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Gesner

American  
[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 sketched his most famous house while bobbing on his long board in front of its eventual site in Malibu.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

She later recalled that Mr. Gesner locked eyes with her from across the room and declared, “I have been waiting for you all my life.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2022

Mrs. Towne looks glum, and Miss Gesner had to cry!”

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

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