Mayr

American  

[mahy-er] / ˈmaɪ ər /

noun

1. Ernst, 1904–2005, U.S. zoologist and evolutionary theorist, born in Germany.

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Mayr Scientific  

/ mī′ər /

1. German-born American zoologist who synthesized Gregor Mendel's theories of inheritance with Charles Darwin's natural selection theory to develop the concept of speciation, which expanded scientific understanding of the formation of species and how they adapt to their their environment.

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Mayr

“One thing the conflict clearly demonstrates is the global economy’s heavy reliance on energy,” said Johannes Mayr, chief economist at Eyb & Wallwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Mayr - of the public prosecutor's office - said the exact sequence of events is not yet known, but the bodies were professionally hidden and not discovered during a previous house search.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025

At first the team thought it was primarily these RNA-binding proteins that directed the action -- guiding the mRNAs to neighborhood one, neighborhood two, and so forth, Dr. Mayr says.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023

Mr. Grider’s lawyer, Brent Mayr, said in an interview on Tuesday that his client “truly regrets his actions on Jan. 6 and apologizes to his family, his community and, most importantly, his country.”

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

Moreover, the leading families of Oberammergau, the families of Zwink, Lang, Rendl, Mayr, Lechner, Diemer, etc., are closely related by intermarriage.

From The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches by David Starr Jordan