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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

The actor played Oliver Oken in the Disney sitcom, starring alongside Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023

“Guests will ask for schedules and the nearest stops, and it’s a little funny because we drive everywhere,” said Rich Oken, the general manager of the hotel, referring to the staff.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Yet Oken is an eminent physiologist, and has made, it is said, important discoveries in respect to the cranial homologies, which have been developed in Professor Owen’s work on the Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock

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