# George Whipple

_American physician and biomedical researcher (1878–1976)_

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> George Hoyt Whipple 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 August 1878 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ashland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P19))
- **Died:** 1 February 1976 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P570))
- **Place of death:** Rochester ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P27))
- **Occupation:** physician; pathologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P106))
- **Education:** Yale University; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Phillips Academy; Johns Hopkins University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P69))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal; George M. Kober Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238#P166))

## Questions

**When was George Whipple born?**  
George Whipple was born on 28 August 1878 in Ashland.

**Where did George Whipple study?**  
George Whipple was educated at Yale University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Phillips Academy, Johns Hopkins University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): George Whipple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Whipple) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q273238](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273238) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: George Whipple nobel.jpg by The Nobel Foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Whipple_nobel.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"George Whipple". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/george-whipple. Retrieved 9 November 2026.