hammerstein

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hammerstein
    n 1: United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical
         comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers)
         (1895-1960) [syn: {Hammerstein}, {Oscar Hammerstein},
         {Oscar Hammerstein II}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

HAMMERSTEIN

Oscar, an opera broker who inflicted himself, high
prices, and buildings upon certain communities.