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Rawlinson

American  
[raw-lin-suhn] / ˈrɔ lɪn sən /

noun

  1. George, 1812–1902, English historian.

  2. his brother Sir Henry Creswicke 1810–95, English archaeologist, diplomat, and soldier.


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Peter Rawlinson, the chief engineer on Tesla’s Model S who led Lucid after it went public, left the company in February 2025.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Winterhoff, who took over for founder Peter Rawlinson in 2025.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

Around early 2009, Musk threw out the WhiteStar work and hired new, key players, such as U.K. car engineer Peter Rawlinson, to join him and Straubel on a project many in the industry thought foolish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Co-first author Dr. Stephen Rawlinson, a research fellow in the Moseley Lab, said the team's work offers a long-sought answer.

From Science Daily Nov. 5, 2025

The other object of interest, which has been carefully described by Sir H. Rawlinson and Sir H. Layard, is specially remarkable as having afforded the key to the decipherment of the cuneiform character.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

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