Katz

American  

[kats] / kæts /

noun

1. Sir Bernard 1911–2003, British biophysicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

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Katz British  

/ ˈkæts /

noun

1. Sir Bernard. 1911–2003, British neurophysiologist, born in Germany. Shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1970) with Julius Axelrod and Ulf von Euler

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Example Sentences

This followed a statement by the defence minister, Israel Katz, who said Israeli forces had been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to send reinforcements.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Richard Katz, former president of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners, proposed in a letter to the state board that DWP should pause its use of water from the Mono Basin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

He begrudgingly created Berkshire’s Class B shares in 1996 after Samuel Katz, a self-described civic entrepreneur, gushed to Buffett in a letter about his plans to create a unit investment trust containing Berkshire’s stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Larijani had been killed, though Iran's authorities have not confirmed his death.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

After a long period of silence, I turned to Katz and asked him abruptly, in a tone that was hopeful rather than accusatory, “Do you know how to make anything besides noodles?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson