Alonzo E. Taylor

Alonzo Engelbert Taylor(died May 20, 1949) was an American food researcher and educator. He served on the U.S. War Trade Board duringWorld War I.He taught at theUniversity of California, Berkeley,University of Pennsylvaniaand was director of the Food Research Institute atStanford University.He worked forGeneral Millsfrom 1929 to 1945.

Alonzo E. Taylor
Taylor,c.1917–1918
Born	Alonzo Engelbert Taylor Alden, Iowa,U.S.
Died	May 20, 1949(aged 78) Palo Alto, California,U.S.
Resting place	Alden, Iowa, U.S.
Education	Cornell University DePauw University University of Berlin
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania(MD) University of Wisconsin(LLB)
Occupations	Educator researcher writer
Spouse	Madeline Peck ​ ​ (m.1899; died 1912)​

Early life

Alonzo Engelbert Taylorwas born inAlden, Iowa,to Mrs. Louisa Taylor.He studied atCornell University,DePauw Universityand theUniversity of Berlin.He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvaniawith aDoctor of Medicinein 1894 and he graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsinwith aBachelor of Lawsin 1920.

Career

In 1899, Taylor joined theUniversity of California, Berkeleyas head of the medical department and as professor of pathology and physiological chemistry.In 1910, he left Stanford to work atUniversity of Pennsylvaniaas a professor of physiological chemistry.

In 1916, Taylor was an attaché at the United States Embassy inBerlin.He investigated food conditions throughout Germany. In May 1917, he began a study on investigating the use of grain in manufacture of intoxicants.From 1917 to 1919, he served as a scientific and economic adviser of the U.S. War Trade Board. After the armistice, he worked withHerbert Hoover,then director of the American Relief Administration, in the European relief effort. Taylor's focus was studying the defeated nations' dietary requirements.

In 1921, Taylor joined Food Research Institute atStanford Universityas director. He researched the international relations of food supplies. He remained in that position until 1936.In 1927, PresidentCalvin Coolidgeappointed Taylor as a delegate to theGeneva World Economic Conference.In 1931, he was a consulting expert of the American delegation at the International Wheat Conference in London.

In 1929, Taylor became a member of the research committee atGeneral Millsto improvenutritional valuesand diet for the general public. He was director of research for General Mills from 1936 to 1940. He then served as a consultant until 1945.

Works

These works of Alonzo E. Taylor are available viaInternet Archive:

• 1907:"On Fermentation",Pathology1(8): 87 to 341, a University of California publication
• 1912:Digestion and Metabolism,the physiological and pathological chemistry of nutrition for physicians and students
• 1917: (withVernon Lyman Kellogg)The Food Problem

Personal life

Taylor married Madeline Peck on November 2, 1899, in Chicago. She died at a Chicago hospital in 1912 after a fall from a fourth story window of theAuditorium Hotel.They had two sons and one daughter, Alonzo E. Jr., Morris P. and Mrs. Ellide Taylor Tyrrell.

Taylor died on May 20, 1949, aged 78, at his home inPalo Alto, California.He was buried in Alden, Iowa.

External links

• Media related toAlonzo E. Taylorat Wikimedia Commons