Roger J. Williams
Roger J. Williams | |
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Ootacamund, Nilgiris District, Madras Presidency, British India (now Ooty (Udhagamandalam), Tamil Nadu, India) | |
Died | February 20, 1988 |
Occupation(s) | Biochemist, nutritionist |
Roger John Williams (August 14, 1893 – February 20, 1988), was an American
Early life and education
Roger John Williams was born in
Academic career
Williams began his academic research career by joining the faculty at the
Williams' research program was notable in that he used
Throughout his career Williams was a prolific writer, producing not only hundreds of scientific papers but also a number of widely used textbooks. Williams retired from his role at the director of the Biochemical Institute in 1963 and from the University of Texas in 1986.[2]
Nutrition Educator
Roger Williams devoted much of his later years to educating the public about the benefits of complete and proper nutrition to good health. This consisted chiefly of him writing popular books about nutrition. One of Williams's popular books is entitled Biochemical Individuality. In it, Williams emphasized the uniqueness of each person in their metabolic makeup and micronutrient needs. Because of "biochemical individuality", nutritional requirements are not fully the same for everybody.
Awards and honors
- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1946[2]
- President of the American Chemical Society, 1957[2]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[1]
Personal life
Williams married his
For most of his life Williams suffered from eyestrain caused by aniseikonia, a condition that was not recognized during his youth; he had glasses specially made to treat the condition in the 40s.[1][3]
Williams died on February 20, 1988. His wife Phyllis survived him and died in 2004.[1]
Books
- The Human Frontier (Harcourt Brace, 1946)
- The Biochemistry of B vitamins, Roger J. Williams and others (Reinhold Pub. Corp., 1950)
- Nutrition and Alcoholism, Roger J. Williams (Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1951)
- Free and Unequal: The Biological Basis of Individual Liberty. (Univ. of Texas Press, 1953)
- Biochemical Individuality: The Basis for the Genetotrophic Concept (John Wiley & Sons, 1956; University of Texas Press, 1969 to 1979; Keats Publishing, 1998, ISBN 0-87983-893-0) (also translated into Russian, Italian and Polish)
- Alcoholism: The Nutritional Approach (Univ. of Texas Press, 1959 to 1978)
- Nutrition in a Nutshell (1962, Doubleday and Dolphin)
- The Encyclopedia of Biochemistry, edited by Roger J. Williams and Edwin M. Lansford, Jr. (Reinhold Pub. Corp., 1967)
- You are Extraordinary (Random House, 1967)
- Nutrition Against Disease: Environmental Prevention (Pitman 1971, Bantam Books, 1973)
- Physicians' Handbook of Nutritional Science (C.C. Thomas, 1975)
- The Wonderful World Within You: Your Inner Nutritional Environment (Bantam Books, 1977; Bio-Communications Press 1987–1998)
- The Prevention of Alcoholism Through Nutrition (Bantam Books, 1981)
- Rethinking Education: The Coming Age of Enlightenment (Philosophical Library, 1986).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Davis, Donald R.; Hackert, Marvin L.; Reed, Lester J. (2008). "Roger J. Williams: 1893–1988" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Davis, Donald R. (May 13, 2003). "Roger J. Williams". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Williams, Roger J. (April 1954). "Autobiography". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Biography: Roger J. Williams: Nutrition Scientist at the website PAULING BLOG. It says William's Ph.D Thesis title was in the spelling The Vitamin Requirement of Yeast.
External links
- Works by or about Roger J. Williams at Internet Archive
- A compilation of Williams' writings maintained by Donald R. Davis
- Riggenbach, Jeff (August 19, 2010), "Roger J. Williams and the Science of Individuality", Mises Daily, Ludwig von Mises Institute