Morin
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Morin is a common French surname, although it is also used in different ways.
[edit] People
- Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803-1865) was a lawyer, judge and politician.
- Bernard Morin (1931- ) is a French mathematician, especially a topologist.
- Blain Morin is a Canadian politician and labour union organizer.
- Edgar Morin is a French philosopher and sociobiologist.
- Gilles Morin is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada.
- Guy Paul Morin is a Canadian who was wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder.
- Jacques-Yvan Morin (1931- ) was a politician in Quebec, Canada.
- Jean Morin (1591-1659) was a French theologian and biblical scholar.
- Jean-Baptiste Morin (1583-1656) was a French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer.
- John M. Morin (1868-1942) was US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Karl Morin-Strom is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
- Lee M.E. Morin is a NASA astronaut.
- Louis-Simon-René Morin was head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II.
- Philip J. Morin III is a New Jersey political leader.
- Jimmy D. Morin is a well-known philosopher from Taunton, MA.
[edit] Things
- The morin khuur or morin huur (from the Mongolian: морин хуур) or matouqin (from the Chinese: 馬頭琴) is a chordophone of Mongolian origin.
[edit] Places
- Morin Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada.
- Morinville, Alberta a formerly francophone town north of Edmonton
- Grand Morin, river in France
- Petit Morin, river in France