Voit
[foit]
- Carl or Karl von [kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl fən/, 1831–1908, German physiologist.
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Contemporary Examples
The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.
And for the past seven years, Voit has traveled around the world, photographing these trees in their natural habitats.
Voit documents a perceptual anomaly and allows it to trick us—or not—without any representational manipulation.
Voit has employed a similar method of documentation, a neo-objectivist approach that is both clinical and forensic.
Historical Examples
Yet the numbers which he gives do not vary much from those of Voit.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of SexSamuel Leopold Schenk
On voit arriver un grand bent, qui dit, "Messieurs, je viens savoir si on n'auroit pas garde ici une lettre de mon cher pre?"
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
On voit bien que ceux-l ont paru la cour de Vienne, et y ont appris les belles manires.
According to the statements of Pettenkofer and Voit the total metabolism is greater during labor than during rest.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of SexSamuel Leopold Schenk
Mlle. Smith voit un ballon tantt luminieux, tantt s'obscurcissant.
Voit
(foit)Carl von 1831-1908- German physiologist known for his studies on metabolism.
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