Frederick Tisdall

Frederick Tisdall

Dr.Frederick Tisdall (1893-1949) was one of three Canadian pediatricians who developed the infant cereal Pablum. He first started working at The Hospital for Sick Children in 1921. In 1929,at the age of 36, he was made Director of the Nutritional Research Laboratories [ [http://www.sickkids.ca/abouthsc/custom/tisdall.asp The Hospital for Sick Children - About SickKids ] ] . There, he and his colleagues worked for many months to make the cereal known as their greatest accomplishment.

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