Philip B. Hawk
Philip Bovier Hawk | |
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| Born | July 18, 1874 |
| Died | September 13, 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Biochemist, nutritionist |
Philip Bovier Hawk (July 18, 1874 - September 13, 1966) was an American biochemist, nutritionist, and amateur tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Hawk was born in East Branch, New York. He studied at Wesleyan University, where he obtained his B.S. degree in 1898.[1] He worked as an assistant to Wilbur Olin Atwater in nutrition research at Wesleyan University (1898–1900).[1]
Hawk studied physiological chemistry at Sheffield Scientific School and obtained his M.S. in 1902 and Ph.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1903.[2] He taught at physiological chemistry the University of Illinois and toxicology at Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College.[3] Hawk was assistant professor of physiological chemistry at University of Pennsylvania (1903-1907).[2]
He was the author of the influential book Practical Physiological Chemistry published in 1907 that went through many editions.[4][5] It contained biochemical methods and preparations that were used as laboratory exercises by medical students for more than half a century.[2] Its thirteenth, "Golden Anniversary Edition" was published in 1954.[6]
An expert in nutrition, he founded the Food and Drug Research Laboratories in 1922.[3] His research was successful and the laboratory moved to New York City and was incorporated in 1926 as the Food Research Laboratories.[1] His book Streamline for Health is a debunking of fad diets of his day, such as the Hay diet. Hawk was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Chemical Society, the American Philosophical Society,[7] and the American Physiological Society.[1]
Tennis
[edit]Hawk was an experienced tennis player. He was a singles semifinalist at the Cincinnati Open in 1908 and won singles titles at the state championships of Delaware (1905), and Connecticut (1907, 1908 and 1909). He was a veteran champion of the United States from 1921 to 1923.[1] He was president of the West Side Tennis Club. Hawk married his second wife Gladys Taylor Lynch in 1923.[1]
Selected publications
[edit]- Practical Physiological Chemistry (1907)
- The Activity of the Pancreatic Function Under the Influence of Copious and Moderate Water-Drinking with Meals (1911)
- What We Eat and What Happens to It (1919)
- The Lottery of Love (1925)
- Streamline for Health (1935)
- Off the Racket: Tennis Highlights and Lowdowns (1937, with an introduction by Stephen Wallis Merrihew)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume C. New York: James T. White & Company. pp. 216-217
- ^ a b c Rosenfeld, Louis. (1999). Four Centuries of Clinical Chemistry. Routledge. p. 448. ISBN 978-9056996451
- ^ a b May, Hal; Evory, Ann. (1986). Contemporary Authors, Volume 116. Gale Research International. p. 202
- ^ Anonymous. (1907). Reviewed Work: Practical Physiological Chemistry by Philip B. Hawk. The British Medical Journal 2: (2435), 529-529.
- ^ Blood, Frank R. (1955). Reviewed Work: Practical Physiological Chemistry by Philip B. Hawk, Bernard L. Oser, William H. Summerson. Science New Series 121 (3144): p. 465.
- ^ Anonymous. (1955). Practical Physiological Chemistry. By Philip B. Hawk, Bernard L. Oser, and William H. Summerson. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 44: 62-63.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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- 1874 births
- 1966 deaths
- American biochemists
- American nutritionists
- American male tennis players
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni
- American critics of alternative medicine
- Diet food advocates
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Members of the American Philosophical Society