Moor
Encyclopedia
Ethnicity
- MoorsMoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
, several historic and modern populations from North Africa - Sri Lankan Moor, a minority ethnic group of Sri Lanka
- MarakkarMarakkarMarakkar or Maraikayar or Maraicayar or Maricar or Marican is a distinctive Tamil- and Malayalam-speaking Muslim people of the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India.Traditionally, the Maricars engaged in mercantile commerce...
, a Muslim minority ethnic group of India
Places
- Moor, an obsolete word for a fenFenA fen is a type of wetland fed by mineral-rich surface water or groundwater. Fens are characterised by their water chemistry, which is neutral or alkaline, with relatively high dissolved mineral levels but few other plant nutrients...
or marshMarshIn geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
, now mostly applied to flat areas of former marshland in Somerset, England - Moor or moorlandMoorlandMoorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
, an uncultivated upland area that is characterized by low growing vegetation on acidic soils - Moor, the German spelling of MórMórMór is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. Among the smaller towns in the middle Transdanubian region of Hungary, it lies between Vértes and Bakony Hills, in the northwestern corner of Fejér Country. The historic roots of the present town go back to the Celtic an Roman Period...
, a town in Fejér county, Hungary - The MoorThe MoorThe Moor is a primary pedestrianised thoroughfare and one of the main shopping streets of Sheffield, England. Along its length lie some of the most popular department stores and it is seen as one of the primary retail cores of the city centre...
, a street in Sheffield, England - The Moor, Hawkhurst, a village green in Kent, England.
- Moor CrichelMoor CrichelMoor Crichel is a village and civil parish in East Dorset, England situated on Cranborne Chase five miles east of Blandford Forum. The village has a population of 181 ....
, a village in southwest England, situated on the Cranborne Chase plateau, five miles east of Blandford Forum - Moor IslandMoor IslandMoor Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the several islands located in Chesterfield Inlet....
, one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Moor in British terminology refers to the current geographical designation of Dartmoor and Exmoor. A county in Southwest England in Devon. These are national parks famous for their hiking and home to the native ponies: the Dartmoor and Exmoor pony. The topography is rocky, typically windswept with tough native grasses.Hikers have been known to get lost on Dartmoor and is the famous site for the Hounds of Baskerville.
People
- Andy Moor (disambiguation), several people
- Ben Moor (disambiguation), several people
- Davey Ray MoorDavey Ray MoorDavey Ray Moor is an England-based songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer.Moor was born in Beirut and raised in Australia, and now lives in England. He first came to musical prominence in Sydney as keyboard player, and occasional vocalist, for an independent rock outfit...
, Australian songwriter, singer, composer and producer - David MoorDavid MoorDr. David Moor was a British general practitioner who was prosecuted in 1999 for the euthanasia of a patient. He was found not guilty, but has admitted in a press interview to having helped up to 300 people to die...
(born 1947), British general practitioner who was prosecuted for the euthanasia of a patient - Dmitry MoorDmitry MoorD. Moor was the professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov , a Russian artist noted for his propaganda posters.Graphic Design - Soviet Russia 1918...
, professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov - Drew MoorDrew MoorDrew Moor is an American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He is consistently ranked by major publications as one of the top defenders in the league.-College:...
(born 1984), American soccer player - Edward MoorEdward MoorEdward Moor was a British soldier and Indologist, known for his book The Hindu Pantheon, an early treatment in English of Hinduism as a religion.He was a soldier for the East India Company, joining in 1782 as a cadet...
(1771-1848), British soldier and Indologist - Emánuel MoórEmánuel MoórEmánuel Moór was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and inventor of musical instruments....
(1863 - 1931), Hungarian composer - George Raymond Dallas MoorGeorge Raymond Dallas MoorGeorge Raymond Dallas Moor VC, MC & Bar was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1896 – 1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross - Henry MoorHenry MoorHenry Moor was a British lawyer and politician who served as the second Mayor of Melbourne, Australia and as member of parliament for Brighton in England.-Early life:...
(1809 – 1877), Mayor of Melbourne - Ian MoorIan MoorIan Moor is an English singer, and the Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions.He was brought up in West Hull, living first in Anlaby, and then later in Willerby...
(born 1974), English singer - James H. MoorJames H. MoorJames H. Moor is the Daniel P. Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College. He earned his Ph.D. in 1972 from Indiana University. Moor's 1985 paper entitled "What is Computer Ethics?" established him as one of the pioneering theoreticians in the field of computer ethics...
, American philosopher - Karl MoorKarl MoorKarl Moor was a Swiss Communist, and a channel for German financing of the 19th century European Bolshevik movement....
(1853 - 1932), Swiss Communist - Lova MoorLova MoorLova Moor , is a French dancer, singer and occasional actress.-Biography:She began her career as a nude dancer...
real name: Marie-Claude Jourdain (born 1946), French dancer - Paul MoorPaul MoorPaul Moor, in Beverley, Hull, England, is one of the world's leading Ten-pin Bowlers. He is left-handed and is a full-time bowler.-Early years:...
, (born 1978), British Ten-pin Bowler - Terry MoorTerry MoorTerry Moor is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career....
(born 1952), American tennis player - William MoorWilliam MoorWilliam Moor was an English sailor and explorer associated with the Hudson’s Bay Company and the annual supply ships to the bay area.-Life:...
, Canadian sailor and explorer - Wyman Moor (1811 - 1869), American politician
Other
- Black MoorBlack MoorThe black moor is a telescope-eyed variety of fancy goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes. It is also referred to as popeye, telescope, kuro demekin in Japan and dragon-eye in China.-Description:...
, a variety of fancy goldfish that has a characteristic pair of protruding eyes - Moor frogMoor FrogThe Moor Frog is a slim, reddish-brown, semi-aquatic amphibian native to Europe and Asia. It is a member of the family Ranidae, or "true frogs".-Taxonomy:...
, a slim, reddish-brown, semi-aquatic amphibian native to Europe and Asia - Mooring (watercraft), securely holding a boat to a riverbank, pier or towpath, or a device used for that purpose
- The Moor (novel)The Moor (novel)The Moor is the fourth book in Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King.Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes investigate strange goings-on on Dartmoor. Reprising the setting and some of the plotlines of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Holmes and Russell come to the aid of the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould....
, the fourth book in Mary Russell detective series by Laurie R. King. - The Moor (song), a song from the Swedish progressive death metal OpethOpethOpeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years...
See also
- De Moor, a surname
- MohrMohrMohr is a German language surname and may refer to:* Alexander Mohr , a German Expressionist artist* Bill Mohr , an Australian rules footballer* Charles Mohr , a German-American pharmacist and botanist...
, a surname - Moor End (disambiguation)
- Moore (disambiguation)
- MOR (disambiguation)Mór (disambiguation)Mór is a town in Hungary.Mór may also refer to:* Mór Jókai, Hungarian dramatist and novelist* Mór Than, Hungarian painter* Mór Perczel, Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
- Mór (disambiguation)Mór (disambiguation)Mór is a town in Hungary.Mór may also refer to:* Mór Jókai, Hungarian dramatist and novelist* Mór Than, Hungarian painter* Mór Perczel, Hungarian landholder, general, and one of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
- More (disambiguation)