founding father
Britishnoun
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The setting is Vienna in 1924 and Günter’s analyst is also his professor and the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
In 1999, Lee Kuan Yew, widely seen as the founding father of modern Singapore, famously credited air-conditioning with having "changed the lives of people in tropical regions" by enabling work indoors despite the heat outside.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Dawn newspaper - the oldest in Pakistan, founded in 1941 by the country's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah - has taken a financial hit for its reporting.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The show’s cinematic release marks a major milestone: It’s been nearly 10 years since the off-Broadway premiere of “Hamilton,” which was based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In scientific terms, though, Tyson is regarded as the founding father of comparative anatomy, which looks at the physical relationships between different species.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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