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Memnon of Rhodes
Memnon of Rhodes (Μέμνων) was a Greek mercenary commander who served Persia and directed the defense of Asia Minor against Alexander the Great until his death in 333 BC.
Memnonia Fossae
Memnonia Fossae: a 1,585 km system of graben radiating from Mars's Tharsis province, formed in the Noachian, interpreted as the flood source of Mangala Valles and an analog of Cerberus Fossae.
Memnonia Sulci
Memnonia Sulci is a region of wind-carved ridged terrain on Mars, formally recognized by the IAU in 1985 and part of the Medusae Fossae Formation near Apollinaris Mons.
Memoir
Memoir: a self-written record of a person's experiences or knowledge of people, places, and events, covering a selected slice of life rather than a whole life, distinguished from autobiography (chronological full-life self-account) and biography (third-party researched portrait); from French mémoire, 'memory'.
Memoir of a Murderer (살인자의 기억법)
Memoir of a Murderer, also known as Salinjaui gieokbeob, is a 2017 South Korean crime thriller directed by Won Shin-yun, starring Sul Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-gil.
Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail (2024) is Adam Elliot's Australian stop-motion claymation about hoarder Grace Pudel, voiced by Sarah Snook; handmade with no CGI, it won the Annecy Cristal, a Golden Globe, and the 2025 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Memoir of Rati (จาฤกรติชา)
Memoir of Rati (จาฤกรติชา) is a 2025 GMMTV Thai BL historical romance series adapted from P. Picha's web novel; 12 episodes aired June–September 2025 on GMM25, starring Inn Sarin and Great Sapol as Rati and Theerathon in 1915 Siam.
Memoir prose
Memoir prose (Russian: мемуарная проза) is a nonfiction genre in which an author recounts past events they witnessed or took part in, combining documentary factuality with personal recollection, and spanning memoirs, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.
Memoirs
Memoirs, French Mémoires, is a work by the duc de Saint-Simon recording life at the court of Louis XIV and the Regency, written 1749 and published in full from 1828.
Memoirs and biographical literature on the USSR Academy of Sciences
Memoirs and biographical literature on the USSR Academy of Sciences include the official NBL biography series of 550 books issued 1959–1998, obituaries, and samizdat memoirs of repressed members.
Memoirs from Beyond the Grave
Memoirs from Beyond the Grave (Mémoires d'outre-tombe) is the autobiography of the French writer and statesman Chateaubriand, written over four decades and first published in 1848.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden's 1997 Knopf novel narrated by the geisha Sayuri of Kyoto's Gion district; 21 languages, four million English copies; source Mineko Iwasaki sued; 2005 Rob Marshall film.
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005 film), Rob Marshall's adaptation of Arthur Golden's novel, starring Ziyi Zhang as Sayuri; won 3 of 6 Oscars, drew criticism for casting Chinese actresses as geisha and was titled Sayuri in Japan.
Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing
The Life of a Good-for-Nothing (German: Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts) is an 1826 novella by Joseph von Eichendorff and one of the most famous works of German Late Romanticism.
Memoirs of a Porcupine
Memoirs of a Porcupine (Mémoires de porc-épic) is a 2006 novel by Congolese writer Alain Mabanckou, narrated by a porcupine, winner of the Prix Renaudot.
Memoirs of a Revolutionary
Memoirs of a Revolutionary (Mémoires d'un révolutionnaire) is the posthumously published autobiography of Victor Serge, written in Mexico City in 1942 and 1943 and first published in 1951.
Memoirs of a Revolutionist
Memoirs of a Revolutionist is the 1899 autobiography of Peter Kropotkin, the Russian geographer and anarchist, recounting his aristocratic childhood, Siberian explorations, imprisonment, and escape.
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor
Memoirs of a Woman Doctor (Mudhakkirât Tabîba) is a 1957 novel by Egyptian writer Nawal El-Saadawi about a girl who rebels and becomes a doctor.
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel is the twelfth studio album by Mariah Carey, released in 2009. It was written and produced almost entirely with Tricky Stewart and The-Dream.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is a 1930 novel by Siegfried Sassoon, the second of his three fictionalized autobiographies about his wartime alter ego George Sherston.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (film)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) is John Carpenter's Warner Bros. sci-fi comedy starring Chevy Chase as Nick Halloway, a stock analyst made invisible by a lab accident and hunted by Sam Neill's agent; adapted from H.F. Saint's 1987 novel, it grossed $14.3 million.
Memoirs of Ekvtime Takaishvili
The Memoirs of Ekvtime Takaishvili (Georgian: მოგონებანი) are the autobiographical records of the Georgian historian Ekvtime Takaishvili, chiefly covering his French emigration of 1921–1945 and safeguarding of the national treasure.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian (Mémoires d'Hadrien), 1951 French historical novel by Marguerite Yourcenar; the dying emperor Hadrian's letter to Marcus Aurelius; Plon 1951, translated by Grace Frick.
Memoirs of Pancho Villa
Memoirs of Pancho Villa (Memorias de Pancho Villa) is a 1951 book by Martín Luis Guzmán that presents itself as the autobiography of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa.
Memoization
Memoization is an optimization technique in which a function stores results of previous calls and returns them instead of recomputing, as proposed by Donald Michie in 1967.
Memon people
Memon people: a Muslim mercantile community from Sindh and Gujarat (Kutch, Kathiawar), descendants of 15th-century Lohana converts to Islam; speak Memoni, live mainly in Pakistan (Karachi) and India, with a global trading diaspora.
Memorandum
A memorandum, or memo, is a written communication used mainly within an organization, using a To, From, Date, and Subject header instead of a letter's salutation and closing.
Memorandum of association
Memorandum of association (MOA): the foundational incorporation document in British-derived company law, stating a company's name, registered office, objects, liability, and capital; acts beyond its objects are ultra vires, though UK reform has reduced it to a simple formation statement.
Memorandum of understanding
Memorandum of understanding (MOU): a less formal international or interagency instrument recording mutual intent, usually non-binding, not requiring ratification; binding status depends on wording and intent, not the title.
Memorandum trial
The Memorandum trial (Procesul Memorandului) was the political trial held at Cluj in May 1894 against Romanian National Party leaders of Transylvania who had signed the 1892 Memorandum.