sidney Churchill on 31 October 1908 from whom she later separated. They had a son, George (b. 1910), and a daughter, Ruth Plant, Ruth Isabella (1912–1998), Her sister Violet Myers, Violet married William Algernon Churchill, one of her husband's brothers. Education After Edgbaston High School she went to Girton C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menton
Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Menton has always been a frontier town. Since the end of the 14th century, it was on the border between County of Nice, held by the Duke of Savoy, and Republic of Genoa. It was an exclave of the Principality of Monaco until the disputed French plebiscite of 1860, when it was added to France. It had been always a fashionable tourist centre with grand mansions and gardens. Its temperate Mediterranean climate is especially favourable to the citrus industry, with which it is strongly identified. Etymology Although the name's spelling and pronunciation in French are identical to those for the word that means "chin", there does not seem to be any link with this French word. According to the French geographer Ernest Nègre, the name ''Menton'' c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
