People

Brian Marsden

Astronomer Born Brian Geoffrey Marsden, August, 1937, in Cambridge, England; married Nancy Zissell, 1964; children: two. Education: Attended Oxford U...

Marsh

Insurance

Marsh is a global professional services firm with operations in insurance broking and risk management. Marsh is a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan and a member of its Ri

Thurgood Marshall

Born: July 2, 1908 Baltimore, Maryland Died: January 24, 1993 Bethesda, Maryland African American Supreme Court justice and lawyer ...

Paul Martin

Canadian Prime Minister Born Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, August 28, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; son of Paul Joseph James (a legislator and cabinet official) and Elean...

Aston Martin

Auto and Transport

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC is an English manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and

Agnes Martin

Born Agnes Bernice Martin, March 22, 1912, in Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada; died of complications from pneumonia, December 16, 2004, in Taos, NM. Artist. Agnes Martin touched many people ...

Marianne Martinez

Marianne Martinez (1744–1812) was an Austrian composer active and widely esteemed during the age of Haydn and Mozart. She was the author of the only symphony composed by a woman du...

Karl Marx

Born: May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany (formerly in Rhenish Prussia) Died: March 14, 1883 London, England German philosopher and political...

Queen of Scots Mary

Born: c. December, 1542 Linlithgow, Scotland Died: February 8, 1587 Northamptonshire, England Scottish queen Mary, Qu...

Mada Masr

Advertising and media

Mada Masr is an independent Egyptian online newspaper, founded in June 2013 by former journalists of the English-language newspaper Egypt Independent following the shutting down of its

The Omega European Masters

Other

The Omega European Masters is the Swiss stop on professional men's golf's European Tour, and in 2009 it became the first event in Europe to be co-sanctioned by the A

Matalan

Consumer goods

Matalan is a British fashion and homeware retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside. It was established by John Hargreaves in 1985, and is still owned by the Hargreaves family. As of

Cotton Mather

Born: March 19, 1663 Boston, Massachusetts Died: February 13, 1728 Boston, Massachusetts American historian and clergyman ...

Bob Mathias

Born Robert Bruce Mathias, November 11, 1930, in Tulare, CA; died of cancer, September 2, 2006, in Fresno, CA. Olympic athlete and politician. Bob Mathias overcame adolescent anemia to win...

Henri Matisse

Born: December 31, 1869 Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France Died: November 3, 1954 Cimiez, France French painter and sculptor ...

Hideki Matsui

Professional baseball player Born June 12, 1974, in Neagar, Ishikawa, Japan; son of Masao Matsui (a reverend). Addresses: Contact —New ...

Drea de Matteo

Actress Born Andrea Donna de Matteo, January 19, 1973, in New York, NY; daughter of Albert (a furniture manufacturer) and Donna (a playwright) de Matteo. Education...

Asylum Matters

Financial services

Asylum Matters works in partnership at the local and national levels to improve the lives of refugees and asylum seekers through social and political change. The company does this by using: Bridg

Bill Mauldin

Born William Henry Mauldin, October 29, 1921, in Mountain Park, NM; died of pneumonia, January 22, 2003, in Newport Beach, CA. Cartoonist. Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist Bill ...

Amelie Mauresmo

Professional tennis player Born July 5, 1979, in St. Germain en Laye, France; daughter of Francis (an engineer) and Françoise Mauresmo. Addresses: O...