16-604: Hershey may refer to: People [ edit ] Hershey (name) , a list of people with the surname, given name or nickname Places [ edit ] Hershey, Nebraska , a village Hershey, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community, home to the chocolate company Hershey, Cuba , also known as Camilo Cienfuegos, a village in Mayabeque province Companies and organizations [ edit ] The Hershey Company , North American chocolate manufacturer Hershey bar ,
32-610: A Hershey product Hershey Creamery Company , an unrelated ice cream manufacturer Hershey Development , a slot machine manufacturer, and parent company of Jennings & Co. Hershey Electric Railway , from Havana to Matanzas, Cuba Hershey Trust Company , Milton Hershey's trust Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company , Hershey, Pennsylvania: Hershey Park The Hershey Story Schools [ edit ] Hershey School of Musical Art , Chicago, Illinois Hershey High School (Pennsylvania) , Hershey, Pennsylvania Sports [ edit ] Hershey Open ,
48-739: A PGA golf tournament from 1933 to 1941, played in Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey Bears , a hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey FC , a soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, from 1997 to 2001 Hershey Impact , a soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania, from 1988 to 1991 Hershey Wildcats , a soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania Other uses [ edit ] Hershey fonts , an influential collection of computer fonts developed in 1967 The Hotel Hershey , Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams , 2006 biography by Michael D'Antonio Judge Hershey ,
64-667: A character in Judge Dredd See also [ edit ] Hershey's (disambiguation) Hershey Centre , a sports and entertainment complex in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Hershey House , Perry Township, Indiana, on the National Register of Historic Places Hershey Ridge Hershey Run Herschi [ nl ] , a soft drink company in the Netherlands Topics referred to by
80-470: A faculty position at Washington University in St. Louis , serving as an instructor of bacteriology and immunology from 1934 to 1950. At Washington University, Hershey worked closely with department head Jacques Bronfenbrenner to investigate bacteriophages, or phages — viruses that infect and replicate inside bacteria. Hershey's work on the factors impacting the virus' ability to infect its targets brought him to
96-666: A founding member and acoustic guitarist for the American band The String Cheese Incident [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hershey_(name)&oldid=1158329615 " Categories : Given names Surnames Masculine given names Nicknames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
112-1267: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hershey (name) Hershey is a surname, masculine given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include: Surname [ edit ] Alfred Hershey (1908–1997), American Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist and geneticist Almira Hershey (1843–1930), American hotel proprietor and property developer, daughter of Benjamin Hershey Amos Shartle Hershey (1867–1933), American professor of political science Arthur D. Hershey (born 1937), American politician Barbara Hershey (born 1948), American actress Benjamin Hershey (1813–1893), American lumber and farming magnate Frank Hershey (1907–1997), American automobile designer Harry B. Hershey (1885-1967), American jurist and politician, Illinois Supreme Court justice Laura Ann Hershey (1962–2010), American poet, journalist, speaker, feminist and disability rights activist and consultant Lewis Blaine Hershey (1893–1977), US Army general Milton S. Hershey (1857–1945), American confectioner and philanthropist, founder of
128-482: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alfred Hershey Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American Nobel Prize –winning bacteriologist and geneticist . Hershey was born in Owosso, Michigan to Robert Day and Alma Wilbur Hershey. He earned a B.S. in chemistry in 1930, and Ph.D. in bacteriology in 1934 from Michigan State University . Shortly after, Hershey accepted
144-561: The Hershey Company Sara Hershey-Eddy (1837–1911), née Sarah Hershey, American musician, pianist, contralto vocalist, vocal instructor, musical educator and founder of the Hershey School of Musical Art Stephen S. Hershey Jr. (born 1964), Maryland State Senator Therese Tartlon Hershey (1923–2017), American conservationist and environmentalist Zeola Hershey Misener , suffragist and one of
160-494: The attention of fellow phage researchers Max Delbrück and Salvador Luria . In 1943, Delbrück invited Hershey to Vanderbilt University to discuss his phage research. Together, with Luria, they would form the core of an informal network of researchers called "the Phage group ". Three years later, Hershey and Delbrück would independently discover that different strains of bacteriophage can both exchange genetic material when infecting
176-535: The first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly Given name [ edit ] Hershey Felder , (born 1968), pianist, actor, playwright, composer and producer Hershey Friedman (born 1950), Canadian businessman and philanthropist Hershey Strosberg , American retired soccer coach Nickname [ edit ] Hiroshi H. Miyamura (1925–2022), US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Bill Nershi (born 1961),
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#1732771799977192-606: The replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses." Although officially retired from scientific research, Hershey would continue to pursue new projects. In 1971, he edited The Bacteriophage λ , an extensive volume on the subject, published by CSHL Press that same year. In 1981, Hershey became a founding member of the World Cultural Council . Hershey died from congestive heart failure on May 22, 1997 at his home in Laurel Hollow, New York. He
208-620: The same bacterial cell. This process results in hybrid phages containing genetic material from both sources, which Hershey referred to as "genetic recombination". Hershey left Washington University in 1950 for the Department of Genetics of the Carnegie Institution of Washington , a predecessor of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory . Two years later, he and Martha Chase would conduct the famous Hershey–Chase, or "Waring Blender" experiment . Their work confirmed that DNA, not protein,
224-450: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hershey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hershey&oldid=1093276723 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-466: Was 88 years old. At the time, he was survived by his wife Harriet Davidson (1918–2000) and their only child, Peter Manning Hershey (1956–1999). Following his death, Frank Stahl , a member of The Phage Group, wrote: "The Phage Church, as we were sometimes called (see Phage group ), was led by the Trinity of Delbrück, Luria, and Hershey. Delbrück's status as founder and his ex cathedra manner made him
256-475: Was the genetic material of life. In 1962, Hershey was named director of the Department of Genetics, a position he held until his retirement in 1970. He would live on the grounds of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) for the rest of his life. Hershey's work with bacteriophage would earn him a share of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Delbrück and Luria, "for their discoveries concerning
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