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Niklaus Gerber | |
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Born | 8 June 1850 |
Died | 9 February 1914 | (aged 63)
Nationality | Swiss |
Citizenship | Switzerland |
Known for | Developed the Gerber method of testing the fat content of milk |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Dairy, Dairy product |
Niklaus Gerber (8 June 1850 – 9 February 1914) was a Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist. He was born in 1850 in Thun, Switzerland. He attended the University of Bern and University of Zurich, studied chemistry in Paris and Munich and spent 2 years at the Swiss-American Milk Co. in Little Falls, New York.[1]