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Maupertuis' principle In classical mechanics, Maupertuis' principle (named after Pierre Louis Maupertuis) is an integral equation that determines the path followed by a physical system without specifying the time parameterization of that path. It is a special case of the more generally stated principle of least action.
Maupin, Oregon Maupin is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The city is centered around the Deschutes River, and much of the city's economy is related to the river through outdoor activities, such as fishing and rafting.
Maura Clarke Maura Clarke (January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) was an American Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador. She worked with the poor and the refugees in Central America from 1959 until her death in 1980.
Maura Davis Maura Davis was the front-woman and lead singer of the American indie rock band Denali from Richmond, Virginia. She currently fronts the alternative group Ambulette, formerly known as Bella Lea, whose first full-length album is due for release sometime in 2007.
Maura Gale Maura Gale (sometimes credited as Maula Gale) is an African-American voice actress that is best known for her role in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as Fortune. She has also voiced in video games like Enter the Matrix, as well as the female voice of Guillo is the Gamecube RPG Baten Kaitos Origins.
Maura Harty Maura Harty is the current Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, a post she has held since 21 November, 2002. She is a career Foreign Service Officer, though the Assistant Secretary position is a presidential appointment.
Maura Hennigan Maura Hennigan (Maura A. Hennigan) is the Clerk Magistrate of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal/Business Division; she is the ninth elected official to hold this position and the first female.
Maura West Maura Jo West (born April 27, 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) is an actor, best known for her role as Carly Tenney Munson Dixon Snyder Lowe Snyder Snyder on the American television soap opera As the World Turns (April 11, 1995-May 8, 1996, September 10, 1997-present).
Maure A Maure, since 11th Century, is the symbol of an African head or anything which is black and represents Africa. Often when it appears in jewellery and sculpture the figure can also be referred to as a Blackamoor.
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation was established in 1983 to "promote understanding and cooperation among the nations and peoples of Asia and the United States." The Foundation honors Mike Mansfield (1903-2001), congressman from Montana, Senate majority leader and U.
Maureen Colquhoun Maureen Morfydd Colquhoun (pronounced 'Col-hoon', born August 1928) is a British economist and Labour Party politician. Having served as a councillor, she was elected Member of Parliament for Northampton North in 1974, and later sparked controversy for her professed lesbianism.
Maureen Dunbar Dame Maureen (Daisy) Helen Dunbar, 8th Baronetess or more commonly known as Dame Daisy Dunbar (née Moore; 19 August 1906–14 February 1997) was the only daughter of Courtenay Edward Moore (1870-1951) and Janie King Askins Moore (1873-1951). The title passed to her through her predeceased father's line in 1953.
Maureen Flannigan Maureen Flannigan (born December 30, 1973 in Inglewood, California) is an American actress most famous for her role as "Evie Ethel Garland" in the 1980s TV sitcom, Out of This World, which also starred Donna Pescow. She began acting professionally in 1985.
Maureen Gardner Maureen Angela Jane Gardner (12 November 1928 - 2 September 1974) was a British champion hurdler who at age 19 was a silver medallist in the 80-metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She narrowly missed the gold medal to Dutch housewife Fanny Blankers-Koen, with an identical recorded time of 11.
Maureen George Maureen George (born September 1, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Because of the boycott of the United States and other countries, only one team was available to compete in the Women's Field Hockey Tournament: the hosting USSR team.
Maureen Govern Maureen Govern was Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at AOL at the time of their search data release. She abruptly resigned from AOL on August 21, 2006, on the same day that the researcher who released the data and his supervisor were reportedly fired.
Maureen Graty Maureen Graty is a fictional Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the mid-point of season 6 of the American television series, The West Wing. She was played by British film and television actress Pamela Salem.
Maureen Harrington Maureen Harrington, Vice President for Policy and International Relations, at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is responsible for managing the annual eligible and Threshold country selection process, executing the Threshold Program, monitoring trends in development policy and practice, and promoting and ensuring effective donor coordination on the general MCC approach.
Maureen Herman Maureen Herman (born July 25, 1966) was from 1992 until 1996 the bass player for Babes in Toyland, a Minneapolis-based riot grrl band. She appears on the band's albums Fontanelle and Nemesisters and the Pain Killers EP.
