Yerkes

[yur-keez]

noun

1. Charles Tyson, 1837–1905, U.S. financier and mass-transit magnate.

2. Robert Mearns 1876–1956, U.S. psychologist and psychobiologist: pioneered in studies of the great apes.

Example Sentences

“He has already returned Tunisia to autocracy,” said Ms Yerkes.

From BBC

A psychologist at Emory University in Atlanta and a research scientist at the school’s Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Professor de Waal objected to the common usage of the word “instinct.”

From New York Times

“It has been frustrating to see this lack of teeth to any of the U.S. responses,” Yerkes said.

From Reuters

Daniels was doing a production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” when veteran stuntman Bob Yerkes taught him to juggle and walk on a high wire.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s unsettling,” said Jennifer Yerkes, a 30-year resident who manages Friday Harbor Seafood, a small shop that sits by the water.

From Seattle Times