John Ferguson Taplin (May 26, 1914 – April 10, 2008) was an American inventor and businessman and repeated donor to Harvard Medical School.Ellison, B.D. Medical School gets huge gift: Newton Man Creates 'Funds for Discovery' Grant Program. Harvard Crimson. May 8, 1992Named Financial Aid Funds at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthTaplin Mass Spectrometry Facility at Harvard Medical School
He was married to Virginia Baldwin TaplinLegacy.com obituary for Virginia Baldwin Taplin (1919?-July 5, 2016),Wellesley College memorials and their gifts were occasionally given in both names.Named Financial Aid Funds at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Personal life Taplin was one of five children born in Wellesley, Massachusetts to Harry Blake Taplin and Helen Hood Taplin. His brother Gardner B Taplin was the author of "The life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning" His sister, Jeannette Taplin Allison, lived in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States, and his brother, Franklin Taplin, lived in South Hadley, MassachusettsLegacy.com profile for John Ferguson Taplin Another brother died at a young age.
Soon after his graduation, Taplin married Virginia Baldwin. The couple had five children.Legacy.com obituary for Virginia Baldwin Taplin At his death in 2008, they had been married for 69 years.Legacy.com obituary for Virginia Baldwin Taplin In 2016, Virginia Taplin died at age 97 after a life of voluntary community service and active charity.Wellesley College memorials
Professional life Taplin studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During his career as an engineer, Taplin invented devices for controlling cabin pressures in jet aircraft, speed controls for aircraft engines, and leak-free piston seals to reduce air pollution from vehicles.
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