Casson

British

/ ˈkæsən /

noun

Sir Hugh ( Maxwell ). 1910–99, British architect; president of the Royal Academy of Arts (1976–84)

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“Employees who anticipate, who go out of the way to meet a need,” said Casson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

They will remain camped on the main crane used to deploy and retrieve equipment from the water until The Metals Company agrees to leave, according to Louisa Casson, head of Greenpeace’s campaign against deep-sea mining.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Leah Casson, 18, died in the blaze at the property in Vicarage Street, North Shields, in January.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

Hugh Casson, who designed the interior, once recounted, “the overall idea was to give the impression of a country house at sea.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

There is also a letter extant from the worthy Superior of the Sulpicians at Montreal, M. Dollier de Casson, dated 7th October 1691, to a friend in France, that is really pathetic in its terms.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson

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