Hevesy

American

[he-ve-shee] / ˈhɛ vɛ ʃi /

noun

Georg von 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist: Nobel Prize 1943.

Hevesy British

/ ˈhɛvɛʃi /

noun

Georg von (ˈɡeːɔrɡ fɔn). 1885–1966, Hungarian chemist. He worked on radioactive tracing and, with D. Coster, discovered the element hafnium (1923): Nobel prize for chemistry 1943

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Mullen fired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach John Hevesy after the team’s 40-17 loss at South Carolina on Nov. 6.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2021

Grantham and Hevesy were in the final year of their contracts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Hevesy had been coaching alongside Mullen for the past two decades.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

“The biggest thing with all these guys is just confidence in themselves,” line coach John Hevesy said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2019

Page 200 “George de Hevesy, Carl F. Cori,” - comma added after Hevesy.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard

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