biography
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Wiley, Harvey Washington
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| male
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| lived:
| (1844–1930)
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| biography:
| Chemist, food reformer, government official, and writer, born in Kent, Indiana, USA. A log-schoolhouse graduate, he became a chemistry professor at Purdue University (1874–83). As chief chemist for the US Department of Agriculture (1883–1912), he campaigned against then widespread food adulteration, championing passage and enforcement of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). He also taught agricultural chemistry at George Washington University (1899–1914). He lectured widely and wrote several books, including Foods and Their Adulteration (1907) and Not by Bread Alone (1915). |
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