Katharine Blunt | |
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| Born | May 28, 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | July 29, 1954 (aged 78) |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist, nutritionist, educator |
Katharine Blunt (May 28, 1876 – July 29, 1954) was an American chemist, professor, and nutritionist who specialized in the fields of home economics, food chemistry and nutrition.[1] Most of her research was on nutrition, but she also made improvements to research on calcium and phosphorus metabolism and on the basal metabolism of women and children. She served on the faculty at The University of Chicago and as the third president of Connecticut College for Women.
- ^ Janice Law Trecker (1980), "Blunt, Katharine", Notable American Women: The Modern Period, Harvard University Press, pp. 87–88, ISBN 9780674627338