Masson (surname)
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Masson is a surname
(variants include Maçon, Mâcon, Mason
), and may refer to
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
(variants include Maçon, Mâcon, Mason
Mason (surname)
Mason is an occupational surname of English origin, and may refer to many people:-A:* A. E. W. Mason, British author* Abner Mason, American presidential advisor on AIDS* Alex Mason, the protagonist of Call of Duty: Black Ops...
), and may refer to
- André MassonAndré MassonAndré-Aimé-René Masson was a French artist.-Biography:Masson was born in Balagny-sur-Thérain, Oise, but was brought up in Belgium. He began his study of art at the age of eleven in Brussels, at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts under the guidance of Constant Montald, and later he studied in Paris...
(1896–1987), French artist - André Masson (economist)André Masson (economist)André Masson is a French economist. His positions include director of research at CNRS and director of studies at School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences.-References:...
, French economist - Angela MassonAngela MassonAngela Masson was the first woman to be type-rated on the Boeing 747 on June 30, 1984.-Flying career:Masson began flying lessons at age 15 at Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Shortly after getting her pilots license, she started air racing...
(born 1951), American pilot and artist - Antoine MassonAntoine MassonAntoine Masson was a French line engraver, born at Louvry, near Orléans.He learned engraving as an armorer's apprentice and had no other teaching...
(1636–1700), French engraver - David MassonDavid MassonDavid Masson , was a Scottish writer.He was born in Aberdeen, and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and at Marischal College, University of Aberdeen. Intending to enter the Church, he proceeded to Edinburgh University, where he studied theology under Dr Thomas Chalmers, with whom he remained...
(1822–1907), Scottish writer - David I. MassonDavid I. MassonDavid Irvine Masson was a British science-fiction writer and librarian.-Biography:Born in Edinburgh, Masson came from a distinguished family of academics and thinkers. His father, Sir Irvine Masson, was a Professor of Chemistry at Durham and Vice-Chancellor at Sheffield, his grandfather, Sir David O...
(1917–2007), Scottish science-fiction writer and librarian, grandson of David Orme Masson - David Orme MassonDavid Orme MassonSir David Orme Masson KBE FRS was a scientist born in England who emigrated to Australia to become Professor of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne.-Early life:...
(1858–1937) Australian chemist, son of David Masson - Didier MassonDidier MassonDidier Masson was a pioneering French aviator. He was born in Asnières, France. He died and was buried in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. Among his adventures was his life as a pioneering barnstormer, being the second flier in history to bomb a surface warship, as well as combat service in the Lafayette...
(?–1950), French pilot - Diego MassonDiego MassonDiego Masson is a French conductor, composer, and percussionist.The son of artist André Masson and brother of the singer and actor Luís Masson, Diego Masson studied piano and composition at the Paris Conservatoire...
(born 1935), French conductor, composer & percussionist - Édouard MassonIsidore-Édouard-Candide MassonÉdouard Masson was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.- Life :He was born Isidore-Édouard-Candide Masson at Montreal in 1826, the son of seigneur and merchant Joseph Masson and the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Raymond...
(1826–1875), Canadian businessman and political figure - Forbes MassonForbes MassonForbes Masson is a Scottish actor and writer. He is best known for his classical theatre roles and comedy partnership with Alan Cumming...
(born 1963) British actor - Francis MassonFrancis MassonFrancis Masson was a Scottish botanist and gardener, and Kew Gardens’ first plant hunter.Masson was born in Aberdeen. In the 1760s he went to work at Kew Gardens as an under-gardener. Masson was the first plant collector to be sent from Kew by the newly-appointed director Sir Joseph Banks...
(1741–1805), Scottish botanist and gardener - Frédéric MassonFrédéric MassonLouis Claude Frédéric Masson was a French historian, born in Paris.-Biography:His father, Francis Masson, a solicitor, was killed on 23 June 1848, when major in the garde nationale...
(1847–1923), French historian - Gérard MassonGérard Masson- Biography :Gérard Masson grew up listening to jazz, played jazz trumpet, and began studying the piano in 1945, but had no formal training in composition until, after military service in Algeria, he returned to France in 1962. He approached Max Deutsch, who sent Masson to one of his students for...
(born 1936), French composer - Jean Papire MassonJean Papire MassonJean Papire Masson, Jean Papyre Masson, Johannis Papirii Massonis was a French historian, geographer, biographer, literary critic and jurist....
(1544–1611), French scholar - Jeffrey Moussaieff MassonJeffrey Moussaieff MassonDr. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is an American author, residing in New Zealand. Masson is best known for his conclusions about Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis...
(born 1941), writer on Freudian psychoanalysis - Joseph MassonJoseph MassonJoseph Masson was Canadian businessman, who is considered the first French Canadian millionaire.Seigneur of Terrebonne, Quebec, president of Masson societies, president of the City Gas, he was also vice-president of the Banque de Montréal, president of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal...
(1791–1847), Canadian businessman - Nicolas Masson (born 1973), Romanian film director and photographer
- Paul MassonPaul MassonPaul Masson was an early pioneer of California viticulture and successful popularizer of Californian sparkling wine.-Biography:...
(1859–1940), pioneer of California viticulture - Paul Masson (cyclist)Paul Masson (cyclist)Paul Masson was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Masson competed in three different events, winning each one....
(1874–1945), French cyclist and 1896 Summer Olympian - Robert le Masson, supporter of Joan of ArcJoan of ArcSaint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
- Rodrigue MassonLouis-Rodrigue MassonLouis-Rodrigue Masson, was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator, and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. He represented Terrebonne in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882.Masson was born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada, in 1833, the son of Joseph Masson...
PC (1833–1903), Canadian politician - Rudecindo Masson, 1889–1964, Politician from Chile and UN official
- Sophie MassonSophie MassonSophie Masson is a French-Australian fantasy and children's author.-Biography:Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents who are of mixed ancestry...
(born 1959), French-Australian author - Thomas MassonThomas MassonThomas Lansing Masson was an American editor and author.-Biography:He was born at Essex, Connecticut, and educated in the public schools of New Haven. He became literary editor of Life in 1893 and a regular contributor of humorous articles to various magazines...
(born 1866), American editor and author