| Fred Weibell | |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Murray, Utah |
| Death Date: | August 6, 2015 |
| Death Place: | Alpine, Utah |
| Alma Mater: | University of Utah University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation: | Biomedical engineer |
| Nationality: | American |
Fred John Weibell (October 18, 1927 – 2015) was an American biomedical engineer. He served for many years as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).[1] In 1992, he was the first recipient of the BMES Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his "extraordinary contributions to the Society."[2]
Together with Leslie Cromwell and Erich A. Pfieffer, he was a coauthor of Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements (Prentice Hall). For several decades, this text has been "considered by many to be the 'Bible' for biomedical technicians,"[3] and is still used in the curriculum of colleges and universities worldwide.[4] [5] [6] [7]
He died August 6, 2015, from causes incident to age and Parkinson's disease.