Cassin may refer to:
People
Surname
- Barbara Cassin (born 1947), French writer and philosopher
- Brian Cassin, British businessman
- Elena Cassin (1909-2011), Italian then French assyriologist
- Jack Cassin (born 1915), Australian rules footballer
- John Cassin (footballer) (born 1951), Australian rules footballer, son of Jack
- John Cassin (1813–1869), U.S. ornithologist
- John Cassin (1760-1822), U.S. Navy Commodore
- René Cassin (1887–1976), French jurist
- Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009), Italian mountaineer
- Stan Cassin, Canadian politician
- Stephen Cassin (1783–1857), officer in the U.S. Navy, son of John Cassin
- Marco Cassin (1859-1927), Banker and Politician
Given name
- Cassin Young (1894–1942), officer in the U.S. Navy
Organisations
- CCJO René Cassin, Jewish human rights organisation
Places
- Saint-Cassin, commune in France
- Fort Cassin, Vermont
Ships
- Cassin class destroyer, a class of four World War I-era destroyers of the U.S. Navy
- USS Cassin (DD-43), the lead destroyer of the Cassin class; served during World War I
- USS Cassin (DD-372), a Mahan-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy; served during World War II
- USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy; served during World War II
Birds
Named after John Cassin:
- Cassin's auklet, Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- Cassin's finch, Carpodacus cassinii
- Cassin's flycatcher, Muscicapa cassini
- Cassin's hawk-eagle, Aquila africana
- Cassin's honeyguide, Prodotiscus insignis
- Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans
- Cassin's sparrow, Aimophila cassinii
- Cassin's spinetail, Neafrapus cassini
- Cassin's vireo, Vireo cassinii
See also
- Cassinoceras, an extinct genus of nautiloids
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.