Moniz
Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas
[ahn-taw-nyoo kah-uh-tah-noo duh uh-bre-oo fruh-ee-ruh ee-guh sh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ ˌkɑ əˈtɑ nʊ də əˈbrɛ ʊ frəˈi rə ˈi gəʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1955, Portuguese neurosurgeon: Nobel prize 1949.
Contemporary Examples
“We have terrible things happen sometimes, despite the best care, in hospitals,” Moniz says.
Home Birth: Increasingly Popular, But Dangerous Michelle Goldberg June 24, 2012
The organization lambasted Moniz for his preference for fossil fuels as an energy source and for being a fracking “cheerleader.”
Environmental Groups Target Ernest Moniz, President Obama’s Likely Choice for Energy Secretary Miranda Green February 23, 2013
Historical Examples
He watched them with scowling brows and tightened lips, Moniz and Nunes silent behind him.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series Rafael Sabatini
Moniz Mo·niz (mō-nēz’, mô-nēsh’), Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas. 1874-1955.
Portuguese neurosurgeon. He shared a 1949 Nobel Prize for the development of prefrontal lobotomy as a radical treatment for severe psychoses.
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