Machen (surname)
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Machen is a surname, and may refer to:
- Arthur MachenArthur MachenArthur Machen was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror...
, Welsh fantasy writer - Bernie MachenBernie MachenJames Bernard "Bernie" Machen is an American university professor and administrator. Machen is a native of Mississippi, and earned multiple academic degrees before becoming a university administrator and president...
(born 1944), American professor and president of the University of Utah (1999–2003) and the University of Florida (2003–Present) - Eddie MachenEddie MachenEdward Mills Machen was born in Redding, California, on June 15, 1932. Machen was a convict turned boxer. His 64-bout career began on March 22, 1955, and he went on to win his first 24 bouts....
- Franz Machen
- Hervey MachenHervey MachenHervey Gilbert Machen represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives for two terms from 1965 to 1969....
- John Gresham MachenJohn Gresham MachenJohn Gresham Machen was an American Presbyterian theologian in the early 20th century. He was the Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary between 1915 and 1929, and led a conservative revolt against modernist theology at Princeton and formed Westminster Theological Seminary as a more...
, American theologian - Willis Benson MachenWillis Benson MachenWillis Benson Machen was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life:Willis B. Machen was born the son of Henry and Nancy Machen on April 10, 1810 in Caldwell County, Kentucky . He attended the common schools of the area and became a farmer...
- William H. MachenWilliam H. MachenWilliam Henry Machen , was a painter and teacher.William Henry Machen was born in Arnhem, Holland. He was the oldest son of Augustine Ulysses Machen, a government-employed civil engineer, and Agatha Kuyke of Werkendam, Holland. His early education was by tutors. He also received art instruction...
- Thomas MachenThomas MachenThomas Machen was a mercer who was mayor of Gloucester three times and sat in the House of Commons in 1614 .Machen was the son of Henry Machen and his wife, whose surname may have been Baugh or Brayh. He was possibly the Thomas Machin who in 1562 supplicated for his MA at Oxford University,...
(c. 1541–1614), merchant who was mayor of GloucesterGloucesterGloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
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