Famous People with Name Carpenter

Edwin Francis Carpenter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edwin Francis Carpenter: was an American astronomer.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and received his A.B. and A.M. from Harvard University. In 1925 he was awarded a Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley. He became an instructor at the University of Arizona, and by 1936 he was heading up the Astronomy Department. In 1938 he became directory of Steward Observatory, remaining in that post until 1963. He also served as Vice-president and chairman for the Astronomical Divisions of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Among the subjects of his research were white dwarf stars, supernovae and galactic astronomy. He discovered a relationship between the density of galaxies in a cluster and the size of the cluster: larger clusters have a lower density of galaxies.

Philo Carpenter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philo Carpenter: was Chicago, Illinois' first pharmacist.[1] Carpenter invested heavily in real estate in the area surrounding what is now LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive, but the Panic of 1837 wiped him out, and his creditors took all of the land he had purchased. The area would be worth over $200 million today.His pharmaceutical business soon allowed him to become financially solvent again. A religious man, he organized the Home Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church. He as an elder in this church until the Civil War, when members of the congregation split over whether to support the North or the South.

Kip Carpenter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kip Carpenter: Wisconsin to train at the U.S Olympic Training Facility, the Pettit National Ice Center, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kip is an American Speedskater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal

William Henry Carpenter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Henry Carpenter: was an American philologist.He was educated at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Leipzig, and Freiburg universities. He became the provost of Columbia University and was chosen vice-president of the Germanistic Society of America. His publications include:

Karen Anne Carpenter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Karen Anne Carpenter: was a highly successful American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the popular 1970s duo The Carpenters.Carpenter was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Agnes Reuwer Tatum and Harold Bertram Carpenter.[2] When she was young, she use