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People
- Foss (surname)Foss (surname)Foss is a common surname of Scandinavian origin. Foss may refer to:*Aage Foss , Danish film actor*Ambrose Foss , Australian pharmacist*Betty Foss , American baseball player*Byron Foss , American soccer player...
, people with the last name Foss - Foss ShanahanFoss ShanahanFoss Shanahan was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. He started in the Customs Department in 1928, then in 1939 joined the Prime Minister’s Department, in the section that became the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.He was Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet 1940-45,...
(1910-1964), New Zealand diplomat - Foss WestcottFoss WestcottFoss Westcott was an English bishop.Westcott was the son of a distinguished clergyman, Brooke Foss Westcott and was educated at Cheltenham College and Peterhouse, Cambridge. Ordained in 1887, his first post was as curate of St Peter's Church, Bishopwearmouth...
(1863-1949), English bishop - Joe FossJoe FossJoseph Jacob "Joe" Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign...
(1915-2003), US Marine Corps WWII fighter ace, Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
recipient, and 20th Governor of South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
Fiction
- Tom Foss, fictional character from Kyle XYKyle XYKyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
- Foss Gly, fictional character from two Clive CusslerClive CusslerClive Eric Cussler is an American adventure novelist and marine archaeologist. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than seventeen times...
novels, Night Probe!Night Probe!Night Probe! is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 5th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. Published in 1981, it is set in the near future of 1989, a date with ironic significance .-Plot introduction:...
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Places
- Foss, OklahomaFoss, OklahomaFoss is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. At one time the town had a population of nearly 1000 residents. During World War II, the town boasted a population of over 300 residents, relying primarily on Route 66 travellers and a U.S. naval base south of the town that operated...
, town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States - Foss DykeFoss DykeThe Foss Dyke, or Fossdyke, connects the River Trent at Torksey to Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, and may be the oldest canal in England that is still in use. It is usually thought to have been built around 120 AD by the Romans, but there is no consensus among authors...
, oldest canal in England - Foss River FallsFoss River FallsFoss River Falls is a drop on the West Fork Foss River in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, King County, Washington. Its sources are at Delta Lake, and the -wide drop flows year-round. The waterfall is split into two parts...
, American waterfall - Foss State ParkFoss State ParkFoss State Park is a 1749 acre Oklahoma state park located on Foss Lake, in southwestern Custer County, Oklahoma, near the city of Foss. Recreational activities include hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, boating, swimming and camping. Facilities include 110 RV campsites, 10 of which have...
, state park located in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States - Janet's FossJanet's FossJanet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below...
, English waterfall - River FossRiver FossThe River Foss is an improved river in North Yorkshire, England, and a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks woods near Oulston reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse...
, river in North Yorkshire, England
Houses
- Foss HouseFoss HouseThe Foss House is a home in New Brighton, Minnesota built by Ingebor and Peder Foss. It is a large 1896 Victorian house featuring a corner tower. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, home in New Brighton, Minnesota, United States - Foss and Wells HouseFoss and Wells HouseThe Foss and Wells House is an Italianate home built with local sandstone in 1858. It is located in Jordan, Minnesota and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Foss and Wells operated a nearby flour and gristmill....
, home in Jordan, Minnesota, United States - Horatio G. Foss HouseHoratio G. Foss HouseHoratio G. Foss House is an historic house at 19 Elm Street in Auburn, Maine within the Main Street Historic District.The house was built in 1914 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976....
, home in Auburn, Maine, United States
Other
- Foss, a cat owned by Edward LearEdward LearEdward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...
- Foss Islands Branch Line, railway branch line in York, Englamd
- Foss v HarbottleFoss v HarbottleFoss v Harbottle 67 ER 189 is a leading English precedent in corporate law. In any action in which a wrong is alleged to have been done to a company, the proper claimant is the company itself. This is known as "the rule in Foss v Harbottle", and the several important exceptions that have been...
, English precedent on corporate law - Arthur Foss (tugboat), one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States
- Free and Open Source SoftwareFree and open source softwareFree and open-source software or free/libre/open-source software is software that is liberally licensed to grant users the right to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code...
(FOSS), an alternative term for free software. - Full Option Science System (FOSS), a research-based K-8 science curriculum.
- USS Foss (DE-59)USS Foss (DE-59)USS Foss , a of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Rodney Shelton Foss , who was killed in action during the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands....
, American Buckley-class destroyer escort