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Kolff

American  
[kohlf, kolf] / koʊlf, kɒlf /

noun

  1. Willem J(ohan) 1911–2010, U.S. physician and inventor, born in the Netherlands: developed the artificial kidney machine.


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He was hired on the recommendation of his predecessor at Princeton, Butch van Breda Kolff, who had coached Mr. Carril at Lafayette and went on to a long coaching career in the NBA.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022

“This particular movie was all about the Salish Sea and climate change,” Kolff said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 25, 2017

There really was a Cornelius G Kolff ferry, which carried passengers for 36 years before becoming a floating dorm for inmates at the Rikers Island prison.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2016

He sold athletic sneakers, dabbled in real estate and even, in 1969, turned down a chance to replace Bill Van Breda Kolff as coach of the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2015

When Kolff called with two Dutch men-of-war, he and his men would have nothing to do with him, nor would they assist him to escape.

From The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant by Ida Lee

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