Werner

[wur-ner, ver-nuhr]

noun

1. Alfred 1866–1919, Swiss chemist: Nobel Prize 1913.

2. a male given name.

Werner

/ ˈvɛrnər /

noun

1. Abraham Gottlieb (ˈaːbrəham ˈɡɔtloːp). 1749–1817, German geologist. He emphasized the importance of field and laboratory observation for understanding the earth

2. Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1866–1919, Swiss chemist, born in Germany. He developed a coordination theory of the valency of inorganic complexes: Nobel prize for chemistry 1913

Example Sentences

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From Los Angeles Times

Werner Herzog has been thinking a lot about all of this lately.

From Los Angeles Times

A shootout ensued which killed state trooper Werner Foerster and fellow activist Zayd Malik Shakur.

From BBC

In 1939, after his party had set up a Chamber of Culture that required all performers to adhere to certain rules, he banned five German comedians — Werner Finck, Peter Sachse, Helmuth Buth, Wilhelm Meissner and Manfred Dlugi — for making political jokes that didn’t support the regime.

From Los Angeles Times

Cabaret performer Werner Finck opened a club in 1929 and dared Gestapo members in the audience to write down his every word.

From Los Angeles Times