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Köhler

American  
[-luhr] / ˈkœ lər /

noun

  1. Wolfgang 1887–1967, German psychologist.


Köhler British  
/ ˈkøːlər /

noun

  1. Wolfgang (ˈvɔlfɡaŋ). 1887–1967, German psychologist, a leading exponent of Gestalt psychology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Köhler Scientific  
/ kŭlər /
  1. German immunologist who with Cesar Milstein developed a method of fusing together different cells to maintain antibody production. For the discovery of this technique, which is widely used in the development of drugs and in diagnostic tests for cancer and other diseases, Köhler and Milstein shared with British immunologist Niels K. Jerne the 1984 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.


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Kohler previously served as chief executive of PVH Americas, overseeing Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Prior to PVH, Kohler held senior leadership roles at Burberry, Ferragamo and Diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Hughes is happy “his” puck surfaced but believes he is the rightful owner of a piece of memorabilia that David Kohler, president of SCP Auctions, estimated might be worth $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Observers see her as a potential bargaining chip in negotiations with Tehran for the release of French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are still waiting to leave Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Professor Kohler is in favour of a remote past of “collective marriage,” indicated, as in Morgan’s hypothesis, by the existing savage names of relationships, which are expressive of relations of consanguinity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

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