Mann
Heinrich [hahyn-rik; German hahyn-rikh], /ˈhaɪn rɪk; German ˈhaɪn rɪx/, 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).
Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.
Thom·as [tom-uhs; German toh-mahs], /ˈtɒm əs; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/, 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.
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Mann, the diplomat-spy, advocated for overt diplomacy rather than covert activity based on American principles, an especially striking position because he was later a diplomat-spy for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Mixing diplomacy and spying would be poor strategy for U.S. | Jeff Rogg | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt took just two years for Mann to rise from a director role to an executive one at Digital Trends, and the reasons are obvious.
Mann is a veteran of the climate wars of the 1990s and early 2000s, when the scientific evidence that the climate is changing due to human emissions of greenhouse gases was under attack.
‘The New Climate War’ exposes tactics of climate change ‘inactivists’ | Carolyn Gramling | January 15, 2021 | Science NewsMann said that these types of first-party data collection plays are exactly what publishers should be doing to adapt their business models and keep a competitive advantage in the ad market.
‘A second chance for publishers’: How Future PLC is using first-party data to sell against high-intent audiences | Kayleigh Barber | December 21, 2020 | DigidayMann is a positive place where team members are excited to come to work and have a voice in the company.
But when the ship arrives at the planet, they discover Dr. Mann—played by none other than Matt Damon.
Christopher Nolan Explains Interstellar’s Big, Hotly Debated Twist | Marlow Stern | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the second planet, they encounter a marooned astronaut named Dr. Mann, and a fistfight ensues.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves | Marlow Stern | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat did you think of the fistfight sequence between Cooper and Mann on the second planet?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves | Marlow Stern | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I think, with Hopkins, he finally found some happiness,” Mann said.
It was fascinating for Mann to see how some things never change.
That terrifying Mann Act would account for his caution much better than would the business deal of which Foster had hinted.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower"It was dreadful of me to make such a mistake," said Mrs. Mann, hysterically.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.Go on with you, I know Mr. Mann too well to believe such a yarn.
From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.He that's Mann'd wi' boys and hors'd wi' colts will hae his meat eaten and his wark ill done.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopDr. Craig was the man whom Horace Mann thought it constituted an era in his life to know.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. Dall
British Dictionary definitions for Mann
/ (German man) /
Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)
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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