Maureen Hindley Maureen Hindley (1946-1980) (married names were Maureen Smith and Maureen Scott) was the younger sister of the Moors murderess, Myra Hindley, and the wife of murder witness, David Smith. She was born and raised in the working-class neighborhood of Gorton in Greater Manchester.
Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Needham for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. She was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, and 2006.
Maureen Murphy Maureen Murphy (born November 14, 1952, Chicago, Illinois) served as the 1st district Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review from 1998 to 2007. On November 7, 2006 Murphy was defeated in her bid for reelection losing to Democrat Brendan F.
Maureen Naylor Maureen Naylor is an American television news anchor and currently does the weekend newscasts for KFSN ABC 30 Action News. Prior to KFSN-TV Maureen was the lead anchor during the weekday edition of NCN as well as for KNVN and KHSL in Chico, CA and did local break-ins for Your Show Live from 2002-2004.
Maureen O'Brien Maureen O'Brien (born 29 June 1943 in Liverpool) is a British actress best known for her role as Vicki in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, although she has appeared in many other television programmes as well.
Maureen O'Toole Maureen O'Toole (born March 24, 1961) is an accomplshed American water polo player and coach. In over 30 years in the sport, she set multiple firsts for women in water polo, received all the top honors, and in her time was recognized as one of the best water polo players in the world.
Maureen Reagan Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Revell (January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was the daughter of former President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman. She was also the only child born to them who survived infancy; their son Michael Edward Reagan was adopted.
Maureen Smith Maureen Smith was a third-party candidate for President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1980. She represented the Peace and Freedom Party (United States) and her running mate was Elizabeth Cervantes Barron.
Maureen Stapleton Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21 1925 – March 13 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American actress in film, theater and television, who also won an Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Maureen Webster Maureen Webster (née Grimes, previously Naylor,Elliott, and Holdsworth) was a character in Coronation Street played by Sherrie Hewson. In 1997 after more than a week into her marriage, Fred Elliott, Maureen ran off to Germany with Bill Webster.
Maurer-Cartan form In mathematics, the Maurer-Cartan form for a Lie group G is a distinguished differential one-form on G that carries within itself the basic infinitesimal information about the structure of G. It was much used by Elie Cartan, as a basic ingredient of his method of moving frames.
Mauretania In Antiquity, Mauretania was originally an independent Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa (named after the Maure tribe, after whom the Moors were named), corresponding to western Algeria, Spain's Plaza de soberanĂ­a and northern Morocco. The kingdom of Mauretania was not sited where modern Mauritania lies, on the Atlantic coast south of Western Sahara.
Mauretania Caesariensis In the first century AD, Roman Emperor Claudius divided the westernmost Roman province in Africa, named Mauretania (land of the people of the Mauri, hence the word Moors), into Mauretania Caesariensis and Mauretania Tingitana.
Mauretania Tingitana Mauretania Tingitana was a Roman province located at nowadays northern Morocco. The province extended from the northern peninsula to chellah (or Sala) and Volubilis to the south and to Oued Laou river to the east.
Mauri Favén Professor Mauri Favén (born 26 August 1920 in Tampere, died 23 February 2006 in Helsinki) was a Finnish painter. His father's brother was the painter Antti Favén and his grandfather's brother was the painter Aukusti Uotila.
Maurice "Lefty" Reid Maurice "Lefty" Reid was a former Curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He spent his vacations from the Toronto Telegram, where he was Sports layout Editor, working at the Hall before he became its Curator.
Maurice (emperor) Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus, Maurice or Maurikios (*539 in Arabissus/Cappadocia, †602 in Constantinople), known in English as Maurice, was a Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 582 to 602. He was one of the most important rulers of the early 'Byzantine' era, whose reign was troubled by almost unending wars on all frontiers.
Maurice Agis Maurice Agis is a British artist who became infamous on July 22 2006 when one of his 'inflatable artworks' came undone and two people were killed. On November 29 2006 he was arrested in London by Durham Police on suspicion of manslaughter.
Maurice Albert Windham Rogers Maurice Albert Windham Rogers (VC, MM) (July 17, 1919 - June 3, 1944) was an English 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.
Maurice Allais Maurice Allais (born May 31, 1911 in Paris, France) is a well-known economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources".
Maurice Allom Maurice James Carrick Allom (born March 23, 1906, Northwood, Middlesex, died April 8, 1995, Shipbourne, Kent) was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1930 to 1931. Along with Peter Petherick and Damien Fleming, he is one of only three players to have taken a hat-trick on Test debut.
