Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ausnahmeforscher
English translation:
exceptional scientist
Added to glossary by
Jan Liebelt
May 29, 2008 07:52
15 yrs ago
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Ausnahmeforscher
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Can anyone tell me what exactly this expression means and what the equivalent would be in English? On the Net, I've seen it applied to everyone from Asimov and Einstein to Humboldt and Max Planck. Is it, as I expect, a scientist who is also an entrepreneur?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +9 | exceptional scientist |
Doreen Schoon-Hammermann
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| 3 | epochal scientist(s)/researcher(s) |
Steffen Walter
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Proposed translations
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Doreen Schoon-Hammermann
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exceptional scientist
Unter Ausnahmeforscher verstehe ich einen Forscher von herausragender Bedeutung/Wichtigkeit, der beeindruckende Leistungen vollbracht hat.
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Steffen Walter
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epochal scientist(s)/researcher(s)
I fully agree with Doreen's interpretation of the meaning - this is in no way related to entrepreneurship.
Regarding my alternative suggestion, see usage at
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page1715.asp
"We are fortunate to have a long science tradition, perhaps best represented by the history of this very institution. Newton, a former president of the Royal Society, and Darwin are acknowledged as two of the ***epochal scientists*** of human civilisation, and are probably - with Shakespeare - Britain's greatest contributors to human civilisation. I would also cite Faraday, Thomson, Dirac, Crick, Perutz, Nurse and many others. As Bob May has said, "creative imagination at and beyond the frontiers simply is something we are good at"."
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OK - in the light of added detail, my suggestion seems to be no longer valid.
Regarding my alternative suggestion, see usage at
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page1715.asp
"We are fortunate to have a long science tradition, perhaps best represented by the history of this very institution. Newton, a former president of the Royal Society, and Darwin are acknowledged as two of the ***epochal scientists*** of human civilisation, and are probably - with Shakespeare - Britain's greatest contributors to human civilisation. I would also cite Faraday, Thomson, Dirac, Crick, Perutz, Nurse and many others. As Bob May has said, "creative imagination at and beyond the frontiers simply is something we are good at"."
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-05-29 11:18:34 GMT)
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OK - in the light of added detail, my suggestion seems to be no longer valid.
Note from asker:
| In response to your comments and Ken's: As far as I know, the person in question hasn't hung up his lab coat just yet, though appears to be quite a celebrity in his field. |
Peer comment(s):
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Ken Cox
: 'epochal' sounds like a term that is only applied to persons who are dead or have long since made their significant contribution ;-)\\ True, but if the persons in his actual context are living or in the middle of their career, this is a useful caution.
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I do see your point but Jan seems to be referring precisely to such scientists (cf. "On the Net, I've seen it applied to everyone from Asimov and Einstein to Humboldt and Max Planck"). / I agree - "exceptional" would be better in this case.
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