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Gesner

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[ges-ner, ges-nuhr] / ˈgɛs nər, ˈgɛs nər /

noun

  1. Konrad von 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.


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In 2016, Gesner told Curbed that he drew up the design for the home on a surfboard using a grease pencil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

“I wanted the house to have the look of a giant wave at the peak of its strength,” Gesner said in Lisa Germany’s boo, “Houses of the Sundown Sea: The Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

Mr. Gesner, who was raised in California, could ski and surf like a pro.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2022

As Mr. Gesner told it, he was unusually well positioned to become an architect, coming from a family with deep roots in art and engineering.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2022

Nan Gerard refused Mr. John Gesner while she was here.”

From Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life by Drinkwater, Jennie M.

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