Maurice Ascalon Maurice Ascalon (1913 - 2003) sculptor and industrial designer, is, by some accounts, considered the father of the modern Israeli decorative arts movement. Maurice Ascalon was born Moshe Klein in eastern Hungary.
Maurice Baker Maurice Baker (born on July 28 1979 in Granite City, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He graduated from Oklahoma State University and won the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Award in both 2003 and 2004.
Maurice Baril Joseph GĂ©rard Maurice Baril, CD (born September 22 1943) was a General in the Canadian Armed Forces, a Military Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General & head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, and Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada from 1997 to 2001.
Maurice Benayoun Maurice Benayoun (AKA MoBen) is a media artist born in 1957. His work explores the potentiality of various media from video, to virtual reality, Web and wireless art, public space large scale art installations and interactive exhibitions.
Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM) was a socialist political party in Grenada. It was organised by George Louison and Kendrick Radix, supporters of slain Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, after the US invasion of Grenada.
Maurice Bossy Maurice Louis Bossy (born April 1, 1929 in Orford, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1980 to 1984, and represented the Ontario Liberal Party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990.
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (August 19, 1914 - February 10, 1993) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister in the Fourth Republic during 1957. He is famous, especially, in heading the government during the Suez Crisis.
Maurice Brinton Maurice Brinton was the pen name under which Chris Pallis (2 December 1923, Bombay - 10 March 2005, London) wrote and translated for the British libertarian socialist group Solidarity from 1960 until the early 1980s.
Maurice Britt Maurice Lee Britt (June 29, 1919 – November 26, 1995) was an American professional football player, war hero, businessman, and politician. He played for the Detroit Lions, was awarded the Medal of Honor, and later served as the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.
Maurice Brooks Maurice Brooks (16 June 1900 - 10 January 1993 ) was an American educator and naturalist whose name became synonymous with the natural history of Appalachia. He was born on the family farm at French Creek, Upshur County, West Virginia, where he maintained a residence for much of the remainder of his life.
Maurice Catarcio Maurice Catarcio (March 21 1929 – May 12 2005) competed in the World Wrestling Federation from 1957 to 1960, under the ring-name 'The Matador.' Catarcio began putting on public displays of strength after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991.
Maurice de Gaunt Maurice de Gaunt was the founder of Beverston Castle in Gloucestershire, England. He began the construction circa 1225 AD without royal licence, and completed the project in 1229 with granting of a licence for the final crenellation.
Maurice de Hirsch Maurice de Hirsch, Baron Moritz von Hirsch auf Gereuth, in the baronage of Bavaria (December 9, 1831 - April 21, 1896), capitalist and philanthropist (German by birth, Austro-Hungarian by domicile), was born in Munich.
Maurice Deebank Maurice Deebank was the classically-trained lead guitarist of the British indie band Felt from its debut album until 1986. He was responsible for the ornate, atmospheric guitar work found on many of Felt's early recordings.
Maurice Denham Maurice Denham (born as William Maurice Denham on December 23 1909 at Beckenham, Kent; died July 24 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.
Maurice Denis Maurice Denis (November 25, 1870 – November 1943) was a French painter and writer and a member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art.
Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (20 April, 1890–7 September, 1959) served as the premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the conservative Union Nationale party, he built his reputation by exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.
Maurice E. Dockrell Sir Maurice Edward Dockrell (6th October 1908 – 9th December 1986) was an Irish Fine Gael party politician who was elected to Dáil Éireann at ten successive general elections, serving as a TD for thirty-four years.
Maurice Edelston Maurice Edelston (1918-1976) was a British footballer, who later became a sports commentator. At the age of 18, he played in the football tournament in the 1936 Berlin Olympics for Great Britain, and later had a long and successful association with Reading, where he played as a centre forward.
Maurice Farman Maurice Alain Farman (March 21, 1877 - February 25, 1964) was a French Grand Prix motor racing champion, an aviator, and an aircraft manufacturer and designer. Born in Paris to English parents, he and his brothers Richard and Henri Farman were important pioneers developers of aviation in Europe.
Maurice Fernandes Maurice Fernandes (June 28, 1888-July 30, 1947) (full name Maurius Pacheco Fernandes) was a West Indian cricketer who was part of the first West Indies Test side. He was the captain for the West Indies' first Test victory at Georgetown in 1930.
