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.

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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

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Frisch

Expertly translated from the German by Shelley Frisch, the book is the first full-scale Arendt biography since Elisabeth Young-Bruehl’s 1982 account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Most seniors don’t know about the still working exception, Frisch says.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

“It does put a lot of businesses like ours in a tough spot,” Ethan Frisch, co-CEO of the New York spice company Burlap & Barrel, told The Associated Press.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025

Only Congress can impeach a Supreme Court justice, said Michael Frisch, ethics counsel at Georgetown Law.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

Meitner pulled out a scrap of paper and pencil, and Frisch sketched a diagram of a circle stretching into a long oval shape, and finally breaking in two.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin