Beckmann
Americannoun
noun
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Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
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Max (maks). 1884–1950, German expressionist painter
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Merck last year said Kai Beckmann, the head of its electronics division, would take the helm at the group level in May, while French drugmaker Sanofi recently named Garijo as its next CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Kai Beckmann is due to succeed Garijo as CEO on May 1.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Easily one of 2025’s best albums, “Whiskey Lies & Alibis” by William Beckmann, released in June, harkens back to the finest country music of the 1990s while keeping a boot planted firmly in the present.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
"Our findings thus illuminate a central principle of eukaryotic stress biology," says Beckmann.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
Windmills, I suppose, were the first machines so used, but neither Beckmann nor Dugdale informs us when first used.
From Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
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