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Beckmann

American

[bek-mahn] / ˈbɛk mɑn /

noun

Max 1884–1950, German painter.

Beckmann British

/ ˈbɛkman /

noun

Ernst Otto (ɛrnst ˈɔːto). 1853–1923, German chemist: devised the Beckmann thermometer, used for measuring small temperature changes in liquids
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

An international team led by Professor Roland Beckmann from LMU's Gene Center Munich has now identified the key steps that launch this stress signaling process.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

Max Beckmann fled to the Netherlands in 1937, only to watch German tanks enter Amsterdam in 1940.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

Though he never served at the front, Beckmann had a nervous breakdown by the end of 1915.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Pas de quoi," said Herr Beckmann, "I acted from conviction.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

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