Schlegel

[ shley-guhl ]

noun

1. Au·gust Wil·helm von [ou, -g, oo, st , vil, -helm f, uh, n], 1767–1845, German poet, critic, and translator.
2. his brother Frie·drich von [free, -d, r, i, kh, f, uh, n], 1772–1829, German critic, philosopher, and poet.

Schlegel

/ ˈʃleːɡəl /

noun

1. SchlegelAugust Wilhelm von17671845MGermanWRITING: criticMISC: scholar August Wilhelm von (ˈauɡʊst ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1845, German romantic critic and scholar, noted particularly for his translations of Shakespeare
2. SchlegelFriedrich von17721829MGermanPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: critic his brother, Friedrich von (ˈfriːdrɪç fɔn). 1772–1829, German philosopher and critic; a founder of the romantic movement in Germany

Example Sentences

Dr Schlegel believes that the world of neuroscience will see “an avalanche of discoveries in the next couple of years” thanks to this new map.

From BBC

The map on its own was meaningless unless there was a description of what each wire was supposed to do, according to Dr Philipp Schlegel, who is also from the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology.

From BBC

She sent a diagonal pass to teammate Ally Schlegel, who used a right-footed shot from the center of the box to bury the ball in the back of the net to open the scoring.

From Seattle Times

The Swiss National Bank may need to tighten its monetary policy further depending on how inflation develops in the country, Vice-Chairman Martin Schlegel said in an interview published on Saturday in Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick.

From Reuters

Schlegel added that the central bank was drawing lessons from the government's move to back a rescue deal for Credit Suisse in March, which rattled the Swiss banking sector and caused wider market panic.

From Reuters