George Whipple
American biomedical researcher (1878–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the civil engineer, see George C. Whipple. For the surgeon responsible for Whipple's procedure and Whipple's triad, see Allen Whipple. For the fictional advertising character, see Mr. Whipple. For the lawyer and society reporter, see George Whipple III.
George Hoyt Whipple (August 28, 1878 – February 1, 1976)[1] 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".[1][2] This makes Whipple the first of several Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of Rochester.[1][3]
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George Whipple | |
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Born | George Hoyt Whipple (1878-08-28)28 August 1878 Ashland, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | 1 February 1976(1976-02-01) (aged 97) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Parent(s) | Ashley Cooper Whipple Frances Anna Hoyt |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Yale University |
Known for | Liver therapy in cases of anemia |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Institutions | University of Rochester University of California, San Francisco |
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