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Heymans

American  
[hahy-muhnz, ey-mahns] / ˈhaɪ mənz, eɪˈmɑ̃s /

noun

  1. Corneille 1892–1968, Belgian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1938.


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Heymans, who lives in Edinburgh, suggests these are some of the best places to see the Northern Lights.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

"It's gonna take us a long time to really understand how this new beautiful observatory works. But I am so ready for it," says Professor Heymans.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Heymans won medals in four consecutive Summer Games — the first female diver and first Canadian Olympian to do so.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2013

Heymans started making her own bathing suits after she finished her fashion-merchandising degree last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 10, 2012

Professor Bergson, Heymans, Strong, and others, believe in the core and bravely try to define it.

From Pragmatism by James, William