Harvey Washington Wiley

Harvey Washington Wiley
1st Commissioner of Food and Drugs
In office
January 1, 1907 – March 15, 1912
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
Succeeded byCarl L. Alsberg
Personal details
Born(1844-10-18)October 18, 1844
Kent, Indiana, United States
DiedJune 30, 1930(1930-06-30) (aged 85)
Washington, D.C., United States
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
38°52′47.337″N 77°4′34.70″W / 38.87981583°N 77.0763056°W / 38.87981583; -77.0763056 (Harvey Wiley Burial Site)
SpouseAnna Kelton
Parents
  • Preston Prichard Wiley
  • Lucinda Weir Maxwell
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Union Army corporal
  • Author
  • Chemist
  • Physician
  • Language professor
Known for
  • Leadership for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
  • Association of Official Analytical Chemists
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1910)
Signature
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Harvey Washington Wiley (October 18, 1844 – June 30, 1930) was an American chemist who advocated successfully for the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and subsequently worked at the Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories. He was the first commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration.

In 1904 Wiley was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.[1] In 1910 he was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute.

  1. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved June 28, 2021.