Hevesy

American

[he-ve-shee] / ˈhɛ vɛ ʃi /

noun

Georg von 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist: Nobel Prize 1943.

Hevesy British

/ ˈhɛvɛʃi /

noun

Georg von (ˈɡeːɔrɡ fɔn). 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist. He worked on radioactive tracing and, with D. Coster, discovered the element hafnium (1923): Nobel prize for chemistry 1943

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Mullen fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy after the team’s 40-17 loss at South Carolina on Nov. 6.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2021

Hevesy had been coaching alongside Mullen for the past two decades.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

“This is probably one of the best ones in 15 years I’ve been in this league,” Florida offensive line coach John Hevesy said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2019

“We’ve got to take care of our business up front,” co-offensive coordinator John Hevesy said.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2018

Page 200 “George de Hevesy, Carl F. Cori,” - comma added after Hevesy.

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