Francis Gano Benedict

Francis Gano Benedict (3 October 1870 – 14 April 1957) was an American nutritionist who developed a calorimeter and a spirometer used to determine oxygen consumption and measure metabolic rate.Maynard LA. Francis Gano Benedict--a biographical sketch (1870-1957). "J Nutr." 1969 May;98(1):1-8.]

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Benedict attended Harvard University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1893 and his master's degree in 1894. He earned his PhD , "magna cum laude", at Heidelberg University in 1895. He taught at Wesleyan University and did work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

After retirement in 1937 he toured and lectured about magicians. He died at his home in Machiasport, Maine.Associated Press (May 16, 1957). FRANCIS BENEDICT, A CHEMIST, WAS 86; Former Teacher at Wesleyan and Director of Carnegie Nutrition Laboratory Dies. "New York Times"]

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* [http://oasis.harvard.edu:10080/oasis/deliver/~med00029 Benedict, Francis Gano, 1870-1957. Papers, 1870s-1957] via Harvard University