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Heine

American  
[hahy-nuh] / ˈhaɪ nə /

noun

  1. Heinrich 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.


Heine British  
/ ˈhainə /

noun

  1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1797–1856, German poet and essayist, whose chief poetic work is Das Buch der Lieder (1827). Many of his poems have been set to music, notably by Schubert and Schumann

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“It’s utterly absurd,” said Jens Südekum, professor of international economics at Düsseldorf’s Heinrich Heine University and co-author of the stimulus plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“What needs to be emphasized is that reptiles are certainly not as dim-witted as is commonly believed,” said Kai Caspar, a biologist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and co-author of the paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

They also inhabit hot springs—places Andreas Weber, a biochemist at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, calls “time capsules that provide a window into early eukaryotic life.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2024

The study's co-first authors are Constantin Aniculaesei, corresponding author now at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany; and Thanh Ha, doctoral student at UT and researcher at TAU Systems.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

I am sorry to report that your husband, Carl Gunther Heine, was killed last night in an accident at sea.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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