Besançon

American  

[buh-zahn-sawn] / bə zɑ̃ˈsɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Doubs, in E France: Roman ruins.

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Besançon British  

/ bəzɑ̃sɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in E France, on the Doubs River: university (1422). Pop: 117 733 (1999)

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Example Sentences

An independent “scientific sleuth,” Lonni Besançon, also found significant issues in Levi’s work.

From Salon

An assistant professor in data visualization at Linköping University in Sweden, Besançon began investigating COVID-related research after noticing hundreds of papers were published as peer reviewed only a day after being submitted.

From Salon

Levi’s work came on Besançon’s radar after anti-vaccine proponents online used his study to justify their claims.

From Salon

Investigators then looked at other serious adverse events dating back to 2008, involving patients aged four to 89, at the two big healthcare centres he had worked at in Besançon - the Franche-Comté Polyclinic and the Saint-Vincent Clinic.

From BBC

For ethical reasons, there are no plans to display the piece, but a photo of the lamp on the commandant of Buchenwald's desk is on the Museum of Resistance and Deportation of Besancon's website.

From BBC