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Elmer McCollum

1879 - 1967

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Elmer Verner McCollum (March 3, 1879 – November 15, 1967) was an American biochemist known for his work on the influence of diet on health. McCollum is also remembered for starting the first rat colony in the United States to be used for nutrition research. His reputation has suffered from posthumous controversy. Time magazine called him Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elmer McCollum is the 1,034th most popular biologist (down from 1,029th in 2019), the 11,623rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,117th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Elmer McCollum ranks 1,034 out of 1,097. Before him are Richard Meinertzhagen, John Lawrence LeConte, Stanislas Dehaene, William Henry Harvey, George R. Price, and Philippa Marrack. After him are Aristid Lindenmayer, Ethelwynn Trewavas, E. B. Ford, Peter Duesberg, Lucy Shapiro, and Asuman Baytop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Elmer McCollum ranks 255. Before him are Bob Crompton, Charles Thias, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Benjamin Bradshaw, Sid Grauman, and Edward Dillon. After him are Albert Ireton, Gerald Logan, Lucy Burns, James Branch Cabell, Wesley Coe, and Coenraad Hiebendaal. Among people deceased in 1967, Elmer McCollum ranks 277. Before him are Nelson Eddy, Richard Meinertzhagen, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Romildo Etcheverry, Guillermo Lovell, and Jean Alexandre Barré. After him are Guillermo Douglas, Grace Cunard, Reginald Denny, Alexander Aitken, Tom Conway, and Harry Hines Woodring.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elmer McCollum ranks 11,625 out of 20,380. Before him are Elyse Knox (1917), Peter Sellars (1957), Chelsea Charms (1976), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Barrie M. Osborne (1944), and Raphael Tracey (1904). After him are Lisa Banes (1955), Jessica Collins (1971), Teresa Brewer (1931), Missy Franklin (1995), Barbara Barrie (1931), and Tommy Roe (1942).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Elmer McCollum ranks 163. Before him are Judah Folkman (1933), Elliott Coues (1842), John Bartram (1699), Ruth Patrick (1907), John Lawrence LeConte (1825), and George R. Price (1922). After him are Lucy Shapiro (1940), Timothy Ray Brown (1966), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Ronald M. Evans (1949), Paul Sereno (1957), and Henry Weed Fowler (1878).

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