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Selye

American  
[zel-ye] / ˈzɛl yɛ /

noun

  1. Hans, 1907–82, Canadian physician and medical educator, born in Austria.


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In his 1936 personal-development opus “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” Dale Carnegie quoted the Vienna-born scientist Hans Selye: “As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.”

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2017

Everything comes around; Dr Hans Selye looked into this many years ago.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2016

It could also explain the notion of “eustress,” invented by endocrinologist Hans Selye to refer to a combination of euphoria and stress, such as that resulting from watching tense sporting events.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2014

The experts reporting on stress include Dr. Selye himself, specialists in rheumatic diseases, heart diseases and psychiatry, and the Rt.

From Time Magazine Archive

The body's physical response to stress�alarm, resistance and exhaustion�can cause disease and death, Selye demonstrated.

From Time Magazine Archive