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Harriette Chick

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British protein scientist and nutritionist (1875-1977)

United KingdomLived 1875 to 1977 · aged 102
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Dame Harriette Chick was a British microbiologist, protein scientist, and nutritionist. She is best remembered for demonstrating the roles of sunlight and cod liver oil in preventing rickets.

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Harriette Chick in the conservatory animal house at Roebuck HouseHarriette Chick in the conservatory animal house at Roebuck House

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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Dame Harriette Chick was a British microbiologist, protein scientist, and nutritionist. She is best remembered for demonstrating the roles of sunlight and cod liver oil in preventing rickets. She also greatly contributed to the medical and public community as she discovered the origins of a number of diseases, including rickets and pellagra, and was a co-discoverer of the standard Chick-Martin test for disinfectants.

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United Kingdom
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Lived 1875 to 1977 · aged 102
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