hess

Definition of Hess in English :

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Noun

1. dame myra hess, hess

English pianist (1890-1965)

dame myra hess

2. hess, walter hess, walter rudolf hess

Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)

3. hess, rudolf hess, walther richard rudolf hess

Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987)

4. hess, victor franz hess, victor hess

United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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1.

Dame Myra. 1890–1965, English pianist

2.

(Walther Richard) Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1894–1987, German Nazi leader. He made a secret flight to Scotland (1941) to negotiate peace with Britain but was held as a prisoner of war; later sentenced to life imprisonment at the Nuremberg trials (1946); committed suicide

3.

Victor Francis. 1883–1964, US physicist, born in Austria: pioneered the investigation of cosmic rays: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1936)

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(Walther Richard) Rudolf1894-1987; Ger. Nazi leader

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Egyptian-born German Nazi leader. When Hitler became chancellor (1933), he named Hess as deputy führer and later (1939) as second in line to succeed him. In May 1941 Hess was captured in Scotland. At the Nuremberg trials (1946) he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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