Wankel

[ wahng-kuhl, wang-; German vahng-kuhl ]

noun

1. Fe·lix [fee, -liks, fey, -liks], 1902–88, German engineer: inventor of rotary engine.

Example Sentences

We heard early from Bob Wankel, the chairman of the Shubert Organization, about the diversity of our audiences: “Purlie Victorious” was one of those shows that reached far and wide, and the people it’s getting into the door are good for the health of the whole theater community.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s an icon — he really is one of the greatest American actors, and this is just a perfect match,” said Robert E. Wankel, chairman and chief executive of the Shubert Organization.

From New York Times

On Tuesday, Wankel was there again, happily holding court over a vodka tonic and relentlessly bullish on Sardi’s, where he has been coming for 50 years and lunches three times a week.

From Seattle Times

Among the industry gatekeepers who fell ill — with, to be sure, no way of knowing how — was Robert E. Wankel, chair and CEO of the Shubert Organization, which has 17 Broadway theaters and which is the restaurant’s landlord.

From Seattle Times

“It was just the right thing to do,” said Robert Wankel, chief executive of the Shubert Organization, which owns and operates 17 Broadway houses.

From New York Times