Maurice Fitzgibbons Maurice Fitzgibbons represents (District 5 on the Hudson County, New Jersey] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 5 includes the City of Hoboken and portions of the City of Jersey City.
Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster (born 7 April 1948), styled Earl of Offaly before 1976 and Marquess of Kildare between 1976 and 2004, and currently styled His Grace The Duke of Leinster, is a British peer. The son of the 8th Duke of Leinster, he succeeded to the Dukedom on his father's death in 2004.
Maurice Floquet Maurice Noël Floquet (December 25, 1894 – November 10, 2006) was France's oldest man on record and was one of the last surviving French veterans of World War I. He was also, at the age of 111 years and 320 days, France's longest-lived soldier ever.
Maurice Fox-Strangways, 9th Earl of Ilchester Group Captain Maurice Vivian de Touffreville Fox-Strangways, 9th Earl of Ilchester (1 April 1920-2 July 2006) served in the Royal Air Force for 40 years, from 1936 to 1976. From 1955, he concentrated mainly as an engineer involved with nuclear weapons.
Maurice Gamelin Maurice Gustave Gamelin (September 20, 1872 - April 18, 1958) was a French general. Gamelin is best remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 and his steadfast defense of republican values.
Maurice Gemayel Maurice Gemayel, a Lebanese politician who was often a minister and Maronite MP for Metn, was a prominent figure for the Kataeb Party which was founded by his brother, Pierre Gemayel. His positions were more moderate than many other members of his own party.
Maurice Glaize Maurice Glaize was the conservator of Angkor from 1937 to 1945. In 1944 he published a guide to the temples, entitled Les Monuments du groupe Angkor (The Monuments of the Angkor Group), which is still widely read and used by visitors.
Maurice Goldhaber Maurice Goldhaber (born April 18, 1911 in Lemberg, Austria) is an American physicist, who in 1957 (with Lee Grodzins and Andrew Sunyar) established that neutrinos have negative helicity. In 1934, working at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England he and James Chadwick, through what they called the nuclear photo-electric effect, established that the neutron is heavier enough than the proton to decay.
Maurice Gorham Maurice Gorham (born 1902; died August 9, 1975) was an Irish journalist and broadcasting executive. After being educated in England at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire and later Balliol College, Oxford, he began working as a journalist on the London local newspaper Westminster Guardian and Weekly Westminster after he graduated in 1923.
Maurice Gran Maurice Bernard Gran (born 26 October 1949 in London, England) is one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. He co-wrote popular sitcoms The New Statesman, Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart with Laurence Marks.
Maurice Guigue Maurice Alexandre Guigue (born August 4, 1912) was a football referee from France, who led the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the second Frenchman, after Georges Capdeville, to referee a World Cup final.
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (1 April 1877–26 January 1963) was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from the civil service to ministerial office.
Maurice Harris Maurice Harris, born February 21, 1976 as Wilbur Maurice Harris, is a light heavyweight turned heavyweight boxer with a record of 20 wins, 14 losses, 2 draws, and 10 knockouts. Nicknamed "Mo Bettah," Maurice is best known for being the first man to have defeated WBO heavyweight champion Serguei Lyakhovich, defeating Lyakhovich by knockout in the 9th round of their fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, USA on June 1st, 2002.
Maurice Hawk Elementary School Maurice Hawk Elementary School is a neighborhood public elementary school in Princeton Junction, Mercer County, New Jersey, and is part of the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. It serves students from Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Maurice Hilleman Maurice Ralph Hilleman, (August 30 1919 – April 11 2005), was an American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed more than three dozen vaccines, more than any other scientist. Of the fourteen vaccines routinely recommended, he developed eight: those for measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria.
Maurice Hinchey Maurice Dudley Hinchey (born October 27, 1938), is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 22nd Congressional District of New York (map) since 2003 (formerly the 26th District, 1993-2003).
Maurice Cheeks Maurice "Mo" Edward Cheeks (born September 8 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, having been hired on May 23, 2005.
Maurice James Dease Maurice James Dease (28 September 1889- 23 August 1914) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. In the history of warfare, the name of Maurice James Dease will always occupy a unique position.
