Nationality American Name Stanley Benedict Fields Chemistry | Institutions Cornell University Role Chemist | |
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Born March 17, 1884
Cincinnati, USA ( 1884-03-17 ) Alma mater University of Cincinnati Died December 21, 1936, United States of America Education Yale University, University of Cincinnati | ||
Benedict's reagent
Stanley Rossiter Benedict (17 March 1884 – 21 December 1936) was an American chemist best known for discovering Benedict's reagent, a solution that detects certain sugars.
Benedict was born in Cincinnati, and went to the University of Cincinnati. After a year, he went to Yale's Department of Physiological Chemistry for training in metabolism and physiology. He married Ruth Fulton. The marriage collapsed and his wife began a career in anthropology as Ruth Benedict.
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