Cohn

[ kohn ]

/ koʊn /

noun

Edwin Joseph,1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.

Fer·di·nand Ju·li·us

[fur-dn-and jool-yuh s; German fer-di-nahnt yoo-lee-oo s] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd ˈdʒul yəs; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt ˈyu liˌʊs/, 1828–98, German botanist and bacteriologist.

Roy Marcus,1927–86, U.S. lawyer, aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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Examples from the Web for cohn

Fame came only after Cohn pressured her to diet, dye her hair, cap her teeth, and change her name.
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Cohn did, but only after Sinatra agreed to a salary of just of $8,000.
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But isn't the scenario Cohn envisions in 2020 far different than what we face today?
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Like Chait and Cohn, I have a Michigan connection and once worked at The New Republic.
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The Romney-Ryan plan, Cohn notes, would cut Medicaid by $800 billion over 10 years.
Various Bits of Romney-Ryan Bashing All Rolled Into One Post!|Michael Tomasky|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cohn long ago showed that certain glistening particles observed Sulphur bacteria.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
As to the constancy of form, however, Cohn maintained certain reservations which have been ignored by some of his followers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
Professors Cohn and Koch stand prominently forward as the advocates of the germ theory of disease by bacteria.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The correctness of this conclusion was proved by Cohn, who also perfected a classification.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
Cohn closed with the offer forthwith, and went home to Mr. Begg's trembling with excitement.
Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)|Grant Allen

Medicine definitions for cohn

Cohn

[ kōn ]

Ferdinand Julius 1828-1898

German botanist considered the founder of bacteriology. The first to recognize bacteria as plants, he proposed a classification system for bacteria based on genus and species.