Obituaries Related to "Davenport" from New York Times Archive
Alan G. Davenport, Noted Wind Engineer, Dies at 76
Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges.
Paid Notice: Deaths BARNES, WINIFRED (WINNIE) DAVENPORT
BARNES--Winifred (Winnie) Davenport. A fiercely independent, selfdescribed perpetual student, died unexpectedly on November 30th from complications of brain cancer and stroke at age 88. Born in Newberry, South Carolina and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Winnie arrived in New York City in the early 1940s, newly wed to Dr. Lloyd T. Barnes of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While raising three daughters, she returned to school to complete the education denied to her in her youth because of her gen ...
Horace W. Davenport, 92, Dies; Pioneered Ulcer Treatments
Horace W. Davenport, a physiologist and educator at the University of Michigan who laid a foundation for more effective ulcer treatments by revealing how gastric acid works in digestion without consuming the stomach itself, died Aug. 29 at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 92. The cause was complications of pneumonia, his family said. Dr. Davenport, who was chairman of the university's physiology department from 1956 to 1978, published his pioneering research in the 1960's, after observing ...
Lee Davenport Dies at 95; Developed Battlefront Radar
Mr. Davenport was a physicist who worked on a complex system used for tracking and shooting down enemy planes.
Jim Davenport, an Original San Francisco Giant, Dies at 82
Davenport, an infielder who started with the Giants in 1958, their first season in California, won a Gold Glove in 1962, the year the team lost to the Yankees in the World Series.
Horace W. Davenport, 92, Dies; Pioneered Ulcer Treatments
Horace W. Davenport, a physiologist and educator at the University of Michigan who laid a foundation for more effective ulcer treatments by revealing how gastric acid works in digestion without consuming the stomach itself, died Aug. 29 at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 92. The cause was complications of pneumonia, his family said. Dr. Davenport, who was chairman of the university's physiology department from 1956 to 1978, published his pioneering research in the 1960's, after observing ...
Paid Notice: Deaths BARNES, WINIFRED (WINNIE) DAVENPORT
BARNES--Winifred (Winnie) Davenport. A fiercely independent, selfdescribed perpetual student, died unexpectedly on November 30th from complications of brain cancer and stroke at age 88. Born in Newberry, South Carolina and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Winnie arrived in New York City in the early 1940s, newly wed to Dr. Lloyd T. Barnes of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While raising three daughters, she returned to school to complete the education denied to her in her youth because of her gen ...
Alan G. Davenport, Noted Wind Engineer, Dies at 76
Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges.
Lee Davenport Dies at 95; Developed Battlefront Radar
Mr. Davenport was a physicist who worked on a complex system used for tracking and shooting down enemy planes.
Jim Davenport, an Original San Francisco Giant, Dies at 82
Davenport, an infielder who started with the Giants in 1958, their first season in California, won a Gold Glove in 1962, the year the team lost to the Yankees in the World Series.
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