Macoun (disambiguation)

Last updated April 21, 2019

Macoun may refer to:

People

Jamie Macoun (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
John Macoun (1831–1920), Irish-Canadian naturalist
Franz Macoun (1881–1951), German politician

Jamie Neil Macoun is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) during a 17-year career. An undrafted player, Macoun played three seasons of college hockey with the Ohio State Buckeyes before signing with the Calgary Flames in 1983. Macoun was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team on defence in 1984 and, after missing 17 months due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident, was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team. He was involved in one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player deal that sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1992. He remained in Toronto until traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1998, with whom he won his second Stanley Cup.

John Macoun Canadian botanist (17 April 1831 – 18 June 1920)

John Macoun was an Irish-born Canadian naturalist.

Franz Macoun was a German Social Democratic trade unionist and politician from the Czech Lands. He joined the Social Democratic Party in 1899. From 1903 onwards he was trade union organizer. Between 1920 and 1938 he served as the General Secretary of the Central Commission of German Trade Unions in the Czechoslovak Republic. Between 1929 and 1938 he was a member of the Czechoslovak National Assembly, on behalf of the German Social Democratic Workers Party in the Czechoslovak Republic. In 1938 he was arrested, following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. In 1947 he emigrated from Prague to Sweden.

Places

Macoun, Saskatchewan, Canadian village
Macoun Field Club, naturalists' club in Ottawa
Macoun marsh in Ottawa

Macoun is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located 28 km north-west of the city of Estevan on Highway 39. The population in 2011 was 246 people.

The John Macoun Marsh is a small wetland located on the property of the Beechwood Cemetery, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Under the supervision of teacher Michael Léveillé, the students of St. Laurent Academy, a private school situated across the street from the marsh, have adopted the marsh as a research and conservation area. In 2004, Educarium joined with Jean Vanier Catholic School to continue the work. To date, almost 1400 species have been recorded here.

Other

Macoun apple, an apple cultivar
Tulák Macoun , 1939 Czechoslovakian film
Limnanthes macounii or Macoun's meadowfoam
Macoun Developers Conference, an Apple developer conference.

'Macoun' apples are a cross between the 'McIntosh' and 'Jersey Black' cultivars. The Macoun was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, by Richard Wellington. It was first introduced in 1923, and is an eating apple. This apple is excellent for making the European style apple pies because it doesn't break down during cooking and remains firm. Macouns are also very popular at roadside stands and pick-your-own farms. Availability is generally October through November.

Tulák Macoun is a 1939 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Josef Kemr.

Limnanthes macounii is an endangered meadowfoam. It is a narrow endemic of south-western British Columbia, Canada. It was discovered in 1875 in the vicinity of the city of Victoria. Once thought to be extinct it was rediscovered in 1957 on Trial Island, BC and is now known from several scattered localities in southern British Columbia It is a winter annual growing in seasonally wet areas.

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