Cassin

Cassin may refer to:

People

Surname

Barbara Cassin (born 1947), French writer and philosopher
Brian Cassin, British businessman
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

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