Cohn
[kohn]
- 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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Contemporary Examples
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.
But isn't the scenario Cohn envisions in 2020 far different than what we face today?
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March 27, 2013
Like Chait and Cohn, I have a Michigan connection and once worked at The New Republic.
The Romney-Ryan plan, Cohn notes, would cut Medicaid by $800 billion over 10 years.
Historical Examples
Do you think there would be any chance for me if I asked for work at Goble and Cohn's?
Jill the RecklessP. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Mrs. Cohn's heart was heavy as she dressed for the same spectacle.
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
Cohn, the founder of bacteriology, was only eight years her junior.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2Edward Tyas Cook
Sunday came at last, and on Sundays Cohn went round to visit Cicolari.
Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)Grant Allen
All Cohn Churchill's reading was, in its way, sculpturesque.
Babylon, Volume 1 (of 3)Grant Allen
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.
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