Maurice Janin Pierre-Thiébaut-Charles-Maurice Janin (October 19, 1862 – April 28, 1946) was a French general (since April 20, 1916) and military commander who was the chief of the French military mission in Siberia during the Russian civil war.
Maurice Jarre Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon, France, September 13, 1924) is a French composer of film scores noted for the scores of many motion pictures, in particular those of David Lean -- Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). All three of these scores won Academy Awards.
Maurice Jewell Maurice Frederick Stewart Jewell, CBE (15 September 1885 - 28 May 1978) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and slow left arm bowler who played the bulk of his first-class cricket for Worcestershire between the wars. His first-class statistics were relatively modest (4,118 runs at 18.
Maurice Joshua Maurice Joshua, also known just as Maurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, is a record producer who is most known for his laid back and soulful House music style remixes. He is most famous for his work with Destiny's Child.
Maurice K. Goddard Maurice K. Goddard (1912-1995) was the driving force behind the creation of 45 Pennsylvania state parks during his 24 years as a cabinet officer for six governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States.
Maurice Kanbar Maurice Kanbar is a New York native entrepreneur and inventor who lives in San Francisco, California. He created New York's first multiplex cinema, and owns over 36 patents on various consumer and medical products, invented the D-Fuzz-It comb for sweaters, Tangoes Puzzle Game, the Safetyglide hypodermic needle protector, a cryogenic cataract remover, and a new LED traffic light.
Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with General Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surrender of Dietrich von Choltitz at the Liberation of Paris.
Maurice Larrouy Maurice Larrouy was a French shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in pistol shooting. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the gold medal in the 25 metre firearm.
Maurice Léna Maurice Léna was a French dramatist and librettist of the Parisian Belle Époque. His opera librettos include Jules Massenet's Le jongleur de Notre-Dame (1902), Georges Hüe's Dans l'ombre de la cathédrale (1921), Charles-Marie Widor's Nerto (1924) and Henry Février's La damnation de Blanchefleur (1926).
Maurice Leblanc Maurice-Marie-Emile Leblanc (11 December, 1864 - 6 November, 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.
Maurice Lecoq Maurice Lecoq was a French team sport shooter who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a silver medal with the French military pistol team and a bronze medal in the military rifle team.
Maurice Leyland Morris Leyland (born July 20, 1900 in New Park, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England and died January 1, 1967 in Scotton Banks, Harrogate, Yorkshire) was better known as 'Maurice Leyland'. He was an English cricketer who played 41 Test matches and made 2764 runs with a batting average of 46.
Maurice Lindsay (Rugby League) Maurice Lindsay is the chairman of Wigan Warriors Football Club and is in his second stint at the club after being one of the 'Gang of Four' directors that used to run the club when it domininated the league in the 80's.
Maurice Lippens (1875) Earl Maurice Eugène Auguste Lippens, (21 August, 1875 - 12 July, 1956 ), was governor of Belgian Congo from 30 January 1921 until 24 January 1923. When his predecessor retired as Governor of Congo, the Belgian Cabinet departed from precedent by choosing on 30 January 1921, as the new governor-general a man without previous colonial experience Maurice Lippens, who was the governor of the Belgian province of East Flanders.
Maurice Loyal Huggins Maurice Loyal Huggins (19 September 1897- 17 December 1981) was a scientist who independently conceived the idea of hydrogen bonding and who was an early advocate for their role in stabilizing protein secondary structure. An important polymer theory, Flory-Huggins theory, is also named after him.
Maurice Lucas Maurice "the Enforcer" Lucas (born February 18 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player, and current assistant coach with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers.
Maurice Luiset Maurice Luiset 1871 – 1935 was a French financier and entrepreneur who created MIR the oldest existing detergent, the perfume Porte-Bonheur (later sold to Lancôme), and La Mondiale a hygiene and beauty product business.
Maurice Macmillan Maurice Victor Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden PC (27 January 1921–10 March 1984) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Harold Macmillan (who was Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963) and the former Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire.
Maurice Manning Maurice Manning (born June 14 1943) is a former Irish politician and has been President of the Irish Human Rights Commission since August 2002. An academic by background, Manning previously lectured in the politics department of University College Dublin.
Maurice Margarot Maurice Margarot (1745 - 1815) is most notable for being one of the founding members of the London Corresponding Society, a radical society demanding parliamentary reform in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Maurice Marquet Maurice Allan Marquet (born February 3, 1954 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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