Benjamin Harrow (August 25, 1888 – December 9, 1970) was an American biochemist, nutritionist and science writer.
Benjamin Harrow | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1888 |
| Died | December 9, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Biochemist, science writer |
Harrow was born in London. He was educated at Finsbury Technical College from 1904 to 1906 and emigrated to the United States in 1907.[1] He obtained a B.S. (1911), A.M. (1912) and Ph.D. (1913) from Columbia University.[2] Harrow's original name was Benjamin Horowitz. It was changed to Harrow after he completed his doctoral studies at Columbia University in 1913.[1] His doctoral thesis was on the reaction of ammonia with thymol.[1]
Harrow was assistant professor at Fordham University Medical School (1913-1914).[1] He was an associate in physiological chemistry at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons (1914-1928).[1] He was Professor of Chemistry at City College of New York in 1939 and chairman in 1944.[1][2]
In 1947, Harrow was elected to the Royal Society of Arts. He was a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2] Harrow authored numerous popular works on the history of chemistry.[1] He co-authored An Introduction to Organic Chemistry which was described in a review as an excellent introduction for chemistry students.[3]
Harrow was Jewish.[4] He married Caroline Solis of Philadelphia in 1917, they had one daughter.[1] He died in New York, age 82.[1]
Selected publications
edit- A Study of the Action of Ammonia on Thymol (1913)
- Eminent Chemists of Our Time (1920)
- Jews in the Field of Modern Science (1920)
- From Newton to Einstein (1920)
- Contemporary Science (1921)
- Glands: In Health and Disease (1922)
- Vitamines: Essential Food Factors (1922)
- What to Eat in Health and Disease (1923)
- An Introduction to Organic Chemistry (with Alexander Lowy, 1924)
- Textbook of Biochemistry (1938)
- Casimir Funk: Pioneer in Vitamins and Hormones (1955)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Miles, Wyndham D. (1976). American Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Volume 1. American Chemical Society. p. 200. ISBN 978-0841202788
- ^ a b c "Benjamin Harrow Dies at 82; Professor and Science Writer". The New York Times.
- ^ "An Introduction to Organic Chemistry. By Prof. Lowy and Dr. Benjamin Harrow" (PDF). Nature. 117 (2942): 412. 1926. doi:10.1038/117412b0. S2CID 7151264.
- ^ Landman, Isaac. (1943). The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Volume 5. New York. p. 223