Elmer Verner McCollum
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 57 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 3,1879 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Redfield |
| Kansas | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | November 15,1967 |
| Died | Baltimore |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Field | Biochemistry |
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| ID | 974094 |
Elmer Verner McCollum Life story
Elmer Verner McCollum 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. Vitamin.
