Kuhn

American  

[koon] / kun /

noun

1. Margaret Maggie, 1905–95, U.S. activist: a founder of the Gray Panthers.

2. Richard 1900–1967, German chemist, born in Austria: declined 1938 Nobel Prize at insistence of Nazi government.

3. Thomas Samuel, 1922–96, U.S. writer, historian, and philosopher of science.

4. Walt, 1877?–1949, U.S. painter.

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Example Sentences

“Homelessness is both a disaster in itself, and a situation in which most every month welcomes the arrival of a new disaster,” Kuhn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Kuhn said 31% of unsheltered respondents reported injuries, which were more common among people who were already dealing with other health problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He once told Forbes: “I’ll never forget the guy from Kuhn, Loeb telling me: ‘Rocco, you know what your problem is?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Oh, and in case you want to grab something for yourself, Kuhn Rikon makes the absolute best peelers.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

But, as Kuhn also grasped, the fact that even the best-established scientific theories may not endure does not mean that they are unreliable, and it does not mean that science does not progress.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton