Whipple
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Family name
- Abraham WhippleAbraham WhippleAbraham Whipple was an American revolutionary naval commander in the Continental Navy. Whipple was born near Providence, Rhode Island and chose to be a seafarer early in his life. He embarked upon a career in the lucrative West Indies trade, working for Moses and John Brown...
(1733–1819), American revolutionary naval commander - Allen WhippleAllen WhippleAllen Oldfather Whipple was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name as well as Whipple's triad....
(1881–1963), American surgeon, eponym of the Whipple procedure (PancreaticoduodenectomyPancreaticoduodenectomyA pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreatoduodenectomy, Whipple procedure, or Kausch-Whipple procedure, is a major surgical operation involving the pancreas, duodenum, and other organs...
) and Whipple's triadWhipple's triadWhipple's triad is a collection of three criteria that suggest a patient's symptoms result from hypoglycemia that may indicate insulinoma... - Amiel Weeks WhippleAmiel Weeks WhippleAmiel Weeks Whipple was an American military engineer and surveyor. He served as a brigadier general in the American Civil War, where he was killed in action. Fort Whipple, now Fort Myer, was named in his honor.-Biography:...
(1816–1863), American military engineer and surveyor - Diane WhippleDiane WhippleDiane Alexis Whipple was a lacrosse player and coach, who is best known as the victim of a fatal dog attack in San Francisco in January 2001. The dogs involved were two Presa Canario dogs named Bane and Hera , owned by neighbors living in the same apartment building.-Life:Whipple was born in...
(1968–2001), fatal victim of a dog attack in San Francisco - Dorothy WhippleDorothy WhippleDorothy Whipple was an English writer of popular fiction.-Overview:Described as the "Jane Austen of the 20th Century" by J. B. Priestley, her work enjoyed a period of great popularity between the wars, two of her novels being made into feature films, They Were Sisters and They Knew Mr Knight...
(1893–1966), English writer of popular fiction - Edwin Percy WhippleEdwin Percy WhippleEdwin Percy Whipple was an American essayist and critic.-Biography:He was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1819. For a time, he was the main literary critic for Philadelphia-based Graham's Magazine. Later, in 1848, he became the Boston correspondent to The Literary World under Evert Augustus...
(1819–1886), American essayist and critic - Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougallFrances Harriet Whipple Green McDougallFrances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall was an abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights...
, born Frances Harriet Whipple (1805–1878), abolitionist, poet, novelist, editor, botanist, spiritualist medium, and advocate of women's, voters', and workers' rights - Francis John Welsh WhippleFrancis John Welsh WhippleFrancis John Welsh Whipple was a British mathematician and meteorologist. From 1925 to 1939 he was superintendent of the Kew Observatory.-Biography:...
(1876–1943), British mathematician and meteorologist - Fred Lawrence WhippleFred Lawrence WhippleFred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for over 70 years...
(1906–2004), American astronomer - George WhippleGeorge WhippleGeorge Hoyt Whipple was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator...
(1878–1976), American physician, biomedical researcher, Nobel Prize winner - George Chandler Whipple (1866-1924), American demographer and inventor of Whipple's indexWhipple's IndexSurvey or census respondents sometimes inaccurately report ages or dates of birth. Whipple's index , invented by the American demographer George Chandler Whipple , indicates the extent to which age data show systematic heaping on certain ages as a result of digit preference or rounding...
- Henry Benjamin WhippleHenry Benjamin WhippleHenry Benjamin Whipple was the first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, a humanitarian and an advocate for Native Americans.-Summary of his life:...
(1822–1901), first Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, U.S.A. - John Adams WhippleJohn Adams WhippleJohn Adams Whipple was an American inventor and early photographer. He was the first in the United States to manufacture the chemicals used for daguerreotypes; he pioneered astronomical and night photography; he was a prize-winner for his extraordinary early photographs of the moon; and he was the...
(1822–1891), American inventor and early photographer - Joseph WhippleJoseph WhippleJoseph Whipple was a wealthy merchant in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and active in the civil affairs of the colony during the first half of the 18th century...
(1662-1746), wealthy merchant and Colonel of Rhode Island militia - Joseph Whipple, Jr.Joseph Whipple, Jr.Joseph Whipple, Jr. was a wealthy merchant in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and a Deputy Governor of the colony....
(1687-1750), merchant and deputy governor of Rhode Island - Joseph Whipple, IIIJoseph Whipple, IIIJoseph Whipple, III was a merchant in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and a Deputy Governor of the colony....
