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Frisch

   [frish; Ger., Norw. frish]
noun
1.
Karl von [kahrl von; Ger. kahrl fuhn] , 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel prize for physiology 1973.
2.
Max (Ru·dolf)  [maks roo-dolf; Ger. mahks roo-dawlf] , 1911–91, Swiss novelist and playwright.
3.
Ot·to Ro·bert [ot-oh rob-ert; Ger. awt-oh roh-buhrt] , 1904–1979, Austrian physicist.
4.
Rag·nar  [rahng-nahr] , 1895–1973, Norwegian economist: Nobel prize 1969.
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Frisch (frɪʃ)
 
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1.  Karl von. 1886--1982, Austrian zoologist; studied animal behaviour, esp of bees; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973
2.  Max (maks). 1911--91, Swiss dramatist and novelist. His works are predominantly satirical and include the plays Biedermann und die Brandstifter (1953) and Andorra (1961), and the novel Stiller (1954)
3.  Otto. 1904--79, British nuclear physicist, born in Austria, who contributed to the development of the first atomic bomb
4.  Ragnar (Anton Kittil). 1895--1973, Norwegian economist, who pioneered the study of econometrics and greatly influenced the management of the Norwegian economy from 1945: shared the first Nobel prize for economics (1969) with Jan Tinbergen

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