Morin
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Morin is a common French
surname.
Prominent people with the surname include:
In Canada:
In other places:
Places
Literature
Other uses
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
surname.
Prominent people with the surname include:
In Canada:
- Blain MorinBlain MorinBlain Kevin Morin is a Canadian politician and labour union organizer, who represented the Sudbury, Ontario riding of Nickel Belt from 1998 to 1999 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He was a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party....
, a Canadian politician and labour union organizer - Claude Morin (ADQ politician) (born 1953), a Canadian politician
- Claude Morin (PQ politician) (born 1929), a Canadian politician
- Gilles MorinGilles MorinGilles Morin is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1999, and was briefly a cabinet minister in Ontario....
(born 1931), a Canadian retired politician in Ontario - Guy Paul MorinGuy Paul MorinGuy Paul Morin is a Canadian who was wrongly convicted of the October 1984 rape and murder of his eight-year-old next-door neighbour, Christine Jessop of Queensville, Ontario. DNA testing led to a subsequent overturning of this verdict....
, a Canadian who was wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder - Jacques-Yvan MorinJacques-Yvan MorinJacques-Yvan Morin, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. Morin graduated from the McGill University Faculty of Law in 1953, where he was the founder of the McGill Law Journal...
(born 1931), a Canadian former politician in Quebec - Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician)Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician)Jean-Baptiste Morin was a Canadian politician.Born in Sainte-Hénédine, Dorchester County, Lower Canada, Morin moved to the United States in 1856 and lived there for thirty-two years. Returning to Quebec, he was Warden of the County of Dorchester and President of the School Commissioners in...
(1840–1911), a Canadian politician - Karl Morin-StromKarl Morin-StromKarl Arvid Morin-Strom is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 as a member of the New Democratic Party....
(also Karl Strom) (born 1952), a Canadian former politician in Ontario - Louis-Simon-René Morin (1883–1955), the head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II
In other places:
- Arthur MorinArthur MorinArthur Jules Morin was a French physicist. He conducted experiments in mechanics and invented the Morin dynamometer....
(1795-1880), a French physicist - Augustin-Norbert MorinAugustin-Norbert MorinAugustin-Norbert Morin was a lawyer, judgeBorn in Saint-Michel, Lower Canada, into a large Roman Catholic farming family, Morin was identified by the parish priest at a young age as a boy of exceptional talent and intelligence. The parish priest therefore arranged for his education at the...
(1803–1865), a lawyer, judge and politician - Bernard MorinBernard MorinBernard Morin is a French mathematician, specifically a topologist, born in 1931, who is now retired. He has been blind since age 6 due to glaucoma, but his blindness did not prevent him from having a successful career in mathematics....
(1931-), a French mathematician, especially a topologist - Charles MorinWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, a nom de plume used by Winston Churchill - Edgar MorinEdgar MorinEdgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociologist born Edgar Nahoum in Paris on July 8, 1921. He is of Judeo-Spanish origin. He is known for the transdisciplinarity of his works.- Biography :...
(also Edgar Nahoum) (born 1921), a French philosopher and sociobiologist - Hervé MorinHervé MorinHervé Morin is a French politician, leader of the New Center party and a former French Minister of Defence.-Member of National Assembly:...
(born 1961), a Minister of Defence of France - Jean Morin (theologian) (also Joannes Morinus) (1591–1659), a French theologian and biblical scholar
- Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician) (also Morinus) (1583–1656), a French mathematician, astrologer and astronomer
- Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer)Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer)Jean-Baptiste Morin was a French composer and the "Ordinaire de la Musique" to Philippe, Duke of Orléans before and perhaps during his regency. 1719-1731 was Morin "Maître de musique" of Louise-Adélaïde of Orléans, daughter of the Duke, at the royal abbey of Chelles, near Paris.Morin was born in...
(1677–1745), a French composer - Jeremy MorinJeremy MorinJeremy Morin is an ice hockey left winger currently playing in the Chicago Blackhawks organization of the National Hockey League . He played juniors for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League , where he was drafted in the second-round, 45th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the...
, an American professional ice hockey player - John M. MorinJohn M. MorinJohn Mary Morin was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.-Biography:Morin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved with his parents to Pittsburgh. He began working in a glass factory in 1882, and was employed in steel mills until 1885...
(1868–1942), an American Congressman from Pennsylvania - Lee Morin (born 1952), a NASA astronaut
- Simon Morin, burnt at the stake in 1663 for claiming to be Jesus
- Randy Charles MorinRandy Charles MorinRandy Charles Morin is a professional RVer and blogger. He runs the infamous TalkSports website. He was chairman of the RSS Advisory Board, a group that assists developers in using the RSS 2.0 specification...
(born 1969), an author and blogger - William H. MorinWilliam H. MorinWilliam Henry Morin was a boatswain's mate second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
, an American Medal of Honor recipient
Places
- Morin-Heights, Quebec, a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada
- Morin LakeMorin LakeMorin Lake is a small lake northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Saskatchewan Highway 55 provides access to the regional park which is via a turn off 15 kilometers south of the highway. It is a popular summer destination, with its campgrounds and cabins. Nearby communities include...
, a small lake northwest of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada - Morinville, AlbertaMorinville, AlbertaMorinville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 2.- History :Morinville was settled by Father Morin, an Oblate missionary, who brought many French settlers in the late 1800s, followed by several German pioneers—hence its many French and German families...
, a town in Sturgeon Country, in Alberta, Canada - Grand MorinGrand MorinThe Grand Morin is a 118 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne and Seine-et-Marne...
, a 118 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne - Petit MorinPetit MorinThe Petit Morin is a 86 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne. Its source is in the commune Val-des-Marais. Its course crosses the departments of Marne, Aisne and Seine-et-Marne...
, a 86 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne - Quartier-MorinQuartier-MorinQuartier-Morin is a municipality in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti.It has 19,241 inhabitants....
, a municipality in the Cap-Haïtien Arrondissement, in the Nord Department of Haiti - Val-Morin, QuebecVal-Morin, QuebecVal-Morin is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.-Geography:Val-Morin is located in the Laurentian Mountains, along the Rivière du Nord and on the shores of Lake Raymond at an elevation of , about south-east of...
, a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada - Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous BannerMorin Dawa Daur Autonomous BannerMorin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner is one of three autonomous banners in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, created for the Daur people. It lies on the Nen River, borders Heilongjiang province to the east, south, and southwest, and is under the administration of Hulunbuir City.-References:*...
, a banner of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China
Literature
- That Pig Of A Morin in a short story by Guy de MaupassantGuy de MaupassantHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
Other uses
- Morin (molecule), a flavonol
See also
- morin khuurMorin khuurThe morin khuur is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the Mongolian nation. The morin khuur is one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity identified...
, a Mongolian bowed stringed instrument - Morini (disambiguation)Morini (disambiguation)Morini may refer to:* Morini, an ancient Belgic tribe* Morini , a Swiss manufacturer of target pistols* Moto Morini, Italian maker of motorcycles* Elattoneura morini, a damselfly species in the genus Elattoneura...