Famous People with Name Masson

Laetitia Masson            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Laetitia Masson: is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films since 1991. Her film À vendre was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Didier Masson            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Didier Masson: was a French aviator. In 1913, Masson, alongside Gustavo Salinas Caamiña, attacked a Federalist gunboat at the behest of Pancho Villa's and Álvaro Obregón's rebels, during the Mexican Revolution. This action is credited as being the first airstrike ever.

Diego Masson            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Diego Masson: is a French conductor, composer, and percussionist. In addition to conducting specialist new-music groups like the Asko Ensemble, Xenakis Ensemble, Klangforum Wien, the London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Alternance, Ensemble Modern, and Musik Fabrik, he has worked with major orchestras including all the BBC Orchestras, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,

Gérard Masson            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Gérard Masson: is a French composer. Gérard Masson grew up listening to jazz, played jazz trumpet, and began studying the piano in 1945, but had no formal training in composition until, after military service in Algeria, he returned to France in 1962. He approached Max Deutsch, who sent Masson to one of his students for lessons in counterpoint (Serrou 2002). At about this same time, he made the acquaintance of Pierre Souvtchinsky, who introduced him to Igor Stravinsky.

Paul Masson            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Paul Masson: was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. His first event was the 2 kilometre sprint. Masson's winning time was 4:58.2. The next event he competed in was the 10 kilometre race. This turned out to be a very close contest, with Masson barely beating out his countryman Léon Flameng. Both had times of 17:54.2. Masson's final event of the Games was the 333 metres race. With a time of 24.0 seconds, he finished first.