Robert McCance | |
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| Born | 9 December 1898 |
| Died | 5 March 1993 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Salt deficiency effects. Iron regulation mechanism. National Loaf. The Chemistry of Flesh Foods and their Losses on Cooking, Modern nutrition |
| Awards | James Spence Medal in 1961 FRS CBE FRCP |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineral metabolism, Pediatrics, Biochemistry, Nutrition |
| Institutions | Royal Naval Air Service, King's College Hospital, University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick Gowland Hopkins |
Robert Alexander McCance, CBE, FRS[1][2] (9 December 1898 in Ulster– 3 March 1993 in Cambridge) was a British paediatrician, physiologist, biochemist and nutritionist and was the first Professor of Experimental Medicine at the University of Cambridge.
- ^ Widdowson, E. M. (1995). "Robert Alexander McCance. 9 December 1898 – 5 March 1993". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 41: 261–80. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1995.0016. PMID 11615357. S2CID 37304802.
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