(1725-1761), deputy governor of Rhode Island, 1751-1753 - Manley Nehemiah Whipple (1814–1843), American folk art portraitist and stone sculptor
- Mary Margaret Whipple Mary Margaret WhippleMary Margaret Whipple is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 31st District since 1996. She is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, and she is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Virginia General Assembly. On February 25, 2011, Whipple announced...
(1940– ), Virginia politician - Prince WhipplePrince WhipplePrince Whipple was an African American slave who accompanied his owner, General William Whipple of the New Hampshire militia, during the American Revolutionary War.- Early life :William C...
, eighteenth century African, participant in American Revolution - Robert S. Whipple (1871-1953) English author, whose collection of scientific instruments he donated to found the Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceWhipple Museum of the History of ScienceThe Whipple Museum of the History of Science holds an extensive collection of scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science. It was founded in 1944, when Robert Whipple presented his collection of scientific...
- Sherman Whipple, demographer and market strategist who coined the term NEBBIES (negative equity baby boomers)
- Walter WhippleWalter WhippleWalter Whipple is a Teaching Professor Emeritus of Polish in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah...
, Associate Teaching Professor of Polish, author of many English translations of Polish poetry - William WhippleWilliam WhippleWilliam Whipple, Jr. was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire....
(1730–1785), signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire
Fictional
- Mr. WhippleMr. WhippleMr. George Whipple is a fictional supermarket manager featured in television commercials and print advertisements that ran in the United States and Canada from 1964 to 1985 for Charmin toilet paper...
, fictional character in American television ads for Charmin toilet paper
Things
- Fort WhippleFort WhippleFort Whipple may refer to:*Fort Whipple, Arizona, first capital of Arizona Territory*Fort Whipple, Virginia, historical name for U.S. Army's Fort Myer...
, fort established in 1863 in Arizona Territory near Prescott (after Amiel Weeks Whipple) - Triple Whipple TrussTriple Whipple TrussThe triple whipple truss is a style of bridge design that was used in the 19th century. The only remaining example of this style in the United States is the Laughery Creek Bridge in Indiana....
, bridge design used in the 1800s - USS WhippleUSS WhippleThe name USS Whipple has been borne by three ships in the United States Navy, which are listed below. All were named for Commodore Abraham Whipple, a naval commander in the American Revolutionary War....
, designation of three U.S. Navy ships (after Abraham Whipple) - Whipple MountainsWhipple MountainsThe Whipple Mountains, 'Avii Kur'utat in the Mojave language, are located in eastern San Bernardino County, California. They are directly west of the Colorado River, Parker Dam, and Lake Havasu; south of Needles, California; north of Parker, Arizona and Vidal, California; and northeast of Vidal...
, mountain range in southeastern California, U.S.A. - Whipple Charger, twin-screw supercharger used on internal combustion engines (after Art Whipple)
Science
- Fred Lawrence Whipple ObservatoryFred Lawrence Whipple ObservatoryThe Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, MA...
, astronomical observatory in Arizona, U.S.A. - Whipple's indexWhipple's IndexSurvey or census respondents sometimes inaccurately report ages or dates of birth. Whipple's index , invented by the American demographer George Chandler Whipple , indicates the extent to which age data show systematic heaping on certain ages as a result of digit preference or rounding...
, measure used in demography (study of human population dynamics) - Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceWhipple Museum of the History of ScienceThe Whipple Museum of the History of Science holds an extensive collection of scientific instruments, apparatus, models, pictures, prints, photographs, books and other material related to the history of science. It was founded in 1944, when Robert Whipple presented his collection of scientific...
, science museum of the University of Cambridge - Whipple shieldWhipple shieldThe Whipple shield or Whipple bumper, invented by Fred Whipple, is a type of hypervelocity impact shield used to protect manned and unmanned spacecraft from collisions with micrometeoroids and orbital debris whose velocities generally range between ....
, meteor shield for spacecraft invented by Fred Whipple - 36P/Whipple36P/Whipple36P/Whipple is a periodic comet in our solar system.The comet nucleus is estimated to be 4.5 kilometers in diameter.-External links:* from JPL / ** – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net...
, periodic comet discovered by Fred Whipple
Medicine
- Whipple's diseaseWhipple's diseaseWhipple's disease is a rare, systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. First described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907 and commonly considered a gastrointestinal disorder, Whipple's disease primarily causes malabsorption but may affect any part of the body including...
, a rare bacterial disease (first described by George Whipple) - Whipple procedure, surgical removal of pancreatic cancer (devised by Allen Whipple)
- Whipple's triadWhipple's triadWhipple's triad is a collection of three criteria that suggest a patient's symptoms result from hypoglycemia that may indicate insulinoma...
, conditions necessary for proving a diagnosis of hypoglycemia (by Allen Whipple)