Upjohn The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 in Hastings, Michigan, by Dr. William E. Upjohn who was an 1875 graduate of the University of Michigan medical school. The company was originally formed to make ''friabl ...

was a pharmaceutical firm. Upjohn, as a surname, is a patronymic name derived from the

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"ap Siôn" meaning "son of John". It may refer to:

People

Gerald Upjohn, Baron Upjohn Gerald Ritchie Upjohn, Baron Upjohn, CBE, PC, DL (25 February 1903 – 27 January 1971) was a British soldier and judge. Biography The younger son of William Henry Upjohn KC, he served in the Welsh Guards during the Second World War, rea ...

(1903–1971), a soldier and judge *

Hobart Upjohn Hobart Brown Upjohn (1876–1949) was an American architect, best known for designing a number of ecclesiastical and educational structures in New York and in North Carolina. He also designed a number of significant private homes. His firm produce ...

(1876–1949), an architect * Ian Upjohn, barrister *

Richard M. Upjohn Richard Michell Upjohn, FAIA, (March 7, 1828 – March 3, 1903) was an American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects. Early life and career Upjohn was born on March 7, 1828 in Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, E ...

(1828–1903), architect * Richard Upjohn Light (1902–1994), a neurosurgeon, aviator, cinematographer and geographer *

Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-born American architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to su ...

(1802–1878), an English-born architect *

William E. Upjohn William Erastus Upjohn (June 15, 1853 – October 18, 1932) was an American medical doctor and both founder and president of The Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company. He was named Person of the Century by the Kalamazoo, Michigan, newspaper."Perso ...

(1853–1932), a medical doctor * William George Dismore Upjohn (1888–1979), a surgeon

Fictional characters

Aubrey Upjohn The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Anatole Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled F ...

, fictional character in the Jeeves novels by P. G. Wodehouse * Bronn (character), in ''Game of Thrones'' Season 6 episode 7 ("The Broken Man"), describes himself to Jaime Lannister as "an upjohn sellsword" * Mrs. Emily Upjohn, a character in the Marx Brothers' film '' A Day at the Races''

Other uses

* '' Upjohn Co. v. United States'', 449 U.S. 383 (1981), a Supreme Court case *

Upjohn dihydroxylation The Upjohn dihydroxylation is an organic reaction which converts an alkene to a ''cis'' vicinal diol. It was developed by V. VanRheenen, R. C. Kelly and D. Y. Cha of the Upjohn Company in 1976. It is a catalytic system using ''N''-methylmor ...

, an organic reaction which converts an alkene to a cis vicinal diol * '' Upjohn's Triangle of Health'', a short-lived series of animated short films produced in late 1960s and again in late 1970s by The Walt Disney Company's educational media division *

W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is an American research organization based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its purpose is to find and promote solutions to employment-related problems. Background The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employm ...

, an American independent research organization based in Kalamazoo, Michigan {{disambiguation, surname Surnames of Welsh origin Anglicised Welsh-language surnames Patronymic surnames