Erwin

American  

[ur-win] / ˈɜr wɪn /

noun

1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”

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Example Sentences

New research into how people perceive differences between colors is reshaping a theory first proposed nearly 100 years ago by physicist Erwin Schrödinger.

From Science Daily

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California-Berkeley’s law school, and Burt Neuborne, a New York University emeritus law professor, wrote, “In one case, the Supreme Court held that people who had been illegally thrown off the Social Security disability rolls and were left without income could not sue, even though they had been given no due process. In another, the court declared that a man dying of cancer after the prison repeatedly denied him any medical care could not sue.”

From Salon

The advocates of direct legal combat include Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of UC Berkeley’s law school.

From Salon

For a Westside option, my colleague Christopher Reynolds suggests the lively Hotel Erwin in Venice, which “has a rooftop bar, hip vibe and a location close to the boardwalk,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Reading Erwin Schrodinger’s book, “What Is Life?” in his sophomore year set the aspiring ornithologist on a new course.

From Los Angeles Times