Hess (n.)

  1. English pianist (1890-1965)

    [ Syn: hess , dame myra hess ]

  2. Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)

    [ Syn: hess , walter hess , walter rudolf hess ]

  3. 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)

    [ Syn: hess , rudolf hess , walther richard rudolf hess ]

  4. United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964)

    [ Syn: hess , victor hess , victor franz hess ]

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