English noun: Hess | |||
1. | Hess (person) English pianist (1890-1965) | ||
Synonyms | Dame Myra Hess | ||
Instance hypernym | pianist, piano player | ||
2. | Hess (person) Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973) | ||
Synonyms | Walter Hess, Walter Rudolf Hess | ||
Instance hypernym | physiologist | ||
3. | Hess (person) Nazi leader who in 1941 flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987) | ||
Synonyms | Rudolf Hess, Walther Richard Rudolf Hess | ||
Instance hypernym | German Nazi, Nazi | ||
4. | Hess (person) United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964) | ||
Synonyms | Victor Franz Hess, Victor Hess | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||