Charles Glen King | |
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Born | October 22, 1896 Entiat, Washington, U.S. |
Died | January 23, 1988 | (aged 91)
Education | Washington State University (BS) University of Pittsburgh (MS, PhD) |
Known for | Nutritional research, discovery of Vitamin C |
Awards | John Scott Award Nicholas Appert Award (1955) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemist |
Institutions | University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University |
Charles Glen King (October 22, 1896 – January 23, 1988) was an American biochemist who was a pioneer in the field of nutrition research and who isolated vitamin C at the same time as Albert Szent-Györgyi.[1] A biography of King states that many feel he deserves equal credit with Szent-Györgyi for the discovery of this vitamin.[2]