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George Whipple
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American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)
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George Hoyt Whipple was an American physician and pathologist who worked in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, and pathology. Born in Ashland in 1878, he received his education at Phillips Academy, Yale University, and Johns Hopkins University. He served as a faculty member at the University of California and the University of Rochester, where he also mentored Ernest William Goodpasture. Whipple passed away in Rochester in 1976.
He was recognized for his contributions to science with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal. Whipple held memberships in several prestigious organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Kites
- Life Cycle
- Origins
- Collage
- The seven wonders of the leg
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A short history of<i>SHELX</i>
· 2007 · cited 79,956x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,659x
- Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>
· 2015 · cited 40,947x
- <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination
· 2015 · cited 27,702x
- A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity
· 1961 · cited 23,211x
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Key facts
- Born
- George Hoyt Whipple , ( 1878-08-28 ) August 28, 1878, Ashland, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Died
- February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01) (aged 97), Rochester, New York , U.S.
- Parent s
- Ashley Cooper Whipple, Frances Anna Hoyt
- Alma mater
- Yale University , Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Known for
- Liver therapy in cases of anemia
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934
- Fields
- Medicine
- Institutions
- University of Rochester , University of California, San Francisco
via Wikipedia infobox
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1934
“for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia”
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Encyclopedic overview
George Hoyt Whipple (August 28, 1878 – February 1, 1976) was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator. Whipple shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and William Parry Murphy "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia". This makes Whipple the first of several Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Rochester.
Early life
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