Maury or Maurey is both a surname and a given name, often a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
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Maurice. Notable people with the name include:
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Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848), American politician and lawyer
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Alain Maury (born 1958), French astronomer
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Antonia Maury (1866–1952), American astronomer, sister of Carlotta Maury
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Bernard Maurey
Bernard Maurey (born 1948) is a French mathematician who deals with functional analysis and especially the theory of Banach spaces.
He received in 1973 his Ph.D. from the University Paris VII (Denis Diderot) under Laurent Schwartz with thesis '' ...
(born 1948), French mathematician
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Carlotta Maury (1874–1938), American geologist and paleontologist, sister of Antonia Maury
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Cornelia F. Maury (1866–1942), American painter
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Dabney H. Maury
Dabney Herndon Maury (May 21, 1822 – January 11, 1900) was an officer in the United States Army, instructor at West Point, author of military training books, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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(1822–1900), Confederate major general and United States Ambassador to Colombia
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Hervé Maurey (born 1961), French politician
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James Maury (1717–1769), American educator and cleric, father of James Maury (1746–1840) and grandfather of Matthew Fontaine Maury
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James Maury (consul)
James Maury (February 3, 1746 – February 23, 1840) was one of the first United States diplomats and one of the first American consuls appointed overseas. In 1790 he was appointed to the Consulate of the United States in Liverpool,[Jean-Sifrein Maury
Jean-Sifrein Maury (; 26 June 1746 – 10 May 1817) was a French cardinal, archbishop of Paris, and former bishop of Montefiascone.
Biography
The son of a cobbler, he was born at Valréas in the Comtat-Venaissin, the enclave within France th ...]
(1746–1817), French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris
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John Walker Maury (1809–1855), lawyer and 14th mayor of Washington, D.C.
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Louis Ferdinand Alfred Maury (1817–1892), French scholar
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Matthew Fontaine Maury
Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and ...
(1806–1873), American naval officer, oceanographer, cartographer and author
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Max Maurey (1866–1947), French playwright
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Nicole Maurey
Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 – 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997.
Life and career
Born in Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Maurey was originally ...
(1925–2016), French actress
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Pierre Maury (1282 or 1283–after 1324), French shepherd converted from Catholicism to Albigensianism
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Richard Maury
Richard Fontaine Maury (Philadelphia, 18 December 1882 – Córdoba, 10 July 1950) was an American railway engineer and naturalized Argentine. He became known for the project of the Argentine "Ramal C-14" of the Ferrocarril General Manuel Belg ...
(1882–1950), American engineer best known for his railroad work in Argentina
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Robert Maury (born 1958), American serial killer
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Serge Maury (born 1946), French sailor and 1972 Olympic champion in the Finn class
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Sarah Mytton Maury (1801–1849), English author, grandmother of Carlotta and Antonia Maury
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William Arden Maury (1832–1918), U.S. Assistant Attorney General, son of John Walker Maury
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William Lewis Maury (1813–1878), American naval officer
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Rafael Santos Borré Maury (born 1995), professional footballer
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Maury Allen (1932–2010), American sportswriter
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Maury Bray (1909–1966), American football player
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Maury Buford (born 1960), retired National Football League punter
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Maury Chaykin
Maury Alan Chaykin (July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010) was an American-Canadian actor. Described as "one of the most recognizable faces in Canadian cinema," he was best known for his portrayal of Rex Stout's detective Nero Wolfe on the televi ...
(1949–2010), Canadian-American actor
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Maury M. Cohen, American filmmaker
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Maury Deutsch (1918–2007), American musician, arranger-composer and teacher
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Maury Laws (1923–2019), American television and film score composer
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Maury Maverick
Fontaine Maury Maverick Sr. (October 23, 1895 – June 7, 1954) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939. He is best remembered for ...
(1895–1954), American politician and coiner of the term "gobbledygook"
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Maury Nipp (born 1930), American football player
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Maury Povich
Maurice Richard Povich (born January 17, 1939) is an American former television personality, best known for hosting the tabloid talk show '' Maury'' which aired from 1991 to 2022. Povich began his career as a radio reporter, initially at WWDC an ...
(born 1939), American journalist and talk show host
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Maury Tigner (born 1937), American physicist
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Maury Waugh (born 1940), American football coach
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Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1959 to 1972, most prominently as an integral member of the Los Ange ...
(1932–2022), Major League Baseball player
See also
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Maurie, a given name
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Morrie, a given name
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Morey (disambiguation), includes list of people with surname Morey
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Morrey, surname
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Murry (disambiguation) Murry may refer to:
People Given name
* Murry Bartow (born 1961), American basketball coach
* Murry Bowden (born 1949), American football player
* Murry Dickson (1916–1989), American baseball player
* Murry Hope (1929–2012), English writer and ...
, includes list of people with given name and surname Murry
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