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Erlanger

[ ur-lang-er ]

noun

  1. Joseph, 1874–1965, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
  2. a city in N Kentucky.


Erlanger

/ ˈɜːlæŋə /

noun

  1. ErlangerJoseph18741965MUSSCIENCE: physiologist Joseph. 1874–1965, US physiologist. He shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1944) with Gasser for their work on the electrical signs of nervous activity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Erlanger and Ortega Govela explain that, for some homeowners, the garage then became a creative space, spawning bands like No Doubt and Nirvana, and incubating companies like Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Mattel.

The comparative failure of the Erlanger loan marks the downfall of King Cotton.

He had won over Emile Erlanger, that great banker who was deep in the confidence of Napoleon.

Erlanger et Cie., of Paris, had purchased the state bonds at 95 cents in gold.

Spence went to Paris, saw Erlanger, and agreed to co-operate in floating the loan.

But on February 14, 1863, Erlanger's agents returned to Paris and uncertainty was at an end.

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