[mahn, man for 1, 3; man for 2] 
| 1. | Heinrich [hahyn-rik; Ger. hahyn-rikh] , 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann). |
| 2. | Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839. |
| 3. | Thom⋅as [tom-uh s; Ger. toh-mahs] , 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel prize 1929. |
| Mann (mān) American educator who as the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education (1837-1848) introduced reforms and regulations that greatly influenced American public education. |
| Mann (mān, män) German writer whose fascination with the artist's role in society and concern for the intellectual and spiritual well-being of Germany permeate his works, including Death in Venice (1912) and The Magic Mountain (1924). He won the 1929 Nobel Prize for literature. |