Stephen Moulton Babcock

Stephen Moulton Babcock
Babcock in 1903
Born22 October 1843
Died2 July 1931 (1931-07-03) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTufts College (B.S., 1866)
Cornell University
University of Göttingen (Ph.D., 1879)
Known forthe Babcock test for butterfat
Scientific career
Fieldsagronomy
chemistry
InstitutionsNew York Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Doctoral advisorHans Hübner[1]

Stephen Moulton Babcock (22 October 1843 – 2 July 1931) was an American agricultural chemist. He is best known for developing the Babcock test, used to determine butterfat content in milk and cheese processing, and for the single-grain experiment that led to the development of nutritional science as a recognized discipline.

  1. ^ "Babcock, Stephen Moulton". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.