Mann

American  

[mahn, man, man] / mɑn, mæn, mæn /

noun

1. Heinrich 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

2. Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.

3. Thomas 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.

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Mann British  

/ man /

noun

1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)

2. his brother, Thomas (ˈtoːmas). 1875–1955, German novelist, in the US after 1937. His works deal mainly with the problem of the artist in bourgeois society and include the short story Death in Venice (1913) and the novels Buddenbrooks (1900), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Doctor Faustus (1947): Nobel prize for literature 1929

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There’s also concern about how the firms will monetize their holdings, turning their paper profits into actual gains, said David Mann, chief executive of the Mannsion Group, which invests in late-stage private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Wales regrouped and inflicted some rare pressure as returning flanker Alex Mann dropped the ball over the Fiji line.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Boyer’s multimedia oratorio, “A Hundred Years On,” was given its premiere by the Philadelphia Orchestra last month at the orchestra’s outdoor summer home, the Mann Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

A second trial - involving Mann and Haley - took place last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

He reaches beneath his mattress, takes out the Heinrich Mann book, and shows him.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti