Loeb

American  

[lohb, lœb] / loʊb, lœb /

noun

1. Jacques 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.

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Loeb British  

/ løːp, lɜːb /

noun

1. Jacques (ʒɑːk). 1859–1924, US physiologist, born in Germany, noted esp for his pioneering work on artificial parthenogenesis

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Example Sentences

He was part of the team that was a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of the takeover of the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal

David Loeb of the University of Pennsylvania emphasized the historical roots of the approach.

From Science Daily

Cleveland goalie Allen McWeeny made 11 saves as did his counterpart Oliver Loeb of Eagle Rock.

From Los Angeles Times

And high-bandwidth memory confers various benefits, such as “design stickiness,” that Loeb thinks can reduce earnings volatility in the traditionally cyclical memory industry.

From MarketWatch

He regarded it as “my blue-collar Leopold and Loeb case,” comparing it to the wealthy Chicago teenagers who murdered a boy in 1924 with the motive of committing the perfect crime.

From Los Angeles Times