William H. Sebrell Jr.

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William H. Sebrell Jr.
James Augustine Shannon
Personal details
Born(1901-09-11)September 11, 1901[1]
Portsmouth, Virginia
DiedSeptember 29, 1992(1992-09-29) (aged 91)
Pompano Beach, Florida
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Virginia

William H. Sebrell Jr. (September 11, 1901 – September 29, 1992) was an American nutritionist.

Early years

Sebrell was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and then enrolled in the medical school, receiving his M.D. in 1925.

Career

Sebrell joined the Public Health Service (PHS) in 1926. After completing an internship at the PHS Marine Hospital in New Orleans, Sebrell was assigned to the Hygienic Laboratory (as the National Institutes of Health was then known) in Washington, D.C.[2]

A leading international authority on nutrition, Sebrell first recognized and described the dietary deficiency disease,

ariboflavinosis, and made significant contributions to knowledge of dietary needs and deficiencies. He began his research career under Dr. Joseph Goldberger, who demonstrated that pellagra is a deficiency disease. During the 1930s, Sebrell made many contributions to knowledge of the anemias and the role of diet in cirrhosis
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During

polio vaccines which resulted in children being injected with live polio virus. [3]

Sebrell helped to formulate the first international standards of nutrition for the League of Nations and pioneered the growing acceptance of scientific nutrition as a regular function of modern state and local health departments.[4]

Sebrell also organized Columbia University's Institute of Human Nutrition.[5] In April 1971, he joined the staff of Weight Watchers.[6]

Death

On September 29, 1992, Sebrell died from cancer at his home town in Pompano Beach, Florida.[7]

References

  1. ^ "General History of Medicine Oral Histories: William H. Sebrell : An oral history / Interviewed by Albert Siepert, 1970 Dec. 8-9".
  2. ^ "Sebrell, William H." Onih.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ISBN 0-385-24236-0
  4. ^ "William Henry Sebrell Jr., M.D." National Institutes of Health (NIH). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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  7. ^ Lambert, Bruce (30 September 1992). "Dr. W. Henry Sebrell, 91, Expert On Nutrition and Use of Vitamins". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
Government offices
Preceded by 7th Director of the National Institutes of Health
1950 – 1955 		Succeeded by
James Augustine Shannon
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