Finlay

American  

[fin-lay, -lee, fin-lahy, fin-lee] / ˈfɪn leɪ, -li, fɪnˈlaɪ, ˈfɪn li /

noun

1. Carlos Juan 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.

2. a river in N British Columbia, Canada, flowing SE to join the Parsnip River in forming the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.

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Finlay British  

/ ˈfɪnlɪ /

noun

1. Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever

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Finlay

"The race continues. There will be a sporting competition, but not a party... This Saturday, the Volta rides for Finlay."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Built in Potsdam, Germany, for astronomer Erwin Finlay Freundlich to test the theory of relativity, the observatory’s curvaceous and flowing design captured the spirit of modern science.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Erich Mendelsohn, the young architect, was a member of Munich’s artistic avant-garde, while Erwin Finlay Freundlich, one of the first German physicists to endorse the theory of relativity, belonged to the scientific avant-garde.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Leeds also missed first in the penalty shootout as 20-year-old reserve goalkeeper Finlay Herrick replaced the injured Alphonse Areola for his West Ham debut and blocked Joel Piroe's spot-kick.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Both Nott and Finlay had been dismissed by their medical colleagues, and he did not want to suffer the same sad fate.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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