Hering

[hey-ring]

noun

E·wald

[ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/, 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.

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Historical Examples of hering

A common fish—the Clupea harengus; Anglo-Saxon hæring and hering.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
His name was Hering, and he was the prompter at the theatre.
The Story Of My Life From Childhood To Manhood
Georg Ebers
I had an hour and a half's talk with Hering, which cleared up some things for me.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1
William James
Professor Hering, having established his main thesis, is content.
Unconscious Memory
Samuel Butler
He was, we have seen, anticipated by Hering; but his attitude was his own, fresh and original.
Unconscious Memory
Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for hering

Hering

noun

Ewald (ˈɛvalt). 1834–1918, German physiologist and experimental psychologist who studied vision and propounded the doctrine of nativism, the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants

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