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George Whipple
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American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)
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George Hoyt Whipple (1878–1976) was an American physician and pathologist. Born in Ashland, he was educated at Phillips Academy, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He worked as a physician and pathologist in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, and pathology. His professional affiliations included the University of Rochester and the University of California.
Whipple received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and the Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He died in Rochester. Among his students was Ernest William Goodpasture, who was also his doctoral student.
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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
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1934
“for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ashland
- Place of death
- Rochester
- Occupation
- pathologist
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employer
- University of California
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Ernest William Goodpasture
- Field of work
- pathology
- Image
- George Whipple nobel.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1878-08-28
- date of death
- 1976-02-01
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- George Whipple
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- student
- Ernest William Goodpasture
- name in native language
- George Hoyt Whipple
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- Nebiryraw I
- interested in
- biochemistry
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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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