Franck
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César (Auguste) 1822–90, French composer, born in Belgium.
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James, 1882–1964, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1925.
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César ( Auguste ) (sezar). 1822–90, French composer, organist, and teacher, born in Belgium. His works, some of which make use of cyclic form, include a violin sonata, a string quartet, the Symphony in D Minor (1888), and much organ music
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James . 1882–1964, US physicist, born in Germany: shared a Nobel prize for physics with Gustav Hertz (1925) for work on the quantum theory, particularly the effects of bombarding atoms with electrons
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RN lawmaker Franck Allisio told television channel LCI on Sunday: "We have nothing to do with them."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In messages to Julie, Franck said the situation was "destroying me mentally and emotionally".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
In good shape and with fair hair, Franck told Julie he was an architect who had come to the UK from his native France three years earlier.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
As president "he will follow in the continuity of what has been done," political analyst Franck Kinninvo said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Then there was the presence at the lab of James Franck, a German physicist of unassailable reputation who had devoted a great deal of careful thought to the social and political implications of atomic energy.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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