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Ping Tom, the Glossary

Ping Tom (April 15, 1935 – July 7, 1995) (pinyin: Tán Jìpíng) was an American businessman and civic leader in Chicago.^[1]

35 relations: Adler Planetarium, African Americans, Asian Americans, Astronaut, Businessperson, Carol Moseley Braun, Chicago, Chicago Park District, Chinatown, Chicago, Francis W. Parker School (Chicago), Harold Washington, Harold Washington Library, Honolulu, Hull House, Influenza, Jews, Jim Edgar, Jim Thompson (Illinois politician), John Robert Gregg, Juris Doctor, Lauren Tom, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Myocardial infarction, Northwestern University, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Pancreatic cancer, Paul Simon (politician), Ping Tom Memorial Park, Pinyin, Richard M. Daley, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Roosevelt University, The Lincoln Academy of Illinois, Tom Y. Chan, WTTW.
Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni

Adler Planetarium

The Adler Planetarium is a public museum in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to astronomy and astrophysics.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον, meaning 'star', and ναύτης, meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.

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Businessperson

A businessperson, also referred to as a businessman or businesswoman depending on the gender, is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company.

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Carol Moseley Braun

Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chicago Park District

The Chicago Park District is one of the oldest and the largest park districts in the United States.

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Chinatown, Chicago

Chinatown is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, along S. Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and W. 26th St.

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Francis W. Parker School (Chicago)

Francis W. Parker School is an independent school serving students who live in the Chicago area from Pre-K through twelfth grade. Ping Tom and Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) are Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni.

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Harold Washington

Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Ping Tom and Harold Washington are Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni.

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Harold Washington Library

The Harold Washington Library Center is the central library for the Chicago Public Library System.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.

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Hull House

Hull House was a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.

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Influenza

Influenza, commonly known as "the flu" or just "flu", is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses.

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Jews

The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.

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Jim Edgar

James Edgar (born July 22, 1946) is an American politician who was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999.

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Jim Thompson (Illinois politician)

James Robert Thompson Jr. (May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020) was an American politician, lobbyist, and federal prosecutor who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. Ping Tom and Jim Thompson (Illinois politician) are Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni.

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John Robert Gregg

John Robert Gregg (17 June 1867 – 23 February 1948) was an Irish educator, publisher, humanitarian, and the inventor of the eponymous shorthand system Gregg Shorthand.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.

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Lauren Tom

Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress.

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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center now called Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago is a 414-bed general medical and surgical Catholic teaching hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois.

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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university.

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Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.

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Paul Simon (politician)

Paul Martin Simon (November 29, 1928 – December 9, 2003) was an American author and politician from Illinois.

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Ping Tom Memorial Park

Ping Tom Memorial Park is a public urban park in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood, in South Side, Chicago.

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Pinyin

Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese.

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Richard M. Daley

Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1989 to 2011.

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Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.

Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (October 2, 1935 – December 8, 1967) was a United States Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut.

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Roosevelt University

Roosevelt University is a private university with campuses in Chicago and Schaumburg, Illinois.

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The Lincoln Academy of Illinois

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to recognizing contributions made by living Illinoisans.

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Tom Y. Chan

Tom Young Chan (September 25, 1881 – September 3, 1944) was an American businessman and civic leader. Ping Tom and Tom Y. Chan are American manufacturing businesspeople, American newspaper publishers (people), Businesspeople from Chicago and Philanthropists from Illinois.

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WTTW

WTTW (channel 11) is a PBS member television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_Tom