1934
George H. Whipple – Biographical
Biographical
George Hoyt Whipple was born on August 28, 1878, in Ashland, New Hampshire, U.S.A., the son of Dr. Ashley Cooper Whipple and his wife Frances Hoyt. His paternal grandfather and his father, both physicians, were born and bred in New Hampshire. Whipple was educated at Andover Academy and then went to Yale University, where he…
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George R. Minot – Biographical
Biographical
George Richards Minot was born on December 2, 1885, at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. His ancestor, George Minot, had migrated to America in 1630, from Saffron Walden, England. His father, James Jackson Minot, was a physician, and his mother was Elizabeth Whitney. In his youth Minot was interested in butterflies and moths, and he published two…
moreAward ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Professor I. Holmgren, member of the Staff of Professors of the , on December 10, 1934 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Caroline Institute has awarded this year’s prize for Physiology or Medicine to three American investigators, viz. Professor George Minot, of the Harvard Medical School (Boston), Dr. William…
moreWilliam P. Murphy – Biographical
Biographical
William Parry Murphy was born on February 6, 1892, at Stoughton Wisconsin, U.S.A. He is the son of Thomas Francis Murphy and Rose Anna Parry, his father being a congregational minister with various pastorates in Wisconsin and Oregon. William Parry was educated at the public schools of Wisconsin and Oregon and at the University of…
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