Hering

[ hey-ring ]

noun
  1. E·wald [ey-vahlt], /ˈeɪ vɑlt/, 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.

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How to use Hering in a sentence

  • Thanks to the idea of Hering, worked out by Semon, the facts are now explained in a satisfactory manner.

    The Sexual Question | August Forel
  • I had an hour and a half's talk with Hering, which cleared up some things for me.

  • 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
  • This, at least, is what I suppose Professor Hering to intend.

    Unconscious Memory | Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for Hering

Hering

/ (ˈheriŋ) /


noun
  1. 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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