Skip to main content

Govt building

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure access Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plate XI: George Hoyt Whipple, 1945

 File — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

(1878-1976), American physician. He was educated at the Universities of Yale and Johns Hopkins and held teaching posts at the latter until he became Professor of Research Medicine and Director at the Hooper Foundation, University of California. He was subsequently active as Dean and Professor of Pathology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. A trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, he was a member of the Board of Directors... of the Rockefeller Institute, and also a member of the General Education Board. Whipple is famous for his research into blood and its pigments. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1934.

See more

Dates

  • Creation: 1945

Scope and Contents

(1878-1976), American physician. He was educated at the Universities of Yale and Johns Hopkins and held teaching posts at the latter until he became Professor of Research Medicine and Director at the Hooper Foundation, University of California. He was subsequently active as Dean and Professor of Pathology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. A trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation, he was a member of the Board of Directors... of the Rockefeller Institute, and also a member of the General Education Board. Whipple is famous for his research into blood and its pigments. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1934.

See more
Expand All