Weill

American  

[wahyl, vahyl] / waɪl, vaɪl /

noun

1. Kurt 1900–50, German composer, in the U.S. after 1935.

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Weill British  

/ vaɪl /

noun

1. Kurt (kʊrt). 1900–50, German composer, in the US from 1935. He wrote the music for Brecht's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1927) and The Threepenny Opera (1928)

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Weill

The research received support in part from the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Weill Cornell Medicine.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

M.A., an assistant professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026

Citi’s former CEO Sandy Weill just gave the largest donation in veterinary medicine to the school that cared for his dog.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026

Philip Erdoes, a prolific entrepreneur and venture capitalist whose interests ranged from movie production and children’s furniture to artificial-intelligence tools, died Jan. 7 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

A bracing example of how the landscape was changing can be seen in the unfolding career of the classically trained son of an orthodox Jewish cantor, Kurt Weill.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall