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Ehrlich

American  
[ayr-likh] / ˈeɪr lɪx /

noun

  1. Paul 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.


Ehrlich British  
/ ˈeːrlɪç /

noun

  1. Paul (paul). 1854–1915, German bacteriologist, noted for his pioneering work in immunology and chemotherapy and for his discovery of a remedy for syphilis: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1908

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ehrlich Scientific  
/ âr′lĭk /
  1. German bacteriologist who was a pioneer in the study of the blood and the immune system, and in the development of drugs to fight specific disease-causing agents. He discovered a compound that was effective in combating sleeping sickness as well as a drug, called salvarsan, that cured syphilis.


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He also divided the tracks into six “galleries” of seven songs each; Mr. Ehrlich titled the sections by the visual images that came to his mind from this highly evocative music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Kenneth Ehrlich, an attorney representing Attanasio, said he won’t have a statement regarding the deal until it’s approved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ehrlich added: “While Callaway recently posted a strong quarter, its ability to attract new golfers, especially females, may be compromised.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Ruth Ehrlich, director of external relations at Liberty, said the case was "hugely important" and has "far-reaching implications for the public's privacy rights well into the future".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Life...is a chemical incident,” Paul Ehrlich, the chemist, had once said, and biochemists, true to form, had begun to break open cells and characterize the constituent “living chemicals” into classes and functions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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