Holley

[ hol-ee ]

/ ˈhɒl i /

Robert William,1922–1993, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968.

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A word with Mr. Holley, one of the inspectors, settled the whole thing.
If, Yes and Perhaps|Edward Everett Hale
In at least one year under the Holley rgime, Transylvania had the largest student body in this country.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 1 of 2|John Wilson Townsend
Holley studied law in New York for awhile, but soon relinquished it for theology, which he returned to Yale to pursue.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 1 of 2|John Wilson Townsend
Mr. Holley calculates that it equals about 150 tons of bituminous coal, such as is found in the Pittsburg region.
The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877|Various

Miss Holley has here more than sustained her previous high literary reputation.
Samantha at the World's Fair|Marietta Holley

Holley

[ hŏl′ē ]

Robert William 1922-1993

American biochemist. He shared a 1968 Nobel Prize for the study of genetic codes.