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Fabricius

American  
[fuh-brish-ee-uhs, -brish-uhs, fah-bree-syoos] / fəˈbrɪʃ i əs, -ˈbrɪʃ əs, fɑˈbri syʊs /

noun

  1. Johan Christian 1743–1808, Danish entomologist.


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Lately, Fabricius has been composing and arranging for ballet, multimedia art installations and the screen, but her return to solo music is imminent.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2019

“The simple question is, does Africa matter enough to Trump for him to change much?” said Peter Fabricius, a Johannesburg-based foreign affairs expert.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2016

Directed by FIDLAR's longtime collaborator Ryan Baxley and animated by Nolan Fabricius, the video is best viewed on a smartphone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2016

It recounted an 'accidental' finding about the bursa of Fabricius, an organ unique to birds that at the time was thought to have a hormonal role in growth and development.

From Nature • Jan. 5, 2015

It was during this gap that Vesalius opened negotiations to take up the post, and if it hadn’t been for his ill-fated trip to Jerusalem he would probably have got the job ahead of Fabricius.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin