Definition of Behrens

1. Noun. German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940).

Exact synonyms: Peter Behrens
Generic synonyms: Architect, Designer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Behrens

Begonia rex
Begonia semperflorens
Begonia socotrana
Begonia tuberhybrida
Begoniaceae
Beguez Cesar disease
Begum
Behcet
Behmen
Behmenism
Behr
Behr's disease
Behr's syndrome
Behrens (current term)
Behring
Behring's law
Behrouz
Beige Book
Beijing
Beijing dialect
Beijing opera
Beijinger
Beijingers
Beira
Beirut
Beis Din
Beit Din

Literary usage of Behrens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1901)
"Wlien Mrs. Behrens caused the death of her husband, all her rights under the ... We have no occasion to determine whether or not Mrs. Behrens can take ..."

2. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1908)
"Behrens, 47 Ohio St. 323 (25 NE 209: 21 Am. St. Rep. 820). Now, there is evidence on behalf of proponent of declarations of the testator made to the ..."

3. The Kinematics of Machinery: Outlines of a Theory of Machines by Franz Reuleaux (1876)
"Dart's or Behrens' Chamber-wheel Gear. Plate XXXVI. Fig. 2 In the American section of the last Paris Exhibition there were two applications of the ..."

4. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"THE MOST RELIABLE VALUES OF THE HEIGHTS OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN LAKES AND MOUNTAINS-* By Captain TT Behrens, RE Now that the surfaces of the three principal ..."

5. Notes of a Pianist by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1881)
"His servant Emile is an old sailor who reads Renan's ' Life of Jesus,' and is enraptured with the beauties of his style. Behrens is a 19* ..."

6. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection by Alexander Wynter Blyth, Meredith Wynter Blyth (1906)
"The micro-chemical methods of Behrens, aided by a few special tests, are useful for the identification ... Behrens t divides the alkaloids as follows :— 1. ..."

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