Frisch

[ frish; German, Norwegian frish ]

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noun

Karl von [kahrl von, kah, r, l f, uh, n], 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist: Nobel Prize in Physiology 1973.
Max (Ru·dolf ) [maks , roo, -dolf, mahks , roo, -dawlf], 1911–91, Swiss novelist and playwright.
Ot·to Ro·bert [ot, -oh , rob, -ert, awt, -oh , roh, -b, uh, r, t], 1904–1979, Austrian physicist.
Rag·nar [rahng, -nah, r], 1895–1973, Norwegian economist: Nobel Prize 1969.

Frisch

/ frɪʃ /

FrischKarl von18861982MAustrianSCIENCE: zoologist Karl von . 1886–1982, Austrian zoologist; studied animal behaviour, esp of bees; shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973
FrischMax19111991MSwissTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist 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)
FrischOtto19041979MBritishAustrianSCIENCE: physicist Otto . 1904–79, British nuclear physicist, born in Austria, who contributed to the development of the first atomic bomb
FrischRagnar (Anton Kittil)18951973MNorwegianSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist 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

Mine has robbed me of half the last fortnight; but I am a little better now, and am saying to myself Frisch zu!

Thus v. Frisch could train bees to go to a blue piece of cardboard distributed among many cardboards of different shades of grey.

Mozart has given to Pedrillo's song somewhat of a military tone, suggested perhaps by the opening words "Frisch zum Kampfe!"

See the figure and description of Frisch, and my own specimen.

Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen—Boldly ventured is half done (won).

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