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Jane Wright (other)
Jane Wright may refer to: * E. Jane Wright aka Denise Moore (1876–1911), French aviator * Jane C. Wright (1919–2013), American oncologist * Jane Wright (entomologist) (born 1954), Canadian entomologist * Jane Wright (swimmer) (born 1955), Canadian swimmer {{hndis, Wright, Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Moore
Denise Moore (sometimes reported as Deniz Moore), was the pseudonym of Jane Wright (1876 – 21 July 1911), an aviation pioneer. She was the first known female aviator to die in a flight accident. Biography Jane Wright is believed to have been of British ancestry and born in Algiers, then in French Algeria. Before coming to metropolitan France in 1911, she lived in Algiers, then a part of France. She was the widow of Denis Cornesson. She flew in France under the name Denise Moore to hide her flying career from her family. After three weeks of flight training, Wright died on 21 July 1911 in Étampes, France when she fell from an inverted aircraft, an accident that occurred when she attempted to gain more altitude than had been recommended by her instructor. She was the first woman aviator to die in a plane accident. At the time, she was learning to fly at the Henry Farman Aviation School. See also *List of firsts in aviation This is a list of firsts in aviation. For a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane C
Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name including list of persons and characters with the name * Jane (surname), related to the given name including list of persons and characters with the name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama film starring Lee Min-ji * ''Jane'' (2017 film), an American documentary film about Jane Goodall * ''Jane'' (2022 film), an American psychological thriller directed by Sabrina Jaglom * Jane (British TV series), an 1980s British television series * Jane (American TV series), an educational adventure television series Music * ''Jane'' (album), an album by Jane McDonald * Jane (American band) * Jane (German band) * Jane, unaccompanied and original singer of "It's a Fine Day" in 1983 Songs * "Jane" (Barenaked Ladies song), 1994 * "Jane", a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album '' The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Wright (entomologist)
Jane Wright (born 1954 in Ontario, Canada) is an entomologist who discovered the dung beetle ''Neochara wrightee'' (named after her) while working for the Entomology division of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) researching predatory dung beetles in Africa. Wright earned her Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree from Queen’s University, Canada in 1976. She earned her Masters of Science degree in 1978 from the University of Guelph, Canada while researching the biology of lady beetles. She went on to earn her doctorate in 1984 from the University of California, Berkeley, US while researching the biology of parasitic wasps. From 1984 to 1998 Wright worked on biological control for CSIRO researching dung breeding flies in South Africa. From 1997 to 2005 she was the head of CSIRO’s Stored Grain Research Laboratory (SGRL). In 1998 Wright moved to Canberra, Australia continuing her work for the entomology division of CSIRO, commercializing fumigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |