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Oken

American  
[oh-kuhn] / ˈoʊ kən /

noun

  1. Lorenz Lorenz Ockenfuss, 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.


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Erik Oken, a 30-plus-year veteran of JPMorgan who most recently served as chairman of private equity at investment firm MidOcean Partners, has also joined BDT & MSD, executives said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

"Current evidence shows that the benefits of maternal consumption of low-mercury fish, or in its place, omega-3 supplements, outweigh any potential risks," says Dr. Oken.

From Science Daily Mar. 1, 2024

According to the arrest notice for Oken Mahmet, a 51-year-old Kazakh imam from Qaba in Xinjiang, Mahmet was charged with "propagating extremism".

From BBC May 12, 2021

“But it’s a different show than what we set out to do,” Oken said.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2020

Latreille and Dugès, as well as Serres, clearly show in their theoretical views the influence of Oken and the other transcendentalists.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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