Grinnell
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People
- Claudia Kreuzig GrinnellClaudia Kreuzig GrinnellClaudia Kreuzig Grinnell is a German-American poet writing in English.Claudia Kreuzig Grinnell was born and raised in Germany. She now teaches at the University of Louisiana at Monroe...
, German expatriate, English professor, poet - Frederick GrinnellFrederick GrinnellFrederick Grinnell was a pioneer in fire safety.-Improved fire sprinkler:He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1855, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Inventor, engineer, and industrialist, Grinnell was the creator of the first practical automatic fire sprinkler, which...
(1836–1905, American engineer - Frederick Grinnell (biologist)Frederick Grinnell (biologist)Frederick Grinnell is an American cell biologist, also known for his work in bioethics. Currently, he is professor of cell biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He took his undergraduate degree in chemistry at Clark University and Ph.D. in biochemistry at Tufts University...
(born 1945), American biologist - George Bird GrinnellGeorge Bird GrinnellGeorge Bird Grinnell was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1870 and a Ph.D. in 1880. Originally specializing in zoology, he became a prominent early conservationist and student...
, (1849–1938), American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. - Henry GrinnellHenry GrinnellHenry Grinnell was an American merchant and philanthropist.-Career:In 1818, Grinnell moved to New York City where he became a clerk in the commission house of H.D. & E.B. Sewell. He married Sarah Minturn in 1822. In 1825, Henry joined his brother Joseph Grinnell in Fish, Grinnell & Company...
(1799–1874), American merchant, financier of Arctic explorations - Henry Walton GrinnellHenry Walton GrinnellHenry Walton Grinnell , known as Walton Grinnell, was a naval veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish-American war. He became a rear admiral and Inspector-General in the Imperial Japanese Navy and served at the battle of the Yalu River in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95...
(1843–1920), American admiral, son of Henry Grinnell - Joseph GrinnellJoseph GrinnellJoseph Grinnell was a field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as the Grinnell System...
(1877–1939), zoologist - Josiah Bushnell GrinnellJosiah Bushnell GrinnellJosiah Bushnell Grinnell was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College....
(1821–1891), U.S. congressman - Moses H. GrinnellMoses H. GrinnellMoses Hicks Grinnell was a United States Navy officer, congressmanrepresenting New York, and Central Park Commissioner.-Biography:...
(1803–1877), U.S. Navy officer and U.S. Representative from New York
Places
United States- Grinnell, IowaGrinnell, IowaGrinnell is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,218 at the 2010 census. Grinnell was named after Josiah Bushnell Grinnell and is the home of Grinnell College.- History :...
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell CollegeGrinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....
, a liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa
- Grinnell College
- Grinnell, KansasGrinnell, KansasGrinnell is a city in Gove County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 259.-Geography:Grinnell is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 329...
- Grinnell GlacierGrinnell GlacierGrinnell Glacier is located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is named for George Bird Grinnell, an early American conservationist and explorer, who was also a strong advocate of ensuring the creation of Glacier National Park...
, a glacier in Montana - Grinnell LakeGrinnell LakeGrinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Named after George Bird Grinnell, the lake has a opaque turquoise appearance from the rock flour which is transported to the lake from Grinnell Glacier. Grinnell Lake is accessible via the Grinnell Glacier Trail and...
, a lake in Montana - Mount GrinnellMount GrinnellMount Grinnell is a peak located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana near Mount Gould and Mount Wilbur. It is named after George Bird Grinnell....
, a peak in Montana
Canada
- Grinnell LandGrinnell LandGrinnell Land is the central section of Ellesmere Island in the northernmost part of Nunavut territory in Canada. It was named for Henry Grinnell, a shipping magnate from New York, who in the 1850s helped finance two expeditions to search for Franklin's lost expedition.The name was given by...
, a section of Ellesmere IslandEllesmere IslandEllesmere Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Lying within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, it is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, with Cape Columbia being the most northerly point of land in Canada...
in Nunavut - Grinnell PeninsulaGrinnell PeninsulaGrinnell Peninsula is a peninsula in northwestern Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada. Discovered by the Grinnell Expedition, who named it "Grinnell Land", after the financier of Arctic explorations Henry Grinnell.-Source:*-External links:*...
, a peninsula on Devon Island in Nunavut - Cape Grinnell, a cape on Devon Island in Nunavut at Griffin Inlet
Other uses
- Grinnell MutualGrinnell MutualGrinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company is a mutual reinsurance company based in Grinnell, Iowa. The company operates in 12 midwestern states reinsuring 295 mutual insurance companies.The company earned an "A" rating from AM Best for 2009.- History :...
, an Iowa, US-based reinsurance company - Grinnell, Minturn & CoGrinnell, Minturn & CoGrinnell, Minturn & Co. was one of the leading transatlantic shipping companies in the middle 19th century. It is probably best known today as being the owner and operator of the Flying Cloud, arguably the greatest of the clipper ships.-History:...
, a 19th-century American shipping company - Grinnell (automobile)Grinnell (automobile)The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910-13. The Grinnell was a five-seater closed coupe that sat on a wheelbase. The company claimed to have a range per charge. The vehicle cost $2,800...
, an electric car made in Detroit, Michigan between 1910 and 1913.