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Frisch

American  
[frish, frish] / frɪʃ, frɪʃ /

noun

  1. Karl von 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.

  2. Max (Rudolf ) 1911–91, Swiss novelist and playwright.

  3. Otto Robert 1904–1979, Austrian physicist.

  4. Ragnar 1895–1973, Norwegian economist: Nobel Prize 1969.


Frisch British  
/ frɪʃ /

noun

  1. Karl von . 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist; studied animal behaviour, esp of bees; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973

  2. Max (maks). 1911–91, Swiss dramatist and novelist. His works are predominantly satirical and include the plays Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1953) and Andorra (1961), and the novel Stiller (1954)

  3. Otto . 1904–79, British nuclear physicist, born in Austria, who contributed to the development of the first atomic bomb

  4. Ragnar ( Anton Kittil ). 1895–1973, Norwegian economist, who pioneered the study of econometrics and greatly influenced the management of the Norwegian economy from 1945: shared the first Nobel prize for economics (1969) with Jan Tinbergen

"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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From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

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