Maury
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- Maury, Pyrénées-OrientalesMaury, Pyrénées-OrientalesMaury is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, town and commune in France - Maury IslandMaury IslandMaury Island is a small island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. The island is rural with...
, connected to Vashon Island in Puget Sound near Seattle, WA - Maury AOCMaury AOCMaury is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France. Almost all wines are red, made from at least 75% Grenache Noir grapes. Other permitted grapes are Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, and Macabeu, Malvoisie and Muscat. Maury is well-known for its sweet,...
, an appellation for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France - Maury, nickname for RMS MauretaniaRMS Mauretania (1906)RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear for the British Cunard Line, and launched on 20 September 1906. At the time, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world. Mauretania became a favourite among...
, early-1900s ocean liner - Maury (TV series)Maury (TV series)Maury is a syndicated American tabloid talk show hosted by Maury Povich.When the series first aired in 1991, the show was called The Maury Povich Show and was produced by MoPo Productions in association with Paramount Domestic Television...
, television series hosted by Maury Povich
As a surname:
- Abram Poindexter MauryAbram Poindexter MauryAbram Poindexter Maury was an American politician, who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives.-Biography:...
, American politician - Alain MauryAlain MauryAlain J. Maury is a French astronomer.He discovered the periodic comet 115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 ....
, a French astronomer - Antonia MauryAntonia MauryAntonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury was an American astronomer who published an important early catalog of stellar spectra.-Early life:Antonia Maury was born in Cold Spring, New York...
, an American astronomer - Dabney Herndon Maury American Major General, United States Minister to Colombia, S.A.
- Reverend James MauryJames MauryThe Reverend James Maury was a prominent Virginia educator and minister during the American Colonial period.He was the son of Matthew Maury, a French Huguenot, who was born in Castel Mauron, in Gascony, and his wife, Mary Anne Fontaine, daughter of Rev. James Fontaine and Anne Elizabeth...
, educator, grandfather of Matthew Fontaine Maury - Jean-Sifrein MauryJean-Sifrein MauryJean-Sifrein Maury was a French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris.-Biography:The son of a poor cobbler, he was born on at Valréas in the Comtat-Venaissin, the enclave within France that belonged to the pope. His acuteness was observed by the priests of the seminary at Avignon, where he was educated...
, a French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris - Louis Ferdinand Alfred MauryLouis Ferdinand Alfred MauryLouis Ferdinand Alfred Maury , was a French scholar, born at Meaux.In 1836, having completed his education, he entered the Bibliothèque Nationale, and afterwards the Bibliothèque de l'Institut , where he devoted himself to the study of archaeology, ancient and modern languages, medicine and...
, a French scholar - Commodore Matthew Fontaine MauryMatthew Fontaine MauryMatthew Fontaine Maury , United States Navy was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator....
, American astronomer, historian, cartographer, author, geologist - Pierre MauryPierre MauryPierre Maury was a shepherd in the Comté de Foix. He life is known through his deposition, and the depositions of his friends and associates, to Bishop Jacques Fournier who was hunting for Cathar heretics...
- Raymond MauryRaymond MauryRaymond Maury was a weaver in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century, made notable by appearing in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou. While most in the town of Montaillou did some weaving, Maury was the only one to sell his wool rather than use it in the home...
As a given name:
- Maury PovichMaury PovichMaurice Richard "Maury" Povich is an American TV talk show host who currently hosts his self-titled talk show Maury.-Personal background:...
(born 1939), American journalist and talk show host - Maury WillsMaury WillsMaurice Morning "Maury" Wills is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers , and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos...
, MVP baseball player - Maury ChaykinMaury ChaykinMaury Alan Chaykin was an American-born Canadian actor. Best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, he was also known for his work as a character actor in many films and on television programs.-Personal life:...
, Canadian-American actor