Whitman
Encyclopedia
People
- Whitman (surname)Whitman (surname)Whitman is a surname, and may refer to:* Brian Whitman, American comedian and talk show host on 97.1 KLSX in Los Angeles* Charles Otis Whitman , American zoologist* Charles S...
, including: - Charles WhitmanCharles WhitmanCharles Joseph Whitman was a student at the University of Texas at Austin and a former Marine who killed 16 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting rampage on and around the university's campus on August 1, 1966....
, tower sniper (1941 – 1966) - Charles S. WhitmanCharles S. WhitmanCharles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:...
, New York politician (1868 – 1947) - Walt WhitmanWalt WhitmanWalter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
, American essayist and poet (1819 – 1892) - Marcus WhitmanMarcus WhitmanMarcus Whitman was an American physician and Oregon missionary in the Oregon Country. Along with his wife Narcissa Whitman he started a mission in what is now southeastern Washington state in 1836, which would later become a stop along the Oregon Trail...
, was an American physician and Oregon missionary. - Narcissa WhitmanNarcissa WhitmanNarcissa Prentiss Whitman was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washington. Along with Eliza Hart Spalding , she was the first European-American woman to cross the Rocky Mountains in 1836 on her way to found the Protestant Whitman Mission with husband Dr...
, was an American missionary in the Oregon Country. - Meg WhitmanMeg WhitmanMargaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman is an American business executive. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. A native of Long Island, New York, she is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School...
, American business executive and politician
Places
In the United States:- Whitman, MassachusettsWhitman, MassachusettsWhitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,489 as of the 2010 census. It is notable as being the place where the chocolate chip cookie was invented....
- Whitman (MBTA station)Whitman (MBTA station)Whitman is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Plymouth/Kingston Line. The station is located at 383 South Avenue in Whitman, Massachusetts. Parking is available on the south side of South Avenue on both side of the tracks...
- Whitman (MBTA station)
- Whitman, NebraskaWhitman, NebraskaWhitman is an unincorporated community in northeastern Grant County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 2 east of the village of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County. Its elevation is 3,602 feet , and it is located at . Although Whitman is unincorporated, it has a...
- Whitman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood
- Whitman County, WashingtonWhitman County, WashingtonWhitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,776, with the majority living in its largest city, Pullman, home to Washington State University, the state's land-grant university. The county seat is at Colfax.Whitman County was...
Education
In the United States:- Whitman CollegeWhitman CollegeWhitman College is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian, residential undergraduate liberal arts college located in Walla Walla, Washington. Initially founded as a seminary by a territorial legislative charter in 1859, the school became a four year degree granting institution in 1883...
, an undergraduate college in Walla Walla, Washington - Whitman College, Princeton UniversityWhitman College, Princeton UniversityWhitman College is one of the six residential colleges at Princeton University, New Jersey, United States. The college is named after Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay, following her $30 million donation to build the college. The structure was designed by architect Demetri Porphyrios...
, one of the six residential colleges of Princeton University - Whitman Center, a branch of Monroe County Community College in Monroe, Michigan
- Martin J. Whitman School of ManagementMartin J. Whitman School of ManagementThe Martin J. Whitman School of Management is the business school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Named after Martin J. Whitman, an alumnus and benefactor of the school, the school was established in 1919...
at Syracuse University
Other uses
- Whitman Publishing, a subsidiary of Western PublishingWestern PublishingWestern Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company was a Racine, Wisconsin firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Western Publishing also produced children's books and family-related entertainment products as Golden Books Family Entertainment...
, a book and comic book publisher - Whitman'sWhitman'sWhitman's is one of America's largest and oldest brands of boxed chocolates. Whitman's confections have been produced since 1842, originally by Stephen Whitman in Philadelphia and currently by Russell Stover Candies...
chocolatier - Whitman Corporation, a defunct American holding company, formerly Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Central RailroadThe Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
, later PepsiAmericasPepsiAmericasPepsiAmericas, Inc. was the world's second-largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola products, and also contracted to produce beverages for Dr Pepper Snapple Group and smaller regional brands. PepsiAmericas had 19 bottling plants in the United States and had a presence in 11 countries in Central/Eastern...